The assembly of the social movements at the World Social Forum in Niarobi outlined its perspectives and contested aspects of the Forum’s participation and conduct.
The future of the World Social Forum after Nairobi
30 January 2007, byThe 7th WSF ended on 25 January in the Kenyan capital. It was followed by a two-day meeting of the International Council (IC), a decision-making body consisting of about one hundred organizations from all continents. After a first contradictory assessment of the forum, the IC confirmed its decision to launch a global Day of Action towards the end of January 2008.
Developing Marxism - Livio Maitan Study Centre to hold first conference
22 January 2007, byThe Livio Maitan Study Centre is to hold first conference “Pensare con Marx - Ripensare Marx” in Rome on 25/26th January. Participants will include Daniel Bensaïd, Lidia Cirillo, Stathis Kouvelakis and a range of Italian marxist thinkers.
SR Books publishes third title - "Ecosocialism or Barbarism"
14 January 20072006 saw British socialist paper, Socialist Resistance start a new publishing arm - Socialist Resistance Books. It has now published its third title - "Ecosocialism or Barbarism".
Autonomous Youth House fights back
19 December 2006, byControversy about the future of an autonomous cultural centre in Copenhagen, known as the Youth House (or "Ungeren"), escalated on December 16 with fierce street fighting between police and users of the House.
No war in Sri Lanka - self determination for the Tamil people
15 December 2006The Sri Lanka government is carrying out an undeclared war against the Tamil people. Sign the online petition for a stop to the bombings, murders and disappearances.
Marcos: Oaxaca from above - and below
7 December 2006, byIn the past two weeks the Mexican state of Oaxaca has been in the grip of vicious paramilitary repression. Here we publish a declaration and an appeal by the EZLN.
If we were Venezuelan we would vote for Chavez!
21 November 2006“Venezuela is going to the polls again on December 3. Hugo Chavez continues to represent a decisive factor for the triumph of the revolutionary process. A big victory for Chávez and the Venezuelan people will act as a call to struggle across the Latin American continent.”
Defend Polish women’s abortion rights!
31 October 2006A measure before the Polish parliament would ban virtually all abortions, following Nicaragua in making a devastating attack on women’s reproductive rights.
Call for Anti-G8 mobilisation in Rostok
27 September 2006, byThe next G8 summit will take place in June 2007 in the Baltic coastal resort of Heiligendamm, near Rostock, after summits in Edinburgh and St Petersburg. Poverty, debt, environmental destruction, war, social cuts and attacks on our democratic rights - this is the catastrophic balance-sheet of the neo-liberal policies of the leaders of the eight most powerful countries that meet up every year.
