Subject: AUT: FW: Alternative Economic Summit, Cologne, June 17th to 18th
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 17:23:49 +0200


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Subject: Alternative Economic Summit, Cologne, June 17th to 18th


The Alternative
Economic Summit

17./18. of June 1999

Cologne


Draft program

>From 18th to 20th of June 1999 the last World Economic Summit
(G-7) in
this century will take place in Cologne.

In Germany, social movements and NGOs are preparing several
alternative
events, among them a demonstration and a human chain.

At the 17th and 18th of June an international congress, the
tAlternative
World Economic Summitv will take place.

The congress is prepared by an alliance of different
organisations,
among them Friends of the Earth Germany (BUND), medico
international,
the Heinrich-Bvll-Foundation, the Youth Organisations of the
socialdemocratic and green party, the Federal Congress of
Development
Action Groups (BUKO) and others. The conference is co-ordinated
by WEED.

The main-purpose of the congress is the discussion and promotion
of
alternatives to the neo-liberal world order. In the light of the
deepening crisis of the dominant economic paradigm the political
conjuncture for alternatives has never been more favourable in
the last
decade.

The congress will focus on three main issues:
? the future of labour
? migration
? towards a different world economic order, in particular the
finance
system,

while cross-sectorial issues like ecology, peacekeeping and women
will
be considered.

The first day of the congress will focus in three parallel panel
meetings on the main issues. International and German experts and
civil
society representatives will be invited, among others: Elmar
Altvater,
Frangois Chesnais, Susan George, Jvrg Huffschmid, Martin Khor.

The second day will integrate the results of the commissions in
the
plenary and try to further process alternatives. Prominent
figures from
social movements from all over the world, academics etc. will be
invited. We shall try to get personalities like Wole Soyinka,
Vandana
Shiva and Pierre Bourdieu.

The congress will be held with simultaneous translation in
English and
German.

The conference will be held in the High School for Adult
Education
(Volkshochschule) Cologne, Josef Haubrich Hof 2 (near Neumarkt).
Forum I Migration (17.6)


Panel 1  tWe are here, because you are therev
10:30 - 12:30
Discussion with Videoclips

Globalised capitalism has worsened social situations and
generates
refugees all over the world. Refugees are mobilized by force and
integrated into the international labor market whereas their
human
rights are constantly violated, both in thei countries of origin
and in
thei countries of destiny.

With: Osiris Bayer (exiled Human Rights worker, Colombia), Ayten
Kaplan
(Yek Kom, Federation of Kurdish Groups in Germany),
Representative of
Intercontinental Caravan (ICC), Representative of the Movimento
dos
Trabalhadores Sem terra (Brasil),

Panel 2  Deportation is torture
14:00 - 16:00

Europe turns into a fortress against migrants. Thousands of
people are
in remand pending deportation. But the illegalised and locked up
donFt
give up, they organise resistance.

With: Behshid (AGISRA), Theophilus E. Osezua (The Voice Africa
Forum),
Mohammed (Sans Papiers, Belgium) , Hasan Calhan (German Church
Asylum).

Panel 3  Many ways lead to one destination?!
16:00 - 18:00

All over the world people defend there dignity and fight for the
same
rights. Do our visions have the power to establish alternatives?
Are
there perspectives for anti-racist groups to cooperate with other
social movements? How do we realize the european-wide
mobilization for
the upcoming new legislation?

Madjiguhne Cissi (sans papiers, France), Osaren Igbinoba (Caravan
of
migrants and refugees), Siva Baboo (World Tamil Forum), Peter
Kissinger
(homeless movement, Germany)

Moderation: Hella Reich (no one is illegal), Albrecht Kieser
(Journalist), Konrad Melchers (epd entwicklungspolitik)


Forum II Future of labour (17.6.)

The general task of this Forum is to reconstruct emancipatory
strategies
and social alternatives in the light of the postfordist
transformations.

Panel 1  Beyond labour? Perspectives of the industrialised
countries.
10:30 - 12:30

With Yann Moulier Boutang (France), Thomas Atzert (Germany),
Georg Zinn
(Germany), Christa Sonnenfeld (Germany) and others.


Panel 2  Beyond labour? Perspectives of the developing countries
13:30 - 15:30

With Boris Kagarlitzky (Russia), Farida Akther (Bangla Desh), Ari
Sitas
(RSA), Maria Rojas (Chile) and others.

Panel 3  Ethos, Utopia and labour ideology
16:00 - 18:00

With Karola Brede (Germany), Maurizio Lazzarato (France),
Roswitha Scholz
(Germany), Joachim Beerhorst (Germany) and others

Forum III (17.6.)
For a new economic world order



Panel 1  Business without frontiers? World trade, Foreign Direct
Investments and control of TNCs
10:30 - 12:30

With regard to the vMillennium Roundv of the WTO and the ongoing
liberalisation and deregulation on trade and investment,
alternatives of
the civil society will be discussed.

With Sunita Narain (Centre for Science & Environment, India),
Martin
Khor (Third World Network, Malaysia), Jessica Woodroffe (World
Development Movement, UK), Charles Arden Clarke (WWF
International,
Switzerland)
Moderator: Myriam Vander Stichele (Trans National Institute,
Netherlands)

Panel 2  Regulating the financial markets
14:00 - 16:00

In the last decade, the international finance markets were the
main
catalyst of globalisation. Any politics seem to be dependent from
the
power of capital. Will we be able to turn the tide? Which
strategies,
which instruments are necessary for a change?

With Frangois Chesnais (University of Paris, France), Suzanne de
Brunhoff (CNRS, France), Jvrg Huffschmid (University of Bremen,
Germany), Kevin Watkins (Oxfam international, UK).
Moderator: Martina Metzger (University of Berlin, Germany)

Panel 3  (Re)Regulation of the world economic system - Democratic
alternatives to the neoliberal world order
16:30 - 18:30

Is there a new order which can replace neoliberalism? A new
architecture
of the world economy and the international system will be
discussed.

With Candidou Grzbowski (ibase, Brasil), Susanne L|tz (MPI Kvln,
Germany), Susan George (Author, France), Michel Chossudovsky
(University
of Ottawa, Canada).
Moderator: Peter Wahl (WEED)


Final discussion: Beyond Neo-Keynesianism

With Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South, Thailand), Vandana
Shiva
(Alternative Nobel Prize winner, India), Alain Lipietz (CEPREMAP,
France) and  N.N. (representative of the Heinrich-Boell
Foundation).

Plenary on the Final Day (18.6.)




Orientation: Elmar Altvater (University of Berlin, Germany)
9:30


Panel 1  Back to the future? Perspectives of neo-keynesian
Reform-Alternatives
10:30 - 12:30

With Yann Moulier Boutang (France), Detlev Hartmann (no one is
illegal, Germany), Nicola Bullard, Arielle Salet

Panel 2 Change comes bottom-up. New strategies and players?
14:00 - 16:00

With Boris Kagarlitzky (Russia), NN, Movimento dos Sem Terra
(Brazil),
Ari Sitas (South Africa), Viraj Mendis (Caravan for the Rights of
the
Refugees and Migrants, Germany).

Panel 3 It is not enough to interprete the world - ways,
strategies and
alliances
17:30 - 19:00

With Martin Khor (Third World Network, Malaysia), NN, Trade Union
(Germany), Frieder Otto Wolf (member of the European Parliament,
Germany, Faridah Akther (UBINIG Policy research for Development
Alternative, Bangladesh).


Final discussion:  Emancipatory perspectives in the era of war
20:00 - 21:30

With Andreas Buro (Comittee for Human Rights and Democracy,
Germany),
Madjiguhne Cissi (Sans papiers, France), Michel Chossudovsky
(Canada).
Moderation: Angelika Zahrnt (Friends of the earth, Germany)

For further information contact:

WEED

Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 13
D - 53111 Bonn
Tel.: +49 (0)228 - 7661316
Fax: +49 (0)228 - 696470
e-mail: weed-AT-weedbonn.org
Internet:http://www.weedbonn.org (Register online, by fax or
email,
please indicate the forum which you are going to attend)






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