The texts on the past, present and future perspectives of the World Social Forum Los textos sobre las perspectivas pasada, presente y futura del Foro Social Mundial

Majority of the texts republished below form the part of the Great Transition Initiative (October 2019).

Some of them were formulated independently from the GTI but are relevant for the past, present and future perspectives of the World Social Forum.


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Ashish Kothari and Shrishtee Bajpai: Summary of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives’ (GTA) dialoguing results so far, April 2024 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Apr 17, 2024, 9:05 AM
Ashish Cotary: What's Next for the Global Movement? 24.02.2024 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 4:31 PM
Walden Bello Palestine Lights the Way Forward 23.02.2024 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 3:06 PM
Francine Maistrum WSF How it can survive? Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Mar 30, 2024, 11:18 AM
Francine Meistrum WSF Renewed Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Mar 24, 2024, 5:17 PM
Tord Björk: WSF in Nepal 2024 and a permanent World Social Assembly of Struggles and Resistance of the WSF. Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Tue, Mar 21, 2023, 12:08 PM
Tord Björk: Le Forum social mondial se rapproche du ciel Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Fri, Mar 17, 2023, 12:42 PM
Heikki Patomäki & Teivo Teivainen: The World Social Forum: An Open Space or a Movement of Movements T80 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 4:57 PM
Ole Pedersen: Some reflections on the practice of consensus, the WSF and the IC before Tunis seminar, Pt.1, T79 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Nov 6, 2022, 4:46 PM
Oscar: Aquí va un artículo que tiene que ver, creo, con la renovación del Foro. T78 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Fri, May 28, 2021, 6:55 PM
Oscar: Identidad global T77 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 10:10 AM
Two different visions of the WSF and the ways of political action T76 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 9:42 AM
Boaventura Santos, Francine Mestrum, Leo Gabriel, Norma Fernandez, Oscar Gonzalez, Roberto Savio: Fight for the WSF and Its Renovation! T 75 (Re: T 74) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 9:22 AM
Chico Whitaker: A contribution to the debate on the future of the WSF T74 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 5:34 PM
Gustave Messiah: Some considerations for the debate on the renewal of the World Social Forum T73 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Tue, Feb 2, 2021, 5:15 PM
Francine Mestrum: Another World Social Forum is Possible T72 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Jan 20, 2021, 10:26 AM
Tord Björk: .Davos .every year needs more than ever a counterweight T71 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Dec 5, 2020, 12:14 PM
gustave massiah: THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM PROCESS SITUATION AT 2 NOVEMBER 2020 T70 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 10:29 AM
Author?: Tentative observation and comment on the WSF process November 7 2020 T69 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 10:23 AM
Teivo Teivainen: The political and its absence in the World Social Forum – Implications for democracy T68 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Tue, Nov 24, 2020, 8:30 AM
Oscar Gonzalez:DEBATING IN DEPTH THE RENEWAL OF THE GLOBAL SOCIAL FORUM AND ITS INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL T67 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 6:55 PM
Boaventura: Relaciones internacionales entre movimientos sociales: un nuevo Foro Social Mundial T66 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 6:52 PM
Norma: NOTAS SOBRE LAS REUNIONES DEL CI Y DE LOS CI’s AMPLIADOS T 65 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 12:55 PM
Tord Björk:... observations from ... WSF IC Meeting 11 Oct 2020 T64 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 12:26 PM
Francine Mestrum: WSF International Council Meeting 10-11 T63 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 12:00 PM
Chico Whitaker:...FSM comme un espace ouvert ... instrument...de la société civile...pour construir... « un autre monde possible »...T62 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 11:21 AM
DIMENSIONS TO CONSIDER IN THE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRTUAL WSF JANUARY 2021 T61 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 10:18 AM
Oded Grajew:Virtual World Social Forum T60 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 10:16 AM
Mauri: Ma suggestion est ...un FSM virtuel T59 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 9:57 AM
Francine: Proposition de forum virtuel à l'occasion du 20e anniversaire du FSM - janvier 2021 T58 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Mon, Nov 23, 2020, 9:36 AM
The first proposal of the WSF Renewal group T56 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 11:05 AM
Oscar Glez: WORLD-MEXICO SOCIAL FORUM RENEWING GROUP (GRFSM-MEXICO) T55 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 10:58 AM
A proposal for an invitation text to the WSF 2021 T54 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 10:38 AM
Report from working group english speaking in extended IC meeting 26 septembre T53 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 10:20 AM
Tord Björk: Observations concerning the renewal of the World Social Forum process T 52 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 10:08 AM
Norma Fernandez:Nos quedan dos caminos T51 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 9:45 AM
Chico Whitaker: Sobre declarações como tipo de ação política T50 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 9:34 AM
Pierre George: Commenting statements in informal discusion in IC sept 25th T49 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 9:15 AM
Emir Sader: ...resgatar o FSM e inseri-lo nas lutas contemporâneas contra o neoliberalismo T48 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sat, Nov 21, 2020, 9:06 AM
Proposal for the International Council of September 19, 2020 T47 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 1:03 PM
Pierre George: WSF AS AN OPEN SPACE FOR MEETINGS - INSTITUTED CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK WSF - WAYS OF SPEAKING ABOUT WSF T46 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 12:59 PM
Chico Whitaker: A Concrete Proposal T45 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 12:52 PM
Opening up the International Council of the World Social Forum T44 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 12:47 PM
Roberto Savio:WSF and Communication: A Personal Testimony T43 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 11:55 AM
Kin Chi: follow up on the proposal T42 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 11:52 AM
Oded Grajew: THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM T41 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Thu, Sep 24, 2020, 11:36 AM
Gina Vargas, Alejandra Scampini, Mónica Novillo Repem T 40 T T 40 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 11:11 AM
INVITATIONS 12, 19, 26-27 Septembre T39 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 11:04 AM
INVITATION TO ONLINE DIALOGUE September 12, 2020 T 39 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Wed, Sep 23, 2020, 10:49 AM
Oded Grajew: *Actions to another possible world* T 38 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:50 PM
Our Goals T 37 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:46 PM
Pierre George: ABOUT FACILITATION AND FORMATS FOR SELF ORGANIZED PARTICIPATION IN WSF OPEN SPACE FOR ENCOUNTERS T 36 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:43 PM
Damien T 35 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:37 PM
Pierre: Situation of "dialogue about WSF" T 34 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:35 PM
Boaventura: Commenting the Manifesto text T 33 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:20 PM
Tord: USE AN ASSEMBLY OF SOCIAL MOVEMENTS BEFORE DURING AND AFTER WSF T 32 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 6:07 PM
PIerre George: The IC WSF : Political body or facilitating community? T31 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:50 PM
Oscar: WSF renewal or death-T 30 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:32 PM
Aram: WSF debates or actions? T29 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:24 PM
DECLARATION ON THE WSF - A NECESSARY DIALOGUE T 28 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:16 PM
Jasper: SOME VIEWS ON ATTEMPTS OF WSF RENEWAL T 27 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 5:07 PM
MESSAGE TO THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM: SECOND MANIFESTO OF PORTO ALEGRE - FROM AN OPEN SPACE TO A SPACE FOR ACTION T 26 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 4:59 PM
Pierre George: 7 CHALLENGES TO FACE IN THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM FACILITATION T 25 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 4:49 PM
Ole Mikal Yong Pedersen: Viral Open Space-Future of World Social Forum T 24 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 4:32 PM
Chicco Whitaker, Jorge Abrahão, José Correia Leite, Mauri José Vieira Cruz, Moema Miranda, Oded Grajew, Salete Valesan, Sergio Haddad: World Social Forum: open space or organization? T 23 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 4:13 PM
Pierre George:FUNCTIONS AND CONFUSIONS T 22 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 3:52 PM
Francine Mestrum: Reinventing the World Social Forum: how powerful an idea can be T 21 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 3:26 PM
Oscar Gonzalez: CONTRADICTIONS AND INCONSISTENCIES OF THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 20A Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 2:55 PM
Francine Leo Boaventura Oscar:WSF present and future T20 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 2:34 PM
Giuseppe Caruso, Teivo Teivainen: "Global movement dilemmas: transnational representation and impact in the World Social Forum" 2020 T 19 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 7:12 PM
Norma Fernández "Algunas reflexiones sobre el FSM " T18 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 7:06 PM
R. Savio "Closing Reflections for a GTI Forum" T16 (GTI Forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 1 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:50 PM
Meena Menon, "The WSF: A Wasted Opportunity?" T15 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:45 PM
Sally Burch "Towards an Internet Social Forum?" T14 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:44 PM
R. Freire, "Transforming the WSF" T13 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:23 PM
Vicki Robin World Social Forum - some questions T 12 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:18 PM
Chico Whitaker, "World Social Forum – possible perspectives" T11 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:12 PM
O. Consolo "Beyond the Choir" T10 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:10 PM
Thomas Ponniah, "Renewing WSF’s Utopian Laboratory " T 8 (GTI Forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 6:06 PM
Pierre George: FUTURE OF "WHAT" ? ELEMENTS ABOUT "FORMAL" VIEW OF WSF PROCESS AND WAYS FORWARD FOR ITS FACILITATION T7 0 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:57 PM
Pierre George, " 35 points of comment on R. Savio 'Farewell to the World Social Forum? Opening Reflections for a GTI Forum" C7T1 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:50 PM
Pierre George, "Farewell to What? Redefining the Process" T7 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:48 PM
Virginia Vargas "Recovering the Global in Diverse Strategies " T6 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:47 PM
Candido Grzybowski, "An Agenda Beyond the WSF " T5 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:46 PM
Francine Mestrum "No Political Voice, No Future" T4 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:44 PM
Gustave Massiah , "The New Phase of Alter-Globalization " T3 ( GTI forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:43 PM
Pablo Solón and Mary Louise Malig, "A Dignified Death for the WSF " T2 (GTI Forum) Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:42 PM
R. Savio "Farewell to the World Social Forum? Opening Reflections for a GTI Forum" T1 Picture of Vera Vratuša Vera Vratuša 0 Vera Vratuša
Sun, Apr 5, 2020, 5:40 PM