From www.fsm2016.org - April 6, 2015 5:24 AM

Today, March 29th 2015, it was decided that Montreal would be hosting the next World Social Forum taking place in August 2016. Following a meeting that took place during the 2015 World Social Forum (WSF) in Tunis, the International Council officially confirmed that the next global civil society meeting for an alternative world would be held in Montreal. According to Chico Whitaker, a founding member of the WSFs, “this first Northern World Social Forum is a historical opportunity for us to revitalize global social struggles; and all of this will be carried out by the passion and idealism of Quebec’s youth!”