International Feminist Conference
Myths and realities
Feminist Perspectives on Globalisation
11th – 14th of September, 2003, Graz/Austria
The myth of neoliberalism promises wealth for all. Social and economic
realities show the contrary. For most people, especially women, neoliberal
globalisation signifies growing economic pressure and restrictions of
personal freedom. It is the ame of the conference, to make interrelations
clearer, to open further spaces of political activism and to encourage
personal as well as collective actions.
Conference venue:
RESOWI-Centre, Graz University, Universitätsstraße 15
MOXX, Moserhofgasse 34 and Schlossbergrestaurant
The programme:
Thursday, September 11, 2003 – 7 p.m.
MOXX, Moserhofgasse 34
Myths and realities:
The WTO negotiations in Cancun and their consequences
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Services (GATS), Susanne Schunter-Kleemann, Germany
Intellectual Property (TRIPS), Bhanumathi Natarajan, Norway
Agriculture (AoA), Susanne Mark, Austria
Investment, Maria Mies, Germany
Moderation: Karin Küblböck, chairwoman of ATTAC Austria
Plenary discussion
Thereafter: performance with LadyTigersNightClub (LTNC) Graz,
opening reception
Friday, 12th of September, 2003 – 9.00 a.m.
RESOWI-Centre, Universitätsstraße 15, plenary room 15.03
Opening of the Conference "Myths and realities"
Elisabeth Klatzer, feministATTAC, Austria,
Ada Pellert, Vice-Rector of the University of Graz, Austria,
Tatjana Kaltenbeck-Michl, City-Councillor for women and youth, Graz,
Austria
International economic order from a feminist perspective
Starting statements:
 Mirjana Dokmanovic, Women’s Centre for Democracy and Human
Rights, Serbia and Montenegro
 Christiane Marty, femmes et mondialisation, France
 Bettina Musiolek, Clean Clothes Campaign, Germany
Reports:
 “At the center of power: financial markets and international financial
institutions”
Mascha Madörin, Aktion Finanzplatz, Switzerland
 „Corporate Global Players and their influence on trade politics/WTO”
Maria Mies, Germany
 “Women against Global Players: Unpaid work as the basis of the
international economic order”
Claudia von Werlhof, Austria
Discussion and Introduction into the conference design
2.00 to 5.00 p.m., Workshops:
RESOWI-Centre, Campus
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Financial liberalization, impact on corporate governance and
consequences on labor, from a gender perspective (Esther Jeffers,
femmes et mondialisation, France; Herta Kindermann-Wlasak, AMS,
Austria)
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How to measure gender effects of globalisation? A general focus on
gender indicators (Christiane Marty, femmes et mondialisation,
France)
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Politics of Matriarchy (Heide Göttner-Abendroth, Akademie HAGIA,
Germany)
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Feminist Analysis, critique and alternatives to neoliberal
globalisation (Maria Mies, em. Prof. Univ. Köln, Germany; Claudia v.
Werlhof, Univ. Innsbruck, Austria)
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Influence of Globalisation, WTO and MNCs on the life of women in
the South (Asha Kachru, India)
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EU-Constitution and WTO negotiations (Monika Christann,
Feministische Partei DIE FRAUEN, Germany)
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Lobbying Politics within EU and WTO (Susanne Schunter-Kleemann,
Inst. f. social and political science, Univ. Bremen, Germany)
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Contesting Neo-Liberalism (Jill Steans, Birmingham University,
United Kingdom)
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Gift Economy (Genevieve Vaughan, USA; Kaarina Kailo,
feministATTAC Finnland; Bhanumathi Natarajan, India/Norway)
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Economic Literacy Workshop: Economic and Social Rights in the
context of current WTO policies (Benedicte Allaert, Sophie Fetu, Ana
Lydia Fernandez, WIDE, Belgium)
“Open Spaces”:
 “Remembering”
 Working on texts
 Spontaneous working groups
 Networking
5.30 – 6.30 p.m., Evening-plenary: Myths and realities/make
visible:
documentation of the days’ work, plenary room 15.03
(highlights, results, perspectives)
7.00 – 8.00 p.m., international feministATTAC - meeting
Evening programme:
Friday, 12th of September, 2003 - 8.30 p.m.
MOXX, Moserhofgasse 34
In Co-operation with “Steirische Gesellschaft für Kulturpolitik”
Jazz Concert
Agnes Heginger (Voice)
with Georg Breinschmid (Bass) and Luis Ribeiro (Percussion)
Saturday, 13th of September, 2003 – 9:00 a.m.
RESOWI-Centre, Universitätsstraße 15, plenary room 15.03
Neoliberal order and violence - patriarchal power unleashed?
Starting statements:
 Dilma Felizardo, Casa Renascer, Brasil
 Shashi Sail, World March of Women, India
 Suruchi Thapar-Bjorkert, United Kingdom
 Herta Kindermann-Wlasak, AMS Steiermark, Austria
Reports:
 “Neoliberal economy – gender relations – structural violence”
Benedicte Allaert, WIDE (Women in Development Europe, Belgium)
 “Commodification: trafficking in women”
Bernadette Karner, LEFÖ, Austria
 “Structural violence in the labour market”
Esther Jeffers, femmes et mondialisation, France and
Renate Csörgits, ÖGB (Austrian Labour Union), Austria
Plenary Discussion
2.00 to 5.00 p.m., Workshops:
RESOWI-Centre, Campus
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Internationalisation of sex labour/prostitution as transnational
phenomenon (Indrani Sinha, SANLAAP, India)
Trafficking in Women and Trafficking Prevention (Lemme Haldre &
Sirje Saar, Child Support Center in Tartu, Estland; Niki Roubani,
European Network of Women, Greece; Dilma Felizardo, Casa Renascer,
Brasil)
Working conditions in the context of neoliberal globalisation: Where do
Cashew Nuts come from? (WERKMOBIL, Austria); Concrete
globalisation critics: international Clean Clothes Campaign (Bettina
Musiolek, Germany)
Impact of Globalisation, Privatization and Structural Adjustment in
Transition Countries on the Economic and Social Position of Women
(Mirjana Dokmanovic, Women’s Center for Human Rights and Tanja
Djuric-Kuzmanovic, Advanced Business School, both Serbia and
Montenegro; Eglantina Gjermeni, Women’s Center, Tirana, Albania)
Women, globalisation, social justice and economic security in Latin
America (Linda M. Helfrich, Inst. f. political sciences and intern.
Connections, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main,
Germany)
Food Security (Veronika Mayr, FIAN Austria; Susanne Mark, MUT,
Austria)
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Experiences and encounters: Asian Social Forum, January 2003 (Helga
Neumayer, Frauensolidarität, Austria; Nadja de Mond, World March of
Women, Italy)
Our political role as consumers: breaking economics restraints (Jutta
Ried, Germany)
Making Connections: War, Women, Wealth, Racism and Rights (Carol
Barton, WICEJ, Belgium)
“Open Spaces”:
 “Remembering”
 Working on texts
 Spontaneous working groups
 Networking
5.30 – 6.30 p.m., Evening-plenary: Myths and realities/make
visible:
documentation of the days’ work, plenary room 15.03
(highlights, results, perspectives)
Evening programme:
Saturday, 13th of September, 2003 – 7.30 p.m.
MOXX, Moserhofgasse 34
Womens movements – Critics of Globalisation
highlights and Perspectives
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Johanna Dohnal, former minister for women’s affairs, Austria
Grete Schurz, first „Frauenbeauftragte“ of Graz, Austria
Karin Lukas, feministATTAC Vienna, Austria
Eva-Maria Glatz, feministATTAC Vienna, Austria
Thereafter: Performance LTNC Graz and Party
Sunday, 14th of September, 2003, 10 a.m.
A female Breakfast at the “Schlossbergrestaurant”:
„A feminist world is possible“
Visions – Strategies - Actions
Close of conference at about 2.00 p.m.
Conference Facilitators:
Daniela Jauk, „Frauenbeauftragte“ of Graz, Austria
Sabine Schebrak, cultureworks, Austria
Conference Languages:
German and English, Live-Translation of the Starting statements and
reports, Workshops in German or English
Information and registration:
femconference@attac-austria.org
Tel.: +43 (0) 1 – 54641 430 and +43 (0) 316 - 72 20 44
www.attac-austria.org/gruppen/feministattac/feministattac.php
To allow all people to take part in the conference, participants don’t have
to pay a conference fee. For helping us with the high costs of organizing
the conference, we ask you to pay a bounty to the bank account of ATTAC
Austria (bank account nr.: 92.145.148, Bank: PSK Austria, Bank-code:
60.000, codeword: “feministATTAC-conference”).
The conference is open for both sexes.
This conference is organised by
feministATTAC Austria (Vienna and Graz), ATTAC Austria and the
Department for International Management of the University of Graz
in Co-operation with
femmes et mondialisation France, Frauennetz ATTAC Germany and several
feminist and gender-ATTAC groups from Sweden, Belgium, Norway and
Finland
The Speakers
joined the conference because of an International Call for Inputs. Thank
you very much!
The Organisation
programme: Elisabeth Klatzer, Karin Lukas, Eva-Maria Glatz, all
feministATTAC Wien
organisation: Ruth Bartussek, Daniela Pamminger, both feministATTAC
Graz, Kristin Haas, Heike Treuer, Leonhard Plank, ATTAC Graz, Veronika
Reininger, feministATTAC Wien, Ingrid Schmid, Fiona Steinert, ATTAC
Wien
conference design: Daniela Holzer, Daniela Winkler, both feministATTAC
Graz
press: Maggie Jansenberger, Christian Felber, ATTAC Österreich
layout Logo, poster and folder: Sophie Matysek