From May 29 to June 1, 2025, Montreal will host the very first edition of the World Social Forum of Intersections (WSIF), a major event that will bring together more than 400 groups from Quebec and around the world and nearly 3,000 participants in a space that allows for the sharing of perspectives, knowledge, and interactions to foster systemic change. Together, they will take part in dozens of activities—workshops, conferences, public forums, artistic performances—inviting the convergence of hope and action on the major issues of our time: social justice, climate, equality, democracy, human rights, and many others.
The main objective of the World Social Forum of Intersections is to encourage systemic changes, thanks to the intersections of perspectives, knowledge and hopes. It thus aims to break down barriers between action environments, cultures and practices, while creating intergenerational and transnational connections, from the local to the global.
The WSIF 2025 is part of the dynamics of the World Social Forum (WSF) , the largest gathering of global civil society created in 2001 in Brazil. The latter brings together, at each edition, thousands of participants around hundreds of activities (workshops, conferences, artistic performances, etc.) focused on various themes such as social development, the solidarity economy, human rights and the environment.
The 2025 FSMI is an important moment of mobilization for the next World Social Forum which will take place in Cotonou, Benin, in January 2026.
In an era marked by growing extremism, exacerbated social inequalities and an unprecedented ecological crisis, the FSMI offers a space for articulation . It aims to bring together those who are taking action to build sustainable and supportive alternatives.
We need places to exchange perspectives, share knowledge, and strengthen our actions. The FSMI is a call for hope and solidarity, to unite the strength of local initiatives with the ambition of essential global change.
To participates in the online activities visit the website: https://intersectionsglobal.net
