(en) Greece,the 4th Antiauthoritarian festival will host Naomi Klein

Naomi Klein to speak on B-Fest in Athens ---- Poster promoting the 4th Antiauthoritarian 
festival 
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---- Among the speakers at B-Fest, billed as an 'antiauthoritarian festival', will be 
Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein, American literary theorist and political 
philosopher Michael Hardt, Mohawk community activist Clifton Nicholas and digital activism 
expert Sky Croeser ---- Canadian author, journalist and activist Naomi Klein will speak in 
Athens at a conference on Saturday May 25, in her visit to Europe since the crisis hit. 
---- Billed as an "antiauthoritarian festival", the three-day B-Fest kicks off at 
Panepistimioupoli (Oulof Palme Ave entrance) in Zografou this Friday, May 24.

Klein has attracted a considerable following in Greece, where the Greek translation of her 
book The Shock Doctrine was in the bestsellers list for months, reflecting the popularity 
of the book worldwide.

Described as "the master narrative of our time", the book argues that business interests 
and powerful nations exploit shocks in the form of natural disasters, economic problems, 
or political turmoil, as an opportunity to aggressively restructure the economies of 
vulnerable countries?.

She argues that because neoliberal policies are harmful to the majority of citizens, they 
cannot be implemented without a shock, ranging from media-hyped anxiety to police torture, 
that squashes popular resistance.
In April, Klein gave an exclusive interview to Lynn Edmonds for EnetEnglish on how she 
believes the shock doctrine relates to Greece today.
Michael Hardt, the American literary theorist and political philosopher best known for his 
book Empire, which was co-authored with Antonio Negri, will also address the festival, via 
Skype.

Also speaking will be Clifton Nicholas, a Mohawk community activist from Kanehsatake 
(Oka), in Quebec, Canada.

Sky Croeser, a lecturer in internet studies at Curtin University, Australia, will also 
speak. Her research has looked at how social movements are engaging in struggles over 
knowledge in the information age.

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