Lectures

Imperialism in decline: Compulsion to the next big war

Dmitri Novikov (Vice-Chairman of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation)

Primacy of the Economy: High armament and intensified exploitation

Lucia Pradella (Sociologist at Kings College in London)

Role of democracy: Dismantling of rights in the bourgeois state

Juan Ramón Quintana (Former Minister of the Presidency in Evo Morales's administration, Bolivia)

Mainstreaming of the media: Manipulation before information
Rania Khalek (journalist and media analyst) and
Jeremy Corbyn (Member of Parliament for Islington North)

Organise resistance: Work, produce and live according to human needs instead of instead of maximizing profits

Rosario del Pilar Pentón Díaz (Rector of the University of the Communist Party of Cuba)

Solidarity with the political prisoners

With Mumia Abu-Jamal (political prisoner and journalist), Mike Africa jr. (Prison Radio) and others

Podium

How we prevent the next big war

The threat of a major war involving the use of nuclear weapons is very real. But the peace movement in this country, weak and insufficiently organised, is not prepared for this challenge. There is no question: resistance to NATO's aggressive course must be carried by a broad social base that unites different forces with clarity of purpose. But how can the resistance be better networked, how can mobilisation be increased? How can opponents of war make themselves heard more publicly, become more effective? We will discuss these questions with representatives from trade unions, churches, the peace movement and political parties.

Stefan Huth, editor-in-chief of jW, talks about these questions with Sören Pellmann (member of parliament, Die Linke), Andrea Hornung (chairperson of SDAJ), Martin Singe (Pax Christi, spokesperson for »Büchel is everywhere - atomwaffenfrei.jetzt«), Horst Schmitthenner (IG Metall) and a representative from the anti-militarist alliance »Rheinmetall entwaffnen«.

New federal government, new attacks. Organising youth – but how?

Shortly after the federal election, it became clear where the journey under the »traffic light« (coalition of social democrats, liberals and green party) is heading. The economic crisis continues and its costs are being passed on to the working masses. A slightly higher minimum wage and a few vague promises on climate protection will not change anything. Many young people will be disappointed with the new federal government – and thus can be won over for struggles against these attacks. We will discuss how these struggles can be organised and brought together at the youth panel of the Socialist German Worker’s Youth (SDAJ).

Sophia Autenrieth talks with Julian Schröder (active in the district youth committee of the Union of Metal Workers of North Rhine-Westphalia), Marius Dornemann (Federal Executive Board of SDAJ), Tugba Kirci (Federal Executive Board of the Youth migrant Workers' Association, DIDF-Jugend) und Lu Mayer (spokesperson Left Youth Solid Berlin).

Cultural programme

Opening band: Skazka Orchestra Berlin

SiDat! theatre: »Hoelz trifft Bischofferode«
scenes from »Die Hellen Haufen« from Volker Braun (adapted by Peter Wittig)

Concert: Songs of the Paris Commune
With »Die Grenzgänger« and surprise guests

Film discussion on »Otac - Vater«
With director Srdan Golubović

Esther Bejarano - Unconditional Commemoration
Farewell and Mission
With Rolf Becker

Exhibition: »War Is Peace, Freedom Is Slavery, and Ignorance Is Strength«

Supported by the group »Tendenzen«

The bosses are preparing another big war. Because they believe it would be the only way to save the capitalist rule. But because those below no longer want either, many values are being turned into their opposite. Wars have always been prepared with deception and confusion. The next great war can therefore only be prevented through enlightenment and resistance. This exhibition makes a contribution to that.

Further exhibitions:

The communist Max Hoelz (Freundeskreis Max Hoelz e.V.)

50 years of »Radikalenerlass« (AG Berufsverbote in der GEW Berlin)

After the chaotic withdrawal of the occupiers from Afghanistan, it does not occur to the warmongers at all to renounce in future the enforcement of big capital’s interests by warlike means: Wars are more necessary than ever for the survival of the capitalist social order (securing raw materials, transport routes, cheap labour and opening up new markets, eliminating competition)! Since the defeat in Afghanistan, so-called quality media dependent on capital have been propagating the necessity to significantly increase military combat capability and thus also armament expenditure. What is not mentioned is at whose expense this is to be done – that exploitation must be intensified and social cuts made, but also that democratic rights must be further reduced. It is concealed that the preparation of a major war against the People’s Republic of China is on the agenda. What is concealed is that the current anti-Russian campaigns also serve these plans: The largest country on earth should at least be neutralised.

The 27th International Rosa Luxemburg Conference, which will take place in Berlin on 8 January 2022 (and will be streamed live on the internet at the same time), will expose these constraints of imperialist politics and point out the existential danger to humanity and nature posed by another world war. In addition, ways will be shown how peace-loving forces can prevent this next great war through joint, determined action. International scientists, activists, trade unionists, artists and media representatives will have their say. The conference itself, with many participants in Berlin and worldwide in front of the screens, will set a beacon against war and give strength for coming struggles. You are cordially invited to join!

Tickets for the conference are available here. If you would like to participate in the conference with a booth, you can register here.

(As of 10/22/2021)

Ticketlink:

https://pretix.eu/8.mai.verlag/rlk2022/