The WSF is a plural, diverse, non-government and non-party oriented open space of encounters. Its decentralized structure stimulates organizations and social movements engaged in concrete actions, from local to international level, for the construction of a more solidary, democratic and fair world. In its seven years of history, the WSF has built its trajectory in different formats, with different methodologies and preoccupations pointed out by mobilized movements, peoples and cultures. The WSF has had four editions in Porto Alegre (Brazil – South America) – in 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2005; one in Mumbai (Índia) - in 2004, a polycentric edition that took place in Caracas (Venezuela – South America), Karachi (Pakistan - Asia) and in Bamako (Mali - Africa) - in 2006; and its most recent edition in Nairobi (Kenya - Africa) – in 2007. For 2008, the WSF and various organizations and movements call attention for a week that will reach its peak on January 26th , the Global Day of Mobilization and Action, which will gather different activities planned by organizations, movements or networks and/or spontaneous manifestations all around the planet, articulating its national and international connections.
This joint mobilization will represent the struggle, the resistance and confrontation against neoliberal globalization, wars and oppression, in order to protect the planet and being certain that ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE!

WSF International Council press conference

Themes:
- WSF processMobilization and Global Action Day and Week, in 2008
- WSF 2009, in Belém

Place: Rio Amazonas Floating Terminal, at Estação das Docas, Tribo dos Kaiapós boat
Time: 9am
How to take part: send your name and the name of the media organization you represent to  fsmci@forumsocialmundial.org.br
Place: Estação das Docas - Bairro Comercial

Obs: It is necessary to confirm participation previously.

Further information to the press: Aldalice Otterloo – ABONG and Kélem Cabral – communication advisor
E-mail:  aotterloo@unipop.org.br;  kelemcabral@gmail.com
Phone: (55) (91) 3224 9074, (55) (91) 9994 4974 (Aldalice) and (55) (91) 8112 2623 (Kélem)
Salete Valesan and Thais Chita – Paulo Freire Institute Phone: (55) (11) 8170 –1158, (55) (11) 3021-5536
Email:  salete@paulofreire.org ,  thais@paulofreire.org
Support to alternative media and social movements: Rita Freire,  rita@ciranda.net ,  ciranda@ciranda.net