Events by track

Capitalism, health and social crisis

  Title Track Speakers
A005 Theories of Change and Conflict Escalation
How does change happen? How do we think change happens? How do we think that... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A012 From Health to BigTech
The European Network for Corporate Research (ENCO) will discuss various... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A020 Forced labour - forms, causes and measures
There are currently 25 million people in forced labour worldwide. But what... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A024 Let's talk about redistribution!
In Germany, the "top" ten percent in the wealth distribution own 62.1 percent... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A029 Defending housing - from practical resistance to a housing policy strategy
Three workshops will take place on the theme “defending housing - from... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A032 Preconditions and success factors of housing movements - networking and opportunities for a system change
Three workshops will take place on “Defending housing - from practical... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A033 Stop Amazon
There has been organised resistance to Amazon's expansion in Europe for... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A053 2048 - Scenes from a world of tomorrow
In a radio play, scenes from a world in 2048 are presented in which... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A059 Socialising. Strategies for a Democratic Economy
With the success of the Berlin referendum "Expropriate Deutsche Wohnen und... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A062 Shorter working hours for Europe?!
Reduced working hours is a crucial part of the urgent socio-ecological... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A064 Cancelling Ukraine's debt?
War means destruction and economic mayhem. The question of cancelling... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A068 The health care battle
Since the mid-1980s the healthcare system in Germany has been transformed... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A070 The European Union today - beyond neoliberalism?
Recently there have been important changes in the areas of monetary policy,... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A072 Social and Anti-Social Reforms in Europe
Neoliberal reforms are undermining acquired rights and the redistributive... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A077 From North to South: denouncing the illegitimate debt of the working classes around the globe
Crises reinforce capitalism and deepen inequality. Household debt is a... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A083 For equity and an end to tax evasion
The workshop will focus on an analysis of the material followed by a... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A086 Undocumented workers in Europe
The workshop will address the struggles for undocumented workers across Europe. 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A090 Digitalisation and the Reorganisation of Capitalism
Digitalisation has become one of the most widespread buzzwords of our time.... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A094 China as an Enemy - A Differentiated Perspective in Times of Geopolitical Polarisation
Opinions about the People's Republic of China differ widely: some see the... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A105 How can social movements respond to the new geopolitical situation?
Today’s world is totally different from the world we knew twenty years ago.... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A112 Geopolitical confrontation instead of green transformation
None of the major global problems have been dealt with in the spirit of... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A114 Trade union internationalism - more than soap-box oratory?
Trade unions that are only organised in a national framework are reaching... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A128 Pandemics, patents and profits: the fight against big big-pharma monopolies?
The pandemic has seen huge inequality in vaccine access thanks to a system... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A137 ESCALATION - A wild ride through activism!
You want to know which methods you can use to create publicity and which... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A143 Street theatre according to Augusto Boal / Theatre of the Oppressed
There will be a practical introduction to this form of street theatre with... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A151 The EU push to ”complete the internal market” – strategies for reclaiming democratic space and protecting public services
Corporate lobby groups are demanding drastic new EU powers to ”complete the... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A160 "Resilence & Wellbeing" for more joyful activism and less burnout
In this workshop, we’ll work on how activism moves us, as well as the ways in... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
A166 Cost of living crisis
Starving to feed your own children? Getting sick because of cold flats? What... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
E165 The role and possibilities of social movements in Africa
Social movements in African countries face particular difficulties.... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
F1.1 Health care - Public Health and the Pandemics
In this forum we will discuss the various consequences of the pandemic and... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
F1.3 Capitalism - Towards a new type of capitalism? Continuities, ruptures, crossroads
The global financial crisis since 2007, the subsequent euro crisis, the... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
F1.4 Trade - How trade and investment agreements entrench corporate power and the climate crisis
Six years ago, social movements in Europe and the US successfully blocked the... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
F2.1 Housing - Housing and Land - Eldorado of Capital Exploitation
The forum will focus on current housing and land policy problems as well as... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis
F3.3 War and Peace #2 - Ukrainian activists* on the war on Ukraine, resistance and solidarity
The resistance of the Ukrainian people to Putin's brutal war of aggression... 		Capitalism, health and social crisis

Civil liberties, democracy

  Title Track Speakers
A056 The unconditional basic income (UBI)
An unconditional basic income (UBI) would unconditionally secure everyone's... 		Civil liberties, democracy
B168 Our responsibility in times of climate emergency - What you can do in civil resistance
Hunger strikes, motorway blockades, shutting down pipelines - dramatic civil... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E007 Linke Lernen Lachen - Leftists learn how to laugh - La Gauche Qui Rit
Especially in difficult times, social movements need a special, peaceful... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E023 The future of social forums WSF and ESF
After its recent event in Mexico, the World Social Forum is facing its... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E027 Introduction to Unarmed Civil Protection
The workshop will focus on Unarmed Civil Protection (UCP), an alternative... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E028 Functioning and development of the European Union
The EU is very crucial to the daily lives of Europeans. This workshop will... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E049 There’s no safe Europe without a safe world
War is changing the security, human rights, social and ecological contexts... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E071 EU-water policies
The workshop will illustrate EU water standards, the path to implementation... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E073 Solidarity with the resistance to the dictatorship in Syria
Who are the Syrian democrats, their organisations, their demands and their... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E097 The poster as a form of protest art
After viewing the exhibits, the participants will select posters that will... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E103 Banners, masks, signs
There is no protest without banners, picket signs and masks of politicians,... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E106 Latin American debates at the time of the return of the "leftists”
The return of the left in Latin America is accompanied by fierce debates... 		Civil liberties, democracy
E113 Crisis of democracy, new authoritarianism and emancipatory counter-strategies
Bourgeois democracy is in crisis in many places; authoritarian-populist,... 		Civil liberties, democracy
F1.2 Intersectionality - How intersectionality makes our movements stronger
The use of the concept of intersectionality is becoming more common in social... 		Civil liberties, democracy
F2.4 Democracy - Democracy and public freedoms: Regaining their full progressive traction
After the dark period of fascism in Europe, progressive movements have... 		Civil liberties, democracy
F3.2 War & Peace #1 - On peace and disarmament in times of war
Each time major political powers are involved in wars the issue of global... 		Civil liberties, democracy
K3 - UBI - Our right to life
This 41-minute film explains what basic income is and what it is not. What... 		Civil liberties, democracy

Ecology and climate justice

  Title Track Speakers
B004 Mobility is at stake in Europe - challenges of the climate crisis and social impacts on the aviation and shipping sectors
The transport sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions.... 		Ecology and climate justice
B008 Fit for 55?
The programme proposed by the EU Commission will determine climate policy in... 		Ecology and climate justice
B009 Struggles against the appropriation of water and the pollution of the aquatic environment by private companies in Europe
We will present several cases of water grabbing and water pollution in Europe... 		Ecology and climate justice
B022 Pulling the emergency brake to stop climate collapse
What transformative strategies are there and how do they relate to each... 		Ecology and climate justice
B025 The EU, the war and climate change
Under the catch phrase "strategic autonomy" the EU wants to play a big power... 		Ecology and climate justice
B037 Painting Utopia: When the Excavators Stop
How does civil society envision an environmentally and socially compatible... 		Ecology and climate justice
B039 Benin, destruction of biodiversity and adaptation of agriculture to climate change
This workshop was born out of a desire to show that communities and society... 		Ecology and climate justice
B041 Labour union movement and ecology - diverse and complementary approaches?
Through an exchange of experiences and practices, the workshop will allow... 		Ecology and climate justice
B052 Nuclear energy: between climate, economic and geopolitical issues, a struggle that is more current than ever
The ageing of power plants, the proliferation of radioactive waste, climate... 		Ecology and climate justice
B058 How can a "just transition" succeed?
The workshop will present the research findings of the London Mining Network,... 		Ecology and climate justice
B060 Lesson from mobilising farming communities around climate issues in Poland
WeMove Europe has run an on-the-ground project in Poland in collaboration... 		Ecology and climate justice
B061 End fossil fuels: Occupy!
Students are striking. Institutions are failing. The fossil fuel industry is... 		Ecology and climate justice
B081 Zero by 2030
Ecology and climate justice
B084 Financing the ecological bifurcation
This workshop will focus on the financing of the ecological bifurcation,... 		Ecology and climate justice
B085 Genetic engineering in nature conservation
Gene Drives - a form of genetic engineering - is set to become THE new tool... 		Ecology and climate justice
B088 Debt, finance and climate justice
This workshop will discuss how European social movements can come together to... 		Ecology and climate justice
B089 EuroMemorandum: Peace, socio-ecological transformation, degrowth?
The event is a workshop to bring together activists and academics to discuss... 		Ecology and climate justice
B096 How the EU-Mercosur trade agreement can be stopped
In 2019, the EU and the South American Mercosur countries announced a free... 		Ecology and climate justice
B109 Labour conflicts and climate crisis
In this workshop we will think brainstorm how we can better involve workers... 		Ecology and climate justice
B120 The imperial mode of living: what is it, and how do we end it?
In "The Imperial Mode of Living: Everyday life and the ecological crisis",... 		Ecology and climate justice
B122 Scientist Rebellion - From publications to public actions
What is the role of scientists, researchers and academics in the climate and... 		Ecology and climate justice
B123 Strategy Discussion, Information-sharing on COP27 Mobilisation and Beyond
The People’s Summit and big mobilisations by UK-based and global climate... 		Ecology and climate justice
B132 NETTO NULL and carbon offsets: pseudo-solutions in a neo-colonial tradition
Due to public pressure, companies are setting net-zero emissions targets to... 		Ecology and climate justice
B134 Regulating finance for a future free of fossil fuels
Stopping the proliferation of fossil fuels means stopping their financing. EU... 		Ecology and climate justice
B141 A just energy transition in Europe and Asia
What effect does the war in Ukraine have on one of the key points of the... 		Ecology and climate justice
B142 Lützerath at the Garzweiler opencast lignite mine - the climate justice movement hot spot
The workshop is about the history of the emergence of the Lützerath hot spot.... 		Ecology and climate justice
B162 The climate crisis is a class struggle
We need to cut emissions, and fast. We need structural change to do so. The... 		Ecology and climate justice
F2.2 Climate - The big solutions we need for systemic change and climate justice
Global warming and climate change are reaching a tipping point in a "now or... 		Ecology and climate justice
F3.1 Traffic - The transport sector is key to to climate and social justice
Emissions from the transport sector continue to rise unchecked. The latest... 		Ecology and climate justice

Feminism and gender issues

  Title Track Speakers
C015 Faced with the war in Ukraine, how are women resisting and organising themselves?
The voice of feminists from Ukraine and Eastern European countries will allow... 		Feminism and gender issues
C066 Gender-sensitive lessons to be learned from the pandemic as levers for social and feminist transformation
The feminist analysis of the pandemic examines ”primary housework,” the... 		Feminism and gender issues
C111 Inclusive activist spaces
Social movement platforms usually describe what kind of world they are... 		Feminism and gender issues
C125 Feminist strike
For several years, trade unions and feminist associations have called for a... 		Feminism and gender issues
C127 Care at the centre of feminist economy and ecology
The globalised capitalist system is both harmful to women's rights and to the... 		Feminism and gender issues
C156 #MakingTheInvisibleVisible: Toolkit for Feminist Economics. A pedagogical proposal for secondary school teachers and students
We at Economistas sin Fronteras have developed a toolkit on feminist... 		Feminism and gender issues

Racism and migration

  Title Track Speakers
D036 Argumentation training against bar-room clichés
Pushing back in the face of bar-room clichés! It's that time again, the... 		Racism and migration
D050 Fighting Islamophobia across Europe
Islamophobia is one of the most examples of racism, stigmatisation and... 		Racism and migration
D093 Solidarity Cities: Cities as places of refuge
Solidarity Cities, or "sanctuary cities," treat all people living in them as... 		Racism and migration
D121 How can the fight against the right succeed?
Right-wing extremism is by no means limited to Germany or Europe. The... 		Racism and migration
D129 Racist language in the everyday working life of migration counselling
Together with the participants we will take a closer look at the issue of... 		Racism and migration
D163 Thirty years after the end of apartheid - Lex ukrainensis and Europe. How could it come to this?
Thirty years after the end of apartheid, there first- and second-class war... 		Racism and migration
F2.3 Right-wing Extemism - International right-wing movements - analysis of the current situation and development of counter-strategies
An authoritarian-nationalist right is gaining strength worldwide. Fired up by... 		Racism and migration