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Health
Up one levelChannel for Health on World Social Forum TV
Social Movements gather in Treviso against G8 meeting on Agricolture
interviews with two members of La Via Campesina Renaldo Chingore UNAC Mozambique and Ibrahim Coulibaly from CNDP Mali
PRESS CONFERENCE AMAZONIAN INDIGENOUS PEOPLE
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT refuses health assistance in the Vale do Javari Indigenous Land, where there is a hepatitis epidemia, it affects six indigenous peoples plus many isolated peoples (autonomous)
WSF 2009 Peaceful McDonalds Demonstration
This clip shows a peaceful demonstration at the local McDonalds in Belem. Participants in the ceremonial march stopped here to show that imperialistic corporations such as McDonalds and Coca-Cola are in opposition to the anti-globalization ideals of the World Social Forum. The demonstration took place peacefully, with many of the participants singing, dancing, and even blowing kisses at the American fast-food franchise.
Visible Voices, Changing Lives
Working with participatory video, photography to support social change in the remote mountain villages of Kokjar and Tolok, Kyrgyzstan.
A Game for Life
Grassroot Soccer project coordinator, Nolusindiso "Titie" Plaatjie, uses soccer to educate South African youth about HIV/AIDS prevention. She describes her childhood in the poverty-stricken city of Port Elizabeth and how soccer gave her the drive to be who she is today.
Arakawa Tokyo Japan. WSF global day of action 2008
Arakawa, Tokyo city center. Attac Japan and other social movements organised a Day of Forum on various issues: Against GMO campaign, Antipoverty campaign, Let's raise Income Gap and the Asian Peace Alliance. Various debates and culturale events (dances and open discussions). Short interviews on localizing the World Social Forum event - connection of people to people is possible.
Indonesia-Jakarta Global Day of Action 26 jan 2008
Jakarta, Indonesia A coalition of Indonesian social movements marched in Jakarta today as part of the International Global Day of Action coordinated. Members of workers organisations, fisher folks, peasants and others, gathered at 2pm at the Indosat building (Jl Thamrin) and marched peacefully to the Presidential Palace asking for an « Indonesia without neoliberalism ». People are oppressed by current economic policies that put land, water and sea under the control of transnational companies and that undermine workers rights. Protesters raised key national issues such as the new investment law, import and liberalisation of food products, labour law, global warming and debt. The demonstration was organised by « Gerak Lawan », the Indonesian movement against nelocolonialism and neoliberalism that brings together workers, farmers, women, fisherfolks, students, anti-debt and environmental organisations. The Indonesian Peasants Union (SPI), member of the international movement La Via Campesina actively took part in this action.
FORUM SOCIAL MUNDIAL 2010 GRANDE PORTO ALEGRE 25-29 JANEIRO "http://www.fsm10.org/"
2010 WSF Events List of WSF actions and events for 2010
