"The point is to change it"
How theory and practice meet in social activism.
Forum on July 9th, 2011
Hungarian society is in crisis. Racism, increasing exclusion, poverty, unemployment, violence, environmental pollution and the lack of real democracy are all a part of our everyday lives. There are many who think that the prevailing economic and social system is not sustainable.
How would a just, democratic and sustainable Hungary based on egalitarian principles look like, and what should we do to achieve it?
Join us at an activist forum, where we will discuss what possibilities are opened up by the crises of capitalism, and how we are able to create a more just society with the help of David Harvey’s co-(r)evolutionary theory.
Who do we expect?
Organizations, groups and activists who are actively organizing for the transformation of social, economic, political or personal relations, and who are interested in broad cooperation to achieve another Hungary.
Registration is obligatory! (You can register here.)
Registration deadline: 5 July 2011.
PROGRAM
9th July, 2011. 1–8pm
1–2.30pm Opening roundtable discussion: Co-revolutionary theory and practice in Hungary
Participants:
David Harvey [with online connection] (social scientist, CUNY-GC)
Gábor Scheiring (sociologist – economist, Member of Parliament)
Katalin Bársony (film director, Mundi Romani)
moderator: Tessza Udvarhelyi
2.30–3pm coffee break
3–4.30pm Workshops 1: Revolutionary change – the dimensions of social change
- Production and labor - moderator: Bálint Misetics
- Relations to nature - moderators: Márton Fabók and Dénes Csurgó
- Mental conceptions of the world - moderator: Tibor Várady
- Social relations and conduct of daily life - moderator: Ágnes Gagyi
- Institutional arrangements - moderator: Borbála Ivány
4.30–5pm coffee break
5–6.30pm Workshops: Revolutionary change – organizing strategies
- Autonomous spaces - moderator: András Szépe
- Mobilization, building a mass base - moderator: Csurika Erdős Jánosné
- Lobbying, political pressure - moderator: János László
- Organizational forms from anarchist groups to political parties - moderator: Steve Attila Kopiás
- Participatory decision-making - moderator: Zsuzsi Pósfai
6.30-7pm coffee break
7–pm Roundtable discussion: summarizing the outcomes of the workshops
moderator: Tessza Udvarhelyi
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PRACTICAL INFO
REGISTRATION under "regisztráció" here on the website
moderator: Tessza Udvarhelyi
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PRACTICAL INFO
When? 9th of July, 2011. (Saturday) 13-20h
Contact and further information:
Zsuzsi Pósfai (+36 30 370 7751)
REGISTRATION under "regisztráció" here on the website
