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Uebcn2002:Calendar of Events in Barcelona.

infoEU | 02.03.2002 20:54

BARCELONA- March 9 to 16, 2002

CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE EUROPE OF CAPITAL AND THE WAR
PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES


Saturday, March 9 (afternoon) RECLAIM THE STREETS (17:00 Pl. Universitat)
Party in the streets of Barcelona for the reappropriation of
privatized and motorized public space. Circus, music and
actions against capitalism. Final party with dj’s from
Barcelona. Popular meal and surprises. The streets will not
be quieted!
(activity goes beyond the Campaign against the Europe of
Capital)

Monday to Friday, March 11 to 14
MAKE THE EUROPE OF CAPITAL VISIBLE CINEMA, FORUMS AND DEBATES ABOUT THE EUROPEAN UNION (every day at 19:00 in the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, Montalegre, 5)
Open debate about globalization, its effects on our lives and alternatives. With the participation of folks from the
movement.

Monday, March 11
Education, a right or business?
FILM: “EVERYTHING BEGINS TODAY”
Debate introduced by the student movement from the
Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (UAB) and by the
professor’s union USTEC-ESTES.
Saturday, March 16

FESTIVAL AGAINST THE EUROPE OF CAPITAL
Massive popular festival during the entire day with debates, music, paella, political acts and carnaval. Let’s take to
the streets to debate, demand and construct!


GATHERING OF ALTERNATIVES
Debates and conferences around another model of Europe. Education, social and labor rights, transportation and
energy, finances, relations with Latin America and the European Union from the perspective of our social movements.

9:30 Morning. WELCOME AND PRESENTATION OF THE ROUNDTABLES
( 9:30 Universitat de Barcelona, Pl. Universitat)

10:00 Morning. BEGINNING OF THE ROUNDTABLES


ROUNDTABLE 1. EDUCATION, A RIGHT OR A BUSINESS?
Led by Rosa Canyadell from the professors union USTEC-ESTES, a member of the student movement from the University of Barcelona, Teresa Rodriguez from the Universidad Hispalense de Sevilla, Sebas Parra from the Education Forum in Porto Alegre, Miquel Sole from the Federation of Parents of Students in Catalunya and Miguel Urban from the CAEF of the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

ROUNDTABLE 2. THE EUROPE OF CAPITAL AGAINST SOCIAL RIGHTS: WE ELABORATE AND DEFEND A CHARTER OF SOCIAL RIGHTS
Led by Julia Lopez, catedratica of labor law, Diosdado Toledano from the Campaign Against the Europe of Capital, a
member of the Movement for Global Resistance, Luis Blanco, Secretary of the IAC, Candido Gonzalez from the CSI of Asturias, Augustin Moreno from the critical sector of CCOO at the statewide level, Juan Manuel Sanchez Gordillo from the SOC of Andalusia, a representative of the CGT, FTC, Coordinadora Sindical from Madrid, World Women’s March Campaign, Carmen Sanjose from the Sanitation and Globalization and Commission and Cornella without Borders.

ROUNDTABLE 3. FINANCIAL POWERS AND THE ALTERNATIVES
Policies of “financial integration” of the European Union, with Miren Etxezarreta. Movements in struggle against some of some of the aspects of these policies: Dominique Mourlane from the Campaign against Fiscal Paradises in France, Eric Toussaint from CADTM, Arcadi Oliveres from FETS, Anna Rigol and Anna Maria Garriga from ATTAC Catalunya, Montse Sagarra from CCOO, and members of XCADE.

ROUNDTABLE 4. PRIVATIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION AND ENERGY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT
The multinationals in the nucleus of power of the European Union with Erik Wesselius of CEO, organization for the
study of multinationals. The repercussions of planned transportation in the Europeans Union with Alfonso Sanz.
Against privatization and in favor of the public sphere with bus and metro union members in Barcelona: Saturnino
Mercade and Ciercoles from the CGT, Jordi Ortega, ecologist-sindicalist, Roberto Carrasco from the CGT, Juan Vinuesa from the train union. The energy sector FECSA-Enher-Endesa with Joaquin Callejon from CCOO. For quality public transportation with Alex Roitg of the We Want Metro Platform in Baix Llobregat, Miquel Didac from the Platform in Opposition to the TAV in Girona and Pedro Jimenez from the El Prat Platform against the AVE.

ROUNDTABLE 5. THE EUROPE OF CAPITAL AND THE RECOLONIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA
A global vision of Latin America and the Resistance to Colonization with Carlos Aznares, Director of the Magazine
Resumen Latinoamericano. Spanish and European multinationals in Latin America with Albert Recio, University Professor. Debate with members of the Committee in Solidarity with Ecuador, The Catalan Association of the Nicaragua Brigades, The Association of Friends with the People of Guatemala, The Association of Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Ecuador Llactacaru, the Collective in Solidarity with the People of Venezuela, the Platform against Plan Colombia, Entrepobles, CGT, Batzac, The Janu Carlos Mariategui Cultural Association.

13:00. BEGINNING OF THE PLENARY SESSION (At the Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona, Montalegre, 5) THE CONSTRUCTION OF ANOTHER WORLD, FROM THE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS
With folks in support of the struggle of the Argentine People, the Movement Against the National Hidrologic Plan,
the Italian Social Forum, Mothers United Against Drugs, the Immigrant Movement, CSO El Palomar, the struggles of the workers movement.


CONCERT AND POPULAR PAELLA (14.30 zona MACBA)
Musica by La Carrau i L’Ensaladilla. Popular Paella for everyone.


DEMONSTRATION AGAINST THE EUROPE OF CAPITAL (18:00 Pg. Gràcia and Gran Via)
Demonstration with music, art, party and denunciation: NO to the Europe of Capital! Let’s all take to the streets!


MASSIVE CONCERT ( 22:00 at Sot del Migdia)
Concert with Radio Bemba (Manu Chao), Cheb Balowski, Javier Muguruza, Xavier Rivalta and Jorge Labanca.

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