More power to the Other
World
16/01/04 18:43 Filed by Saswat Pattanayak in:
Political
The World Social Forum is starting today at Mumbai,
India.
It proclaims that it’s not an organization, nor a
united front platform, but "…an open meeting place
for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas,
formulation of proposals, free exchange of
experiences and inter-linking for effective action,
by groups and movements of civil society that are
opposed to neo- liberalism and to domination of the
world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are
committed to building a society centered on the human
person".
The first WSF was held in the southern Brazilian city
of Porto Alegre in 2001. Then 25000 participated.
This time there are 85,000 dreamers/activists who
believe another world is possible. More power!
Tags: Saswat, Communism, India, Peace, Activism