 | World Social Forum 2008
Imagine a gathering of people from all walks of life, coming together by the thousands on all kinds of issues, to forge a movement big enough for all of us. |
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 | The World Social Forum 2008—Liberated Spaces at Your Doorstep: Jan 20-26, 2008
by Lilja Otto
“This time, you don’t go to the World Social Forum, you bring the forum to your city, to your community—you create a World Social Forum,” says Alessandra Ceregatti from São Paulo, Brazil. |  | Post Social Forum Reflections
by Sarah van Gelder
What difference did the US Social Forum make? What is possible now that was not possible before?
“The time is right,” said Jerome Scott of Project South. |  | Photo-Essay
Experience the US Social Forum through the eyes of Florida photographer Barb Howe |  | Pass It On: a poem
by Alice Lovelace
"We came to get some rest. / To get back in the swing. / 'Cause the price was right. / Looking for opportunities. / Looking for some place we might fit in." |  | Listen to the voices of the Freedom Caravan
by Sarah van Gelder
Sarah joined a group of activists on the road to the USSF. Listen to:
Malik Rahmin
Victoria Rodriguez
Bineshi Albert and Bruce McClackey |  | Interview with Susan Gleason
by Diane Horn of KEXP
Susan shares her personal experiences of this historic event, background on the Social Forum process, and insights about its portent for the future of movement-building in the U.S. |  | Forging Connections
by Justine Simon and Andy Davey
From public healthcare workers to local farmers to Iraq war veterans, they converged in Atlanta to vocalize and to strategize, drawing out the principles on which a just America must be based. |
:: Other YES! Articles on Social Forums  | Future Hope
by Ted Glick
If we are to combat issues such as global climate change effectively, grass-root movements are essential. Let's create a future defined by hope. |  | Southern Revival
by Sarah van Gelder
The organizers of the Southeast Social Forum made clear who was at the center of the gathering—mothers and fathers, factory workers, labor organizers, farm workers, and community organizers.
Lea este artículo en español :: Read this article in Spanish
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 | Global Justice: Another US is Possible
by Tanya Dawkins
This is a time when a US Social Forum could be a vehicle for moving a social, environmental and economic justice agenda to center stage.
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 | Report from the World Social Forum
by Fran Korten
In mid-January 2004, more than 80,000 global activists, scholars, Nobel laureates, poets, musicians, indigenous peoples, and community organizers gathered to declare once again, "Another world is possible!". |
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