Francine Mestrum
Francine Mestrum is a sociologist in Belgium and member of the workinggroup Transform! Bruxelles.
Articles by Francine Mestrum
Labour Markets and Employment: Crisis in the European Union
Seminar on 25 April, organized by transform! Brussels Working Group[more]
Thematic Social Forum on Rio+20 and Informal IC in Porto Alegre
The Thematic Social Forum Rio+20, taking place in Porto Alegre from 24 to 28 January, was a long awaited for event. The objective was to prepare the People’s Summit that will take place in Rio at the time of the UN-Summit in June...[more]
World Wealth report and other exciting news
On October 15, inspired by the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement, the ‘indignants’ took to the streets in 951 cities in 82 countries from Asia to Europe, Africa and the Americas. They had good reasons to do so. According to the...[more]
The Belgian Conundrum
Federal elections took place in Belgium on June 13, 2010, three and a half months before these lines were written. There is as yet no government, and not one of the problems that gave rise to the elections has been solved. It is...[more]
The US and the European Social Forum: Strategic Challenges for the WSF
No World Social Forum will be held in 2010. Instead, about 40 events are taking place all over the world in order to broaden the alterglobalist movement, to reflect on the crisis – whether it is called economic and social or...[more]
ESF Istanbul 2010: Analysis and Reports
Seminars co-organised by Transform!, Analysis and Reports[more]
ESF Istanbul 2010: Analysis and Reports
Seminars co-organised by Transform!, Analysis and Reports[more]