Agenda
Green Academy 2020.
Day 1. November 12
11:00 - 11:15 Introduction to the program
11:15 - 12:15 Keynote: Socio-economic implications of Covid-19
- Sven Giegold, Member of European Parliament, Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance
Moderator: Dr. Stefan Meister, Head of Tbilisi office, Heinrich Boell Foundation
12:15 - 12:30 Break
12:30 - 13:00 Introducton of participants
13:00 - 14:30 Panel Discussion: Covid-19 and its consequences for Georgia
- Giorgi Maisuradze, Philosopher, Ilia State University;
- Tamar Tskhadadze, Philosopher, Ilia State University;
- Alexandra Aroshvili, Researcher of Social Politics
Moderator: Lilia Chikhladze, Programme Coordinaor, Heinrich Boell Foundation
Day 2. November 13
11:00 - 11:30 Virtual tour in Tbilisi
- Zurab Bakradze, Architect, Urban Planner
11:30 - 13:00 Discussion: The role of the state (or its lack) in the city
- David Gogishvili, Urban Geographer, Malmo University;
- Anano Tsintsabadze, Lawyer, Open Society-Georgian Foundation;
- Giorgi Kankia, Urban Planner, Stockholm University;
- Lela Rekhviashvili, Researcher, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography
Moderator: Tamar Antidze, Programme Coordinator, Heirich Boell Foundation
13:00 - 13:15 Break
13:15 - 14:45 Discussion: Housing policies in the Eastern Europe and South Caucasus
- Luca Sara Brody, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungary;
- Gvantsa Nikolaishvili, Architect;
- Ia Eradze, post-doctoral researcher, (associated with the) Leibniz Center for Contemporary History Potsdam;
- Nukri Tabidze, Gender Studies Researcher
Moderator: Anano Tsintsabadze, OSGF
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Day 3. November 14
11:00 - 12:30 Meeting with Green Activists from the regions
- Misho Jibladze, Riviera Campaign in Batumi;
- Tiko Maghedani, Movement "Gavigudet" ("We are Suffocating");
- Zaza Tsiklauri, anti-dam movement in Stepantsminda;
- Tamta Metreveli, anti-dam movement in Racha;
- Maka Suladze, anti-dam movement in Namakhvani (tbc)
Moderator: Tamar Antidze, Programme Coordinator, Heinrich Boell Foundation
12:30 - 12:40 Break
12:40 - 13:40 Discussion: Transformative Power of Green Movements in Georgia and Eastern Europe
- Agnes Gagyi, social movements researcher, Working Group for Public Sociology “Helyzet”;
- Iva Čukić, Ministry of Space Collective
Moderator: Lela Rekhviashvili, Researcher, Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography
13:40 - 14:00 Break
14:00 - 15:30 Civil Society in Georgia in the Context of Thirty Years of Post-Socialist Transformation
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Nino Khelaia, doctoral researcher HU-Berlin
15:30 - 16:00 Break
16:00 - 17:30 Parallel Sessions
Session 1. Discussion and presentation of the research: Gentrification and Gated Communities in Tbilisi
Speakers:
- David Gogishvili;
- Tata Verulashvili
Session 2. Discussion and presentation of the research: Gender Aspects of Migration
Speakers:
- Ana Diakonidze, Sociologist;
- Meri Chachava
Moderator: Maia Barkaia, Gender Studies Specialist
Day 4. November 15
10:00 - 17:00 Two parallel workshops:
1. Research with Feminist lens
- by Tamta Melashvili
2. Story telling
- by Nino Lomadze, Indigo
17:30 - 18:30 Wrap Up