USSF Working Groups

The USSF Working Groups and Regional Committees are always in need of helping hands.

If you are interested in helping to build the US Social Forum, please contact them through the links below.

The USSF Working Groups

Communication - Develop and implement multi media technology plan
- Implement an internal communication plan
- Develop external communication strategies
The Information and Communications Technology sub committee is responsible for developing the technology to drive this work.

Program - Develop the deeper thinking that guides the process as expressed through the daily proceedings such as themes, crosscutting struggles, flow of proceeding.
- Develop materials and process for the Call for Program Proposals
- Work closely with Logistics and Culture

Culture - Develop a plan for the multiple ways culture will be infused into the proceedings
- Work closely with the program working group to develop, organize, fundraise for, and ensure participation from a diverse mix of cultural workers
- Program culture activities in and around the USSF sites

Resource Mobilization - Develop long term fundraising plans that includes ways to secure and organize resources including people, in-kind donations, organizational support, and registration

Outreach - Seek out, develop, network, and engage organizations and sectors in order to connect them to the movement building work and the USSF process

Youth - Ensure youth participate at all planning levels
- Develop tools for youth recruitment
- Assist youth groups develop their issues
- Host youth tent at the USSF

Women - Develop a national plan around fundraising, logistics, actions, & outreach to women in U.S. and abroad
- Insure the full participation of women and girls throughout the USSF

Logistics - Address local and national logistical issues
- Develop local infrastructure for the proceedings, this includes site from all programs, volunteers recruitment and coordination, national and local transportation, sanitation, event planning, security, housing, materials for the proceedings
- Work closely with Program and Culture Working Groups

Language Access (Translation and Interpretation)