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Conferencia Mundial de los Pueblos sobre el Cambio Climatico y los Derechos de la Madre Tierra, Cochabamba, Bolivia
Da Cochabamba, al termine della Conferenza Mondiale dei Popoli sul Cambio Climatico e i diritti della Madre Terra, Giuseppe De Marzo, dell'Ass. ASud, ci racconta la presenza alla Conferenza e la nascita di una possible nuova internazionale.
17 Abril, Dia de las Luchas Campesinas, Cochabamba-Bolivia
La Via Campesina celebrates the International Day of Peasant Struggle testimonies by Leonida Zurita Vargas, Bartolina Sisa, Bolivia Itelvina Masioli, MST, ICC Via Campesina Brasil Yudhvir Singh BKU, ICC Via Campesina India Alphonsine Ngie Ngube, COPACO/PRP Congo, ICC Via Campesina Africa,
US Social Forum: Detroit People's Movement Assembly
Maureen of Detroit's (US) Michigan Welfare Rights Organization speaks before a crowd at the Detroit People's Movement Assembly in March 2010. http://www.ussf2010.org
Jamal Juma's speech to the WSF10 international seminar
The Palestinian grassroots activist Jamal Juma, coordinator of the Stop the Wall campaign, sent a video speech to the World Social Forum taking place in Porto Alegre on January 25-29, 2010, since he was not able to participate in person.
People's Food Sovereignty Forum, Rome 13-17 novembre 2009
Introduction to the Civil Society's parallel Forum to the FAO summit in Rome. Interview of Andrea Ferrante AIAB-La Via Campesina, and public statement of the FAO Director General Jacques Diouf.
Francois Houtart comments and evaluates about WSF 2009 process in Belem
talks about the relation between social movements and the political world
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.
WSF 2005 Apertura Forum Via Campesina
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2005 - Accampamento della "Via Campesina" ginnasio Teshurina - Porto Alegre - Brasile - APERTURA FORUM DELLA "VIA CAMPESINA" video realizzato da "LA CASA DELLA PACE E DELLA NONVIOLENZA" Castellammare di Stabia - Italia www.nonviolenza.it
MST: Landless farmers and the biggest march in brazilian history
Trailer of documentary. 69m. 2008. Contact xufilmes@gmail.com English. Portuguese. Spanish. For 17 days, 12,000 members of the Movimento Sem Terra, the Brazilian landless movement, rose before dawn and hit the motorway, creating a red column stretching four kilometers as they bore down on the capital Brasília in their bid for land reform. Demonised as dangerous outlaws - even terrorists - by the media in their own country, the movement of over a million and a half people has won international support and has been called the most dynamic social movement in the world. The film accompanies the long march for freedom over 238 kilometres, an epic vision of humanity on the move.
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.
From this weekend onwards, World March of Women activists take to the streets in 51 countries
2010 WSF Events List of WSF actions and events for 2010
