Two years ago on Dec. 18 in Tunisia the symbolic beginning of the Arab Uprising made its mark on the global stage; as the world witnessed a prairie fire of masses in the streets denouncing corruption in government, austerity cuts in the face of ever deepening unemployment rates and worker injustice. Presently, the Tunisian people continue to inspire through their revolutionary process, and just hosted the World Social Forum 2013 from March 26-30, 2013.
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Resources on Tunisia
- The Assassination of Hope by Vijay Prashad
- website: http://climatespace2013.wordpress.com/
- Fragments from: “A Score for Womens’ Voices” a film by Sophie Bissonnette (courtesy of the World March of Women)
- Tunisia’s Salafists: Brownshirts of Tunisia’s Arab Spring
- Click here for Cindy Wiesner’s report – World Social Forum Tunisia: A Revolution in Process
Resources on Climate:
- Cochabamba Protocol video – World People´s Conference on Climate Change- Part 2
- Launch of No REDD in Africa Network: “REDD could cause genocide” by Chris Lang
From our delegates:
- Tunisia: World Social Forum Highlights Both Unity and Dissent by Jordan Flaherty
- World Social Forum Opens in Tunisia by Jordan Flaherty
Readings for Delegates:
- The Cochabamba People’s Accord – this is a fundamental doc for our delegation
- IEN REDD booklet
- Open Letter to 1sky from Grassroots Groups
Post 2013 World Social Forum News:
- From the World Social Forum to the Arab Revolts by Esther Vivas