Many believe that there are no alternatives to globalization as we know it--with its world of giant corporations in the driving seat, dominating a "free" market in reality shaped in accordance with their dictates, and elevating economics over all other human considerations and values. But there are alternatives. And the global justice movement is giving voice to them. In this remarkable collection, the compilers have brought together some of the most important themes and voices which these rapidly growing, diverse citizens' movements have expressed at the World Social Forum which gathers each year in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Many believe that there are no alternatives to globalization as we know it--with its world of giant corporations in the driving seat, dominating a "free" market in reality shaped in accordance with their dictates, and elevating economics over all other human considerations and values, But there are alternatives. and the global justice movement is giving voice to them. In this remarkable collection, the compilers have brought together some of the most important themes and voices which these rapidly growing, diverse citizens' movements have expressed at the World Social Forum which gathers each year in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Contents: Part I: The Production of Wealth and Social Reproduction - Part II: Access to Wealth and Sustainability - Part III: The Affirmation of Civil Society and Public Space - Part IV: Political Power and Ethics in the New Society - Part V: Conclusion

The global justice movement is giving increasing voice to alternatives to globalization as presented to us by giant corporations and the "free" market. This collection brings together the most important themes and voices which these rapidly growing, diverse citizens' movements have expressed.

William Fisher is Director of IDCE (International Development, Community Planning and Environment) at Clark University, Massachusetts.

Thomas Ponniah is a PhD student at Clark University. He has completed a Masters Degree in Cultural Studies from the University of Birmingham in England. In 2002 he worked for five months as an intern with the World Social forum Secretariat.

Preface--Toni Negri & Michael Hardt * Introduction--William Fisher & Thomas Ponniah * Part I: The Production of Wealth and Social Reproduction * Editors’ Introduction--William Fisher & Thomas Ponniah * External Debt: “Abolish the Debt in Order Free Development”--Eric Toussaint & Arnaud Zacharie * Conference synthesis--Bernard Pinaud * Africa/Brazil: First Synthesis of “Africa/Brazil”--Jacques D’Adesky; Translated--Claudia Boal with revisions--Joris Van Mol * Second Synthesis of “Africa/Brazil” Translated--Marialva Dorneles with revisions--Joris Van Mol * Controls on Financial Capital: “Controls on Financial Capital”--ATTAC-France and translated--Germaine A. Hoston * Conference Synthesis--Nicola Bullard * International Trade: Synthesis for International Trade--Bernard Cassen; Translated--Joris Van Mol * Transnational Corporations: “World Social Forum Conference on Transnational Corporations”--Josh Karliner of CorpWatch and Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange * Labour: “A Strategic Perspective on the International Trade Union Movement for the 21st Century“--the Congress of South African Trade Unions * “A Global Strategy for Labour”--Jeff Faux; The synthesis for the conference was translated--Mariana de Lima Medeiros * “Guiding Questions for the Conference” * Solidarity Economy: “Resist and Build”--the Economic Solidarity Group of Quebec--Jean-François Aubin, René Lachapelle, Gérald Larose, Nancy Neantam -ESGQ delegates to World Social Forum and François Lamarche, CSN delegate; Translated--Clifford D. Croom * “Guiding Questions for the Conference” * “The Solidarity Economy: The Basis of a Humane Globalization”--The Working Group on the Solidarity Economy * Part II: Access to Wealth and Sustainability * Editor’s Introduction * Knowledge, Copyright and Patents: “OXFAM discussion paper on * Intellectual Property and the Knowledge Gap”--OXFAM England * “The Life Sciences: Draft Contribution to the World Social Forum”--Jean-Pierre Berlan * Synthesis--Francois Houtart, World Alternatives Forum * Medicine, Health, AIDS: “Access to Medicine, the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health”--Doctors Without Borders * Synthesis--Sonia Correa, DAWN Network-Brazil * Environment and Sustainabity: “Goals of the Conference”--Sara Larrain * International Forum on Globalization * “Peace Terms,” “Declaration from the International Conference on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development,” “Living Democracy”--Vandana Shiva * Water - A Common Good: “Water, a Common Heritage of Humanity”--Ricardo Petrella, World Water Forum, Italy and Medha Patkar - Narmada Bachoa Andolan, India * Synthesis--Glenn Switkes, International Rivers Network, USA * Indigenous Peoples: “Document from the Indigenous Commission” * Synthesis--Paulo Maldos, CEPIS, Brazil * Cities, Urban Populations: “Towns and Urban Populations”--CFCO * Synthesis--Erminia Maricato of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism * Food Sovereignty: “Final Declaration--the World Forum on Food Sovereignty” * “People’s Right to Feed Themselves”--the APM World Network * Synthesis--Francisco Menezes of IBASE, Brazil * Part III: The Affirmation of Civil Society and Public Space * Editors’ Introduction * Combating Discrimination and Intolerance: “Combating Discrimination and * Intolerance” * “Against Fundamentalisms, People are Fundamental” * Synthesis--Lilian Celiberti, Articulation of Women, Marco-Sur, Uruguay * Democratization of the Media: “Another World is Possible with Other Information”--Roberto Savio of the International Press Service of Argentina * Synthesis--Anriette Esterhuysen of the Association of the Progress of Communication, South Africa * Cultural Production, Diversity and Identity: “Document on the Theme of Culture from the Millennium Forum of the United Nations” * Synthesis--Carlos Riera of the ALCE Forum, Spain * Perspectives on the Global Civil Society Movement: “Perspectives on the Global Civil Society Movement” * “Comments”--Vittorio Agnoletto of the Genoa Social Forum * “Synthesis”--Vittorio Agnoletto * Culture of Violence, Domestic Violence: “Violence Against Women: The Other World Must Act” * Synthesis--Fatima Mello of the Brazilian Association of NGOs * Migrations, the Traffic of People (women, children, refugees): “Migrations and the Contradictions of Internationalization”--Lorenzo Prencipe, Director of CIEMI (Center for Documentation and Research on International Migration), Paris * “Migration in the Context of Global Liberalization” * Synthesis--Nilza Iraci, Institute of Black Women, Brazil * Education: “Declaration of the World Forum on Education” * Synthesis--Sergio Haddad of the Brazilian Association of NGOs and Educational Action, & Leslie Toledo of the World Forum of Education, Brazil * Part IV: Political Power and Ethics in the New Society * Part V: Conclusion--William Fisher & Thomas Ponniah

Preface--Toni Negri & Michael Hardt * Introduction--William Fisher & Thomas Ponniah * Part I: The Production of Wealth and Social Reproduction * Editors’ Introduction--William Fisher & Thomas Ponniah * External Debt: “Abolish the Debt in Order Free Development”--Eric Toussaint & Arnaud Zacharie * Conference synthesis--Bernard Pinaud * Africa/Brazil: First Synthesis of “Africa/Brazil”--Jacques D’Adesky; Translated--Claudia Boal with revisions--Joris Van Mol * Second Synthesis of “Africa/Brazil” Translated--Marialva Dorneles with revisions--Joris Van Mol * Controls on Financial Capital: “Controls on Financial Capital”--ATTAC-France and translated--Germaine A. Hoston * Conference Synthesis--Nicola Bullard * International Trade: Synthesis for International Trade--Bernard Cassen; Translated--Joris Van Mol * Transnational Corporations: “World Social Forum Conference on Transnational Corporations”--Josh Karliner of CorpWatch and Kevin Danaher of Global Exchange * Labour: “A Strategic Perspective on the International Trade Union Movement for the 21st Century“--the Congress of South African Trade Unions * “A Global Strategy for Labour”--Jeff Faux; The synthesis for the conference was translated--Mariana de Lima Medeiros * “Guiding Questions for the Conference” * Solidarity Economy: “Resist and Build”--the Economic Solidarity Group of Quebec--Jean-François Aubin, René Lachapelle, Gérald Larose, Nancy Neantam -ESGQ delegates to World Social Forum and François Lamarche, CSN delegate; Translated--Clifford D. Croom * “Guiding Questions for the Conference” * “The Solidarity Economy: The Basis of a Humane Globalization”--The Working Group on the Solidarity Economy * Part II: Access to Wealth and Sustainability * Editor’s Introduction * Knowledge, Copyright and Patents: “OXFAM discussion paper on * Intellectual Property and the Knowledge Gap”--OXFAM England * “The Life Sciences: Draft Contribution to the World Social Forum”--Jean-Pierre Berlan * Synthesis--Francois Houtart, World Alternatives Forum * Medicine, Health, AIDS: “Access to Medicine, the TRIPS Agreement and Public Health”--Doctors Without Borders * Synthesis--Sonia Correa, DAWN Network-Brazil * Environment and Sustainabity: “Goals of the Conference”--Sara Larrain * International Forum on Globalization * “Peace Terms,” “Declaration from the International Conference on Trade, Environment and Sustainable Development,” “Living Democracy”--Vandana Shiva * Water - A Common Good: “Water, a Common Heritage of Humanity”--Ricardo Petrella, World Water Forum, Italy and Medha Patkar - Narmada Bachoa Andolan, India * Synthesis--Glenn Switkes, International Rivers Network, USA * Indigenous Peoples: “Document from the Indigenous Commission” * Synthesis--Paulo Maldos, CEPIS, Brazil * Cities, Urban Populations: “Towns and Urban Populations”--CFCO * Synthesis--Erminia Maricato of the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism * Food Sovereignty: “Final Declaration--the World Forum on Food Sovereignty” * “People’s Right to Feed Themselves”--the APM World Network * Synthesis--Francisco Menezes of IBASE, Brazil * Part III: The Affirmation of Civil Society and Public Space * Editors’ Introduction * Combating Discrimination and Intolerance: “Combating Discrimination and * Intolerance” * “Against Fundamentalisms, People are Fundamental” * Synthesis--Lilian Celiberti, Articulation of Women, Marco-Sur, Uruguay * Democratization of the Media: “Another World is Possible with Other Information”--Roberto Savio of the International Press Service of Argentina * Synthesis--Anriette Esterhuysen of the Association of the Progress of Communication, South Africa * Cultural Production, Diversity and Identity: “Document on the Theme of Culture from the Millennium Forum of the United Nations” * Synthesis--Carlos Riera of the ALCE Forum, Spain * Perspectives on the Global Civil Society Movement: “Perspectives on the Global Civil Society Movement” * “Comments”--Vittorio Agnoletto of the Genoa Social Forum * “Synthesis”--Vittorio Agnoletto * Culture of Violence, Domestic Violence: “Violence Against Women: The Other World Must Act” * Synthesis--Fatima Mello of the Brazilian Association of NGOs * Migrations, the Traffic of People (women, children, refugees): “Migrations and the Contradictions of Internationalization”--Lorenzo Prencipe, Director of CIEMI (Center for Documentation and Research on International Migration), Paris * “Migration in the Context of Global Liberalization” * Synthesis--Nilza Iraci, Institute of Black Women, Brazil * Education: “Declaration of the World Forum on Education” * Synthesis--Sergio Haddad of the Brazilian Association of NGOs and Educational Action, & Leslie Toledo of the World Forum of Education, Brazil * Part IV: Political Power and Ethics in the New Society * Part V: Conclusion--William Fisher & Thomas Ponniah