Sorria, você está na Bahia!

Yes! Smile, you're in Bahia! A message of welcome to tourists in general and it wouldn't be different to the thousands of participants who were in Salvador for the 13th World Social Forum. People who have come from all corners of the planet to think together a more sustainable, fairer and happier world. Is it possible? We can not stop trying. It was a real privilege to have participated in this experience, of course I could not take part in all the hundreds of activities that happened simultaneously in the Federal University of Bahia and in several points of Salvador. However there are a few sites and photos of some moments of this great world meeting I would like to share with you, starting with a few pics of the first-day march that culminated at Praça Castro Alves.

It was impressive to see the university opened to all communities to discuss education, environment issues, health, security, agroecology, human rights, equality, non violence, prejudice, racism, etc

 Carolina de Jesus, Brazilian writer, was remembered through the installation "The Trash Room" about her most famous book, about poverty and the hard life in the favelas (slums) of Brazil.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Maria_de_Jesus#Biography

On March the 14th, we were both shocked and revolted with the killing of the activist and council woman Marielle Franco. Many activities in the forum were dedicated to protest against this act of outrageous violence against women, human rights and dignity which reverberated around the world, even Pope Francisco phoned her mother to express his sadness and condolences.

http://www.newsweek.com/pope-francis-comforts-family-murdered-brazilian-activist-and-politician-856601

Besides to march in protest, this tribute was made in her memory and will be exhibited in Rio de Janeiro.

Learn more about the World Social Forum - 2018, Salvador.

 WSF official website - www.wsf2018.org 

World Social Forum - Salvador - 2018

The 13rd world social forum has started in Salvador, Brasil on March 13. About 60,000 people are expected to take part in the hundreds of activities happening simultaneously up to the 17th. We are sharing here our humanity, our certainty that another world is possible since we really desire and work for it. Information can be found on www.wsf2018.org

Today we were shocked with the news of the murder of a young feminist activist in Rio de Janeiro, the whole Forum is paying respects to Marielle Franco. We do not want this to be another crime without  investigation and punishment in Brasil.

http://www.okayafrica.com/marielle-franco-afro-brazilian-politician-targeted-assassination-rio/

http://amp.timeinc.net/time/5202587/brazil-marielle-franco-killed-protest

Resistance and Cultural Identity

https://www.lfnews.com.br/resistencia-e-identidade-cultural-marcam-a-abertura-do-forum-social-mundial-em-lauro-de-freitas/

World Assembly of Democracies took place on Pituaçu stadium.World Social Forum 2018, Salvador.
 It's a privilege to be here among so many people from all over the world, sharing the same dream of a world that aknowledges and respects the humanity in every single person as well as everybody's right to live with dignity, fraternity and peace. The world is bleeding because of injustice, greed, corruption, racism, war, violence against women and children, poverty, but we do believe a better world is possible, since we want it, since we care.

To watch the event
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10212017825501086&id=1237006832

Modern Times

This is what modern, educated and civilized people are doing to the planet. This video speaks for itself, thanks Rich Horner for sharing it with us. Food for thought in all schools of the world, specially in the countries who might have contributed to this and other forms of pollution, my country included.