January 2008
Act together for another world! 26th January 2008
The World Social Forum (WSF) - an open meeting place where social movements, networks, NGOs and other civil society organizations opposed to neo-liberalism come together to seek concrete action towards building another world - has taken the form of a permanent world process since its first world encounter in 2001.
In 2008, a Global Call for Action promoted by many international networks was launched inside the WSF asking social movements and civil society worldwide to mobilize together in the week culminating on January 26, 2008.
It is promoted by all the organizations and movements at the global, national, and local level who refer to the WSF Charter of Principles.
Key information
World Social Forum 2008 site
Get involved on the global day of action by participating, presenting, preparing, showing, connecting your actions.
Global Call for Action
Read the call issued by many international networks launched in June 2007 in Berlin.
WSF Charter of Principles
The committee of Brazilian organizations that conceived of, and organized, the first World Social Forum, held in Porto Alegre from January 25th to 30th, 2001, after evaluating the results of that Forum and the expectations it raised, consider it necessary and legitimate to draw up a Charter of Principles to guide the continued pursuit of that initiative.
World Social Forum 2006 - Caracas
See the coverage by Choike of the Forum held January 24-29 2006 in Caracas, Venezuela.
World Social Forum 2006 - Bamako
See the coverage by Choike of the Forum held January 19-23 2006 in Bamako, Mali.
World Social Forum 2006 - Karachi.
See the coverage by Choike of the Forum held March 24-29 2006 in Karachi, Pakistan.
World Social Forum 2007 - Nairobi
See the coverage by Choike of the Forum held 20 to 25 January 2007 in Nairobi, Kenia.
Global day of action press coverage
IPS/Terraviva coverage
This site collects a series of articles on the global day of action from Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Europe, interviews and analysis by Peter Waterman, Walden Bello and others.
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) coverage
AMARC will participate and cover the WSF 2008.
