tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33184491.post8608901638043538494..comments2008-12-09T15:17:06.233-08:00kameelahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08426855975345190053noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33184491.post-84075708713391104032006-12-15T16:47:00.000-08:002006-12-15T16:47:00.000-08:00Kameelah, Please let me know if you or any other women bloggers you know, go to the WSF. I would like to follow their commentary for BlogHer, http://www.blogher.org where I am a Nonprofit and Social Change Editor. Thanks! <br /><br />Britt <br /><br />britt at brittbravo dot comBrittBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02134123127272499735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33184491.post-45207753173180396682006-12-01T08:25:00.000-08:002006-12-01T08:25:00.000-08:00Could not get through to some of the links!sokarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311113231872002519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33184491.post-83874071033265827322006-12-01T07:56:00.000-08:002006-12-01T07:56:00.000-08:00You have certainly done a good job in laying out in detail the criticisms of the WSF. I think your point on clause10 goes to the heart of the criticism which is that the WSF is not transformtive in a pure sense (a search for an alternative to "capitalist neo-liberal globalisation") the debt cancellation eg is excellent on this as is Lorde's quote. <br /><br />Also the domination of NGOs as opposed to locally based grassroots activists and groups dominate the agenda and the numbers. Nonetheless in order to at least attempt to change the WSF as it is today it is necssary to attend and do so from within. I am sure there will be dissenters - how much of an impact they will have and in what form and to what end their dissent will manifest remains to be seen.sokarihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14311113231872002519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33184491.post-86833288118951014102006-11-30T11:25:00.000-08:002006-11-30T11:25:00.000-08:00and there's a ton of black marxists back in the 60s and 70s who were bashed the hell out of civil society groups for the same reason. i just guess it's been 40 years, and these garbage groups are coming back because there aren't enough people out in the street demanding anything different.N2zmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014484856621768097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33184491.post-58539313201048050362006-11-29T18:17:00.000-08:002006-11-29T18:17:00.000-08:00i agree with what many of your writers as well as what you have said. instead of calling for the destruction of the state, these people are merely calling for the humanization of the capitalist system. though they do some good, its ends up becoming futile compared to the massive number of other problems.<br /><br />and what if they do fix all the underdevelopment problems that capitalism brings? we will still be livig in a capitalist system which by its nature is horrible.<br /><br />and a strong point to make is the only people gettin ahead in life with these civil society groups is the civil society members. they dont really advance any of the people they're trying to help, they're just trying to justify their position of privilege. <br /><br />did i tell you before i was writin a paper on this?N2zmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02014484856621768097noreply@blogger.com