[Peace-discuss] Fwd: [SRRTAC-L:7646] Fw: a guide to the World Social Forum

[Al Kagan]

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>From: "AlterNet" <info at alternet.org>
>Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:38:31 -0600
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>Subject: a guide to the World Social Forum
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>GLOBAL JUSTICE'S NEW FACE
>AlterNet's guide to the World Social Forum
>http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=12424
>
>Two weeks ago, over 50,000 people gathered in
>Porto Alegre,
>Brazil, for the World Social Forum. The six-day
>whirl of workshops,
>rallies and celebrations overshadowed the
>simultaneous World
>Economic Forum in New York and showed that
>the global justice
>movement is alive and well in the aftermath of
>September 11.
>
>But what exactly happened? Why should we care?
>And what does
>it mean for the future of globalization and "free
>trade?"
>
>AlterNet has put together a package of stories to
>answer those
>and many other questions:
>http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=12424
>
>The articles include:
>
>"Bad Capitalist! No Martini!"
>by Naomi Klein, Tompaine.com
>
>Two World Forums: Ideology vs. Pragmatism?
>by Mark Weisbrot, AlterNet
>
>Today, Porto Alegre; Tomorrow ...
>by Jennifer Block, MotherJones.com
>
>The End of the Beginning?
>Paul Kingsnorth, OpenDemocracy.net
>
>Listening In on the World Economic Forum
>Doug Henwood, The Nation
>
>The Anti-Globalization Movement Changes Its
>Tune
>Walter Truett Anderson, Pacific News Service
>
>All these articles, and much more, can also be
>found on
>AlterNet's Globalization page:
>http://www.alternet.org/?IssueAreaID=21
>
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Al Kagan
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