[August 30, 2004]
The future of culture in a non-hegemonic world

[August 23, 2004]
Check where you can collect your Certificate of participaion of the WCF

[August 23, 2004]
Abdias do Nascimento was paid homage to at the World Cultural Forum

[August 16, 2004]
Culture and development in a globalized world

[August 02, 2004]
Learn more about the Indígenous presence at the World Cultural Forum

[July 28, 2004]
Media and Culture: Criteria, Choices and Agendas

[July 28, 2004]
Art and Education were some of the themes of the WCF

[July 23, 2004]
The change of cultural markets

[July 21, 2004]
STV shows highlights of the World Cultural Forum

[July 21, 2004]
IV Meeting of Traditional Cultures of Chapada Dos Veadeiros

[July 21, 2004]
STV shows highlights of the World Cultural Forum

[July 19, 2004]
The Ideas and Opportunities Fair was one of the main highlights of the WCF

[July 13, 2004]
Authorial Rights and Piracy- The crisis in the music industry

[July 1, 2004]
Declaration of São Paulo

[July 1, 2004]
Authorities officially open the World Cultural Fórum at the Municipal Theatre

[July 1, 2004]
First meeting of Ministers of Culture during the World Cultural Forum

[June 30, 2004]
The role of Culture and Art in development programmes

[June 21, 2004]
The biggest city in Latin América hosts the WCF

[June 21, 2004]
Sunday at the Park: Manu Chao and Gilberto Gil open the first night of shows of the WCF

[June 17, 2004]
Lobão talks about Artist Responsibilities and presents an acustic show at the Regional Cultural Policies Forum in Rio Claro

[June 6, 2004]
“Culture is the Mother” is the theme of the III Regional Cultural Policies Forum in Rio Claro

[May 24, 2004]
Cultural Brazilian Forum collects proposals from all over the country and points out to new perspectives

[May 24, 2004]
Danilo Santos de Miranda arrived recently from Barcelona. He speaks about his participation in the Cultural Universal Forum and points out his expectations on the Global Cultural Forum, to take place next June in São Paulo.

[May 17, 2004]
Brazilian Cultural Forum from Rio de Janeiro

[May 17, 2004]
São Paulo debates its complex cultural diversity.

[May 7, 2004]
Brazilian Culture invades Barcelona during 141 Forum days

[May 4, 2004]
Barcelona Pre Forum receives SESC and GCF Director

[May 4, 2004]
Rio de Janeiro Regional Seminar

[May 4, 2004]
Center West States wish joined cultural actions

[May 3, 2004]
Paris São Paulo 450 years Colloquy starts today

[May 3, 2004]
Government starts discussions about Global Cultural Forum

[May 3, 2004]
Culture in Central Brazil: debates and speeches starting today

[April 27, 2004]
This Tuesday, at 6:30pm, the Institute "Pólis" and the "Ágora" offer a seminar and a launch party for a new book. This is an event associated to the International Cultural Forum.

[April 27, 2004]
The Seminar of the Cono Sur, in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, held on April 18 and 21, showed propositions that will be included in the preparatory documents to the International Cultural Forum

[April 7, 2004]
The Seminar of the South-East Region starts tomorrow. Check the program.

[April 28, 2004]
II Latin American Thematic Forum, Colombia

[May, 2004]
Seminar of the Centre-West

[April 28, 2004]
Cultural Forum of the State of Bahia starts on Wednesday (28)

[22|03|04]
North Region formalizes Council for the WCF

[April 28, 2004]
II Latin American Thematic Forum, Colombia

Specialists on culture, communication, art, economy and politics meet in Manizales, Colombia, from April 28 to April 30, 2004, during the II Latin American Thematic Forum. Among the participants from different Latin American countries, many culture scholars, communication theorists, sociologists, administrators and people in charge of culture on the continent, all determined to consider and discuss different topics. Among the topics: Citizenship, Democracy and Social Dialog in Latin America, and Models of Modernity in Latin America.

This event aims to socialize experiences, discuss perspectives and suggest initiatives in the sphere of Latin American culture, as well as to analyze the role of culture in the development of economy, in the creation of new educational parameters, in the resolution of conflicts and in the peaceful coexistence of different cultures. The results of the discussions will be sent to the International Cultural Forum in São Paulo.

Check II Latin American Thematic Forum Agenda

Wednesday, April 28

9am. Inaugural ceremony
Dr. Ana Milena Escobar Araujo - CAB Executive Secretary
Dr. Néstor Eugenio Ramírez Cardona -Mayor of Manizales
Dieter Jaenicke - Executive Director of the International Cultural Forum

10am. Citizenship, democracy and social dialog in Latin America
Jesús Martin Barbero [Colombia]

11am. Culture, democracy and the young
José Manuel Valenzuela [Mexico]
Jorge Blandón [Colombia]
Adriana Urrea [Colombia]
Sonia Campos [Colombia]
Moderator: Octavio Escobar Giraldo

2pm. Culture, conflicts and forms of coexistence
Guillermo Sunkel [Chile]
Alonso Salazar [Colombia]
Moderator: José Manuel Valenzuela

5pm. Identities
Paulo de Azevedo [Brazil]
Armando Silva [Colombia]
Fabio Rincón [Colombia]
Moderator: Gerardo Andrade

7pm. Cocktail

Thursday, April 29

9am. Models of Modernity in Latin America
Manuel Antonio Garretón [Chile]

10am. The society of knowledge in Latin America
Fernando Villafuerte [Peru]
Felipe César Londoño [Colombia]
Iliana Hernández [Colombia]
Moderator: Octavio Arbeláez

2pm. Cultural Integration, processes and ideologies
Pedro Henriquez [Chile]
Germán Rey [Colombia]
Rubén Vélez Nuñez [Ecuador]
Ana Mercedes Botero [Venezuela]
Nitis Jacon [Brazil]
Julio Velarde Florez [Peru]
Moderator: Daniel Michaels

7pm. Cultural Program
"Latinoamérica": guitar recital
Maestro Jorge González
Room Banco da República

Friday, April 30

9am. International Cultural Forum
Dieter Jaenicke
Octavio Arbeláez Tobón
Videoconference
Danilo Santos
Ruy Cezar
Paulo Miguez
Walter Roberto Malta

12h. Closing



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