Guatemala: Americas Social Forum Rejects Neoliberalism, Celebrates Resistance

The Third Americas Social Forum closed on Sunday with a massive rally from the Obelisk in Guatemala City’s elite “Zona Viva,” past the U.S. Embassy, to the National Palace on the main square in the center of town. With the participation of more than 7,000 delegates from throughout the Americas and Europe, the 6-day event condemned neoliberal economic policies, and pledged to build a better world.

Americas Social Forum 2008

The Americas Hemispheric Council for the Forum met this past March in Guatemala where it was ratified that the 3rd Americas Social Forum 2008 will take place in Guatemala. Guatemalan [...]