The struggle for justice and dignity is significant as we celebrate the Day of Peasant Struggle on April 17. On this day, La Via Campesina reaffirms the central elements for a political project to ensure a future for humanity.
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17 April – International Day of Peasant Struggles | Call to Action
The International Day of Peasant Struggles is commemorated by La Via Campesina every year on 17 April to remember the Eldorado do Carajás massacre in 1996. On this day, we also highlight and denounce the continued criminalization, oppression, and repression of peasants worldwide.
Food Sovereignty, a Manifesto for the Future of Our Planet | La Via Campesina
Food Sovereignty is a philosophy of life. It offers a vision for our collective future, and defines the principles around which we organize our daily living and co-exist with Mother Earth.
Report of the VII International Conference of La Via Campesina
The report from the VII International Conference of La Via Campesina that took place in… Read more →
29 new members accepted into La Via Campesina during the 7th Conference
(Harare, October 3, 2017) During the VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina, held in… Read more →
Agroecology is not just about how we work with the land, but also about how we work with each other as people: Peasant youth of La Via Campesina
Earlier this summer La Via Campesina celebrated its VIIth International Conference in Derio, Basque Country,… Read more →
La Via Campesina peasants initiate debate on gender and sexual orientation diversity in the movement
For the first time in the history of La Via Campesina, LGBTI*[1] individuals and sympathizers… Read more →
Summary of Solidarity Statements and Motions at the VII International Conference of La Via Campesina
A compilation of several solidarity statements that were issued and motions that were made at… Read more →
Global Peasant Movement Assesses and Responds to a Heated Political Moment
28 July: Four years ago, La Vía Campesina brought its peasant activists from around the… Read more →
VIIth International Conference, La Via Campesina: Euskal Herria Declaration
“We feed our peoples and build the movement to change the world” Euskal Herria –… Read more →
