LEARNING FROM THE AFRICAN EXPERIENCE By Hilmi TorosNAIROBI - As the curtain falls today on the World Social Forum (WSF) in The Green City under the Sun, some will call it a success, others will doubt it. To some, WFS is indispensable; others question its value, if not its very nature and future.
A PLATFORM FOR ‘WE THE PEOPLE’ By Hilmi TorosNAIROBI - Sylvia Borren, Executive Director of Oxfam Netherlands, is an outspoken exponent of human rights, economic justice and gender equality. At the Nairobi World Social Forum, she was interviewed by TerraViva.
CURING SOCIAL ILLS: HAVE FAITH IN FAITH? By Hilmi TorosNAIROBI - If the World Social Forum (WSF) offers any and every alternative cure to all social ills, how about having a bit of faith in faith?
BRAZIL PREPARED TO SUPPORT INTERNATIONAL WSF FUND By Alejandro KirkNAIROBI - Funding is the single most relevant backstage issue at the WSF. Had Nairobi 2007 been properly funded, perhaps it would not have been necessary to see a cellphone company sponsoring an event which is denouncing multinationals. TerraViva spoke with Brazil´s Presidency Minister, Luiz Dulci, on this and other issues
A MENU OF PROTEST AS DELEGATES COUNT THE COST By Qurratul-Ain-TahminaNAIROBI - Hunger and thirst at the World Social Forum are costly. And it becomes costlier the closer you get to the main events.
TACKLING POVERTY IN THE NORTH By Qurratul-Ain-TahminaNAIROBI - Hurricane Katrina awoke people to the "racist, exploitative, pro-rich and uncaring nature" of the US government, believes Malcolm Suber of the People’s Hurricane Relief Fund (PHRF) in the USA.
WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? By Gavin YatesNAIROBI - The WSF needs a broader audience than just those attending the forums urged a range of delegates debating its future.
HOLLYWOOD STAR BACKS ‘VOICES OF DISSENT’ By Zarina GelooNAIROBI - Hollywood star Danny Glover joined other peace activists in Nairobi Tuesday in issuing a plea to civil society to fight back and reclaim space lost to increasingly authoritarian governments emboldened by the War on Terror.
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