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Special thanks
You were more than 35,000 participants from 125 countries to take part in the 12th edition of the World Social Forum 2016. The WSF wishes to thank you for joining us and taking part, more than 15,000 were … Continue reading Special thanks -
(Français) Grande conférence : De l’Afrique aux Amériques, les femmes luttent pour leurs droits.
Sorry, this entry is only available in French. Compte-rendu des grandes conférences du FSM D’Afrique aux Amériques, les femmes luttent pour leurs droits Vendredi, 12 août 2016, pavillon Leacock de l’Université McGill Quatre militantes féministes se sont exprimées … Continue reading (Français) Grande conférence : De l’Afrique aux Amériques, les femmes luttent pour leurs droits. -
Grand Conference : Basic Income, a Major Social Innovation for the 21st Century
Basic income: the idea that giving an amount of money from birth to death could help eradicate extreme poverty For the last day of the Grand Conferences, the WSF 2016 presented a discussion on basic income at Concordia … Continue reading Grand Conference : Basic Income, a Major Social Innovation for the 21st Century -
Grand Conference: Arab Spring, 5 Years Later. Egypt as an Example.
Counter-revolution: a Quest for Democracy that Continues It was on Friday, August 12, 2016, at the Marie Gérin-Lajoie room of UQAM that the Grand Conference Arab Spring, 5 Years Later. Egypt as an Example took place. The central theme … Continue reading Grand Conference: Arab Spring, 5 Years Later. Egypt as an Example. -
Despite the rain, the activities are held at Jarry Park!
Despite the weather forecast, the Agora of initiatives will be taking place at Jarry Park. 2016 WSF FINAL AGORA Saturday, August 13: 9AM-5PM – PARC JARRY (Castelnau metro / Jean Talon) OBJECTIVE: SHARE WITH ALL PARTICIPANTS ACTIONS … Continue reading Despite the rain, the activities are held at Jarry Park! -
Palestinians under Apartheid, Occupation and Siege.
It is under the eye of about 300 people that the grand conference on the life of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation took place. It was led by three speakers with different but enriching and complementary perspectives. Expressing themselves according to their experience … Continue reading Palestinians under Apartheid, Occupation and Siege. -
Another Digital World is Needed: With Free Software, it is Possible!
In the context of the WSF 2016, a conference on the importance of free software was held at McGill University on August 11. For this occasion, two speakers discussed of the following topic: “Another Digital World is Needed: … Continue reading Another Digital World is Needed: With Free Software, it is Possible! -
Schedule: activity update
To facilitate the participation of citizens, we created a list of schedule changes that we know of. We invite any organization and group to write their changes of schedule or place of their self-managed activity as a comment … Continue reading Schedule: activity update -
Grand Conference: Stronger than Hate: the Struggles and Achievements of the LGBT Community.
The conference Stronger than Hate: the Struggles and Achievements of the LGBT Community, gathered, on August 11 at the Complexe Desjardins, many activists of different countries battling for the rights of the LGBT community in their respective countries. Rami Ayari, … Continue reading Grand Conference: Stronger than Hate: the Struggles and Achievements of the LGBT Community.
