Schiller Institute Conference:
"Rescuing Civilization From the Brink"
July 2-3, 2011
Rüsselsheim, Germany
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continue to be added. Last addtion: August 16, 2011: Transcript of "From Big Bang to Big Hole..." in Panel I
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Our Day's Darkest Hour
Report from Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
Report from Schiller Institute Board Member Harley Schlanger (video)
Overview of the Conference Proceedings (PDF)
Conference Program and Links
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Panel 1: Imminent Disintegration of the World Financial System
or Enactment of the Glass-Steagall Act?
Musical Offering: W.A. Mozart, "Ave verum corpus" | |
10.00 |
The Greatest Crisis in History: Can We Solve It? Transcript
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10.30 Eng |
From Big Bang to Big Hole: How the Financial System Became a Parasite, then a Vampire, and How to Reverse the Process. Transcript |
11.00 Eng |
Lessons to Be Learned from the Financial Crisis: Undoing Deregulation of the Financial Sector. Suggestions for a New Set-up. |
11.30 |
The Significance of the Current Crisis in the U.S. for Europe. |
12.00 |
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12.30 |
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13.00-14.30 |
Lunch Break |
Panel 2: The Preeminence of Science over Ideology
Musical Offering: W.A. Mozart, Flötenquartett - K285, 2. Satz | |
14.30 |
The Universe Is Creative. |
15.00 |
The Anthropogenic Climate Change Swindle. |
15.30 Eng |
How Unfettered Deregulation Ruined Agriculture and How to Save It. |
16.00 Eng |
Are Earthquakes Foreseeable? Overview of the Current State of Research. |
16.30-18.30 |
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20.00 |
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Panel 3: The Industrialization of Africa, the Moral Test for Europe
Musical Offering: Ludwig van Beethoven, Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebte - WoO 118 | |
10.00 |
French Elections as Creative Challenge for the Perspective of an Overall Renaissance in Development Policy. |
10.30 Eng |
A Glass-Steagall Act for France. |
11.30
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The Impact of the Financial Crisis on French Municipalities. |
12.00 |
The Significance of Lumumba for a Future Renaissance in Africa. |
12.30 |
Discussion |
13.00-14.30 |
Lunch Break |
Panel 4: Classical Culture, an Imperative for Mankind
Musical Offering: W.A. Mozart, Klavierquartett - K285, 2. Satz | |
Transferring Water from the Congo to Lake Chad: the Transaqua Project. Marcello Vichi, Engineer, Architect of Transaqua, Former Director of Bonifica, IRI Group, Italy. |
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14.30 |
Creativity as Such. |
15.30 |
The Musical Soul. |
16.30 |
The Energy Shift in Germany Will Lead to Deindustrialization. (German) |
17.00-18.00 |
Written Statements and Articles (not transcripts)
Transcripts of video presentations, if available, will be accessible from the program above. The link will appear immediately following the link to the video.
Jean Robieux, the "Father of Laser Fusion", and Former Scientific Director of the CGE Research Center in Marcoussis, France: Laser Fusion and Creativity in the Service of Human Labor German first, followed by English.