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NIGD WSF IC Reports and Updates
2006
WSF 2009: Dilemma's of Decision-Making on the Periodicity of the forums
by Teivo Teivainen, NIGD News and Notes October 2006
Teivainen
writes on the decision reached at the WSF International Council meeting
in Parma, Italy in October 2006 that "the decision to call for mobilizations around the
dates of the World Economic Forum is an important challenge for the WSF
process. It may give some new answers to the question of how the WSF
could become politically more useful. ... The decision shows that there
has been a learning process among the IC members. Over the past months
and years, positions on this issue became more flexible and common
ground was constructed. The perceived decision-making capacity of the
IC was thereby strengthened."
Report WSF IC October 2006 : More political influence to the WSF with more space to regional and local forums
by Laura Tuominen, NIGD News and Notes October 2006
This
is a main conclusion of the author of this report from the WSF IC
meeting in Parma in October 2006, as she furthermore writes that "campaigning on a
local level will cause global action. This is what we saw in 2003, as
millions of people around the world marched against the war in Iraq".
Tuominen furthermore reports on thougths among Nordic WSF process to
hold a Nordic social forum by 2010.
Report Content and Methodology Commission WSF International Council July 2006
by Francine Mestrum, NIGD News and Notes August 2006
The consultation process on the WSF 2007 was launched in June in order
to have more and better contacts within social movements, to have
debate on the content, and to have a democratic way to define the
thematic axes. Francine Mestrum reports back from the Methodology and
Content Commission meeting held in Rome, 6-7 July 2006 providing an
overview of the preparation process for WSF 2007, the consultation
process, and the organization of Nairobi. This new dimension will help
define issues and strategies, “the ‘memory’ of the forum has to be used
to prepare the future and to define what direction to take.”
WSF IC report March 2006 Kenya
by Mikael Böök
A report on the WSF IC meeting March 2006 in Kenya.
2005
WSF IC report January 2005 Brasil
by Ruby van der Wekken, NIGD News and Notes February 2005
A report on some of the issues at the WSF IC meeting January 2005 in Brasil.
WSF IC report April 2005 The Netherlands
by Ruby van der Wekken, NIGD News and Notes May 2005
A report on the WSF IC and commission meetings April 2005 in The Netherlands.
WSF IC Discussion points May 2005
by Ruby van der Wekken
This WSF IC update summarised the discusssion points in the run up to the June 2005 WSF IC meetings in Barcelona.
WSF IC report June 2005 Spain
by Mikko Sauli and Teivo Teivainen, NIGD News and Notes September 2005
A report on the WSF IC meetings June 2005 in Spain.
Report of the IC Commissions October 2005 Mali
by Antonio Martins
A report on the preparatory meeting of the polycentric WSF 2006 in Mali, October 2005.
Agenda of the Mali meeting
2004
WSF IC Discussion points April 2004
by Ruby van der Wekken
This WSF IC update summarised the discussion points which passed on the
WSF IC e-list in the run up to the April 2004 WSF IC meeting in Italy.
WSF IC report April 2004 Italy
by Katarina Sehm Patomäki and Teivo Teivainen
A report on the WSF IC meeting April 2004 in Italy.
2003
WSF IC Report May 2003, Miami
by Teivo Teivainen
A report on the WSF IC meeting May 2003 in Miami.
2001
by Teivo Teivainen
A report from the founding meeting of the WSF International Council in June 2001 (in Finnish).
