This international hybrid event brings together organisations and activists working for peace and the environment in Finland and internationally and aims to create discussions about the common goals of the peace and environmental movements and to build a path towards a new joint action of people’s movements on behalf of humanity and the planet.
The discussion will bei held hybrid — at the auditorium of The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas in Tampere and via Zoom.
Click here for the Zoom link for participating online.
Interpretation: Finnish and English
Organisers:
- Democratic Civic Association,
- Environment and Peace Groups of Communist Party of Finland
- European Left
More information can be found here.
Programme
Saturday, 19 Nov
12:00—12:15 (CET): Opening, welcome
12:15—13:00 (CET): The need of cooperation for peace and environment
Speaker:
- Sean Conner, Deputy Executive Director of International Peace Bureau
Moderation:
- Jiri Mäntysalo, Education and Communication Secretary of Democratic Civic Association
13:00—14:00 (CET): The situation and perspectives of movements in Europe
Speakers:
- Alexander Belik, antimilitarist and anti-war activist
- speaker from the European Left
Moderation:
- Petra Packalén, Editor-in-Chief of Tiedonantaja newspaper
14:00—15:00 (CET): Lunch break
15:00—16:30 (CET): How to strengthen work for environment and peace locally?
Speakers:
- Anni Kytömäki, Author
- Laura Lodenius, Executive Director of Peace Union of Finland
Moderation:
- Jiri Mäntysalo, Education and Communication Secretary of Democratic Civic Association
After speeches, about an hour workshops.
16:30—17:00 (CET): Coffee break
17:00—17:30 (CET): Processing of workshop discussions and debate
17:30—18:00 (CET): End of the day, summary
Sunday, 20 Nov
12:00—12:15 (CET): Opening, welcome
12:15—13:00 (CET): How can we get more people involved in the work for the planet and peace? / Workshops
13:00—14:00 (CET): International perspectives of work for environment and peace
Speakers:
- Beatriz Parra González, Ambassador of Cuba in Finland
- Speaker from the International Peace Bureau
- Speaker from the European Left
- Kati Juva, City Councillor in Helsinki
Moderation:
- Petra Packalén, Editor-in-Chief of Tiedonantaja newspaper
14:00—15:00 (CET): Lunch break
15:00—16:30 (CET): What do actions to save the planet mean for people’s lives and everyday life?
Speakers:
- Didem Aydurmuş, die LINKE Germany
- Elina Mikola, Environment and Climate Expert of Amnesty Finland
- Liisa Taskinen, Chairperson of the Communist Party of Finland
Moderation:
- Mervi Grönfors, Nanny and Trade Unionist
16:30—17:00 (CET): Coffee break
17:00—17:30 (CET): Action invitation of an activist — discussions and debate
17:30—18:00 (CET): End of the event, summary