The Capitalism Tribunal
Grand Opening Ceremony and book release
Is Capitalism a crime?
7 pm: Opening Ceremony and book release with Alix Faßmann, Lily Fuhr, Kira Kirsch, Louis Klein, Anselm Lenz, Graeme Maxton, Robert Misik, Jörg Petzold, Hendrik Sodenkamp.
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.
1 May 2016 | Grand Opening Ceremony and book release Das Kapitalismustribunal (Passagen Verlag, Wien)
The “red book” explaining the historico-cultural and judicial background of the Tribunal is presented with several authors reading excerpts from their contributions to the anthology Das Kapitalismustribunal. Following the book release, the building of brut Wien is officially repurposed as a court of law.
Credits
Opening Ceremony and book release with
Haus Bartleby
Club of Rome
Lili Fuhr (Geographer, Member of Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin)
Kira Kirsch (Director brut Wien, Vienna)
Graeme Maxton (secretary general of The Club of Rome, Author of the book „Reinventing Prosperity“)
Alexander Stefes (Exec. Dir. Club of Rome)
Larissa Wallner (Philosopher)
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
Das Kapitalismustribunal Admission free!
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)
studio brut
not accessible
Zieglergasse 25, 1070 Wien
Subway: U3 (Zieglergasse), Tram: 49 (Westbahnstraße / Zieglergasse)
brut at Exhibit Eschenbachgasse
accessible
Eschenbachgasse 11 / Ecke Getreidemarkt, 1010 Vienna
U-Bahn: U4, U1 (Karlsplatz), Tram: 1, 2, D, 71 (Burgring), Bus: 57A (Getreidemarkt)