The February News Wrap includes alerts and updates from LVC members worldwide, featuring news on a new research report about BPOC peasant experiences, and more!
Call to Action | 08 March 2023 – International Working Women’s Day | La Via Campesina
By rebelling, we sow popular peasant feminism, build food sovereignty, and organize against crises and violence! Join and follow us on social media using hashtags such as #WomenInStruggle, #FoodSovereigntyNOW, #8ConfLVC, and #8M23.
South Korean Government must immediately release Ko Chang-geon of the Korean Peasant League!
La Via Campesina, along with Korean peasants, laborers, rural workers, and other social movements, demands the immediate release of Ko Chang-geon and strongly rejects the repression of peasant movement leaders.
Pakistan: Peasants protest hike in oil prices
Farmers held a protest on Thursday (16 February) against the increase in the prices of petroleum products and the sales tax rate on farm inputs, fearing it will enhance their cost of production.
Canada: National Farmers’ Union (NFU) to film 40 sustainable farms
‘Depth of Field’ will connect Canadians with a diversity of farmers who are playing a key role in the solution to the climate crisis. The NFU will share the films online and via local screenings.
Earthquake in Syria & Turkey: La Via Campesina extends solidarity to affected communities
Urgent attention is needed to restore basic supplies such as food and animal feed, and to ensure the survival and food sovereignty of the affected communities.
Press Release | Peru: Referral to the UN mechanisms about the human rights violations and repression of social protest
In light of the massive human rights violations and the worrying political and social crisis in Peru, our organisations have filed a complaint with various UN human rights mechanisms.
The Historical Role of the Women of La Via Campesina in the Current Crisis
Within the neoliberal capitalist system, women are affected not only by labor division per gender and race, but also by free trade agreements, mining, GMOs, wars, and other domination tools.
ECVC : Solidarity with the people of Turkey and Syria
The suffering is made worse in remote rural villages where the situation is critical. Earthquakes are a natural phenomenon, but what transforms a natural phenomenon into a disaster is inappropriate political decisions.
2023 | January News Wrap: Updates from La Via Campesina Members Worldwide!
The latest issue of La Via Campesina’s monthly news wrap is out! This month’s edition warns of growing repression against social movements and highlights initiatives by members of the global peasant movement to promote food sovereignty.
Europe: Working and Learning Conditions of Young Agricultural Workers | Report
This report assesses the working and learning conditions of young agricultural workers in Europe, including working hours, fees, contracts and more.
EU-MERCOSUR FTA violates peasants’ rights and climate commitments
Numerous organisations, small- and medium-scale farmers from Europe and South America have condemned the EU-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement as undemocratic and a violation of peasants’ rights.
Dominican Republic | Video: CLOC-Via Campesina XVII Continental Youth Camp
The activity took place from 25 to 28 August in the municipality of Peralta, in the Dominican Republic, to celebrate the XVII Youth Camp of the Latin American Coordination of CLOC-Via Campesina.
Call to Support Migrant Workers Threatened With Eviction in El Walili (Níjar, Spain)
El Wallili is the biggest chabola in the municipality of Níjar, with more than 500 people living there. Most residents are migrant farmworkers. It was established 15 years ago and is located in a strategic site between the greenhouses where they work.
Global Forum for Food and Agriculture: La Via Campesina defends seed diversity, calls for stricter regulation of genetic engineering
A delegation of young peasant leaders from La Via Campesina attended the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture held in Berlin between 18-21 January 2023.
UNDROP Thematic Booklet No. 4: “Peasants as Political Subjects” – Now Available
This final booklet in the series – peasants as political subjects – brings us to the core purpose of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP).
Germany : La Via Campesina at the Young Farmers Forum in Berlin
This forum is part of the “Global Forum for Food and Agriculture” (GFFA), an international conference on global food systems organized by the German Ministry for Food and Agriculture.
Germany : Statement of Young Farmers at the 2023 Global Forum for Food and Agriculture
The following statement is the outcome of the Young Farmers Forum (YFF), of which La… Read more →
Peru: We request the intervention of UN human rights protection mechanisms
(January 17, 2023) The Latin American Coordination of Rural Organizations CLOC – Via Campesina, expresses… Read more →
Haiti: Call for international solidarity in the face of foreign interference
We, La Via Campesina and its grassroots organizations in Haiti are engaged in the struggle… Read more →
