A group of interested organizations and individuals has begun planning a London Social Forum. Around 30 people attended the first planning meeting on March 21st 2003 and a second meeting was held on April 15th. Dates of the next meetings are below.

Thursday's meeting is going to be an important meeting. We need various groups to be set up as soon as possible and to harness the interest and enthusiam being generated. Whether you have been before or this will be your first time, please do come along.

The room is confirmed as H101 at LSE and we will be starting at 6.30pm. All items for the agenda should be sent to Jill at:  j.l.timms@lse.ac.uk

What is a social forum?
A Social Forum is an open meeting place for reflective thinking, democratic debate of ideas, formulation of proposals, free exchange of experiences and interlinking for effective action, by groups and movements of civil society that are opposed to neoliberalism and to domination of the world by capital and any form of imperialism, and are committed to building a planetary society directed towards fruitful relationships among Humankind and between it and the Earth.

The London Social Forum has been inspired by the global movement which began with the World Social Forum (WSF) in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2001. WSF's vision is "Another World Is Possible". At our first meeting, the nature of the proposed London Social Forum was discussed, as well as the types of issues it would take up. We also agreed to meet every three weeks to continue the planning process.

To participate simply come to any meeting listed below and on the website, you’ll be very welcome:
 http://www.londonsocialforum.org

Next meetings:

May 8; 6:30p.m. Plenary meeting-London School of Economics (room to be confirmed)

May 10; 11a.m-12:30 LSF on Transport – Discussion with speakers from Capital Transport and Transport for London at the Café Diplo, French Institute, 17 Queensberry Place, London SW7 (see also www.amisuk.f9.co.uk)
May 21; 6:30 p.m. Plenary meeting, LSE, with speaker: Darren Johnson of Green group on GLA (Greater London Authority)