GLOBAL WSF PROCESS and GLOBAL WSF FAMILY

 

Global  WSF process  is  a set of  independent and  autonomous processes that have in common being inspired by the WSF  process initiated  in 2001 in Porto Alegre en Brazil

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Global WSF process (GWSF)   is a notion that has been affimed in IC Meeting in Tunis in December 2022

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It comprises: 

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- WSF process ,  with 15 worldscale events over 22 years, described by WSF principles   as a open space of encounters 
This process is facilitated  by  International Council  IC WSF
For each event there is aslo  a specific  organizaing commitee,   
WSF2024  will be next event 

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- Others thematic,  regional, national, social forum processe ,with their respective facilitating committees, that can be applying to be member entities of IC-WSF, in order to contribte wiht their facilitating experience in the WSF process facilitation.  They can also be active in the Cohesive dialogue about Global WSF

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see here  a Global WSF calendar of events, distinguishing  social forum  process  events ( cluster of activities held in intercommunication process in a sae short period of time)  and other events ( that are not announcing to be build according to WSF principles, even though tere might be some proximity)  

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- Social assembly processes, which are deliberative processes. This is  a new  part of the Global WSFprocess, in exploration development. A first social assembly process is being developed  since Tunis meeting. They can find or develop representation in IC to contribute to the cohesive dialogue

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Facilitating committees of each process is deemed to act so that each process in the family respects autonomy of others processes. IC-WSF can be a place where to hold dialogue between those committees present in IC  - Those processes participating voluntarily and constructively in such a Cohesive dialogue in autonomies about GWSF can  be described as GWSF family , which is a subset of GWSF process

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As shown in diagram below  a same organization  can participate in,  or can contribute to facilitation of,  various processes in Global WSF

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It is also  mainly  through acts of participation of organizations   participating  in them, such as  organizing activities ,  describing initiatives ,  attending sessions of social assemblies, that the processes in the Global WSF  family are being connected together

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