Thematic World Social Forum
The World Social Forum (WSF) is organized by several entities and social movements from many countries "that are opposed to neo-liberalism and to [the] domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are committed to building a planetary society directed towards fruitful relationships among Mankind and between it and the Earth" in a self-managed, decentralized and networked way.
Visions & Models:
Movements & Struggles:
Native Justice & Sovereignty
Workplace Democracy
Practices, Tools & Strategies:
Conferences, Events & Gatherings
Solidarity Economy Organizing
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Decolonizing Our Solidarity Economy
[Editor's note: in this important webinar, Elandria Williams and Jessica Gordon Nembhard of the US Solidarity Economy Network (SEN) host a discussion on the issues and conflicts surrounding race and colonization in the Cooperative/Solidarity Economy Movements. Presenters include Shamako Noble of Hip Hop Congress, Cecilia Martinez of the Center for Ea
Institutions & Structures:
Collectives
cooperative economy
solidarity economy
#Occupy Movement
Linking Opposition & Alternatives
Strategies for Change
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OCCUPY! CONNECT! CREATE! - Imagining Life Beyond "The Economy" (part two)
by Ethan Miller
Previous: Part One: "This Is Our Moment"...
The Name of the Trap is "The Economy"
diverse economies
Cross-Sector Alliances
Networking & Collaboration
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A Question in Latin America: What Kind of Solidarity Economy?
Miners in Potosí, Bolivia set off sticks of dynamite as cold winter winds zipped through the city, passing street barricades, protests, hunger strikers and an occupied electrical plant. These actions took place place from late July to mid-August against the perceived neglect of the Evo Morales administration toward the impoverished Potosí region. This showdown in Bolivia is similar to conflicts across Latin America between the promises of left-leaning governments, the needs of the people and the finite resources of Pachamama (Mother Earth).
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World Social Forum at a Crossroads: 5th International, Solidarity Economy, or Stand Pat?
If in 2001 the World Social Forum was "the birthplace of global civil society"-namely all social groupings between the public realm of the state and the private realm of the family-what should it be when that society grows up a bit? Many feel that a change is needed. Explaining her absence from the 2006 WSF, Arundhati Roy said "[it] has now become very NGO-ized [non-governmental organizations]...it's just become too comfortable a stage. I think it has played a very important role up to now, but now...I think we have to come up with new strategies."
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