“Economic Crisis, perspectives on the end of the European social model.”

In the last two years the collapse of the global financial system has triggered one of the deepest economical crisis's ever seen, all over the world millions of people have been thrown into despair, through mass-unemployment and a worrying increase in inequality. The global crash, however, also has a different meaning to Europe which will no doubt have an epochal effect: the end of the European social model. Therefore, the final dismantling of the continent's welfare state as it is incompatible with the competition of the rest of the world. But is the world in which we live the only world possible? Enric Duran, Arcadi Oliveres, Santi Cirugeda and Isidro Lopez are some of the protagonists who will be part of the debate on overcoming dominant capitalism.

Enric Duran

Enric Duran is from Catalonia; he is an activist from the “Movimento della decresita”, a member of the “Temps de re-voltes” and “Infoespai”. During 2008 they 'cheated' various financial authorities out of almost half a million Euros through civil disobedience and bank expropriation, inorder to denounce the corrupt operation of the capitalist system and to fund different social activities. He also collaborates with the publications “Podemos! (Vivir sin capitalismo)” [We can! (Live without capitalism)] and “Crisi”. Duran is also the founder of the “Cooperativa Integrale” (Complette cooperative).

Santiago Cirugeda

“After seven years working alone I am beginning my study of Urban Prescriptions, which develop into projects of subversion in the different environments of urban reality that also help to bear this complicated social life. From the systematic occupation of public spaces with tenants, to the construction of prothesis in facdes, patios, covers and even in solar. All in negotiation between legality and illegality, to recall the enormous control we are submitted to.”

Arcadi Oliveres i Boadella

Arcadi Oliveres is both an economist and an activist for social justice and peace. He is an European expert on the connection between the north and south of the world, international trade, disarmament and foreign debt. Since he was a student he has been a clandestine activist for “Sindicat Democtratic d'Estudiants”. While today he collaborates with different movements and social organisations and Christians like “Pax Christi”, “Associo Catalana de Solidartitat I Ajut al Refugiat (ACSAR)” and “Justicia i Pau” of whom he is president.

Isidro López

Isidro Lopez is the independent investigator for the “Observatorio Metropolitano”, a collective half way between investigatiors and a militant group. Alongside Emmanuel Rodriguez he has recently published the book “Fin de Ciclo” (End of the Cycle) , “Financiarizacion” , territory and company owners in the long wave of Hispanic capitalism (1964-2010) in the editorial “Traficantes de Suenos” (Dealers of Dreams). This book looks in great depth at the origin of the crisis both in Spain and globally.

“Italy's case, and the effect of Berlusconi on Europe”

Rototom Sunsplash was born and has grown in Italy, but it is had to leave in exile due to the ever increasing repressive, suffocating and closed-minded climate. What is happening to the “Belpaese” (Beautiful city)? Why are the spaces once dedicated to freedom now becoming more restricted, in a civil society that appears apathetic, and without a voice? In the remainder of Europe the Italian crisis is observed apprehensively, with the vertical fall of constitutional and democratic value's. Above all the fear that Berlusconi's way will spread into the rest of the continent. We will confront this delicate subject with some exceptional hosts: Beppe Grillo, Giuliano Giuliani, Andrea De Lotto from “Lo Sbarco”. Conducted by Tommaso Cerno

Beppe Grillo

Bepe Grillo is an actor and comedian in theatre, television and film. He is the author of the most popular and most influential Italian blog. Grillo was the promoter for the movement “MoVimento 5 Stelle” and the agitator of others such as “Vaffa Day” and “No B. Day” popularised by “Grillini” worshippers. From his web page he holds informative campaigns and reports a variety of cases of hardship and corruption, which, have often led to outstanding results. He has paid particular attention to the subject of incinerators, renewable energy and Parmalat's case.

Giuliano Giuliani

Tommaso Cerno

Tommaso Cerno is one of the best journalists of Friuli, he is already the young editor-in-chief for “Messagero Veneto”, and now a reporter for “l'Espresso”. He is responsible for raising important enquiries such as: the vulnerability of Fiumicino's airport. Cerno is engaged in the homosexual equal rights battle, and has worked alongside the promoters for Gay Pride in Venice. He published “L'ingorgo” and, more recently, “Affa Taffa”.

Andrea de Lotto

Andrea de Lotto graduated in philosophy at “Statle di Milano”, he then became a primary school teacher after a six month teaching experience in the conflict zones of El Salvador. From 2005 he lived in San Paolo, he now lives in Barcelona and teaches in Italian school. Between the promoters of “Lo Sbarco” (The Landing), the “Nave dei Diritti” (Ship for the divided) left from Barcelona and disembarked in Genoa June 2010.

“Living in diversity, against the politics of terror”

The preview of the “Manifesto per nuova Europa: Vivere nella diversita” (Manifesto for new Europe: Living in diversity) which was born through the collaboration of prestigious European intellectuals. Rototom has also demonstrated, in Spain, its commitment to engaging in new positive stimuli to the European society, whom which continue to appear more and more frightened and intolerant. Following Parco Rivellino Rototom's tradition, this year, we have dedicated an entire debate to racism, discussing the fear of difference deepening and analysing the change of action in Europe. Rototom always offers a different perspective in which multiculturalism is a valued incentive to intermediate tolerance, solidarity, open-mindedness ans curiosity towards diversity. We will not surrender to a closed distrustful society instead we have chosen to commit to investigating the causes, this year with greatly valued international hosts such as: Teun Van Dijk, Laura Balbo and Esteban Ibarra.

Teun Van Dijk

Teun Van Dijk is a scholar and academic of linguistics and Critical Disclosure Analysis with an international reputation. He has been working in Barcelona for years now at the Pompeu Fabra University. Van Dijk is one of the expert European elders in racism and language, he explores the diffusions and connections of the discrimination and intolerant values throughout the mass media. He is also the founder of different newspapers and “Discurso & Socieded” an online Spanish magazine.

Laura Balbo

Paduan sociologist, Laura Balbo, has been a friend of the festival's for many years. Balbo was parlimentary and minister of equal opportunites, she is the Italian scholar of racism and familiar politics authoritativer, presidente of the “International Association for the Study of Racism(Amsterdam)” of “Italia-Razzismo” and honorary president of “UAAR” (Italian Union of Atheists and Agnostics).

Esteban Ibarra

Esteban Ibarra is president of the “Movimiento contra la Intolerancia” association. Ibarra is also author of various books, among the which the most noteable is “Crimines del odio” (Crimes of hate ) he has received diverse destinctions on recognition of his work: “Comunidad de Madrid”'s gold medal and the “Cruz Plata” (Silver Cross) of civil solidarity, amongst others. He was the driver of the first “Sensibilizacion contra el racismo” (sensitising anti-racism) campaigns in Spain since 1990.

Interview with Antoni Escohotado: The question of drugs.

Conducted by his son, journalist Jorge Escohotado.

Antoni Escohotado is a University professor and known essayist whose worked with subjects as the right-wing sector, philosophy and sociology. He has obtained public notoriety due to his investigations around drugs. He is among the 70 thinkers collected in the 21st Century Dictionary of thinkers, it pays to have explored a multitude of knowledge. Escohotado is known outside of the academic environment by his most favourable position in the legalisation of drugs and for his relative work. The most notable one of which “Historia general de las drogas (1983)” is translated into six different languages and is the best treaty, written up to now, in any language.

Interview with Ramon Chao: Stories, Ideas, Battles.

Conducted by Cristina Artoni.

Ramon Chao is a writer, Journalist and musician from Galicia, Spain. He writes for the French dailies “Le Monde” and “Le Monde Diplomatique”. To escape Franco's reign in 1956 he took shelter in Paris, from here he directed a radio-broadcast in Galician, which was forbidden in this era, working in television and the media. He is the creator of literary prizes for emerging authors, a member of the “Attac” collective and in between his main works he has produced “Piccolo dizionario critico della globalozzazione” (A small critical dictionary of globalisation) “La mano negra de Colombia” (The black hand of Colombia) “Il lago do Como” (Lake Como)

Cristina Artoni

Cristina Artoni is a freelance journalist who lives between Barcelona nd Lyons, when she can she reports. She collaborates with different heads among “l'Espresso”, “Euronews”, “La radio Suisse Romande” and “Radio Popolare”. She is also the author of two books “L'amore ai tempi della Bossi Fini” and “Le tribu di Porto Alegre”.