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23-24 July, 9am-6pm University of the Witwatersrand School of Governance Donald Gordon Auditorium, 2 St David’s Place, Parktown, Johannesburg PROGRAMME July 23 8:30 – Registrations Morning session: The challenge to BRICS investment strategies in oil, gas and nuclear 9:00 – Media Briefing 9:30 – Oil and gas: with Desmond D’Sa (South Durban Community Environmental Alliance) and affected communities 10:15 – Questions and discussion 10:30 – Tea break 11:00 –Fracking: with Francois Du Toit (Project Africa) and affected communities 11:45 – Questions and Discussion 12:00 – Nuclear energy: with Makoma Lekalakala (Earthlife Africa) and affected communities 12:45 – Questions and discussion 13:00 – Lunch Afternoon session: The challenge to BRICS geopolitics, economics and human rights 14:00 – The world in turmoil thanks to BRICS and US/EU chaos: with Dominic Brown (AIDC), Priya Dharshini (Centre for Financial Accountability), Jane Duncan (UJ), Achille Mbembe (Wits), Dale McKinley (R2K) 15:00 – Questions and discussion 15:45 – Tea break 16:15 – Human rights and wrongs: with Folo Alona (DRC solidarity activist), Salman Khan (Kashmir Action Group), Ilya Matveev (Openleft.ru, Russia), Himshi Singh (National Alliance of People’s Movements, India) 17:15 – Questions and discussion 18:00 – End July 24 8:30 – Registrations Morning session: The challenge to BRICS investment strategies in coal and in Africa 9:00 – Goldman Prize awardees panel 9:30 – Coal: with Bobby Peek (groundwork) and affected communities 10:15 - Questions and discussion 10:30 – Tea 11:00 – African energy and transport finance: with Thuli Makama (Oil Change Int’l) and Patrick Bond (Wits) 11:45 – Questions and Discussions 12:00 – Renewable Energy 12:30 – Questions and discussion 12:45 – Presentation of draft declaration 13:00 – Lunch and networking Afternoon session: The challenge to BRICS investment strategies in oil and gas 14:00 – Feminists and ‘extractivism’ critics: with Albertina Almeida (Goa rights lawyer), Marion Cabrera (Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development), Trusha Reddy (Womin) 15:45 – Tea break 16:15 –Social resistances across the BRICS: with Lynford Dor (Joburg researcher), Ana Garcia (Federal Rural University of Rio), David Kode (Civicus), Bandile Mdlalose (Durban community activist), Trevor Ngwane (United Front-Joburg), Lisa Thompson (UWC), May Wong (Globalisation Monitor, Hong Kong) 17:15 – Questions and discussion 18:00 – End |
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