On this day of action #25N23, together with organised and rebellious women from all over the world, we will call for a day of mobilisation, training and exchange, with forums, direct actions, fairs and other events.
Women
Women small-scale farmers demand equitable access to and control over agricultural resources
ESAFF Uganda Women participated in the 5th Women in Agriculture Conference, an annual event that empowers small-scale women in agriculture. Women as primary producers and custodians of our food systems are committed to ensure their contributions are valued and recognised but face numerous challenges.
6th International Women’s Assembly of La Via Campesina: Official Poster is now available!
The International Women’s Assemblies have been a very important collective and strategic construction in these 30 years of La Via Campesina. From their territories, peasant women write a history of struggling against capitalism, colonialism, agribusiness, patriarchy, racism and the advance of fascism in the world.
South Korea : 1,000+ Peasant Women Demand Yoon Seok-yeol’s Resignation at First Post-COVID Conference
On the 23rd of last month, at a road in front of Seoul City Hall, more than 1,000 peasant women gathered for the ‘2023 National Peasant Women’s Conference’ organized by the Korean Women Peasants Association, wearing white attire, urging the resignation of the Yoon Seok-yeol government, which implements policies harmful to agriculture and farmers.
VIDEO: “We are going to till and study!” | 1st International Women’s School of La Via Campesina
From the 8-14 March 2023, the women of La Via Campesina gathered in Maputo Mozambique to host and attend the 1st International Women’s School of La Via Campesina attended by 60 women from 39 countries of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Americas and the ArNA regions.
CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality: Final Agreed Text is deeply disappointing, says CSIPM
Many concepts have been deleted without our consent. For example, the right to water was taken out, and other human rights frameworks, interconnected with the Right to Food, have been undermined.
#8M23 | International Working Women’s Day | Highlights of Global Solidarity Actions
Peasant and indigenous women in Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas organized scores of solidarity actions to mark the International Working Women’s Day (#8M23). In this interactive article, we bring you an update.
Publication | “Women Peasant are Women: Understanding violence against rural women in Eastern and Southern Africa”
UNAC and La Via Campesina Southern and Eastern Africa, on March 17, in Maputo, launched the publication “Women Peasant are Women: Understanding violence against rural women in Eastern and Southern Africa”.
Mozambique: Study on violence against women farmers in Africa to be launched at the UEM
As part of the #8M23 celebrations the National Union of Peasants (UNAC), will launch the publication “Peasant women are women: understanding violence against peasant women in Southern and East Africa” on 17th March.
Acknowledge intersectionality of hunger, sexual and gender-based violence, and discrimination: CSIPM
Hundreds of civil society, Indigenous Peoples’ and women’s organisations urge Member States of the UN Committee on World Food Security (CFS) to stand strong in the face of pressure to undermine human rights and gender equality.