[WSMDiscuss] (Fwd) The Fifth South South Forum on Sustainability in Hong Kong, 13-18 June: “Alternative Paradigms and Community Governance over the Common”

Sat Apr 7 12:57:22 CEST 2018

On 2018/04/05 01:39 PM, Lau Kin Chi <laukc at ln.edu.hk>  wrote:
 > Dear Friends,
 >
 > This coming June 13-18, Global University for Sustainability and 
Lingnan University will be organizing the Fifth SSFS in Hong Kong. 
Please see the tentative programme.
 >
 > This coming Forum is designed in a way to facilitate intense debates 
and discussions. Each morning, after 2 or 3 speakers deliver their 
speeches (raising succinct points and posing provocative questions), the 
entire afternoon is for interventions and debates on the particular 
theme. During the evening sessions on June 14-18, there will be parallel 
sessions in which films/documentaries are screened, and participants can 
organize their events and activities.
 >
 > This time, except for invited speakers, we are asking for a 
registration fee as well as paid accommodation. In case you have 
financial difficulties, please let us know and we will try our best to help.
 >
 > If your organization would like to be listed as co-organizers, please 
let us know. Please also note that you can organize events and 
activities on the evenings of June 14-18.
 >
 > Please send your Registration Form to our.global.u at gmail.com
 >
 > With warm regards,
 >
 > Kin Chi

*The Fifth South South Forum on Sustainability*

Date: 13-18 June 2018

Venue: Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China

Organizers:Global University for Sustainability

Lingnan University

*Introduction:*

In response to our crisis-ridden epoch, Global University for 
Sustainability and Lingnan University will be co-organizing the Fifth 
South South Forum on Sustainability. Except for the Second Forum which 
was held in Chongqing in 2012, the First, Third and Fourth Forums were 
held on Lingnan University campus in 2011, 2016 and 2017. All 
proceedings of the four Forums were video-recorded and uploaded to the 
websites of Global University for Sustainability and Lingnan University:

http://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/the-fourth-south-south-forum-on-sustainability-4-6-july-2017-2/

http://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/the-third-south-south-forum-on-sustainability-july-2016/

http://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/the-second-south-south-forum-on-sustainability/

http://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/the-first-south-south-forum-on-sustainability/

The Fifth South South Forum on Sustainability will focus on “Alternative 
Paradigms and Community Governance over the Common”. The aim is to 
examine and articulate how the common can be a key concept in the 
production of a new mode of cohabitation. Drawing upon experiences of 
community governance in Asia, Africa and Latin America, the Forum will 
be a platform for dialogues and debates among grassroots practices in 
the production, dissemination and use of knowledge, as well as 
interactions among activist thinkers in search of paradigms for peace 
and justice. Review of the experiences of China will be a feature of 
this Forum.

The Forum will be composed of four parts:

(1)“Alternative Paradigms and Community Governance over the Common” 
Conference (13-16 June), in which invited speakers each delivers a 
one-hour lecture in the morning, followed by interactions and 
discussions in the afternoon session. Participants are expected to read 
relevant materials provided by the speakers beforehand;

(2)E-Lecture Series by invited speakers (17-18 June), which will be 
uploaded to the website: http://our-global-u.org/oguorg/en/introduction/;

(3)“Films for Justice and Transformation” (the evenings of 14-18 June), 
with screening of films/documentaries about Latin America and dialogues 
with film directors and film critics;

(4)Parallel Sessions proposed by participants, held in the evenings of 
14-18 June.

*ALTERNATIVE PARADIGMS*

*AND COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE OVER THE COMMON*

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*Tentative Programme*

*(as of 2018040**5**)*

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*Venue:Lingnan University, Tuen Mun, Hong Kong*

*Language:English, with interpreting into Putonghua*

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*12 June (Tuesday): Arrival*

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*DAY ONE: 13 June (Wednesday)*

*9:00-09:30*

*Opening Ceremony & Welcome Speeches*

*9:30-12:30*

*Political and Economic Alternative Paradigms*

*Speakers*

*(1)**Michael Hudson (**University of Missouri, USA**) [tbc]*

*(2)**David Graeber (London School of Economics, UK) [tbc]*

*(3) Wen Tiejun (Renmin University of China, China)*

*12**:30-1**4**:**0**0*

*Lunch break*

*14:00-17:30*

*Debates and Discussions*

*18**:00-20:30*

*Welcome Dinner*

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**

*DAY TWO: 14 June (Thursday)*

*9:00-12:30*

*Decolonializing the Mind: Beyond Nationalism and Globalization*

*Speakers:*

*(1)**Mireille Fanon-Mendes-France [**Frantz Fanon Foundation, France**]*

*(2)**M. P. Parameswaran (**Kerala Sastra Sahitya Parishad, India) [tbc]*

*(3) **Wang Hui (Tsinghua University, China)*

*12**:30-1**4**:**0**0*

*Lunch break*

*14:00-17:30*

*Debates and Discussions*

*19**:00-22:**0**0*

*(A) Screening of documentaries on Latin America, and post-screening 
discussions with film director **Adrian Carrasco Zanini Molina*

*(B) Parallel Sessions proposed by participants*

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*DAY THREE: 15 June (Friday)*

*9:00-12:30*

*Community Governance*

*Speakers:*

*(1)**Gilberto Lopez y Rivas (**National Institute of Anthropology and 
History**, Mexico)*

*(2)*/*John Restakis*/*(Community Evolution Foundation, Canada)*

*(3)**Dai Jinhua (Peking University, China)*

*12**:30-1**4**:**0**0*

*Lunch break*

*14:00-17:30*

*Debates and Discussions*

*19**:00-22:**0**0*

*(A) Screening of documentaries on Latin America, and post-screening 
discussions with film director **Adrian Carrasco Zanini Molina*

*(B) Parallel Sessions proposed by participants*

**

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*DAY FOUR: 16 June (Saturday)*

*9:00-12:30*

*The Common as Alternative for the Future*

*Speakers:*

*(1)**Marta Harnecker (Memoria Popular Latinoamerica) [tbc]*

*(2)**Michael Hardt (Duke University, USA) [tbc]*

*(3)**Lau Kin Chi (Lingnan University, China)*

*12**:30-1**4**:**0**0*

*Lunch Break*

*14:00-17:30*

*Debates and Discussions*

*19:00-22:00*

*(A)**Screening of films/documentaries, and post-screening discussions*

*(B)**Parallel Sessions proposed by participants*

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*DAY FIVE: 17 June (Sunday)*

*9:00-12:30*

*E-Lecture Series by Invited Speakers (Gilberto Lopez y Rivas, */*John 
Restakis, Dai Jinhua, among others*/*)*

*12**:30-1**4**:**0**0*

*Lunch Break*

*14:00-17:30*

*E-Lecture Series by Invited Speakers (Gilberto Lopez y Rivas, */*John 
Restakis, Dai Jinhua, among others*/*)*

*19:00-22:00*

*(A) Screening of films/documentaries, and post-screening discussions*

*(B) Parallel Sessions proposed by participants*

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*DAY SIX: 18 June (Monday)*

*9:00-12:30*

*E-Lecture Series by Invited Speakers (Gilberto Lopez y Rivas, */*John 
Restakis, Dai Jinhua, among others*/*)*

*12**:30-1**4**:**0**0*

*Lunch Break*

*14:00-17:00*

*E-Lecture Series by Invited Speakers (Gilberto Lopez y Rivas, */*John 
Restakis, Dai Jinhua, among others*/*)*

*19:00-22:00*

*(A) Screening of films/documentaries, and post-screening discussions*

*(B) Parallel Sessions proposed by participants*

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*19 June (Tuesday): Departure*

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