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Via Campesina | e-newsletter | March2019
by La Via Campesina 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Via Campesina | e-newsletter | March 2019 To Donate to the Peasant Movement, click here [1] #8MARCH: AROUND THE WORLD Brazil There were demonstrations by women all over the country; in São Paulo, 50,000 women gathered on Paulista Avenue. There were also important mobilizations in Porto Alegre, Rio de Janeiro, Recife, Fortaleza, Salvador. Thousands of women took to the streets to protest against the dismantling of Social Security, the increase in feminicide and the setbacks of the Bolsonaro government, in addition to celebrating the legacy of feminist activist Marielle Franco. On March 14, 2019, the women of the Movement of Landless Rural Workers, MST, and the National Movement for Sovereignty in Mining, MAM carried out a blockade of the rails and stopped the cargo train of mining giant Vale, denouncing the social and environmental crimes in Mariana and Brumadinho, in the state of Mina Gerais. Honduras Women in Honduras took direct action against the Ministry of Justice, in that country where more than 6,000 people have been prosecuted for conflicts related to access to land. It is estimated that 1700 of these prisoners are women. The organizations denounced the alarming criminalization that has its most atrocious expression in the murders. In the last 9 years, around 120 agrarian and peasant activists have been murdered for defending their lands. Columbia In Colombia, a territory riddled with violence and persecution, women demanded that the genocide and the judicial processes against popular, indigenous, peasant and peasant leaders must stop; and that defending life, peace and territory should not mean death and exile, or jail, but rather, on the contrary, that it gives rise to social and political recognition as a citizen of a country that is moving towards democracy. Japan In Japan peasant members of Nouminren joined a march of solidarity outside the Japan Education Centre, also marking the 40th anniversary of the Treaty on Elimination of Discrmination on women. El Salvador In El Salvador, on March 8, feminists, members of the National Health Forum, the Women's International Democratic Federation and La Via Campesina of El Salvador took to the streets and marched together to demand their right to live free from all forms of discrimination and violence. Argentina In Argentina large marches were registered, the struggle against the legalization of abortion is a flag within the feminist movement of the cities and the countryside, green scarves gain more followers on a global scale. Spain In Lugo, Spain, the women of the Sindicato Labrego Gallego took to the streets together with allies. The Andalusian Union of Workers, SOC - SAT also carried out several actions in Andalusia. Srilanka In Srilanka peasant members of MONLAR organised women in a campaign against expolitative micorfinancing businesses that has trapped the communities in deep debts. Several hundred women, among them peasants and rural workers demonstraed in Vavuniya, a town in the Northen province of Srilanka. South Korea In South Korea, peasant members of the Korean Women Peasant Association (KWPA) organised a Sister's Feminism Talk, in which activists explained their long struggle against patriarchy, how they carved a space for themselves within the peasant movement in Korea. To read a detailed update of the direct actions that women of La Via Campesina took worldwide click here [2] 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 here [1]. [3] This edition of the newsletter is the result of a collective effort of organisations, which are part of_ La Via Campesina_ movement worldwide. To subscribe to our monthly newsletter click here [4] To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here [4] For questions or comments, email LVCWEB(a)VIACAMPESINA.ORG WEBSITE: www.viacampesina.org [5] TV: www.tv.viacampesina.org [6] To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here [4] Links: ------ [1] https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/viacampesina [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/8march-highlights-of-global-action-by-women-fro… [3] https://viacampesina.org/en/donations/ [4] https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en [5] http://www.viacampesina.org [6] http://www.tv.viacampesina.org

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“The Colombian people cannot be denied the right to Peace”, Via Campesina
by La Via Campesina 28 Mar '19

28 Mar '19

Via Campesina's Third Solidarity Mission to Colombia HARARE, 28 MARCH 2019: Via Campesina International is conducting its Third Solidarity Mission to Colombia in a new political context, with the recent election of President Iván Duque and the ongoing debate on the Statutory Law that provides the legal framework for the Special Jurisdiction for Peace. Among the Third Mission's goals is that of denouncing the alarming incidence, within the context of the peace process, of the targeted killings of women and men peasant leaders, as well as of the criminalization faced by peasant leaders. According to the United Nations report, during 2018 in Colombia, there was an increase of 164% in the number of such killings. In addition, the Mission is seeking to identify critical factors for the implementation of the points in the Peace Accord, which was signed two years ago by the Colombian government and the FARC. As part of the international guarantor component, Via Campesina has been participating in following up the implementation of Point 1 of the Accord, related to Integral Agrarian Reform. >From March 29th to April 2nd, seventeen Via Campesina delegates from Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa will take part in meetings with members of the Colombian Congress and in meetings with social organizations and movements. The delegates will also carry out visits to different parts of the country, and their Mission will conclude with a unified event in the center of Colombia, near Bogotá. During the visits, the LVC delegation will gain a firsthand acquaintance with the main problems faced by peasants who are engaged in building peace: the interests of transnational corporations; security and the presence of other armed groups (paramilitaries, other guerrilla movements, and criminal organizations). They will also learn about alternatives that are already being developed at the local level: productive projects; educational and social reintegration projects. Upon completion of its Mission, Via Campesina will make an assessment, indicating the precautions that should be taken in order for the peace process to advance in a democratic and participatory manner. Via Campesina believes that guaranteeing human rights is essential. In order to attain a lasting peace based on social justice, we must eradicate this phenomenon of unending and unpunished killings. We cannot deprive the Colombian people of their right to peace! PRESS CONTACTS: Nury Martínez (+57 3107720098) - Fensuagro - Poticial Coordinator of Vía Campesina South America. Andrey Hernandez (+57 3176358066) - Communication Cloc - Vía Campesina South America.

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For the life and dignity of women, we fight together against the exploitation and oppression of the capitalist and patriarchal system!
by La Via Campesina 07 Mar '19

07 Mar '19

FOR THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF WOMEN, WE FIGHT TOGETHER AGAINST THE EXPLOITATION AND OPPRESSION OF THE CAPITALIST AND PATRIARCHAL SYSTEM! 6 MARCH 2019 CAMPAIGN TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN [1], WOMEN [2] * La Via Campesina Press Release * International Women's Day (Harare, March 8th, 2019) The goals that gave rise to INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY continue to inspire us. They have become the rallying cry of the women and men in all parts of the world who are engaged in organised resistance to capitalism and patriatrchy. This is the reason why, today, in a spirit of UNITY and solidarity, we, La Via Campesina women from Africa, the Americas, Asia, and Europe fighting for our rights and for life, are taking part in all of the activities and demonstrations organised by rural and urban women workers. THIS MARCH 8TH, WE TOO ARE GOING ON STRIKE! On this day of global action, we will be in the streets and public spaces, in peasant communities and rural areas, imbued with our strength and our capacity for resistance and organisation, re-affirming our message of struggle. In the current world context of an onslaught by capitalism in its most savage and overwhelming form, there have been increases in social inequality, in conflicts, and the incidence of xenophobia and homophobia, as well as in the criminalisation of those of us who are struggling for human rights and for life. In a climate of war-mongering and a context of migratory crisis, millions of people, including millions of women, are subjected to extreme poverty and violence. For this reason, we La Via Campesina women are mobilising today, March 8th, 2019, as we have done in years past. We are organising; we are struggling; we are calling for an END TO NEOLIBERALISM AND AN END TO THE PATRIARCHY! We are putting forward our proposalfor the construction of abetter world, celebrating our DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF PEASANTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WORKING [3] [3]IN RURAL AREAS [3], a political instrument that was adopted by the United Nations as a result of our concerted struggles. This declaration safeguards the right to a life with dignity for those of us who feed the world's peoples, and who are the custodians of land, water, and forests. For us, La Via Campesina women, food cannot be commodified in a globalised market that is driven solely by profit and that leaves millions of people hungry. For us, food production should be grounded in Food Sovereignty that is built on agroecology. In this context, we are the principal actors, promoting peasant agriculture on the basis of respect for the rights of peasant women and men. This would require a change in regional policies for rural areas, accompanied by a feminist perspective - a popular peasant feminism that guarantees the rights of women and ensures their participation in political decision-making. We believe that in order to end gender-based violence it is essential to empower women and to guarantee their rights and bring about their emancipation. This is why the women and men of La Via Campesina, in a single expression of struggle and liberation, are saying today: FOR THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF WOMEN, WE FIGHT TOGETHER AGAINST EXPLOITATION AND OPPRESSION! We remain firm in our mission of planting the seeds of hope and liberation for rural and urban women all over the world. We are therefore expressing our sisterly solidarity with all of the women of the INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S STRIKE, the aim of which is to show that women's work is a crucial element in the maintenance and reproduction of life and of the global economy. Only through social organisation and through training and political study, in cooperation with other feminist organisations of women and women workers, will we be able to advance towards a dignified life for women and men. FOR THE LIFE AND DIGNITY OF WOMEN, WE FIGHT TOGETHER AGAINST EXPLOITATION AND OPPRESSION! Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/patriachy/campaign… [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/who-are-we/women/ [3] https://viacampesina.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/03/UN_Declarati…

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