BORIS KAGARLITSKY
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN

On February 13, 2024, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation sentenced prominent Russian socialist, anti-war activist and author Boris Kagarlitsky to five years jail
for ‘justifying terrorism’.

This campaign exists to win his freedom and that of all other antiwar prisoners in Russia.

Free Boris Kagarlitsky – Free All antiwar prisoners in Russia (Web link)

Register for Boris Kagarlitsky Conference (Web Link)

@HannPerekh, @IlyaMatveev_ Greg Yudin, Ilya Budraitskis, Feminist Anti-War Resistance (RU) and many more friends speaking at this online conference supporting Russian anti-war prisoners, 8 October. https://t.co/tsTfkuanSw

— European Network in Solidarity with Ukraine (@EuropeanWith) October 1, 2024

Online Conference – Boris Kagarlitsky and the Challenges of the Left Today

CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Tuesday, October 8

Note on language of the conference

Note on format: Each session will run for 90 minutes, made up of a 10-minute introduction by the moderator, 20-minute presentations by the speakers and 20 minutes discussion. The main time given is Eastern Daylight Time (US and Canada), while the times in parentheses are, respectively, Central European Time, Indian Standard Time and Australian Eastern Standard Time.

09:15 – 09:30

15:15 -15:30 CET

18:45 -19:00 IST

23:15 – 23:30 AEST

INTRODUCTION

Andrea Levy (Coordinating editor of Canadian Dimension) and Alina Chetaeva, (Master of Political Science, Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences) present the Boris Kagarlitsky International Solidarity Campaign and the aims of the conference.

09:30 – 10:00

15:30 -16:00 CET

19:00 -19:30 IST

23:30 – 00:00 AEST

OPENING ADDRESS

Nancy Fraser

10:00 – 11:45

16:00 -17:45 CET

19:30 – 21:15 IST

00:00 – 01:45 AEST

THE LONG RETREAT (presentation and discussion)

Moderator: David Castle (Editorial Director, Pluto Press)
Speakers: Bill Fletcher, Alex Callinicos and Jayati Ghosh

11:45 – 12:00

17:45 -18:00 CET

21:15 – 21:30 IST

01:45 – 02:00 AEST

BREAK

12:00 – 13:30

18:00 -19:30 CET

21:30 – 23:00 IST

02:00 – 03:30 AEST

THE SITUATION FOR THE LEFT IN RUSSIA TODAY

Moderator: Alexei Sakhnin (Journalist, historian and left activist)
Speakers: Greg Yudin, Ilya Budraitskis and a representative of Feminist Anti-War Resistance

13:30 – 13:40

19:30 -19:40 CET

23:00 – 23:10 IST

03:30 – 03:40 AEST

PRESENTATION OF THE DANIEL SINGER PRISONER OF CONSCIENCE AWARD

Suzi Weissman and Ksenia Kagarlitskaya

13:40 – 14:30

19:40 – 20:30 CET

23:10 – 00:00 IST

03:40 – 04:30 AEST

BREAK

14:30 – 16:00

20:30 – 22:00 CET

00:00 – 01:30 IST

04:30 – 06:00 AEST

IMPERIALISM(S) TODAY

Moderator: Adam Novak (Coordinator of the European Network for Solidarity with Ukraine)
Speakers: Robert Brenner, Ilya Matveev and Hanna Perekhoda

16:00 – 16:15

22:00 – 22:15 CET

01:30 – 01:45 IST

06:00 – 06:15 AEST

BREAK

16:15 – 18:00

22:15 – 24:00 CET

01:45 – 03:30 IST

06:15 – 08:00 AEST

REPRESSION AND THE THREAT TO INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM, RUSSIA AND BEYOND

Moderator: Fiona Dove (Executive Director, Transnational Institute)
Speakers: Pavel Kudyukin, Patrick Bond, Anna Ochkina and Trevor Ngwane

LAUNCH OF THE KAGARLITSKY NETWORK FOR INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM!