INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM FOR JUSTICE
Paris – April 2-4, 2021
International Grup Yorum Solidarity Concert: April 5 , 2021
DAY 1 – JUSTICE STRUGGLE – INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENTS – UNITY
09.00-09.10: Opening speech
09.10-10.30: 1st SESSION
Injustice: A deliberately designed tool of politics
9 speakers:
- Ezgi Cakir, lawyer of Mustafa Kocak (Turkey)
- Unitary Campaign for the liberation of George İbrahim Abdallah (France)
- Parents of Mustafa Kocak (Turkey)
- Network Freedom for Political Prisoners (Germany): political prisoners, death fast support, trial Musa Asoglu
- Olivia Zemor – Europalestine (France): Palestine and the boycott campaign in the midst of intimidation, threats, trials and constant blackmailing with the accusation of antisemitism (video message)
- Popular Front of the Syriacs in Europe (Germany)
- Popular Front (Turkey): The case of disappearance of Ayten Öztürk
- Antonin Bernanos (France): Social movements and Criminalisation of the militants in France
- Sara Reginella, psychologist (Italy): Geopolitical perspectives related to imperialism
10.30-10.45: Coffee break
10.45 – 13:00: 2nd SESSION: Round table:
Injustice is one of the politics of imperialism:
8 speakers
- Prison Radio, Noelle Hanrahan (USA): Mumia Abu-Jamal – Diagnosis, Treatment, Liberation
will connect live at 10.30 am (its 1.30 at night in USA) - Samidoun Prisoners Network (Netherlands-Palestine)
- Anakbayan and Nagkakaisang Pilipino sa Pransya/ Les Philippin-e-s Uni-es en France: Justice struggle Philippines…
- IRSF, Diarmuid MacDubghhlais (Ireland)
- CGT Blois, 2 members (France)
- Alla Gigova – United international anti-imperialist anti-fascist front (Bulgaria): The role of the intelligence in the fight against imperialism
- Driss Hani (Marocco)
- Socorro Rojo Internacional ( Spain): Political Prisoners
14.30-16.30: 3rd SESSION
Various injustices in the anti-imperialist struggle:
8 speakers
- Alexey Albu – Front Borotba (Donbass/Ukraine): Donbass vs Ukraine: Cold conflict gets hot again
- Konstantin Syomin (Russia): Economical crisis and threat of military conflict as means of repression
- Alliance against War (Switzerland): International Law from the Perspective of a Legal Layman
- RNP-F (Serbia): Imperialism and Unequal Exchange
- Faiezul Hakim- Bangladesh National Liberation Council (Bangladesh)
- Francisco Longa -Researcher at the CONICET of Argentina. University teacher and member of the Frente Darío Santillán (Argentine): Argentina’s social movements in the face of Covid 19. Building justice for a Popular Economy
- 23rd of September Resistance Movement (Bulgaria)
- Tatiana Desyatova – International Brigade of the Moscow City Committee of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (Russia): Repressions against leftist forces in Russia.
16h45 – 18h00: 4th SESSION, 2nd rounde table
11 speakers
- June Kelly, anti-militarist, antiimperialist activist (Ireland)
- Dzejlan Veliu (Macedonia)
- PCARC (Italy)
- Iniciativa Comunista (Spain)
- AIF Mexico- Internationalist Revolutionary students Movement, Mexico): Political prisoners and Committee of political prisoners Relatives (Peru)
- Antiwar Internationalist Movement(Greece): The importance of International solidarity between people against imperialism’s and fascism΄s propaganda and policy
- Sarodah, Stephen Murphey (Ireland): Political prisoners
- People‘s Fedaeen Guerillas (Iran/Austria)
- Peter Nishponsky – Communist Party of Slovakia (Slovakia): Active organized resistance, cooperation and solidarity of the working class as the only effective defense against fascist capital in Europe and in the world
- Greg Butterfield – Socialist Unity Party/Struggle La Lucha (USA)
- Alberto Fazolo (Italy): Donbass / USA imperialism / and the effort of Turkey that is helping Ukraine to do something similar to the Nagorno-Karabach scenario
DAY 2 – DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS – DEFENSE – INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION
09.20-09.30: Opening speech
09.30-11.30: 1st SESSION
TRANSFORMATION IN LAW AND ADVOCACY
ADVOCACY FOR WHOM AND WHAT KİND OF?
9 speakers
- Dilan Aydin, Lawyer (France)
- Chirine Heydari-Malayeri, Lawyer (France)
- Alejandra, lawyer of Pablo Hasel (Spain): Repression in Spain, Pablo Hasel
- Vassilis Papastergiou, Board member of Athens Bar Association (Greece): Protection of demonstrators in Greece against police violence and restrictions of right to protest
- Czarina Musni, Human rights Lawyer, (Philippines)
- Philip Stolkin, Lawyer DJS (Switzerland)
- Fabio Marcelli (journalist and Director of Research CNR Legal Sciences Area – International Law
- Bill Bowring, ELDH president (UK)
- Thanasis Kampagiannis, Lawyer (Greece)
12.00-13.30: 2nd SESSION
FROM DEFENCE TO RESISTANCE:
ATTITUDE AGAINST THE ATTACKS TO THE DEFENSE AND THE RESISTANCE OF EBRU AND AYTAC
8 speakers:
- Zaklin Nastic, deputy of Party Die Linke (Germany)
- Michaela Arricale, Lawyer (Italy)
- Aurora D’Agosti, Lawyer (Italy)
- Aysegül Cagatay, Lawyer (Turkey), arrested with lawyers of People’s Law Office and released
- Patrikios Patrikounakos, Lawyer (Greece): Trial against People’s lawyers in Turkey
- Lawyers for Lawyers (Netherlands)
- Thomas Schmidt, ELDH secretary general (Germany)
- Areti Skounaki, Bar Association of Thessaloniki (Greece)
14.30-16.30: 3rd SESSION (WORKSHOP)
THE CASE OF HHB AND PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS
5 speakers
- Barbara Spinelli, Lawyer (Italy)
- Jan Fermon, Lawyer IADL (Belgium)
- Naim Feyzullah Eminoglu, Lawyer (Turkey)
- Serife Ceren Unsal, CHD (Turkey)
- Ezgi Cakir, lawyer HHB International
17.00: Summary of the workshop
DAY 3 – GRUP YORUM – REVOLUTIONARY ARTS FOR THE PEOPLE – INTERNATIONAL ART COUNCIL
09.15-09.30: Opening speech
09.40-12.30: 1st session
Grup Yorum is a collective that struggles to change the world with art.
How we can change the world with art?
9 speakers
- Family of Ibo & Helin:
- Aygül Bilgi, mother of Helin Bölek
- Ahmet Gökcek, father of Ibrahim Gökcek (Turkey)
- Banda Bassotti (Italy)
- Marta Meloni (Italy): poem of solidarity with Grup Yorum
- Comitato solidale Grup Yorum (Italy)
- Pati (Italy): examples of Solidarity with resistance of Grup Yorum
- Bergün Varan, Grup Yorum (Turkey)
- Yener Sözer, Lawyer of Grup Yorum (Germany)
- Yperastikoi, Music Group (Greece)
13.00-14.45: 2nd session
What is an artistry which resists and doesn’t surrender?
How can we create the international alliance of artists?
From Victor Jara to Grup Yorum – From Grup Yorum to Pablo Hasel
- Diether Dehm (deputy Left Party and artist, Germany)
- Baricad (France)
- Nicolás Miquea (Germany)
- Gehoerwaesche (Germany)
- Sylvan Depuis (France)
BREAK – 15 minutes
15.00-17.00: continuation of the 2nd session
- Alejandra, lawyer of Pablo Hasel (Spain)
- GY Solidarity (Austria)- short video clip (Persian/GY song)
- Rozi Monaki, actor, Assembly of Militan Actors (Greece)
- Committee in Solidarity with Grup Yorum (Greece)
- Savas Stroumpos-Theater director Simeo Miden-theater group (Greece)
DAY 4 – INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY CONCERT FOR GRUP YORUM
TURKEY:
- Grup Yorum
ITALY:
- Banda Bassotti
- Beat of Resistence
- Stella d’oriente
- L’odore del cumino
- L’ultima stilla di sangue
- Arditi del coro
- Resonance
- Scaramouche
GREECE:
- Argiris Nikolaou
- Yperastikoi
RUSSIA:
- Alexandr Kubalov (Russia, musician)
- Konstantin Syomin (Russia) – 2 songs
BULGARIA:
- Forbidden Symbols
Confirmed countries: 25
Palestine, USA, Argentine, Italy, Bangladesh, Donbass/Ukraine, Germany, Mexico, Peru, Slovakia, Russia, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Greece, Turkey, France, Switzerland, Philippines, Ireland, UK, Serbia, Spain, Austria, Belgium, Macedonia.