World Social Forum

World Social Forums in development from the global to the local
Public debate
Tuesday 29 March 2005
De Balie, Kleine-Gartmanplantsoen 10
1017 RR Amsterdam
20.00 to 22.30

Debate (language: English)
the (World) Social Forums and their importance for the international
global justice movement worldwide, in Europe and in the Netherlands.

Organisation: Attac Netherlands, Transnational Institute (TNI) and
X-Y Solidaritiy Fund

Speakers include several members of the International Council of the
World Social Forum (IC/WSF).

Chair: Brid Brennan, TNI and IC/WSF

Part 1 (20.00 a 21.00)
The WSF process and international developments
- what lessons can movements learn from experiences in the WSF
Speakers: Teivo Teivainen (San Marcos University, Lima, NIGD, IC/WSF)
and representatives from India and Brasil (to be confirmed)

Coffee break

Part 2 (21.30 a 22.30)
Social Forums in the North: What is their role and relevance?
- what lessons can we learn from the WSF process
Speakers: Hilary Wainwright (TNI, IC/WSF), Peter Waterman (independent
researcher), Peer de Rijk (WISE, to be confirmed)