World Social Forum Cotonou 2026 — August 04 to 08
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Why and How participate in Global WSF – 2C2series – Session 11 anglophone

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This is Info-invitation  activity  is part of a series designed to bring  practical information about How to participate for people/organizations that are interested in social forum processes, according to their intentions and expectations , and with an emphasis on WSF2026 The series is proposed by organizations that have experience in participation and or facilitation in several processes  - you can see a replica of this webinar  and its coorganizers  here : https://intersectionsglobal.net/fsmi/activites/268 The proceeding of the webinar is as follows  A/  QEI&AC round  Floor will be given 3mn to each participant present, following the order of registrations in zoom  up to 3hour before meeting  List of registered participants  is visible here  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AsgVboWc3YzDv2GFJ44GwzRzEZf1NCI8fiUwGoRV0Ig/edit?usp=sharing   interventions  are on HOW and WHAT 1/   HOW:  share question or experience ( Q&E) on how to participate  in some of the processes   2/   WHAT:  share intentions (I)  and goals of their associated organization  about  its  upcoming participation in some of the processesAfter each intervention, Conveners of session share  in 3mn verbally, and in the chat,  their answers  and comments (AC)  about the HOW taking into account the WHAT B/  Open Discussion When this  QEI&AC  round  is over,  an open discussion, based on 3mn interventions  moderated by conveners  takes place.  A report plus  transcript of the meeting will be edited as  documentation later on and shared in the Whatsapp group GENERAL INFO Here below Some of the social forum processes abiding by WSF principles that are components of  “Global WSF process”, a notion affirmed in 2022 by International council, a facilitating body for WSF process caring about WSF principles  https://fsm2026benin.org/charte-principes/?lang=enAPSF process ASIA PACIFIC (2022 onwards - last event Bangkok 2025 ) Website: https://www.asia-pacific-social-forum.org/news/ Join APSF Interactive connections spaces: TCSs and  GCSs ( Thematic and Geographic - info during meeting) :  https://forms.gle/HVKhB2mEx3JDGvT87WASF/FSOA process WEST AFRICA: (2003 onwards - last event Dakar 2025) Website https://forumsocialsenegalais.org/index.php/pages/activites-dansle-fss Interactive connections space: for contact persons of organizations present in website : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSepUmkVWAyDcj_jFD58OXuMTqMpkKzuJJnUvHNgwdVa-1TUqg/viewform WSFI/FSMI process  focused on INTERSECTIONS ( 2024 onwards - last event Montreal 2025) - collective entities can make themselves visible and announced activities-meetings ( tick EN upper right for English) Website : https://intersectionsglobal.net/fsmi/themes-intersections Interactive connections spaces: yes whatsapp group(s) for mutual visibility of contact persons of organizations present in website Register entity without payment (untick box "contribution" at bottom of form) https://intersectionsglobal.net/fsmi/form/inscription-d-une-entite WSF process per se ( 2001 onwards- Last event Nepal 2024 - upcoming event Cotonou august 2026) Websites WSF2024 ( event focused)  https://wsf2024nepal.org/activities - WSF2026 event and surrounding process  www.fsm2026benin.org ( Registration open : here :  https://fsm2026benin.org/inscription/?lang=en  be sure to select " organisations"   if you are not a simple individual "participant"TOWARDS WSF 2026 - OC WEBINAR1 proposed by organising committee wsf 2026 February 11 EDITED TRANSCRIPT from the video with additional links Includes a summary in 60 numbered subheadings that can be referred to in discussion  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Sgw0DmLs207LF2Uvv1EoKMlxDc7RL-ULth6N3XNnfhs/edit?usp=sharing

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This activity is part of a series 2C2 that started early March  and is designed to  develop awareness , clarity , and partical knowledge about how to participate in various social forum processes  see for instance https://fsm2026benin.org/activites/270/