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The "Anti-Davos" Sees an Opportunity
Social activists are seizing on to the economic crisis as an opportunity to advance their alternative to the World Economic Forum's meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
Candido Grzybowski, the head of the Brazilian Institute of Social and Economic Analyses, told Agence France-Presse that "the political vacuum created by this multiple crisis" has rekindled interest in the event, the World Social Forum.
More than 100,000 anti-globalization activists are expected to gather at the six-day social forum, which will open Tuesday in Belem, Brazil. Among those who have said they'll be there are five leftist Latin American presidents: Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, Evo Morales of Bolivia, Rafael Correa of Ecuador, and Fernando Lugo of Paraguay.
The World Social Forum was held annually from 2001 to 2007, growing into a major rallying point for anti-globalization activists. Organizers skipped 2008, but chose to renew the event this year.
by Mark Stein
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