VASUDHAIVA KUTUMBAKAM
AT THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM
MUMBAI 2004

NEW ITEMS

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Newsletter 7 Part 1 - March 2004

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Newsletter 7 Part 2 - March 2004

CONTENTS (part 1)

Editorial:

- Saluting the WSF Process

Reflections/Impressions:

- WSF serving the global democracy By Thomas Wallgren
- In the true spirit of democracy by Sumit Chakravartty
- Making WSF and Resistance Movement one united voice By Suresh Nautiyal
- Evidences of “Another World is Possible” found at WSF By Khurshid Imam
- Introspecting WSF-2004 preparatory process By Vijay Pratap

WSF Reports/Papers:

- The WSF assessment: Process needs to be more focused, transparent By Suresh Nautiyal
- World Dignity Forum: Agenda of the marginalised at WSF 2004 By Ashok Bharti and Mukul Sharma
- Helsinki Process: Democratising globally: Civil society engaging with State actors By Sini Kuvaja
- On the double meaning of ‘information’ and the work of knowledge By Avinash Jha
- Media, globalisation and culture By Kishan Kaljayee
- Rescue agriculture: Save humanity By Rakesh Manchanda
- The quest for participatory democracy By Kishor Dere
- Participatory democracy and civil society movements By Khurshid Imam
- Grassroots resistance in the US to Israel occupation By Khurshid Imam
- Knowledge in society By Avinash Jha
- Celebrating diversity: “Another world is possible” By FCD

WSF 2004 Related

- Arundhati Roy speech at WSF opening
- Making history: The future of the World Social Forum By Kamal Mitra Chenoy
- Democracy of global life By Ville-Veikko Hirvela

Declarations/ Manifestos

- Final Declaration of the Fourth World Parliamentary Forum
- Towards a farmers’ Manifesto
- Declaration of the anti-nuclear alliance

Follow-up Initiatives

- South Asian Dialogues on Ecological Democracy/ Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam Meeting on Tribal and Indigenous People

Quotations

They came... they shared... they conquered

VK Biradari

List of organisation in whose events at the WSF 2004 VK biradari (associates) participated actively/collaborated

Content (part 2)

Knowing WSF: Important WSF Declarations/Resolutions

- The WSF
- Background
- Regional and Thematic Social Forums
- WSF Charter of Principles
- Rules for the operation of the WSF International Council
- WSF in India
- India General Council
- Venue and dates WSF 2004
- Mobilisation for the forums
- Broad themes of WSF 2004
- IC Document on the Porto Alegre meeting
- IC document on the Dakar meeting
- Resolutions taken in Porto Alegre meeting
- WSF 2004: Call of the social movements
- Proposals adopted at the WSF IC meeting

Newsletters

VK 7 * 29 March 2004 - part 1

VK 7 * 29 March 2004 - part 2

Towards Mumbai 2 * 24 Dec 2003

Towards Mumbai 1 * 19 Nov 2003

Documents

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam booklet by Vijay Pratap, Ritu Priya and Thomas Wallgren. Preface by Satu Hassi and foreword by Kishen Pattnayak.

Global Ecological Problems and Issues of Ecological Democracy in the Beginning of the New Millennium

National Alliance of Peoples Movement at the WSF

A draft glossary of political India for comments

Selected Self-Organised Events at the WSF IV

Conferences

• World Dignity Forum. National Conference of Dalit Organisations (NACDOR), Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam, Henrich Boell Foundation et alia. Mon 19 January 2 pm
• Development Induced Displacement: Perspectives and Strategies. National Alliance of People's Movements, Narmada Bachao Andolan, MAB, MNP, Focus on Global South, Forum for Forest People and Forest Worker, Lokayan et alia. Tue 20 January 2 pm.