World Social Forum

[Fabetz]

Someone is goin' to Porto Alegre, here in Brasil to the World Social Forum?
We have people from all around the world, more europens n' latin american off course...



Is someone from here goin' there?


... or you prefer Davos?

[Larissa]

Yes, my news media partner is attending on behalf of both of us. She is arriving on the 23rd.

So, I'll post some news about her experience when she comes back.

[Larissa]

This is the Forum's site
http://www.portoalegre2003.org/publique/

[Larissa]

Interesting article about the World Social Forum
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/artic...1&articleId=906 (http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?id=3&debateId=91&articleId=906)

[Larissa]

Statistics of the 2003 World Social Forum:
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/notic...asp?cd_news=454 (http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/noticias_01.asp?cd_news=454)
"The 2003 World Social Forum, that was held in Porto Alegre from th 23rd to the 28th of January, joined about 100 thousand participants, such as delegates, observers, press, professionals and activists from all over the world."

Other intersting links about the WSF:
http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/artic...1&articleId=926 (http://www.opendemocracy.net/debates/article.jsp?id=6&debateId=91&articleId=926)
"Social movements in countries as different as Togo, Fiji, Nepal and even the Vatican are all represented. About 19,500 delegates are Brazilian. Add that to the thousands of spectators that have come to take part by the bus-full from Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, and the boisterous delegations from all of Latin America, and you have a predominantly non-English speaking crowd. The United States and Britain are practically invisible."