Water: under the yoke of capitalism

22nd March, Saturday

09.30 – 10.00 Conference Opening Speeches
10.00 – 11.00 Change in point of view in the process of capital accumulation: The Roles of Nation States and Institutions in commercialization of water

Moderator: Prof.Dr. Izettin Onder
- Water Crisis: A Fact or Fiction / Tahir Ongur – President of İstanbul Branch of the Chamber for Geology Engineers/TMMOB
- Privatization as a projection of the restructuring in state: With its prevalent coverage and unchanged consequences
/ Prof. Mehmet Turkay – Marmara University
- The new rolles charged on municipalities by neo liberalism
* David Boys / PSI
* Serhat Salihoglu / DISK – Municipality Workers’ Union

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.15 Contınue

- From Commons to Commodification: Alternative Communities Against New Enclosures Dynamics / Prof.Dr. Fuat Ercan – Marmara University
- New form of Privatization: Privatization through Expropriation / Turkey Case / Prof. Turkel Minibas – İstanbul University
- Discussion

12.15 – 13.00 Lunch Break

13.00 – 13.45 Press Meeting For World Water Day in Besiktas Port Square

14.00 – 15.45 The Impacts of Water Usage on Water Resources (1)
- Water Usage in Mining / Cetin Uygur – President of DISK-Mining
Workers Union
- Importance of Water For Energy Companies / Chamber
of Electricty Engineers / TMMOB
- Water Basins and Urbanization / Chamber of
Arthitectures / TMMOB
- Water Usage in Machinery and Metal Manufacturing Industry / Selcuk Goktas –G.Secretary of DISK–United Metal workers’
Union
- Domestic Usage of Water / İlknur Birol /Association of the Shelters for People

15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 – 17.30 Continue (2)

- Impacts of water privatization on municipality workers / Saadet Yegin – Branch President of KESK-Municipality Employee Union
- Water in Food Chain / İbrahim Kaya / Chamber of Food Engineers / TMMOB
- Irrigation Systems and Water Privatization through Irrigation Associations: A Practice From Turkey / Ahmet Atalık – President of Istanbul Branch of Chamber of Agricultural Engineering / TMMOB
- The Impacts of Water Commercialization over agricultural production for livelihood / Abdullah Aysu – The President Of Peasants’ Federation
- The Impacts of Capitalist Transformation in Agricultural Sector over Water Usage in Agriculture / Shiney Varghese – IATP
- Discussion

18.00 – 19.00 A Theatre Performance on Water: “Like Water” / Marmara Theatre Performers

23rd March, Sunday

09.30 – 11.00 The Impacts of Water Commercialization On Public Health and Environment
- The Impacts of Water Commercialization on Environment and Cultural Heritage
1. Prof.Dr. Beyza Ustun
2. Eylem Tuncaelli / President of İstanbul Chamber of
Environmental Engineering / TMMOB

- The Impacts of Commodification of Water on Public health
1. Dr.Vahide Bilir / TTB/ Association of Turkish Medical Doctors
2. Arzu Çerkezoglu / President of DISK/ Revolutionary Health Workers’ Union
- Discussion

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break

11.15 – 12.45 WWF / 2009 ISTANBUL

- International Water Institutions and Their Impacts on National Policies / Anil Naidoo, Council of Canadians
- What Are the Aims of Opposition Movements? / Olivier Hoedeman, CEO
- Emilio Molinari / Italian Water World Contract Committee
- Discussion

12.45 – 14.00 Lunch Break

14.00 – 16.00 ` Struggle Examples from the World
- Hilda Salazar – Mexico, COMDA
- Carlos Sosa – Uruguay, FFOSE
- Afsar H. Jafri - India
- Renato Di Nicola – Italy, Foro Italiano Movimenti per l'Acqua
- Oscar Olivera Bolivia, Red-Vida
- Mary Ann Manahan – Philipinnes, Focus on the Global South
- Afsar Jafri – India, Focus on the Global South and Mumbai Paani
- A Representative from Edirne City Council for Water

16.00 – 16.15 Coffee Break

16.15 – 18.00 FORUM: Alternatives to WWF 2009

18.00 – 19.00 Documentary Film On Mobilisation Against WWF in Mexico: “Agua Mi Sangre”

The list of institutions that organsie the conference

University

• Yildiz Technical University (YTU)
• YTU Club for Environment and Technologies

Workers’ Organizations

• DISK- Progressive Workers’ Unions of Turkey
• DISK / United Metalworkers’ Union
• DISK / Municipality Workers’ Union
• DISK / Revolutionary Mining Workers’ Union
• DISK / Revolutionary Health Workers’ Union
• DISK / Hotel&Restaurant Workers’ Union
• Turk-Is / Petroleum Workers’ Union
• Turk-Is / Aerospace Workers’ Union
• Turk-Is / Food Workers’ Union

Public Employee’ Unions

• KESK/SES-Health Employee’ Union
• KESK/SES- Anatolian Branch of Health Employee’ Union
• KESK/Teachers’ Union-Branch 2
• KESK/Teachers’ Union- Branch 6
• KESK/ Broadcasting Employee’ Union- Branch 8
• KESK/ All Municipality Employee’ Union- Branch 4
• KESK/ Road and Construction Employee’ Union – İstanbul Branch
• KESK/ Forest and Agriculture Employee’ Union – İstanbul Branch

Farmers’ Union

• Turkish Confederation of Farmers’ Unions

Chambers

• TTB- Association for the Chambers of Turkish Medical Doctors
• TTB- İstanbul Chamber of Medical Doctors
• ISMMMO- İstanbul Chamber of Accountants
• IVHO- İstanbul Chamber of Veterinaries
• TMMOB- Chamber of Environment Engineers
• TMMOB- Chamber of Architectures
• TMMOB- Chamber of Agricultural Egineers
• TMMOB- Chamber of Meteorology Engineers
• TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Environment Engineers
• TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Food Engineers
• TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Map and Cadastre Engineers
• TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Geology Engineers
• TMMOB- Buyukkent Branch of Architectures’ Chamber
• TMMOB- Marmara Branch of Forest Engineers’ Chamber
• TMMOB- İstanbul Branch of Chamber of Agricultural Engineers

Associations

• Association of University Proffesors
• Association for Contemporary Lawyers
• PERGAMON
• Opposition Shelters of People
• YAYED- Association for Research, Aid and Training on Local Administrations
• Association for Veterinary, Public Health and Socail Studies

Other Groups

• Allianoi (Initiative)
• Anti-MAI Working Group Against MAI and Globalization
• Edirne Platform: Water is Life
• EGECEP- Egean Environment Platform
• Environment Platform for Ida and Madra Mountains
• Marmara Performers Theatre Group
• Cultural Cooperative of Accountants
• Association for Consumer Rights
• Waterpolitics- Network

Organisations from other countries

• CEO- Corporate Europe Observatory (Europe)
• TNI- Transnational Institute (Intl.)
• IATP (U.S.A)
• Council of Canadians (Canada)
• PSI - Public Services International (Intl.)
• FFOSE-(Uruguay),
• COMDA-(Meksico),
• Red-Vida (Bolivia),
• African Water Network (Ghana)
• Focus on the Global South (Philipinnes, India and Thailand)
• Mumbai Paani (India)
• World Water Contract (Italy)
• International Rivers (Intl.)
• Water for All/Food & Water Watch (U.S.A)
• Blue Planet (Canada)
• Springs Foundation (G.Britain)
• HLRN (Egypt)