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Haiti: We continue to fight and work tirelessly for Haiti to regain its food and national sovereignty
La Via Campesina Haiti: April 17, Press Release The date of April 17th is the day that La Via Campesina (LVC) has dedicated as the International Day of Peasant Struggles. LVC chose this day in memory of the 21 peasants, members of the MST (Landless…
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La Via Campesina and the Need for Translocal Peasant Solidarity
In an online essay published by the Cambridge University Press Tomaso Ferrando and Elizabeth Mpofu (peasant leader from ZIMSOFF and ex-general coordinator of La Via Campesina) explores how the lives of peasants are strongly interconnected with their territories, economies, and local institutions.They note that beyond these interconnections, they have been…
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International Day of Peasant Struggles
On April 17th La Via Campesina reaffirmed its solidarity and its firm opposition to all violations of human and peasant rights. We continue our struggle against neo-colonialism, patriarchy and capitalism. We are unwaveringly committed to a just transition to peasant agroecology as a fundamental part of achieving climate justice. These are the fundamental principles we promote in our global struggle for Food Sovereignty.
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