[Imc-africa] [Wsf_bulletin] WSF Bulletin - November 30th, 2006
BOLETIM FSM
gerente at forumsocialmundial.org.br
Fri Dec 1 11:38:45 PST 2006
World Social Forum
WSF Bulletin November 30th, 2006
1. The deadline for registration of activities for WSF 2007 is postponed to December 13th
2. Americas Social Forum Hemispheric Council meeting in Cochabamba
3. Social Forums carried out during November in Americas
4. Other Social Forums around the World
1. The deadline for registration of activities for WSF 2007 is postponed to December 13th
Registration of self-organized activities for the WSF 2007, to be held in Nairobi, Kenya, from January 20 to 25, 2007, has been extended to December 13th, 2006. Don't leave it until the last minute! The registration system will become very slow during the last days before the deadline.
Self-organized activities are those organized by groups registered for the WSF 2007, by organizations who agree with the WSF Charter of Principles. The proposing organizations should create a title for the activity, define the activity type (e.g., seminar, workshop, conference, etc), choose the speakers, as well as, be in charge of inviting all speakers and any other preparations and materials needed. They must provide everything that is needed so that the activity can successfully take place, including audio-video equipment, power point software, etc. The local organizing committee will only offer the space where these activities happen and an announcement of the activities (title, time, location) in the official program publication.
See below for the steps to register activities:
a) First, register as a user at the site http://www.wsfprocess.net (in this site, click in "New User", at the left menu of the screen)
b) With the login name you chose and the password that is automatically sent to your email, login to the site and register your organization or group
c) After logging in, click on the menu at the right side of the screen that says "Register Activities". Select the name of the organization or group that you have registered. Then, fill in the activity form. In the first step, general data will be requested (title, partners, goals, etc.). In the second step, you will be asked about specific information for Nairobi logistical planning.
d) If your organization or group does not have all the required information about the activity(ies) to be carried out in WSF 2007, you may return to the form later and update it. In order to do this, after you login to the site and select the name of the organization or group registered (at right), you must click on the title of the activity to be modified and, then click "edit" (right above the title). Make all the modifications and then click on "Save", at the bottom of the page. In order to delete an activity, instead of edit, click on "action" and then "delete".
e) Confirm your activity registration for WSF 2007 in Nairobi, Kenya: when you finish the activity registration process a dialogue box will be displayed with the follow information: "if this is intended to be a WSF 2007 activity, click here to complete its registration". You must click on it to notice your activity will be held in the WSF 2007 event, then fill out the form on logistics information and click on "save".
Registration of individual participants, organizations and media
The registration of individual participants, organizations and media will continue during the month of December. Registration forms for that are available on the WSF 2007 event website (www.wsf2007.org), at the link: http://wsf2007.org/registrations
Other information about registration can also be obtained in the section "How to take part" of this site: http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=8&cd_language=2.
On the WSF 2007 site, check also the second edition of the WSF 2007 newsletter: .
Click here for frequently asked questions (FAQ) on WSF 2007: http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=15&cd_language=2.
2. Americas Social Forum Hemispheric Council meeting in Cochabamba
On December 5 and 9, the Americas Social Forum (ASF) Hemispheric Council will meet in Cochabamba, Bolivia. During the meeting there will be an evaluation about the forums recently carried out in the continent (Caribbean Social Forum, Border Social Forum, Triple Frontier Social Forum, Porto Rico Social Forum and Chile Social Forum - see note below). In addition, the agenda includes a debate about participation at the VII World Social Forum, in Nairobi, Kenya, as well as, a debate about next social forums to be held in Americas (United States and Quebec, among others) in 2007.
First definitions around the third editions of the ASF, already scheduled for 2008, will be made in Cochabamba. The two first editions of the ASF took place, respectively, in Quito (Ecuador), in July 2004, and in Caracas (Venezuela), in January 2006. Caracas event was also one of the Polycentric World Social Forum 2006, with Bamako (Mali) and Karachi (Pakistan) events.
For further information on ASF process, please visit the website: http://www.forosocialamericas.org/.
For a solidarity integration
Cochabamba meeting will be held in parallel with the Social Summit for the Integration of the Peoples (December 6 to 9), called by the Hemispheric Social Alliance and the Bolivian Movement for People's Solidarity Integration.
Find detailed information about the summit on its website: http://www.integracionsolidaria.org
3. Social Forums carried out during November in Americas
Two events highlighted in November in Americas were the Porto Rico Social Forum (PRSF), held from 17 to 19, in Rio Piedras, and the Chile Social Forum (Chile SF), on the 25th and 26th, in Santiago.
Preparation of the PRSF (http://www.forosocialpuertorico.org/) started with the Americas Social Forum in 2004 and it is part of the mobilization towards United States Social Forum, to be carried out from June 27 to July 1st, in Atlanta (http://www.ussf2007.org/). More than 100 organizations have participated at the FSPR. They have organized more than 220 self organized activities. Cultural events, including a party of children for another possible world, opened the event. The panels "Contribution of communitarian movements for building another possible Porto Rico" and "Porto Rico in movement: a look from the Americas" opened the two days of self-organized activities.
Children were also at the opening march of the Chile SF (http://www.fschile.org), which was attended by 4,000 people and 200 organizations, responsible by 170 self organized activities. Two tribunals marked the event: the first one was about a transnational mining company, which organizations from Argentina, Chile and Peru consider guilty of environmental destruction by its actions. The second trial was about the Chilean constitution, which was accused of disrespecting human rights and having a non legitimated origin by lawyers and constitutionalists.
4. Social Forums around the world
Algeria Social Forum, December 14 and 15, 2006, Algeria
5th Local Authorities Forum, January 24th, 2007, Nairobi, Kenya
United States Social Forum, June 27-July 1st, 2007, Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
Quebec Social Forum, August 22nd-26th 2007, Quebec, Canada
Maghreb Social Forum, 2007
Click here to see more information:
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/dinamic.php?pagina=foruns_nacionais_eng
WSF 2007 Organizing Committee executive office - Kenya
Physical Contacts: Masandukuni Lane, Off Gitanga Road
Postal Address: P.O. Box 63125, 00619 Nairobi Kenya
Telephone: 254-020-3860745 ou 254-020-3860746
Fax: 254-020-2713262
E-mail: socialforum at sodnet.or.ke
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Postal code: 01223-010
Website: www.worldsocialforum.org
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