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United States Social Forum 2007

Another World Is Possible -- Another US Is Necessary

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The US Social Forum is more than a conference, more than a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression. The USSF will provide space to build relationships, learn from each other's experiences, share our analysis of the problems our communities face, and bring renewed insight and inspiration. It will help develop leadership and develop consciousness, vision, and strategy needed to realize another world.
The USSF sends a message to other people’s movements around the world that there is an active movement in the US opposing US Policies at home and abroad.
We must declare what we want our world to look like and begin planning the path to get there. A global movement is rising. The USSF is our opportunity to demonstrate to the world Another World is Possible!

Visit the USSF website at www.ussf2007.org for details, including rideshare and housing boards, downloadable materials and to submit a session proposal.
Join us in Atlanta on June 27-July 1. Go to www.ussf2007.org/en/register to register.

My Interests

A "social justice movement" is a movement of people whose consensual need is to counteract extant injustice. Racial discrimination, economic exploitation, cultural exclusion or oppression are general categories of injustice; movements form against them in terms of opposition to segregated housing, a racialized prison industry, police brutality and profiling, the death penalty, masculinist violence against women and women's bodies, corporate despoliation of the environment, US economic and military intervention in post-colonial nations around the world, and war. Labor unions, despite their absorption into the establishment, come out of social justice movements that fought for humane work conditions and the right to organize. The many movements of our recent past in the US emerged from the most dire struggles against white supremacy and racial discrimination, and spread to include women's movements, student movements, campaigns to free political prisoners, and opposition to corporate globalization. Each movement contained a panoply of organizational forms, communities, and ideological groupings; the spectrum ran from traditional communities to issue oriented affinity groups and populist gatherings. What they all have in common is their existence, and their call for justice. An anti-war movement is an especially dire call for justice, since it calls for the end of the arbitrary mass murder that war is.

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Anyone interested in getting involved and attending the USSF.

My Blog

TOWARD THE UNITED STATES SOCIAL FORUM: ACTIVISM, RESEARCH, THEORY, DIALOGUE

The PH:ACTS people's history collective invites you to attend our upcoming event about activist research, 3-5 PM Sunday afternoon, 24 June 2007. It will be held at the Madratz Infoshop, 840 Dekalb Ave...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:07:00 PST

IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW..GENERAL SCHEDULE BELOW

  ..> Wednesday, June 27 Thursday, June 28 Consciousness Friday, June 29 Vision Saturday, June 30 Strategy Sunday, July 1 Registration Civic Center 8 am -1 pm Closed during Opening M...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:21:00 PST

Queering the US Social Forum!

Hello Beautiful People, As you know, the US Social Forum is less than a month away! The USSF will take place at the Atlanta Civic Center and surrounding areas between June 27th and July 1st. Don't for...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:17:00 PST

Tryin to figure out what workshops will be happenin...

List of Workshops: Accepted or In Review Check out the link below to see the accepted proposals https://www.ussf2007.org/en/submitted_proposals FOR PRESENTERS: The schedule for Accepted Proposals for ...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:05:00 PST

REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN INFORMATION

Welcome to the US Social Forum 2007! REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN INFORMATIONPrimary on-site registration/check-in will take place at the ..:NAMESPACE PREFIX = ST1 />Atlanta Civic Center (395 Piedmont Ave NE...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Wed, 13 Jun 2007 02:50:00 PST

June Youth Update-18 days and counting down!

United States Social Forum Youth Working Group Update June 9, 2007 18 DAY count down! The Youth Working Group has been working very hard these last few months to ensure youth have both a space to ca...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Sun, 10 Jun 2007 05:33:00 PST

At Ground Zero, Atlanta GA.

Greetings from Beautiful HotLanta! Ground Zero of a history making event that is less than 19 days away, the FIRST EVER United States Social Forum.This past week has been an adventure for 3 Swopistas,...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:06:00 PST

Invitation to YWG Meeting in DC

Invotation to the U.S. Social Forum Youth & Student Meeting in Washington DC Wednesday June 6th, 2007, 3pm  5pm UFCW International Union   1775 K Street, NW Dear Ally/Participant of...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:50:00 PST

Youth Tent Call for Proposals

YOUTH TENT CALL FOR IMAGINATION Youth! Let's make history, like we were born to do. The US Social Forum youth tent will be an amazing space for youth to connect, build, strategize the future, party &...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Thu, 24 May 2007 09:46:00 PST

Happy May Day

Some good reading for today: AlterNet: May Day Alert: Only Global Unions Can Stop the Race to the Bottom AlterNet: May Day Alert: De-Unionization Hurts Women, Especially Latinas Chávez pulls Venezuela...
Posted by United States Social Forum 2007 on Tue, 01 May 2007 01:36:00 PST