Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Detroit. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Update: US Social Forum

So Glenn Beck is going to present his information tomorrow night on his tv show....we need to pay attention to this info. 

Make sure you watch tomorrow...it maybe more of the same info. that I've posted...we shall see. 

Here's some more items:
U.S. Social Forum a Mechanism for Change
"Heavily influenced by critical pedagogy, the USSF attempted to move away from a standard conference model of panels with “experts” presenting their knowledge to a passive audience. Instead, organizers urged a more participatory model of collaborative workshops to bring people together to solve common problems together."

People's Movement Assemblies 2010 & their Resolutions - A printable pg.

Media covering the USSF

I'll post more tomorrow....the beat goes on....

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

USSF- U.S. SOCIAL FORUM 2010 - Detroit 6/22-6/26/10 - "ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE ANOTHER US IS NECESSARY"

I've never heard of this group.....hmmmmm......

United States Social Forum

I've been reading about this upcoming 'event'....getting ready to take place in Detroit,MI on June 22-26.

USSF Press Kit (a few items of interest from the pdf)
  • "ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE ANOTHER US IS NECESSARY"
  • "Amidst National Political Transformation, The UNITED STATES SOCIAL FORUM Brings New Hope for Change"
  • "Over 20K people. Over 1500 creative actions. 2 weeks to redefine democracy."

  • "The USSF is also part of a global movement on the rise. The World Social Forum (WSF) has become an important symbol of global movement convergence and the development of alternatives to the dominant paradigm. Over the past nine years, the WSF has gathered the world’s workers, peasants, youth, women, and oppressed peoples to construct a counter-vision to the economic and political elites of the World Economic Forum. Learn more here"

  • "Understanding that WE, as activists, artists, community organizers, media makers, are the change agents we have been waiting for...... the PMC has created these living principles to address and challenge hierarchy within our movement."

What is this?

Event spaces -video-here