World Social Forum 6 - Caracas

TNI activities at the 6th World Social Forum
Caracas, 24 - 29 January 2006

Co-organised with Transform! network

1. Socialism, Communism, Human Emancipation in the XXI° Century

Organides by: Transform!, Transform Italie, Espaces Marx, FIM, TNI, Projet K, FISYP, MST, ASC, Marx Vive, GUE , France-Amérique Latine ID 2786; ID686 & ID2775

* Seminar –three days – Three questions

• Fighting Capitalism - to regulate it, to abolish it, to surpass it, to build a new civilisation
• Social Mouvements - Wich emancipatories aims can they carry on
• Socialism, Communism, are they pertinents in this beginig of the XXI° Century?

Three topics :

I) New forms of democraty, of participation and social transformation

Coordination : Marco Berlinguer/ Transform Italia

Speakers:

Elías Jaua-MVR- Venezuela
Raúl Prada -Comuna -Bolivia
Patrick Barret - Liberty Tree Foundation –USA
Julio Gambina- FISYP-Argentina
Bernard Birsinger –ANECR- France
José Salamath Khan-FBT-Venezuela
Javier Navascues-FIM-Spain
Ricardo Gebrim-MST-Brazil
Axel Castellano-MTD-Anibal Veron-Argentina

II) Differents strategies of transformation of powers, of property, of the State : Experiences, results, obstacles and perspectives

Coordination: Haris Golemis-Nicos Poulantzas Institut-Greece

Speakers:
Aurora Morales/MVR/Venezuela
Valter Pomar- PT – Brazil
Tobias Pfluger-GUE-Germany
Nasir Aziz, Labour Party of Pakistan
Jacobo Torres-FBT-Venezuela
Michael Lebowitz-Simon Fraser University-Canada
William Lara-MVR-Venezuela
Gus Massiah-CRID-France

III) New political subjectivities new constructions, new constructions of left gatherings

Coordination: Michaël Lowy-Projet K-France

Speakers:
Jaime Caycedo-Marx Vive-PCC –Colombia
Sisa Njikelana-ANC-South Africa
Bernard Cassen –ATTAC-France
Oscar Vega- Bolivia
Patrizia Sentinelli-PRC- Italy

In each one of this sesions, the exchanges of points of vew will be organised from the three questions evoqued before, with the participation of social actors, militants for another globalisation, researchers from Europe and Latin America who have acummulated a riche experience and who carry alternatives aims

2. Left participation in gouvernements in the framework of neoliberalism in Europe and in Latin America : Experiences, results, contradictions, obstacles and potentialities.
28 January 2006, 12h00 - 15h00
ID 1083
Venue: Aerpuerto La Carlota AC-03 Turno 2

Organised by: Transform! Espaces Marx, Transform Italia, TNI, GUE, FYSIP, France Amérique Latine

Coordination : Obey Ament-Espaces Marx-France

Speakers:
Michael Brie/ Rosa Luxemurg Stiftung/Germany
Daniel Hernández/MVR/Venezuela
Hilary Wainright-TNI-UK
Javier Vidal-FUVCAM-Uruguay
Oscar Vega-Comuna-Bolivia
Jaromir Kohlicek-GUE-Tcheque Rep.
Gennaro Migliore – PRC – Italia
Eduardo Piñate FBT-Venezuela
Elisabeth Gauthier-Espaces Marx-France
Gérard Dumenil-Actuel Marx-France

Continuation of the seminars organised in previous WSF

3. Seminar- Alternatives to the European Union policies for Trade and Investissements.

Organizing : Transform ! Transform Italia, Espaces Marx; France-Amérique Latine FISYP, GUE, TNI
ID 2774

Coordination: Daniel Chavez-TNI

Speakers:
Jaime Estay-UAP-Mexique-Chile
Jean François Ramquet FGTB-Belgium
Gérard Durand Confederation Paysanne-France
Jean Luc Touly/ACME-France
Marco Consolo – Transform! Italia – PRC- Italia
Oscar Olivera- Coordinadora de defensa del agua y de la vida -Bolivia
Sahra Wagenknecht-GUE-Alemania
José Ramon Rivero-FBT-Venezuela
Janette Habel-Espaces Marx-France
Agriculture, Services, Privatisations, Social Dumping, Competition among workers

Transform! Members are :

Transform! Italia (Italia)
Espaces Marx (Francia)
Fondation Copernic
Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung (Alemania)
Sozialismus(Alemania)
Fundación de Investigaciones Marxistas (España)
Nicos Poulantzas Society (Grecia)
Centre for Social Marxist Studies (Suecia)
Transform! Austria (Austria)