Social Forum

Porto Alegre (Brazil), 26^th - 31^st January 2005

On Course for the 5^th World Social Forum!

21 December 2004 - by Eric Toussaint

After talking over the experiences and lessons arising from previous WSFs, especially the fourth one held in Mumbai (India) in January 2004, a number of changes have been introduced into the structure of the 5th World Social Forum (WSF). These (…)
Statement of the Board of Attac-France

The European Social Forum: Appraisal and Future Perspectives

2 December 2004 - by Attac France

1. A Promising Process The first European Social Forums (ESF) set the stage for the construction of the European alterglobalisation movement and successfully centred political debate on neoliberal globalisation. Since the first World Social (…)
European Social Forum - London, october 2004
European Social Forum 2004: The Call of the Assembly of Social Movements

16 November 2004 - by Collective

We come from all the campaigns and social movements, “no vox” organisations, trade unions, human rights organisations, international solidarity organisations, anti-war and peace and feminist movements. We come from every region in Europe to (…)
Interview with Eric Toussaint, President of the CADTM

Social movements and political power - an essential debate

7 July 2004 - by Sergio Ferrari

A World Social Forum mounted by its own participants Interview with Eric Toussaint, President of the CADTM (Comité pour l’annulation de la dette du Tiers Monde - Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt) The phase of preparation for (…)
Dialogue with Denise Comanne and Eric Toussaint, CADTM

The international debt network

3 July 2004 - by Oscar Reyes , Naima Bouteldja

This case study on the international debt network is focused on one of the major international networks campaigning on the debt issue: Committee for the Abolition of Third World Debt (CADTM). It is based on both web research and a dialogue with (…)
Jubilee South at the World Social Forum 2004

1 April 2004 - by Jubilee South

The World Social Forum is counted by Jubilee South (JS) as among the critical international events for the articulation of analysis of the debt problem and for gathering the strengths and resources of debt organizations and movements to pursue (…)
World Social Forum 2004 - Mumbai, India
Beside World Social Forum 2004 in Mumbai

India facing the challenge of globalisation

11 March 2004 - by Eric Toussaint, Denise Comanne

Beside World Social Forum 2004 in Mumbai, five snapshots on the Indian reality.
World Social Forum, Mumbaï 2004

Call of the Social Movements

We the social movements united in Assembly in the city of Mumbai, India, share the struggles of the people of India and all Asians. We reiterate our opposition to the neoliberal system which enerates economic, social and environmental crises and (…)
World Social Forum, Mumbaï 2004

The Rising Strength of the World Social Forum

9 February 2004 - by Immanuel Wallerstein

The recent 4th meeting of the World Social Forum (WSF) was a big step forward in the steadily rising strength of the World Social Forum.
Around the World Social Forum in Mumbaï, India.

Final Declaration of Fourth World Parliamentary Forum

... “External debt under the regime of the IMF and the World Bank has been an efficient tool to prevent any local social economic development” ...
Jubilee South e-Bulletin

Jubilee South pursues campaign vs. illegitimacy of debt in World Social Forum III

29 March 2003 - by Jubilee South

Jubilee South activities in the World Social Forum III bore an international articulation of various strategies in addressing and overcoming the illegitimacy of debt and related issues on development.
Interview with Eric Toussaint

World Social Forum: from Porto Alegre to India: Making the other globalisation universal

20 March 2003 - by Sergio Ferrari

After 3 consecutive successful meetings in Porto Alegre, the World Social Forum (WSF) will move to India in 2004, and return to Brazil in 2005. A geographical move with implications in terms of methodology, participation and even political culture.
Porto Alegre, Brazil - January 2003

Call of the World Social Movements

We call for all networks, popular and social movements to sign this statement.