GLOBAL: WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
WSF Global Day of Action: “Act Locally, Think Globally”
28 Jan 2008 23:52 GMTWSF Global Day of Action: “Act Locally, Think Globally” The Global Day of Action called by the World Social Forum this past January 26, 2008, was carried out successfully in every continent with as many as 900 simultaneous actions proposed as an alliance of movements against neo-liberal globalisation, war, patriarchy, racism, colonialism, and environmental disasters.
That same weekend, mobilizations across the world erupted to protest the blockade of Gaza and in support of human rights and the end of occupation for Palestinians. In the United States , protests were held in a number of cities and towns calling on Israel to end the imprisonment of 1.5 million Palestinians inside Gaza. Among those who participated in the various rallies were Palestinian-Americans, human rights activists, Jewish supporters of Palestinian rights and many others.
Following a central idea of “act locally, think globally,” the WSF global network gives visibility to struggles around the world and an ever-growing web of people who believe in making another world possible. From New Orleans to Kenya, from Pakistan to Colombia, from Greenland to Australia, people all over the world participated in the Global Day of Action as a representation of their daily successes in building alternatives to a corporate-centric world.
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TERRAVIVA COVERAGE: Global Day of Action including India, Mumbai, Montreal, Atlanta, Santiago, Beirut, Davos, Rome, Nairobi, and more.
VIDEO AND PHOTOS: Ciranda offered server space for video upload and streaming, as well as photos and radio.
WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: Visit the main WSF web site for a listing of actions posted for the Global Day of Action 2008.
WSF Global Day of Action: “Act Locally, Think Globally”
anonymous 05.Feb.2008 12:40
Human rights is not being met for millions of people around the world. Even in the US, racism, social divide and other forms of discrimination still lingers. In this day and age, shouldn't people be more open-minded? It is the year 2008 and people are still blinded with ignorance and intolerance.
In Australia it is much the same. People in prominent positions in society are mainly of Anglo-Celtic origin, yet they exclaim that Australia is a fair country embracing "multiculturalism". One example can be of a racist named Gareth Hall, who is a Sports Presenter on WIN Television's WIN News in Ballarat, Australia. He degraded Australians of ethnic descent just because they are different. This shows that ethnic minorities have to work 10 times harder than white Australians to get respect. Gareth Hall on the other hand most likely did not have to work hard to get where he is today. People at WIN Television did not take on account on his skills and education, but for one thing: he is white. This shows because he speaks with an uneducated, broad-Australian accent who frequently mispronounce words in front of the TV studio camera. Fair enough he has a great job, but he has no right for degrading people of other cultural backgrounds. This is one example of inequality in a so-called 'Land of opportunity'.
NO IRAN WAR!
Michael Richards 05.Feb.2008 18:20
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