An aerial view of Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia.
(Ref. WCC Feature of 19 January 2004)
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Photos from the fourth World Social Forum
Mumbai, India
16-21 January 2004

High-resolution versions of these photos by Binu Alex are available free of charge for use with articles on the WCC at Mumbai.

Thousands of businesses flourish in Dharavi. Selling
earthern lamps is one of them. While these lamps
bring light to thousands of people Diwali, the festival of
lights, those who make the lamps remain in darkness.

(Ref. WCC Feature of 19 January 2004)
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The impact of globalization, a major theme at the Mumbai WSF
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A drama denouncing globalization being enacted before a WSF seminar at the International Youth Centre
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If another world is possible, so too is an alternative demonstration!
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One of the dirty lanes in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum.
(Ref. WCC Feature of 19 January 2004)
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Dalits from the National Conference of Dalit Organizations (NACDOR) at the World Social Forum light lamps, demanding dignity
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A demonstration against imperialism at the WSF.
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Literature on Islam, the Quran and human rights on display side by side at the Mumbai Forum
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