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Mass
march against the FTAA
January 29, 2002
THE World Social Forum
bade farewell to Porto Alegre with a mass march
against the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA)
project and a call for protest demonstrations
against war, neoliberal globalization and other
political, economic and social ills affecting
peoples.
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Hope
in Porto Alegre, repression in Davos
January 28, 2002
TWO
events with broad international repercussions, the
World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and the World
Economic Forum in Davos, are presenting a marked
contrast.
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Five
send message from U.S. jails
January 28, 2002
"THE day
will come when we will be able to physically
participate with you in future world forums,"
affirm the five Cuban patriots imprisoned in the
United States in a message sent to participants in
the Porto Alegre event, which included a workshop
dedicated to their situation as the victims of a
rigged trial in Miami, where they were sentenced to
heavy prison terms.
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Chávez:
This is the start of a new era
January 27, 2002
PORTO ALEGRE.-
A new era in Latin America and the world is about to
start, affirmed Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez,
who received numerous demonstrations of support from
the authorities, participants at the 3rd World
Social Forum (WSF), and the Brazilian people in
Porto Alegre.
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Call
for release of Cuban political prisoners in United
States in Forum
January 26, 2002
PORTO
ALEGRE, Brazil, January 25 (PL).- Gloria La Riva,
the U.S. human rights activist, announced here
today a campaign to break the wall of silence
concealing the unjust sentences handed down for
political reasons to five Cubans incarcerated in
the United States.
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United
States criticized in Porto Alegre and Davos
January 26, 2002
CRITICISM of
the U.S. administration’s aggressive policy were
heard in all the political activities taking place
at the 3rd World Social Forum in Porto Alegre where,
since before the event’s opening march, there have
been constant attacks on the President George W.
Bush’s military threats and preparations.
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The
forum will help to change the history of humanity
January 26, 2002
“WHATEVER is,
whatever happens, I will try to fulfill every word
promised in the government program that elected me
as president of the Republic of this country,”
declared Brazil’s leader Luiz Inacio Lula da
Silva, addressing tens of thousands of participants
in the 3rd World Social Forum at Porto Alegre.
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Hope
march opens the 3rd World Social Forum
January 24, 2002
PORTO
ALEGRE.— Hope took to the streets in this southern
Brazilian city when thousands of people from all
over the world marched to affirm that the future is
one of struggle and the victory depends on popular
strength and commitment.
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President
Hugo Chávez invited by Lula
January
23, 2002
PORTO ALEGRE.— The 3rd World
Social Forum opens its doors this Thursday, although during
the pre-sessions solidarity with Venezuela has advanced
throughout the capital of Río Grande do Sul, whose state
government announced that Hugo Chávez is to attend the event
at the invitation of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, his Brazilian
counterpart.
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President
of Cuban agriculturalists calls for continuity for
the World Social Forum
January
23, 2002
PORTO ALEGRE,
BRAZIL (PL).— This Wednesday Orlando Lugo Fontes, president
of the Cuban National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP)
called for the retention in this city of the World Social
Forum before the World Campesino Assembly.
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Tribunal
in defense of the five Cuban heroes
January 21,
2002
THE sizeable Cuban delegation
participating at the 3rd World Social Forum in Porto Alegre
has very quickly entered into the activities of an event
bringing together 100,000 people in the Brazilian city.
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Trouble
brewing in Davos and Porto Alegre
January 21,
2002
THE threat of U.S.
military aggression against Iraq and the situation in
Venezuela provoked by a pro-U.S. opposition are the main
focuses of attention for thousands of participants at the
World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and the World
Economic Forum, Davos. In a clash of interests, both meetings
are taking place on January 23-28.
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