WHOSE REVOLUTION?

The Institute of social sciences and humanities – Skopje, is proud to announce the two-day forum on the topic of Whose Revolution? Which will take place at Kino Kultura on the 5th and 6th of May. These dates are also symbolic since they represent the 2nd anniversary of massive anti-government demonstrations in Skopje. The forum will bring together local and regional activists and theorists including: Luka Matić, Katerina Kolozova, Florin Poenaru, Irena Cvetkovic, Vladimir Simović, Ana Blazeva, Artan Sadiku, Branimir Jovanovic, Ivan Radenkovic.

Below is a short description of the main idea of the forum, and the detailed program will be announced soon.

We have witnessed massive popular mobilizations in the region in the last few years.  But many of them were often coopted by liberal tendencies ending up with little or no serious changes within the society or system. At the same time, we see the rising right wing populist movements across Europe who claim to be pursuing an anti-establishment revolutionary path. Caught between this two fires, we wanted to reproach the concept of revolutionary politics today and rehabilitate the ‘revolution’ in its socialist bedrock.

The forum is organized by the Institute of Social Sciences and Humanities, Skopje with the support of the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung Southeast Europe.

Program of the Forum
5th of May
11:00 – 13:30
1st Panel: Past and present Revolutions: Discontinuity and social change 
Luka MATIC, Irena CVETKOVIK, Katerina KOLOZOVA, Vladimir Simovic, Branimir JOVANOVIC

15:00 – 17:00
General discussion with activists: What is to be done?

18:00 
Informal discussions & drinks @ DUNJA Social Centre
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6th of May

11:00 – 13:30
2nd Panel: The actuality of Revolution and our current predicament 
Florin PONEARU, Ivan RADENKOVIC, Ana BLAZHEVA, Artan SADIKU

15:00 – 17:00
General discussion with activists: How it should be done?

​18:00 
Informal discussions & drinks @ DUNJA Social Centre