Blogging the WSF

New York, USA, Jan 19 - Aside from reading this blog, The NewStandard Staff has been monitoring some other reports about this year's World Social Forum. We though we'd highlight a few interesting movement criticisms of the WSF organizing we've come across.

There's been some controversy surrounding a lack of attention to disability issues at WSF 2004. This story in the Hindustan Times summarizes a major gripe. Here's a better, if somewhat patronizing, article on the topic.

IndyMedia India has a ton of coverage on the WSF in general. It is prominently displaynig a short series of "anti-WSF" pieces, mostly by authoritarian communists who seem upset about not getting their way. Here's a better summary of the "anti-WSF Momentum"

The CMAQ (Quebec IndyMedia) has a very interesting article about everyday Brazilians' relationship to the first WSF to be held outside of Brazil.