Mumbai WSF and anti-globalisation

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Dear Forum,

I am not so sure what anti-globalisation means in the context of WSF. I saw

an article here in a Hyderabad newspaper yesterday about it being nothing

but a talk shop of political correctness, drumming and anti-globalisation

sloganising. This was not my experience at the WSF. I heard a great deal of

interesting and reasoned argument and analysis. For me the Rainbow Alliance

session was an important, innovative and moving scene of an emerging

coalition of gays, lesbians, sex workers and hijras.

In my short presentation on HIV prevention programming and sex work I praised

the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and contrasted its' enlightened approach

with the retrograde policies of the USA, the UN, bilateral and multilateral

donors and national governments.

There was no adverse reation or sloganising about Gates and many people asked

insightful questions.

Congratulations India. It was excellent.

Cheryl Overs

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