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Video: At the FAO panel on Family Farms, La Via Campesina fiercely defends peasant farms
“How is it that despite all the efforts made, in the 20th century in particular, to marginalize peasant farmers, despite all the land grabs, despite the huge public subsidies paid to industrial agriculture, despite the free trade agreements, despite the standards written by and for…
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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 23 years ago on Apr. 17 People’s movements, unions, and federations of rural workers are organizing a number of protests this month to demand public policies for rural areas. The demonstrations are dubbed “Red April”…
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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.
Struggles for food sovereignty in the context of global hunger
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other Rural Workers – Explained!