Tunisian World Social Forum Continues Arab Revolutions & Demands “Dignity”
The following report summarizes some of what US Social Forum delegates learned at the recent World Social Forum in Tunis. We will host national informational calls to share the delegation’s stories from the WSF and answer questions. Join us on Thursday May 2nd at 12:00 Noon EST /11 Central/10 Mountain/ 9AM Pacific or Monday, May 13th at 7:00 PM EST (Call in # (712) 432-0075 code 388105#) Both calls will cover the same agenda. Pick the time that works best for you.
USSF Invites Applications to Host Next Forum
The Road to USSF-3 has put out a call for applications for sites for the next US Social Forum. The application deadline is Monday July 15, and we plan to announce the next USSF site by September 1. Consider whether organizers in your area are willing to be a part of this process. Click here for information on what it takes to host a US Social Forum and for an application form.
Members of the US Social Forum National Planning Committee will be participating in the following panels at the annual Left Forum in New York. If you live in or near New York, you may want to be part of these discussions and networking sessions!
Toward movement cohesion & systemic transformation
The World Social Forum meets in Tunis, the city that began the Arab Revolutions, this week! From March 26 to March 30 more than 20 thousand people representing over 4500 organizations from 127 countries spanning the five continents have registered to attend.
We Need YOU (and all your friends) to Help Pave the Road to the Next U.S. Social Forum.
The U.S. Social Forum addresses the most pressing concerns of our day, and the current climate of economic crisis, mass layoffs, and government spending cuts has made our work both more urgent and difficult. USSF National Planning Committee members have been reflecting on the goals and principles orienting our work together, and have updated and adapted some of the core principles that express the visions and commitments of people working together under the big umbrella of the US Social Forum.
A statement on the urgency of the current political moment- Why should we be organizing the next U.S. Social Forum now?
An updated version of our political unity, “What we believe”
An updated statement of the goals of US Social Forum III
A synthesis report from the People’s Movement Assembly at 2nd U.S. Social Forum in Detroit in June of 2010.
By Charlotte Kates, Suzanne Adely and Azadeh Shahshahani
Originally publised by Truthout
The World Social Forum - Free Palestine (WSF-FP) convened in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the end of November on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, a UN-recognized day that commemorates the 1947 partition of Palestine by the UN - and the occupation, dispossession and injustice that has ensued ever since.
Remember those Books you Brought to the USSF in Detroit?
By Anele Selekwa, Jessica Violetta and Jared Sachs
The Afrikan Hiphop Caravan will visit politically conscious hiphop communities across the African continent in the lead up to the World Social Forum in Tunis March 26-30. The annual project aims to build bridges and share social justice and cultural resources among these nascent communities.
