London G20 Counter Conference agenda
Venue: Central Hall Westminster, Central London, UK
| 10:00 | Plenary Session 1 Topic: The failure of a paradigm but has anything really changed? Chair: Jesse Griffiths (Bretton Woods Project) Speakers: John Hilary (War on Want), Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (PES), Diane Elson (University of Sussex), Lidy Nacpil (Jubilee South), Louise Plaatjes (UNI Africa) |
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| 11:00 | Plenary Session 2 Topic: What are the alternatives that work for people and planet Chair: Bhumika Muchhala (Third World Network) Speakers: John Hilary (War on Want), Bolivian MP, Andrew Simms (new economics foundation), Vimbai Mushongera (Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions) |
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| 12:00 | Lunch – bring your own or available in the canteen | |||
| 13:00 | Breakout session 1 – Jobs, Justice and Climate | |||
| Topic: Our jobs or jobs for all? Chair: Hilary Wainwright (Red Pepper)Speakers: Sarah Jayne Clifton (Friends of the Earth), Greg Thomson (UNISON), Gyekye Tanoh (tbc, TWN Africa) |
Topic: What does climate change have to do with the financial crisis? Chair: Andrew Simms (new economics foundation) Speakers: Vestas worker, Catherine Howarth (Fair Pensions), Larry Lohman (Corner House) |
Topic: What links poverty abroad with inequality here? Chair: Jenny Ricks (tbc, ActionAid) Speakers: Vincent Dlamini (Swaziland Federation of Trade Unions), Damon Gibbons (Debt on our Doorstep), Mel Whitter (UNITE) |
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| 14:30 | Breakout session 2 – How do we mobilise? (three parallel sessions with ‘smaller’ group discussion of approx 150 people) | |||
| Discussion leader: Noel Hatch (Compass Youth) Speakers: Jon Cruddas MP, climate camp rep, Jon Harris (tbc, Guardian)
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Discussion leader: Neal Lawson (Compass) Speakers: Jon Jordan, Sasha Jesperson (WILPF), Jean Lambert MEP |
Discussion leader: Glen Tarman (BOND) Speakers: Adam Price MP (tbc), Willie Sullivan (Vote for a Change), WWF-UK person (tbc) |
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| 16:00 | Closing PlenaryTopic: Taking alternatives forward Chair: Owen Tudor (TUC) Speakers: Billy Hayes (general secretary CWU), Deborah Doane (WDM), Asad Rehman (Friends of the Earth) |
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