Tunis Events Calendar: Week of June 10, 2019

Main photo: Murals on the pillars of the A1 highway overpass running parallel to Mohamed V Avenue in Tunis. Photo by Fadil Aliriza, May 31, 2019.

Tunis Events Calendar: Week of June 10, 2019 – June 16, 2019

Monday, June 10, 2019

Tunis – Meshkal news team

Meshkal has compiled a calendar of political, cultural, and economic events taking place in Tunis this week. No events included appear to require an entry fee except for RightsCon.

Monday, June 10:

9:00 – Parliament’s Security and Defense Committee is scheduled to hold a hearing, including testimony from the NGO Aswat Nissa (Women’s Voices) presenting their report on the application of a gender framework in security sector reform legislation, according to Aswat Nissa’s Facebook event announcement of the hearing, which will offer a live stream of the proceedings. The committee will also hear from SANAD, a regionally-oriented microfinance and SME finance fund, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.

9:00? – Parliament’s Regional Development Committee is scheduled to hold a “visit”, according to the official parliamentary website.

19:00 – Exhibition of art works produced by patients at the Razi hospital for mental health during therapy workshops. The exhibition, hosted by the NGO Tunisian Activists for Mental Health is being billed as an effort to de-stigmatize mental health issues. Location: Sophonisbe cultural center, Carthage

Tuesday, June 11:

9:00 – Full session of parliament (plenary session) is scheduled to examine: draft law No5/2019 approving an agreement with Germany for double taxation; draft law No20/2019 approving a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on sanitation; draft law No21/2019 approving an African Development Bank (AfDB) loan on sanitation, and draft law No69/2018 relating to a commission on sustainable development and future generations, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.

9:00 – Opening of the International Federation of Journalists’ 30^th world congress. The congress will be held until Friday, June 14 but only the first day will be open to the press. Location: Morning events will be held at Culture City and afternoon events will be held at Mechtel Golden Tulip hotel downtown. For a draft schedule, click here.

9:00 – One-day conference on the sidelines of RightsCon on the subject of “Technology and Digitization” in Tunisia. Preregistration required via the link on the Facebook event page. Location: Laico hotel.

15:00 – Writing workshop on the theme of “Writing the Feminist Internet of Tomorrow,” a satellite event of the RightsCon in Tunis hosted by MOTIF Institute for Digital Culture in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut Tunis and Jeem. RSVP required by email at culture2-tunis@goethe.de. Location: Goethe-Institut Tunis.

17:00 – Opening ceremony of RightsCon, an annual summit focused on digital rights and human rights that launched in 2011 in Silicon Valley and has been held in other cities around the world. For a full schedule of events at RightsCon during the week, check this link on the official website. Location: Laico hotel and Congress Palace (Palais des Congrés)

19:00 – A march is planned by the International Federation of Journalists, starting from the Mechtel Golden Tulip hotel downtown to the headquarters of the National Syndicate of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) in solidarity with all journalists killed in the world as a result of their profession.

19:30 – Film screening of the iconic 1927 film “Metropolis” followed by a debate. Screening is being hosted by the Goethe-Institut Tunis and the Austrian Embassy in Tunis. Location: CinéMadart, Carthage.

Wednesday, June 12:

9:00 – Continuation of previous day’s full session of parliament (plenary session) is scheduled to examine: draft law No5/2019 approving an agreement with Germany for double taxation; draft law No20/2019 approving a loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) on sanitation; draft law No21/2019 approving an African Development Bank (AfDB) loan on sanitation, and draft law No69/2018 relating to a commission on sustainable development and future generations, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.

Thursday, June 13:

9:00 – Parliament’s Committee on Finance, Planning, and Development is scheduled to examine: draft law No32/2019 modifying the final paragraph of article 16 of Tunisia’s Tax Rights and Procedures Code; draft law No28/2019 approving a loan from the French Development Agency (AFD) for an E-Health program, and draft law No29/2019 approving a loan from the AFD for a healthcare program in Sidi Bouzid, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.

9:00 – “Convergences” forum on sustainable development is scheduled to be held for the second time in Tunis under the theme of Social Solidarity Economy and Tunisian Transitions. Preregistration required at this link. Location: Beit el Hikma, Carthage

10:00 – A discussion is scheduled on the challenges of political participation for people with disabilities, hosted by Ibsar. Location: Hotel Hana International

13:30 – Parliament’s Committee on the Organization of Administrative Affairs and Armed Forces is scheduled to hold a hearing with the Minister of Public Administration that will consider a modernization strategy for civil service, according to Marsad Majles, the parliamentary watchdog project of NGO Al Bawsala.

Friday, June 14:

10:00 – Press conference for the second National Local Product Competition. Location: Africa Hotel, Avenue Habib Bourguiba Tunis.

12:00 – Launch of a three-day International Poetry Festival in Sidi Bou Said. Locations of poetry recitations and accompanying musical performances will be hosted in various parts of Sidi Bou Said.

14:00 – “Tech talk” on the topics of User Experience and Interface design and its state in Tunisia. Registration required, available at this link. Location: Tunis Tech Villa, 20 rue de l’Amérique, 2070 La Marsa

Saturday, June 15:

11:00 – Climate march is being organized by Tounes Clean-up with the intention of making environmental issues part of the political agenda in the lead up to elections, according to the Facebook event page. Location: Habib Bourguiba Avenue.

12:00 – Continuation of a three-day International Poetry Festival in Sidi Bou Said. Locations of poetry recitations and accompanying musical performances will be hosted in various parts of Sidi Bou Said.

Sunday, June 16: