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Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity | Call to Action #16Oct2023
by La Via Campesina 26 Sep '23

26 Sep '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity | Call to Action #16Oct2023 25 September 2023 Food Sovereignty <https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-for/food-sovereignty-and-t…>, Transnational Companies and Agribusiness <https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/transnational-comp…> * This article is available in * Español <https://viacampesina.org/es/frente-a-las-crisis-globales-construimos-sobera…> * Français <https://viacampesina.org/fr/face-aux-crises-globales-construisons-la-souver…> *Global Call to Action for the International Day of Action for Peoples’ Food Sovereignty against Transnational Corporations* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This October 16, 2023, we, the peasants of the world, once again call to commemorate the International Day of Action for Peoples’ Food Sovereignty against Transnational Corporations. On this day, the global movement for Food Sovereignty denounces the control of food systems in the hands of agribusiness transnationals, a global corporate network that is intensifying the hunger of millions of people in the world, as well as the massification of malnutrition as a chronic disease of the new generations. It is unacceptable that more and more people in the world are going hungry and that food insecurity is intensifying, affecting one third of the world’s population. The global crises and the great migratory displacements that affect millions of people and their peoples are concentrated in a scenario of climate and environmental crisis that affects the whole of humanity. We are experiencing an unprecedented food crisis. Our agricultural production, seeds, land, and territories are being monopolized; our peasant rights to income and a dignified life, to protest, and to the autonomy of our peoples are being violated. We are facing an unprecedented food crisis intertwined with the climate crisis, wars, corruption, media control, institutional racism, and neo-fascism. At the same time, we, the peasants, continue to be criminalized, displaced, and see our livelihoods and subsistence taken away. We mobilize in the face of global crises. This year, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is hosting the World Food Forum from October 16-20, and we are concerned that large corporations continue to capture this space for their own interests. *DOWNLOAD THE COMMUNICATIONS KIT <https://comms.viacampesina.org/s/dADkzzzgEfBYy5q>* For this reason, together with our allies, on October 16, we will mobilize once again to denounce the false solutions that corporate power, in complicity with many governments, is promoting and imposing to apparently solve these crises. Once more, we say no to agribusiness! No more false solutions! Without Food Sovereignty, we will not be able to ensure a future for humanity! This year, we also celebrate 27 years of our organized struggle for Food Sovereignty, a struggle that has now diversified and taken shape from the local level to form a powerful global movement. *We will carry all the experiences and reflections from this journey to our 8th International Conference <https://viacampesina.org/en/tag/8-conference-lvc/>*, to be held in December in Bogota, Colombia. During the conference, we will dedicate an important moment to discuss our progress and the lessons learned over these nearly three decades of mobilizations. We face the enormous challenge of*advancing the implementation of UNDROP, building an alternative global trade framework* that puts an end to the voracity of Free Trade Agreements and the WTO, and consolidating an effective binding treaty against transnational corporations to protect the collective and individual labor agreements of rural workers.**Additionally, we aim to safeguard the territorial, environmental, community, production, and basic services rights of communities in areas affected by transnationals. Furthermore, we must continue to promote *Peasant Agroecology and Popular Peasant Feminism *as crucial political tools within our movement for our peoples. We are peasants, women, youth, rural diversities, indigenous peoples, fisherfolk, migrants, rural workers, and a diverse group of individuals who want Food Sovereignty to be recognized as a fundamental right, ensuring peace and social justice for our communities. Join our actions happening all over the world: * Organize with your neighborhood, community, or local organization to showcase the immense value and legacy of the struggle for Food Sovereignty. * Arrange events and participate in agroecological fairs where the work of local peasants is celebrated, and their challenges are discussed. * Additionally, join our virtual action this #16Oct23 by capturing and sending a photo of your action along with our slogan, “Facing global crises, we build Food Sovereignty to secure a future for humanity.” Tag us on social media or send your photos and/or videos to *communications(a)viacampesina.org* * Personalize the official poster and adapt it to your local language. Download and share our communication kit, videos, and publications during this day of mobilizations. *Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *DOWNLOAD THE COMMUNICATION KIT* <https://comms.viacampesina.org/s/dADkzzzgEfBYy5q> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/viacampesinaOFFICIAL> Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/via_campesina> Link <https://www.instagram.com/la_via_campesina_official/> Website <https://viacampesina.org/> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-es> For questions or comments, email *lvcweb(a)viacampesina.org* <mailto:lvcweb@viacampesina.org?subject=Newsletter%20Comments%3A%20> *Website:* www.viacampesina.org *TV:* www.tv.viacampesina.org To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here <https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-es>

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Press release : LVC will develop an alternative framework for global trade in agriculture
by La Via Campesina 11 Sep '23

11 Sep '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* *Press release : LVC will develop an alternative framework for global trade in agriculture* /La Via Campesina commemorates the International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade agreements and announces that the endeavor to construct an alternative trade framework based on food sovereignty/ /and solidarity among peoples, will commence in 2023 during the 8th International Conference in Bogota, scheduled for this December. This year coincides with the 20-year anniversary of the tragic passing of Lee Kyung Hae, who sacrificed his life outside the Ministerial meeting site in Cancun, Mexico./ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *08 September 2023 | Bagnolet: *The World Trade Organization (WTO) has illustrated to the world how neoliberalism, privatization, deregulation, and a capitalist free-market economy can marginalize, exploit and dispossess the world’s most vulnerable communities – including peasants, indigenous populations, and rural and urban workers. Despite nearly three decades of existence, none of its promises have stood the test of time. Today, we inhabit a world plagued by severe inequality, poverty, patriarchy, hunger, violence, authoritarianism, chauvinism, and conflicts. To compound matters, a worsening climate crisis has led to unprecedented and catastrophic weather events that devastate our farms, forests, rivers, and oceans, gravely imperiling food sovereignty of our peoples. This is the grim legacy the WTO has bequeathed us in its nearly thirty-year tenure. Even the wealthiest countries and their corporations now acknowledge that the World Trade Organization teeters in a state of uncertainty. However, driven by their vested interests to safeguard their establishments and wealth, they employ various strategies to sustain neoliberalism – with or without the WTO. A few instances of these tactics include: secretive negotiations of bilateral and multilateral free trade agreements to ensure business as usual; the establishment of multi-stakeholder entities within the UN that deliberately sideline peasants and rural communities, while affording corporate lobbies unrestricted influence – masking their actions with talk of sustainability and promoting a dystopian vision of ‘farming without farmers’; substantial investments in marketing campaigns and biased research aimed at painting a rosy picture of a world where poverty, hunger, and inequality are purportedly disappearing. Yet, as peasants who toil relentlessly in the fields to feed the world, our lived experiences are immune to their paid propaganda. We witness the appropriation and violation of our soil, biodiversity, and seeds by those in power. We observe how speculative trading, orchestrated by asset management firms, drives up food prices. We perceive how pandemic or conflict-induced supply disruptions can dismantle their global food supply chains in mere days. Despite these challenges, agribusiness giants continue to amass massive profits and distribute hefty CEO bonuses, while many struggle to afford three meals a day. *The evidence is as palpable as the air we breathe – the global trade system is fractured.* Should we, the people, desire a positive transformation, superficial alterations or an imagined “reform” of the WTO will not suffice. The remedy lies in a complete overhaul and the construction of a new global trade framework. This framework must honor countries’ food sovereignty, respect biodiversity, and uphold the rights of peasants and other rural and urban workers. It should be underpinned by values of solidarity, cooperation, people-to-people exchange, and internationalism, with the ability to dismantle the economic, political, social, and cultural dominance of select global north countries. It must stand as an anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, anti-patriarchal and pro-social justice, pro-feminist framework. *La Via Campesina is embarking on this endeavor in 2023,* coinciding with the 20-year commemoration of Lee Kyung Hae’s sacrifice. The peasants, small-scale food producers, wage and migrant workers and indigenous communities of La Via Campesina will draft this framework, leveraging our collective knowledge of agriculture and food trade to ensure no one goes hungry. This initiative serves as a tribute to Lee’s memory, as we strive to construct an alternative trade order for the world. In 2022, we appealed to global south nations for assistance in building this new framework, aiming for equitable and fair global trade founded on the principles of communitarianism and solidarity. We continue to implore governments worldwide to stand with us in this endeavor. *At the 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina in Bogota, Colombia*, peasants from over 80 nations will convene to collaboratively develop this framework. Just as we constructed the UN Declaration for the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas through years of patient negotiation and dedication, we will similarly construct this trade framework. This serves as our homage to Lee, whose life and struggle encapsulate the daily battles of peasants everywhere. *We are all Lee! A new trade framework is urgent and vital!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ */Note for the editors:/ * For media inquiries, please write to press(a)viacampesina.org *Also read:* La Via Campesina responds to the WTO’s purported plans to set up a ‘Civil Society Council’ <https://viacampesina.org/en/la-via-campesina-responds-to-the-wtos-purported…> All of LVC’s past communiqués related to this topic can be found here <https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/capitalism-and-fre…>. 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La Via Campesina| "Peasant Struggles | August 2023 "
by La Via Campesina 06 Sep '23

06 Sep '23

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* EDITION: SEPT 2023 SUBSCRIBE [1] La Via Campesina's 'PEASANT STRUGGLES' brings to you a monthly synthesis of articles and videos from our website and multimedia library. Read, share and help us globalize the struggle! [2] Call to Action: 10 September 2023 - International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements ------------------------- It has been twenty years since the World Trade Organization's imperialist, neoliberal and neo-colonial free trade policies led to the sacrifice of one of our peasant leaders - Lee Kyung Hae - at the gates of the Ministerial meeting venue in Cancun, Mexico. READ MORE [3] Haiti Mission: Joint Solidarity Declaration with the Haitian peasantry [4] La Via Campesina affirms its support for the peasants of Niger and its rejection of sanctions and military intervention by ECOWAS [5] Newsletter: ECVC's work on rural workers and migration [6] 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina: Clear Solutions for Humanity's Crises! (Download the Communication Kit) [7] Take Cuba off the State Sponsors of Terrorism List and End the Blockade of Cuba! [8] France: The Confédération Paysanne expresses solidarity with peasants in Niger [9] Mega Water Basins: NFU expresses solidarity with Confédération Paysanne, writes to the French Ambassador [10] Haiti: Final declaration of the 50th congress of the Mouvman Peyizan Papay (MPP) [11] FOR MORE ARTICLES FROM AUGUST 2023 CLICK HERE [12] FEATURED VIDEOS OF THE MONTH [13] La Via Campesina delivers a fiery speech inside the European Parliament, calls out Free Trade Agreements, Colonialism and Unilateral Sanctions [14] La Via Campesina delivers a fiery speech inside the European Parliament, calls out Free Trade Agreements, Colonialism and Unilateral Sanctions FOR MORE VIDEOS [15] [16] 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 on the Donate button on our home page [17] and following the link to our PayPal account. [18] [19] Facebook [19] [20] Twitter [20] [21] Instagram [21] [22] Spotify [22] [15] Vimeo [15] To unsubscribe from the distribution list, questions or comments, write to viacampesina(a)viacampesina.org Website: www.viacampesina.org [23] TV: www.tv.viacampesina.org [24] To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here [25] Links: ------ [1] http://ttps//mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/08/Website-Feat… [3] https://viacampesina.org/en/call-to-action-10-september-2023-international-… [4] https://viacampesina.org/en/haiti-mission-joint-solidarity-declaration-with… [5] https://viacampesina.org/en/la-via-campesina-affirms-its-support-for-the-pe… [6] https://viacampesina.org/en/newsletter-ecvcs-work-on-rural-workers-and-migr… [7] https://viacampesina.org/en/8th-international-conference-of-la-via-campesin… [8] https://viacampesina.org/en/take-cuba-off-the-state-sponsors-of-terrorism-l… [9] https://viacampesina.org/en/france-the-confederation-paysanne-expresses-sol… [10] https://viacampesina.org/en/mega-water-basins-nfu-expresses-solidarity-with… [11] https://viacampesina.org/en/haiti-final-declaration-of-the-50th-congress-of… [12] https://viacampesina.org/en/2023/08/ [13] https://vimeo.com/29244458 [14] https://vimeo.com/747999957 [15] https://vimeo.com/viacampesina [16] https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/la-via-campesina [17] http://www.viacampesina.org/ [18] https://www.paypal.com/uk/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_flow&SESSION=IK5Hgl6MlPxD… [19] http://www.facebook.com/ViaCampesinaOFFICIAL [20] http://www.twitter.com/via_campesina [21] http://www.instagram.com/la_via_campesina_official [22] https://open.spotify.com/show/5FYiTT1dNlt8HgUHVUR3pv [23] http://www.viacampesina.org [24] http://www.tv.viacampesina.org [25] https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en

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