Present: Ashish, Vasna, Ana Cecilia, Pierre, Shrishtee, Francine, Rosy, Justin, Varsha (PI), David, Marko, Mabrouka Moderation: Justin, Rosy Note: Mabrouka
· Agenda: Review of WSF events we are collectively involved:
Francine organization has a zoom account permitting translation and capacity >100
Ashish will speak at the opening panel between 2pm-5pm GMT. 2 or 3 videos of the global process could be streamed during the opening caravan. Videos must be less than 3 minutes video representing demonstrations, marches, announcements, etc. Videos representing a certain region could be streamed at 12pm time of that region. Videos can be shared during a panel at any time between 12pm New Zealand or 2 pm GMT For now, Rosy hasn't received any video from the global processes. During the opening march, Varoufakis from PI will be present. Rosy shared the link where all WSF videos https://video.wsf2021. As well a the following link or panorama of different time for every region info/ https://docs.google.com/document/d/122Ea21suT3I3bOFN8X5FAbFLDc0JNa8iOQHkR68ISEU/edit?pli=1 Videos need to be sent to this email address: comunica@wsf2021.net
The opening panel compromises 6/7 speakers who have 10 min each on problematic in the world, what can we do together, concrete struggles. Ashish will talk about radical democracy. More precisely, Ashish will address:
Then we could have the videos there or before but because it is recorded people can watch as late as they want. After the speakers, there will be videos for each speaker, some artistic, cultural etc… so it will take the whole hour. There will be breakout rooms for participants to interact. Rosy provided precision that there is no need for facilitation for that part.
Before leaving the meeting, Vasna observed that there are still plans for Community resilience in COVID times sessions on 29 Jan, tentatively at 10:00 UTC which was the suggestion from Tord and Marko. Vasna has registered for the session on the WSF site Christophe, Rafaella, Vasna, and Justin (?) will recommend community speakers to participate and share their experiences and participate in a panel discussion. Marta from GTA has kindly agreed to the lead in organizing and has scheduled a meeting for 22 Jan if anyone wants to join. marta.music@protonmail.com
Vasna has also registered the Global Assembly events for 30th so once each global processes organizations are registered, we would need to let her know so she can add them to the WSF page. vasna.ramasar@protonmail.com
Justin asked if there will be speakers talking about the ecological crisis. FRancine clarified that we could ask the speakers. Similarly, Mabrouka asked if there will be a speaker addressing alternative to police/policing since such grassroots, citizens-led initiatives have blossoms over the past years Justin suggested it could be included in the panel about facism. Ashish proposed to address the issue briefly.
Mabrouka to send Ashish a paragraph on the issues and examples of alternatives.
This thematic would be titled “Educación y Democracia en el pensamiento de Paulo Freire: esperanzar y resistir en movimiento“ 6pm gmt. Participants are from all over the world. Creative format to create this dialogue. Lead by CEAL Justin: do we have a role? Rosy: it is too late to participate
Opening Panel Shrishtee: The event will take place at 12pm GMT for 2 to 3 hours It will be in a form of an open dialogue, with questions that were shared (everybody should have had a chance to look at the document). Topics such as representative democracy in the context of nation-state for example, will be addressed. This event will be open to everybody. There will be a few panelists mostly from Latin America. There is a need to design the session in a way to engage a dialogue. Shirstee will send an email to organize a preparatory meeting end of this week, Ana Cecilia is a panelist and could intervene as part of the topic of resilience and politic of hope
Self-organised session/ workshop/ panel on activism and solidarity
Responsibility: Ana Cecilia and Mabrouka
Mabrouka proposes to bring back panelists from the Deep south roundtable that happened last week involving people from south us, Mexico and Tunisia. Ana Cecilia could open the workshop reflecting on solidarity.
Justine: should not be a second part of the democracy panel? We can discuss Friday to refine the details..
Ashish: the assembly will take place between 2pm and 6pm GMT. All 7 global processes give their perspective on global crisis and alternatives What do we want to do collectively including WSF in 2022 1st session can be reported in the second session We hope that most of us have different persons. We need volunteers to translate the flyer Mab to translate in French the flyer. Varsha from PI could have someone translating to and from Portugese.
Session 1 at 6.00 am (UTC), more information and registration: https://join.wsf2021.net/activities/3859 Session 2 at 2.00 pm (UTC), more information and registration: https://join.wsf2021.net/activities/3864
Ana Cecilia to send an email to all processes and ask for translation volunteers Rosy will go to the feminist session at that time but will send instructions for assuming rooms
Ashish: Agora would be a follow up session to talk about actionable steps
Rosy clarified that the agora would be on jitsy, we would register each initiative and then we can see the room where these initiative are and people can network by joining them
Rosy insisted that the idea behind the agora was to produce a global agenda of resistance.