Conference Schedule
September 6, 2025, Zurich, Switzerland
One-Day Discussion Seminar
Hybrid Conference Format
Join us in-person in Zurich or participate online from anywhere in the world. The conference features keynote speeches followed by open discussion sessions.
In-Person Participation
Join fellow activists in Zurich for direct dialogue and networking
The participation fee is still 30 Euros,
but now an additional 30 Euros needs to be paid for the food and beverages for the whole day.
9:00 – 10:00
Welcoming by Swiss hosts MLGS and ATIK as well as the Consultative Committee of the United Front
- Reception by idea provider Peter Nowak (free journalist and council communist) and initiator Gabi Fechtner (MLPD)
10:00 – 12:30
1. Danger of a World War: Red Alert!?
- Frank Hammer, USA – UAW veteran, environmental and anti-Trump activist
- Dietmar Breme, Germany – Ex-member of German Communist Party, antifascist and peace fighter
- Irtefaa al-Qubati, Yemen – Trade unionist, COP 28 contact, women’s and environmental activist
- Ruben Tzanoff, Spain – Socialismo y Libertad, ISL, anti-war and anti-fascist cooperation
- Gabi Fechtner, Germany – MLPD chairwoman, first woman worker to lead a revolutionary party
- European Coordination of ICOR – “Lenin’s ‘Socialism and War’: highly topical”
12:30 – 13:15
Lunch Break
13:15 – 15:45
2. Fascism and Preparation for War Hand in Hand
Speakers
- Guanqi Qiang, China – Veteran socialist, critic of CPC and government
- Andreas Buderus, Germany – Trade unionist, anti-war and anti-racism activist
- Prof. Dhruba Mukherjeh, India – SUCI(C), professor of science, anti-capitalist activist
- Renate Dillmann, Germany – Journalist focused on war propaganda and media manipulation
- Jovino Nunez, Dominican Republic – Agriculture expert, Marxist-Leninist, ICOR America
- Prof. Nako Stefanov, Bulgaria – Philosopher, ex-Bulgarian CP leader, war critic
15:45 – 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 – 19:00
3. How Do We Strengthen the Worldwide Movement Against Fascism and War?
Speakers
- ATIK, Europe – Migrant workers' organization from Turkey, active against fascism and war
- Baghdad Fatafta, Palestine – Lawyer, human rights and women's rights activist
- Roberto Luzzi, Italy – TIR, co-organizer of the anti-imperialist peace conference, SI Cobas
- Oleg, Russia – Internationalist and peace activist
- Selma Schacht, Austria – Comintern faction, works council member, women's rights
- ZORA, Germany – Young women's organization, solidarity with Palestinian struggle
- Silke Treusch, Switzerland – Unia trade unionist, women's, peace, and anti-fascist activist
19:00 – 19:30
Resolution and Conclusion
20:00
Dinner and Cultural Festival
The event will be hybrid: in person and online streaming.
Deadline for registration for in-person participation or Sunday program: 15 August 2025
Participation fee: €30 and, if possible, a contribution to the potluck buffet
Volunteer simultaneous interpreting in English, German, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic
Guided tour “In Lenin's footsteps through Zurich” on Sunday from 10:30 to 12:30