Dear friends,
Just below a message from the french committee:
The CIFS (French initiative committee on social forums) met on the 15th of November to assess the european assembly held on October, 23-24 in Paris and to consider the follow-up steps that should be taken. During the European assembly,...
1. GENERAL ASPECTS
The 1st edition of the Joint Social Conference in Romania (JSC Ro) was organized on 25th-26th of September 2010 in the City of Pitesti.
Its main objective was to promote the model and general aims of the Joint Social Conference Brussels European initiative in Eastern Europe,...
transform!europe participated in the 6th European Social Forum held in Istanbul, July 2010.
The seminars co- organised by transform!europe were:
Which political answer to the crisis ?Analysis of the car industry crisis: what kind of social and ecological reconversion do we need?What can be a...
The 5th Summer University, organized by the European Left Party (EL) and transform! europe, took place in Kishinev, the capital of the Republic of Moldova, from 14 to 19 July.
The hosting party, the Communist Party of the Republic of Moldova (PCRM), member party of the EL, is facing harsh...
A restrictive policy worsens the crisis, adds fuel to sepculation and can bring the disintegration of the Euro zone. The direction of our economic policy needs to be changed to prevent another breakdown of incomes and employment.
Since December 2009 the transform! europe newsletter has been published regularly once a month. It contains information about the activities of our network, its members and observing members and about important initiatives of social movements we are taking part in.
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In the coming weeks, the eyes of the world, at least the football world, will turn to the Republic of South Africa. The World Cup is not only a huge sport event but also a gigantic organisational and business effort. Modern football is a very successful money making machine, controlled mainly by...
More the crisis of financial globalization deepens, more the left seems weakening. Italy, at least, perfectly mirrors such a situation.
Nevertheless a qualitative change is mounting. For the better or for the worst, we are on the edge of a tipping point.
Giovanni Arrighi would describe it as the...
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Reports
International Council of the World Social Forum, Mexico City
transform! Working Group Brussels: Recent public debate on Greece
Enlazando Alternativas/Linking Alternatives, Madrid
Announcements
Strategic Perspectives of the Left in Europe (II), Florence
European Social...
In the midst of the Greek crisis, the transform Working Group Brussels organised its second meeting this year after a successful kick-off on 7th April 2010. Like in the previous occasion it brought together a milieu of activists, academics, politicians and civil servants directly concerned by the...
From May 5th to 9th, the International Council of the World Social Forum came together in Mexico City in a meeting to prepare the next edition of the World Social Forum in February next year in Dakar, Senegal.
At the beginning of the meeting this year’s initiatives were evaluated. A remarkable list...
The financial situation in Greece is getting worse everyday. For the time being, it is impossible for the country to borrow from the financial markets. The rate of interest for the Greek 10 years bonds is 10,55% (18,50% for the 2 years bonds). In reality nobody wants to lend Greece.
The government...
On Monday, instead of leading a planned discussion before the pre-premier showing of the ‘Shock-Doctrine’, I paid my respects, in front of the headquarters of the Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) in Wroclaw, to the victims of the tragedy in Smolensk. I went there in particular to remember the...
The social, political and ecological economic crisis we are undergoing, is in fact a crisis of capitalism. Following the human and ecological destruction, its utility for the general interest of society is therefore more and more questioned. It is certain than never that the financing of capitalism...
The transform! europe newsletter is published regularly once a month. It contains information about the activities of our network, its members and observing members and about important initiatives of social movements we are taking part in.
Contents
Reports and Articles
Crisis and European...
As originators of this European Appeal, we want:
• to contribute towards the development of the capacity for resistance and actions of solidarity by the peoples of Europe to the demands of the shareholders, banks and financial markets, to the actions of the E.U. and the governments that favour...
27 - 28 March the alleuropean mobilizing committee for the ESF in Istanbul (1.-4. July ) prepared together with the Czech Social Forum in Prague a Conference.
March 19 – 21 at Pace University in New York City saw the 29th annual gathering of the conference first known as the Socialist Scholars Conference (SSC) (1981 – 2004) and then the Left Forum (LF) (2005 to the present).
The keynote speaker this year was Rev. Jesse Jackson. His appearance at the...