World Social Forum

Brazil Forum More Local than Worldly

New York Times | February 7, 2002 | By Simon Romero PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - The 40,000 people who gathered here for the World Social Forum, the antiglobalization alternative to the World Economic Forum in New York, had adopted the motto, "Another world is possible."

Campaigners March against Pan-American Free Trade Pact

Morning Star | February 6, 2002 TENS of thousands of anti-globalisation campaigners marched through Porto Alegre, Brazil, yesterday to protest against plans for a pan-American free trade pact.

World Social Forum Renews Peace Calls, Amid Harsh Criticism Of US

Agence France Presse | February 4, 2002 Strident criticism of the United States dominated the World Social Forum's Peace Conference, which drew to a close Sunday urging that a democratic mediation mechanism be created to deal with conflicts.

Resolution Condemning US "Axis of Evil" Stance Issued by World Social Forum

Agence France Presse | February 3, 2002 PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - A strongly-worded resolution condemning the United States for designating Iran, Iraq and North Korea as targets in the US war on terror, was issued here Saturday, with 60,000 activists esteeming "war cannot be the way to solve the world's problems."

Brazil: Free Trade Area of the Americas Criticized at World Social Forum

BBC Monitoring International Reports | February 2, 2002 Text of report by Elizabeth Lopez carried by Brazilian news agency Estado Porto Alegre - The FTAA Free Trade Area of the Americas will be one of the main subjects of the political scenario during the next few months. And the key issue is no longer whether or not Brazil will sign the agreement but rather how to avoid it.

World Social Forum for Global Equity, Says Activists

Agence France Presse | February 2, 2002 | By Claire de Oliveira and Sophie Lautier PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Activists at the second annual World Social Forum here Friday rejected the label "anti," saying they were working for democracy and equitable distribution of wealth.

Anti-Globalizers at Brazil Summit See Wars and Conflict if Capitalism Unchecked

Associated Press | February 2, 2002 | By Tony Smith PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Wars over energy, wars over water, wars over who's rich and who's poor. Participants at the second World Social Forum paint a grim picture of the future in a world dominated by global capitalism.

Activists at Brazil Forum Say Traditional Farming Threatened by Intellectual Property Rules

Associated Press | February 2, 2002 | By Tony Smith PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil - Ask Wilson Campos about intellectual property rights and the Costa Rican will tell you they are designed by multinational companies to make farmers like him dependent on expensive, patented seeds.

French Activist Tailed in Rio

The Guardian (London) | February 1, 2002 Four policemen have been tailing Jose Bove, the French farmer and activist, who is in Brazil to attend the second World Social Forum - the anti-capitalist counterpoint to the Davos World Economic Forum in New York.

Alternative World Social Forum Opens with Peace March

Agence France Presse | February 1, 2002 | By Mauricio Rabufetti Tens of thousands of globalization opponents from social movements worldwide Thursday opened their alternative to the World Economic Forum in New York with a massive peace march.