Montag, 11.5. 18:00 bis 20:00
Assista à nossa primeira entrevista com Catarina Martins, a Coordenadora do Bloco de Esquerda, dia 11 de Maio às 17:00 GMT. 18:00 CET
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?? The Corona-virus has hit the EU unprepared, but in different ways and with different effects depending on the countries. Most tragic were the effects on those countries whose healthcare and social systems have been emaciated by decades of austerity policies. Thus, the pandemic has increased inequalities not only inside the states but also between the Member States of the EU. This presents the parties of the radical left with a challenge and calls for a re-examination of their strategies.
?? O coronavirus atingiu uma UE impreparada, mas de formas e com efeitos diferentes, dependendo dos países. Mais trágicos foram os efeitos nos países cujos sistemas de saúde e de segurança sociais foram emaciados por décadas de políticas de austeridade. Assim, a pandemia aumentou as desigualdades não só no interior dos Estados, mas também entre os Estados-Membros da UE. Isto coloca os partidos da esquerda radical perante um desafio e apela a uma reavaliação das suas estratégias.
Starting on 11 May transform! europe will host a series of web interviews with leading personalities of parties of the European Left.
The events will be interactive – after an initial interview the audience will have an opportunity to ask questions of our guest.
The main focus of all discussions will be the impact of the pandemic on the economic, social, political, and cultural life of particular countries. We have seen that the EU’s failure to address the health crisis and provide support to the most affected states has changed the way the Union is perceived in parts of Europe. To what extent and with what consequences does this apply to the countries whose parties our interviewees represent? How can the left cope with the economic and social crisis and the recession that is very likely to come in its wake? How do the left parties connect their national strategies to global problems, in particular the influx of refugees and the answers urgently required by the global environmental crisis.
Join our first web interview with Catarina Martins, National Coordinator of Portugal’s Left Bloc, on 11 May, 18:00 (CET).
The interview will have simultaneous translation from Portuguese to English and vice versa.
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?? Register in advance for this webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IxrPRydWQ2qrdMsW5DktOg
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
Note: you might be prompted by zoom, to download an executable file. This would be the zoom app client. Alternatively, it should be possible to open zoom through your browser.
?? Inscreva-se antecipadamente neste webinar:
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_IxrPRydWQ2qrdMsW5DktOg
Após o registo, receberá um e-mail de confirmação com informações sobre como aderir ao webinar.
Nota: poderá ser-lhe pedido, por zoom, para descarregar um ficheiro executável. Este corrrdponde à aplicação zoom. Alternativamente, pode abrir o zoom no seu browser.
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Catarina Martins is a Linguist who early started to be involved in cultural life and movements, as actress, co-founder and leader of theatre companies as well as professional associations. In 2009 Catarina Martins was elected as Bloco’s MP for the first time and in 2012 becomes Bloco de Esquerda’s Coordinator. It is during Catarina Martins leadership that Bloco de Esquerda has increased its parliamentary representation and political relevance. Since 2015, Bloco de Esquerda has grown from a young and small party founded in 1999 to becoming the third political force in Portugal and one of the main subjects in the European socialist left.
Walter Baier, an economist in Vienna, was National Chairman of the Communist Party of Austria (KPÖ) from 1994 to 2006. He was an editor of the Austrian weekly Volksstimme and from 2007 he has been the Political Coordinator of transform! europe network.
Hugo Monteiro is a Philosophy researcher and professor based in Porto, Portugal. He is an activist with SOS Racismo and Member of CULTRA – Cooperativa Cultura, Trabalho e Socialismo.
