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v2 v3 1 1 The questions to answer: 2 2 3 A) What impact did the USSF process have on your organization or sector, or on organization's you affiliate 4 with that develop and/or support social movement building? What relationships did you develop that support 5 your work, sector or the building of our social movement? 3 A) What impact did the USSF process have on your organization or sector, or on organization's you affiliate with that develop and/or support social movement building? What relationships did you develop that support your work, sector or the building of our social movement? 6 4 7 B) What is your organization's political assessment of this current historical moment, and do you see a role 8 for the Social Forum process as a vehicle for supporting stronger social movement building, including 5 The impact was inestimable. We greatly enhanced our network, recruited at least a score of new members, 6 and broadened the discussion of the political issues we consider important and our response to them. Our work at USSF drove our entry into World Social Forum work which links to our other International work. 7 8 Among the most important outcomes was the many relationships we developed on the NPC and its related work groups. This draws the map for a lot of the work we've been doing currently in MF/PL. 9 10 11 B) What is your organization's political assessment of this current historical moment, and do you see a role for the Social Forum process as a vehicle for supporting stronger social movement building, including 9 12 grassroots organizing? Please include your assessment of the primary issues our social movement faces 10 13 externally and internally as well as the most vibrant social movements of this moment (i.e., fronts of struggle). 14 15 We see the entire world in obvious forward motion and have always believed that the Internet is proof of this forward motion as a community or movement created by humanity. The economic crisis has bankrupted the social and political structures that run the world and gives humanity an ultimatum to either move forward or face greater crisis. The human race is responding through several strategic reactions. 16 17 11 18 12 19 C) The 2007 and 2010 USSF brought many attendees, some for the first time and others to a more in-depth