[WSF-Discuss] WSF Bulletin: October 7 2008
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WSF Bulletin
October 7th 2008
Index
1) Amazon: WSF 2009 protagonist territory
a) Registration<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#b>
b) Accomodation<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#c>
c) Youth
Camp<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#c>
d) Basic
program<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#d>
2) Belem Expanded: enlarging participation in the WSF
2009<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#2>
3) OpenFSM: a permanent virtual open space to build another possible
world<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#3>
4) Videos about WSF 2009 in
WSFTV<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#4>
5) III Americas Social Forum in
Guatemala<http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/download/2008-10-07-newsletter_EN.htm#5>
1) Amazon: WSF 2009 protagonist territory
>From January 27th to February 1st 2009, the city of Belem will host the
World Social Forum. During six days, the city assumes the position of being
the center of planetary citizenship and a global reference for those who
don't agree with inequality, injustice, intolerance, environment destruction
and prejudice.
Hundreds of self-managed activities – as campings, workshops, seminars,
conferences, testimonies, marches, cultural and artistic activities, among
others – during this six days will be spaces for exchange, reflection and
building of proposals for another possible world.
The World Social Forum 2009 territory is composed by the Para Federal
University (UFPA) and the Amazon Federal Rural University (UFRA) in a green
area along the Guama river facing the rain forest one mile away on the other
bank.
1-a) Registration
The registration to participate in WSF 2009 starts in October and will be
made via www.fsm2009amazonia.org.brwebsite.
Activities can only be registered by organizations. All the registered
activities will be self-managed, which means that the organization will be
responsible to define the activity format, to invite speakers, and to
develop other actions needed, as the memory of the activity. The WSF
organization will be responsible to guarantee the space and publicize
information about the activity in the official program, that'll have printed
and online versions.
The Facilitation Group responsible for the WSF 2009 organization is aware of
the the participants' different monetary conditions and set up variable
registration fees:
Organisations*:
- geopolitical North** - US$ 216,00 (worth 1 delegate) + US$ 50,00
each extra delagate
- Brazil - R$ 150,00 (worth 1 delegate) + R$ 20,00 each extra delegate
- other countries - US$ 83,00 (worth 1 delegade) + US$ 11,00 each extra
delegate
Individual:
- geopolitical North** - US$ 83,00
- Brazil - R$ 30,00
- other countries - US$ 17,00
* Worth up to four activities of 1 shift (3 hours) each.
** Compound by the countries that are part of the OCDE – Germany, Australia,
Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Spain, United States, Finland, France,
Greece, Holland, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, New
Zealand, Portugal, United Kingdom, Sweden, Switzerland (Except for South
Korea, Mexico and Eastern European countries)
1-b) Accomodation
Several actions already been made in order to attend the various
accommodation needs for the WSF 2009 participants. The main action is the
solidarity accomodation campain (family or alternative):
Alternative Accommodation: lodging in organizations, schools, stadium and
religious entities that may be without any cost or with a space maintenance
payment tax.
Family Accommodation: lodging in local family houses.
In September, a form will be available in www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br for
participants to request solidarity accommodation (family or alternative).
Solidary accomodation will costs vary from zero to R$38,50 person/day.
More information can be found via WSF 2009 Office, in the State Government
Support Committee or writing toacomodacao at fsm2009amazonia.org.br
Conventional Accommodation: due to the reduced number of rooms available in
Belem, the negotiation of conventional accommodation must be done directly
between the organizations and the local hotels, or through the participants'
regular travel agency. There is no official travel agency for the WSF. A
list of available hotels and prices is available at the WSF site.
1-c) Youth Camp
As in previous editions of the WSF, the International Youth Camp will be
another accommodation option and will also host its own specific program of
activities. The IYC will be located inside the WSF territory, at UFRA
(Amazon Federal Rural University).
Thousands of young people from all over the world will meet, exchange and
experience some days of diverse activities related to habitation, group
communication, recycling and others themes.
Information: acampamento at fsm2009amazonia.org.br
1-d) Basic program
**27/01/2009 –Opening march (afternoon)
28/01/2009 – Pan-Amazon day: 500 years of resistance, conquests,
perspectives of the afro-Indians and popular.
This day will be dedicated to bring to the world the Amazon voices and will
be built of many activities, testimonies, conferences, beyond celebration
and cultural exhibition.
29 a 31/01/2009 – Others self-managed activities.
01/02/2009 – Closure of the WSF 2009, with decentralized and self-managed
actions where will be presented the outcomes of activities held in WSF,
agreements and alliances built during the WSF and the general celebration of
closure.
2) Belem Expanded: enlarging participation in the WSF 2009**
The 2009 edition of World Social Forum, that will happen from January 27th
to February 1st in Belém (state of Pará, Brazil), opens a new way of
participation for movements, entities and civil society organisations that
won't be able to come to the centralized event and want to express their
active participation in the wsf process. The WSF International Council wrote
an invitation for WSF 2009 Belem Expanded activities during it's last
meeting in Copenhagen -
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/noticias_01.php?cd_news=2468&cd_language=2
.
Any organisation, movement, group or entity can register and organize a
decentralized activity during the Forum dates in its own city or country,
arranging connection moments with other activities and organizations inside
the Belem Expanded program or with the ones located in Belem.
A virtual territory is being built to connect the "real" WSF 2009 space
activities with decentralized activities that will happen outside Belem
during the Forum dates. Inside the common virtual territory, organisations
can look for partners interested in connection moments or in building
convergences.
The connection between two or more activities during Belem WSF can be made
using internet tools (as text and audio chats or videoconferences), or
using other communication technologies (as radio transmissions, letters,
pictures and others).
>From October 2008 to January 2009, organisations that register activities in
Belem Expanded territory will be stimulated to find partners for it's
connections and will be invited to share the common visibility space in the
WSF 2009 "real" territory.
Belem Expanded participants are invited to use the website OpenFSM to look
for connection partners, to make activities visible, work collaboratively
and look for organisations to build convergences. (more about OpenFSM on
item 3).
A working group 'FSM 2009 Interconexões' was created to facilitate the
process. You can get in touch with this group visiting -
http://openfsm.net/projects/fsm2009interconexoes.
The registration for Belem Expanded activities can be made via
www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br website. Activities happening outside Belem are
exempt of registration fee.
For more information, select the option "Belem Expanded" in
www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br or visit the address
http://openfsm.net/projects/club-belemexpanded .
3) OpenFSM: a permanent virtual open space to build another possible world
The website OpenFSM is online. It's a new horizontal and open space created
to facilitate communication and convergences among WSF participants, to
strengthen the permanent WSF Process and to assist on the preparation of
centralized events as WSF 2009.
All WSF2009 participants in belem or Belem Expanded are invited to use the
website OpenFSM to create spaces where to prepare collaboratively their
activities, make them visible and look for connection partners, and
convergences partners.
OpenFSM brings a set of tools for social networking, collective work,
information sharing, and news publishing, that can be used by any person or
entity identified with the WSF Charter of Principles.
Every registered OpenFSM user is able to create a space for it's
organisation, activity, theme or geographic region. It's possible to invite
other organisations and/or people to contribute in your space, or use it to
share information, discussions, proposals and show your areas of interest to
other visitors.
Each OpenFSM space offers mailing lists, collective pages for planing and
work, and a blog that allow users to publish news and pictures.
Visit OpenFSM in http://www.openfsm.net . Make your individual registration,
join the existent spaces or create yours. If you need help, please visit
http://openfsm.net/projects/openfsm/tutorial or write to website (at)
openfsm.net.
4) Videos about WSF 2009 in WSFTV
The website www.wstv.net is online showing videos related to the World
Social Forum. The website can be used to host videos produced by any person
or organisation identified with the WSF Charter of Principles.
WSF TV has four new videos online about the World Social Forum 2009,
produced and recorded during the Methodology and Communication meeting that
happened in Belem in past July.
5) III Americas Social Forum in Guatemala
>From October 7th to 12th 2008, the III Americas Social Forum will be held in
the San Carlos University, in Guatemala. 800 organisations and an estimate
attendance of 6 thousand people, the ASF will have 356 self-managed
activities, concerning 105 seminars, 53 panels, 28 dialogue tables, 91
workshops, 6 conferences, 26 exhibits, 4 celebration moments, 50 cultural
activities, thematic groups and 15 diverse activities.
"Defending quality of life in the face of predatory capitalism" is the axe
with more registered activities, but the participants will be mobilized to
discuss other issues, as the "Peoples in Resistance to Neoliberalism and
Imperial Domination", the "Scope and Challenges of the Changes in the
Hemisphere: Post-Neoliberalism, Socialism(s), Civilizational Changes",
diversities and equality, communication, culture, originary, indigenous and
afro-descendant peoples and youth.
The general program can be seen in http://www.fsaguatemala.org/ .
The complete program of self-managed activities is avalable in
http://www.fsaguatemala.org/programa_eventos.html
For live coverage and news about the III Americas Social Forum, visit the
website "FSA al Día" inhttp://fsainfo.rits.org.br/, Radio Vulgocracia
website – http://www.radiovulgocracia.org.mx/foros/index.php – or Agencia
Púlsar page – http://www.agenciapulsar.org/coberturas_det2.php?id=45.
*WSF Office - Brazil*
Address: Rua General Jardim, 660, 7th floor, São Paulo - SP- Brasil, Zip
Code: 01223-010
Website: www.forumsocialmundial.org.br
WSF 2009 Office - Belem
Address: Rua Presidente Pernambuco S/N, Belem - PA - Brasil, Zip Code:
66823-010
email: escritorio at fsm2009amazonia.org.br
Phone: +55-91-3222-8530
Website: www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br
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