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ESF Programme:
Plenaries, Friday 8 November

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1. Liberalism

a. Central and East Europe into the globalised world: alternatives to neoliberalism. Results of privatisation and neoliberalisation. Enlarging the European Union to the East. Social problems and common alternatives

Speakers: Jacek Kuron (former dissident, Solidarity, Poland) Andrej Grubacic (Belgrade university, Yu) Karoly Lorant (Attac Hungray) Alexander Buzgalin (Russia Alternatives) Cathrine Samary (Le monde diplomatique, Fr) Silvya Anders (International association on world economic, Germany)
Coordination: Giulio Marcon (Ics Italy), Elena Putivtseva (Defense of Labour Russia)

b. Europe is not for sale: new rights for a new social system. Decline and renewal of the welfare state in Europe: health care, school and pension systems. No to privatisation and liberalisation: preserving and changing of the public service. Family centred policies and rights for men and women.

Speakers: Cesare Ottolini (Hic, Italy) Mirem Etxezarreta (Economist, Univ. Barcelona) Manuel Carvalho da Silva (Segr. Gen. Cgtp Portugal) Pierre Khalfa (Attac Fr.) Bettina Shwarzmayer (student Austria) Bernard Thibault (Segr. Gen. Cgt French)
Coordination: Catherine Varin (Reseau S.P.Fr.), Pino Giampietro (Cobas Italy)

2. War and Peace

a. Europe security zone? Social control, repression and denied rights Restricting individual and social rights. Criminalisation of social conflict. Militarisation of the borders and repressive measure against migrants. Euro police, euro justice: which policies?

Speakers: Eva Forest (Human right activist, Basque Country) Luigi Ciotti, (Gruppo Abele, Italy) Alessandro Dal Lago (Univ. Genova, Italy) Fatos Lubonja, (Albanian intellectual) Tony Bunyam (Editor Statewatch, UK) Dolores Jiuliano (Prof. Univ. Barcelona)
Coordination: Bruno Paladini (Mat), Greece social forum

b. Europe in the new world (dis)order. UN and international law. Europe, Nato and joint European defence policies (euroarmy). Subordination or antagonism towards the USA: any alternative?

Speaker: Rossana Rossanda (journalist, Italy) Alex Callinicos (Prof. York University, UK) Tobias Pfl�ger (Imi, antimilitarismo assoc. Germany) Flavio Lotti (Peace table, Italy) Johana Ruziczkova (Ceka republic)
Coordination: Piero Maestri (Bastaguerra), Susan George (Attac France)

3. Rights - Citizenship - Democracy

a. From the Declaration of Nice to the European Convention: the crisis of democracy in Europe and the struggle for universal citizenship. The process leading to a politics driven Europe. Universal Citizenship and European Democracy. A different European integration. Participatory democracy to establish a democratic Europe.

Speakers: Boaventura Sousa Santos (Pro-Urbe activist,Coimbra University, Portugal) Luigi Ferraioli, (giurist Italy) Pierre Barge, (Citizenship and fundamental rights commette French) Guglielmo Epifani, (Segr. Gen. Cgil Italy) Carmen San Jos� (Iniciativa por una Carta derechos sociales, Madrid) Antonis Manitakis (Prof. Costituional law, univ. Thessaloniki, Greece)
Coordination: Franco Russo (Roma Social forum), Sophie Zafari (Fsu French)

b. Men and women: necessary conflict for common future Introduction. Labour-jobs. Patriarchal family, sexuality and violence. Power and political representation.

Speakers: Christine Delphy (Marches Women) Laura Gonzales de Txabarri (Ela, Basque countries) Sianou Fotini (president comittee women Etuc) Pragna Patel (Black sisters, UK) Wanda Nowiczka (Federation for women planning, Poland) Lidia Cirillo (March. Women, Italy)
Coordination: Nadia De Mond (Rete delle Marce), Angelika Psara (journalist Greece)

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