On a hot and muggy afternoon, thousands gathered to attend a march today for the opening of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. This marks the tenth anniversary of the event which brings global leaders, intellectuals, and enthusiastic spectators from around the world to meet and discuss ways to combat "imperialism, neoliberalism and any form of world domination by capital." Hoping to unify the movements of the far left, the event aims to end the "ideological crisis of the left" and fulfill its motto that "another world is possible." T...Read the full story on TreeHugger
World Social Forum - Day 1: "Another World is Possible"
Posted by GardenTonic 847 days ago (http://www.treehugger.com)On a hot and muggy afternoon, thousands gathered to attend a march today for the opening of the World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. This marks the tenth anniversary of the event which brings global leaders, intellectuals, and enthusiastic spectators from around the world to meet and discuss ways to combat "imperialism, neoliberalism and any form of world domination by capital." Hoping to unify the movements of the far left, the event aims to end the "ideological crisis of the left" and fulfill its motto that "another world is possible." T...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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