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CONTEXT This session 10 is the fourth Francophone session in a series entitled "Why and how to participate in the global process of the World Social Forum", It is part of an initiative described in the 2C2 declaration, initially proposed by AMRC, Caritas Int, IMCS, subsequently joined by ATFD Katalizo and EVMET facilitation committee.
See declaration 2C2 (in English) in the compendium of declarations APSF2025: https://docs.google.com/document/d/10i61uKRRv9Jq-vDtAC8uD58AgIizrU7WcX4KfT6V0YQ/edit?tab=t.0Session 1(243) - Session 2 (246) - Session 3 (252) - Session 4 (257) - Session 5 (259) - Session 6 (258) - Session 7 (264) - Session 8 (265) - Session 9 (266) Interested individuals who register for the Zoom sessions for this session 9 will be added to a French-speaking WhatsApp group. "Why and how to participate in the WSF Global Process - Around the 2C2 APSF2025 Declaration". They can also endorse, on behalf of their respective entity, the 2C2 declaration available here (in English and French): https://forms.gle/AXUSLc3FvUgSPJLF9 Registration for this Zoom session: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/vYO8CUvRSGmAciAsGF-njA SESSION AGENDA 10 April 29, 7-9 PM GMT/UTC+1: Context review by organizers. Participants will introduce themselves in the Zoom chat with the organizers, specifying their organization's participation in events and processes such as: WSF2024 Nepal, APSF (Asia), FSMI (Intersections), FSOA (West Africa), and WSF2026 Benin.
QEI&C: Questions, Experiences, Intentions and answers/comments. Each participant present will be given 3 minutes to speak, according to the order of registration on Zoom, updated up to 3 hours before the meeting. The list of participants registered for this session and previous ones can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AsgVboWc3YzDv2GFJ44GwzRzEZf1NCI8fiUwGoRV0Ig/edit?usp=sharing. This document also shows the questions asked during registration on Zoom and the answers provided by the webinar facilitators. Participant contributions. The points addressed are HOW and WHAT: 1/ HOW to participate: sharing questions or experiences (Q&A) on how to participate in certain processes. 2/ WHAT to discuss Sharing of intentions (I) and objectives of the organization concerned regarding its future participation in certain social forum processes. After each intervention, the webinar facilitators share orally (3 min) and/or in writing (chat) their comments or responses (A) concerning the HOW, taking into account the WHAT. B/ Open discussion: Once this question-and-answer session is over, if time remains, an open discussion, based on 3-minute interventions, may take place. A report of the meeting will be published later for documentation purposes. GENERAL INFORMATION Initial information on the WSF Global Process Below are some examples of social forum processes that respect the principles of the World Social Forum (WSF) and that can be considered as part of the "WSF Global Process," a concept affirmed in 2022 in Tunis. by the International Council, the facilitating body of the WSF process (with a timeline based on the 17 WSF editions) and guarantor of respect for the WSF principles (see the WSF Principles document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15uVJL2D3M3qB9jzs-UyIHSlpYcz1LNzu4TmOnfhKDBs/edit?usp=sharingProcessus ASIA-PACIFIC APSF (since 2022 - last event: Bangkok 2025) Website: https://www.asia-pacific-social-forum.org/news/Connection Spaces Themes Interactive: TCS, GCS (thematic and geographic - information available during the meeting) WEST AFRICAN /FSOA Process (West Africa): (since 2003 - last event: Dakar 2025) Website: https://forumsocialsenegalais.org/index.php/pages/activites-dansle-fss Interactive connection area: for contact persons of organizations present on the website (form to be completed) WSFI/FSMI Process focused on INTERSECTIONS (2024 and beyond - last event: Montreal 2025) - Collective entities can make themselves known and announce their activities and meetings (check "EN" in the top right for the English version).
Website: https://intersectionsglobal.net/fsmi/themes-intersections Interactive connection spaces: yes, WhatsApp groups for better mutual visibility among contacts from organizations that have visited the website. Registration of an entity without payment (uncheck the "Contribution" box at the bottom of the form): https://intersectionsglobal.net/fsmi/form/inscription-d-une-entite World Social Forum Process (2001 and subsequent - last event: Nepal 2024 - next event: Cotonou, August 2026) Websites: World Social Forum 2024 (events): https://wsf2024nepal.org/activities - World Social Forum 2026 www.fsm2026benin.org (online registration, organizations and activities open) In preparation for the 2026 World Social Forum - here is a transcript of WEBINAR 1 offered by the WSF 2026 Organizing Committee, February 11, 2026 - EDITED TRANSCRIPT of the video with additional links. Includes a summary in 60 numbered subtitles that can serve as a reference for discussions. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NKoyDqQ4yonwVx86puETsp2smSXaC6iHDI8gSIWtte0/edit?usp=sharing