Title:
A Different World is Possible
Goals:
to enhance and give maximum
visibility to themes and proposals alternative to the G8
to raise public awareness
of, and share the cultures and knowledge within the movement
to enhance the plurality
of cultures, approaches and experiences which will converge in Genoa
to give audience to meaningful
and important voices and news, which otherwise would remain unheard
to focus on grass-roots
experiences and testimonies of emancipation and resistance, especially
from the South
to grant the movement
the possibility to react ‘live’ to the debate within the G8
to create the opportunity
within the movement to get familiar with each other, share and compare
each other’s experiences and perceptions
to pave the way towards
finding common platforms and agendas
General Criteria:
to utilise all week and
not only the days when the G8 takes place
to follow the ‘Porto Alegre’
model with general plenary sessions, thematic plenary sessions, and individual
initiatives by organizations
to use the speakers as
megaphones to the outside (general plenary sessions)
to plan a space where
the GSF* will comment on forum events (general plenary sessions)
to have the chance to
deepen certain themes and issues (thematic plenary sessions and individual
initiatives by organizations)
to strongly encourage
public participation by providing an ‘open mic’ for questions and comments
(thematic plenary sessions and individual initiatives by organizations)
Work methodology of
the plenary sessions:
General plenary sessions:
two hours of ten minute long interventions and space for GSF comments and
G-Occhio**
Thematic plenary sessions:
an hour and a half of interventions, and an hour and a half of ‘open
mic’ (the audience can be split into smaller groups to facilitate translation
– the simultaneous translation then wouldn’t be necessary)
Individual initiatives
by organizations: left to the discretion of each organiser
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