right:-.24in;">The workshops will not be a series />of speeches but organised as panel discussions interspersed by />reflections on key themes that emerge to look at the challenges of />the present and of the future – of the earth and of its peoples />and other living beings, and the WSF’s relation to these.

right:-.24in;">Note : This workshop will be />followed by a related event on February 9 : ‘Perspectives
on the ‘crisis of civilization’ as a focus for movements’,+ putting forward crucial new notions of ‘civilisation’ and challenging />old Eurocentric notions; and three, the internal debates within WSF />about its relevance to the changing times and the 'new' actors on the />world stage, and to the fact that we have entered what in some ways is />a new future. With 2011 WSF at Dakar it is the third time that a world />WSF event is being organised in Africa; we all need to critically />relate to this apparent recognition of the crucial role of Africa and />Africans in the world, and within the WSF.

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>Workshop descriptionspan><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;font-weight:600;color:rgb(0,0,0);">r />:span>(0,0,0);"> />The workshop, in two parts, is an attempt to address these issues; it />will be an open space for critical discussion and reflection. In the </span>(0,0,0);">first />part of the workshopspan>(0,0,0);">, />the contents of a new book titled </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;font-weight:600;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,0);">World />Social Forum : Critical Explorationsspan><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;color:rgb(0,0,0);">, />a comprehensive collection of critical perspectives on different />aspects of WSF will be presented and opened for discussion. Edited by />Jai Sen and Peter Waterman, this book is a sequel to a 2004 book, </span>ly:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;color:rgb(0,0,0);">World />Social Forum : Challenging Empiresspan><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;font-weight:600;color:rgb(0,0,0);">, />span>(0,0,0);">that />went on to be translated widely and become a standard reference book on />the WSF and the global justice movement.</span>(0,0,0);">
span>(0,0,0);">It />is expected that most of the contributors to the book present in Dakarr />will be speakers in this part of the workshop.

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WSF, and for social movement in general. The workshop will provide an />opportunity to reflect on conditions within the originating movements, />and within the WSF and the global justice movement, and on whether and />how a focus on ‘crisis of civilisation’ is helpful in confronting these />issues. The workshop will invite commentary from speakers of diverse />backgrounds, regions, and movements.

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17.1px 6px 0px;text-indent:0px;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;font-size:10pt;font-weight:600;color:rgb(0,0,0);">Notespan>(0,0,0);"> />: This workshop will be followed by </span>(0,0,0);">a />related event on February 9span>(0,0,0);"> />: ‘</span>(0,0,0);">Perspectives
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bottom:0in;">CACIM (India) - <font color="#0000ff"><u>href="http://www.cacim.net/">www.cacim.netu>font>
<br />AFM - <font color="#000000">Articulación />Feminista Marco Sur (Latin America) -
<font color="#0000ff"><u>http://www.mujeresdelsur-afm.org.uy/u>font>
<br />ATTAC France - color="#0000ff"><u>www.france.attac.org/u>font>
<br />Canada Research Chair in Social Justice
<br />GGJ - Grassroots Global Justice />Alliance (USA) - <font color="#0000ff"><u>/">http://ggjalliance.orgu>font>
<br />Kenya Network of Grassroots />Organisations (KENGONET) - color="#0000ff"><u>www.kengonet.org/u>font>
<br />Mémoire des lutes (France) - /> color="#0000ff"><u>/">www.medelu.orgu>font>
<br />Mouvements (France) - /> color="#0000ff"><u>www.mouvements.info/u>font>
<br />People’s Parliament (Kenya) - /> color="#0000ff"><u>www.peoples-parliament.org/</a>ont>

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