In the Declaration of the Ninth Asia-Europe People’s Forum (AEPF9) crafted and finalized during the civil society forum on Oct. 16-19, citizens’ groups said governments from the two continents must frame these policies on the principles of “respect for gender equality, environment, and human rights.”... Read more
Algo interesante ocurre en la ciudad de Stuttgart, una de las historias regionales de éxito del sistema alemán de Mitbestimmung o «participación» en el que los trabajadores tienen un papel en la gestión de las compañías.... Read more
Something interesting is going on in the city of Stuttgart, one of the regional success stories of the German system of Mitbestimmung, or ‘co-determination’, where workers have a role in the management of companies. The dominant trend in Germany is of co‐determination becoming ‘crisis corporatism’, in which the unions concede low wages and increases in hours, ostensibly to save jobs. But in... Read more
Entrevista con Pavlos Kazakopoulous, activista del partido-movimiento griego Syriza.... Read more
Interview with Syriza movement party activist, Pavlos Kazakopoulous... Read more
Like a swan moving forward with relaxed confidence while paddling furiously beneath the surface, Syriza, the radical left coalition that could become the next government of Greece, is facing enormous challenges calmly but with intensified activity.In the palatial setting of the Greek parliament, Alexis Tsipras, the president of the radical left coalition Syriza’s parliamentary group, opens the... Read more
The CEO/TNI conference “EU in crisis” felt like a reunion, even though many of the people were new. The atmosphere was the same as in 1997, during the activities around the Treaty of Amsterdam, where 50.000 people showed up for demonstrations supporting the Summit from Below. While there was already the beginning of a pan- European movement, who could have foreseen then the European Social... Read more
Twenty years ago, amid the murderous Bosnian war's initial exchanges, hopes for the stark contrast of sustainable development emerged at theUN Earth summit in Rio. Today, as the summit returns to its birthplace (Report, 16 June), communities around the globe will rue how politicians have allowed multinational companies to turn such bright hopes into despair. Financial investors' speculative... Read more
Ya Llegó la hora de unir los cientos de luchas, campañas, redes, movimientos y organizaciones que combatimos de diferentes formas la apropiación de nuestros destinos, patrimonio natural y derechos por parte de las grandes corporaciones transnacionales en cada rincón de nuestro mundo.... Read more
The time has come to unite the hundreds of struggles, campaigns, networks, movements and organizations that are combating the different ways transnational corporations are appropriating our destinies, natural heritage and rights in every corner of the planet.... Read more
