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| | of wide public and democratic debates between scientists, NGOs and social | | of wide public and democratic debates between scientists, NGOs and social |
| | movements at a world level will open new and exciting opportunities to: | | movements at a world level will open new and exciting opportunities to: |
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| - | 1. promote and develop the knowledge commons of humanity as public
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| - | 2. debate upon the issues and means in order to support scientists to
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| - | fully respond to their social responsibility;
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| - | 3. strengthen the autonomy of researchers; defend the public missions
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| - | of research and improve the conditions in which scientific activities are
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| - | led by students, researchers, engineers;
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| - | 4. strengthen the capacity of citizens movements to produce knowledge
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| - | 5. strengthen the capacity of our societies, in the North as in the
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| - | Scientists and social movements need to share their expertise and
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| - | conceptions to build societies that better respect human rights, cultural
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| - | diversity and social and ecological needs.
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| - | Therefore, we, members of the scientific community, organisations and
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| - | citizens, are calling for the organisation of the first World Social forum
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| - | on science and democracy during the WSF in Belem - Brazil, January 2009
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| - | Para Um Forum Social Mundial Ci�ncia e Democracia
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| - | Appel pour un Forum Social Sciences et D�mocratie
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| - | Call for a WSF science and democracy
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| - | Firmas - Signatures
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| - | (24 Octobre 2007)
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| - | Partners :
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| - | - Aitec France
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| - | - Adreca France
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| - | - All india people's science network India
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| - | - Alternatives Canada
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| - | - Associação alternativa terrazul Brazil
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| - | - Association rhone alpes des petits d�brouillards France
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| - | - Attac france France
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| - | - ATTAC VAL D'OISE SUD-EST France
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| - | - Crid France
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| - | - Demos United Kingdom
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| - | - Etc group United States
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| - | - F�d�ration mondiale des travailleurs scientifiques (FMTS) France
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| - | - Fondation Sciences Citoyennes France
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| - | - GeneWatch UK United Kingdom
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| - | - Global Chance France
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| - | - Health Action International (coordinator Essential Innovation Campaign)
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| - | BUKO Pharma-Kampagne Germany
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| - | - Ines Germany
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| - | - Les Amis de la Terre du Rh�ne France
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| - | - Responsibility for the future Yugoslavia Belgrade, Serbia
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| - | - Science for the people United Kingdom
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| - | - Scientists for global responsibility (SGR) United Kingdom
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| - | - Scienza e democrazia -- Science and Democracy Italy
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| - | - Snesup-fsu France
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| - | - Transform! France
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| - | - Vecam France
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| - | Socios de 10 pa�ses :
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| - | Brazil
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| - | Germany
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| - | Canada
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| - | France
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| - | India
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| - | Organisations from 10 countries:
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| - | Italy
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| - | Peru
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| - | Serbia
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| - | USA
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| - | Individuales de 24 pa�ses : Individuals from
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| - | 24 countries:
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| - | Algeria
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| - | Austria
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| - | Belgium
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| - | Brazil
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| - | Canada
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| - | Czech Republic
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| - | France
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| - | Germany
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| - | Greece
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| - | India
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| - | Italy
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| - | Korea
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| - | Norway
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| - | Peru
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| - | Poland
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| - | Portugal
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| - | Romania
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| - | Serbia
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| - | Spain
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| - | Sweden
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| - | Switzerland
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| - | UK
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| - | Uruguay
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| - | USA
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Revision as of 06:45, 16 November 2007
Towards a political dialogue between scientists and social movements
Since 2001, world social forums have gradually structured the agendas of
thousands of NGOs, medias, unions, social movements, local authorities,
institutions and even governments across the planet. Today they are
considered as major events to elaborate, share and build social, cultural
and economic transformations on global and local levels.
Although the impacts of sciences and techniques on our daily lives, on
economic, social and environmental realities are higher than ever, we have
been observing, since the origins of the WSF , a chronic deficit of
scientific and technical themes in these forums.
The reason for this is neither indifference nor absence of capacity of
expertise but a lack of political consideration of the stakes related to
the place and future of sciences in our societies, on behalf of both
social movements and scientists.
That is why we believe that the building of a space of open cooperation,
of wide public and democratic debates between scientists, NGOs and social
movements at a world level will open new and exciting opportunities to:
