Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by OLOO Onyango
This report reflects on the debacle that was WSF Nairobi 2007 while also attesting to some of its highlights. It describes, from an insider’s perspective, the genesis of some of the problems and issues that reared their ugly heads at the forum itself and ends by charting a way forward.
I: (...)
, by BONFOND Olivier, CADTM
The seventh World Social Forum (WSF) took place in Nairobi, Kenya from 20 to 25 January 2007. There were numerous important issues at stake with Nairobi providing the space for working out alternatives to neo-liberal globalisation. Held in Africa for the first time, its purpose was above all to (...)
, by People’s Parliament
Background:
In its Charter of Principles of the World Social Forum is described as” an open meeting place for reflective thinking.... by groups and movements that are opposed to neoliberalism and to domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism..” Such was the description that (...)
, by INDUSA Hassan, MBATIA Wangui, People’s Parliament
by People’s Parliament
Prepared by: Wangui Mbatia and Hassan Indusa On behalf of People’s Parliament February 6, 2007
Introduction:
On Friday 19th January, 2007 when it became certain that the organizers of the World Social Forum were not going to rescind, in good time, the decision to impose (...)
The World Social Forum (WSF) that took place in Nairobi was one of those ’once in a life time’ events for many people; and ’once a year’ events for the veterans who continue to attend every one.
It is an all-comers forum. For instance, the gay and lesbian lobby in Africa are there along side the (...)
, by NANGA Jean
This is the first time that so many Africans, men and women, had come to a World Social Forum. The attendance was five to seven times bigger than in the preceding African Social Forums and was more representative of the diversities of the countries of Africa.
They had never been so many (...)
, by TARIQ Farooq
I attended the World Social Forum in Nairobi from 20 to 25th January 2007. I also attended the two days meeting of WSF International Council meeting at the same place after the WSF.
What I would like to say is very simple.
This is not the WSF I like to attend for the following technical, (...)
, by BARNETT Anthony
After seven years, is it any closer to making another world possible? Anthony Barnett in Nairobi takes an engaged yet critical look at the World Social Forum.
The World Social Forum (WSF) is about three things, a young Frenchman told me. We were coming back from Kenya together. He had been to (...)
, by FONTEYN Danielle
About 40,000 people came to Nairobi for the 7th World Social Forum (WSF). It was characterized by a big participation by Africans and by rich debates. The global justice movement has planned out a series of offensive mobilizations.
In the assembly of social movements, hundreds of activists (...)
, by MA’ANIT Adam
Things were looking a bit grim at the World Social Forum to begin with - but then they started serving ’anti-capitalist curry’.
The first time I approached the Kasarani stadium complex on the outskirts of Nairobi, I just thought it couldn’t be the right place. It being my first World Social (...)
, by ABONG, Articulación Feminista Marcosur , Centro de la Mujer Peruana Flora Tristan, Instituto Paulo Freire, Movements (international), Movements (Women), NIGD (Peru), PEDTG
New signatures have been added to the six initial ones. This declaration has been circulated again at the eve of the World Social Forum’s International Councli’s meeting in Berlin, May 29-31rst 2007, for the discussion on the evaluation of the WSF process.
We celebrate the seventh World Social (...)
, by MANJI Firoze
The World Social Forum, which took place in Nairobi, Kenya for the first time in Africa, was supposed to be a forum for the voices of the grassroots. But Firoze Manji writes that, despite the diversity of voices at the event, not everyone was equally represented.
As one would expect, WSF was (...)
, by The Nation (Kenya)
A big march against the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPAs) took place during the World Social forum In Nairobi. Below a transcript of the Daily Nation on the StopEPA march which appeared in today’s issue.
By Nation Reporter.
Thousands of demonstrators yesterday paralysed operations of the (...)
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