“The overarching WSF [World Social Forum] theme ‘Another World Is Possible’ and opposition to ‘imperialism’ and war are the common denominators among the broad range of organisations and individuals gathered in Caracas this week, where one of this year’s three Forums is taking place. The first phase was held Jan. 19-23 in Bamako, Mali, and the third is scheduled for late March in Karachi, Pakistan.
“he wide variety of organisations and participants was expressed by the multicoloured march, in which some 15,000 activists representing dozens of local and visiting organisations took part starting on Tuesday evening and stretching into the wee hours of the morning along two avenues in the southern part of the capital.
“Some 70,000 participants had registered for the WSF as of Wednesday, for around 1,800 activities organised by just over 2,000 different civil society groups.”