Judith Butler delivered the 3rd Nicos Poulantzas Memorial Lecture, in Athens.
The event, announced already in newsletter 1, was a great success in terms of the quality of Judith Butler’s lecture, the attendance (hundreds of people, mainly young, crowded the big Goethe Institute Auditorium, its foyer...
transform! europe in Malmø
transform!europe is a European network which consists of research and educational institutions and magazines in 13 European countries (for the list of transform!europe members and observers see page 4). Since its foundation...
“Austro-Marxism” and the Present-Day Left
Once upon a time, in a far away country, Austria, a long time ago, socialists called themselves "socialists", because they wanted to bring about a new society which was called "socialism". In Austria these socialists belong...
Alliances Day brings the World Social Forum to an End
The World Social Forum came to an end last Sunday in Belém do Pará. The last day was Alliances Day and was devoted to extended meetings with the aim of finding common grounds for common action. In the morning there were partial...
The Crisis in the World Social Forum
The international crisis was one of the main issues discussed on the World Social Forum. On the last day, I was in charge of delivering a lecture about it, together with the Venezuelan economist Eduardo Lander, in a seminar...
Lula meets the WSF International Council
Lula da Silva fostered a meeting with the organisations represented in the World Social Forum International Council. This meeting brought together about 80 people in a hotel room in Belém do Pará. The president of Brazil welcomed...