First published by Peoples Dispatch on April 4, 2020 The movement has criticized the approach… Read more →
In the Media
Venezuela: Farmers Resist Economic Blockade by Increasing Food Production
Due to the illegal sanctions imposed on the country by the United States (U.S.) and… Read more →
1st anniversary of the Peasants’ Rights Declaration: Joint statement by UN human rights experts*
The need to take steps to implement the UN Declaration on the rights of peasants… Read more →
A producers’ collective in South India is making news!
Nestled in the Malai Mahadeshwar hills of Karnataka, India, Soligas are one of India’s most… Read more →
In 2003, a Farmer Killed Himself to Protest Globalization. Little Has Changed
Lee’s calls to “keep agriculture out of the WTO” became a rallying cry for groups… Read more →
The globalisation of border control and peoples’ resistance
Anonymous, unidentified bodies. At best, flows that must be “managed”; at worst, “human flesh”. But… Read more →
17 April: Brazilian peasants organize protests to demand land reform and social justice
Demonstrations will honor the 19 victims of the Carajás Massacre, killed by the military police… Read more →
Embracing Grassroots Feminism
Feminism is inherently political and must not be viewed in isolation from other structural inequalities,… Read more →
Why the world is worried about this new biotechnology
This article by Richard Mahapatra first appeared on DownToEarth on 29 November 2018 With just… Read more →
“Resist patriarchy, resist capitalism”, proclaims global peasant women’s meeting in Sri Lanka
This article by Tanya and Vysakh, first appeared on People’s Dispatch on 23 November Global… Read more →
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Our events
APRIL 17, 2020: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEASANTS’ STRUGGLE
On April 17, 1996, members of the Landless Workers‘ Movement MST were shot dead by… Read more →