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 [log in to unmask]
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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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