WSF 2004

The World Social Forum began in Mumbai with extremely jubilant demonstrations of resistance. Around 100,000 poured into the WSF grounds singing and dancing throughout the day. Watch Video (mpeg 4)

In the evening the opening plenary featuring speakers such as Arundhati Roy (India), Shabana Azmi (India), Shirin Ebadi (Iran) and Mustafa Barghouti (Palestine) spoke to a massive crowd. [Photos | Video] from One world TV.

Read a report of the First Day, art & resistance, and look at anti-war cartoons, photos, photos, and more photos.

Across the road from the WSF is Mumbai Resistance, organized by the Maoist sect of the Communist Party of India, which claims to take a more proactive step in comparison to the WSF. Arguments for and against the two forums can be found on the newswire. Organizer have called for unity between the two forums.

Anti-WSF Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

More: Listen to a live radio stream produced by AMARC.

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Check out TerraViva Online, a WSF-specific print publication from IPS.

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