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Dear all,
as part of the European Social Forum - 15-17 October in
London -
the following seminar is being planned. Please direct any enquiries,
expressions of interest to [log in to unmask]
ESF seminar on
CITIES
What is the place of cities within neo-liberal
globalisation? Endlessly competing for big projects such as the Olympics
and/or
the international sector and finance. As in the 'London Plan', neo-liberal
policies produce inequality both globally and locally in the city itself.
How
can we challenge, and dream up alternatives to the present urban dilemma.
Cities
themselves, like Porto Alegre can become sites of resistance and new
possibilities. New forms of participatory democracy offer hope to the
possibility of citizens reclaiming the city. What kind of city do we want?
So far, supporters of the following groups have
expressed interest in
building this ESF session:
London Social Forum (London)
Greek Social Forum (Athens/Olympics)
INURA, (the International Network for Urban Research
and
Action)
If your group is interested too, then please send us
suggestions for the
content of the session. Reply to
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Dr Steve Hinchliffe
Geography Discipline
Open University
Walton Hall, Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA
Tel: (44) (0) 1908 654479
Email: [log in to unmask]
website: http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/staff/shinchliffe/
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