06.10.2008
Invitation by IC to WSF 2009 “Belem expanded”

The Global action day of 2008 started a dynamics of activities of various type towards “another possible world” in all the regions of the world, expanding the forum proposal.

From this experience, it was assessed that in 2009 decentralized activities linked to the forum event held in Amazonia could also be stimulated.

This has the advantage to impulse the mobilization towards Belem, and, at the same time :
- promote decentralized participation in Belem activities
- give a higher profile to debates and proposals stemming from these activities
- favour the assimilation and adaptation of these proposals by organisations and citizens of the world,
- multiply initiatives of participation in the forum process, at local, national, regional, and thematic levels.

Decentralized activities may or may not create direct connections with activities in the forum in Belem

The International Council invites organizations that want to participate in this decentralized way in world social forum 2009 to register themselves in the webpage www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br and indicate there their decision (in the organisation registration form there is an ítem “Belem expanded”).

These organisations can then enter in the open space OpenFSM - and:

- Make visible their activities, (also giving links to videos in www.wsftv.net)
- Interchange,
- Make contacts before, during, and after the event 2009 with activities located in Belem or in other parts of the world
- Interchange about methods and tools for connection in the space “Belem expanded” in openfsm