Theme

Speakers

Saturday, October 28, 2006

9.00 h

Arrival

9.45 h

Conference Opening

• César Osvelio Méndez González / Consul General of the Bolivarian Republic Venezuela

• Hüseyin Aydin, Member of Parliament (Germany), Linke/PDS

2007 – 2014: A new Bolivarian mandate for President Chavez

10.00 - 11.30 h

Achievements and Future Challenges for the Bolivarian Revolution

• The political and social changes in Venezuela during Hugo Chavez’ first presidential mandate

• The campaign to gain 10 million votes and the future goals of the Bolivarian revolution during a new mandate of President Chavez

• William Izarra

• Gonzalo Gomez

11.45 - 13.00 h

US-American Strategies in Latin America against the Bolivarian and Anti-imperialist change

• Is ALCA dead? US economic strategies after Mar del Plata / The Bolivarian Alba as an alternative model.

• Militarisation and paramilitarisation: Washington’s policies between containment and military offensive against social change in Latin America. Account from the Colombian-Venezuelan border.

• Harri Grünberg

• Hernán Dario Vergara

• Luz Perly Cordoba

13.00 - 14.00 h

Lunch

14.00 - 16.00 h

A Revolution for the people and by the people. Accounts from the grassroots movements

• Unión Nacional de Trabajadores: The organised workers’ movement in the Bolivarian state.

• Frente Nacional Campesino Ezequiel Zamora: Peasants’ movement between agrarian revolution and paramilitary persecution.

• Ruben Linares

• Ali Ramos

16.00 - 18.00 h

For Solidarity and Bolivarianism! Parallel Sessions.

• Book presentation: Chavez’ biography by Christoph Twickel

• Film "Der Alte und Jesús: Propheten der Rebellion"

18.00 - 18.30 h

Break

18.30 h - 21.00 h

Venezuela’s proposal at the World Social Forum to build an „Alternative Anti-imperialist Movement“.- Panel discussion: Bolivarianism as alternative concept to the unipolar world order – „The Non-Aligned-States Movement“

• Hernán Dario Vergara

• William Izarra

• Gonzalo Gomez

• Moreno Pasquinelli

22.00 h

Concert

CUBAnchando

Música y canto latinoamericano
Musik from Fireland till Mexiko

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„21st Century Socialism“: Venezuela’s experience and contribution to a non-capitalist development.

10.00 - 11.30 h

Venezuela’s experience and conceptions for a „21st Century Socialism“ – Participative democracy, cooperatives, worker’s self-administration.

• William Izarra

• Ruben Linares

• Gregory Wilpert

• Ali Ramos

12.00 - 13.30 h

„21st Century Socialism“ as a basis for a renewd project of a non-capitalist development

• Roberto Massari

• Moreno Pasquinelli

14.00 - 15.30 h

Conclusions