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<b>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the WSF 2009<br>
More info at <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/index.php">http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/index.php</a> <br>
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Where and when will the WSF 2009 will happen? <br>
<br>
</b>The WSF 2009 will happen in Brazil, in the city of Belem, in the
state of Para, from January 27th until February 1st.<br>
<br>
<b>In what spaces will the WSF 2009 happen? <br>
<br>
</b>The WSF 2009’s territory defined until now includes the Federal
Rural
University of the Amazon (Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia) –
UFRA,
the Federal University of Para (Universidade Federal do Pará) - UFPA
and
the NPI as a space for camping and activities.<br>
<br>
<b>How do I participate? <br>
<br>
</b>There will be registrations for organizations and its members,
individuals, medias, volunteers and self-organizing activities. The
registration process for WSF 2009 starts in mid-August and will be made
only in the website
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br"><u>www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br</u></a>.
The first moment will be dedicated
to register self-managed activities. Regarding the WSF Charter of
Principles, activities can only be proposed by organizations. The
second
stage of registration process will attend individual participants and
media.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Lodging<br>
<br>
</b>The Facilitation Group in Belem is taking a series of initiatives
to
attend the several requests that are already coming concerning
participants accommodation during the World Social Forum 2009.<br>
<br>
A form to request solidarity accommodation – family and alternative –
will be available in August in the website
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br/"
eudora="autourl">www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br</a>.<br>
<br>
The alternative accommodation consists on schools, gymnasiums,
religious
and other organizations that will offer their spaces to WSF
participants.
The other modality of solidarity accommodation consists in local
family's
houses.<br>
<br>
The solidarity accommodation costs can vary from zero to R$25,00 (about
15 US dollars). More details about accommodation options and how to
request solidarity accommodation will be sent soon.<br>
<br>
Concerning the standard accommodation, the Facilitation Group would
like
to inform that due to the reduced number of beds, Belem hotels are
charging abusive prices – around 4 or 5 times more than the
usual.<br>
<br>
The Facilitation Group also would like to inform that there's no
official
travel agency for the WSF. Standard accommodation should be discussed
directly by the participants organizations and the hotels in Belem, or
using the travel agencies that the organizations are used to work
with.<br>
<br>
<br>
<b>Which are the WSF 2009 Organization Committee contacts? <br>
<br>
WSF 2009 Office<br>
</b>Website:
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/http://www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br"><u>www.fsm2009amazonia.org.br<br>
</u></a>Phone: <?XML:NAMESPACE PREFIX = SKYPE
/>+55-91-3222-8530<br>
E-mails: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:escritorio@fsm2009amazonia.org.br">escritorio@fsm2009amazonia.org.br</a> /
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:comunicacao@fsm2009amazonia.org.br">comunicacao@fsm2009amazonia.org.br</a><br>
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<b>10 "objectives" (thematic axes) for WSF 2009<br>
<br>
</b>The local Facilitation Group and members of Methodology Commission
met in Belem from July 10th to 12th to evaluate the answers to the
consultation process and define the action objectives for WSF 2009
participants.<br>
<br>
The Consultation about the WSF objectives was called by the WSF
International Council in order to expand or adjust the current action
objectives for 2009 event. All the activities (conferences, panels,
seminars, workshops and others) will be organized related to those
objectives. See bellow the list of 10 action objectives for activities
that will happen in Belem 2009 territory. In bold characters there are
the additions made to the objectives defined to WSF 2007 in Nairobi
(Kenya):<br>
<br>
1. For the construction of a world of peace, justice, ethics and
respect
for different spiritualities, free of weapons, especially nuclear
ones;<br>
2. For the release of the world domain <b>by capital</b>,
multinationals
corporations, imperialist, <b>patriarchal, colonial and neo-colonial</b>
domination and unequal systems of commerce, <b>by canceling the
impoverish countries debt</b>;<br>
3. For universal and sustainable access to the common property of
mankind
and nature, for the preservation of our planet and its resources,
particularly water, forests <b>and renewable energy sources</b>;<br>
4. For the democratization <b>and independence</b>of knowledge,
<b>culture and communication</b> and for the creation of a system of
shared knowledge <b>and acquirement</b> with the dismantling of
Intellectual Property Rights;<br>
5. For the dignity, diversity, ensuring the equality of gender, race,
<b>ethnicity, generation, sexual orientation</b> and elimination of all
forms of discrimination and caste (discrimination based on descent);<br>
6. For ensurance (during the lifetime use of all people) of the
economic,
social, human, cultural and environmental rights, particularly the
rights
to food, health, education, housing, employment and decent work,
<b>communication and food security and sovereignty</b>;<br>
7. For the construction of a world order based on sovereignty,
self-determination and on people's rights, <b>including minorities and
migrants</b>;<br>
8. For the construction of a democratic, emancipator, sustainable and
solidary economy, focused on <b>every </b>people and <b>based on
ethical
and fair trade</b>.<br>
9. For the construction and expansion of truly <b>local, national and
global</b> democratic political <b>and economic</b> structures and
institutions, with the participation of people in decisions and control
of public affairs and resources.<br>
10. <b>For the defense of the environment (amazonic and others
ecosystems) as source of life for the planet Earth and for the
originary
peoples of the world (indigenous, afro-descendent, tribal and
riverine),
that demand their territories, languages, cultures, identities,
environmental justice, spiritually and right to live</b>. <br>
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