ABSTRACT
In this contribution, we look at waste management techniques at the Dakar 2011 World Social Forum and the different tactics deployed to preserve the façade of a clean, environmentally conscious, and organized transnational alter-global gathering. By using a theatrical metaphor, we take into account the way in which organizers of the Dakar WSF have attempted to present this international alter-global event to activists, media and other participants, the ways in which they have tried to guide and control the impression formed on the event, and the types of activities and techniques employed to sustain their performance before participants.
