Left movements, parties and elections: European and Austrian experiences. – The seminar is dedicated to the exchange of experience of left parties and activists with electoral alliances and projects.
Organisers: transform! europe, Party of the European Left, Wien Anders, Aufbruch
The event is open to the public.
As space is limited, registration by 10 February is required: https://docs.google.com/
Programme
Friday, 17 February
18.30
- Cornelia HILDEBRANDT (Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Berlin): Europe’s Left – political cultures and perspectives. Overview on the conditions of existence and development of European left tendencies and parties. Preconditions and cultures for alliances.
- Adoración GUAMÁN (Professor University of Valencia, advisor of the GUE/NGL faction in the European Parliament)
Audience discussion
Saturday, 18 February
09.00
1. INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES
- Hugo MONTEIRO (Cultra, Bloco de Esquerda, Portugal)
- Angelina GIANNOPOULOU (Nicos Poulantzas Institute, Athens)
- Alex GUAL (CUP – Candidatura d’Unitat Popular, Catalonia)
- Luka MESEC (Initiative for Democratic Socialism – IDS, MP Združena levica – United Left, Slovenia)
Audience discussion
2. AUSTRIAN ASPECTS
- Ulli WEISH (Plattform 20.000 Frauen, Department of Communication, University of Vienna): On the topic from a non-party and feminist movement’s perspective
Audience discussion
3. Experiences of the election alliances EUROPA ANDERS (2014), WIEN ANDERS (2015) and LINKE – OPPOSITION SOLIDARISCHES EUROPA (2004): Three discussion tables
4. CONCLUSION by the organisers