In Porto Alegre, Civil society representatives want to show world and business leaders meeting in Davos that "another world is possible" through participative democracy

100,000 representatives from civil society and social movements, sympathetic political leaders and academics from 126 Countries, converged in Porto Alegre, Brazil, to demonstrate that there are alternatives to globalization.

Participants attending the third World Social Forum, January 23-28th, 2003, titled "Another World is Possible", participated in lectures, workshops and seminars focusing on subjects like poverty and participative democracy and discussed themes related to wealth production, access to wealth and sustainability, role of civil society, political power and ethics.

The World Social Forum is organized as an alternative to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, January 23-28th, where world leaders, politicians and business leaders, academics and campaigners meet annually to discuss global, regional and industry issues facing society. This year discussions focused on corporate challenges, global economics, global governance, security and geopolitics, and values within the theme of "Building Trust".