¡No pasarán! 2022

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(updated 16/3/2022)

Saturday, 19 March

10:30 (CET): Welcome and registration

11:00–12:30 (CET): Opening session: Our shared struggle against the far right

Plenary Room – Münzenbergsaal
Interpretation: EN, FR, DE, ES
Hybrid and Livestream

Introducion and moderation:

• Fabian Figueiredo, Co-Coordinator of the Working Group Fighting the Far Right of the Party of the European Left (EL), Bloco de Esquerda, Portugal

Speakers:

• Janine Wissler, Co-Chairwoman, Die LINKE, Germany
• Sira Rego, Izquierda Unida (IU) MEP, The Left Group in the European Parliament, Spain
• Cecília Honório, initiator of the Portuguese Observatory of the Far Right, Bloco de Esquerda, Portugal
• Danièle Obono, MP France Insoumise, France
• Dáire Hughes, Sinn Féin Deputy General Secretary (Leas Ard Runaí)

12:30-13:30 (CET): Lunch break

13:30–15:00 (CET): Parallel Workshops

How the far right is organising: attacking our rights, dividing our communities

Plenary Room – Münzenbergsaal
Interpretation: EN, FR, DE, IT
Hybrid and Livestream

Introducion and moderation:

• Oliver Schröder, Die LINKE MEP, The Left Group in the European Parliament, Germany

Speakers:

• Esther Lynch, Deputy General Secretary of the European Confederation of Trade Unions (ETUC), Ireland
• Alice Bernard, Member of the Parliament of Wallonia, Member of the National Council of the PTB, Belgium
• Gianna Fracassi, CGIL Deputy General Secretary, Italy
• Yann Mompoint, LGBTQI+ Militant of the Communist French Party

Ideological developments in the far right: do they agree?

Seminarraum 2
Interpretation: EN

Introducion and moderation:

• Cornelia Hildebrandt, Co-President of transform! europe, Germany

Speakers:

• Marga Ferré, Co-President of transform! europe, Spain
• Fulvia Teano, IT security analyst and researcher, Italy

NSU 2.0. – right-wing terrorism and the role of the state

Seminarraum 1
Interpretation: EN, DE

Introducion and moderation:

• Anika Taschke, Coordinator of antifascist work for the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Germany

Speakers:

• Ferat Koçak, member of Berlin’s House of Representatives, Die LINKE, Germany
• Petra Pau, Vice President of the Bundestag, Die LINKE, Germany
• Caro Keller, NSU Watch, Germany

Defending our diverse communities: fighting racism and Islamophobia

Seminarraum 3
Interpretation: EN, DE, FR

Introducion and moderation:

• Maria Spiliotopoulou, Syriza member of the Working Group of the Party of the European Left Fighting the Far Right, Greece

Speakers:

• Maia Thomas, Black Lives Matter (BLM), Britain
• Judit Somi, TUMENCA association working with Roma workers, Hungary
• Merve Şahin, member of the Immigrants and Integration Council of the city of Solingen, DIE LINKE, Germany
• Sotiria Chira, Generation 2.0, Greece

30 min coffee break

15:30–17:00 (CET): Parallel Workshops

Against Fortress Europe

Plenary Room – Münzenbergsaal
Interpretation: EN, DE, FR
Hybrid and Livestream

Introduction and Moderation

• Seema Syeda, Comms & Campaigns Officer for Another Europe Is Possible, Britain

Speakers:

• Jarmila Rybnicka, sociologist and activist, Kuchnia Konfliktu, Poland
• Dariush Beigui, captain of the rescue ship Iuventa, Germany
• Cornelia Ernst, DIE LINKE MEP, The Left Group in the European Parliament, Germany
• Lucy Nganga, International Women Space, Germany
• Muhammad Al Kashef, Watch the Med Alarmphone – Abolish Frontex, Egypt

One year after the Capitol: US strategic developments against the far right. Fighting for democracy and against the Far right

Seminarraum 1
Interpretation: EN, DE
Hybrid

Introducion and moderation:

• Marga Ferré, Co-President of transform! europe, Spain

Speakers:

• Kristian Hernandez, Member of Demoratic Socialists of America’s National Political Committee, USA (online)
• Kazembe Balagun, project manager at the Rosa-Luxemburg-Foundation and BLM activist, USA (online)
• David Broder, editor at Jacobin, Germany

Authoritarian racism and radicalised conservatism

Seminarraum 2
Interpretation: EN, DE

Introducion and moderation:

• Barbara Steiner, director, transform! europe, Austria

Speakers:

• Ugo Paletha, sociologist and co-director of the review Contretemps, France
• Natascha Strobl, political scientist, Austria (online)
• Asli Aydin, EL Executive Board member, SOL Party, Turkey

Who are the far-right voters?

Seminarraum 3
Interpretation: EN, FR

Introducion and moderation:

• Judith Benda, Head of the European Liaison Office of the Parliamentary Group DIE LINKE, Member of the EL Executive Board, Germany

Speakers:

• Luis Ramirο, political scientist, Spain
• Yann Le Lann, sociologist and Vice President of transform! europe, France
• Alice Samara, historian, professor at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
• Tony Rigopoulos, journalist covering the Golden Dawn trial, Greece

Against lawfare, sanctions and coups: Fighting back and winning in Latin America

Seminarraum 7
Interpretation: EN, ES

Introducion and moderation:

• Maite Mola, Vice President of the Party of the European Left, Spain

Speakers:

• Daniel Jadue, Mayor of Recoleta (Santiago de Chile), PC Chile
• Monica Valente, member of the National Executive Committee of the Brazilian Workers’ Party and Executive Secretary of the São Paulo Forum, Brazil
• Ollie Vargas, journalist, Bolivia

30 min coffee break

17:30–18:30 (CET): Closing Session: Defeating the far right. Where do we go from here?

Plenary Room – Münzenbergsaal
Interpretation: EN, DE, FR, ES
Hybrid and Livestream

Introducion and moderation:

• Kate Hudson, Co-Coordinator EL Fighting the Far Right WG and organiser of the 1st edition of the ¡No pasarán! Conference in London, Britain

Speakers:

• Heinz Bierbaum, President of the Party of the European Left, Germany
• Vassiliki Katrivanou, SYRIZA MP Greece
• Jeremy Corbyn, The Peace and Justice Project, Britain
• Cécile Dumas, Comité National PCF, Head of the Migration Sector, France

Special Contributions

• Julia Schramm, member of the party executive of Die LINKE; she has been working on hate-speach on the internet for many year;
• Reiner Braun, executive director International Peace Bureau (IPB)

19:00 (CET): Cultural event and gathering