Tony
16th January 2004, 12:32 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3403097.stm
Tens of thousands of anti-globalisation activists have gathered in the Indian city of Bombay for a six-day rally.
Now in its fourth year, the giant outdoor World Social Forum (WSF) will also be a platform for protests against US policy in Iraq.
The WSF was set up in Brazil in 2001 as a rival to the World Economic Forum of business and political leaders, which meets next week in Switzerland
I have reservations about globalization, but for good or ill, I see it as the future and that it will ultimately make the world a better, more prosperous place. My question is, are these people just myopic and standing in the way of progress like so many others before them? Or are they a real force whose goals are realistic, achievable and desirable?
Tens of thousands of anti-globalisation activists have gathered in the Indian city of Bombay for a six-day rally.
Now in its fourth year, the giant outdoor World Social Forum (WSF) will also be a platform for protests against US policy in Iraq.
The WSF was set up in Brazil in 2001 as a rival to the World Economic Forum of business and political leaders, which meets next week in Switzerland
I have reservations about globalization, but for good or ill, I see it as the future and that it will ultimately make the world a better, more prosperous place. My question is, are these people just myopic and standing in the way of progress like so many others before them? Or are they a real force whose goals are realistic, achievable and desirable?