by the Women's Assembly

The world is currently experiencing various crises that demonstrate that this system is not viable. Financial, food, climate and energetic crises are not isolated phenomena, but represent a crisis of the model itself, driven by the super exploitation of work and the environment, and financial speculation of the economy.

by Nina Somera

The inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44^th President of the United States is not only the world's most televised event. His first 100 days have likewise kept people attuned, especially those from the global South who are counting on his pronouncements on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, among other thorny issues.

by Gigi Francisco

A conversation on development alternatives by women and feminists held on the first day of the World Social Forum (WSF), 28 January 2009 in Belem, Brazil was spurred by the huge need for feminists to engage with the debates over alternatives in the face of the exploding global crisis. “More than ever, we have to say what we want,” declared Fatima Melo of REBRIP (Brazilian Network for People’s Integration).

by IGTN and DAWN

A conversation on development alternatives by women and feminists held on the first day of the WSF, 28 January 2009 was spurred by the huge need for feminists to engage with the debates over alternatives in the face of the exploding global crisis. “More than ever, we have to say what we want,” declared Fatima Melo of REBRIP (Brazilian Network for People’s Integration).

Southern feminists are organising two panels of the Feminist Dialogues (FD) 2009 on 29 January 2009, 12 noon to 3:00 pm at the UFPA Basico, Capacit, Auditorio do Capacit during the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil.

by Nina Somera

Nepalese feminist Uma Singh, journalist of Radio Today FM was attacked by 15 armed men inside her house on the early evening of 11 January 2009 in Dhanusha, Kathmandu. Because of the gravity of the injuries, her body was disfigured. Singh died on the way to the hospital.