La Via Campesina & UAWC: Solidarity Letters to University Students Opposing the Genocide in Gaza
Bagnolet, July 08, 2024
On behalf of La Via Campesina, an international movement of millions of peasants, the landless, rural women and youth, indigenous people, migrants and agricultural workers worldwide, championing social justice and peasant agroecology, we extend our unwavering and profound solidarity with your courageous and revolutionary actions to stand firm against the war and crimes that the world is witnessing.
We wholeheartedly salute your revolutionary spirit that seeks justice and freedom, and contributes to the global struggle for a better future for humanity, where the right to a decent life, justice, freedom, sovereignty, and diversity are guaranteed for all.
Thank you for your unwavering support. Together we will continue to plant hope for the present and future of Palestine and all humanity. Below are specific letters.
La Via Campesina together with the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), a Palestinian member organization, we extend our unwavering and profound solidarity with the Columbia University and Sheffield University students for your courageous and revolutionary actions. Your unwavering commitment and principled solidarity, alongside your joint struggle, assure us that the liberation movement transcends borders and grows stronger. La Via Campesina wholeheartedly supports you. Your stand with us fuels our resistance and fortifies our resolve. Together, in spirit and struggle, we stand united.
Thank you for your relentless support. Together, we will continue the struggle for justice, freedom, and dignity.
To Columbia University Students
To the Students of the Sheffield Encampment for Gaza and Sheffield Campus Coalition for Palestine
La Via Campesina also salutes with great pride and gratitude all university students committed to justice in Palestine, who stand firm and determined with force and conviction in this historical moment of the struggle of a population that has endured decades of occupation, oppression, and discrimination; including;
Amsterdam University Students
Students of Ghent University
Students of Oxford University
Students of Cambridge University
Students of the Free University of Berlin
Students of the University of Valencia
In this moment, we bear witness to the most abhorrent acts of colonialism, desecrating all international laws and policies that guarantee human rights to a decent life, freedom, and self-determination. We are all witnesses to the most horrific attacks, leaving indelible scars on human memory. From the ruthless killing of children and women, to the forced displacement and exile of people, to the relentless use of all methods of war against a colonized people, culminating in their extermination on their own land.
The use of food as a weapon of war has turned Gaza into a severe famine zone. Hence, we call upon everyone to join the struggle and unite in solidarity, amplifying our voices louder than ever before to attain justice for Palestine. We also encourage you to read our recent declaration that explains the needs of this moment in Gaza. Click here.