Human Dignity activities

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Equalinrights activities at the World Social Forum: come and participate! Equalinrights will participate in the World Social Forum in Nairobi within the context of the Human Dignity and Human Rights Caucus. Next to the specific events listed below, equ...

Celebrate Africa at WSF 2007, Nairobi

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The World Social Forum (WSF) has come a long way from its modest origins in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2001 till now. In January 2007 Nairobi, Kenya will host the movement to place social justice, international solidarity, gender equality and peace on the age...

“What Is WSF? Something That Will Bring Me Medicine?”

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In just two months time the World Social Forum (WSF) will get underway in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, marking the first instance in which Africa is acting as sole host of the event. With the East African country also home to Kibera -- sometimes referred ...

Climate change

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81-year-old Captain Juma Njunge Macharia has lived from what the earth produces all his life. But he does not understand his lands anymore. The vegetation has changed, the rains have changed, the heat has changed and the cold has changed. One thing he unde...

[en]The second newsletter from Nairobi[es]El segundo newsletter de Nairóbi[pt_br]Direto de Nairóbi II

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Changer le monde, mode d’emploi

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Chico Whitaker revient sur les relations entre pouvoir et société civile dans le changement social, à l'occasion de la sortie de son ouvrage Changer le monde, nouveau [nouveau] mode d'emploi. À quoi sert le Forum social mondial ? Chico Whitaker : D'a...

Worst Hit By Global Warming, Least Prepared to Tackle Climate Change

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Africa is the continent most affected by global warming, but is the least prepared to tackle the causes of climate change, experts said on Sunday ahead of a major international environment conference. International action to reduce the effects of global w...

[en]The nine themes of Nairobi [es]Las 9 metas de Nairobi[fr]Les 9 espaces définis à Nairobi[pt_br]As nove metas de Nairóbi

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Art.Kenya [en] During WSF International Council meeting in Parma, Italy, the results of the consultation on actions, campaigns and struggles, the first preparatory step towards the programme of WSF in Nairobi, Kenya, were presented. The consultation ...