We, social movements, grassroots organizations and civil society organizations engaged in the defence of the rights to land and water, gathered in October 2014 in Dakar at the African Social Forum. We are fighting and protesting against natural resource grabbing, especially water and land grabbing of our Commons, and against the systematic violations of the associated human rights. Sharing our... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Progress towards the realisation of these People’s Visions, or Alternatives, is at the heart of a way out of the multiple crises confronting people, states and institutions. The ecological, debt, financial, energy and food crises, which have been caused and compounded by the policies and practices of many governments in both rich and poor countries and their approaches to regulation of business, have caused increasing social polarization between peoples and states. In Asia the crises are exacerbating poverty and inequality, already widespread before the present crises. In Europe the crises are creating indebtedness, joblessness and insecurity.
We are increasingly experiencing ‘corporate capture’–multinational and national corporations structuring and determining our lives and livelihoods. The responses of citizens are often at local and national levels and to complement these, the AEPF is looking to encourage and strengthen cooperation and solidarity of people’s networks regionally, inter-regionally and globally.
This is a call to social movements, frontline communities and campaigning networks, and progressive NGOs, academics and parliamentarians across Asia and Europe to come and join us, to be part of the AEPF10 Forum. You can be part of an event that is open, dynamic and inclusive and focuses on meaningful and practical discussions for change.
AEPF10 will be an exciting series of interlinked dialogues, workshops, actions, policy debates and open spaces.
The forum will be held over 10th, 11th and 12th October 2014.
AEPF 10 will be in La Fabbrica del Vapore, via Procaccini 4, Milan
The working languages of AEPF10 are English and Italian.
Interested in joining, please pre-register online at www.aepf.info
Transnational Institute (TNI), Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and Transform!, with the support of several European networks and organisations1, are organising a People's Tribunal on EU Economic Governance on 15 and 16 May in Brussels. This event is organized in the frame of the Week of action organized by a broad coalition of social movements.
The Tribunal aims to analyse and expose the EU policy measures taken in response to the crisis, by presenting the social consequences of these measures in countries all over Europe.
The Tribunal will bring together a dozen witnesses from different European countries. In their testimonies, they will set out the social consequences of the EU's crisis policies related to an issue specific to their own country, for example:
The testimonies of the witnesses will be complemented by analyses of the broader European context in relation to the EU's crisis policies.
Furthermore, the European context related to debt, democratic principles and austerity policies will be part of the debate.
A conclusion will be provided in the form of a verdict presented as a synthesis of what has been said in the presentations by the witnesses and the rapporteurs. This will be discussed by a judges panel which includes among others economist Miren Etxezarreta and Walter Baier from the Transform! network.
Marco Buti, Director-General of DG ECFIN at the European Commission, has also been invited to provide a defense (presence tbc).
This People's Tribunal will be a unique event, providing for the first time a Europewide assessment of the realities of the EU austerity policies from the ground, across a broad cross section of witnesses and analysts from different countries and sectors. Live streaming will be arranged to move the discussions beyond the room in Brussels.
You are warmly invited to participate in the People's Tribunal on EU Economic Governance that takes place on 15 May from 14 to 17 hrs and on 16 May from 10 to 17 hrs. Please inform us whether you are coming via soltrumbovila [at] tni.org or leonie[at]corporateeurope.org.
The live streaming address: http://www.d19-20.be/program-peoples-tribunal-on-eu-economic-governance-and-the-troika/
Europa está al borde del precipicio y mirando hacia el abismo. Las políticas de austeridad llevan a los pueblos de Europa a la pobreza, recortan la democracia y desmantelan las políticas sociales. Las crecientes desigualdades amenazan la cohesión social. La destrucción ecológica continúa mientras crisis humanitarias agudas devastan a los países más afectados. Las mujeres y los jóvenes son los... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Europe stands on the edge of a precipice, looking into the abyss. Austerity policies drive the people of Europe into poverty, undercut democracy and dismantle social policies. Rising inequalities endanger social cohesion. Ecological destruction is worsening while acute humanitarian crises devastate the most affected countries. Women and young people are hardest hit. The European oligarchy... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The Transnational Institute is participating in the Alter Summit, which is being held in Athens from 7-9 of June. This is a historic and crucial step forward in the building of more convergence between movements opposed to current undemocratic, anti-social and anti-ecological policies promoted by European governments and institutions.... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
"Until last year, we did not know that fracking was happening in Tunisia", says Sabria Barka from Eco-Conscience, an environmental NGO based in Tunis. While the government claims fracking is not yet happening in Tunisia, citizen groups have witnessed fracking in Hammamet Gulf, Sfax and Tataouine. Concern about fracking is growing fast among citizens. The growing concern among citizens was... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
The Tunisian capital celebrated the start of the four-day World Social Forum on Wednesday, the first in the Arab world, with thousands attending a march from the city center. Tens of thousands of activists from 124 countries, as well as members of the press, are in attendance.... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
Afirmamos que la descolonización de los pueblos oprimidos es un gran reto para los movimientos sociales del mundo entero.... ဆက်လက်ဖတ်ရှုပါ
