OFiP22 Day 1 - Opening and Panel: Organising towards a Public Future
Welcome remarks:
Rosa Pavanelli, PSI General Secretary;
Rosario Olivares Saavedra, Coordinator of the Sub-Directorate for Gender Equality, Sexual Diversity and Inclusion of the Municipality of Santiago; and
Magdalena Sepúlveda, Executive Director of GI-ESCR, Former United Nations Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights.
Panel discussion: Organising towards a Public Future:
Soledad Cisternas, UN Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility;
Rodrigo Echecopar, Director of Climate and Economic Justice (GI-ESCR);
Radhika Balakrishnan, (virtual) President, International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) and former Director of the Center for Women's Global Leadership;
Crystal Simeoni, Director, Nawi - Afrifem Macroeconomics Collective;
Armando de Negri Filho, former coordinator of the Executive Committee of the World Social Forum on Health and Social Security;
Muthoni Wanyeki, Political Scientist and Governance Expert working on democracy and human rights in Africa.
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The climate emergency, rising inequalities and the COVID-19 pandemic have reaffirmed the failures and limitations of the current neoliberal model to respond to crises and ensure a dignified life for all. Transformation in the organisation of our economy is needed in order to confront the challenges the world is currently facing and to create societies that are fair, inclusive, socially-just, equitable and sustainable.