2016 WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
MONTREAL - 9 - 14, 2016
The World Social Forum (WSF) is the largest gathering of civil society to find solutions to the problems of our time. Started in 2001 in Brazil, the WSF brings together in each of its edition tens of thousands of participants to more than a thousand activities (workshops, conferences, artistic performances …) on various themes (social, solidarity economy, environment, human rights, democratization … ).
A charter of principles describes what is and is not the WSF process, the values and goals of its participants, as well as important operation rules.
The goal of the WSF 2016 is to gather tens of thousands of people from groups in civil society, organizations and social movements who want to build a sustainable and inclusive world, where every person and every people has its place and can make its voice heard.
A complete list of GRAND CONFERENCES is found here.
LACSN was seen at the
2016 World Social Forum!!!
See our photo gallery below...
A charter of principles describes what is and is not the WSF process, the values and goals of its participants, as well as important operation rules.
The goal of the WSF 2016 is to gather tens of thousands of people from groups in civil society, organizations and social movements who want to build a sustainable and inclusive world, where every person and every people has its place and can make its voice heard.
A complete list of GRAND CONFERENCES is found here.
LACSN was seen at the
2016 World Social Forum!!!
See our photo gallery below...
2016 WSF Themes - Summary of Titles
- Economic, Social and Solidarity Alternatives facing the Capitalist Crisis
- Democratization of Knowledge and Right to Communication
- Culture of Peace and Struggle for Justice and Demilitarization
- Decolonization and Self-Determination of Peoples
- Rights of Nature and Environmental Justice
- Global Struggles and International Solidarity
- Human and Social Rights, Dignity and Fight against Inequalities
- Struggles against Racism, Xenophobia, Patriarchy and Fundamentalism
- Fight against the Dictatorship of Finance and for Resource Distribution
- Migration, Refugees and Citizenship Without Borders
- Democracy, Social and Citizen Movements
- Workers against Neoliberalism
- Cultural, Artistic and Philosophical Expressions for Another Possible World
2016 SWS STATS:
By next week, the WSF will publish on its website the calendar of the different actions of social change that were put forward during the Agora of Initiatives, which can be used as a guide by citizens worldwide to provide concrete ideas on how to change the system!
- 35,000 participants from 125 countries;
- More than 15,000 were present during the opening march;
- 1,000 volunteers gave more than 15,000 of volunteer work that was done throughout the week;
- 26 self-managed committees;
- 22 assemblies of convergence;
- The WSF regrets the 60% (a provisional number, as they are still waiting for more information concerning the subject) of visa demands that were refused by the Canadian government.
By next week, the WSF will publish on its website the calendar of the different actions of social change that were put forward during the Agora of Initiatives, which can be used as a guide by citizens worldwide to provide concrete ideas on how to change the system!
TWO RECOMMENDED WORKSHOPS organized by MISN:
The Security State: Extracting Resources, Extracting Culture, Extracting Labour - Wed. Aug 10 2016, 13:00 - 15:30 (info here)
Working at the Intersection of Environmental Justice and Disability Justice - Fri. Aug 12 2016, 13:00 - 15:30 (info here)