|
WSF
Bulletin
|
July 29th 2008
|
|
|
|
Index
1) Defined the
list of 10 action objectives for WSF 2009 participants
2) World Social Forum 2009
a)
How to participate on World Social Forum 2009?
b)
Stands registration for WSF 2009.
c)
Note about accommodation in Belem during the WSF 2009
3) WSF regional chapter
a) Americas
Social Forum in Guatemala
b)
African Social Forum Council meeting
1) Defined the list of 10 action
objectives for WSF 2009 participants
The
local Facilitation Group and members of Methodology Commission met
in Belem from July 10th to 12th to evaluate the answers to the
consultation process and define the action objectives for WSF 2009
participants.
The Consultation about the WSF objectives was called by the WSF
International Council in order to expand or adjust the current action
objectives for 2009 event. All the activities (conferences, panels,
seminars, workshops and others) will be organized related to those
objectives. See bellow the list of 10 action objectives for activities
that will happen in Belem 2009 territory. In bold characters there are
the additions made to the objectives defined to WSF 2007 in Nairobi
(Kenya):
1. For the construction of a world of
peace, justice, ethics and respect for different spiritualities, free
of weapons, especially nuclear ones;
2. For the release of the world domain by
capital, multinationals corporations, imperialist, patriarchal,
colonial and neo-colonial domination and unequal systems
of commerce, by canceling the impoverish countries debt;
3. For universal and sustainable access
to the
common property of mankind and nature, for the preservation of our
planet and its resources, particularly water, forests and
renewable energy sources;
4. For the democratization and
independence of knowledge, culture and
communication and for the creation of a system of shared
knowledge and acquirement with the
dismantling of Intellectual Property Rights;
5. For the dignity, diversity, ensuring
the equality of gender, race, ethnicity, generation,
sexual orientation and elimination of all forms of
discrimination and caste (discrimination based on descent);
6. 2. For ensurance (during the lifetime
use of all
people) of the economic, social, human, cultural and environmental
rights, particularly the rights to food, health, education, housing,
employment and decent work, communication and food
security and sovereignty;
7. For the construction of a world order
based on sovereignty, self-determination and on people's rights, including
minorities and migrants;
8. For the construction of a democratic,
emancipator, sustainable and solidary economy, focused on every
people and based on ethical and fair trade;
9. For the construction and expansion of
truly local, national and global
democratic political and economic
structures and institutions, with the participation of people in
decisions and control of public affairs and resources;
2.For
the defense of the environment (amazonic and others ecosystems) as
source of life for the planet Earth and for the originary peoples of
the world (indigenous, afro-descendent, tribal and riverine), that
demand their territories, languages, cultures, identities,
environmental justice, spiritually and right to live.
For the WSF 2009 it will be possible to register self-managed
activities outside the 10 action objectives, that propose an evaluation
or outlook on the anti-globalization movements and the World Social
Forum process..
2) World Social Forum 2009
a) How to participate on
World Social Forum 2009?
The
registration process for WSF 2009 starts in mid-August and will be made
only in the website www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br.
The first moment will be dedicated to register self-managed activities.
Regarding the WSF Charter of Principles, activities can only be
proposed by organizations. The second stage of registration process
will attend individual participants and media.
b) Stands registration for
WSF 2009.
A
registration form dedicated Organizations willing to have a physical
space for institutional stands, meeting points or campaign tents in WSF
2009 territory is already available for download.
The stands requests should be sent until October 10th. The
requests will be submitted to the WSF 2009 Facilitation Group and
reservations are subjected to physical space availability. More
information about stand reservation process is available in the
registration form.
Stands
registration form:
- PDF version: http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/downloads/Registration_estandes_EN.pdf
- DOC version: http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/downloads/Registration_estandes_EN.doc
c) Note about
accommodation in Belem during the WSF 2009
The
Facilitation Group in Belem is taking a series of initiatives to attend
the several requests that are already coming concerning participants
accommodation during the World Social Forum 2009.
A form to request solidarity accommodation – family and alternative –
will be available in mid-August, in the website www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br.
The alternative accommodation consists on schools, gymnasiums,
religious and other organizations that will offer their spaces to WSF
participants. The other modality of solidarity accommodation consists
in local family's houses.
The solidarity accommodation costs can vary from zero to
R$25,00 (about 15 US dollars). More details about accommodation options
and how to request solidarity accommodation will be sent soon.
Concerning the standard accommodation, the Facilitation Group
would like to inform that due to the reduced number of beds, Belem
hotels are charging abusive prices – around 4 or 5 times more than the
usual.
The Facilitation Group also would like to inform that there's
no official travel agency for the WSF. Standard accommodation should be
discussed directly by the participants organizations and the hotels in
Belem, or using the travel agencies that the organizations are used to
work with.
3) WSF regional chapter
a) Americas Social Forum in Guatemala
The registration to the next Americas Social Forum are opened until
August 15th. The third edition of ASF will happen in Guatemala, from
October 7th to 12th. To register or have more details about the III
ASF, please visit the website: http://www.forosocialamericas.org/fsa-guatemala/
b)
African Social Forum Council meeting
The African Social Forum Council will meet in Abidjan (Ivory Coast)
from july 31st to August 3rd.
|
| |
|
|
