From January 27th to February 1st 2009, the city of Belem will host the World Social Forum. During six days, the city assumes the position of being the center of planetary citizenship and a global reference for those who don't agree with inequality, injustice, intolerance, environment destruction and prejudice.
Hundreds of self-managed activities – as campings, workshops, seminars, conferences, testimonies, marches, cultural and artistic activities, among others – during this six days will be spaces for exchange, reflection and building of proposals for another possible world.
The World Social Forum 2009 territory is composed by the Para Federal University (UFPA) and the Amazon Federal Rural University (UFRA) in a green area along the Guama river facing the rain forest one mile away on the other bank.
1-a) Registration
The registration to participate in WSF 2009 starts in October and will be made via www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br website.
Activities can only be registered by organizations. All the registered activities will be self-managed, which means that the organization will be responsible to define the activity format, to invite speakers, and to develop other actions needed, as the memory of the activity. The WSF organization will be responsible to guarantee the space and publicize information about the activity in the official program, that'll have printed and online versions.
The Facilitation Group responsible for the WSF 2009 organization is aware of the the participants' different monetary conditions and set up variable registration fees:
Organisations*:
- geopolitical North** - US$ 216,00 (worth 1 delegate) + US$ 50,00 each extra delagate
- Brazil - R$ 150,00 (worth 1 delegate) + R$ 20,00 each extra delegate
- other countries - US$ 83,00 (worth 1 delegade) + US$ 11,00 each extra delegate
Individual:
- geopolitical North** - US$ 83,00
- Brazil - R$ 30,00
- other countries - US$ 17,00
* Worth up to four activities of 1 shift (3 hours) each.
** Compound by the countries that are part of the OCDE – Germany, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, United States, Finland, France, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland (Except for South Korea, Mexico and Eastern European countries)
1-b) Accomodation
Several actions already been made in order to attend the various accommodation needs for the WSF 2009 participants. The main action is the solidarity accomodation campain (family or alternative):
Alternative Accommodation: lodging in organizations, schools, stadium and religious entities that may be without any cost or with a space maintenance payment tax.
Family Accommodation: lodging in local family houses.
In September, a form will be available in www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br for participants to request solidarity accommodation (family or alternative). Solidary accomodation will costs vary from zero to R$38,50 person/day.
Conventional Accommodation: due to the reduced number of rooms available in Belem, the negotiation of conventional accommodation must be done directly between the organizations and the local hotels, or through the participants' regular travel agency. There is no official travel agency for the WSF. A list of available hotels and prices is available at the WSF site.
1-c) Youth Camp
As in previous editions of the WSF, the International Youth Camp will be another accommodation option and will also host its own specific program of activities. The IYC will be located inside the WSF territory, at UFRA (Amazon Federal Rural University).
Thousands of young people from all over the world will meet, exchange and experience some days of diverse activities related to habitation, group communication, recycling and others themes.
27/01/2009 –Opening march (afternoon)
28/01/2009 – Pan-Amazon day: 500 years of resistance, conquests, perspectives of the afro-Indians and popular.
This day will be dedicated to bring to the world the Amazon voices and will be built of many activities, testimonies, conferences, beyond celebration and cultural exhibition.
29 a 31/01/2009 – Others self-managed activities.
01/02/2009 – Closure of the WSF 2009, with decentralized and self-managed actions where will be presented the outcomes of activities held in WSF, agreements and alliances built during the WSF and the general celebration of closure.
updated on 02/09/2010
