(October 5, 2017 – Ottawa) – The federal government has mandated the Minister of Agriculture to… Read more →
Food Sovereignty
Starved of Justice and Sovereignty, Social Movements Fight for Way Out of Global Food Crisis
By Heather Gies First published by Toward Freedom on September 29, 2017 Tackling problems underlying the… Read more →
CETA the Wrong Deal for People says National Farmers Union
(September 21, 2017 – Saskatoon) – Major portions of the Canada-European Union Comprehensive Economic and… Read more →
‘Serikat Petani Indonesia’ encourages peasant communities to take full control of their food systems through peasant cooperatives
“For people’s stomach to be filled, people’s sovereignty must be upheld. People go hungry not… Read more →
Transforming Society as Capitalism Crumbles: Lessons from Brazil’s Peasant Movement
(This article originally appeared in InTheseTimes on 14 September 2017). by Rafael Soriano and Débora Nunes… Read more →
La Via Campesina calls for a Global Week of Action against the WTO and FTAs as the 11th Ministerial Conference draw closer
September 10, The International Day of Action against WTO and FTAs Today, La Via Campesina… Read more →
Southern Africa: Communities and activists expose corporate abuse at the Permanent People´s Tribunal
When Helena Terra heard that ProSavana, a giant agribusiness project proposed for northern Mozambique would… Read more →
Olive Harvest Campaign 2017 Announcement: “Continuing on with our Farmers’ steadfastness”
Be a Palestinian farmer for a week or more this October It is no new… Read more →
“Our idea of food sovereignty is based on a framework of solidarity and support for each other – not hatred”
Twenty four years ago,in Mons Belgium, a group of small farmers – who were members… Read more →
Fifth International Women’s Assembly: With feminism and food sovereignty we will change the world!
18 July 2017: The Vth International Women’s Assembly of La Via Campesina began yesterday and… Read more →
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Our events
08 March: International Women’s Day 2019
On this day, we, the women of La Via Campesina – peasants, indigenous women, Afro-descendants,… Read more →