TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY (TRISE) | 3nd Annual Conference in Patras Greece, August 28-31, 2015 | The Power to Destroy, the Power to Create

"The Power to Destroy, the Power to Create"

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Μια πραγματικά ενδιαφέρουσα συνδιάσκεψη με θέματα που αφορούν την Κοινωνία, την Οικολογία, την Άμεση Δημοκρατία, την Πολιτική, την Αυτοδιαχείριση κ.λπ.

Η ετήσια συνδιάσκεψη του TRISE θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην Πάτρα 28-31 Αυγούστου 2015. 

Περισσότερα για το πρόγραμμα, τους ομιλητές, τις δηλώσεις συμμετοχής στο site της Συνδιάσκεψης http://conference2015.trise.org/

Επιπρόσθετες πληροφορίες για την Κοινωνική Οικολογία κ.λπ. στο ΟΙΚΟΣΟΣΙΑΛΙΣΤΙΚΟ blog ΕΔΩ.

Οι ΦΙΛΟΙ της ΦΥΣΗΣ/ Naturefriends Greece θα παρακολουθήσουν την 3η Συνδιάσκεψη με θέμα "The Power to Destroy, the Power to Create"

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Welcome to the third annual conference of TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL ECOLOGY, August 28-31, in Patras, Greece!

This year’s Conference is titled The Power to Destroy, The Power to Create* and with this general theme we want to address the double-sided nature of our time – discussing both the destructive forces of global capitalism and the creative response from social movements.

The program spans  Friday to Monday and consists of a broad range of seminars, workshops and Roundtable discussions structured around our four sub themes: Social Ecology in Practice; The Democratic and Ecological City; Academia, Activism and Social Change; and Europe in Crises and Revolts.

You will find the full draft program below.

To learn more and to register for the Conference, please visit our webpage: http://conference2015.trise.org/

Any questions can be directed to trise.program@inventati.org

TRISE (Transnational Institute of Social Ecology) is a transnational network of activists/researchers concerned with both ecology and the development of today’s cities. We aim at working in partnership with civil society, as a forum for the exchange of ideas and knowledge. Learn more at http://trise.org/

* The conference title is taken from social ecologist Murray Bookchins manifesto-like essay from 1970.

PROGRAMME

Friday	August 28
10:30 Social Center	Registration and installation
13:30	Lunch
15:00	Opening of the Conference Welcome to the 3rd annual gathering of TRISE! (Dimitri Roussopoulos,Chair of TRISE) “The Power to Destroy, the Power to Create” - On the theme and program of the Conference (Svante Malmström and Ersilia Verlinghieri, members of the Adminstration Council and Programme Committee 2015) Welcome to Patras and the Social Center (Sotiris Lycourghiotis) Round of presentation by participants
16:00	Break
17:00 Agora Argyri	The legacy of Murray Bookchin Blair Taylor (Berlin): Murray Bookchin: Architect of the Contemporary Left from Occupy to Kurdistan Chaia Heller (Leverett Station): Enter the Alter-Left:  Periodizing the Historical Moment of Democratic Confederalism Discussion Facilitator: Svante Malmström
20:30	Dinner
Social Centre	After dinner: Leisure time and workshop on “Songs of the Revolution” (Samuel Wade)

Saturday	August 29
9:30 Agora Argyri	Social Ecology and the City Federico Venturini (Udine): Introduction Dimitrios Roussopoulos (Montreal): ‘The Right to the City' Movement and its place on the radical municipalist agenda - A strategy perspective for social ecologists Discussion
10:30 Agora Argyri	Seminar: The Democratic and Ecological City Emet Değirmenci (Istanbul): Sovereign cities through food sovereignty Sotiris Lycourghiotis (Patras): Social centers as alternative forms of organization: the example of the Social Centre Patras Rowan Tallis Milligan (London): Recycling the city: Squatting as a critique of green (re)construction Discussion Facilitator: Federico Venturini
12:30	Lunch
14:00 Social Center	Workshop 1 Social movements and research in action for social change (Federico Venturini and Ersilia Verlinghieri, Leeds)	Workshop 2 Social movements and radical democracy - how do we exchange experiences and practices of participatory democracy? International gathering 2016? (Malin  Widehammar, Gotenburg)
15:30	Tea and Coffee
15:45	Roundtable discussion: Social Ecology in Practice Joam Evans Pim (Santiago de Compostela): A Libertarian Municipalist Agenda in Action: the Case of Lousame, Galiza. (Skype presentation) Dan Chodorkoff (Marshfield): Living in a Directly Democratic Community Matthew Little (London): Sortition, Oligarchy and personality disorder Discussion Facilitator: Ersilia Verlinghieri
17:15	Break
17:30	Summary Workshop: Lessons learned from the day and action points for TRISE’s future Facilitator: Malin Widehammar
18:30	Break
19:00 – 20:30 Agora Argyri	Social Ecology and the Kurdish Question Ozan Mirkan Balpetek, Yvo Fitzherbert and Yusuf Brunn (Istanbul): From rural to urban - how the Kurds have transformed their struggle Discussion Facilitator: Federico Venturini
21:00	Dinner

Sunday	August 30
9.30 Agora Argyri	Seminar: Europe in Crisis and Revolts Damian Gerber (Melbourne): Neoliberal Moralism vis-à-vis a Moral Economy: Two Competing Visions of a European Future (Skype presentation) George Poulados (Patras): Understanding the Greek Crisis – Is there a way out? Theodore Athanasopoulos (Patras): On the Greek crisis Theodoros Karyotis (Thessalonik): What's next for grassroots movements after Syriza's capitulation? Vilelmini Vilma Andrioti (Pireaus) : The identity of a political choreographer as an activist Discussion Facilitator: Lefteris Virirakis(Athens) and Sotiris Lycourghiotis
12:30	Lunch
14:00 Social Center	Workshop 3 The everyday lives of the Rojava revolutionaries (Yvo Fitzherbert and Joris Leverink)	Workshop 4 The identity of a political choreographer as an activist.(Vilelmini Vilma Andrioti)
15:30	Tea and Coffee
15:45	Roundtable discussion: Intersections of Resistance Ian Bekker (Potchefstroom): On Pope Francis and the ideas of Murray Bookchin (Skype presentation) Samuel Wade (Vienna): Industrial Unionism: Firing the bosses and abolishing wages Katerina Kassavou (Cambridge): Ethics in research and practice: an example of health and well-being Discussion Facilitator: Christos Kotakis (Patras)
17:15	Break
17:30 Social Center	Summary Workshop: Lessons learned from the day and action points for TRISE’s future Facilitator: Ersilia Verlinghieri
18:30	Break
19:00 - 20:30 Agora Argyri	'This Changes Everything' - Naomi Klein and the Politics for Climate Justice Panel discussion with Dan Chodorkoff, Matthew Little and Ersilia Verlinghieri Facilitator: Dimitri Roussopoulos
21:00	Dinner

Monday	August 31
9:30 Agora Argyri	Closing session Summary of the Conference Conclusions and open debate Evaluation of the conference Proposals of themes for future conferences Final Greetings
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Free time Field trip in Patras or other activities to be added
20:00 Social Centre	End party! Dinner and live music