From: "Mowry, Donald D." <DMOWRY@uwec.edu> Date: Fri, 4 May 2007 10:51:22 -0500 Subject: FW: Academic Activist Dialogues at the US Social Forum, June 27-July 1 in Atlanta, GA Message-ID: <EEA4CA65D05DC54E874A89D9F51868191E24F3F29E@CHERRYCOKE.uwec.edu>
Dear Colleagues,
A Call to Sociologists, Scholar-Activists, and Researchers to Participate i
n
the United States Social Forum (USSF)
Don Mowry
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The first United States Social Forum will be held from June 27-July 1 in
Atlanta, GA. The theme is "Another World is Possible - Another U.S. is
Necessary!"
While many nations across the globe have held their own social forums,
nationally, locally, and thematically, this will be the first national foru
m
event in the US and marks a very important opportunity for the US activist
and
academic community to join the globe. A good turn out at the US Social Foru
m
will empower our national activists' networks and increase US awareness tha
t
there are alternatives to corporate domination, that classism, racism, gend
er
discrimination, homophobia are being fought here and abroad, and that the U
S
must join and follow the rest of the global community in making another wor
ld
possible.
Please consider participating in a USSF event and join in Sociologists With
out
Borders and Sociologists for Women in Society in the Academic Activists
Dialogues that joins sociologists, scholars, scholar-activists, and researc
hers
with national and grassroots activist organizations. These events will be
organized thematically or regionally. If you are interested in participatin
g
please email Marina Karides ( mkarides@fau.edu) with your contact informati
on
and areas of research interest. Events at the USSF will be held on June
,
28th, 29th, and 30th and a schedule of events should be available in mid-Ma
y.
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