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World Social Forum, Tunisia, 2013
an article by World Social Forum
The following declaration was read in Hammamet,
Tunisia, the 16th of February 2013, during the
Second International Preparatory meeting of the
World Social Forum 2013.
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The World Social Forum Dignity-Karama will take
place as foreseen in Tunis, from the 26th to the
30th of March 2013. The active involvement of
movements, organizations, trade unions, platforms
and networks from Tunisia, Maghreb, Machrek, Sub-
saharan African, Americas, Europe and from all
over the world is allowing us to hope a
successful, popular and dynamic Forum.
More than 4000 organizations and networks are
already registered and proposed more than 1500
activities. The international organizations,
social movements and unions will come to Tunis to
pay tribute, express their solidarity to movements
from the society from Tunisia, Maghreb and
Machrek, to their past or current revolts and
struggles, for social justice, democracy and
dignity. A movement which, despite the current
difficulties in Tunisia, is asserting itself with
strength and determination. The mobilization of
the Tunisian organizations and activists as well
as the support provided by the university
authorities and the students who will host the
Forum on the Campus. The administrative and
governmental authorities have reasserted their
commitment to facilitate the material conditions
for the Forum, its security and its good
proceedings. All the measures have been taken to
ensure the respect of the Porto Alegre Charter and
the respect of the open, inclusive and non-violent
dimension of the WSF space.
The Tunis World Social Forum for Dignity/Karama
will gather thousands of men and women who,
through their actions, achievements, struggles,
contribute to another world, another world of
social justice, of local and global democracy, of
respect of environment, of dignity, equality of
rights for all women and men, another world
possible and necessary.
(Click here for a French version of this article)
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World Social Forums, Advancing the Global Movement for a Culture of Peace?
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Latest reader comment:
At the Forum, almost everything touched on the culture of peace, although only a few speakers linked their talks to the UN initiative, prompting a leader of the French Peace movement to remark he was disappointed that the culture of peace was not better represented at the Forum. The response to CPNN was positive, but most people were unaware of its existence. Next time there should be culture of peace events, pins and t-shirts, as well as the CPNN cards and flyers that we gave out.
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