Do.15/9.Utrecht:"Europe in chaos, from square 2 parliament"
Kritische Studenten Utrecht - 10.09.2011 15:43
On Thursday September 15th KSU holds it's debate about the crisis in the eurozone which is hitting the so-called ‘PIIGS’: Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain are in big trouble. To get out of this crisis governments have been imposing austerity measures, which is giving rise to a growing resistance movement. Will cuts in pensions, salaries, and social benefits help us out of the crisis? What reforms are being proposed exactly? And who will benefit from these reforms? Speakers from Greece, Spain and the Netherlands will give their point of view. It public, it's free entrance and starts at 19:30 at the Kargadoor, Oudegrahct 65, Utrecht.
Justified resistance or necessary reforms?
The eurozone crisis is hitting the so-called ‘PIIGS’. Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain are in big trouble. To get out of this crisis governments have been imposing austerity measures, which is giving rise to a growing resistance movement. Will cuts in pensions, salaries, and social benefits help us out of the crisis? What reforms are being proposed exactly? And who will benefit from these reforms?
Wanneer: Thurs– 15 Sept 2011
Aanvang: 19.30
Locatie: De Kargadoor, Oudegracht 36, Utrecht
Entrance: Free
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Speakers:
Erik Wesselius - Corporate Europe Observatory
Maria Karayanni – (media) activist from Athens, Greece
Sol Trumbo – Spanish economist
Alexandre Estévez Gil – activist from Spain
According to the European Parliament, the solution is to strengthen the Commission, which allegedly possesses the solution to the crisis: austerity. However, many people think that cutting pensions, salaries, and social benefits is not exactly a step towards social justice. The protest movement against austerity measures and other reforms has been especially strong in Greece and Spain. But all over Europe people have been expressing their anger in demonstrations, marches, rallies, and by putting up camps that occupied many city squares for weeks. Why are people resisting reforms? What do they hope to achieve? Aren’t the reforms necessary to get us out of the crisis? In this Basta! debate proponents of the reforms and supporters of the resistance against the reforms will discuss these issues.
link:
 http://kritischestudentenutrecht.wordpress.com/2011/08/12/do-15-sept-ksubasta-debate-europe-in-chaos-from-square-to-parliament/#more-3683
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