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Em fins de janeiro de 2001, na cidade de Porto Alegre, realizou-se a primeira edição do Fórum Social Mundial (FSM). Surgiu com marca de ousadia e inovação, contestando a hegemonia do pensamento neoliberal simbolizado pelo Fórum Econômico Mundial, em Davos, na mesma data, reunia os (...)

Depuis le début de l’année, les manifestations se multiplient dans les villes de Russie, la population se soulève contre la hausse brutale des charges, des impôts et taxes en tout genre, alors que les salaires diminuent et que le chômage touche de plus en plus de personnes.
Les difficultés (...)

When most people think about the recent upheavals in Iran, they think of marches demanding democracy and challenging the June 12 presidential election. The face of those protests is the “Green Movement” — so called because its supporters wear green —that put millions of people into the streets (...)

Ce texte, publié originellement en anglais par AlterNet, a été traduit par Carole Gillon, traductrice bénévole pour rinoceros.
Le mouvement contre la guerre doit dépasser la dénonciation d’une seule guerre à la fois. Nous avons besoin d’une analyse plus profonde des structures qui (...)

The antiwar movement must go beyond challenging one war at a time. We need a deeper analysis of the structures that underlie militarism and war. Read more

In their book Beyond the Echo Chamber: Reshaping Politics Through Networked Progressive Media (New Press), activists and journalists Tracy Van Slyke and Jessica Clark take us on a celebratory journey through the relatively recent (over the past eight years) surge of independent, progressive (...)

As welcome as it was, the removal of George W. Bush was not enough to cure what ails the US. It goes to the root of our political system. Only real democracy can save this country. Read more

The birthplace of the World Social Forum (WSF), conceived as an alternative to international meetings pursuing free-market economics, Brazil is on its way to becoming a major economic power, analysts say. The question is, what kind of model will it adopt to avoid the behaviour it has (...)

On Democracy Now!, a tribute to the late historian, writer and activist Howard Zinn, who died suddenly on Wednesday of a heart attack at the age of eighty-seven. Howard Zinn’s classic work A People’s History of the United States changed the way we look at history in America. It has sold over a (...)

Under the title “Haiti: Microcosm of the crisis of development”, issue 467 of Pambazuka News, "the authoritative electronic weekly newsletter and platform for social justice in Africa", features several articles on the Haiti quake, its causes and the political lessons to be drawn from this (...)

SMS Uprising provides a unique insight into how activists and social change advocates are addressing Africa’s many challenges from within, and how they are using mobile telephone technologies to facilitate these changes.
This collection of essays by those engaged in using mobile phone (...)

Muchos militantes se preguntan sobre los resultados políticos concretos de esos encuentros. Los movimientos sociales y ciudadanos, reunidos por primera vez en Porto Alegre en enero de 2001 para denunciar los estragos del neoliberalismo y exponer proposiciones alternativas, lograron gran (...)

Si le sommet de Copenhague s’est achevé sur un échec politique, l’exceptionnelle mobilisation de centaines d’ONG, dont Oxfam France - Agir ici, et de millions de citoyens permet de garder espoir en vue d’un accord prochain. Beaucoup de temps a été perdu, mais des avancées sont envisageables en (...)

A few weeks ago Bruce Levine wrote a provocative article titled "Are Americans a Broken People? Why We’ve Stopped Fighting Back Against the Forces of Oppression." Levine suggested that many progressives and much of the general population may be so broken by the system that they’ve given up (...)

One year after the devastating attack on Hamas in Gaza a new wave of reports castigating Israel for war crimes has emerged.
Now, Israel is fighting back with a report on the reports, picking on international NGOs such as Amnesty, Christian Aid, Oxfam, Trocaire , Finn Church Aid, Diakonia and (...)

The Kurdish Democratic Society Party (DTP) was shut down by the Constitutional Court of Turkey, unanimously, sparking mass protests. Raphael Tsavkko Garcia takes a closer look at Kurdish blogs for reactions. Read more

En Brasil se encuentra una experiencia de periódico semanal de ámbito nacional que merece que le prestemos atención. Se trata del diario Brasil de Fato, editado y de propiedad de los movimientos sociales. Entre ellos, organizaciones como Vía Campesina, Consulta Popular, pastorales sociales (...)

Panorama critique des mouvements sociaux dans le monde arabe
Deux clichés sont d’emblée discutés par cet Etat des résistances dans le monde arabe. D’abord, celui du « vide d’acteurs » civils et sociaux qui caractériserait les sociétés non démocratiques. L’autoritarisme, le militarisme ou les (...)

Technology transfer is one of the four key topics being discussed under negotiations on Long-Term Cooperative Actions in Copenhagen (the others are mitigation, adaptation and financing). The inter-governmental negotiating text that is under discussion contemplates various measures for (...)

This publication aims to contribute to a more sophisticated understanding of the emerging climate justice movement and to create resonances between different perspectives and spheres of engagement. The activities around the COP 15 in Copenhagen are a starting point in the creation of such a (...)