Dr. Nataraj Huliyar’s play, “Direct Action,” based on the life and struggles of the late Prof. M.D. Nanjundaswamy (MDN), a historical leader in La Via Campesina, founder of the Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS), and legendary organizer of peasants in India, has resonated with farmers across his home state of Karnataka.
While the Member States of the European Union may wish to ban the patentability of GMOs obtained using NTGs, the ability to call into question the European Patent Convention or the rules for its application lies beyond the European Union, as this is defined by the European Patent Office, to which non-EU countries belong.
Relive the main moments, debates, and mysticism that took place during our 8th International Conference, held from December 1st to 8th in Bogota, Colombia. As global peasants, we renew our commitment to the struggles for Food Sovereignty, peasant rights, Integral Agrarian Reform, Peasant Agroecology, Peasant Feminism, Diversity, Climate Justice, Peace and Social justice for our peoples.
The 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina, held in Bogotá, Colombia, in December, provided a space for its members – small-holder farmers from more than 80 countries – to highlight the ongoing crises in their territories. These testimonies of peasants worldwide revealed a shared struggle against the escalating climate crisis. Across South America, Asia, and Africa, a collective plea for global action resonated, urging sustainable alternatives like agroecology.
Discover our collection of podcasts featuring peasant voices expressing the aspirations, demands and proposals of a diverse range of peasant and indigenous communities around the world. We explore peasant agroecology, peasant rights, peasant and popular feminism, unity in diversity, solidarity, cooperation and other components of food sovereignty to secure a future for humanity.
Two South African activists recently attended a conference in Bogotá where they pledged to broaden the participation of individuals, especially women, in the fight for food sovereignty. They denounced the land inequality and the outsized influence of South Africa’s commercial sector on food product pricing, thrusting these critical issues onto the global stage.
Theodora Pius, a member of MVIWATA and Word March of Women Tanzania talks about peasants struggles in the Tanzania. She also shares the solutions proposed by the peasantry in the country and the meaning of building grassroots peasant feminism. This year of 2023 MVIWATA is celebrating its 30 years anniversary.
While women took part in the establishment and building of La Via Campesina in different territories and international spaces, a collective struggle was necessary to get space and exposure, as well as to push feminism as a struggle that cannot be separated from the peasant struggle and the struggles of the peoples of the world.
Throughout the history of La Via Campesina, there has been immense progress in the political participation of women. We have built and conquered several spaces with wisdom and daring. Nothing has been gifted to us. Gender parity in the political coordination of the movement is perhaps a particularity in an agrarian movement, but it is not the only demand we have.
As the situation of millions of migrants and their families worsens globally, La Via Campesina calls on States to ratify and implement the UN Convention on the Rights of Migrants and their Families. The peasant movement rejects the proposed EU agreement on migration and reiterates its unwavering support to the struggle for rights and dignity of migrants.
