In recent years, the popular struggles against neo-liberalism and imperialism in the Americas and in other parts of the World have generated a crisis of legitimacy for the neo-liberal system and its institutions. The most recent expressions of this are the defeat of the FTAA in Mar del Plata and the Agreement for a European Constitution in France and Holland. (24/02/06)
Interview with Zanele Muholi, black lesbian South African photographer (03/02/06)
“We need to understand where imperialism comes from in order to deconstruct it.” stated Ana Esther Ceceña, professor from the Universidad Autónoma de México, as she and 6 other panelists from Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Palestine, Quebec and Argentina took to the stage to address the issue of Imperialistic Strategies, Militarization and Resistance of the People at the sixth world social forum in Venezuela. (30/01/06)
The event started with the presentation of a documentary about the experience of an international delegation that visited Haiti in March 2005. (29/01/06)
Hugo Chavez, the Venezuelan president, is the top leftist leader in Latin America. On the stage erected in the "Gimnasio Poliedro" he was surrounded by figures known for their leadership in social struggles. And he did not disappoint. His speech ran Left, very far Left. (29/01/06)
Interview with Marc-Arthur Fils-Aimé de Haitian Plaidoyer Platform for Alternative Development (PAPDA) from Haiti. (29/01/06)
“We have no other alternative but to save our earth, to save our environment and to save our water”, remarked Jaime from the Movimiento sin Tierra (MST) in Brazil, referring furthermore to capitalism as a “historical predator on the earths natural resources”. (28/01/06)
The celebrated assembly of the creditor people of the south on historical, social and ecological debt. (28/01/06)
At their panel discussion, the delegation from Puerto Rico at the 6th World Social Forum spoke about varios situations occuring their country such as the the role of civil society in their country, the struggle of the people of Vieques to remove the US Marines from their territory, the evictions of marginalized communities and the assassination of Filiberto Ojeda Rios, amoung others. (28/01/06)
The Social Movements' "Minga Informativa" is at the 6th World Social Forum and the 2nd Social Forum of the Americas being held in Caracas, not only covering activities but also participating in debates about the field of communications. (28/01/06)
