1. Overview

Tuesday, 5.6

• 17.oo – 19.3o Introductory panel
• 2o.oo – 22.oo Individual follow-up discussions with the panelists of the introductory panel

Wednesday, 6.6

• o9.oo – 11.oo Workshops
• 11.3o – 13.3o Panels. First theme block
• 13.3o – 14.3o Lunch
• 14.3o – 16.3o Workshops
• 17.oo – 19.oo Workshops
• 19.oo – 20.oo Dinner
• 20.oo – 22.oo Panels. Second theme block

Thursday, 7.6

• o9.oo – 11.oo Workshops
• 11.3o – 13.15 Closing panel
• 13.15 Closing speech

Alternative Summit

G8 2007 – There are alternatives!

Programme

2. Panels

Tuesday, 5.6.

Introductory panel 17.oo – 19.3o Rethinking globalization

• Jean Ziegler (UN special envoyee)
• Annelie Buntenbach (DGB federal board)
• Madjiguene Cissé (Sans Papiers, Senegal)
• Thuli Makama (Yonge Nawe Environmental Action Group, Swaziland) Host: Ignacio Ramonet (Le Monde Diplomatique)

Follow-up discussions with the panelists 2o.oo – 22.oo

Wednesday, 11.3o – 13.3o

First theme block

Climate justice, but how?

• Martin Rocholl (Chair of Friends of the Earth Europe)
• Elmar Altvater (Prof. em. Freie Universität Berlin)
• Klaus Milke (Klimaallianz)
• Sunita Narain (Direktorin Centre for Science and Environment, Stockholm) tbc
• Andrew Pendleton (climatologue, Christian Aid)

Precarious work and growing poverty in a rich society?

• Steffan Sjöberg (Centre for Marxist Social Studies, Stockholm)
• Dieter Klein (Rosa Luxemburg Foundation)
• Katja Kipping (Network Basic Income)
• Horst Schmitthenner (IG Metall) Host: Kai Burmeister (IG Metall)

Economization of education and the future of labour

• Wolfgang Nitsch (University Oldenburg)
• Neville Alexander (Cape Town University, Kapstadt) tbc
• Sonja Staack (BdWi)
• Yoama Paredes (Ministry for education, Venezuela) tbc

Wednesday, 2o.oo – 22.oo

Second theme block

Connect social struggles – for global justice

• Gigi Francisco (Coordinator of International Gender & Trade Network, Philippines)
• Walden Bello (Focus on the Global South, Philippines)
• Jane Nalunga (Seatini, Uganda)
• Ingeborg Tangeraas (Via Campesina, Norway)
• Thomas Gebauer (Medico International)

The return of war. On the relation between war and globalization in different world regions

• Claudia Haydt (Informationsstelle Militarisierung, Tübingen)
• Raida Hatoum (Activist in the women’s and refugees movement, Libanon)
• Ana Esther Cecena (Prof. at the UNAM, Mexico)
• Boris Kagarlitzki (Sociologue, Institute for Globalization studies/Centre for left policies, Russia) Host: Amy Holmes tbc

The altermondialist movement: balance and outlook

• John Holloway (Author, Mexico)
• Alex Callinicos (Prof. King’s College, London) tbc
• Susan George (Transnational Institute, Attac France)
• Isabel Rauber (Researcher in social movements, Argentinia)

“We are here because you are there…” Structural backgrounds of flight and migration (17.oo Hearing with follow-up workshop)

• Victor Nzuz (Congo)
• Solange Koné (Ivory Coast)
• Maxim Butkevich (Kiev)
• Amadou Mbow (Mauretania)
• Gyeke Tanoh (African Trade Network, Ghana)
• N.N. (International Campagn against Dictatorship, Togo)
• Karl Kopp (Responsible for European affairs, Pro Aysl)
• Ngongang Celestin (Refugee Initiative Brandenburg) tbc

Thursday, 7.6

Closing panel 11.3o – 13.15 There are alternatives! with (among others)

• Hauke Brunkhorst (Institute for Sociology, University Flensburg)
• Sandro Mezzarda (Institute for Political Science und History, University Bologna)

Closing speech at 13.15

• Vandana Shiva (Alternative Nobelprize Laureate, India)

Closing Presumably, there still will be some workshops on Thursday. At around 1.00 pm there will be a central closing event with a plenary discussion with internationally well known speakers.

[http://www.g8-alternative-summit.org/en/pages/programme.php]