Tunis World Social Forum
28 March 2013, 9.00-11.30 am Tent S1
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China and its Future – a Mapping for the People
Organized by the South South Forum on Sustainability
Five scholars from China shared their perspectives on the economic, cultural, social and political development of China, with a focus on people’s initiatives. They dialogued with Professor Samir Amin and Professor Francois Houtart as well as scholars and practitioners from Africa, Latin America and Asia, on China’s development.
Professor WEN Tiejun:
China’s Economic Development and Its Dilemma
- Constraints of resources and environment on China’s economic development
- China’s double contributions to the west under the impact of globalization crisis
- Aggravation of environmental pollution and social crisis
- Corporatization of the government and its response to the crisis
Professor DAI Jinhua:
Memories of History and Humans of the Future
- Historical memories of the Chinese working class
- Imagination for the New Humans
Professor CHEN Xin:
China’s Dream: Urbanization and Its Dilemma
- China’s urbanization – mainstream ideology modeling on USA and Europe
- Urbanization in actuality over the past 30 years in China
- China’s path — possibilities of the future
Professor LAU Kin Chi:
Centering Ecology in China’s Development Trajectory: Some Grassroots Initiatives
- China’s modernization and people’s livelihood
- A living tradition of communality – the Zhoujiazhuang experience
- Cultural and livelihood sustainability – peacewomen’s initiatives
Professor SIT Tsui, Margaret Jade:
Rural Reconstruction Movement in China
- Rural reconstruction movement during Republican China
- New rural reconstruction movement in the early 21st century
- Puhan Rural Community in Shanxi Province and Little Donkey Farm in Beijing Challenges and possibilities of the rural reconstruction movement
Activities at Tunis WSF 2013
Activity 1:
China and its Future — a Mapping for the People
Time: March 28 (Thursday), slot 1, 9:00-11:30
Venue: Tent S1
With 2 languages of translation (Arabic, English)
Activity content:
Five scholars from China shared their perspectives on the economic, cultural, social and political development of China, with a focus on people’s initiatives. They dialogued with scholars and practitioners from Africa, Latin America and Asia.
Summary:
Making sense of China for the enhancement of people’s initiatives for the future, this forum with five scholars from China (Wen Tiejun, Dai Jinhua, Chen Xin, Lau Kin Chi, Sit Tsui) dialogued with scholars and practitioners from Africa, Latin America and Asia — Samir Amin, Francois Houtart, and others. This was a continuation of the dialogues from two South South Forums on Sustainability (SSFS) that were held in China in Dec 2011 and Dec 2012, participated by thinkers and practitioners from over 25 countries in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe. The website is www.southsouthforum.org
Activity 2:
South-South dialogue on sustainability
Time: March 28 (Thursday), slot 3, 16:00-18:30
Venue: M204
With 2 languages of translation (Arabic, English)
Activity content:
Forum of scholars and activists from Asia (China, India), Middle East (Egypt, Tunisia), Africa (Senegal, South Africa), and Latin America (Mexico, Brazil) debated issues of sustainability, decolonization, and alternatives to capitalism.
Summary:
This forum was a sharing of perspectives on issues of sustainability, decolonization, and alternatives to capitalism by scholars and activists from China, India, Egypt, Tunisia, Senegal, Mexico and Brazil. Two South South Forums on Sustainability (SSFS) were held in China in Dec 2011 and Dec 2012, bringing together thinkers and practitioners from over 25 countries. This WSF forum was a sharing of the dialogues and debates from the two SSFS Forums where the themes covered include food sovereignty and security, financial sovereignty, ecological sustainability, agrarian reform and rural regeneration, and communal cooperation and sharing of the common. The website is www.southsouthforum.org
Media:
Roundtable on “South-South Solidarity”, organized by South South Forum on Sustainability, at World Social Forum, Tunis, 28 March 2013
South South Forum at World Social Forum, 2013 Tunis
Roundtable on “China and its Future — a Mapping for the People”, organized by South South Forum on Sustainability, at World Social Forum, Tunis, 28 March 2013