Another world is possible, WSF says at end of gathering

Sat, 30 Jan 2010

After five days of debates, the World Social Forum (WSF) has ended in Porto Alegre, the capital of the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul.

The events of the 10th annual World Social Forum were attended by roughly 35,000 people from 39 countries.

The Forum's panelists and speakers included sociologists, economists, intellectuals, and politicians from around the globe participating in 915 different conferences, seminars, and workshops throughout the five-day event.

On Friday, the World Social Forum concluded its debates under the slogan “10 years later: challenges and proposals for another possible world.”

As with previous Forums, capitalism and consumerism were held responsible for most of the world's economic, cultural, and environmental woes.

The various "crises of civilization and collective rights" and a number of other topics were discussed at this year's Forum.

As in previous years, an anti-capitalist sentiment reigned supreme, particularly in regard to environmental issues.

Businessman Oded Grajew, the founder of the WSF, told the media that the proposal of another possible world is valid, created in comparison to the advance of neoliberalism, represented at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland.

Source: PressTV.
Link: http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=117464§ionid=351020706.