The Porto Alegre Consensus:

Socialist Resistance no23 | page 17-18

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• Cancelation of Southern debt • Taxing of international financial transactions • Right to work, welfare and pension for all • Rejection of WTO, free trade • Food sovereignty for all countries • Against racial, sex, sexual orientation discrimination and xenophobia • Dismantling of foreign military bases • Protection of environment and climate • Break up concentration of media ownership • Democratisation of international institutions This year two rallies in Gigantinho revealed

Lula as a far more controversial figure. His own event was on the receiving end of a protest demonstration and heckling, as well

as cheering. quote Rodney's famous book *How Europe underdeveloped Africa" South Africa will underdevelop Africa.

Though the European Social Forum will remain the event that European activists can most easily attend, it is important to develop Europe's links to the world's movements. This will require advanced planning to organise and pay for genuinely representative delegations to attend. • More info at www.forumsocialmundial.or g.br or www.ipsterraviva.net

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