Parallel to the VII Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the creation of the Celac Social was formalized, a space integrated by more than 300 political, social and trade union organizations of Latin America and the Caribbean, in which the São Paulo Forum and its Executive Secretary, the Brazilian Monica Valente, actively participated.Valente granted this collaborative interview to the Forum on Communication for the Integration of Our America (FCINA).