FEMINISM AT THE WSF

TEXTUAL SOURCES FOR FEMINISM AT THE WORLD SOCIAL FORUM

I. WSF TEXTS
The WSF Charter of Principles – (about the forum itself)
http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=4&cd_language=2

WSF 2005 Program (Porto Alegre)- http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=7&cd_language=2

The Background, Present and Possible Future of the World Social Forum (with a substantial bibliography of writings about the Forum)
http://www.labournet.de/diskussion/wipo/seattle/pa03/waterman.html
(http://manifestor.org/pipermail/mi/2003-June/000074.html was a draft)

The Manifesto of Porto Alegre (an unofficial manifesto) - http://la.indymedia.org/news/2005/03/123579.php
Includes women + feminism occasionally, e.g.:

4. The right of every inhabitant of this earth to work, social security and pension following the equality between man and woman as a finding element of all internal and international policy.
8. First of all, combating all forms of discrimination, sexism, hostility against foreigners, racism and anti-Semitism through different political measures.

II. FEMINIST ORGANIZING AND THE WSF

World March for Women – Women’s Global Charter for Humanity (December 2004)
http://www.marchemondiale.org/

Feminist Dialogues - (Isis International (Manila); DAWN - Development Alternatives for Women in a New Era; INFORM (Sri Lanka); WICEJ - Women’s International Coalition for Economic Justice; AFM – Articulación Feminista Marcosur, FEMNET – African Women’s Development and Communication Network y NNAWG – India National Network of Autonomous Women’s Groups)

Article about FD @
http://www.wluml.org/english/newsfulltxt.shtml?cmd%5B157%5D=x-157-119969
http://wsf.amarc.org/pressrelease.php?action=shownews&id=214
http://www.awid.org/go.php?stid=1440

Articulación Feminista Marcosur
http://www.mujeresdelsur.org.uy/

Also see entries in this blog from late January. If you use this source, please cite it.