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From June 27 through July 1, 2007, one of the most important political events in recent U.S. history will take place in Atlanta, Georgia.

The United States Social Forum (USSF) will bring together generations of movement organizers and activists who realize that it is crucial that we come together to define a truly alternative political vision for the United States – a vision that unites us in a common cause against the exploitation of our labor, the poisoning of our environment, the militarization of our borders, the theft of our lands, and the invasion of other nations. If Another World is Possible, Another U.S. is Necessary!

Momentum is growing. Atlanta can expect anywhere from 5,000 to more than 20,000 folks to participate in the first-ever US Social Forum. There are large delegations and caravans coming from across the country; from New York to California. Register now to ensure your spot at the social forum.

Six dynamic plenary sessions will take place over the five days:
1. Gulf Coast Reconstruction in the Post-Katrina Era
2. War, Militarism and the Prison Industrial Complex
3. Indigenous Voices: From the Heart of Mother Earth
4. Immigrant and Migrant Rights in a Global Society
5. Liberating Gender and Sexuality: Integrating Gender and Sexual Justice Across Our Movements
6. Workers’ Rights in the Global Economy

The U.S. Social Forum is highlighting these six struggles in plenary dialogues because they represent key movement-building opportunities for organizers and activists in this country. These struggles and the lessons learned inform all of our work. They inspire us to develop a critical consciousness and a bold vision!

In addition, hundreds of workshops, presentations, performances, and debates on ALL issues—ranging from poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, able-ism, xenophobia, and ageism—will help shape future community organizing across the country following the US Social Forum next month!

Other than a committed core of foundations that understand the importance of building a grassroots movement in the U.S., we are relying on the power of organizers, workers, activists and grassroots movement building to provide the resources that will make this event a reality. From the Mississippi Delta to the villages of Alaska to inner cities East and West to the banks of the Rio Grande to the shores of the Pacific and Caribbean Islands - this event begins and ends with us. We are the ones we have been waiting for!

The Resource Mobilization Working Group of the United States Social Forum

U.S. Social Forum website: www.ussf2007.org