Tuesday 22 October 8.30 pm at the Théâtre Gallia Gathering for a Livable World/ Rencontres pour un Monde Vivable (RMV) Organised by ACDN (Action des Citoyens pour le Désarmement Nucléaire) and ATTAC 17 With the support of: The City of Saintes, the Foundation for a Human Earth, the Farmers’ Confederation, the Teaching League, the League for Human Rights, and the « Nuclear Phase-Out » network. All events are open to the public and are held in the Saintonge building Friday 25 October 6pm Opening of the RMV Gathering: Lighting of the Nuclear Disarmament Flame 7pm: Buffet dinner 8pm : Screening of the film « Agent Orange, a delayed-action bomb » (52 mn) 9pm : Roundtable Discussion Saturday 26 October From 9am to 6pm : Workshops Four Themes: Unifying thread : Democracy as a goal and a means of operating Confirmed speakers: Leila Aïchi, Senator of Paris, Secretary of the Senate Commission for Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces André Bouny, founder of D.E.F.I. Vietnam, chairman of the International Committee to support the Vietnamese victims of Agent Orange, author of Agent Orange, Apocalypse Viet-Nam David Cayla, economist, member of Economistes atterrés, researcher at GRANEM and lecturer at the University of Angers André Grimaldi, Professor of Endocrinology at Pitié Salpêtrière, author of Hospitals afflicted by finance disease, co-author of Manifesto for equality and solidarity in health. Bernard Laponche, nuclear engineer, former memebr of the CEA, eneregy expert, co-founder of Global Chance, the Friends of Enercoop, Shared Energy, author of Mastering energy for a livable world, and Getting rid of nuclear power, why and how. Jean-Marie Matagne, Ph.D, founder of the Oléron Experimental School, president of ACDN, author of L’insoutenance. Power and nuclearism, an impossible debate, Getting rid of nuclear terror, and Disarm and Live! Jean-Claude Pierre, founder of Eaux et rivières de Bretagne and the Cohérence network, author of Provided it lasts! (Sustainable development in question) and The Gaïa Appeal Nasser Zammit, Ph.Ds in international relations and diplomacy, and in political science, author of Africa and the question of the environment 6pm Concert, Auditorium Saintonge Sunday 27 October 10am : Parallel workshops : our means of action as citizens 11. 30am : Plenary session: synthesis of work done, final resolution 1pm : Festive Meal Open entry as long as places are available —
In the lead-up to the Rencontres pour un Monde Vivable (RMV) :
Screening of the film Les moissons du futur (Harvests of the future)
In the presence of the film-maker Marie-Monique Robin (provisionally)
Followed by a discussion and dedication of her work:
Les moissons du futur : Comment l’agrobiologie peut nourrir le monde
(Harvests of the future : how agrobiology can feed the world)
Saintes, 25-27 October 2013, Salle Saintonge
and presentation of the programme to the public
in the presence of the NGOs, personalities, speakers and participants
Introduced by André Bouny
"Armed conflicts driven by economic, social, food-supply and environmental issues...
Is it possible to live in peace in a world at war?"
Each workshop is introduced by several speakers with specialist knowledge
"Peace and disarmament"
"Institutional justice, social justice, economics and solidarity"
"Food, water, health"
"Environment, climate, energy, alternatives to nuclear power"
Current relevance of the Charter for a Livable World*
*readable in French via http://mondevivable.over-blog.com
Registration recommended
Unfixed contribution to organising costs
Meals available on registration for Saturday midday, Saturday evening and Sunday midday
Information, registrations: contact@acdn.net