The Mediterranean Social Forum in Barcelona, 16-19 June: 280 events to promote a public space for communication within the Mediterranean coasts
The Mediterranean Social Forum opens today (June 16) in Barcelona. The Spanish city will hosts some 280 events, including conferences, seminars, workshops, not necessarily devoted to political issues. Since its creation the Forum has opened up new horizons of discussion, bringing in its agenda issues such as education, arts, use and diffusion of technologies. The attention for the manifold peculiarities of a social contest, and the importance of every single step of a responsible transformation are increasing. It is not only about activism, but also about confrontation in the field of identity, and how to preserve differences while fostering development. The discussion will thus include the linguistic issue (note the conference organised by Libero por la Limgvoj - Libertè pour les langues, featuring François Simonnet). Barcelona will host a number of art events, many of which are directly linked to the activity of Love Difference: a conference on equal and joint North-South exchange in African art (Organised by AfricArts, featuring Dounia Benqassem), a meeting on art as means for social transformation (organised by Cooperativa d'Iniciativa Social Doble Via), or Transcultural dialogue. Immigrants and refugees in the Mediterranean Art. together with these events, many others will deal issues such as human rights, conflicts, ecology (focusing on the water problem), food, health, trading.
Full programme at www.fsmed.info

Il Forum Sociale del Mediterraneo a Barcellona, dal 16 al 19 giugno: 280 appuntamenti per creare uno spazio pubblico di comunicazione tra le rive del Mediterraneo >>>