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This pamphlet (acquired at the World Social Forum 2004) describes how Coca-Cola’s operations in India have severely depleted water sources through overconsumption and pollution of groundwater available to communities. It further describes local…

Taken from the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004, the poster reads at the top “Health for All is Possible / Another World is possible,” the latter being the slogan for the WSF. A menacing figure representing large globalizing forces such as the World…

A person gestures towards a sign that reads, “WELCOME TO WORLD SOCIAL FORUM 2004 JANUARY 16 TO 21 AT NESCO GROUNDS / (obscured) / 100,000 Delegates From World Over / (obscured).” Nesco Grounds used to be made up of textile factories and were a…

This pamphlet provides a description of the work of Social Action for Rural and Tribal in-Habitants of India, or SARTHI. SARTHI is an organization that supports rural Indian impoverished communities in the management of resources. It places…

A banner made by SINFPAD (Southern Initiative NGOs Forum for Participatory Development) is wrapped around tree trunks which reads, “OUR WATER OUR (obscured) OUR RESOURCE OUR (obscured) OUR RIGHTS OUR (obscured) OUR LIFE OUR WAT(ER).” SINFPAD works in…

This pamphlet (acquired during the World Social Forum 2004) advocates for the release of two imprisoned Tibetan individuals: Phuntsok Nyidron and the 11th Panchen Lama Gendhun Choekyi Nyima. The pamphlet describes that Nyidron was arrested for…

Protestors walk during a march at the World Social forum (WSF) 2004 in front of a number of signs that read, “Coca-Cola QUIT INDIA!” “STOP FORCED EVICTIONS,” “WE DEMAND No War Pact in South (Asia,)” and “M. V. Foundation,” the latter likely referring…

Protestors march during the World Social Forum 2004 carrying colorful banners and posters. At the center is a yellow banner that reads, “(G)LOBALIZATION = WORLD OF COMMUNICATIO(N).”

This poster begins by describing the sit-ins for migrant workers’ rights in South Korea and how seven migrant workers were driven to suicide because of the government crackdown on “illegals” through man hunts and forceful deportations. It details how…