World Social Forum: 'another world is possible and you can hear her breathing'.

Catholic New Times | February 23, 2003| | Copyright

As January drew to a close, Canadians witnessed, with a growing sense of dread, media image after media image of escalating Western preparations for war with Iraq. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, our global economic and political elite met in a sombre mood and bemoaned the growing public distrust of its leadership. In stark contrast, a hemisphere away in Brazil, hope was contagious and the word on the streets was peace.

From Jan. 23 to 28, 100,000 people gathered in Porto Alegre to participate in the World Social Forum (WSF). KAIROS, a partnership ...

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