World Social Forum and the world economic forum
World economic forum is going on in Davos http://www.weforum.org/
items of concern/interest :
recession?
infectious disease?
collaboration ?
climate change?
Citizens all over the world are responding with local events.
The eighth World Social Forum in 2008 won't be organized at a particular place, but globally, which means by thousands of autonomous local organization.
website fior info http://www.wsf2008.net/
Japan events site: http://2008.jan26.jp/
Here is the schedule of Tokyo workshops and discussions:
World social form - day of global action on Jan 26
"The World Social Forum is not an organisation,not 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 centred on the human person".
items of concern/interest :
recession?
infectious disease?
collaboration ?
climate change?
Citizens all over the world are responding with local events.
The eighth World Social Forum in 2008 won't be organized at a particular place, but globally, which means by thousands of autonomous local organization.
website fior info http://www.wsf2008.net/
Japan events site: http://2008.jan26.jp/
Here is the schedule of Tokyo workshops and discussions:
World social form - day of global action on Jan 26
"The World Social Forum is not an organisation,not 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 centred on the human person".
Thanks Sarajean, great to see you are blogging about these important issues. There is a lot going on in Japan, many people working for NGOs!
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