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DESCRIPTION:Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, 
 was once a run-of-the-mill, dirty, Brazilian port city. But an amazing 
 transformation has taken place: unemployment has fallen, public 
 transportation is now excellent, and poor neighborhoods have improved 
 dramatically.  These changes are thanks to a process of direct democracy 
 known as the 'Participatory Budget' scheme that's giving all Porte Alegre's 
 citizens a say in how their city is run.  27 min, 2002  In early 2002, in 
 Porto Alegre, Brazil, public officials, representatives of non-governmental 
 organizations, indigenous nations, farmers, and labor gathered for the 
 World Social Forum an international event covered extensively by the media 
 in other parts of the world, was virtually ignored by the US press. The 
 film presents a sampling of the issues and events at this enormous and 
 creative gathering, featuring speakers such as Naomi Klein, Vandana Shiva, 
 Kevin Danaher, Wolfgang Sachs, and Rigoberta Menchu.  24 min, 2002\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/05/03/37913.php
SUMMARY:Films: Doing the Right Thing  & Another World is Possible
LOCATION:World Centric   2121 Staunton Ct,   Palo Alto  http://www.worldcentric.org 
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/05/03/37913.php
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