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8th International Conference of La Via Campesina: An overview of the Global Political Context
On the afternoon of Sunday, December 3rd, La Via Campesina representatives from every continent and Palestine offered critical analyses of their regional contexts, drawing connections between the climate crisis, migration, and political instability. This is a critical component of building and advancing a global movement…
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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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India: Thousands of farmers reach Delhi protesting government apathy
Farmers affiliated to the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) flagged off the ‘Kisan Kranti Yatra’ on September 23 from Haridwar’s Baba Tikait Ghat, named after the legendary leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, who established the BKU in western UP. The march comes 30 years after farmers led by Tikait famously brought Delhi…
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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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