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Another World Is (still) Possible: the Future of Global Movements and the Pandemic
Another World Is (still) Possible: the Future of Global Movements and the Pandemic
Abstract Submissions Closed
Friday, 26 February 2021: 17:45-20:00
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Language: English and Spanish
Session Type: Oral
Invited Session
In January 2001, the city of Porto Alegre hosted the first World Social Forum. The meeting was thought as a counterweight to the World Economic Forum and neoliberal globalization and it implemented the slogan of the Via Campesina: “Globalize the Struggle, Globalize the Hope”. The Forum gathered four times in Porto Alegre (2001, 2002, 2003, 2005), the latest edition gathering over 170.000 people from 132 countries, with the slogan “Another world is possible”. Now in times of pandemic, questions of mobilization for global justice, tolerance and deep democracy - as raised by the World Social Forum before – is probably more important than ever. This panel will discuss, if another world is still possible. What are the new challenges but also opportunities for building of a global movement in the 21st century since the pandemic?
Common Session endorsed by RC44 Labor Movements, RC47 Social Classes and Social Movements, RC48 Social Movements, Collective Action and Social Change
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