Archives Bellaciao EN 1999-2016

Short summary from the migrants network at the ESF in Athens

2006-05-23T00:29:59Z

The fourth ESF gives a strong place to the migration struggles, analyses and demands.
The several meetings and seminars aimed at the European and transnational dimension of migrants' movement and struggles.
More or less every day we can find all over Europe, and not only Europe, protests and campaigns against camps and deportations, for asylum rights for women and men, for a european citizenship of residence and against exploitation of migrant labour.
In this frame, we want to propose (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, The "without" - Migrants, Europe

International Conference in Geneva “For a just peace in Palestine and Israel"

2006-05-23T00:23:08Z

Report from the european network after the seminars, working sessions and Assembly on Palestine during the ESF in Athens, conducted with the participation of Palestinians civil society representatives and Israeli anticolonialist activists.
The occupation system on Palestine is achieving a new stage. Israel is implementing its strategy in order to achieve its own unilateral solution completing the building of an apartheid system. The total isolation of Gaza is part of this system.
We (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Wars and conflicts, International, Europe

Athenian democracy

2006-05-22T12:53:19Z

by Hilary Wainwright
The fourth European Social Forum, held in Athens in May, outstripped the modest expectations of the Greek organisers. Hilary Wainwright reports on the key themes of the Athens forum - and what might come next
In the build up to the European Social Forum (ESF) in Athens, the fourth since Florence in 2002, the Greek organisers were modest in their expectations of its political significance. ‘It will be a well organised event; but that'll be it,' said Panayotis Yulis (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Movement, Europe

BELLACIAO ATHENS: Media control and freedom of speech, Italy before and after Berlusconi

2006-05-04T10:20:51Z

Thursday 4th of May from 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm at the ESF in Athens Room S 208 screening of of the Italian film by Sabina Guzzanti
followed by a debate on
"Media control and freedom of speech: Italy before and after Berlusconi"
organised by Collettivo Bellaciao with: Luciana Castellina (co-founder of Il Manifesto, author, reviewer) Gigi Sullo (director of the weekly Carta) Doriana Goracci (Women in Black, Bellaciao Italia) Cecchino Antonini (journalist, Liberazione) Angelo Mastrandrea (…)

- contributions / Edito, Social Forum, Meeting-Debates, Cinema-Video, Bellaciao GB/US

FOR A WOMEN'S SPACE AT THE EUROPEAN SOCIAL FORUM IN ATHENS, IN MAY

2006-02-28T22:22:02Z

The organizing committee of the European Social Forum
Subject: Creation of a specific space for the women's and feminist organizations and our meetings
Dear comrades,
It is well known that the women's and feminist organizations and collectives have had an important presence in the World and European fora. We hope that our presence in May will be equally important.
For the facilitation of meetings, small activities, networking, we wish the formation of a women's space which we are (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Women - Feminism, Europe

ASSEMBLY OF THE SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AT WORLD SOCIAL FORUM CALLS FOR GLOBAL ACTION ON MARCH 18

2006-02-11T17:09:52Z

Section on war of the statement of the Assembly of the Social Movements, World Social Forum, Venezuala, January 29th.
MARCH 18TH: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF MOBILISATION AGAINST THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ AGAINST THE WAR AND OCCUPATIONS. NO MORE WARS. PEACE IS THE ONLY SOLUTION We demand the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of foreign troops from Iraq and an end to the privatisation of energy resources. We oppose all occupations by foreign troops and demand an end to the Israeli occupation of (…)

- contributions / Edito, Social Forum, Demos-Actions, Movement, Wars and conflicts

World Social Forum: Series of Global Protests to Begin in March

2006-01-31T12:47:50Z

by Humberto Márquez
CARACAS- A day of international protests against the occupation of Iraq, on Mar. 18, will mark the start of a series of demonstrations and mobilisations organised at the sixth World Social Forum, which ended Sunday in Venezuela.
A conference against the U.S. occupation of Iraq will be held Mar. 24-27 in Cairo, Egypt, announced the international Assembly of Social Movements, which met on the final day of the WSF in Caracas.
Some 2,200 civil society organisations (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Movement, Wars and conflicts, South/Latin America

WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: A Loud, Multicoloured 'No' to Imperialism and War

2006-01-29T02:17:13Z

by Humberto Márquez
CARACAS, Jan 25 (IPS) - Although the sixth World Social Forum grants equal importance to all of the myriad workshops, seminars and other activities taking place this week in the Venezuelan capital and to all of the participating civil society groups and figures, that has not kept some personalities from standing out, like U.S. peace activist Cindy Sheehan, whose soldier son Casey was killed in Iraq.
"We need to bring our troops home immediately," Sheehan told the (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Movement, Wars and conflicts, South/Latin America

A New World Is Possible

2006-01-27T00:55:29Z

And necessary! This is the theme for the World Social Forum that I (along with tens of thousands of people from all over the world) am attending in Caracas this week. I know the idea of a world where everyone lives in peace and with justice is very "subversive," but the theme is very close to my heart and soul.
We need a new world. This one is broken.
Before my son Casey was killed in Iraq on April 4, 2004, I had never traveled much to speak of. I had gone to Israel and Mexico (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Movement, South/Latin America

African World Social Forum Meeting Opens

2006-01-23T19:25:06Z

Havana, Jan 20, (Granma) The African gathering of the Sixth World Social Forum (WSF) opened in Bamako, Mali on Thursday with around 30,000 participants.
The opening ceremony began with a march from the independence monument to the Modibo Keita Stadium. Aminata Dramane Traere, former minister of culture and Federico Mayor Zaragoza, former general director of the UN Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) were among the participants.
The 2006 WSF is being held at three (…)

- contributions / Social Forum, Movement, South/Latin America, Africa