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Contribution to the Debate on the Future of the Social Forums and the Alter-Globalisation Movement

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The whole debate on the Future of the Social Forums and the Alter-Globalisation Movement can be found on the website of the Committee for the Abolition of the Third World Debt Dear all, [pardon aux amis d’Attac de n’ecrire qu’en anglais, je n’ai pas le temps de me traduire, merci de votre indulgence], Many thanks to the Italian comrades for their extremely useful and constructive contributi... Read more

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The WSF as "Moment"

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Public Alternatives
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"Is the WSF still the most appropriate vehicle for the new stage in the struggle of the global justice and peace movement? Or, having fulfilled its historic function of aggregating and linking the diverse counter-movements spawned by global capitalism, is it time for the WSF to fold up its tent and give way to new modes of global organization of resistance and transformation?" This question,... Read more

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The day of protest

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Public Alternatives
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The worldwide day of protests called for by the WSF's International Committee channeled some significant popular discontent in Russia but were largely ignored by the media or exploited by the Communist Party for electoral reasons.... Read more

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No to Corporate Europe – Yes to Global Justice!

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Alternative Regionalisms
Corporate Power
Trade & Investment
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As members of the Seattle to Brussels Network (S2B), we are calling for concerted efforts to roll back the strategy of the European Union called “Global Europe: Competing in the World”, the EU’s unfair bilateral trade agreements and corporate power.... Read more

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«Nous n'avons pas les millions de Klaus Schwab»

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Alternative Regionalisms
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Susan George
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Susan George connaît bien la Suisse. Elle a participé à la conférence de l'Autre Davos à Zurich en 1999, lorsque l'idée du Forum social mondial (FSM) a germé. Elle est membre fondatrice d'Attac-France et a été vice-présidente de l'association de 1999 à 2006. Entretien avec Susan George. Par Simon Petite Le Courrier: Cette année, il n'y a pas de Forum social mondial (FSM) pour contrer Davos.... Read more

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