2002 World Social Forum
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The 2002 World Social Forum was a major international gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternatives to neoliberal globalization, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 2002 World Social Forum canonical | 1 |
| World Social Forum 2002 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5117055 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 2002 World Social Forum Context triple: [Porto Alegre, hostedEvent, 2002 World Social Forum]
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World Social Forum 2001
World Social Forum 2001 was the inaugural global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, organized as a counterpoint to the World Economic Forum and focused on promoting alternative models of globalization and social justice.
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B.
World Social Forum 2005
World Social Forum 2005 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternative approaches to neoliberal globalization and social justice.
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C.
World Social Forum 2007
World Social Forum 2007 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists focused on alternatives to neoliberal globalization and social justice issues.
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D.
World Social Forum 2009
World Social Forum 2009 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternatives to neoliberal globalization and promoting social, economic, and environmental justice.
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E.
World Social Forum 2011
World Social Forum 2011 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists focused on social justice and alternative globalization, held in Dakar, Senegal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2002 World Social Forum Target entity description: The 2002 World Social Forum was a major international gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternatives to neoliberal globalization, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
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A.
World Social Forum 2001
World Social Forum 2001 was the inaugural global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists in Porto Alegre, Brazil, organized as a counterpoint to the World Economic Forum and focused on promoting alternative models of globalization and social justice.
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B.
World Social Forum 2005
World Social Forum 2005 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternative approaches to neoliberal globalization and social justice.
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C.
World Social Forum 2007
World Social Forum 2007 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists focused on alternatives to neoliberal globalization and social justice issues.
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D.
World Social Forum 2009
World Social Forum 2009 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternatives to neoliberal globalization and promoting social, economic, and environmental justice.
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E.
World Social Forum 2011
World Social Forum 2011 was a major global gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists focused on social justice and alternative globalization, held in Dakar, Senegal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World Social Forum
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alter-globalization event ⓘ international conference ⓘ political gathering ⓘ |
| aim |
to build networks among global social movements
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to develop alternatives to neoliberal economic policies ⓘ to promote participatory democracy and social justice ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| endTime | 2002-02-05 ⓘ |
| focus |
alternatives to neoliberal globalization
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economic justice ⓘ environmental sustainability ⓘ gender equality ⓘ global justice movement ⓘ human rights ⓘ indigenous rights ⓘ labor rights ⓘ participatory democracy ⓘ peace and anti-war activism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| followedBy | 2003 World Social Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 2001 World Social Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
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English ⓘ French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Japanese ⓘ Portuguese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Another world is possible ⓘ |
| hasName | 2002 World Social Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
cultural events
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marches and demonstrations ⓘ plenary sessions ⓘ seminars ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| hostCity | Porto Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostCountry | Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostState | Rio Grande do Sul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology |
alter-globalization
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anti-neoliberalism ⓘ left-wing politics ⓘ progressivism ⓘ |
| inception | 2002 ⓘ |
| location | Porto Alegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | global justice movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposes |
World Economic Forum in Davos
NERFINISHED
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neoliberal globalization ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
Brazilian social movements
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World Social Forum International Council NERFINISHED ⓘ faith-based organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ trade unions ⓘ |
| participantType |
NGOs
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academics ⓘ activists ⓘ environmentalists ⓘ human rights defenders ⓘ indigenous leaders ⓘ social movements ⓘ trade unionists ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | World Social Forum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major international gathering of social movements and NGOs ⓘ |
| startTime | 2002-01-31 ⓘ |
| theme | Another world is possible ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 2002 World Social Forum Description of subject: The 2002 World Social Forum was a major international gathering of social movements, NGOs, and activists advocating alternatives to neoliberal globalization, held in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Referenced by (2)
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World Social Forum 2002