“A countless number of activities and initiatives for 2010 has been presented so far, among them thematic, regional and national world forums. Although many events have not been scheduled or confirmed yet, the preparation of the following events is already on its way, to which many other will be added in the near future:

January:
- 24th to 28th: 10 years of the World Social Forum. Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Catalan Social Forum on Alternatives to Crisis (to be scheduled).

March:
- 22nd to 26th: the Right to the City at the World Urban Forum. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- 26th to 28th: Thematic Forum on “Civilization Crisis, Good Living and Alternative Paradigms”. Cuzco, Peru.

June:
- 22nd to 26th: US Social Forum, on migration, housing and wars – Detroit, Michigan, USA.
- European Social Forum. Istanbul, Turkey (to be scheduled).

July:
- 20th and 21st: Americas Social Forum, Asuncion, Paraguay.

September/October:
- World Education Forum. Palestine (to be scheduled).

December:
- 9th to 13th: World Education Forum, thematic on Education, Researching and Culture of Peace. Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.

To be scheduled yet:
- Thematic Forums in the Maghreb-Machrek region:
Labor issues in Algeria
Gender issues in Jordan
On Agricultural workers, Peasants and Health in Egypt
Forum on Social Movements in Morocco
Iraq Social Forum

- Thematic Forum on democracy, Bangladesh.
- Forum on the Collective Rights of People, Catalonia.
- Thematic Forum on Alternatives to Financial Crisis, Mexico City.”

Multiple Activities throughout the world to mark the WSF’s 10th birthday celebrations in 2010 – forumsocialmundial.org.br

                          

Photo: Jens Ergon

“The march included delegations from all over Europe, including trade unionists and students.”
AFP

“European Social Forum wraps up with march and calls for action”
Sarah van Gelder för YES! Magazine.

                          

Alternativen är snarlika och det krävs en viss ansträngning för att urskilja skillnaderna i det förslag som har mejslats fram efter diskussioner på en rad möten under våren och sommaren. Eller för att citera Alessandra Mecozzi i en respons på den europeiska maillistan för forumet: “A little more creativity is possible!”
Jag ser i vilket fall fram emot resultatet och gillar initiativet från arbetsgruppen för paraden!

Hoppas det blir så här fint i september också:

ESF-blocket i Möllevångskarnevalen 2008!

                          

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Utanför fönstret startar Möllevångsfestivalen på fredag och de har ett storslaget program, otrolig samling artister och konstnärer. Under dagarna ska finnas på området med infobord och sprida foruminspiration. Karnevalen på lördag blir en höjdpunkt och jag ser fram emot att få pyssla fram dräkter till ESF-blocket. Mer om det senaste från Möllevångsfestivalens blogg.