Press Conference People’s Assembly World Social Forum on Migrations

At the conclusion of the People’s Assembly of the World Social Forum, participants spoke about the final declaration and the conclusions of the forum. Ivan Forero, of the Coordinator of Studies y Social Movements, talked about the participation of the youth forum and the increasing participation of women in the forum. Rodolfo García from the International Network of Migration and Development remarked on the idea shared by many in the forum that a new model of civilization is needed to avoid an apocalyptic situation. And Lina Cahuasqui of MIREDES spoke about how forum participants denounced the anti-immigration law in Arizona and discussed the increasing South-South migration within Latin America.