{"id":3059,"date":"2024-03-23T11:22:25","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T11:22:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icae.global\/en\/?p=3059"},"modified":"2024-03-23T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2024-03-23T11:22:28","slug":"world-social-forum-2024-wsf-a-success-in-nepal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icae.global\/en\/2024\/03\/world-social-forum-2024-wsf-a-success-in-nepal\/","title":{"rendered":"World Social Forum 2024 (WSF) a success in Nepal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ronald Cameron, Quebec<\/strong><\/p>

The World Social Forum (WSF) 2024 in Kathmandu was a great success. For many members of the WSF International Council (IC), it was the WSF that gave new hope to alter globalization movements around the world. According to the Nepalese organizing committee, a total of 50,000 participants turned up on the forum’s website, if we calculate the number each day. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres sent a message of solidarity.<\/strong><\/p>

Numerous participants and remarkable diversity<\/strong><\/p>

More than 1,400 organizations from six continents and 98 countries were present. 400 activities were recorded, and over 60 declarations expressed the commitment of networks from all over the world to work towards another, fairer and more just world.<\/p>

If the numbers were there this time, so too was the diversity of participants, particularly at the WSF’s opening march on February 15. There were people from the worlds of labor, agriculture, and peasantry, citizens’ organizations, trade unions, women’s organizations, LGBTQI, indigenous groups, various ethnic communities, and different social movements.<\/p>

This success was due above all to Nepal’s social organizations and movements. The social forum dynamic was well entrenched in the Nepalese social landscape, and the local organizing committee took full advantage of this reality.<\/p>

Less international participation<\/strong><\/p>

Foreign participation was lower. Organizations have fewer resources, and the virtual world fills many international coordination needs. Hosting a major international event is becoming more problematic in economic and environmental terms, and more complex in terms of logistics. We probably won’t be seeing rallies like those held in Brazil in the first decade of the 2000s any time soon.
For social movements across the globe, this success is as much an encouragement as a marker of what’s possible. The reality of mobilization may be less significant, but the challenge of mobilizing and networking internationally remains crucial.<\/p>

Social forums every year<\/strong><\/p>

The next WSF will take place in 2026 in Benin, Africa. This was the main decision taken following WSF 2024 at a review meeting of the WSF International Council. Another bid had emerged, that of Colombia. It’s only a postponement.<\/p>

However, other thematic world social forums are continuing. In Bolivia, the Pan-Amazonian Social Forum – FOSPA – will take place from June 12 to 15. It aims to prepare for international mobilization in the run-up to COP 30 in Brazil. In Colombia, the World Social Forum on Transformative Economies will take place in October 2024 in Cali, in synchronization with COP 16 on biodiversity. In 2025, a World Social Forum on Intersections will be held in Montreal in the first half of June.<\/p>

A challenge for education in global citizenship<\/strong><\/p>

The success of WSF 2024 lies not only in the event itself but also in the whole dynamic of raising awareness of social and environmental justice issues in Nepal and elsewhere. Challenges in education have preoccupied social movements mainly in the South Asian region, and have been less visible in terms of international participation. The success of the event, however, is helping to restore the importance of global citizenship education issues, a key field of adult education today.<\/p>

Among ICAE’s affiliated groups, the Consejo de Educaci\u00f3n Popular de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe (CEAAL) has made an important political and organizational contribution. CEAAL took part in various panels and workshops on Palestine, feminist issues, international solidarity, and popular education and citizenship. General Secretary Rosy Zu\u00f1iga represented CEAAL at the WSF IC meeting and played an important role in supporting the event.<\/p>

ICAE was unable to be physically present but supported the event politically by registering as an organization. ICAE is grateful for the work CEAAL has done for this WSF.

The challenge of organizing resistance<\/strong><\/p>

With the success of Nepal, social movements and networks, citizens, and alterglobalists will now be invited to concern themselves with organizing resistance and taking up anti-systemic mobilizations so that “another world is possible”. How can we create events that mobilize the younger generation of activists? How can we encourage networking and strengthen the coordination of transnational initiatives? These are important questions for renewing the global social movement process.
In this respect, two initiatives stand out: the International Coalition to Stop Genocide in Gaza and the International Anti-Fascist Conference in Brazil. In this work, convergence is fundamental if we are to regain the initiative in the current situation. That’s why we’re calling on you to take part in the Intersections FSMI 2025, which aims to bring together different social issues.<\/p>

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Succ\u00e8s du FSM\u00a02024 au N\u00e9pal<\/strong><\/h1>

Ronald Cameron<\/strong><\/p>

Le Forum social mondial (FSM) 2024 de Katmandou fut un grand succ\u00e8s. Pour nombre de membres du Conseil international (CI) du FSM, il s\u2019agit du FSM qui permet de redonner espoir aux mouvements altermondialistes dans le monde. Selon le comit\u00e9 organisateur n\u00e9palais, ce sont 50 000 participant.es qui se sont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s au total sur le site du forum, si on calcule le nombre chaque jour. Antonio Guterres, secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9ral de l\u2019ONU, a envoy\u00e9 un message de solidarit\u00e9.<\/strong><\/p>

Une participation nombreuse et une diversit\u00e9 remarquable<\/strong><\/p>

Plus de 1400 organisations de six continents et de 98 pays \u00e9taient pr\u00e9sentes. 400 activit\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 enregistr\u00e9es et plus de 60 d\u00e9clarations ont exprim\u00e9 l\u2019engagement des r\u00e9seaux du monde entier \u00e0 travailler \u00e0 la r\u00e9alisation d\u2019un autre monde, plus \u00e9quitable et plus juste. <\/p>

Si le nombre fut au rendez-vous cette fois-ci, il en va tout autant de la diversit\u00e9 des participant.es, notamment lors de la marche d\u2019ouverture du FSM le 15 f\u00e9vrier. Il y avait des gens du monde du travail, agricole et paysan, des organisations citoyennes, des syndicats, des organisations de femmes, LGBTQI, des groupes autochtones, diverses communaut\u00e9s ethniques et diff\u00e9rents mouvements sociaux.<\/strong><\/p>

Et ce succ\u00e8s, on le doit surtout aux organisations et mouvements sociaux du N\u00e9pal. La dynamique des forums sociaux \u00e9tait bien ancr\u00e9e dans le paysage social n\u00e9palais et le comit\u00e9 organisateur local a su profiter de cette r\u00e9alit\u00e9.<\/p>

Une participation internationale moins grande<\/strong><\/p>

La participation \u00e9trang\u00e8re fut plus faible. Les organisations ont moins de ressources et le virtuel comble beaucoup de besoins de coordination internationale. La tenue d\u2019un grand \u00e9v\u00e9nement international devient plus probl\u00e9matique au plan \u00e9conomique et environnemental et plus complexe, consid\u00e9rant les exigences accrues au plan logistique. Probablement qu\u2019on ne verra pas de sit\u00f4t des rassemblements comme il y en a eu dans la premi\u00e8re d\u00e9cennie des ann\u00e9es 2000 au Br\u00e9sil.<\/p>

Pour les mouvements sociaux un peu partout sur la plan\u00e8te, ce succ\u00e8s est un encouragement tout autant qu\u2019un rep\u00e8re du possible. La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 des mobilisations pouvant \u00eatre moins importante, il n\u2019en reste pas moins que le d\u00e9fi de mobiliser et de r\u00e9seauter au plan international demeure crucial.<\/p>

Des forums sociaux \u00e0 tous les ans<\/strong><\/p>

Le prochain FSM aura lieu en 2026 au B\u00e9nin en Afrique. Ce fut la principale d\u00e9cision qui fut prise \u00e0 la suite du FSM 2024 lors d\u2019une r\u00e9union bilan du Conseil international du FSM. Une autre candidature s\u2019\u00e9tait manifest\u00e9e, celle de la Colombie. Ce serait que partie remise.<\/p>

Toutefois, d\u2019autres forums sociaux mondiaux th\u00e9matiques se poursuivent. En Bolivie, le Forum Social PanAmazonien \u2014 FOSPA<\/a> aura lieu des 12 au 15 juin prochain. Il doit pr\u00e9parer une mobilisation internationale en vue de la rencontre de la COP 30 au Br\u00e9sil. En Colombie, le Forum social mondial sur les \u00e9conomies transformatrices aura lieu en octobre 2024 \u00e0 Cali, en synchronisation avec la COP 16 sur la biodiversit\u00e9. En 2025, un Forum social mondial des intersections aura lieu \u00e0 Montr\u00e9al dans la premi\u00e8re quinzaine du mois de juin.<\/p>

Un d\u00e9fi en \u00e9ducation \u00e0 la citoyennet\u00e9 mondiale<\/strong><\/p>

Le succ\u00e8s du FSM 2024 ne tient pas seulement \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement, mais aussi \u00e0 toute la dynamique de prise de conscience des enjeux de justice sociale et environnementale au N\u00e9pal et ailleurs. Les d\u00e9fis en \u00e9ducation ont pr\u00e9occup\u00e9 les mouvements sociaux surtout de la r\u00e9gion d\u2019Asie du Sud et ont \u00e9t\u00e9 moins visibles au plan de la participation internationale. Le succ\u00e8s de l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement participe toutefois \u00e0 redonner aux enjeux de l\u2019\u00e9ducation \u00e0 la citoyennet\u00e9 mondiale une importance accrue, un champ de l\u2019\u00e9ducation des adultes de premi\u00e8re importance actuellement.<\/p>

Parmi les groupes affili\u00e9s d\u2019ICAE, on doit mentionner l\u2019importante contribution du Consejo de Educaci\u00f3n Popular de Am\u00e9rica Latina y el Caribe<\/em> (CEAAL), au plan politique et organisationnel. Le CEAAL a \u00e9t\u00e9 pr\u00e9sent dans diff\u00e9rents panels et ateliers portant sur la Palestine, sur les enjeux f\u00e9ministes, sur la solidarit\u00e9 internationale et aussi en \u00e9ducation populaire et \u00e0 la citoyennet\u00e9. La secr\u00e9taire g\u00e9n\u00e9rale Rosy Zu\u00f1iga a repr\u00e9sent\u00e9 le CEAAL \u00e0 la r\u00e9union du CI du FSM et a jou\u00e9 un r\u00f4le important pour soutenir l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement.<\/p>

ICAE n\u2019a pas \u00e9t\u00e9 en mesure d\u2019\u00eatre pr\u00e9sent physiquement, mais a soutenu politiquement l\u2019\u00e9v\u00e9nement en s\u2019inscrivant comme organisation. ICAE est reconnaissant du travail que le CEAAL a jou\u00e9 pour ce FSM.<\/p>

Le d\u00e9fi d\u2019organiser la r\u00e9sistance<\/strong><\/p>

Avec le succ\u00e8s du N\u00e9pal, les mouvements sociaux et les r\u00e9seaux, citoyens et altermondialistes seront invit\u00e9s dor\u00e9navant \u00e0 se pr\u00e9occuper d\u2019organiser la r\u00e9sistance et \u00e0 reprendre les mobilisations anti-syst\u00e9miques pour qu\u2019un \u00abautre monde soit possible\u00bb. Comment cr\u00e9er des \u00e9v\u00e9nements qui permettent de mobiliser les jeunes g\u00e9n\u00e9rations militantes? Comment favoriser le r\u00e9seautage et renforcer la coordination des initiatives transnationales? Ce sont l\u00e0 des questions importantes pour renouveler le processus mondial des mouvements sociaux.<\/p>

Sur ce plan, deux initiatives retiennent notre attention : la Coalition internationale pour arr\u00eater le g\u00e9nocide \u00e0 Gaza et la Conf\u00e9rence internationale antifasciste au Br\u00e9sil. Dans ce travail, les convergences sont fondamentales pour reprendre l\u2019initiative dans la conjoncture qu\u2019on connait. C\u2019est pourquoi l\u2019appel est lanc\u00e9 \u00e0 participer au FSMI 2025 des Intersections, qui a pour but de favoriser la jonction entre diff\u00e9rents enjeux sociaux.<\/p>

Le 19 mars 2024<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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