The Capitalism Tribunal
DAY 6: Planet Earth in times of capitalist methods of production
“In the so called community of climatologists, climate change is no longer a current research result. It is a basis for numerous research approaches examining a spatial and temporal differentiation of its conditions and consequences. Applying the results should be about (consulting) adaptation and mitigation. Basically, it should be about telling people: Run – if you still can!”
Quote from Marinka Spiess’s contribution to the red book of the Capitalism Tribunal
12 am to 5 pm – trial opening & hearing of all charges related to the respective topic a.o. Ulrich Brand, Klaus Dumberger, Thomas Edlinger, Pavlos Georgiadis, Alix Faßmann, Louis Klein, Anselm Lenz, Graeme Maxton, Tadzio Müller, Fetewei Tarekegn and Winfried Wolf.
7 to 9 pm – The Seventh Internationale – Reflection, analysis, discussion featuring Haus Bartleby and Graeme Maxton.
From 1 to 12 May, brut will be repurposed as a court of law, The Capitalism Tribunal, where charges are pressed against the ways and production methods of European capitalism. More than 250 charges have been filed on capitalismtribunal.org in the course of the past year. Following the tradition of the Nuremberg trials, the Russell Tribunal and the Ministries Trial, the Capitalism Tribunal wants to constitute an extrapositive procedure in which putative crimes of capitalism are negotiated to investigate what it is that must never happen again in a future economy.
The Capitalism Tribunal will sit on seven court days from 12 to 5 pm, with each day being dedicated to a certain topic, such as work in capitalism, property in capitalism or the role of the EU, the UN and the individual nations. In the evenings, starting from 7 pm, there will be discussions on the topics of the respective court days, collectively entitled The Seventh International. Numerous renowned philosophers, scholars and experts will participate in the discussions, including Saskia Sassen (sociologist), Wolfgang Neskovic (former judge at the German Federal Supreme Court), Louis Klein (thinker in systems theory and business consultant), Katharina Pistor (legal and economic scholar), Alexander Stefes (Club of Rome), Lucy Redler (social economist) and Alon Harel (philosopher of law).
During the opening on 1 May, brut will be declared a court of law in an official ceremony and the judicial and historico-cultural backgrounds of the Capitalism Tribunal will be set forth.
9 May 2016 | DAY 6: Planet Earth in times of capitalist methods of production
12 am to 5 pm – trial opening & hearing of all charges registered on capitalismtribunal.org related to the respective topic.
7 to 9 pm – The Seventh Internationale – Reflection, analysis, discussion featuring renowned philosophers, scholars and experts
Credits
Day 6 with
Ulrich Brand (Professor for International Politics, Vienna)
Haus Bartleby
Klaus Dumberge (Marxist-Leninist Party of Germany (MLPG))
Thomas Edlinger (Journalist, Author, Curator)
Pavlos Georgiadis (Activist for food related topics)
Alix Faßmann (Haus Bartleby, Initiator Capitalism Tribunal)
Louis Klein (Editor of agora42 and systems theorist)
Anselm Lenz (Haus Bartleby, Initiator Capitalism Tribunal)
Graeme Maxton (secretary general of The Club of Rome, Author of the book „Reinventing Prosperity“)
Tadzio Müller (Climate Activist, Member of Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung)
Fetewei Tarkegen (agricultural economist)
Winfried Wolf (Journalist and political scientist)
A cooperation by Haus Bartleby with The Club of Rome, brut Wien, WERK X, Passagen Verlag, FluxFM, agora42.
Supported by Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung and the attending scientists, artists and operatives. The Capitalism Tribunal is presented as part of the project House on Fire supported by the Cultural Programme of the European Union.
The book Das Kapitalismustribunal is available for sale from 25 April 2016 at Passagen Verlag, Vienna.
Dates & Tickets
May 2016
court hearing/admission free
seven-day ticket (single tickets only available at the door) discussion
brut
Karlsplatz 5, 1010 Wien
Info
Court hearing from 12 am to 5 pm: Admission free
Evening discussions / The Seventh Internationale:
Admission for one evening discussion: 8 € / 6 €* / 0 €** (only available at the door)
seven-day ticket: 35 € / 30 €* (available via online-shop)
All revenues and donations go directly to Kulturverein Haus Bartleby Austria. Donations welcome!
* The brutkarte stays valid during the court week.
** for people in need
brut all over Vienna
brut nordwest
accessible
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern), U4 (Friedensbrücke), U6 (Dresdnerstraße) Tram: 5 (Nordwestbahnstraße) Bus: 5A (Wasnergasse)
Meeting point: Gasthaus Hansy at Praterstern
accessible
Heinestraße 42 , 1020 Vienna
Subway: U1, U2 (Praterstern) / S-Bahn: S1, S2, S3, S4, S7 (Praterstern) / Tram: 5 (Praterstern)
brut at Bank Austria Kunstforum Wien
accessible
Freyung 8, 1010 Vienna
Subway: U1 (Stephansplatz), U2 (Schottentor), U3 (Herrengasse) / Tram: 1, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44 (Schottentor) / Bus: 1A, 2A (Herrengasse U), 3A (Renngasse)
Rote Bar at Volkstheater
accessible
Arthur-Schnitzler-Platz 1, 1070 Vienna
Subway: U3 (Volkstheater) / Tram: 49 (Volkstheater) / Bus: 48A (Volkstheater)
brut at Sportplatz 1210
accessible
Jedlersdorfer Platz 25, 1210 Vienna
Subway U6 (Florisdorf) / S-Bahn: S1, S2, S3, S4, S7 (Floridsdorf) / Tram: 30, 31 (Brünner Straße / Hanreitergasse) / Bus: 30A, 32A (Toni Fritsch Weg)
studio brut
not accessible
Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
brut nordwest – rehearsal space
not accessible
Nordwestbahnstraße 8-10, 1200 Vienna