To Democracy and Social justice This year’s 2nd International Conference of the Institute Alexis Tsipras, will be held on June 10 in Nikos Skalkota Hall Athens Concert Hall. Participants will be, among other things, the Democratic Senator Bernie Sanders, The co -chair of German Die Linke Ines the former prime minister of Italy Enrico and the co -founder of the French People’s Front François Rufin.
According to the organizers, the conference is done with the wars in Ukraine and Palestine to escalate, the re -election of Donald Trump, The militarization of European policy, the definition of “just the powerful” as a reference point of international relations, the establishment of major economic interests in executive power and the strengthening of authoritarian regimes have led to the further strengthening and coordination of the far -right in the two sides of the Atlantic.
The Conference is dedicated to the development of a democracy and social justice movement on both sides of the Atlantic “based on progressive policies for the shielding of democracy, the treatment of inequalities, the global and regional peace and the protection of new social rights”.
The former prime minister will give a speech at the end of the Conference.
The program
In the section “Building a movement for democracy and social justice on both sides of the Atlantic”, They will speak:
THE Bernie Sanders, The emblematic and tireless fighter of the Republic and the Rights, Senator of the US Democratic Party
Ine Schwerdtner, one of the most dynamic and rising personalities of the European Left, co -chair of Germany’s Die Linke
Enrico Letta, the advocate of promoting progressive social and economic reforms, former Italian prime minister
Francois Ruffin, the “Revolutionary Reformer” of the French political scene, MP of the French National Assembly, co -founder of Nouveau Front Populaire
Elly Schlein, the new, strong voice of Italian progressive forces, Democratic Party Secretary (PD) in Italy
Yolanda Diaz, a pioneer of the Left of Realism and Reforms, Deputy Prime Minister, Spain’s Labor and Social Economy Minister
In the section “The progressive response to the crisis of democracy”, They will speak:
Michael Sandel, a political philosopher and a great teacher whose lectures are attended by Thousands of Students and Citizens, Professor of Political Philosophy at Harvard University.
Marshall Ganz, a leading personality of the workers’ movement and political rights in the US, Associate Professor in Leadership, Organization and Civil Society, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
Jeffrey Kopstein, the defender of the rule of law and the warrior of the weakening of institutions by authoritarian regimes and liberal democracies, a professor of political science at the University of California.
Huberto Costa, president of the Labor Party, Senator and former Brazilian Health Minister
Christina Koulouris, a prominent researcher of Greek identity and historical memory, a professor of modern and contemporary history and Rector of Panteion University of Social and Politics.
Venko Filipče, new president of the Social Democratic Party (SDSM), Northern Macedonia
Nazlı Akyüz, President of EU Committee and Foreign Relations, Member of the Metropolitan Municipality of Constantinople
Garo Paylan, the fearless fighter to recognize the rights of minorities, a former MP of the Turkish Parliament with the People’s Democratic Party (HDP)
Leo Gerdén, a spokesman for Harvard Students for Freedom, students protesting against Trump’s decisions.
In the section “Democracy and digital transformation” They will speak:
Emily Tavoulareas, Assistant Professor and Researcher at the McCourt School of McCourt at Georgetown University, on the relationship of technology to politics and governance as a central lever for the reconstruction and modernization of public services.
Elizabeth Linou, a distinguished Greek academic and researcher, Associate Professor of Public Politics and Administration at Harvard University, with a significant contribution to the analysis of human behavior and the improvement of public services.
Christos Porios, software engineer, graduate of Harvard University founder of Schema Labs, a non -profit organization based in Athens, which is developing technological tools to enhance the transparency and participation of citizens in the Republic.
Konstantinos Kakavoulis is one of the pioneering defenders of digital rights in Greece, co -founder of Homodigitalis, the first non -governmental organization in Greece dedicated to protecting digital rights at the legal level,
Kostas Gavroglou, a science historian, intellectual of education, academic and politician, contributed as Minister of Education during the period 2016-2019 to promoting progressive reformist policies and programs
In the context of the 2nd International Conference, the Alexis Tsipras Institute will award the Prespa Peace 2025 Award to the four award -winning documentary “No Other Land”, Basel Adra, Palestinian filmmaker, Hamdan Balla Journalist and Israeli director Rachel Szor. Hamdan Ballal and Yuval Abraham will receive it
The overall presentation and coordination of the event will be made by journalist Dora Anagnostopoulou and actress-director Emilios Chilakis.
Individual themes will be coordinated by Dora Kotsaka, Researcher – Dr. Political Sociology, and Haris Tzimitras, Director, Cyprus Center, Peace Research Institute Oslo.
