Moviments socials i democràcia. És possible una nova Europa?
Activitat / Conferència / Conversa / Pensament contemporani DO Europa 2016 El Born Centre de Cultura y Memòria 19 Oct 2016 Coïmbra, Portugal, 1940. És doctor en Sociologia del Dret per la Yale…
The Sociologist of Informal Labour: Sharit Bhowmik, 1948-2016
Sharit Bhowmik, sociologist well known for his studies in labor and especially on the informal sector, passed away September 8 in Bangkok. eSocialSciences 9 Sep 2016 He was in a coma for some…
Legitimacy and Justice over “Legality”: How the Peoples´ Tribunal on Transnational Corporations is giving hope to affected communities
The first African People´s Tribunal on Transnational Corporations, that recently took place on 16th and 17th August in Manzini, Swaziland, was perhaps the most counter-hegemonic and brave event to bring some hope to…
2016 SADC Peoples’ Summit – The Manzini Peoples’ Declaration
The current conjuncture in southern Africa in the political, economical, social, cultural and environmental arenas, shows that the region is progressively being affected, in different forms, by the advance of three devils facing…
Grand Conference-WSF2016 Montreal: Change the System, not the Climate!
An intersectional battle for a just transition. On Thursday, August 11, 2016, the highly-anticipated Grand Conference Change the System, not the Climate ! at the Marie Gérin-Lajoie room at UQAM. There was so…
Vale e Jindal julgadas na Swazilândia por danos ambientais e violação de Direitos Humanos
Nos próximos dias 16 e 17 de Agosto várias corporações operando em diversas áreas na África Austral, com destaque para o sector da mineração, serão levadas a “julgamento” por violação de Direitos Humanos…
Popular University of Social Movements Workshop in Zimbabwe – Final Statement
Popular University of Social Movements Workshop: “Land, seeds, food, water, people and the climate in SADC – 15 years after the agrarian reform in Zimbabwe” – Harare (Zimbabwe), 12 -14 July 2016 FINAL…
Monsanto en retirada: el abajo que se mueve
Desde el 1 de agosto corre la noticia de que Monsanto tuvo que abandonar la construcción de una de las plantas más grandes del mundo de semillas de maíz transgénico que sería instalada…
Zimbabwean appointed FAO Ambassador
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has appointed a Zimbabwean organic farming proponent and campaigner, Elizabeth Mpofu, as special ambassador for the International Year of Pulses (IYP). The Southern Times Tichaona Kurewa 29…
UPMS Workshop Harare Zimbabwe 2016 – Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Statement
Workshop “People Land Seeds Food – 15 years after the agrarian reform in Zimbabwe”. Universidade Popular dos Movimentos Sociais – Workshop Harare – Zimbabwe 12 to 14 July 2016. Statement – Boaventura de…
