Representatives of various social movements from BRICS countries will attend a two-day people's forum beginning in Goa tomorrow where they are likely to voice resistance against neo-liberalism. The people's forum will be held at Xavier Centre of Historical Research at Alto Porvorim, Goa, prior to the official BRICS summit in the state on October 15-16 in which heads of the member countries would participate. Groups from Goa along with other Indian organisations will jointly host the event which will include plenaries, self-organised workshops, cultural events and films," the organisers said. "The opening plenary will see Medha Patkar of the National Alliance for People's Movements (NAPM) and several other eminent leaders of social movements welcoming the gathering," the release said. The workshops will also look at alternatives built by social movements in BRICS countries as a counter to neo-liberalism.

Source: dna October 12, 2016 06:45 UTC