#8M24 – “With conviction we build Food Sovereignty and we fight against the crisis and violence!”
by La Via Campesina
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#8M24 – “With conviction we build Food Sovereignty and we fight
against the crisis and violence!”
22 February 2024 Campaign to End Violence against Women
<https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/patriachy/campai...>,
Food Sovereignty
<https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-for/food-sovereignty-and...>,
Patriachy
<https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/patriachy/>,
Women <https://viacampesina.org/en/who-are-we/women/>
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Call for action March 8^th , 2024 – International Working Women’s Day
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*Bagnolet, February 22, 2024*. This March 8, International Working
Women’s Day, as a result of our 8^th International Conference that took
place in Colombia in December 2023
<https://viacampesina.org/en/viiith-international-conference-la-via-campes...>,
La Via Campesina has been strengthened by its clear proposals based on
the defense of Food Sovereignty and the acknowledgement of the
fundamental role of the women in this process. The international peasant
movement also committed to strengthen the Peasant and Popular Feminism
in the fight against patriarchy and for the equality, bearing in mind
that diversity is in the center of Food Sovereignty in all the territories.
After 31 years of existence as a peasant movement, La Via Campesina has
been consolidating a unity movement for the transformation. We have been
organizing, opening and deepening paths for the struggle that reflect
our reality, our demands and many realities for women in the peasant
territories.
Nowadays, the Peasant and Popular Feminism struggle is our tactic for
the women living in the fields, the waters, the woods, the deserts, the
savannah, the moors, the wetlands and the mountains. This tactic carries
our struggles against the violence and the patriarchy in our
territories, in our communities, organizations and countries,
considering our realities as peasant women, recognizing our strengths
and identifying our common enemies.
As part of this day of action, we denounce all kinds of violence, evils
of the capitalist and patriarchal system that exploits and oppress
women, we manifest against the femicides as the most ruthless expression
of violence expressed over the women, childhoods and diversities bodies.
Every year, tens of thousands of girls and women, including women are
murdered around the world because of their gender. They are more at risk
of dying because of gender violence due to failure of the states to
fulfill its duty to effectively protect life of survivors and ensure
their safety.
In the face of the alarming rise of the right wing and the conservative
rhetoric, rights setbacks, of the fascism and neo-fascist threats, with
wars, occupations, the displacement and the capitalist looting of the
fields in Palestine, Haiti, Nigeria, Peru and Ecuador, in tandem with
the criminal action of the multinationals and the judiciary system that
hijack our food systems around the world, we keep claiming that Food
Sovereignty is only possible with peasants and that we are responsible
for cooling the the Earth. We are the responsible for feeding the
peoples and we are who build societies of peace and social justice!
Since La Via Campesina adopted the policy and ethics of the Food
Sovereignty, claiming the rights of the peoples to define their own
agricultural and food policies, the peasant women have had a key role in
making this principle a reality within their communities and territories
and presenting it as a concrete alternative for the peasantry in face of
the food, environmental and social crises to promote a fair and
supportive trade.
*However, we keep raising our voice denouncing and resisting against the:*
* states that use the food as war weapon, increasing the misery and
hunger. We’re not aiming for food security; we’re going all out for
food sovereignty!
* capitalist model of agro-hydro-mining business that commodifies the
food, the soil, that exploits the underground with mining, opening
furrows in our land and causing environmental and social destruction.
* alarming migrations wave seeking for jobs and dignity in a world
that exploits the labor force.
* religious actions that in name of the culture threaten the life and
freedom of women and diversities around the world.
* genocide of our ancestral peoples and communities, their values,
their rights and their forms of organization.
* violations, the early marriages and the violence against the
childhood. Girls are not mothers! Sexual and reproductive rights and
sexual education are needed,
* *And we denounce the:*
* the accomplice judiciary system that promotes the impunity and
re-victimizes survivors of violence.
* the racism still rooted that justifies the racial superiority and
makes even more vulnerable the peasant, black and indigenous women.
As a peasant movement, we will continue to strengthen the need for
equality, the rural-urban alliances that not only challenges us to build
new gender relations between human beings, but also takes care of the
mother earth. Our Peasant and Popular Feminism values the peasant
agriculture as a driving force for Food Sovereignty and challenges the
exploitation process of people, the cornering of the soil and the water
and the colonizing extractivism. For us, the soil and the territories
are life spaces where we want to build healthy relations free of
agrochemicals and violence.
We commit ourselves to continue to be organized and united, being the
first resistance front against the extractivism, the capitalism and the
patriarchy in our territories, to preserve biodiversity, the seeds, our
common goods and our ancestral knowledge. We continue building the
movement, revolutionizing souls and consciences, as well as fighting for
the popular sovereignty, for the Food Sovereignty, for our peoples and
communities’ sovereignty and for the women’s sovereignty.
We are committed to implement our Declaration of the 6th International
Women’s Assembly of La Via Campesina
<https://viacampesina.org/en/declaration-of-the-6th-international-womens-a...>
as a political tool that gathers our challenges, our demands and guides
our actions in the next period.
*Join our Global Day of Action:*
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*to your local languages to widen our message in the territories
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with the actions around the world.
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26-29 February: La Via Campesina calls for a Week of Mobilization against the WTO
by La Via Campesina
Take action now to amplify our counter-proposals!
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26-29 February: La Via Campesina calls for a Week of Mobilization
against the WTO
The 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) of the World Trade Organization
(WTO) is scheduled to take place from 26 to 29 February 2024 in Abu
Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
La Via Campesina has learned that the food and agricultural negotiations
during the 13th ministerial will discuss (i) a permanent solution to the
issue of public stock holding, pending since 2013 (ii) the Special
Safeguard Mechanism, a long-standing demand from developing countries,
(iii) the substantial subsidies provided by developed countries in the
Global North to their agro-industries, and (iv) industrial fishing
subsidies along with the special and differential treatment requested by
developing countries to safeguard small-scale fisheries.
While these issues have been under discussion for several years, the WTO
has repeatedly demonstrated its irrelevance by failing to heed the
demands and aspirations of much of the Global South and small-scale
farmers worldwide. Instead of addressing these concerns, the WTO has
only generated and aggravated the crises of global hunger, extreme
poverty, agrarian conflict, and the food crisis.
For more than a decade, the failure of this institution to reach a
consensus on a lasting resolution for public food stocks, despite over
80 developing countries presenting detailed proposals, clearly
illustrates its alignment with the interests of the US, and other strong
export-oriented countries. The WTO has become a space where the Rule of
Might prevails, with a select few developed countries determining the
course of global trade. Despite the assertiveness of the Global South,
the WTO remains stuck in limbo, seemingly digging its own grave.
For La Via Campesina, this situation is not surprising at all. Over the
past 30 years, our global movement has consistently highlighted the
detrimental effects of the WTO and its role in undermining and
marginalizing peasant and rural economies worldwide. The Agreement on
Agriculture, operating under the guise of "rule of law," has been the
primary tool through which the WTO has imposed neoliberal reforms
worldwide, solely to expand market access for Global North Corporations,
and the agribusinesses based in other export-oriented countries.
La Via Campesina has actively mobilized against the WTO for three
decades, emphasizing its irrelevance and disconnection from the lived
realities of people in various territories.
*MOBILIZE THIS FEBRUARY! VOICE OUR COUNTER PROPOSALS!*
As the 13th Ministerial Meeting commences in Abu Dhabi on 26th February,
La Via Campesina urges its members across countries to take to the
streets and mobilize against the WTO, exposing the detrimental policies
it has imposed over the last three decades. Our collective fight for
fair trade, fair prices for produce, a meaningful transition to peasant
agroecology, and the defense of land, water, and forests ultimately
constitutes a battle against the neoliberal economic system promoted by
the WTO.
In the midst of the World Trade Organization's uncertainty, especially
following the complete paralysis of its Appellate Body for Dispute
Settlements, numerous countries are expressing frustration and are
increasingly turning to bilateral and regional trade agreements for
agricultural trade. Regrettably, these agreements often replicate the
problematic Agreement on Agriculture.
La Via Campesina firmly opposes all free trade agreements that
jeopardize a country's food sovereignty, undermine the autonomy and
self-sufficiency of local economies, and have adverse effects on the
lives, living conditions and wages of all workers, including migrant
workers and women. As a global voice of the people of the land, we call
for an International Trade Framework founded on principles of
solidarity, social justice, internationalism, and food sovereignty. We
demand a framework that aligns with the guarantees mentioned in the UN
Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural
Areas. Given the inadequacy of global multilateral institutions in
establishing a fair and just trade system, peasants are taking the lead
in formulating such a framework.
While further information on this initiative will be shared soon, La Via
Campesina calls on all members and allies to take to the streets during
the week of 26-29 February 2024 and make their voices heard.
Mobilization plans can be sent to *communications(a)viacampesina.org*, and
activities can be shared on social media handles.
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*Faced with Global Crises,
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8th International Conference | Edition 2
by La Via Campesina
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*8th International Conference | Edition #2*
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*This is the second in a series of special issues we will be bringing
you, providing updates from the recently concluded 8th International
Conference of La Via Campesina in Bogota, Colombia.* This issue
highlights the crucial solidarity statements issued by the movement and
includes a collection of videos, podcasts, and photos that reflect the
spirit of internationalism, unity, and diversity showcased at the
conference.
*SOLIDARITY STATEMENTS*
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During its 8th International Conference in Bogotá, Colombia, from 1 to 8
December 2023, La Via Campesina issued several solidarity statements to
express its support for peasants and indigenous communities worldwide.
The peasant movement advocates for the struggles for food sovereignty,
climate justice and the rights of peasants. It firmly opposes
capitalism, imperialism, patriarchy, free trade agreements and all types
of wars and violence that devastate our land and contribute to global
crises.
*CLICK TO READ THE COMPLETE SET OF SOLIDARITY STATEMENTS*
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THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: IN IMAGES
FULL ALBUM HERE <https://comms.viacampesina.org/s/oXCrJKCdz225M4S>
THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: IN VIDEOS
Relive the main moments, debates, and mysticism that took place during
our 8th International Conference, held from December 1st to 8th in
Bogota, Colombia. Take a look at our videos produced during this
significant event that brought together hundreds of peasants from all
over the world.
<https://vimeo.com/898906491>
The Closing Ceremony - That which unites us!
<https://vimeo.com/891545357>
Anti-patriarchal struggles: 6th Women’s Assembly – 1st Meeting of
Diversities – Men’s Meeting against Patriarchy
<https://vimeo.com/891084089>
The International Youth Assembly
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THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: PODCASTS
Throughout the conference, our efforts in the realm of popular
communication were dedicated to amplifying the voices that champion
peasant agroecology, peasant rights, peasant and popular feminism, unity
in diversity, solidarity, cooperation, and other components of food
sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity. *Explore the podcasts*
<https://viacampesina.org/en/peasant-voices-full-podcast-series-from-the-8...>
that showcase the peasant voices resonating from the fields during the
engaging spaces for discussion and development of alternatives at the
8th international conference of La Via Campesina.
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