22 January, 2008From January 22 to January 26 millions of people, organisations, networks and trade unions from around the world will participate in a World Social Forum global day of action and mobilization to show that another world is possible.
GLOBAL: In 2008 the World Social Forum (WSF) will take place in multiple sites around the world from January 22 culminating in a global day of action and mobilization on Saturday January 26. Women and men from all over the world will take to the streets on this day to promote discussions, protests, music concerts, video exhibitions and numerous other activities that show that another world is possible and necessary. The actions coincide and confront the gathering of neo-liberal elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
More than 430 actions in 85 countries have already been presented on the WSF website at: www.wsf2008.net. Many trade unions affiliated to the International Metalworkers' Federation, an active participant in the WSF, will also be participating in actions this week and on January 26.
The WSF is an open space where social movements, networks, NGOs and other civil society organisations come together to raise issues, debate ideas democratically, formulate proposals, share experiences, and network for effective action. These movements are opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital and all forms of imperialism.
WSFs have taken place at the end of January at different sites around the world each year for the past seven years. The WSF global week of action and mobilisation in 2008 consists of small decentralised and simultaneous activities conducted regionally and/or locally across the world.
Further information about actions taking place in each country can be found on the WSF website where organisations across the world have announced their various actions at www.wsf2008.net