1. Introduction
Oscar Reyes, Hilary Wainwright, Mayo Fuster I Morrell and Marco Berlinguer
After three European Social Forums (ESF) we need to step back and ask: what next? This newsletter is an attempt to provide a multitude of answers to this question, reflecting upon the Forum’s purpose, practical achievements and methods of organisation. We present a range of individual and collective assessments, from many different standpoints. In this introduction we try to identify some issues which recur in these assessments and which need to be addressed, if not immediately resolved, in order for the process to develop creatively (read more)
To download a printable version of this document, click here2 Individual Assessments of the 3rd ESF and beyond
Bouteldja Naima: Complot Islamiste au Forum Social Européen?
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Cannavo Salvatore: The Success of the London Forum [It]
To download a printable version of this document, click here [It]De Angelis Massimo: Evaluating the London ESF
To download a printable version of this document, click hereFawkes Guy: Il limite del movimento, la forza del movimento: Intervista a Ken "il rosso" Livingstone
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Gineste Pierre: Reflecting on the ESF
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Kagarlitsky Boris: Social Forum Does London
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Kingsnorth Paul : Time to Get Serious
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To download a printable version of this document, click hereMassiah Gustave: La Place Des «Sans Droits » dans les Forums Sociaux
To download a printable version of this document, click hereNunes Rodrigo : Territory and Deterritory: Inside and Outside the ESF 2004, New Movement Subjectivities [Fr] [Pr]
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Pizzo Ana : Londra val bene una mossa
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Yulis Panayotis: One step forward, how many back? [Greek]
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3 Collective Assessments of the 3rd ESF and beyond
Attac France: The European Social Forum: Appraisal and Future Perspectives [Fr] [Sp] [Du]
To download a printable version of this document, click here [Fr] [Sp] [Du]Attac Europe: Contribution to the discussion on the ESF process
Babels France : Bilan du FSE 2004 de Londres
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To download a printable version of this document, click hereCall of assembly of social movements [Fr]
To download a printable version of this document, click here [Fr]Call of precariat assembly [Fr]
To download a printable version of this document, click here [Fr]COBAS: Il Forum sociale europeo a Londra
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To download a printable version of this document, click here [Du]Greek Social Forum: A statement on the 4th ESF
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To download a printable version of this document, click here [It] [Fr]Local Social Forums Network, UK: A Different ESF Is Possible
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Tavolo Migranti Italia, Act Up Paris, Amplitude-No One Is Illegal Germany [It]
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4 Learning from practiceAndreotti Vanessa and Dowling Emma : Social forums as pedagogical space
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To download a printable version of this document, click hereNunes Rodrigo : Culture at the social forums
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ESF Questionnaire (please answer in English or French)
1. What are the most positive outcomes of the ESF process?
2. What are the main problems with the ESF process?
3. What changes would you implement to make the ESF process more effective?
4. What has the ESF helped your organisation or collective to achieve?
5. Which struggles, issues, problems, proposals or challenges would you like to see prioritised at the next ESF?
6. Please include your name, and the name of your organisation or collective (if any).
We would be grateful if you could take a few minutes to respond to the following questions and return them to info2@moviments.net. Responses will appear here soon.
6 Structures and decision-making at the ESFBohn Lars: ESF: Addressing the democratic deficit
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Nicholas Haerbinger: Towards the WSF 2005
To download a printable version of this document, click hereMaeckelbergh Marianne : Perhaps we should just flip a coin: macro and microstructures of the European Social Forum Processes
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Magnus E. Marsdal and others: European assembly: Could we have better meetings?
To download a printable version of this document, click hereHilary Wainwright: For a participatory ESF
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