FSE/ESF Forum social européen/European Social Forum

Social development, Social Protection and Poverty Reduction

Maria & Monica — 2011-09-08T08:09:48Z

by Francine Mestrum, in Global Social Justice In this article, I want to analyze a number of recent proposals for social protection policies submitted by international organizations. The list of the analyzed documents can be found in the annex. What I want to find out is the way in which these new proposals break away from and go beyond the poverty reduction strategies of the recent past – MDGs and PRSPs – and if they can fundamentally change the current social paradigm. Social Protection (...) - Analysis/ statements for a better world

Open Letter on "October 15th" – European and international day of action

Maria & Monica — 2011-09-06T09:18:42Z

ITALIAN NETWORK FOR WSF - FIRST MEETING IN ROME ON SEPTEMBER THE 4TH 2011 and the other committements of the agenda OPEN LETTER 15 OCTOBER – EUROPEAN AND INTERNATIONAL DAY OF ACTION The spanish indignad@s are inviting to take the squares, differents and together, to build up on the 15 of october a great european and international demonstration. In our continent, like in other areas of the world, in the Mediterranean and also in our country, many are welcoming and relaunching their (...) - European Conferences/Manifestations / Mobilizations

Next SASF 18-22 november 2011, Bangladesh

Maria & Monica — 2011-09-06T09:09:16Z

South Asia Social Forum 2011 at Dhaka, Bangladesh The main theme for the South Asia Social Forum 2011 Bangladesh was set "Democracy for Social Transformation in South Asia: Participation, Equity, Justice and Peace". This theme is to highlight and oppose the neo-liberal, hegemonic and authoritarian “poverty reduction” development policy and paradigm. The forum is intended to focus on this structural concern with a clear transformational agenda. However, there are various urgent and immediate (...) - South Asia Social Forum (SASF)

Short film on food speculation

Maria & Monica — 2011-09-06T07:27:02Z

by WEED (www.weed-online.org) New short film on FOOD SPECULATION which explains the basic mechanism of excessive speculation and why regulation is needed. - Analysis/ statements for a better world

End financial control of European governance

Maria & Monica — 2011-09-05T08:28:39Z

We need Eurobonds and a new charter for Europe by Susan George TNI Transnational Institute You became well-known for your work on the debt crisis in the 1980s and 1990s. Then it was a crisis for developing countries; now it seems to be mainly afflicting developed countries? How do you explain this? The causes of the debt crisis in third world countries were not the same as now. In the 1970s, much borrowed money went into armaments, middle and upper class luxury spending on imports, (...) - Analysis/ statements for a better world

Economic governance for people or for the banks?

Maria & Monica — 2011-08-31T08:41:08Z

Brussels, 12 October 2011 Résidence Palace International Press Centre Rue de la Loi 155 The Transnational Institute and Corporate Europe Observatory, in cooperation with European Attac Network invite you to a public debate: ECONOMIC GOVERNANCE FOR PEOPLE OR FOR THE BANKS? When the financial crisis hit Europe in 2008, governments reacted by bailing out the banks; increasing public debt which in turn contributed to the current sovereign debt crisis. In response, the EU has sought to (...) - European Conferences/Manifestations / CALENDAR

Organization Committee

Maria & Monica — 2011-08-29T10:13:22Z

http://www.fame2012.org/index.php?s... International Aquattac Council of Canadians Food and Water Watch Trans National Institute ACME Maroc Blue planet Forum italiano del acqua CeVi Comité Malien pour la défense de l'Eau Reclaiming Public Water Public Services International European Public Services Unions Emmaüs International Ingeniería Sin Fronteras Catalunya Global Water Institute AISBL France Attac France Mouvement Utopia MNLE Fondation France Libertés Coordination Eau (...) - The Alternative World Water Forum 2012

The FAME Charter

Maria & Monica — 2011-08-29T10:07:38Z

Objective The objective of the Alternative World Water Forum (AWWF) – in French, the Forum Alternatif Mondial de l'Eau (FAME) – is to create a concrete alternative to the sixth World Water Forum (WWF) which is organized by the World Water Council. This Council is a mouthpiece for transnational companies and the World Bank and they falsely claim to head the global governance of water. For several years, different civil society movements have fought side by side for water conservation and (...) - The Alternative World Water Forum 2012

Marseilles, March 10-18, 2012

Maria & Monica — 2011-08-29T10:01:42Z

From March 10 to 18, 2012, the Alternative World Water Forum (FAME or Forum Alternatif Mondial de l'Eau) will be held in Marseilles, France. This event is being, organized by associations and movements, trade unions, NGOs, citizens and elected representatives from all over the world. A forum about activism and solidarityThe FAME will be a meeting place for all people who are fighting for water: against the appropriation of land and water, against the development of shale gas, which pollutes (...) - The Alternative World Water Forum 2012

Genoa 2011 final declaration

Maria & Monica — 2011-08-19T09:46:24Z

GENOA 2011 “They: the crisis – We: the hope” International assembly 24th of July 2011 We, the people who met in the international assembly “They: the crisis – We: the hope” held in Genoa on the 24th of July 2011, after the previous day's great demonstration, are committing ourselves to building together the route that will take us to the World Social Forum in 2013, which will be held in the region of Maghreb-Mashrek. For the first time, movements, social actors, activists and communities (...) - Analysis/ statements for a better world