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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.

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…

On October 28th, the Citywide Tenants Coalition organized a demonstration in Harlem, demanding governmental agencies to recognize and remedy the citywide shortage of housing stock, unaffordability for low-income renters, and displacement of small…

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…

The news report describes CAAAV’s first Mid-Autumn celebration, which featured martial arts, folk music and dance, and songs performed in both English and Mandarin. To facilitate cultural exchange among different Asian immigrant communities, the…

This programme details a workshop, seminars, and a rally held at the World Social Forum (WSF) 2004 that mainly centers on issues faced by Asian peoples across the Asian continent. Topics include free trade agreements, neoliberal globalization, and…

This programme details the workshops and plenary sessions of Mumbai Resistance 2004, a forum held counter to the World Social Forum 2004. Many of the forum’s workshops address globalization and imperialism and the way they impact various marginalized…

On March 15, 1999, the Lower East Side Business Improvement District invited the NYC Department of Transportation and New York City Transit to brief community members on the impacts of the Manhattan Bridge rehabilitation project. Multiple…