[WSF-Discuss] WSF Bulletin - December 1 2008

Wed Dec 3 07:47:41 UCT 2008

*WSF Bulletin                                                     *December
1st 2008

*Index*

*    1)** **WSF 2009: It's time to build
convergences<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-12-01-newsletter_EN.htm#1>
    2)** **Registrations of cultural activities and press for the WSF
2009<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-12-01-newsletter_EN.htm#2>
    3)** **News from Belem Expanded - 60 days to the
forum<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-12-01-newsletter_EN.htm#3>

<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-12-01-newsletter_EN.htm#5>
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*1) WSF 2009: It's time to build convergences** *

The registration period for activities proposed for WSF 2009 was over in
November 21st. More than 2400 activities were registered by organizations
and movements from 60 countries.

Registered organizations has a new deadline until December 18th to confirm
the registration, make the payment of the registration fee, edit the
activities and the number of delegates attending to Belem. (Attention: after
the payment, it's not possible to modify the number of delegates). It's
recommended also that all organizations check if it's own activities are
registered in the right WSF 2009 action goal, as well as if the other
information are correct.

Organizations registered outside Brazil will have the payment system
available soon and might have a different deadline to pay the registration
fee, but should edit their activities by December 18th.

Now it's time to start convergences and merging among the participant
organizations. The WSF is a space for exchange and strengthening of
alternatives built by networks and movements from all over the world. So
it's very important that all the initiatives and organizations try to build
convergences.

Before confirm your activity until December 18th, it's strongly recommended
that all the registered organizations check the list of activities proposed
by other organizations, try to establish contact to unify activities or to
build a common program along with similar initiatives.

A letter by the International Council Liaison Group was published calling
all the organizations to merge. See the letter here:
http://openfsm.net/projects/fsm2009-facilitadores/call-to-merge-registered-orgs-en
.

Besides, a group of volunteer facilitators is already working to help
registered organizations to find possibilities of convergence and merging.
See the facilitators space in OpenFSM:
http://openfsm.net/projects/fsm2009-facilitadores/project-home

But you don't have to wait for the facilitators contact. All the registered
organizations can see the list of registered activities, contact other
organizations and propose a common program (unifying two or more activities
or making a block of linked ones).

1) Check the list of registered activities in
http://inscricoes.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/content/index.php?page=consulta_pub#<http://inscricoes.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/content/index.php?page=consulta_pub>
 (you can search by organization name, action goal or keyword), download
tables divided by action goals (
http://openfsm.net/projects/fsm2009-facilitadores/project-home)
or download the full activity spreadsheet format -
http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/forum-social-mundial/inscricoes/atividades/lista-21-11/

2) Click on any activity name to see information about it's proponent
(including contact info)

3) Contact other organizations and, if you decide to merge, discuss with
your partner organization the best way to do it (you can merge two or more
different activities in one, or you can create a block of linked activities
shifts in the program).

4) After contacting the other(s) organziation(s), you'll have to edit your
activity information to show the convergence. Visit the registration website
- http://inscricoes.fsm2009amazonia.org.br - and click in 'Organization
already registered: pay the registration fee, change, include or delete
participant's name'. Provide your registration number and password to access
the main menu, where you'll be able to edit the number of delegates
attending Belem, the information related to your activity and access the
payment system.

5) After identifying possible activity partners, organizations willing to
merge initiatives can, for instance, decide to put a common title in all
their activities or change the dates and time proposed in order to make the
all the linked activities happen close to each other.

Don't leave the convergence process for the last moment: visit the
registration page, know all the WSF 2009 proposed activities, exchange
information, amplify your struggles and causes and participate in a
collective way to build of another possible world.

*2) Registration of cultural activities and press for the WSF 2009*

Registration of cultural activities and press for the World Social Forum
2009 can already be made - free.

Cultural or artistic activity (performing arts, cinema, video, music,
literature, visual arts, dance, story telling and others) must be in
accordance with the WSF Charter of Principles and the WSF 2009 Culture
Reference Term. A guide for cultural registration with links to both
documents is available in
http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/forum-social-mundial/inscricoes/atividades-culturais

Culture registration goes until December 12th.

Press: It possible to apply for registration of regular media, university
press and schools, freelancer professionals, free and alternative media and
civil society organizations. Press registration goes until January 10th and
can be made inhttp://inscricoes.fsm2009amazonia.org.br

Information: imprensa at fsm2009amazonia.org.br<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/imprensa@fsm2009amazonia.org.br>
.

*3) News from Belem Expanded - 60 days to the forum*

Belem expanded is allowing to participate in wsf2009 without being
physically in Belem. The WSF Internation Council issued a call end september
(see:
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/noticias_01.php?cd_news=2468&cd_language=2
)

Since then, many contacts have been made, a faciltation group is
established, and Belem expanded is visible in OpenFSM.

How is  belem expanded mobilization progressing ?
- 50 people are on the belem expanded mailing list and space:
http://openfsm.net/projects/club-belemexpanded/team

- 20 fsm2009expanded spaces have been initiated in america europe africa
middle east (and other are getting prepared):
http://openfsm.net/projects/club-belemexpanded/list-en

- 400 activities have been registered In Belem indicating intentions to have
connections. They can be contacted for partnership in
http://openfsm.net/projects/club-belemexpanded/belemcidade-list,

How will intercommunication be made between Belem Expanded participants ?
In Belem, in the social territory , there is active work to allocate some
rooms with telephone and internet connection to belem expanded facilitation
group, to support simple chat audio video connections. If accessible more
sophisticated video conferencing will be used. More news in the coming weeks
(info: http://openfsm.net/projects/tecnointercomfsm/project-home)

How to start participation in belem expanded ?
To get involved there is no preliminary registration, just announce that
your organisation is interested to participate in belem expanded.

For this, you are invited to complete a text announcement exposing your
intentions and send it to Belem expanded mailing list,

Follow the instructions given here:
http://openfsm.net/projects/club-belemexpanded/english

Upon reception of your announcement, we will get back to you by Belem
expanded facilitation team.
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