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VII International Conference - Special Edition Newsletter
by La Via Campesina 25 Jul '17

25 Jul '17

VII International Conference - Special Edition Newsletter Donate [1] _This edition carries highlights of the VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina that is took place in Derio, Basque Country from 19-24 July. It brings you moments and reflections from the International Youth Assembly and the International Women's Assembly that were held earlier in the week._ EUSKAL HERRIA DECLARATION Delegates of La Via Campesina, representing our organizations and movements, are gathered in the Basque Country to celebrate our 7th International Conference from the 16th to the 24th of July of 2017. Euskal Herria is a beautiful land of solidarity, struggle, and resistance, with its own language, where the tradition of good food produced by peasants and local fisherfolk remains strong. We, the peasants, rural workers, landless, indigenous peoples, pastoralists, artisanal fisherfolk, rural women and other peoples who work in the countryside around the world, declare that we feed our people and build the movement to change the world. Read More [2] [3] FEATURED ARTICLES For an extensive collection of articles, click here [4] VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: WOMEN'S ASSEMBLY DECLARATION We are building a feminism out of our peasant and popular identity as a tool for our organisations and in the social emancipation process for men and women. Read More [5] LA VIA CAMPESINA'S VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OPENS WITH THE RINGING OF BELLS Solidarity, equality, social struggles and food sovereignty were the key words during the first day of La Via Campesina's VII International Conference taking place in Derio, in the Basque Country from 19 to 24 July. Read More [6] PEASANT YOUTH SHARE VISIONS OF HARVESTING FROM BETTER EDUCATION In the words of a young Brazilian representing MPA: "We have to use our strengths--creativity, energy, connectivity, and all the provocative communication tools that are uniquely ours to achieve the goal of nourishing ourselves through agroecology. Read More [7] VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: YOUTH ASSEMBLY DECLARATION We reaffirm our struggle for land, territories and our collective right to the resources required to practice peasant agroecology as a way of life. We reaffirm our capacity, commitment and right to fulfil our essential role in building Food Sovereignty. More [8] 25 YEARS OF FEMINISM IN LA VIA CAMPESINA : REFLECTIONS FROM WOMEN'S ASSEMBLY AT THE VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE In this seventh Conference of La Vía Campesina, the proposal of women peasants is to achieve consensus on what the movement understands by "peasant and popular feminism. Read More [9] _PRESS RELEASE: _STEP UP THE FIGHT AGAINST AGRIBUSINESS, UNITE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY VIIth International Conference ends with a powerful declaration to step up resistance against transnational agribusiness, large scale land-grabbing, criminalisation of people's struggles, rising xenophobia, racism, and patriarchy. Read More [10] FEATURED VIDEOS [11] Shepherds in traditional dress made enormous bells on their backs chime in unison with every step they made. In the Basque country, these bells are used in rituals to awaken the land to Spring so that it can be cultivated or used as pasture. Watch Video [12] [13] The Vth International Women's Assembly of La Via Campesina included approximately 150 women peasants from all continents - representing peasant movements from 79 countries. Watch Video [14] [15] The Fourth International Youth Assembly of La Via Campesina kicked off on 16th of July, with nearly 100 young peasants from 47 countries echoing the slogan " Invest in the Peasant Youth: Sowing Present to Harvest Future" Watch Video [16] [17] Peasant members of La Via Campesina and allies took our a march for food sovereignty and in defense of Mother Earth. Voices from Europe, Asia Africa and Americas. Watch Video [18] VII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: IN IMAGES Explore the slideshow on Via Campesina TV [19] Browse La Via Campesina's Facebook Album [20] VII CONFERENCE: IN THE MEDIA VII CONFERENCE: MEDIA MENTIONS EiTB [21] Couverture Journée d'ouverture [22] Al Mayadeen [23] GARA [24] Telesur [25] Al Jazeera [26] Naiz [27] La Jornada [28] Radio Mundo Real [29] RMOL [30] Pressenza [31] Food Tank [32] ARGIA [33] LAVANGUARDIA [34] PIKARA MAGAZINE [35] FEATURED PODCASTS (ONLY EN/FR) Radio Mundo Real worked with the Communications Group of VII International Conference to produce a series of podcasts in Derio. Due to limited resources available, these podcasts could only be made available in Spanish and French. For those interested, here is the link to follow: Listen Now [36] YOU ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE AUTONOMY OF OUR MOVEMENT ------------------------- As a supporter who has contributed financial resources to La Via Campesina, and as an activist who joins us on the streets and in the fields, your support is always welcome and put to good use. You can renew your contribution to La Via Campesina by clicking [1]here. 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Step up the fight against agribusiness, Unite for Food Sovereignty: says La Via Campesina
by La Via Campesina 24 Jul '17

24 Jul '17

Press Release | 24 July 2017, Derio, Basque Country STEP UP THE FIGHT AGAINST AGRIBUSINESS, UNITE FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY: SAYS LA VIA CAMPESINA _"WE FEED OUR PEOPLES AND BUILD THE MOVEMENT TO CHANGE THE WORLD"_ On Saturday, July 22nd at Derio in the Basque Country, La Via Campesina, the international peasant movement representing over 170 organizations and movements in 72 countries, closed its VIIth International Conference, with a powerful declaration to step up resistance against transnational agribusiness, large scale land-grabbing, criminalisation of people's struggles, rising xenophobia, racism, and patriarchy. After four days of collective discussions and reflections on Food Sovereignty, peasant agroecology, autonomous training networks, migrant rights, trade, climate justice and criminalisation of social movements and alliance building, the Euskal Herria Declaration [1]"We feed our peoples and build the movement to change the world" [1]noted with concern the rise of finance capital combined with unbridled monopolisation of natural resources and the unprecedented promotion of dangerous technologies pushed by mega-mergers to dominate the food system with the blunt violation of human rights and nature for profit. The Declaration, which sets broad strategic direction on how to build a movement to change the world through feminism and food sovereignty, also emphasised the urgent need to build wider alliances at the local, regional, and international levels and the need to unify against the new blend of capitalism and right-wing populism. Peasant agroecology, popular agrarian reform, including strengthening and developing local markets, coupled with building and forging stronger relationships between the urban and countryside, were put forward to build food sovereignty for the peoples of the world. To do this, the VIIth International Conference highlighted the importance of continuing and scaling up the political, ideological, organizational, and technical training based on the movement's own concepts, to shape its identity and ideas to transform society. Solidarity among people is part of the foundation to changing the world. On the closing day of the conference, La Via Campesina delegates collectively defined the internal functioning (regulations, processes etc) to guide solidarity. ACCORDING TO UNAI ARANGUREN, International Coordination Committee Member from Europe of La Via Campesina, two words define La Via Campesina: "solidarity and hope". In a show of solidarity, close to 1,600 people marched through the streets of Bilbao on Sunday as part of a public action - organised by EHNE Bizkaia - that reached the city's Plaza Nueva where La Via Campesina delegates delivered speeches, issued statements of support, and celebrated with local music and dance. "_After fruitful debates, we're here closing the VIIth Conference of La Via Campesina and have come to the city to ask civil for society's cooperation and commitment to fight with us for the rights to food, land, water, and seeds. "_ SAID UNAI ARANGUREN. Two key reports were presented in Derio: (i) Peasants fighting for justice: cases of violations of peasants' human rights, which focuses on the continuing instances of attack and assault on the peasant movement and (ii) the Agrarian reform and the defense of life, Land and territories, which brings out how the struggles for agrarian reform have transformed itself with new strategies to face the changing face of corporate agribusiness in the countryside. GLOBALISE THE STRUGGLE! GLOBALISE HOPE! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For media queries contact the press team * Ainara Frade: +34 671417531 prentsa(a)ehnebizkaia.eus (EUS, ES, EN) * Viviana Rojas Flores: +34 6616 41838 |+593 9952 13177 | viviana.rojas(a)viacampesina.org (ES, PT) * Andres Arce: +34 6616 41528 | +32 4895 52297 | andres(a)eurovia.org (EN, FR, ES) Website: www.viacampesina.org [2] Facebook: ViacampesinaOfficial Twitter: @via_campesina Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/viith-international-conference-la-via-campesina… [2] http://www.viacampesina.org

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Press Release: Peasants from over 70 countries meet to build Food Sovereignty, at La Via Campesina’s VIIth International Conference
by La Via Campesina 19 Jul '17

19 Jul '17

_PRESS RELEASE_ LA VIA CAMPESINA'S VIITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: PEASANTS FROM OVER 70 COUNTRIES MEET TO BUILD FOOD SOVEREIGNTY We feed our peoples and build the movement to change the world! 19 JULY, 2017: The VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina, the world's largest peasant movement, begins today in Derio, a quiet town in the Biscay province of the Basque country and will continue until 24th July . Over 450 peasant movement representatives from all over the world will gather to continue the struggle against capitalism and to propose concrete ways to build an alternative world based on dignity and Food Sovereignty. This conference, that is held every four years, is a unique and vibrant gathering of peasant movements and is the highest and most significant decision-making space of La Via Campesina. "It is unique because we are a movement that is diverse and yet united in our struggles. We are the people who work the land and feed the world, but our territories are continuously under attack. We face increased criminalisation. This conference is a step forward in internationalising our struggles, creating a strategy to counter the global forces of capital and building a movement for change", - SAYS ELIZABETH MPOFU, a woman peasant farmer from Zimbabwe and the General Coordinator of La Via Campesina. "La Via Campesina continues to grow. We now have about 200 organisations. We are an international political model" - SAYS UNAI ARANGUREN European International Coordination Committee Member of La Via Campesina The VIIth International Conference was preceded by the IVth International Youth Assembly [1] (16th -17th July) and the Vth International Women's Assembly [2] (17th - 18th July), which gave space to young peasants and women of the movement to voice their unique challenges and proposals in this struggle. The Youth Assembly echoed how they are the worst affected by migration. The need for social movements to invest in peasant youth and promote agrarian reform that would grant young peasants access to and control over land and territories, and scale up training on peasant agroecological practices is today more urgent than ever. Youth also extended solidarity to the '_March in Defense of Food Sovereignty and Mother Earth_', organised by the Movement for Land in Euskal Herria. The Women's Assembly drew attention to the increasing instances of violence that women are subjected to at home, in the farms and elsewhere in the patriarchal society. They also committed to continue their struggle to build a movement for change with feminism and food sovereignty. During the intense four-day program [3], the peasant movement will reflect on and debate various topics including Food Sovereignty, peasant agroecology, autonomous training networks, migrant rights, trade, climate justice and criminalisation of social movements and alliance building_. _The draft _UN Declaration for the Rights of Peasants and Other Working people in Rural Areas - _an initiative of La Via Campesina which has reached an advanced stage of negotiation at the UN Human Rights Council, will be discussed. New strategic lines of action will be defined, setting the tone of the struggle for the next 4 years, and new members and leadership will be welcomed. On Sunday, 23th July, La Via Campesina, EHNE Bizkaia _(the local host and member organisation of the global movement in the Basque Country)_ and allies will march with local peasants to Bilbao in solidarity with the struggle to defend their land and territories against big infrastructural projects. On Monday, 24th, field visits will be organised for all conference participants. Longer field visits around the Basque Country, from 26th to 28th July, are planned for a few selected representatives from the 9 regions of La Via Campesina. ------------------------- For Interview requests, contact the Media team: * Ainara Frade: +34 671417531 prentsa(a)ehnebizkaia.eus (Languages: EUS, ES, EN) * Viviana Rojas Flores: +34 6616 41838 |+593 9952 13177 | viviana.rojas(a)viacampesina.org (Languages: ES, PT) * Andres Arce: +34 6616 41528 | +32 4895 52297 | andres(a)eurovia.org (Languages: EN, FR, ES) * _Website: __www.viacampesina.org_ [4] * _Facebook: ViacampesinaOfficial [5]_ * _Twitter: @via_campesina [6]_ _Download the program agenda here_ [3] Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/future-hands-young-peasants/ [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/fifth-international-womens-assembly-feminism-fo… [3] https://viacampesina.org/en/event/viith-international-conference-la-via-cam… [4] http://www.viacampesina.org/ [5] https://www.facebook.com/viacampesinaOFFICIAL/ [6] https://twitter.com/via_campesina

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