Alternatives 18 fevrier 2013:

Convergence nationale pour freiner Harper : les premiers pas du Forum social des peuples

Des mois de préparation. Près de 150 militant-e-s dans une salle. Derrière, les succès du mouvement étudiant. Sur la route, la fébrilité du mouvement Idle No More. Et devant, l’agenda conservateur. Les 26 et 27 janvier derniers, des représentant-e-s de diff&#...

BY ETHAN COX | JANUARY 29, 2013 RABBLE.CA

http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/ethan-cox/2013/01/peoples-social-forum-coming-2014

You know an event will be special when a planning meeting, almost two years in advance, bursts the seams of its venue. Such was the case this weekend in Ottawa, ...

 Founders of Idle No More to attend People's Social Forum in Ottawa

Activists from across the country will be coming together this weekend in Ottawa to unite their movements against the right-wing policies of the Harper government. They are joined by two of Idle No More's founders. Jessica Gordon and Sh...

We are proposing a grassroots horizontal approach to organizing a People’s Social Forum across Canada as a means of stimulating debate, discussion and further our sense of community and collective action.

The next conference call is going to be on Wednesday January 16th at 2pm Atlantic Time!

1. Wednesday January 16th at 2pm Atlantic Time

2. D...

Friday, January 11th

7:00 - 10:00 pm

Beit Zatoun - 612 Markham Street

(South of Bloor: TTC Bathurst Station - Markham Exit)

In the aftermath of apartheid Israel's most recent attack on the people of Gaza, over 3000 delegates travelled to Porto Alegre, Brazil to participate in the World Social Forum - Free Palestine. From November 28 to Decem...

By: Marian Pinsky

http://www.mcgill.ca/msr/volume1/article1

McGill Sociological Review, Volume 1, January 2010, pp. 3-28

Abstract

Given the prevailing research interest on the transition from anti- to alter- globalization, this paper examines where the World Social Forum is situated in the spectrum of movements against neo-liberal globalization. I argue that the progression of the anti/alter-globalization movem...

Organizing to win - Port Elgin Coalition Proposal

This November, 80 activists and representatives from across Canada met in Por...

Are you part of an organization that already inspires change within your local community? Then we invite you to help out with the People’s Social Forum Atlantic.

Today:Actions for social and environmental justice are erupting all over the country as citizens of Canada are feeling increasingly threatened by our government’s policies

The Goal: To bring diverse organizations and individuals together on a regional ...