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Depth of Field: Films Showcasing Food Systems that Benefit the People and the Land | Canada
Depth of Field is a series of 40 short documentaries produced and presented by the National Farmers Union (Canada) and March Forth Creative. These films highlight Canadian farmers and farm workers, focusing on their sustainable farming practices both on and off the land. Featuring topics…
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Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity! We are moving towards a just and decentralized food system for all, recognizing peoples’ needs, respecting nature, putting people before profit and resisting corporate capture.
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EU’s trade policy clashes with sustainability and food sovereignty ambitions
This article by Sofia Sanchez Manzanaro was first published on Euractiv on 5 July. The EU should control agricultural prices and abandon its policy of free trade agreements (FTA), including the long-stalled trade deal with Mercosur, a representative of the farmers’ organisation European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC), told Euractiv in…
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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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