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The article documents Manhattan Chinatown community members’ anti-war response after the U.S. military launched bombing campaigns on Baghdad. About 20 CAAAV members gathered in front of the Confucius statue in the pouring rain, calling on the Bush…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…