The Brisbane Social Forum - Brisbane Powerhouse, 21-23 March 2003
the �axis of hope� Hope :: Challenges :: Alternatives :: Workshops :: Exhibitions :: Performance an open space of ideas, issues and alternative visions, created for and by your participation Hope can be a powerful tool for change. As we are confronted with the stark realities of a world defined by profit and war it is hope we turn to for inspirational visions of an alternate world. Visions that excite ideas for a realistic and achievable future and arouse and energise quests for change. The Brisbane Social Forum joins with scores of social and environmental justice organisations, and thousands of individuals and communities in the hope of another, better world. Hope, for achieving real security: job security, food security, ecosystem security, indigenous sovereignty. Security based on trust, peace and justice rather then war and fear. The forum will create an �axis of hope� for another better, world. We encourage people throughout Australia and overseas to converge and participate in the 2003 Brisbane Social Forum, to triumph hope over fear, to make another world truly possible. Participants Anuradha Mittal A native of India, Anuradha is the Co-Director of US-based Food First which campaigns for global food security. Anuradha was a key participant in the protests against the World Trade Organisation in Seattle in 1999. She has written and edited numerous books, including America Needs Human Rights (Food First Books, 1999), and The Future in the Balance: Essays on Globalization and Resistance (Food First Books, 2001). Her articles and opinion pieces on trade, women in development and food security have appeared in numerous national and international news papers and journals. Anuradha is a jury member of the Right Livelihood Award (also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize) and is a Board Member of the Turning Point Project. Read more http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=6 William Blum Brisbane Social Forum, in conjunction with the Brisbane Stop the War Coalition, is co-ordinating William Blum's visit to Australia. William Blum is the US author of Rogue State, a "mini-encyclopaedia" of US intervention around the world re-released and updated post 9-11. One of the founders and editors of the Washington Free Press, the first "alternative" newspaper in the US capital, Blum is a journalist and author specialising in US foreign policy. He is the author of three books and many articles and papers and he maintains the Foreign Policy Watch section of Znet . Read more http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=18 Helena Norberg-Hodge A native of Sweden, Helena is a leading analyst of the impact of the global economy on cultures around the world. She is an author and the recipient of the Right Livelihood Award (otherwise known as the 'Alternative Nobel Prize') She is the Director of the International Society for Ecology and Culture in London, co-founder of the International Forum on Globalisation and the Global Eco-village Network, and a regular contributor to The Ecologist. Read more http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=1 Emmy Hafild Emmy is an Environmental Activist from Indonesia and former director of WAHLI, the Indonesian Environment Forum. Chris Richards Chris is the Australiasian editor of New Internationalist Magazine. Read more http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=15 Susan Hawthorne Susan is the author of Wild Politics and co-editor September 11, 2001:Feminist Perspectives. Read more http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=4 Performances Morning Star Concert for West Papua � Friday 21st Featuring David Bridie (My Friend the Chocolate Cake/ Not Drowning Waving) with Telek (Papua New Guinea), Native Ryme, Hot Rubber Glove, Zimbira, Spankinhide and more to be announced. Read more http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=11 Other performers for the forum yet to be announced Open Space Workshops The Brisbane Social Forum will be structured using an inclusive model called open space. This is a self-organising model where the agenda for the forum is defined on the day by the people who attend. Participants will be invited to run workshops on the topics of their choice - or to attend whatever workshops they choose. For more information about how open space works - or to advertise your workshop prior to the forum go to http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org Exhibitions In the Streets�A People�s History of Brisbane The Brisbane Social Forum is putting together an inspiring photographic exhibition of social movements in Brisbane covering the last thirty years of political life in our city. There will be photos from the civil liberties and land rights campaigns, abortion rights actions, the MUA strike, Reconciliation Walk, Peace Marches, M1 actions and many others. We look forward to any contributions you may wish to make to the exhibition. Please contact Kate Warner on 0439 844 880 or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more details on how your organisation can contribute. http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org/nuke/html/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=8 Global Citizens An exhibition by the Global Citizens collective will be on display throughout the Brisbane Social Forum. The exhibition contains multi-art, and was conceived and exacerbated by the current mistreatment of people seeking asylum within Australia. The exhibition will take the form of an interactive art environment, featuring works motivated by actual accounts from the movement against the detention centres and the first-hand experience of being placed in refugee detention. Forum Themes The broad themes for the forum are hope and real security: job security, food security, ecosystem security, indigenous sovereignty. Security based on trust, peace and justice rather then war and fear. Participants will be invited to run workshops on these topic areas. Who should participate? People concerned about the issues of justice and sustainability. One of the aims of the forum is to encourage communication and co-operation between the wide range of organisations and individuals who either work on, or think about these issues. All participants are invited to offer their ideas and share their experience. Tickets Tickets go on sale in February at the Powerhouse Box Office Waged: $45 Concession: $25 Sponsoring Organisations Last year more then 60 organisations sponsored the Brisbane Social Forum. The support of such a diverse group of social justice and environmental organisations was the key to the success of the event. The Brisbane Social Forum, needs your support again this year. To support the forum download a sponsorship form from the downloads section of our website or phone Alison on 3391 4283. Supporting organisations receive one free ticket to the event as well as the opportunity to hold a stall and be included in promotional literature. Website The Brisbane Social Forum has just launched a new website. We encourage you to contribute to the site, by posting stories, links, workshop ideas, events, contact details, participate in a discussion, listen to audio from last years event and even check your email. More details at http://www.brisbanesocialforum.org Where: Brisbane Powerhouse, 119 Lamington St New Farm When: 21st-23rd March For more information: Phone Alison on 07 3391 4283 Please pass this through your networks - Thanks! .. -- -- Leftlink - Australia's Broad Left Mailing List mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archived at http://www.cat.org.au/lists/leftlink/ Sponsored by Melbourne's New International Bookshop Sub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=subscribe%20leftlink Unsub: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?Body=unsubscribe%20leftlink
