The two sides of the coin: New York and Porto Alegre

From January 31 to February 5 the II World Social Forum will be held in Porto Alegre (Brazil) coinciding with the World Economic Forum.

The World Economic Forum, that will exceptionally be celebrated this year in New York, has become over the years the most important global business congress in the world, and the World Social Forum aims to become the alternative event that will gather together progressive groups of the planet who believe that social progress must not be separate from economic progress.

Date of publication: 14/01/2002

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