PRESS IS AURELIE of co-president of ATTAC France
World Social Forum: the anger brewing in Africa
After drafting a Charter Global migrants Goree and Sciences and Democracy Forum, a large demonstration saw 70,000 people parade for the opening of the Global Forum and nearly 75 000 participants gathered around a thousand workshops. Admittedly, we had to deal with organizational problems, related to redundant activities and problems with the host university. But the "spirit" forum was there, along with the significant participation of women's movements whose determination has marked this forum, and movements in Africa and Senegal, in full ébullition.Ce was also an opportunity for us to creation Spontaneous Attac Senegal, and a meeting between African Attac a dozen countries and our activists from Europe, Japan, Argentina ...
uprisings for democracy in Tunisia, Egypt and elsewhere in Africa have deeply marked the Forum and is a great hope for the struggles of the continent and worldwide. "A bloody dictatorship has been defeated" the cry of Fathi Chamkhi, Attac Tunisia has engulfed the Assembly of Social Movements, held Thursday in a crowded room than a thousand people. And when rumors of Mubarak's departure circulated, all were convinced that "another world" is possible. Already, the date of 20 March was chosen for the initiatives of solidarity with these struggles for democracy. Tempers are rising in Africa, because the neo-liberal capitalism, with the commodification of the world, began a new offensive with a large-scale hoarding of all natural resources and land. Numerous workshops focused on local struggles against the organized expropriation of the population by multinational corporations, large investors and the rich countries. The
"assemblies for Action" held during the last two days were an opportunity to prepare the international mobilization, giving them a local presence. The UN conference in Durban on global warming in November 2011, the conference "Rio +20" in Rio de Janeiro following the Earth Summit of 1992 and the World Water Forum in Marseille in 2012 are three appointments you to the major struggle for climate justice, those against the monopolization of resources and the preservation of the commons. On 18 December will be an international day of mobilization for the rights of migrants and the right to freedom of movement. Finally, French organizations have important responsibility in the preparation of an international mobilization against the G8 and G20, which will be held in France in May and November. The "Assembly for action," Attac organized with many other partners, was released a call for mobilization, which will be the most international and widest possible.
The "meetings for Action" held during the last two days were an opportunity to prepare the international mobilization, giving them a local presence. The conference United Nations in Durban on global warming in November 2011, the conference "Rio +20" in Rio de Janeiro following the Earth Summit of 1992 and the World Water Forum in Marseille in 2012 are three major meetings for the struggle for climate justice, those against the monopolization of resources and the preservation of the commons. On 18 December will be an international day of mobilization for the rights of migrants and the right to freedom of movement. Finally, French organizations have an important responsibility in the preparation of an international mobilization against the G8 and G20, which will be held in France in May and November. The "Assembly for action," Attac organized with many other partners, was released a call for mobilization, which will be the most international and widest possible.
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