United State Social Forum

Posted by on May 7, 2007

A Call to Sociologists, Scholar-Activists, and Researchers to Participate in the United States Social Forum (USSF)

http://www.ussf2007.org/

The first United States Social Forum will be held from June 27-July 1 in Atlanta, GA. The theme is “Another World is Possible – Another U.S. is Necessary!”

While many nations across the globe have held their own social forums, nationally, locally, and thematically, this will be the first national forum event in the US and marks a very important opportunity for the US activist and academic community to join the globe. A good turn out at the US Social Forum will empower our national activists’ networks and increase US awareness that there are alternatives to corporate domination, that classism, racism, gender discrimination, homophobia are being fought here and abroad, and that the US must join and follow the rest of the global community in making another world possible.

Please consider participating in a USSF event and join in Sociologists Without Borders and Sociologists for Women in Society in the Academic Activists Dialogues that joins sociologists, scholars, scholar-activists, and researchers with national and grassroots activist organizations. These events will be organized thematically or regionally. If you are interested in participating please email Marina Karides (mkarides@fau.edu) with your contact information and areas of research interest. Events at the USSF will be held on June, 28th, 29th, and 30th and a schedule of events should be available in mid-May.