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<font face="Calibri"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style='color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>What is the US Social Forum? </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></b></font>
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<span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'><font face="Calibri">The US Social Forum (USSF) is a movement building process. It is not a</font></span>
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<font face="Calibri"><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>We live day to day in crisis and struggle. For the first time in history we are experiencing a rapidly deepening crisis of global capitalism affecting millions in the United States and billions world-wide – producing austerity policies and massive permanent unemployment and poverty, unimaginable climate, ecological and social destruction, and intensifying political attacks, repression, and the threat of fascism and war everywhere. At the same time, resistance, activism and organizing are on the rise across all continents, sectors, at nd fronts of struggle.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'></span></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><b><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>Where is the US Social Forum being held in each of the location?:</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'></span></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>In Philadelphia, the Forum will be held at Temple University. </span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>Howard Gittis Student Center at Temple University (<span style="color: gray;">1755 N 13th St Philadelphia, PA)</span><span style="color: black;"> as well as along American Street in Kensington between York Street and Cumberland Street. </span></span></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><b><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'> and select the Forum site you're planning to attend</span></b><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman";'></span></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>Remember that you can also register for the Forum in person but we encourage you to register as soon as you can. That will allow organizations to propose workshops or PMAs (that registration process will close in April) and it also supports our organizing the Forum since the event is mainly funded through registrations. We do not turn people away from the Social Forum if they can't pay.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'></span></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>This years US Social Forum is dedicated to the idea that we need more than just skill shares, panels and discussions. We need to dedicate ourselves to strategic thinking, political organization and collective awareness. We are happy to be hosted in Philadelphia and San Jose, along with a host of other People's Movement Assemblies across the South from Jackson to SC and more to be announced. On that note, we are looking for creative concepts and innovative thinkers. We are looking for organizations, individuals and collectives from all over the country with a vision for what the world might be, and strategies on how to get there.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'></span></font>
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<font face="Calibri"><span style='color: rgb(55, 55, 55); mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'>: a 1.5 hour session that requires 1 registered Sponsoring Organizations.</span><span style='mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;'></span></font>
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