Even though the European industry and citizens use or consume most of these raw materials, these kind of problems are not strongly enough addressed in the current EU policies. The EU adjusts its trade and investment policy to keep the costs for consumption low. Its political strategy is to liberalize the markets and thus mainly to serve the supply interests of the industry. Human rights and environmental issues play only a secondary role in this process although resource extraction has often enormous social and environmental impacts in the mining regions.<\/p>\n
This seminar for political multipliers introduces the participants to the resource strategy of the European Union and its impacts in European mining regions and in the Global South. We will focus in this seminar mainly on metals and minerals, because fossils and agrarian raw materials have special challenges and are much stronger in the public focus. European experts in their field will give introductions into topics like the European Raw Materials Initiative, conflict minerals regulation or tax avoidance practices and investor-to-state-dispute settlements. Beside this, we will also focus on resistance struggles, campaigns for resource justice and alternative concepts for resource extraction. Your inputs are welcome and we also want to focus on networking aspects on Day 2.<\/p>\n
The seminar is addressed to decision makers, interested journalists and multipliers from parties, unions, press and NGOs (in the field of mining, human rights, or environment). If you are interested, please use the short application form below the programme.<\/p>\n
Programme 12:00 \u2013 12:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Arriving (with finger foods)<\/p>\n 12:30 \u2013 13:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome & Introductory Round (Roxana Pencea, Mining Watch Romania and Michael Reckordt, PowerShift)<\/p>\n 13:30 \u2013 14:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Raw Materials Initiative \u2013 The EU plan to secure the raw material supply with three pillars (Karin K\u00fcblb\u00f6ck, \u00d6FSE)<\/p>\n Coffee Break<\/p>\n 14:30 \u2013 15:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Conflict Minerals Regulation and the Role of Industry Lobby (Input: Michael Reckordt, PowerShift)<\/p>\n 15:15 \u2013 16:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Human Rights Impacts of EU Raw Materials Consumption in the Global South (Andy Whitmore, London Mining Network)<\/p>\n Coffee Break<\/p>\n 16:30 \u2013 17:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Less Consumption and Urban Mining \u2013 EU circular economy and the role of consumption in EU \u2013 (Elena Rastei, Zero Waste Romania)<\/p>\n 17:15 \u2013 18:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Anti-Mining Struggles in Eastern Europe \u2013 Overview and Lessons Learned from the Struggles in Slovakia and Romania (Rosia Montana) (Roxana Pencea, Mining Watch Romania \/ Save Rosia Montana-Network; Ivana Uhr\u00edkov\u00e1, Kremnica Nad Zlato \u2013 Kremnica Beyond Gold)<\/p>\n 18:00 \u00a0 Dinner<\/p>\n DAY 2 [Friday], 30.09.2016<\/strong> 09:30 \u2013 11:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Two Workshops for Developing Common Strategies, Networking and Exchange of Lessons Learned<\/p>\n Workshop A: Tax Avoidance Practices and How to Regulate (Ilona Hartlief, SOMO)<\/p>\n Workshop B: Free Trade Agreement & Investor-To-State-Arbitration (ISDS): What does it mean on raw materials (Lucile Falgueyrac, Seattle to Brussels Network)<\/p>\n 11:30 \u2013 12:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee Break<\/p>\n 12:00 \u2013 12:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Short Presentations of the Workshop Results<\/p>\n 12:30 \u2013 13:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lunch Break -> time for networking<\/p>\n 13:30 \u2013 14:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Stop Mad Mining \u2013 A Common Campaign (Anna Backmann, CIR)<\/p>\n 14:00 \u2013 16:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Workshop Phase<\/p>\n Workshop C: Mining Projects in Europe and Resistance (Round Table with Short Inputs; Moderator: Roxana Pencea, Mining Watch Romania)<\/p>\n Workshop D: Mining Projects and Struggles Outside of Europe and the Role of the EU and European companies (Round Table with Short Inputs; Moderator: Michael Reckordt, PowerShift)<\/p>\n 16:00 \u2013 16:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Coffee Break<\/p>\n 16:30 \u2013 17:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Short Presentations of the Workshop Results \u2013 Common Lessons Learned, Common Agenda + Feedback<\/p>\n 17:30 \u2013 18:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Closing Words Attendance fee 50 \u20ac incl. accommodation (from Day 1 to Day 2 and meals). If the amount is too high for you \/ your organisation, please get in contact with Michael.reckordt@power-shift.de and we will find a solution.<\/p>\n Please send your application until: July 15 2016 to: Michael.reckordt@power-shift.de<\/p>\n Binding application for the multiplier seminar:<\/p>\n Name:<\/p>\n Address \/ City \/ Country:<\/p>\n Email:<\/p>\n Telephone \/ Mobile:<\/p>\n Vegetarian \/ Vegan:<\/p>\n Born in year:<\/p>\n Field of work \/ Organisation:<\/p>\n Political engagement \/ experience:<\/p>\n Experiences in the field of raw materials:<\/p>\n Interested in the following workshops (name A or B and C or D):","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sorry, this entry is only available in Rom\u00e2n\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3047,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,10],"tags":[117,116],"class_list":{"0":"post-3046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-evenimente-si-demonstratii","8":"category-stiri","9":"tag-raw-resources","10":"tag-seminar"},"yoast_head":"\n
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\nDAY 1 [Thursday], 29.09.2016<\/strong>
\nPart I: EU and Mining \u2013 Political framework in the EU<\/p>\n
\nPart II: Human Rights, Due Diligence and Resistance
\n09:00 \u00a0 \u00a0Summary of Thursday<\/p>\n
\nApplication:<\/strong>
\n(Short) Application send to: Michael.Reckordt@power-shift.de<\/strong><\/p>\n