[WSMDiscuss] Prague Spring Webinars 25-26.4 Antirepression and Internationalistic answers to the Coronacrisis

Sat Apr 25 18:09:56 CEST 2020

Saturday, April 25, 2020

Congratulations on this initiative, Tord and all the co-organisers, and thanks for posting this on WSMDiscuss (and even if a little late ;-) !

            I’m copying this reply of mine more widely, to let others who might be interested, know.     

            In solidarity !

            JS

> On Apr 25, 2020, at 2:56 AM, Tord Björk via WSM-Discuss <wsm-discuss at lists.openspaceforum.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Prague Spring webinar 25 april
> proposal program
> 
> Prague/European Spring 2020 webinars program:
> 
> 25 April 2020 - start at 12:00 to 14:00
> Repression against movements and threats against democracy during the present crisis
> 12:30 - First contact to webinar practice, and to know each other. -
> 
> 12:30-13:15 - "Stopping repression against movements in
> Russia, Ukraine and the EU"
> 
> Speakers:
> Igor Gotlib and Tord Bjork - as a facilitators and introducing the topic
> Russia - St Petersburg and Penza cases, Igor Gotlib, Antti Rautianen
> Ukraine: Odessa massacre and solidarity action May 2, Tord Björk
> Lithuania - Algirdas Paleckis case
> Austria - Abdel Kerim Aby Habel, Willy Langthaler
> Catalonia - IPA - David Aranda i Checa
> UK : Julian Assange and labelling Stop the war, Greenpeace and
> other movements as terrorist threats
> 
> 13:15-14:00 - "Defending democratic rights during the present crisis
> 
> Speakers: 
> Central and Eastern Europe, Matyas Benyik, Attac Hungary
> Northern Europe Tord Bjork, Activists for Peace
> Southern Europe - Jon Rodrigues
> 
> 14:00 - Conclusions and closing ceremony
> 
> 
> 
> 26. April 2020 - start at 10 :00am to 17:00
> 
> Internationalistic answers to the Coronacrisis
> European/Prague Spring webinar Sunday 26 april
> 
> Internationalistic answers to the Coronacrisis
> 10:00-10:45 AM - Welcome ceremony 
> Introduction : How can movements come together during the crisis and work together in Europe and towards World Social Forum (WSF) in Mexico 2021?
> Speakers:
> Introduction:(15 mins)  Leo Gabriel + Prague Spring 2 network and member of the International Council of WSF
> Statement of the speakers on the same subject from initiators of the webinar: Youth Environment Europe, Young Naturefriends, UNITED, Transform! SpED, SZAB, ActivistsÂ for peace - 
> Discussion
> Comments from participants from their movement or country
> 10:45-11:00 AM - "How to participate" ?
> Collective solving of practical issues.
> 11:00-12:30 AM - "Internationalistic answers to the Coronacrisis"
> From the perspective of your movement towards the idea of coming together 
> Next steps
> Speakers:
> Mirek Prokes as the host
> Francine Mestrum (WSF)
> Leire Azkargota (International Peoples Assembly)
> Rainer Braun (International Peace Bureau)
> Peter Wahl (WEED/Attac Germany)
> Aleksander Buzgalin (Alternativy - Russia)
> Alina Aflecailor (UNITED - Romania)
> 12:30 - 13:00 Break
> 13:00 - 14:30
> Internationalistic answers to the Coronacrisis from a youth perspective
> From the perspective of your movement towards the idea of coming together 
> Next steps
> Speakers:
> Viktor Koren (IYNF) as the host
> Michel Diaz Nocetti (No to Nato Sweden)
> Kristóf Nagy (Fordulat Hungary)
> Nathan Metenier (YEE and GCE)
> Marija Mileta - (Zelena akcija/Friends of the Earth Croatian)
> Balint Jósa (UNITED) 
> 
> 14.45 - 16:45
> What can we do?
> How can actions proposed inte the morning and youth sessions as well as by peoples movements and preparatory seminars be carried forward.
> 
> Tord Bjork as the host/facilitator
> Neringa Tutenkamenaite host/facilitator
> First part 14.45 - 15:15:
> Summary of proposals from earlier sessions. Asked to add to this discussion on how to unify peace and environmental movement and a common way to address the crisis are apart from speakers earlier in the program: Friends of the Earth, La Via Campesina and trade unions, Attac and World March of Women.
> Speakers: 
> The hosts from the previous sessions (everyone will get max 5 mins)
> Joel Holmdal, NOrdBruk/Via Campesina Sweden
> Second part, 15:15 - 16:00 working groups on:social rural and urban movements, peace and environmental movements, youth movements, antirepression
> 4 hosts facilitating groups - 
> Igor Gotlib (antirepression)
> Viktor Koren (youth movements)
> Tord Bjork (peace and environmental movements)
> Leo Gabriel (social rural and urban movements), 
> Final part, 16:00 - 16:45
> Tord Bjork as the host
> Each group will choose a spokesperson to report
> Reports from the working groups, proposals for actions and next step forward
> 16:45 - 17:00 conclusions and closing ceremony
> 
> Registration: http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/conferences/upcoming-conference <http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/conferences/upcoming-conference>

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