What is supposed to be an exciting and lively event of social movements in Istanbul in coming July 2010 took a thorough preparation in Berlin. The next European Social Forum - which is the sixth after the Florence, Paris, London, Athens and Malmö – will be held in early July in the metropolis of the EU applicant country Turkey. Several thousand people from all parts of the continent will come to discuss for four days, demonstrate, and enjoy Europe’s cultural diversity.
For the content related and organizational preparation of this event with its hundreds of different seminars and workshops, 120 representatives of groups, initiatives, NGOs and networks had arrived by the end of January to Berlin. Thanks to the support of TRIALOG, it was possible to include many representatives from the new EU member states and to give them the possibility to set the specific problems of their countries on the agenda of the Social Forum in this preparatory process. With their new ideas and experiences those people from Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, Lithuania, Romania made a lively and important contribution to the bridging of social movements in Europe.
At the end all agreed: Ways out of the financial crisis, development of democracy, alternative lifestyles, education for all, good working conditions and just climate policy should be the main topics of the Social Forum in Istanbul being connected with a comprehensive portfolio of cultural events.
But there is still much to do: the numerous registered events must be put into order and organized in specific workshops, volunteer interpreters have to be recruited, and technology must be installed. And finally, the physical well-being of participants must be considered. Before the event in July there's still a meeting in May in Brussels.
All who are interested in more information please go to http://www.esf2010.org/
Information provided by Hugo Braun, attac-Koordinierungskreis
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