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Taken at the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 in Mumbai, protestors hold up a Korean Federation of Construction Industry Trade Unions (KFCITU) banner in both English and Korean, which reads, “Stop Government Crackdowns of South Korean Construction…

This booklet contains a set of political cartoons criticizing the World Social Forum (WSF), likely obtained from Mumbai Resistance 2004, a forum established counter to the WSF. It accuses the WSF of being imperialist, asserting that the only true…

This pamphlet details the work of the Centre for Development and Women’s Studies (CDaWS), an organization dedicated to the empowerment of marginalized groups, with a focus on women within those groups. Their goal is to empower women holistically…

This pamphlet explains the origins, objectives, and successes of the Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC, Committee for the Co-ordination of Women), an organization that advocates for the rights of sex workers in east India. It details the…

Taken in an Adivasi (an Indigenous group of India) village at the World Social Forum 2004, a small audience claps for a multiracial group of speakers at a microphone. A red flag that reads, “United without Borders” hangs above.

The CAAAV and Domestic Workers United (DWU) delegates to the World Social Forum visited the slums of Mumbai, passing by the graffiti seen here. [1] On a pillar supporting a highway above, the graffiti reads, “GLOBALISATION can not Be HUMANISED IT IS…

A yellow banner by the global coalition Jubilee South is hung up for a World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 event and reads, “THE NORTH OWES THE SOUTH HISTORICAL, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL DEBT!” Jubilee South advocates for economic justice such as through debt…

This pamphlet is an appeal made by the people of Tibet to the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 to make Tibet a peaceful region. It highlights the ecological importance of Tibet and the damage wrought by China’s military invasion, including the 85,000…

A demonstration for peace in Tibet during the World Social Forum 2004 is led by Tibetan monks holding up Tibetan flags and a green sign that reads, “MAKE TIBET A ZONE OF PEACE,” protesting China’s military occupation of the country.

This name tag is from Mumbai Resistance (MR) 2004. MR 2004 was an alternative socialist forum to and highly critical of the World Social Forum. While CAAAV and Domestic Workers United members were delegates to the World Social Forum, they also took…