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Closing Comments from GGJ USSF Convergence Workshop

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GGJ
Date: 
Fri, 06/25/2010
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Steve Williams Colin Rajah Jihan Gearon at GGJ's USSF Convergence Worksop

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GGJ
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Fri, 06/25/2010
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Alejandro Villemar at the GGJ USSF Convergence Workshop

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GGJ
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Fri, 06/25/2010
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Claudia Castellanos at the GGJ USSF Convergence Workshop

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GGJ
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Fri, 06/25/2010
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Miguel Palacin at the GGJ USSF Convergence Workshop

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GGJ
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Fri, 06/25/2010
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Cipriana Jurado at the GGJ USSF Convergence Workshop

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Fri, 06/25/2010
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Mashup of the Peoples Movement Assemblies @ the USSF II, June 22-26 Detroit

When people ask what came out the USSF II, you can show this video. This is a snapshot of what happen in Detroit in the Peoples Movement Assemblies. http://pma2010.org/node/228

 


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At U.S. Social Forum, "Excluded Workers" Move From Shadows to Negotiating Table

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Alternet.org
Date: 
Thu, 07/01/2010
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Print
URL: 
http://www.alternet.org/story/147368/

AlterNet

By Bankole Thompson, IPS News
Posted on July 1, 2010, Printed on July 8, 2010

DETROIT, Jun 24, 2010 (IPS) - The U.S. labour movement needs to be reorganised from the bottom up to include domestic workers, day labourers, restaurant workers, taxi drivers, farm workers, incarcerated workers, guest workers and those in the "right to work" states.

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Tale of two cities: Toronto and Detroit

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People's World
Date: 
Fri, 06/25/2010
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Print
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http://peoplesworld.org/tale-of-two-cities-toronto-and-detroit/
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June 25 2010

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USSF RESOLUTIONS AND DAYS OF ACTION

Thanks to the work of Project South and Southwest Workers Union, the People's Movement Assemblies (PMA's) before and during the US Social Forum were shaped into a very structured and strategic process of regional assemblies before the forum and national issue-specific assemblies during the forum. 

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Second U.S. Social Forum Opens New Chapter in US Movements for Justice, Equality, and Sustainability

Posted on June 29

Second U.S. Social Forum Opens New Chapter in US Movements for Justice, Equality, and Sustainability

06-28-2010 – DETROIT The United States Social Forum (USSF) closed Saturday with an inspirational national assembly and closing ceremony. Today, the Forum’s National Planning Committee (NPC) declared the forum a great success with attendance of more than 15,000 people from Detroit, from rural and urban areas across the nation, and from countries across the world including South Africa, Palestine, Honduras and Nepal.

GGJ at the USSF: FRIDAY JUNE 25

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FROM DETROIT TO TORONTO: INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL MOVEMENT LEADERS CHALLENGE THE G-20

Posted on June 24


What:   Press conference, 12:15-1:00 PM
        Social movement leaders from South Africa, Honduras, Canada and Mexico challenge
        the G-20‘s empty promises and devastating policies

Where: United States Social Forum
       Cobo Center, 1 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48226-4420
       People's Media Center,  Ambassador Dining Room W2-60, 2nd floor Cobo Hall

GGJ at the USSF: THURSDAY JUNE 24

GGJ at the USSF Thursday June 24:

  • Registration continues 8AM-5PM
  • International Press Conference on the G-20 Meeting in Toronto Noon-1PM, People's Media Center, Ambassador Dining Room on second floor of Cobo Hall
  • For a full schedule of GGJ and GGJ member activities get your hard copy at the GGJ table at Macomb Hall, or download from here 

 

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USSF Opening March Photos

USSF Opening March Photo Essay by Global Justice Ecology Project.
http://climatevoices.wordpress.com/2010/06/22/ussf-opening-march-photo-essay/

Global Justice Ecology Project is attending and presenting at the US
Social Forum in Detroit, Michigan this week.

All of the photos are by Orin Langelle unless otherwise noted.

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GGJ at the USSF: WEDNESDAY JUNE 23

GGJ SCHEDULE FOR WEDNESDAY JUNE 23

  • For a full schedule of GGJ member workshops go get your hard copy GGJ member program from the GGJ table in Macomb Hall, or download from here http://www.ggjalliance.org/node/398
  • Registration continues 8AM Cobo hall 

  • The Historic Moment for Funding the Left Movement,  Social Justice Organizing in the 21st Century: How to Support Social Movements and Transformative Change  - 1pm- 5:30 pm <

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GGJ at the USSF: TUESDAY JUNE 22

GGJ USSF SCHEDULE FOR TUESDAY JUNE 22

 

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GGJ at the US Social Forum in Detroit!

Posted on June 8

GGJ is proud to be part of the National Planning Committee of the United States Social Forum (USSF). 

This year the USSF will be in Detroit from June 22-26, 2010.  Read more about the USSF here.

 

Goals for USSF

Here are the goals for the 2010 US Social Forum affirmed at the National Planning Committee meeting today:

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Collaborative Democracy workshop

May First People Link is doing a workshop on collaborative democracy, using small groups and the Internet. This was first implemented at the first USSF in 2007 and has been done in several forums since.

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What is the analysis of the current situation

The NPC is now discussing four questions that will be discussed at roughly 20 social forums throughout the world leading to the WSF in Dakar, Senegal 2011, Any thoughts?

  • What is the analysis of the current situation?
  • What is the analysis of the state of social movements? What is the state of resistance?
  • What are the alternative projects?
  • What are the strategies of the process of the US Social Forum?

 

 

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National Planning Committee meeting US Social Forum in Atlanta

Staff and several members are at the Simpsonwood Retreat Center outside of Atlanta, GA. Good start to the meeting yesterday. The Organizing Committee met to review the agenda for the weekend and there was a lively exchange between Detroit and Atlanta organizers to share experiences from USSF 2007. I will try to update this blog during the course of the weekend with some of the main political questions we are discussing. If you have any questions or comments, please sign in and comment to this blog.

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USSF National Planning Committee Meeting

The United States Social Forum National Planning Committee will meet in Atlanta, GA from October 23-25, 2009.

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