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Click-to-click will never replace face-to-face. openDemocracy believes that the net can be a tool of sociability rather than a substitute for it. Here, from a global field of vision, we recommend the most intriguing, attractive or downright unmissable events. Conferences, public meetings, concerts, discussions, films, demonstrations, book launches, protests - if we can't be there in person, we hope to reach someone who can. |
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Zerofootprint Green Events People all over the globe are taking part in events that are changing our world. Find out about what's on down the street and around the world and join in on the fun. Or add your own event to the list and let everyone know what you're doing for the planet. Click here to visit the Zerofootprint Green Events calendar.
The Nation Events Listings The Nation posts news about political, social and cultural events of interest to progressives. Click here to view event listings by The Nation.
Frontline Forum events To contact the Frontline Forum, click here.
LSE events For talks, discussion, lectures at London School of Economics visit the LSE events page.
Chatham House events For a full list of events, meetings and conferences visit the Chatham House website's Calender of events.
Citizen Joe events listings Click here to view events in New York.
Click here to view the CIMA calender of upcoming events and opportunities.
World Social Forums The World Social Forum in Porto Alegre has inspired many other local, regional or thematic events, within the WSF spirit. Bellow, there is a list of those events, which are not organized by the WSF Secretariat or the International Council but that, in some cases, are carried out by organizations that are in the WSF process or have participated in some of its editions. More events are announced regularly, check the World Social Forum page for more details. Dutch Social Forum Congo Social Forum US Social Forum Quebec Social Forum
Uncomfortable Truths Uncomfortable Truths – the shadow of slave trading on contemporary art and design. The exhibition addresses the ways in which the legacy of slavery informs contemporary art and design in a display of a series of works throughout the museum's public spaces. New and specially commissioned work will commemorate the bicentenary of the Parliamentary abolition of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, seeking to reassess the human cost of slavery. For further information visit the exhibition website.
The Disappeared (Los Desaparecidos) El Museo del Barrio, New York's premier Latino and Latin American cultural institution brings together visual artists' responses to the tens of thousands of persons who were kidnapped, tortured, killed and "vanished" in Latin America by repressive right-wing military dictatorships during the late-1950s to the 1980s. Fourteen contemporary living artists from seven countries in Central and South America present works contending with the horrors and violence stemming from the totalitarian regimes in each of their nations during the mid- to late-20th century. For further information visit the Museum website.
Battle for the Ballot – The struggle for the vote in Britain People's History Museum, which tells the extraordinary story of ordinary people, will host a major free exhibition telling the incredible story of the working class individuals and movements that contributed to the growth of and struggle for British democracy over the last two centuries. For more information on the exhibition please click here.
Cries from the Heart 2007: Migration, Refugees and Statelessness
What is Chachipe? - Decade of Roma Inclusion Photo Contest Chachipe means truth, reality or right in Romanes. The Open Society Institute and OSA Archivum at Central European University announce an international photography contest under the Decade of Roma Inclusion. Digital or scanned photos taken in the nine decade countries can be uploaded from June 1 to July 31, 2007, at http://photo.romadecade.org. For more information email photo@romadecade.org or click here.
What is the Greatest Innovation? A survey of key thinkers in science, technology and medicine, conducted by Spiked in collaboration with the research-based pharmaceutical company Pfizer. Each contributor was asked to identify what they see as the greatest innovation in their field. For more information and to book tickets click here.
Living in a 'surveillance society' Britain now has more CCTV cameras than any other country, a national identity card in the pipeline and myriad other measures of regulation and surveillance. What implications does living in a 'surveillance society' have for our public and private lives? For more information and to book tickets click here.
Europe's Energy Challenge: Securing Supply This conference will address the full range of issues associated with European energy security and will examine the relationship between political and strategic considerations and effective market operation. The event will focus on developing coordinated, multidisciplinary responses to the challenges of energy security, that incorporate the capabilities and thinking of the armed forces and defence industry, and it will showcase governments' and EU thinking on the way forward. To download a booking form please click here.
Society, Government and the Internet A conference about the social impact of the web. It will hope to investigate the question: How can new internet technology empower us to interact with each other in novel ways? Tickets are free. To book and for more information, click here.
Women's Leadership & Empowerment Conference 2007 The conference will accept 50 women participants, including students, scholars, corporate and NGO representatives to participate in this challenging international event. For more information visit www.tomorrowpeople.org.
Grassroots support for the AMC The 9th annual Allied Media Conference: "Breaking Silence, Building Movements" - An annual, weekend-long gathering of influential alternative media-makers and committed social justice activists. For more information visit www.amc2007.org.
Fletcher Summer Institute for the Advanced Study of Nonviolent Conflict The only executive education program in the advanced, interdisciplinary study of nonviolent conflict for members of local and international NGOs and civil society groups, journalists, staff members of think tanks and research groups, and interested policy analysts and advisors. For a flyer of the programme here
6th Global Conference: Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship The conference aims to explore the role of ecology and environmental ideas in the context of contemporary society and international politics, and assess the implications for our understandings of fairness, justice and global citizenship. For more information visit www.inter-disciplinary.net.
Celebration of the life and work of Sylvia Pankhurst Celebrate the life and work of Sylvia Pankhurst, in the 80th year of her son Richard, who will be present. Prof. Patrick Wright, will be speaking - along with Prof. Germaine Greer, Rita Pankhurst and others. For more information visit www.westessex.net.
Cheese 2007 The annual Cheese festival from the Slow Food movement For more information visit the Cheese website.
Human Rights at Work: The Next Decade Social Accountability International's 10th anniversary celebration and annual conference. To pre-register, or to inquire about speaking and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Matt Daly, or visit the SAI website.
4th International Conference in Open and Distance Learning - Forms of Democracy in Education: Open Access and Distance Education Organised by the Hellenic Open University, Open University of Cyprus and the Hellenic Network of Open & Distance Education. The conference's themes include national, international and cross-cultural networks and open access, open learning, open education.
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