The Future of the Forum session was recorded by Kim Elliott at the 5th annual World Social Forum, held in Caracas in February 2006. Speakers included Marco Berlinguer, John Holloway, François Houtart, Francine Mestrum, Thomas Ponniah, Boaventura de Sousa Santos, Teivo Teivainen, Virginia Vargas and Hilary Wainwright.

The session was organized by the Network Institute for Global Democratization

For more commentary on the future of the World Social Forum, see:

http://www.yachana.org/research/dollarsandsense.pdf

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060306/blanding/2

http://www.forumsocialmundial.org.br