World Social Forum Comes to North America

Founded in 2001 to bring together progressive activists to discuss ideas and strategies for building a better world, the World Social Forum was held in Montreal, Canada this past week in its North American debut.

Montreal was chosen because of the "Maple Spring" protests in which tens of thousands were mobilized against tuition hikes and budgetary cuts, and which led ultimately to a tuition freeze and change in provincial leadership.

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