Nairobi, KENYA: 7th World Social Forum (WSF), Jan 20--25th

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The 7th World Social Forum (WSF) will be held from 20 until 25 January 2007 at the Moi International Sports Center Kasarani, Nairobi and is expected to host up to 150,000 delegates from all over the world. Over 1,000 activities will take place in the 106 spaces provided at the venue.

The World Social Forum is an open meeting place for ordinary people to get a platform for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange and interlinking for effective action, by groups and movements opposed to a world dominated by capital and any form of imperialism.

Activities during the World Social Forum are self-organised by community based organizations (CBOs), social movements and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) from more than 100 countries. This means that most activities (seminars, workshops, performances, exhibitions etc.) during the Forum are not organized by the WSF Secretariat but by hundreds of different organizations from all around the globe. The task of the WSF Secretariat is ‘merely’ to coordinate these activities and to provide the venue and facilities as well as information to the public.

Everybody who is interested in changing the world for the better is invited to join the discussion. The entry-fee for people from the African continent is 450 Kenyan Shillings. The deliberations devoted to the motto “Peoples struggles, peoples alternatives – Another world is possible” will be about the following twelve topics:

HIV-AIDS
Women issues
Privatisation of common goods
The landless
Peace and conflict
Migration and diaspora
Memory of people and struggles.
Youth
Debt
Free trade agreements
Labour
Housing

We hope to hear from any of our colleagues who are taking part in the Forum.

Deep Peace and all blessings for every success...
Beverley Britton
Lifeline Network for Peace
Alexandria, Va.