2010 US Social Forum
The 2010 US Social Forum took place in Detroit, Michigan from the June 22–26 in the North Goldberg area. More than 20,000 people attended. Detroit was chosen in part because of its activism in community building because of lack of social support from the federal government, leading to its partial divestment from the US government. Organizers hoped that half of the 15,000 participants they had predicted would be from the Midwest.
Organizers planned on supporting and beautifying the neighborhood. Thousands of bicycles used during the forum were to be donated to the residents afterward. Some attendees bought vacant homes that were donated to a local organization after the Forum. Supporters of the Forum were encouraged to create Peoples Movement Assemblies in their own communities.
Activists at the gathering participated in more than 1,000 self-organized workshops. One of the most well attended events was a conversation between Grace Lee Boggs and Immanuel Wallerstein. Thousands of Social Forum participants marched to occupy Chase Bank Detroit headquarters, resulting in a national Chase Bank official speaking with church leaders in Detroit about foreclosures.
Progressive religious groups played a larger role in the 2010 US Social Forum than at the 2007 event.
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