First Mediterranean Social Forum.

international | public consultation / irish social forum | event notice Friday March 18, 2005 00:15 by fresh off the press-

"and ulysses did he bloom?"

The First Mediterranean Social Forum will be held in Barcelona from the 16th of June to the 18th of June 2005.

Your attendance is requested.
Your colaboration is requested.

In the spirit of the World Social Forum of Port Allegre,

we convoke

all organisations and social movements of the peoples of the North, South and East of the Mediterranean who suffer the consequences of neoliberal globalisation to analyse the causes and grave problems which we have to resolve.

The fact that in the Mediterranean are concentrated some of the principle conflits and economic and social inequalities of the world.

(the occupation of Palestine, inequalities, migation, authoritarian regimes who do not respect democratic rights, militarization of the region etc...)

Reforces the neccesity and the urgency to the Convocation
of this first Social Forum of the Mediterranean.

The application of neo-liberal reciples through the the agreements to free trade in the mediterranean area and the impulse of privatised serives, and the disregulation of public services, which are imposed in the countries of the North as well, accentuate yet more the inequalities and impovrishment of the countires of the South and East of the Mediterranean.

We who form part of the great global movement for Peace, Justice, Equality, respect to the Environment, against War, occupation and the globalisation of "neo-liberalism", held the World Social Forum of Porto Alegre, and wish now to convoke all in these days of study and reflection in Barcelona and thus to extend that Social Forum to the "Social Forum of the Mediterrean".

we call on citizens and all organisations that they join in the processes and support the conditions of equality and pluralism with us.


CAL QUE ELS POBLES DE LA MEDITERRÀNIA SIGUEM ESCOLTATS!
CAL CONSTRUIR ENTRE TOTS I TOTES UN ALTRE MEDITERRANI POSSIBLE.

So The Peoples of the Mediterrean will be heard.
So that between all (men and women) (boy and girl) (ulysses and siren) (dedalus and molly)
is constructed -

"Another Mediterrean is possible"

Pax = Saleem = Mir = Pace = Pau = Paz = Pax = Pai = Shalom