Water: under the yoke of capitalism
Date22 March 2008 End Date23 March 2008
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Type of activityconference
DescriptionVenue: Yildiz Technical University, Oditorium Hall, Istanbul Programme
22nd March, Saturday
09.30 – 10.00 Conference Opening Speeches 10.00 – 11.00 Change in point of view in the process of capitalaccumulation: The Roles of Nation States and Institutions incommercialization of water
Moderator: Prof.Dr. Izettin Onder - Water Crisis: A Fact or Fiction / Tahir Ongur – President of İstanbul Branch of the Chamber for Geology Engineers/TMMOB - Privatization as a projection of the restructuring in state: With its prevalent coverage and unchanged consequences
/ Prof. Mehmet Turkay – Marmara University - The new rolles charged on municipalities by neo liberalism * David Boys / PSI * Serhat Salihoglu / DISK – Municipality Workers’ Union
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.15 Contınue
- From Commons to Commodification: Alternative Communities Against NewEnclosures Dynamics / Prof.Dr. Fuat Ercan – Marmara University - New form of Privatization: Privatization through Expropriation / Turkey Case / Prof. Turkel Minibas – İstanbul University - Discussion
12.15 – 13.00 Lunch Break
13.00 – 13.45 Press Meeting For World Water Day in Besiktas Port Square
14.00 – 15.45 The Impacts of Water Usage on Water Resources (1) - Water Usage in Mining / Cetin Uygur – President of DISK-Mining
Workers Union - Importance of Water For Energy Companies / Chamber
of Electricty Engineers / TMMOB - Water Basins and Urbanization / Chamber of
Arthitectures / TMMOB - Water Usage in Machinery and Metal Manufacturing Industry / Selcuk Goktas –G.Secretary of DISK–United Metal workers’ Union - Domestic Usage of Water / İlknur Birol /Association of the Shelters for People
15.45 – 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 – 17.30 Continue (2)
- Impacts of water privatization on municipality workers / Saadet Yegin – Branch President of KESK-Municipality Employee Union - Water in Food Chain / İbrahim Kaya / Chamber of Food Engineers / TMMOB - Irrigation Systems and Water Privatization through IrrigationAssociations: A Practice From Turkey / Ahmet Atalık – President ofIstanbul Branch of Chamber of Agricultural Engineering / TMMOB - The Impacts of Water Commercialization over agricultural productionfor livelihood / Abdullah Aysu – The President Of Peasants’ Federation - The Impacts of Capitalist Transformation in Agricultural Sector over Water Usage in Agriculture / Shiney Varghese – IATP - Discussion
18.00 – 19.00 A Theatre Performance on Water: “Like Water” / Marmara Theatre Performers
23rd March, Sunday
09.30 – 11.00 The Impacts of Water Commercialization On Public Health and Environment - The Impacts of Water Commercialization on Environment and Cultural Heritage 1. Prof.Dr. Beyza Ustun 2. Eylem Tuncaelli / President of İstanbul Chamber of
Environmental Engineering / TMMOB
- The Impacts of Commodification of Water on Public health 1. Dr.Vahide Bilir / TTB/ Association of Turkish Medical Doctors 2. Arzu Çerkezoglu / President of DISK/ Revolutionary Health Workers’ Union - Discussion
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee Break
11.15 – 12.45 WWF / 2009 ISTANBUL
- International Water Institutions and Their Impacts on National Policies / Anil Naidoo, Council of Canadians - What Are the Aims of Opposition Movements? / Olivier Hoedeman, CEO - Emilio Molinari / Italian Water World Contract Committee - Discussion
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch Break
14.00 – 16.00 ` Struggle Examples from the World - Hilda Salazar – Mexico, COMDA - Carlos Sosa – Uruguay, FFOSE - Afsar H. Jafri - India - Renato Di Nicola – Italy, Foro Italiano Movimenti per l'Acqua - Oscar Olivera Bolivia, Red-Vida - Mary Ann Manahan – Philipinnes, Focus on the Global South - Afsar Jafri – India, Focus on the Global South and Mumbai Paani - A Representative from Edirne City Council for Water
16.00 – 16.15 Coffee Break
16.15 – 18.00 FORUM: Alternatives to WWF 2009
18.00 – 19.00 Documentary Film On Mobilisation Against WWF in Mexico: “Agua Mi Sangre”
The list of institutions that organsie the conference
University
Yildiz Technical University (YTU) YTU Club for Environment and Technologies
Workers’ Organizations
DISK- Progressive Workers’ Unions of Turkey DISK / United Metalworkers’ Union DISK / Municipality Workers’ Union DISK / Revolutionary Mining Workers’ Union DISK / Revolutionary Health Workers’ Union DISK / Hotel&Restaurant Workers’ Union Turk-Is / Petroleum Workers’ Union Turk-Is / Aerospace Workers’ Union Turk-Is / Food Workers’ Union
Public Employee’ Unions
KESK/SES-Health Employee’ Union KESK/SES- Anatolian Branch of Health Employee’ Union KESK/Teachers’ Union-Branch 2 KESK/Teachers’ Union- Branch 6 KESK/ Broadcasting Employee’ Union- Branch 8 KESK/ All Municipality Employee’ Union- Branch 4 KESK/ Road and Construction Employee’ Union – İstanbul Branch KESK/ Forest and Agriculture Employee’ Union – İstanbul Branch
Farmers’ Union
Turkish Confederation of Farmers’ Unions
Chambers
TTB- Association for the Chambers of Turkish Medical Doctors TTB- İstanbul Chamber of Medical Doctors ISMMMO- İstanbul Chamber of Accountants IVHO- İstanbul Chamber of Veterinaries TMMOB- Chamber of Environment Engineers TMMOB- Chamber of Architectures TMMOB- Chamber of Agricultural Egineers TMMOB- Chamber of Meteorology Engineers TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Environment Engineers TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Food Engineers TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Map and Cadastre Engineers TMMOB- İstanbul Chamber of Geology Engineers TMMOB- Buyukkent Branch of Architectures’ Chamber TMMOB- Marmara Branch of Forest Engineers’ Chamber TMMOB- İstanbul Branch of Chamber of Agricultural Engineers
Associations
Association of University Proffesors Association for Contemporary Lawyers PERGAMON Opposition Shelters of People YAYED- Association for Research, Aid and Training on Local Administrations Association for Veterinary, Public Health and Socail Studies
Other Groups
Allianoi (Initiative) Anti-MAI Working Group Against MAI and Globalization Edirne Platform: Water is Life EGECEP- Egean Environment Platform Environment Platform for Ida and Madra Mountains Marmara Performers Theatre Group Cultural Cooperative of Accountants Association for Consumer Rights Waterpolitics- Network
Organisations from other countries
CEO- Corporate Europe Observatory (Europe) TNI- Transnational Institute (Intl.) IATP (U.S.A) Council of Canadians (Canada) PSI - Public Services International (Intl.) FFOSE-(Uruguay), COMDA-(Meksico), Red-Vida (Bolivia), African Water Network (Ghana) Focus on the Global South (Philipinnes, India and Thailand) Mumbai Paani (India) World Water Contract (Italy) International Rivers (Intl.) Water for All/Food & Water Watch (U.S.A) Blue Planet (Canada) Springs Foundation (G.Britain) HLRN (Egypt)
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