The Politics of Hope

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Friendship, Hope and Surprise – The Keys for the New Era

Moderators:

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

DAI Jinhua (Peking University, China)

Speaker (60 mins):

Gustavo ESTEVA (Earth University, Mexico)

(Spanish, English and Chinese editions)

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Philosophy of Chinese Medicine I

Moderators:

KHO Tungyi (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

Ephraim FERREIRA MEDEIROS (Brazil)

Speaker (90 mins):

LEE Kee Kok (University of Manchester, UK)

Discussant (10 mins)

Nicoletta DENTICO (Development Journal, Italy)

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Philosophy of Chinese Medicine II

Moderators:

KHO Tungyi (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

Ephraim FERREIRA MEDEIROS (Brazil)

Speaker (90 mins):

LEE Kee Kok (University of Manchester, UK)

(GMT 12:00 – 15:00)

Moderators:

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

SIT Tsui (Southwest University, China)

YAN Xiaohui (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Figures of Hope

Photos: Patrick CHOW (Hong Kong, China)

Music: YU Siu Wah (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Speakers (3-5 mins each):

Joshua MOK (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Gustavo ESTEVA (Earth University, Mexico)

Maria Lucia TEIXEIRA GARCIA (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil)

Kamla BHASIN (PeaceWomen Across the Globe, India)

Samuel LEE (Forum for Democracy and Peace, South Korea)

Ebrima SALL (Trust Africa, Senegal)

WANG Hui (Tsinghua University, China)

WEN Tiejun (Southwest University, China)

DAI Jinhua (Peking University, China)

Chinese Ecological Thought and Practices

Speakers (30 mins each):

WANG Hui (Tsinghua University, China)

HUANG Ping (Chinese Institute of Hong Kong, China)

WEN Tiejun (Peking University, China)

DAI Jinhua (Peking University, China)

(GMT 12:00 – 15:00)

China: Ten Cyclical Economic Crises

Moderators:

HUANG Ping (Chinese Institute of Hong Kong, China)

SIT Tsui (Southwest University, China)

HE Zhixiong (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Speaker (40 mins):

WEN Tiejun (Peking University, China)

Discussants (15 mins each):

Manoranjan MOHANTY (University of Delhi, India)

Beverly SILVER (John Hopkins University, USA)

Remy HERRERA (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)

WEN Tiejun: Ten Crises: The Political Economy of China’s Development (1949-2020) (English edition)

Speakers (5 mins each):

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

WEN Tiejun (Peking University, China)

Jacob DREYER (Palgrave Macmillan, USA)

Has Democracy Ever Existed?

Moderators:

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

YAN Xiaohui (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Speaker (40 mins):

Michael HUDSON (Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends, USA)

Discussants (15 mins each):

David HARVEY (City University of New York, USA)

Eric TOUSSAINT (Committee for the Abolition of Illegitimate Debt, Belgium)

Steve KEEN (Kingston University, Australia)

Boris KARGARLITSKY (Institute of Globalization and Social Movements, Russia)

Michael HUDSON: The Destiny of Civilization: Finance Capitalism, Industrial Capitalism or Socialism (English edition)

Speakers (5 mins each):

Michael HUDSON (Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends, USA)

Ashley DAYMAN (Australia)

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Russia: Legacies of the Revolution

Moderator:

WANG Hui (Tsinghua University, China)

Speakers (30-40 mins each):

Boris KARGARLITSKY (Institute of Globalization and Social Movements, Russia)

Alexander BUZGALIN (Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia)

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India: People’s Resilience and Resistance

Moderator: Urvashi BUTALIA (Zubaan Books, India)

Speakers (30 mins each):

Anuradha CHENOY (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

Jayati GHOSH (Jawaharlal Nehru University, India)

Palagummi SAINATH (People’s Archive of Rural India, India)

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Europe: People’s Resilience and Resistance

Moderator: HUANG Ping (Chinese Institute of Hong Kong, China)

Speakers (30 mins each):

Galip YALMAN (Middle East Technical University, Turkey)

Dimitris KONSTANTAKOPOULOS (The Delphi Initiative, Greece)

Remy HERRERA (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France)

Sonja LOKAR (Women’s Lobby of Slovenia, Slovenia)

Fukushima after Ten Years

Moderators:

Lisa LEUNG (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

SUN Ge (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

SIT Tsui (Southwest University, China)

Speakers (15 mins each):

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

OHASHI Masaaki (University of the Sacred Heart, Japan)

AIHARA Hiroko (Japan Perspective News, Japan)

LEE Seejae (The Catholic University of Korea, South Korea)

Rebecca JOHNSON (ICAN, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, UK)

Fukushima After 10 Years (Chinese edition)

Speakers (5 mins each):

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

HUANG Xiaomei (Freelance writer, Hong Kong, China)

HE Zhixiong (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

PP21: Where We Are in Creating Sustainable, Renewed Civilization?

Moderators:

Boonthan VERAWONGSE (Human Rights Development Foundation, Thailand)

OHASHI Seiko (People’s Plan Study Group, Japan)

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Speakers (6 mins each):

MUTO Ichiyo (People’s Plan Study Group, Japan)

Kamla BHASIN (SANGAT, India)

Nimalka FERNANDO (IMADR, Sri Lanka)

Surichai WUNGAEO (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand)

Sushil PYAKUREL (The Alliance for Social Dialogue, Nepal)

Robert REID (FIRST Union, New Zealand)

Victor KARUNAN (Thammasat University, Thailand)

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Tentative Lessons from the Pandemic about the World We Live In

Moderator:

Maria Lucia TEIXEIRA GARCIA (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil)

Speaker:

JOMO Kwame Sundaram (Khazanah Research Institute, Malaysia)

(GMT 13:00 – 16:00)

Traditional Medicine: Decolonizing Knowledge

Moderators:

SIT Tsui (Southwest University, China)

Rosy ZUNIGA (CEAAL, Mexico)

Hernan VARGAS (ALBA, Venezuela)

Speakers (30 mins each):

Dialo DIOP (Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal)

Lucia Helena RANGEL (The Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil)

Manneke BUDIMAN (University of Indonesia, Indonesia)

Mexico: Indigenous Mobilization during 1960s-70s

Moderators:

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Claudia Yadira CABALLERO BORJA (Barter Community Mixiuhca and Ecomun Network, Mexico)

Speakers (30-40 mins each):

Luis LOPEZLLERA (Barter Community Mixiuhca and Ecomun Network, Mexico)

Javier VARGAS (Mexico)

Kathy SEIB (Mexico)

Juan OJEDA (Mexico)

Maria Eugenia SANTANA (Chiapas Autonomous University, Mexico)

The Zapatistas’ Dialogue with European Movements

Moderator: Gustavo ESTEVA (Earth University, Mexico)

(GMT 12:00 – 15:00)

PWAG: Feminist Futures – Politics of Possibilities (I)

Moderators:

AUYEUNG Lai Seung (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Shreya JANI (SANGAT, India)

(GMT 12:00 – 15:00)

PWAG: Feminist Futures – Politics of Possibilities (II)

Moderators:

AUYEUNG Lai Seung (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Shreya JANI (SANGAT, India)

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The Loss of Biodiversity – an Insect’s Perspective

Moderator:

Denise TANG (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Speaker (90 mins):

LÜ Chensheng, Alex (Southwest University, China)

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Garbage: The Dark Side of Industrial Civilization

Moderator:

Rolien HOYNG (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

Speaker (90 mins):

TIAN Song (Southern University of Science and Technology, China)

Ecology, Socialism and the Future of History

Moderator:

Paulo NAKATANI (Federal University of Espírito Santo, Brazil)

Speaker (90 mins):

John Bellamy FOSTER (Monthly Review, USA)

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The Demise of the Soviet System: Lessons for Today in a Time of Economic, Environmental, and Public Health Crises

Moderator:

Beatriz BISSIO (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Speaker (90 mins):

David KOTZ (University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA)

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Africans Uprising Against Resurgent ‘Africa Rising’ Authoritarian Neoliberalism

Moderator:

Ebrima SALL (Trust Africa, Senegal)

Speaker (90 mins):

Patrick BOND (University of the Western Cape, South Africa)

Discussant (10 mins)

Aziz Salmone FALL (The Group for Research and Initiative for the Liberation of Africa)

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Africa and the Politics of Hope, Love and Rebellion

Moderator:

Gustave MASSIAH (INTERCOLL, France)

Speaker (60 mins):

Firoze MANJI (Daraja Press, Canada/Kenya)

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The Kurdish Freedom Movement and Hope in Times of Global Capitalism

Moderator:

John RESTAKIS (Synergia Institute, Canada)

Speaker (90 mins):

Havin GÜNEŞER (Freedom for Abdullah Öcalan—Peace in Kurdistan)

Discussant (10 mins):

Fouâd OVEISY (University of California, Irvine, USA)

Tax Reform – A Bloodless Revolution

Moderators:

YAN Xiaohui (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

JIA Linzhou (Green Ground Eco-Tech Centre, Beijing, China)

Speaker (90 mins):

LU Qiyuan (World International Consulting Limited, Hong Kong, China)

Resurgence/Re-existence: The Power and Beauty of the Sovereign People

Moderators:

WEI Ran (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

KHO Tungyi (Chinese University of Hong Kong, China)

Speaker (90 mins):

Walter MIGNOLO (Duke University, USA/Argentina)

(GMT 14:00 – 16:00)

What is it to Hope?

Moderators:

Ackbar ABBAS (University of California, Irvine, USA)

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Speaker (90 mins)

Gayatri Chakravorty SPIVAK (Columbia University, USA)

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Cultural Granaries for a Liveable Kampung: Negotiation and Resilience in Indonesia

Moderators:

Ariel SALLEH (Nelson Mandela University, South Africa/ Australia)

SIT Tsui (Southwest University, China)

Speaker (90 mins):

Melanie BUDIANTA (University of Indonesia, Indonesia)

(GMT 13:00 – 15:00)

The Politics of Hope and Love

Moderators:

WANG Hui (Tsinghua University, China)

Ackbar ABBAS (University of California, Irvine, USA)

Speaker (50 mins):

Paul BOVE (University of Pittsburgh, USA)

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Youth, Affect and Utopia

Moderators:

LU Aiguo (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

SIT Tsui (Southwest University, China)

Speakers (10-30 mins each):

Isabel CROOK

Michael CROOK

Fred ENGST

Claudia POZZANI

Alessandro RUSSO

(GMT 12:00 – 14:00)

Seeds of Hope: People’s Resilience, Resistance, Regeneration in Times of Public Health and Climate Disasters

Moderator:

LAU Kin Chi (Lingnan University, Hong Kong, China)

Ana FELICIEN (Venezuela Institute for Scientific Research, Venezuela)

Speaker (90 mins):

Vandana SHIVA (NAVDANYA, India)

(GMT 12:00 – 14:00)

Moderator:

SUN Bai (Renmin University of China, China)

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Buen Vivir, Hope and People’s Struggles for the Future

Moderator:

Hernan VARGAS (ALBA, Venezuela)

The “Double Consciousness” of Capital

Moderators:

Michael HUDSON (Institute for the Study of Long-Term Economic Trends, USA)

WEN Tiejun (Peking University, China)

Speaker (90 mins):

David HARVEY (City University of New York, USA)