2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre
{{byline|date=January 27, 2005|location=[[Porto Alegre|PORTO ALEGRE]]-{{w|Rio Grande do Sul|RS}}, [[Brazil]]}}
The fifth {{w|World Social Forum}} (WSF) has kicked off in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The Forum is back in its original home, Porto Alegre, after last year being held in [[Mumbai]], [[India]]. The event was opened January 26, 2005 and it is scheduled to continue until January 31.

The World Social Forum is an annual meeting organized by left organizations, mainly from Brazil. It discuss strategies to fight back against the {{w|liberalism|neo-liberalism}}, {{w|capitalism}} and {{w|imperialism}}.  According to the organizers "The World Social Forum is an open meeting place where groups and movements of civil society opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of imperialism, but engaged in building a planetary society centred on the human person, come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action."

Just under 6000 different groups and organizations will participate in the six day event which joins discussions, protests and festivals. 

Both the Brazilian president [[Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]] and [[Venezuela]]n president [[Hugo Chávez]] are to be guests at the forum; however the reception of the two leaders is set to be quite different. Da Silva (commonly referred to as Lula) has faced criticism from the leftists set to make up the majority of participants at the forum due to the allegedly weak results of the government social politics and the way the government conducts the Economy. This is in stark contrast to the reception that he received at the 2003 forum (also in Porto Alegre), where he was hailed as a hero.

Hugo Chávez on the other hand is set to receive a warmer welcome for enforcing a 2001 law allowing for the expropriation of idle agricultural land from large estates. However, the government of Venezuela has also received criticism for what some feel to be intimidation of journalists and other anti-democratic acts.

This year the event has been tarnished by the Brazilian journalist Políbio Braga, who alleges illicit negotiations between the World Social Forum and GP Equipamentos Elétricos Ltd, a Brazilian company contracted to work on the infrastructure for the forum. He also accuses the Brazilian government of trying to stop the police investigation into the matter.

In 2006 the forum is scheduled to be held  in Venezuela and/or simultaneously in different cities around the world.

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== Related news ==
*{{wikinews|title=2005 World Social Forum-Brazil coverage|date=January 27, 2005}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.radiobras.gov.br/especiais/forumsocialmundial_2005/index.php
|title=Cobertura do Forum Social Mundial 2005
|author=
|pub=Radiobras
|date=}}

*{{source|url=http://internacional.radiobras.gov.br/ingles/index.htm
|title=5th World Social Forum coverture
|author=
|pub=Radiobras
|date=}}

*{{source|url=http://internacional.radiobras.gov.br/ingles/materia_i_2004.php?materia=213599&editoria=NA
|title= Over 70 thousand people are enrolled in 5th World Social Forum   
|author=
|pub=Radiobras
|date=January 18, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://internacional.radiobras.gov.br/ingles/materia_i_2004.php?materia=214338&editoria=NA
|title=World Social Forum will be decentralized in 2006   
|author=
|pub=Radiobras
|date=January 26, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/27/content_2514111.htm
|title=5th World Social Forum opens in Brazil 
|author=
|pub=Xinhua
|date=January 27, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://www.forbes.com/home/feeds/ap/2005/01/26/ap1784820.html
|title=Activists Gather for World Social Forum 
|author=
|pub=Forbes
|date=January 26, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20050126-053906-3735r.htm
|title=World Social Forum opens in Porto Alegre
|author=
|pub=Washington times
|date=January 26, 2005}}
*{{source|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-01/27/content_2512720.htm
|title=Lula travels to Porto Alegre to attend World Social Forum
|author=
|pub=Xinhua
|date=January 27, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://news.ft.com/cms/s/bc766a5a-6fcc-11d9-850d-00000e2511c8.html
|title=World Social Forum opens in Porto Allegre 
|author=Raymond Colitt in Brasilia
|pub=Financial Times
|date=January 26, 2005}}

*[https://web.archive.org/web/20101006125532/http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br/main.php?id_menu=3_1&cd_language=2 World Social Forum] (archived from the original on October 6, 2010 via the Internet Archive).

*{{source|url=http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/11/30/venezu9754.htm
|title=Venezuela: Media Law Undercuts Freedom of Expression
|author=
|pub=Human Rights Watch
|date=November 24, 2004
|brokenURL=yes
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041201090425/http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/11/30/venezu9754.htm
|archivedescription=Archived from the original on December 1, 2004 via the Internet Archive
}}

*{{source|url=http://www.primeiraleitura.com.br/auto/leia.php?id=35936
|title=Esquerda do PT critica o governo e o partido
|author=
|pub=Primeira Leitura
|date=November 19, 2004
|lang=es
|brokenURL=yes
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120094856/http://www.primeiraleitura.com.br/auto/leia.php?id=35936
|archivedescription=Archived from the original on November 20, 2004 via the Internet Archive
}}

*{{source|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI206938-EI1194,00.html
|title=Radicais querem criar novo partido de esquerda
|author=[[Reuters]]
|pub=Terra (company)
|date=November 8, 2003
|lang=es
}}

== External links ==
*{{source|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050214224206/http://www.polibiobraga.com.br/?PAG=home.asp
|title=Políbio Braga Online
|date=archived on February 14, 2005 via Internet Archive
}}

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[[de:Weltsozialforum 2005 in Porto Alegre]]
The fifth  (WSF) has kicked off in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil. The Forum is back in its original home, Porto Alegre, after last year being held in Mumbai, India. The event was opened January 26, 2005 and it is scheduled to continue until January 31.

The World Social Forum is an annual meeting organized by left organizations, mainly from Brazil. It discuss strategies to fight back against the neo-liberalism, imperialism.  According to the organizers "The World Social Forum is an open meeting place where groups and movements of civil society opposed to neo-liberalism and a world dominated by capital or by any form of imperialism, but engaged in building a planetary society centred on the human person, come together to pursue their thinking, to debate ideas democratically, for formulate proposals, share their experiences freely and network for effective action."

Just under 6000 different groups and organizations will participate in the six day event which joins discussions, protests and festivals. 

Both the Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez are to be guests at the forum; however the reception of the two leaders is set to be quite different. Da Silva (commonly referred to as Lula) has faced criticism from the leftists set to make up the majority of participants at the forum due to the allegedly weak results of the government social politics and the way the government conducts the Economy. This is in stark contrast to the reception that he received at the 2003 forum (also in Porto Alegre), where he was hailed as a hero.

Hugo Chávez on the other hand is set to receive a warmer welcome for enforcing a 2001 law allowing for the expropriation of idle agricultural land from large estates. However, the government of Venezuela has also received criticism for what some feel to be intimidation of journalists and other anti-democratic acts.

This year the event has been tarnished by the Brazilian journalist Políbio Braga, who alleges illicit negotiations between the World Social Forum and GP Equipamentos Elétricos Ltd, a Brazilian company contracted to work on the infrastructure for the forum. He also accuses the Brazilian government of trying to stop the police investigation into the matter.

In 2006 the forum is scheduled to be held  in Venezuela and/or simultaneously in different cities around the world.


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