On 2nd February 2013 a successful preparatory meeting of the CESEF was
held in Kossuth Klub, Budapest/Hungary with the participation of 25 people
in an extremely productive atmosphere. T*he CESEF to be held in Vienna in
the campus of Vienna University between the 2nd and 5th May 2013 is
considered as a part of the World Social Forum (WSF) process. Its
importance lies in the fact that the common problems of the CEE region
which have been marginalized up to now in the European Social Forum (ESF)
will be highlighted. The consequences of the semi-peripheral (or
peripheral) situation of CEE will be analyzed and a joint action programme
hammered as the main outcome. The proposed title of the Vienna Forum
is *“Revolts in the Periphery? Fight against capitalist globalization and destruction of the nature”.
In Budapest a first-decision for 4(5) thematical axes was made for the
CESEF in Vienna:
1) economic, social and ecological situation
2) the reflections of the negative economic, social and ecological
developments in the political sphere: reduction of democracy; corruption;
rise of the far right.
3) concrete alternatives (resistance) against austerity measures
4) How can we organize the international cooperation of the movements for
another world in a better way?
The „women“ axis will be transversal- which means that it will play an
important role in each of the 4 axes. And of course there will be room for
feminist meetings.
As a preparatory group of CESEF we will meet again in Vienna March
2nd(meeting of the Austrian Social Forum/ASF)
and at the WSF in Tunis.
During the discussions in Budapest it was agreed that we would mobilize for
the WSF in Tunis, March 26th – 30th, where the „International network
against right-wing extremism and populism – Prague Spring 2“ (together
with Norwegian and Arabic comrades) will organize the seminar
„International Rise of the Far Right and Religious Fundamentalism“. We
also decided to mobilize for the ALTERNATIVE SUMMIT in Athens to be held
between 7th and 9th of June 2013.
Budapest/Vienna/Prague, 10th February 2013. február 10.
Matyas Benyik- HSF/ Hermann Dworczak-ASF/ Mirek Prokes-CzSF