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Posted on: 9th October 2004
5-7 of November 2004 in Minsk Belarusian Social Forum (BSF) will be held for the first time. The event was initiated by The Federation of Anarchists of Belarus, "NAVINKI" newspaper crew, non-governmental organizations "Belarusian Lambda League", Republican Youth Female Association "YANA", Belarusian Social-Democratic Youth "Maladaya Hramada", Belarusian Social Movement "RAZAM!" and by some other social initiatives.
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Belarusian Social Forum
The BSF's aim is to bring together activists of social and civil movements, NGOs and initiatives, who are OPPOSED to neoliberalism, to the anti-social reforms, started in our country, who are AGAINST the domination of the world by capital and any form of dictatorship, who are FOR the society which main value is human being, his rights and liberties, social equality and solidarity among people. The Forum must put the beginning to the steady discussion and elaboration of alternatives to the neoliberalism, later on and out of the framework of the meeting itself.
In conformity with the World Social Forum Charter, Belarusian Social Forum is based on the principles of equality and plurality of participants. It's neither an event organized by a party or by a governmental structure, or a religious confession. We invite to join the Forum all individuals, social initiatives, NGOs, independent trade-unions, artistic and other groups, who share the principles mentioned above and want to take part in one or several following working groups:
1. Local self-government and social movements in Belarusian regions
2. Globalization and neoliberalism: impact on Belarus
3. Belarus after European Union enlargement
4. Worker's movement and trade-unions in Belarus
5. NGOs in Belarus
6. Alternative media perspectives in Belarus
7. Ecologist movement in Belarus
8. Gender issues and problems of women in Belarus
9. Minorities rights movements in Belarus
10. Problem of nationalism and xenophobia in Belarus, antifascist movement
11. Reforms of educational system, students' movements in Belarus
12. Alternative art, counterculture in Belarus
If you want to apply for the participation, please contact the organizational committee of the Forum bsforum@tut.by. More information (full text of the Charter and principles of the BSF, application form, program of the event) you can find on www.navinki.net/bsforum.
BSF Organizational Committee