The South Asia should be a common place for all it’s people

Por Rita Freire

The Indian political analyst, Kuldip Nayar, spoke to an attentive and enthusiastic audience in the inaugural session the South Asian Social Forum, that began in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Friday (18). He said that the South Asian people should have the right to...

Uma longa noite espanhola ou a primavera?

Por Elaine Tavares

O que a mídia brasileira chama de movimento de indignados, na Espanha significa outra coisa. É certo que há muita gente indignada e que aproveita as manifestações para dizer a sua palavra, mas o movimento em si surgiu de lutas muito concretas que exis...

Democracia tímida

Por Fabiana Reis

A criação da Comissão da Verdade no Brasil parece mais uma resposta às pressões de instituições internacionais de defesa dos direitos humanos do que uma vontade brasileira de analisar e construir sua memória histórica. É díficil imaginar como ...

Indigenous peoples, beyond the South Asian issues : Role of SASF and WSF

Por Compas

Rupayan Dewan* The South Asia Social Forum 2011 begins today in Dhaka. It expects 20,000 participants from home, other South Asian countries and beyond. But, individual registration has been recorded only 2,009 while organisations are 556. Whatever may b...

Today, the opening march of the Social Forum in Bangladesh

Por Compas

Thousands of people from different walks of life will join the colorful rally depicting the aspirations, cry and need of people through different decorative motifs. On 19 Nov, two plenaries start at 10 AM: 1. Contemporary Movement and Thoughts (10am-1p...

Women transport workers speak out against violence at WSF in Congo

Por Compas

Women transport workers from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) drove home the message that violence against women is a serious issue that must be tackled at an event in the Congolese capital recently. Workers from the ITF (International Transport Wor...

#N17 Global Day Of Action!

Por Compas

Our movement, however, is stronger than it has ever been. In these sixty days we have brought about a massive awakening, perhaps the largest one in the country since the Civil Rights Movement fifty years ago, and certainly the first global one in modern hi...

Al Hadidiye to be demolished once again:

Por Stop the wall

While the international community discusses Palestinian statehood, on the ground Israel is continuing the ethnic cleansing and colonization of Palestine with a further displacement push in the Jordan Valley. Al Hadidiye is a Bedouin community of some 112 ...