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17 April 2022 – International Day of Peasant Struggles

17 April is the International Day of Peasant Struggles, commemorated by La Via Campesina every year to remember the Eldorado do Carajás massacre in 1996 and highlight the continued criminalisation, oppression and repression of peasants, workers, and indigenous people communities worldwide. This year also marks a special milestone in the life of La Via Campesina. We are...

International Day of Peasant Struggles

  #17April – "Build Solidarity! Enough with the genocide, evictions and violence!"  On April 17, the International Day of Peasant Struggles, brings us together to commemorate the Eldorado do Carajás massacre in 1996 and to struggle for social justice and dignity. Following our 8th international conference in December 2023, we, peasants, youth, women, men, and...