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Declaration of the Social Movements Assembly – World Social Forum 2015

Tunisia, Tunis, 27 March 2015 The people, united, will never be defeated! The Social Movements Assembly of the WSF 2015, Tunisia is the place where we come together through all our diversity, in order to forge a collective agenda to fight against capitalism, imperialism, patriarchy, racism and all forms of discrimination and oppression. We have...

UAWC participates in the World Social Forum in Tunis

Within Via Campesian's Activities UAWC participates in the World Social Forum in Tunis (Tunisia, Tunis, March 2015) The Union of Agricultural Work Committees represented Palestine and lead the Arab World delegation in La Via Campesina's activities within the World Social Forum (WSF) in Tunis. La Via Campesina delegation included representatives from France, Senegal, Brazil, Palestine,...

Invitation to the international day of peasants struggle on 17 April

(Germany, Eberswalde, April 15, 2015) La Via Campesina is the international movement which brings together millions of peasants, small and medium-size farmers, landless people, women farmers, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers from around the world. Every year on the 17 of April La Via Campesina calls out the international day of farmers struggle. On that day all around...

Farmers Fast Track Protest at Chicago Mercantile Exchange

(USA, Chicago, April 17, 2015) On International Day of Peasant Struggle, April 17, 2015, members of Family Farm Defenders and allies gathered to protest Fast Track and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in front of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. They see eliminating the Fast-Track trade authority as the way to stop the U.S. from signing on...