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Tuesday, 29 January 2008 15:07 |
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People's Movement Against Neocolonialism-Imperialism "Another Indonesia is Possible: Indonesia Without Neoliberalism"
 (Jakarta, January 28) A coalition of Indonesian social movements march in Jakarta in 26 January, 2008 as part of the International Global Day of Action coordinated by the World Social Forum in order to confront the neoliberal World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland.
The action itself mainly consisted of around 800 women and men from coalition of workers union, fisher folks, peasant, women, environmentalist and youth. People are oppressed by current economic policies that put land, water and sea under the control of transnational companies and that undermine workers rights. Protesters raise key national issues such as the rejection to new investment law (UU No. 25/2007), import and liberalisation of food products are killing peasants, labour law, global warming and anti-debt. They march around 2 kilometers from Thamrin to Presidential Palace. |
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Wednesday, 24 September 2008 02:39 |
Real World Radio
The large international peasant network, Via Campesina, with presence in all the continents, has had a strong participation at the European Social Forum in Malmö, Sweden, as it has so far done in all the international meetings where it has coordinated with other social networks as part of their struggle for justice and food sovereignty.
Members of La Via Campesina from different countries participated on Saturday in direct actions against agrofuels in gas stations of Stat Oil corporation (from Norway) and British-Dutch corporation Shell in Malmö. They also participated in a massive demonstration that gathered 15,000 people who marched nearly ten kilometers for over three hours, in what has so far been the most important event of the European Social Forum.
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Friday, 14 November 2008 01:09 |
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October 17, 2008
La Paz, Bolivia
Sisters and Brothers
International Conference of the Via Campesina
Maputo, Mozambique Sisters and brothers: The innumerable activities that I now have as President of Bolivia prevent me from being with you, as is my constant desire. Whenever I am informed about your activities, meetings, workshops and conferences I am filled with nostalgia because as a founder of Via Campesina I would like to be with you debating the problems that we have as a sector. |
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Sunday, 26 October 2008 23:06 |
Peasant Agriculture and Food Sovereignty are Solutions to the Global CrisisMaputo, Mozambique, October 19-22, 2008
The entire world is in crisis, a crisis with multiple dimensions. There is a food crisis, an energy crisis, a climate crisis and a financial crisis. The solutions put forth by Power – more free trade, more GMOs, etc. – purposefully ignore the fact that the crisis is a product of the capitalist system and of neoliberalism, and they will only worsen its impacts. To find real solutions we need to look toward Food Sovereignty as put forth by La Via Campesina.
How did we get to this state of crisis?
In recent decades we have witnessed the advance of finance capital and transnational corporations (TNCs) across all aspects of agriculture and the global food system. From the privatization of seeds and the sale of pesticides, to buying the harvests, processing the food, transporting and distributing it, all the way to retail sale to consumers, everything is controlled by a handful of corporations. Food has gone from being a right of all people, to being just another commodity. Our diets are being homogenized, with food that is bad for you, is priced out of the reach of most people, and makes us lose the culinary traditions of our peoples. |
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Tuesday, 28 April 2009 08:37 |
A proposal for a workshop at the Asian People's Movement Against ADB by La Via Campesina, GERAK LAWAN (Indonesian People's Movement Against Neocolonialism-Imperialism), Land Research and Action Network, Focus on the Global South
Bali, May 3, 2009 (Room and exact time are to be announced)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) is a Multilateral Development Bank that aiming to reduce poverty and encourage development in Asia Pacific region. ADB provide financial assistance (through grant and low-interest long term loans) and professional advices to the economic and social development activities for developing countries. The ADB has 67 member countries, 19 of which is a donor countries. Its primary financial backers are United States and Japan. |
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