European Social Forum 5

9:30-12:30

Globalisation of Militarism
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
workshop
A look at the spread of militarism in our societies, the military-industrial complex & militarisation of civilian infrastructure. After a short intro we will break into workshops: Resistance to Military Infrastructure (military bases, military use of civilian airports, ports, railways); Campaigns Against War Profiteering EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots, anti-militarist action

People's struggles against European corporate power
Rosengård, Enskifteshagen, Tält 1
seminar
Europe’s TNCs and its corporate-driven agenda for the global economy are having devastating impacts on social, human, and environmental rights in the global South. This seminar will hear from growing grassroots resistance to these impacts in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and discuss new campaigning strategies and activities, including bi-regional alliances and the Permanent Peoples' Tribunal.

Global Europe – will the EU External Trade Strategy create more and better jobs in
Europe?
Möllevången, Chokladfabriken, Cacaosalen
The EU Commission and EU governments claim that further trade liberalization will spur growth, create more
and better jobs in Europe and save the European Social Model. In this seminar we would like to assess the
impacts of the EU’s free trade agreements to date on jobs, workers and trade unions in particular in Europe and
the Global South and discuss alternatives to free trade agreements.
Speakers : Gonzalo Berron (Trade Union Confederation of the Americas-TUCA), Tim Costello (Global Labor Strategies, US), John Hilary
(War on Want, UK), Nicoletta Rocchi (CGIL, Italy)...
Co-organisers: Labour and Globalization Network, Seattle to Brussels Network, European Attac Network, CGIL, Sindacato Intercategoriale dei Lavoratori (SdL), War on Want, Weed, Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, AITEC-IPAM, European Network for Public Services, Women in Development Europe – WIDE, FIOM

14:00-17:00

The end of poverty?
Film and Debate with Susan George, Eric Toussaint and John Christensen
Documentary, 104 mins
Thursday, 18 September at 16:00
Spegeln Theatre
Looking beyond “solutions” for poverty, The End of Poverty? asks if the true causes of poverty today stem from a deliberate orchestration since colonial times where 25% of the world’s population consumes 85% of its wealth. The documentary is followed by a debate by Susan George, Eric Toussaint (CADTM), and Jon Christensen (Tax Justice Network).
www.theendofpoverty.net

Democratize and revitalize our common welfare - examples of participation by employees and citizens
Möllevången, Chokoladfabriken, Vörtsalen
seminar
How can local authorities contribute to solidarity and a sustainable society in dialogue with employees, citizens and social movements? How can public services be a democratic instrument for developing social, economical and cultural alternatives? What is Model Municipality Methodology and Ecocity Malmö? How to revitalise public services in Europe instead of increasing the privatisations?

European Imperialism. The role of the EU in destroying social and environmental rights globally
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festhalen
assembly
EU trade, defense, aid, energy, investment, security, border and migration policies, etc are designed to serve the economic and corporate interests. However, there is a growing opposition to this neo-imperial Europe. Networks and groups in the EU and the Global South will discuss about the links between our struggles and how to build a broader resistance against the destructive EU policies.

Nuclear Weapons
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
workshop

Organised by TNI and partners
Nuclear weapons are the ultimate expression of militarism. After a short intro we will break into workshops: Resistance to US Nuclear Weapons in Europe (all NATO countries are part of nuclear first-strike war plans); New Nukes: Nuclear Upgrades in France & UK; Camping Against Nuclear Weapons & Tracking Nuclear Convoys. EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots, anti-militarist action

Creating new spaces: multilingual technical communication tools of  the left
Kvarnby Folkhögskola.
Thursday, 16.00 - 19.00
seminar
Crossing the experience of different media makers within the European left and to explore feasible cooperations. Transform! Europe  publishes since last spring a multilingual biannual political journal of about 200 pages. So far editions in English, German, Greek and French appeared. The Spanish and the Portuguese edition will follow soon. Next spring we intend also to experiment with a multilingual internet tool. transform.italia copperates closely with the openESf.net initiative. Of course we want to present this specific experiences in the seminar. However our main concern is how we all could benefit from the different efforts by organising synergies?
Speakers: Ruurik Holm (Transform!), Eric Canepa, (coeditor of the English edition of the transform!journal), Dominique Crossard collaborator of the French edition, Angelo Tria, (openESf.net) and Hillary Wainright (Red Pepper/TNI)

18:00-21:00

Linking campaigns on TNC lobby, democracy and Global Europe to reclaim the EU economy
Möllevången, Tangopalatset
seminar
Exposing the links between EU’s undemocratic corporate driven free-trade policies and EU economic decision making structures resulting from corporate lobbying, and highlighting TNC practices. Activists working on TNCs, lobbying, democracy and trade can come together in this space to discuss possible joint activities and campaigns to achieve stronger mobilisation to roll back corporate influence at EU level.

Building the alternative solidarity economy
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
seminar

This activity proposes a comprehensive, comparative US/EU/global look at alternative economic initiatives and principles by sharing best practices in the cooperative/solidarity/social economies and in alternative Labor initiatives in the public and private sector. We seek to build a cross-national, global network to concretely push this process forward.
Moderator: Pasqualino Colombaro
Speakers:
Hilary Wainwright, Stefano Maruca, Kristoffer Lüthi, Lars Pehrson and Mariateresa Ruggiero, Fritz C. Holte,József Róbert, Benyik Matyas, Jennifer Cox,Judith Hitchman, Kellie Germond, Martin Prieto,
Organised by
Attac Norway
Ekobanken, Sweden
Hungarian Social Forum-Social Roundtable
Global Economic Alternatives Network
Andelskassen Merkur, Denmark
Transnational Institute
Massachusetts Global Action

The growing influence of NATO and the militarisation of EU ***
Folkets hus Nobeltorget, Sal 1
workshop
Since the cold war NATO has been expanding into new roles. The EU is creating a military role for itself. Both are willing to act unilaterally. After a short intro we will break into workshops: New NATO Countries; Military Aspects of the Lisbon Treaty; NATO & EU: Common Command Structures & Excuses for Interventions. EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots, anti-militarist action

EU climate policy - and what we can do about it
Sofielund, Folkets hus Nobeltorget, Sal 2
seminar
The EU is currently negotiating a new climate and energy package, which sets out its approach to climate change until 2020. This first part of this seminar will describe critically the EU’s proposals, unpicking the jargon of the ‘emissions trading scheme’ and ‘effort sharing’. An interactive second part invites participants to get involved in campaigns to critique and improve the EU’s approach.
Speakers:
Jens Holm MEP (GUE/NGL)
Oscar Reyes (TNI)
Susann Scherbarth (Friends of the Earth Europe)

Friday 19 September

Towards the World Water Forum in Istanbul and alternatives
The fifth edition of World Water Forum will be held in Istanbul in March 2009. This forum is illegitimate and it is organized by multinational water companies. Turkish State wants to use these meetings as a propaganda of building new big dams. It will be also a step for water privitizations. We will discuss the global campaign against this illegitimate forum and shape the alternatives.
CO-ORGANISERS: Stop the Ilisu Dam Campaign, Global Action Group (Turkey), CEO (Netherlands), World Water Contract, TMMOB (Turkey), Heinrich Boll Stiftung, CeVi, Free Women's Foundation (Netherlands), Aquasuav, Transnational Institute, France Libertè
SPEAKERS: Huseyin Yesil (TMMOB), Ingrid Spiller (Heinrich Boll Stiftung), Anil Naidoo (Council of Canadians)

9:30-12:30

Alternatives to privatisation: progressive public water management in Europe
Möllevången, Tangopalatset
seminar
This seminar focuses on how to strengthen the resistance to the intensifying push by EU institutions and governments for privatising and commercialising water supply in Europe. Activists, unionists and public water managers will present examples of successful progressive public management from across Europe as well as campaigns that promote such models as alternatives to privatisation.
SPEAKERS; Emanuele Lobina, (PSI Research Unit), Martin Pigeon (Corporate Europe Observatory), Mehmet Kartal (Local Agenda 21 of Bursa-Nilufer Municipality, Turkey), David Hachfeld (Berlin Water Table / ATTAC Germany), Jacques Perreux (Association pour la Fondation Copernic, France), - (Managing director for VASYD, the municipal water company of Malmö), Guiseppe Nicosia (mayor of city in Sicily, Italy), Gith Andersson (Swedish Network for Common Welfare), Rosario Lembo (Italian committee for the World Water Contract), Jan Willem Goudriaan (European Public Services Unions (EPSU)
FACILITATORS: Rosa Pavanelli (CGIL-FP, Italy) and David Boys (Public Services International )
CO-ORGANISERS: Association pour la Fondation Copernic, Corporate Europe, Observatory (CEO), European Public Services Unions (EPSU), Svenska Kommunalarbetareforbundet, France Libertè, Transnational Institute, Italian Forum for Movements for Water, World Water Contract, Attac Germany, Local Agenda 21 of Bursa-Nilufer Municipality.

14:00-17:00

Against foreign military bases
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
Organised by
Apulian Committee for Malmo, Italy
Inicjatywa Stop Wojnie (Stop the War Initiative), Poland
Global Peace and Justice Coalition, Turkey
Europan No-Bases Network
Transnational Institute
Greek Social Forum
There are over 200 US military facilities within the EU, and the EU member states among them maintain a formidable global network of military installations themselves. These facilities are used to launch wars and interventions across the globe, and are maintained outside democratic control. this session will include testimonies from local campaigns all over Europe.

Role of Nonviolence in the Antimilitarist Movement
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Sal 4
workshop
As a stage in between analyses of the issues facing the anti-militarist movement and action co-ordination, we will evaluate nonviolence strategies used over the years and try to come up with more effective strategies to strengthen the movement. We will use methods from nonviolence trainings for campaign / action planning

Preventive repression in Europe - the EU security policy
Rosengård, Rosengårdsskolan
Organised by TNI, Statewatch and ESF Repression Network
In the years that have passed since the atrocities of 11 September 2001, the European Union has adopted a series of measures that were previously unthinkable. These measures include the mandatory fingerprinting of the vast majority of the EU’s law-abiding population, the mandatory retention of all telecommunications traffic data for law enforcement purposes.
Seminar aimed at building a democratic and rights based Europe, against 'securitarian' policies. For participation, openness, equality, freedom and minority rights

Re-inventing a Labor and Union Strategy to Globalization
Rosengårds Sporthall
seminar
Neoliberal globalisation is contested. people look for alternatives. but organisations and strategies rooted in the traditional labour movement appear deeply challenged. what do we need to break the deadlock o this crisis? what kind of labour unionism is necessary? Labour activists from different experiences of Europe and World (USA, Brazil, South Africa) debate strategies and innovations.

European migration and trade policies: building joint analysis and resistances
Sofielund, KFUK-KFUM
This seminar aims at understanding the impacts of the restrictive and racist EU migrations policies, and at
helping to build common analysis and struggles together with european social movements and migrants groups.
Co-organisers: Seattle to Brussels Network, Fédération Syndicale Unitaire, Grön Ungdom / Swedish Young
Greens, Transnational Institute, RESPECT Europe-wide Network of Migrant Domestic Workers, Platform of
Filipino Migrant Workers in Europe, Greek Social Forum, AITEC/IPAM, Flyktinggruppernas- och
asylkommittéernas riksråd, Asylgruppen i Malmö, Gröna studenter, Ecologistas en Acción

Parliamentarians and civil society: joining forces to tackle Global Europe
14.00-15.30
VENUE TO BE CONFIRMED
After similar seminars held in Hong-Kong (Alternatives to WTO policies) and Lima (EA3), this workshop aims at
gathering parliamentarians (European, National, Regional) and social movements interested in improving
exchanges, co-operation and developing a permanent co-ordination to tackle EU’s neoliberal policies both
inside and outside Europe. Open to all networks and organizations interested.
Co-organisers: Seattle to Brussels Network, Bi-regional network Europe-Latin America and the Caribbean
Enlazando Alternativas, Transnational Institute, Ecologistas en Acción, ACSUR-Las Segovias

18:00-21:00

Joining struggles to fight Global Europe and FTAs***
Möllevången, Mazettihuset, Lagret
seminar
Strategy session with the aim of gathering social movements and civil society organisations from Europe and the Global South involved in the struggles against Global Europe and the various EU Free Trade Agreements to exchange on the state of regional and sectoral campaigns (migration, labour, environment, etc), analysis on the impacts of EU’s Global Europe strategy and explore joint alliances.
Speakers : Enrique Daza (Hemispheric Social Alliance, Colombia), Dot Keet (TNI/African Trade Network, South Africa), Sammy Gamboa
(Focus on the Global South, Philippines)...

The criminalisation and repression of social movements
Rosengård, Folkets hus Rosengård, Stora salen
Organised by TNI and ESF Repression Network
In the last decade social movements resist against the neoliberal capitalist globalization. Therefore governments increasingly use internal security and (anti-)terrorism frameworks to crack down on such movements in Europe and elsewhere. Analysis of these restrictive policies; Discussion of alternatives, strategies and collaboration to counter the growing authoritarianism in Europe.

Parliamentarians and civil society: Joining forces to tackle Global Europe
Sofielund, Studiefrämjandet, Sal 202
workshop
Organised by TNI, Enlazando Alternativas, Ecologistas en Acción, Seattle to Brussels Network
After similar seminars held in Hong-Kong (Alternatives to WTO policies) and Lima (EA3), this workshop aims at gathering parliamentarians (European, National, Regional) and social movements interested in improving exchanges, co-operation and developing a permanent co-ordination to tackle EU’s neoliberal policies both inside and outside Europe. Open to all networks and organizations interested.

Saturday 20 September

9:30-12:30

The militarisation of space
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
workshop
Space is an integral part of modern warfare. From US "missile defence" systems to GPS to basic communications, modern militaries rely on space capabilities. After a short intro (by Bruce Gagnon) we will break into workshops: Resistance to US Missile Offence Installations in Europe; European Military Ambitions in Space. EPA's focus is facilitating effective, grassroots, anti-militarist action

Sunday 21 September

9:30-12:30

Left and enlightment values
Vänstern och upplysningsvarderingar, Café Möllan
workshop

Assembly of Water Movements
Möllevången, Moriskan
assembly
This assembly will be the launch of the first truly pan-European network of water activist groups, networks and movements. among our goals are: resisting the push for water privatisation in Europe, halting the EU's use of aid and trade policies to promote privatisation in the south, promoting the right to water, participatory public water management and public-public partnerships
CO-ORGANISERS: Transnational Institute, France Libertes, Swedish Network, for Common Welfare, World Water Contract, Italian Forum of Movements on Water, Attac Germany, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), Berliner Wassertisch and many others
SPEAKERS: Renato Di Nicola, Olivier Hoedeman, Gunilla Andersson, Anil Naidoo, Susan George and many others

Co-ordinating Anti-Militarist Action
Möllevången, Ungdomens hus, Festsalen
workshop
The idea behind the EPA forum was to enable us to coordinate our activities better, to support each other better, to have better communications to be more effective. this final session will draw everything together and map a way to build on the contacts made during the forum. we hope EPA will continue as a loose, facilitatory network but the details are up to those who want to use it.

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Labour and Globalization Network Meeting - Debating Its Future in Europe and in the next WSF
Meeting of the Network “Labour and Globalization”. Debating the development of the network in the WSF process, after Nairobi and Malmoe: future tasks, plans, organization of the network in Europe and in the next World Social Forum. Participants from the Americas and Africa and Asia. The meeting is open to all the interested organizations: trade unions, think thanks and new social movements

European migration and trade policies: building joint analysis and resistances
This seminar aims at understanding the impacts of the restrictive and racist EU migrations policies, and at helping to build common analysis and struggles together with european social movements and migrants groups.

Linking campaigns on TNC lobby, Democracy and "Global Europe" to reclaim the EU economy
Exposing the links between EU's undemocratic corporate driven free-trade policies and EU economic decisionmaking structures resulting from corproate lobbying,and higlighting TNC practices. Space for activists working on TNCs, lobby, democracy,and trade to come together to discuss possible joint activities and campaigns to achieve stronger mobilisation to roll back corporate influence at EU level.

www.esf2008.org