Por Thandi Winston e Ebrima Sillah

Dacar, Senegal, 7/2/2011 (IPS/TerraViva) – O primeiro dia de encontros e discussões no Fórum Social Mundial foi marcado pelo caos sobre onde seriam realizados os inumeráveis seminários. Continue Reading

By Thandi Winston and Ebrima Sillah

The first day of meetings and discussions at the World Social Forum has been marred by chaos over venues for the myriad sessions. Continue Reading

Na Thandi Winston na Souleymane Faye*

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DAKAR, Feb 6  (IPS)  – Makumi kwa maelfu ya watu waliandamana katika mitaa ya mji mkuu wa Senegal wa Dakar siku ya Jumapili kuashiria mwanzo wa Kongamano la Kijamii la Dunia linalofanyika kila mwaka. Wanaharakati walibeba mabango ya rangi  mbalimbali yanayokemea upokonyaji wa ardhi, sheria kali za uhamiaji, ruzuku katika kilimo barani Ulaya na Marekani na masuala mengine mengi. Continue Reading

By Thandi Winston and Souleymane Faye*

DAKAR, Feb 6 (IPS/TerraViva) – Tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of Dakar on Sunday to mark the start of the annual World Social Forum. Activists carried colorful banners denouncing land grabs, restrictive immigration laws, agricultural subsidies in Europe and the U.S. and many other issues. Continue Reading

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Thandi Winston gauges expectations of World Social Forum participants.

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ActionAid Zambia‘s Kotutu Chimuka is attending her first World Social Forum; land rights are uppermost in her mind.

Sipho Theys, from the South Africa-based Action Support Centre believes it’s essential activists leave Dakar with a definite plan of action.

Pumi Mtetwa, who works with the Equality Project in Johannesburg is going to the WSF to build alliances to fight against growing homophobia in Africa.