Join the European Forum 2020
The forum is a space for left, green and progressive voices to discuss alternative solutions to the crises facing Europe.
Together, we will oppose the same old remedies of cuts, austerity and war. The people of Europe can not pay for another crisis! By coming together, sharing our struggles and building new alliances we can change Europeโs direction towards a fairer, greener economy and more equitable and more just society.
As part of this year’s European Forum, we’re organising three seminars on some of the biggest topics of debate in the EU: migration, climate change, and recovery from the pandemic.
Join activists, elected representatives, trade unionists, and experts in the discussion on our alternatives and debate on what the Left’s response should be.
IN ONE HOUR: the 2020 #EuropeanForum continues with the online seminar:
'Fighting #racism and the far-right during the #COVID19Pandemic'.
Join @IdoiaVR and others for two hours of debate and discussion from 1800 CET.
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— The Left in the European Parliament (@GUENGL) November 11, 2020
Our Seminars as part of the European Forum:
๐๐จ ๐บ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฒ๐: ๐ถ๐ป๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐น๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐
Time: Nov 10, 2020 10.00 CET
Join on Zoom:ย https://zoom.us/j/93173740600
Speakers for the first panel:
- Milena ZAJOVIC, President of Are You Syrious / Head of Advocacy, Border Violence Monitoring Network
ยท Helena MALENO, Human rights defender in Caminando Fronteras
ยท Iรฑigo MIJANGOS, President of Salvamento Maritimo Humanitario – Aita Mari
ยท Pernando Barrena, MEP, EH Bildu
ยท Kostas Arvanitis, MEP, SYRIZA
Speakers for the second panel:
- David CONLAN SMYTH, Senior Counsel. CCBE/European Lawyers in Lesvos
ยท Bernd DRรKE, Coordinator of Seebrรผcke Mainz
ยท Anila NOOR, Global Refugee-led Network and founder of the New Women Connectors
ยท Anne-Sophie Pelletier, MEP, France Insoumise
ยท Malin Bjรถrk, MEP, Swedish Left Party
Sara Prestianni from EuroMed Rights (Asylum and migration programme officer) will moderate the panels.
๐๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐บ – ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐๐ด๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
Time: Nov 13, 2020 15.00 CET
Join on Zoom:ย https://zoom.us/j/95441344485
The latest IPCC Special Report (October 2018) is our last alarm bell for stopping mass human and environmental destruction caused by human-induced climate change. Rapid and ambitious action is needed to ensure that the transition is fair and leaves no one behind. Climate action is not a stand-alone struggle; it includes struggles for decent jobs, high living standards, and gender and racial equality. The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear that the resilience of our societies to any kind of crisis goes hand in hand with social and environmental justice at the European and international level. There is a need to reclaim the narrative of a just and sustainable COVID-19 recovery and ensure that public climate finance serves public interests, and isn’t used to privatise essential services or impact public finance investments in developing countries. Thus, the compensation of the climate debt we have built up will ensure that the most vulnerable countries are sufficiently resourced to adapt to global warming and rising sea levels.
Moderator: Petros Kokkalis, MEP GUE/NGL
List of speakers:
– Marie Toussaint, MEP Greens/EFA
– Lynn Boylan, Senator (Ireland)
– Dr. Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, University College London (UK) and Professor II, University of Agder (Norway -Katie Treadwell, WWF European Policy Officer
-Leia Achampong, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer – Climate Finance, European Network on Debt and Development
๐๐จ ๐ฏ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ฒ๐ & ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ: ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น, ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ ๐๐ & ๐ก๐๐๐จ
Date: Wednesday, 18 November 2020
Time: 17.00 CET
Join on Zoom:ย https://zoom.us/j/93968294257
List of speakers:
– Dimitrios Papadimoulis, MEP GUE/NGL, Greece (moderator)
– Rasmus Andresen, MEP Greens/EFA, Germany
– Luca Visentini, General Secretary of ETUC
– Eider Gardiazรกbal Rubial, MEP S&D, Spain (tbc)
Check out the full programme of forums, seminars, workshops and assemblies on the website www.europeanforum.eu