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Call for International Solidarity with Colombia & Palestine | La Via Campesina
by La Via Campesina 28 May '21

28 May '21

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* La Via Campesina | Call for International Solidarity with Colombia & Palestine 28 MAY 2021, HARARE: A month into the National Strike against the neoliberal reforms that seek to undermine rights, promote privatization and labor flexibilization, La Via Campesina joins social organizations and movements to express our solidarity with the people of Colombia and demand an immediate halt of the brutal state and parastatal violence exerted on young people, women, farmers, workers and indigenous peoples who have been manifesting tirelessly in defense of their rights. Read the full statement [1] 23 MAY 2021, HARARE: La Via Campesina calls for a United Nations fact-finding mission to investigate human rights violations in occupied Palestine and for the entire movement and committed allies to join the Global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israeli apartheid in our beloved occupied Palestine! Apartheid is a crime! Read the full statement [2] www.viacampesina.org [3] To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here [4] Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/colombia-end-the-state-sanctioned-violence-inve… [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/solidarity-with-palestine-now/ [3] http://www.viacampesina.org [4] https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en

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La Via Campesina | April, 2021 | e-Newsletter
by La Via Campesina 26 May '21

26 May '21

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* This edition of the newsletter is the result of a collective effort of organisations that are part of_ La Via Campesina's_ global movement. To subscribe to our monthly newsletter click here [1] CELEBRATION OF 25 YEARS OF FOOD SOVEREIGNTY AND THE MOVEMENT WE BUILT AROUND IT ------------------------- Today, as in 1996, food sovereignty remains as the most coherent solution for a systemic shift, it remains the most coherent proposal to guarantee access to local and nutritious food for all and to defend peasants' and people's rights. Peasants, indigenous communities, small scale fishers, pastoralists, waged workers need to be involved in the formulation of solutions, we need to be part of policy making processes. And we cannot allow that the dominant forces that are strongly working to reshape governance spaces turn the table. This is not a game! Life is at stake! So, it is indeed time to celebrate the 25 years of our joint struggle for food sovereignty, but much more, it is time to recharge our energies and to reaffirm our commitment, using the convictions, spaces and alliances we built since 1996, to strongly fight for a world based on solidarity, justice and dignity - especially considering our future generations. READ MORE [2] Fighting for food sovereignty also means fighting to have women farmers' work acknowledged as well as to reorganize domestic, care, and food preparation work. This international virtual gallery features photographs of the archives of La Via Campesina, Friends of the Earth, and the World March of Women [3]. The pictures show how women are fundamental for sowing the seeds of a political, peasant, grassroots, diverse struggle for a society with no fences and no toxic chemicals. Food Sovereignty is about deciding to change the world. It is not just about producing. It's the right to agrarian reform, to land, to water, the right to remain a peasant man or woman. READ MORE [4] 25 years ago, on April 17th 1996, a group of landless peasants were killed by military police in Brazil's state of Para. A look at the history of the day and why we stand with peasants worldwide. READ MORE [5] The word "agribusiness" brings to mind instant associations like "soybeans," "Brazil," or "the Mennonites." Why? When did this word first enter common parlance? READ MORE [6] Achieving food sovereignty is not a linear, uniform process: it looks different in each community and region. Just as communities and geographies vary across the country, so too do the struggles for food sovereignty. READ MORE [7] On April 28, South Korea constituted a 'UNDROP Forum' to implement and promote the UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) at the national level. The forum will be active for about eight months until the end of this year. READ MORE [8] In a letter to the European Commission and CAP legislators, European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) and civil society members demand that the EU policy must support and increase the number of small-scale farmers. READ MORE [9] In a letter addressed to the President of Sri Lanka, the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) has supported the government decision to ban the import of all agrochemicals with immediate effect. READ MORE [10] The Indonesian Peasants Student Movement (Gema Petani) held its First Conference in Jambi, attended by student delegations from 13 provinces covering eastern, central and western Indonesia. READ MORE [11] NEW PUBLICATION The Path of Peasant and Popular Feminism in La Via Campesina ------------------------- Edition: 2021 Download the PDF copy (32MB) [12] FEATURED VIDEO [13] "Formation" in La Via Campesina with a perspective of human emancipation has the historical task of contributing to forging collective political subjects, capable of mobilizing consciences, resources, and processes for the construction of an emancipatory political project and to transform the reality, the living conditions in the countryside and in the cities. "A movement in formation" that first premiered on 18 April 2021, explores this construction in the movement, with different voices and actors from all over the world, showing the different practices and methodologies but with the same objective, since to globalize the struggle and the hope is not just a slogan, it is our permanent task. 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 [14]. [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here [1] For questions or comments, email LVCWEB(a)VIACAMPESINA.ORG WEBSITE: www.viacampesina.org [20] TV: www.tv.viacampesina.org [21] To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here [1] Links: ------ [1] https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/celebration-of-25-years-of-food-sovereignty-and… [3] https://capiremov.org/en/multimedia/gallery/peasant-struggles-and-food-sove… [4] https://viacampesina.org/en/pancha-rodriguez-food-sovereignty-is-about-deci… [5] https://viacampesina.org/en/a-look-at-the-history-of-the-day-and-why-we-sta… [6] https://viacampesina.org/en/paraguay-the-struggle-for-food-sovereignty-is-t… [7] https://viacampesina.org/en/nfu-statement-on-the-international-day-of-peasa… [8] https://viacampesina.org/en/south-korea-undrop-forum-to-mainstream-peasants… [9] https://viacampesina.org/en/ecvc-sends-open-letter-to-the-institutions-for-… [10] https://viacampesina.org/en/srilanka-monlar-backs-government-decision-to-ba… [11] https://viacampesina.org/en/gema-petani-indonesia-peasant-youth-and-student… [12] https://cloud.viacampesina.org/s/srbBEf3YnYZGRYz [13] https://vimeo.com/534888854 [14] https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/viacampesina [15] https://viacampesina.org/en/donations/ [16] https://www.facebook.com/viacampesinaOFFICIAL [17] http://www.twitter.com/via_campesina [18] https://www.instagram.com/la_via_campesina_official/ [19] https://viacampesina.org/ [20] http://www.viacampesina.org [21] http://www.tv.viacampesina.org

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La Via Campesina: 2020 Annual Report
by La Via Campesina 12 May '21

12 May '21

LA VIA CAMPESINA: 2020 ANNUAL REPORT 3 MAY 2021 ANNUAL REPORTS [1], MEDIA AND PUBLICATIONS [2] [3] SUMMARY: This annual report [3] highlights the struggles and activities we had and the progress we made in 2020. The year was one of the most challenging years of the last half century. No one ever anticipated that by March, the world would face a pandemic that would bring life as we know it to a halt. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic did that. The pandemic exposed two things: (1) the rotten core and the cracks in the global neoliberal economy and (2) the urgent need for radical policies to usher in change and bring relief, dignity, and equity to billions of people whose survival is hanging by a thin thread. With each crisis desperation has increased leading to unintended outcomes, for instance, the recent rise of the extreme right, fascism, and jingoistic-nationalism. Global inequality is at its peak. Empathy is at its lowest, and destructive economic, social, ecological, and environmental policies are more prevalent than ever. This pandemic is rooted in capitalism and strongly connected to the industrial agriculture model, and is one of the many recent outcomes of such destructive policies. As the turbulent 2020 drew to an end, many hoped that 2021 would be a better year. The surge in new infections in most countries do not show return to the "normalcy" of the pre-COVID times. Urgent actions are needed from the grassroots to the state level to transform and rebuild hundreds of millions of lives pushed to starvation and poverty by the COVID pandemic. The pandemic led us into a period where the understanding of the importance of local food production and the need for public health has increased. Food sovereignty as peoples' right to healthy and culturally appropriate food produced with ecologically sustainable methods is important. As La Via Campesina, we have adapted our communication strategy, shifted resources towards communication actions, and intensified our presence in social media. This strategy became more central as a possibility to reach out, "stay at home but not silent", and to mobilize on our agenda. It is key that a movement like LVC remains present in the public eye and in public opinion to mobilize for the right changes! The realization of peasants' rights and those of migrant and seasonal workers by promoting UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People working in the Rural Areas (UNDROP) remains a priority for the peasant movement. We will continue combating the criminalization and repression of peasant leaders, and explore different ideas of creating our own spaces of solidarity, while strengthening the existing solidarity networks.. DOWNLOAD PDF REPORT [3] PUBLICATION DATE: April 2021 AVAILABLE in Spanish [4] and French [5] -- Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/media-and-publications/annual-reports/ [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/media-and-publications/ [3] https://viacampesina.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2021/05/EN_Annual_Re… [4] https://viacampesina.org/es/la-via-campesina-informe-anual-2020/ [5] https://viacampesina.org/fr/la-via-campesina-rapport-annuel-2020/

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Colombia: Call for Life, Democracy and Peace!
by La Via Campesina 09 May '21

09 May '21

La Via Campesina stands in solidarity with the struggles and protests of the Colombian people in the NATIONAL STRIKE that began on April 28th and remains active even now. The protests unleashed against a proposed tax reform linked to the pandemic have become a national demonstration against the increase in poverty, unemployment, the failure to implement the Peace Accord and the worsening of the violence expressed in the increase of massacres, forced disappearances, displacements and the murder of 1,167 social leaders since the signing of the Accord. The Colombian people express their indignation at these historical injustices and once again share age-old demands of PEACE, LIFE, WORK and LAND; they protest against the mismanagement of the pandemic by the Government of Ivan Duque, which prioritized economic interests and disregarded the lives of humble Colombians. We express our solidarity with the Colombian people who are today exercising their legitimate right to protest. We stand in solidarity especially with the peasant, indigenous and Afro-descendant organisations that are mobilising from the territories most affected by violence in defense of life, land and territory. We ratify our repudiation of the violence exercised by the state and its security forces who criminalise people's movements, and against the state agents who illegally detain, rape, kill, and disappear. Today the state violence in Colombia is reflected in the murder of 37 demonstrators, 831 arbitrary detentions, 222 cases of physical violence, 22 victims of aggression in the eyes, 10 victims of sexual violence by the security forces and 86 people disappeared, all in the context of the National Strike. WE DEMAND FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF IVÁN DUQUE: * an immediate ceasefire against those who demonstrate; * guarantees for the exercise of the right to protest and social mobilisation; * the immediate release of those detained for political reasons; * the investigation and condemnation of murderers and rapists; * the construction of a process of a dialogue with the population; * the implementation of the Peace Accords. We call on the international community and human rights organisations to demand that the necessary measures be taken to stop the violence and advance in the construction of peace. We call on the organizations that are part of La Via Campesina, as well as allied organizations, to raise awareness on the situation, to express our rejection of the governmental actions and stand in solidarity, to strengthen our unity and struggle. LET'S GLOBALISE THE STRUGGLE AND GLOBALISE HOPE!

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