Forum des peuples
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The Forum des peuples is an annual demonstration organized since 2002 in
Mali
by the Coalition des alternatives africaines dettes et développement (CAD-Mali) joining together the alter-globalists
of the developing countries.
Joined together at the same time as the G8
-summits, the Forum des peuples wants to be a
"popular space of education, of exchanges, of communication, of information, and of citizen actions". Furthermore the Forum des peuples wants to come up with alternatives for the neo-liberal universe.
The first two editions were held in Siby
in 2002 and 2003. The 2004 edition was held in Kita
. The edition of 2005 was held from 6 to 9 July in Fana, a hundred kilometers of Bamako
in the direction of Ségou
. The 2006 edition took place in Gao
.
Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
by the Coalition des alternatives africaines dettes et développement (CAD-Mali) joining together the alter-globalists
Alter-globalization
Alter-globalization is the name of a social movement that supports global cooperation and interaction, but which opposes the negative effects of economic globalization, feeling that it often works to the detriment of, or does not...
of the developing countries.
Joined together at the same time as the G8
G8
The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
-summits, the Forum des peuples wants to be a
"popular space of education, of exchanges, of communication, of information, and of citizen actions". Furthermore the Forum des peuples wants to come up with alternatives for the neo-liberal universe.
The first two editions were held in Siby
Siby
Siby is a rural municipality in Mali. It is located in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region, 50 km from Mali's capital Bamako. The municipality of Siby has a population of 26,633 inhabitants.- Geography :...
in 2002 and 2003. The 2004 edition was held in Kita
Kita, Mali
Kita is a town and commune in western Mali. It lies on the eastern slope of Mount Kita , known for its caves and rock paintings. Today, the city is known for its music, its annual Roman Catholic pilgrimage and its role as a processing center for the surrounding cotton- and peanut-growing region...
. The edition of 2005 was held from 6 to 9 July in Fana, a hundred kilometers of Bamako
Bamako
Bamako is the capital of Mali and its largest city with a population of 1.8 million . Currently, it is estimated to be the fastest growing city in Africa and sixth fastest in the world...
in the direction of Ségou
Ségou
Ségou is a city in south-central Mali, lying northeast of Bamako on the River Niger, in the region of Ségou. It was founded by the Bozo people, on a site about from the present town...
. The 2006 edition took place in Gao
Gao
Gao is a town in eastern Mali on the River Niger lying ESE of Timbuktu. Situated on the left bank of the river at the junction with the Tilemsi valley, it is the capital of the Gao Region and had a population of 86,663 in 2009....
.