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Topic: Boston Social Forum

	Social Innovation Forum
		The Social Innovation Forum is a Root Cause social enterprise
		These Social Innovators will be invited present their work to local leaders in philanthropy, business, government, and academia at the Social Innovation Forum’s showcase event—scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the MIT Faculty Club.
		Social Innovators also receive one year of support services from the Social Innovation Forum, through a combination of consulting from Root Cause and coaching from volunteers with expertise in strategy consulting, venture capital, marketing strategy, or nonprofit management and presentation skills and development.
	www.socialinnovationforum.org (515 words)

	Fórum Social Mundial
		Unlike Boston, the Toronto Social Forum was a process rather than a single event that drew on the organizing efforts of ten public assemblies and continues with a new group elected to organize a second forum.
		In organizing the Alberta Social Forum, Jay Smith noted the importance of three main issues: how to incorporate aboriginal participation, the importance of communication, and struggles with continuity and memory as the process of the social forum is institutionalized.
		Víctor noted that the process of organizing and holding a social forum is radical and profoundly revolutionary, but it is precisely this attempt to dismantle capitalism that makes it so hard to organize such a forum in the United States.
	www.forumsocialmundial.org.br /dinamic.php?pagina=bal_ponniah_2005_ing (1360 words)

	World Social Forum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The fifth World Social Forum for 2005 was held in Porto Alegre, Brazil between 26 January and 31 January.
		The sixth World Social Forum was "polycentric" held in January 2006 in Caracas (Venezuela) and Bamako (Mali), and in March 2006, in Karachi (Pakistan).
		The Forum in Pakistan was delayed to March because of the Kashmir earthquake that had recently occurred in the area.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/World_Social_Forum (1013 words)

	ZNet \| Activism \| Boston Social Forum
		BSF staff and volunteers viewed their job not as one of command and control, but rather to ensure that the BSF would be a truly open and democratic space.
		BSF organizers were multiracial from the start and were able to ensure that over 20 percent of the 5000+ BSF participants were people of color.
		Given that social forums are meant to be a big tent for the broad left, BSF organizers figured that the "right edge" of that tent would be progressive Dems.
	www.zmag.org /content/print_article.cfm?itemID=6204§ionID=1 (3988 words)

	UJP: United for Justice With Peace (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BSF sent a representative to the recent World Social Forum organizing committee meeting in Paris, and the global committee is excited about Boston.
		The Boston Social Forum has established a few major tracks or themes to be woven through the three day conference, and one of them is the peace and justice movement.
		There is a BSF logo, and it is hoped that many of UJP's community groups will organize an activity at this time, use the logo on their publicity, and become a community participant in the Boston Social Forum.
	www.justicewithpeace.org /index.php?target=proposals5 (698 words)

	Social Forum Related Links \| Houston Social Forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Boston Social Forum - On July 23-25, 2004 at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
		Sydney Australia Social Forum - Begun in 2002, the Sydney Social Forum (SSF) is an annual event whose aim is to help Sydneyâs progressive community coordinate campaigns, share and refine strategies, and inform us about many different issues - from local campaigns to international movements.
		The World Social Forum: Challenging Empires - A committed but critical anthology of essays on the theory and practice of the Forum, with essays by wo/men from many parts of the world, with many different points of view.
	www.houstonsocialforum.org /links (474 words)

	Boston Social Forum: Significance, Achievements and Some Lessons Learned : Worcester IMC (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BSF staff and volunteers viewed their job not as one of command and control, but rather to ensure that the BSF would be a truly open and democratic space.
		BSF organizers were multiracial from the start and were able to ensure that over 20 percent of the 5000+ BSF participants were people of color.
		Given that social forums are meant to be a big tent for the broad left, BSF organizers figured that the "right edge" of that tent would be progressive Dems.
	worcester.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=375 (4070 words)

	Activists plan pre-DNC forum - The Boston Globe
		The Boston Social Forum, a three-day series of workshops, cultural events, and meetings is expected to attract some 3,000 people, said City Councilor Chuck Turner and Councilor at Large Felix D. Arroyo, who plan to ask the city to sanction the event with a measure at today's council meeting.
		Set to be staged at the University of Massachusetts at Boston from July 23 to 25, the nonpartisan forum is meant to give activists a voice as Democrats converge on Boston, organizers said.
		Affiliated with World Social Forums that have drawn mass crowds for similar events in cities worldwide, the Boston event would be the first of its kind in North America, Pramas said.
	www.boston.com /news/local/massachusetts/articles/2004/03/10/activists_plan_pre_dnc_forum (407 words)

	Dispatches from the Boston Social Forum
		Social Forums from Brazil to India and now Boston are often accused of failing to generate anything more concrete than a brief up-tick in Fair Trade coffee sales, but that's not exactly fair.
		BSF attendees rocked into the wee hours Saturday night to the sounds of Billy Bragg, local rap-consciousness boys the Foundation and the Reagan Babies at the "Another World is Possible" benefit party in Cambridge.
		It's a regular Social Forum conundrum: that on the one hand, most Forum-goers decry consumer capitalism as the root of all evil, yet there is so much cool stuff to buy.
	www.thenation.com /doc/20040802/berkshire (856 words)

	Bringing the Social Forum to Boston, printer friendly version
		The BSF organizers agreed that one new political form already existed that could give local movements—and friends from across the region, nation, and world—the chance to showcase their best ideas: the World Social Forum process.
		Social safety net programs such as housing, education, health, job and income replacement, and basic service from public works to fire departments to police—won over half a century of political struggle by social movements of all kinds—have been damaged or destroyed.
		Since the retreat of the broad social movement culture of the 1960s and 70s in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, fragmented remnants of that movement have fought largely defensive actions to preserve what was won before.
	zmagsite.zmag.org /Apr2004/foltzpr0404.html (1312 words)

	Boston to Nairobi 2007 - World Social Forum
		Boston, August 30, 2006 -- The Bamako Appeal is a statement issued by a meeting held in Bamako, Mali, on January 18 2006, an initiative taken by the WFA — the World Forum for Alternatives, headed by eminent Egyptian economist Samir Amin and eminent Belgian historian François Houtart.
		Boston - March 5, 2006 -- Some of the members of the Boston Delegation to the World Social Forum 2006 in Caracas visited the Mercals and were intrigued by the colorful packaging of some common products such as flour and peas.
		It was an incredible experience to carry the Boston delegation’s banner expressing our thanks as we walked in the opening march of the social forum and watch the faces and reactions of the Venezuelans lining the March route.
	www.lfsc.org /wsf (3937 words)

	Maine Social Forum
		Since the first Word Social Forum, there have been dozens of regional, national and city based forums, from Africa to Australia, which are helping creating a network that is forming the basis of a new “grassroots globalization”.
		Social Forums ask us to believe “Another World Is Possible.” A Maine Social Forum will give us the space to cross-pollinate ideas, debate, network and develop the positive alternatives we need for a better Maine.
		Social Forums have become one of the main arenas for civil society to express and exchange views about democracy, equality, peace, the environment etc. on a global scale.
	www.mainesocialforum.org /faq.htm (1101 words)

	About
		The Boston Social Forum was a 20-month organizing effort culminating in the historic July 2004 gathering at UMass Boston of 5000 people who came together for three days of progressive networking and education in over 35 different subject areas.
		After the campaign Jonathan founded the Massachusetts Anti-Corporate Clearinghouse, and in October of 2003 was brought in to coordinate the development and staffing for the Boston Social Forum.
		He was a founder and coordinator of the Boston Social Forum.
	www.massglobalaction.org /home/about.htm (767 words)

	Confronting the Democracy Gap at the DNC (Articles) Jacob Wheeler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BOSTON -- Anyone looking for discussions on the direction the Democratic Party is taking, and exactly what kind of platform should replace the George W. Bush administration next year, should not waste their time listening to the canned and scripted speeches that are lulling the Fleet Center to sleep all week.
		The Boston Social Forum (BSF) is the first such forum in North America and builds on the model of the World Social Forum, first held in Porto Allegre, Brazil, in February, 2001.
		We wanted to encourage conversation between people from different social movements and different ways of life to try and share their ideas, experiences and strategies to build new coalitions, develop new ideas, and hopefully move forward with more comprehensive responses to the problems we're facing," continued Donahue.
	www.utne.com /web_special/web_specials_2004-07/articles/11307-1.html (844 words)

	Polycentric World Social Forum 2006
		Michael León Guerrero from the United States Social Forum (USSF) began the discussion with reflections on why we have difficulties in reaching the same scale of the WSF in the United States.
		Suren Moodlair from the Boston Social Forum (BSF) reflected on how the nomination of John Kerry on the Democratic Party ticket in 2004 was a reflection of the importance of the BSF.
		A majority of the forum’s participants are women, but the majority of presenters are men; they are seen as the ones who create knowledge.
	www.yachana.org /reports/wsf6/29jan/left.html (800 words)

	GEO::Grassroots Economic Organizing
		The Boston Social Forum, particularly because of its links to the World Social Forum, seemed to be a perfect space to foster conversations about these ideas.
		As with the BSF in general, the momentum of the event took on a life of its own and generated a kind of “snowball effect”.
		In the end, events at the BSF seemed most successful when they were framed in the educational vein—open spaces for the sharing of information and ideas between people of differing backgrounds and interests.
	www.geonewsletter.org /miller904.htm (1260 words)

	Notes from Boston and the Democratic National Convention
		Though the social forum spanned a bewildering and overwhelming number of themes (the program itself was fifty pages long), it generated a new energy for activists.
		The social forum model of organizing incredibly put together this international conference mainly through the work of volunteers.
		There was a profusion of tables, people selling socially responsible goods and services, literature tables, groups from breast cancer coalition to indigenous rights, universities recruiting, voting efforts, coalitions organizing marches, and political groups.
	www.aamovement.net /news/2004/bsfdnc.html (601 words)

	About the MWSF \| Midwest Social Forum
		In 2003, the title Midwest Social Forum was added, inspired by the World Social Forum and the similar principles on which it was established, most importantly its commitment to diversity, democracy, and politically non-sectarian dialogue and debate (see WSF Charter of Principles here).
		The growth and expansion of the MWSF is illustrative of the growing importance of the Social Forum movement more generally, which has spread to the regional, national, and even local level in many parts of the world.
		In 2006, a poly-centric WSF was held, with Forums held roughly simultaneously in Mali, Venezuela, and Pakistan.
	www.mwsocialforum.org /about (464 words)

	GEO::Grassroots Economic Organizing
		The Boston Social Forum, particularly because of its links to the World Social Forum, seemed to be a perfect space to foster conversations about these ideas.
		As with the BSF in general, the momentum of the event took on a life of its own and generated a kind of “snowball effect”.
		In the end, events at the BSF seemed most successful when they were framed in the educational vein—open spaces for the sharing of information and ideas between people of differing backgrounds and interests.
	www.geo.coop /miller904.htm (1260 words)

	Boston Social Forum: News
		The Boston Social Forum was a wonderful success thanks to lots of active participation by lots of people.
		The BSF has received a good amount of mainstream coverage, in addition to the welcome ink-and-pixels in the alternative media.
		The regional Brazilian forum welcomes the extension of the forum process to the United States.
	www.bostonsocialforum.org (485 words)

	Boston Social Forum: A Festival of Alternatives (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The Boston Social Forum hopes to bring the spirit of the World Social Forum to Bostonand the spirit of social change organizing in Greater Boston to the WSF movement.
		Precisely because it seeks to reflect the inclusive, democratic spirit of the World Social Forum, the BSF will be chaotic and challenging for those of us who seek order in all things.
		GRI is supporting the BSF because we think that it will project an important message about social alternatives at a moment that the eyes of the world will be on Boston.
	www.grassrootsonline.org /gol_0604_bsf.html (461 words)

	People's Weekly World - Social Forum kicks off ‘Defeat Bush’ week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		BOSTON — Expressing many of the same themes as the delegates to the Democratic National Convention, over 4,000 people came together to discuss the issues of the day in the Boston Social Forum (BSF) held at the University of Massachusetts July 23-25.
		The BSF follows the model of the World Social Forum and looks to provide “a meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and interlinking for effective action by groups and movements committed to building a society centered on the human person.”
		Hereford said she came to the BSF “to learn about what different organizations are doing against U.S. government policies.” She said there is a “need for unity to defeat the International Monetary Fund” and its policies.
	www.pww.org /article/articleprint/5573 (439 words)

	Social forum movement - YesMagazine
		This year’s World Social Forum was haunted by fear of war and empire building, but the tens of thousands gathered in Porto Alegre also felt the strength of a different vision.
		Read Alice Lovelace's blog entry about bringing the World Social Forum process to the United States: "Imagine a world where everyone has what they need, where people make the decisions that matter and where government truly is for and by the people.
		Alice Lovelace Blog Stay up-to-date on the US Social Forum movement by checking in frequently on the blog of the National Lead Staff Organizer for the US Social Forum.
	www.yesmagazine.org /wiki/index.php?title=Social_forum_movement (659 words)

	What kind of fight can win another world?
		In contrast, the Boston Social Forum was a bubble of resistance and commitment to social justice--expressed across a wide spectrum of political and cultural events.
		Specifically, many BSF organizers and speakers are committed to the idea that activists should vote for John Kerry as a "lesser evil" in November--and this sentiment worked its way into many discussions.
		The BSF was an important step along the road toward future social forums in the U.S. It also highlighted many of the political questions that activists will have to debate in our fight to show that another world is possible--above all, the question of whether supporting Democrats should take precedence over independent organizing.
	www.socialistworker.org /2004-2/508/508_10_BSF.shtml (1749 words)

	Another Boston and Another World are Possible: Gearing Up for the Boston Social Forum - Global Policy Forum - NGOs
		The initial idea for the Boston Social Forum came from organizers with the Campaign on Contingent Work (CCW) and the Boston-based national network of which it is a part, the North American Alliance for Fair Employment (NAFFE).
		The BSF is emphatically not meant to be a counter-convention to the DNC.
		Moodliar explained to me, “At the BSF, progressive organizations will have the opportunity to showcase their analyses of the present and their prescriptions for the future,” countering the charge often made by mainstream pundits that the left has no alternatives to offer.
	www.globalpolicy.org /ngos/advocacy/conf/2004/0726gear.htm (1626 words)

	YWCA Boston's Social Change Initiative: The Public Forum Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Designed to engage diverse constituencies in interactive, public dialogue and to move the dialogue into action that can bring about social change, the Public Forum Series intended to: maximize the input of experts on a number of social and economic issues; generate and facilitate audience dialogue; and, develop breakthrough suggestions and actions.
		Civic dialogues were a signature part of each forum and were designed to invite participant's to offer concrete solutions for change.
		After these presentations, participants were encouraged by a moderator to ask questions and offer solutions and then to conduct their own public dialogue at their tables to identify challenges and to craft possible actions for solutions.
	www.ywcaboston.org /programs/sci/publicforums (194 words)

	Boston Social Forum: Significance, Achievements and Some Lessons Learned : Houston Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Following the BSF, some of these coalitions are moving directly into organizing their own social forums in Maine, Vermont and Connecticut-spreading the WSF process deeper and deeper into U.S. society with each event.
		Third, the resolution was a public recognition that the BSF was going to be a large "convention" in its own right-and that it would benefit the local economy by bringing more visitors to the city.
		Youth-led groups like Boston Mobilization and Critical Breakdown therefore moved easily into the ranks of BSF organizers-with the result that as many as one-half of all BSF participants were under 30 years old.
	houston.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=33200 (4072 words)

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