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#25Nov23 | With conviction, we pave the way for peasant and popular feminism, build Food Sovereignty, and fight against crises and violence
by La Via Campesina 14 Nov '23

14 Nov '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* #25Nov23 | With conviction, we pave the way for peasant and popular feminism, build Food Sovereignty, and fight against crises and violence 10 November 2023 8 - Bogota (2023) <https://viacampesina.org/en/who-are-we/our-conferences/8-bogota-2023/>, Campaign to End Violence against Women <https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/patriachy/campaign…>, Patriachy <https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/patriachy/>, Women <https://viacampesina.org/en/who-are-we/women/> * This article is available in * Español <https://viacampesina.org/es/25n23-con-conviccion-allanamos-el-camino-al-fem…> * Français <https://viacampesina.org/fr/25nov23-cest-avec-conviction-que-nous-ouvrons-l…> *Bagnolet, 10/11/23* | *Call to Action – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 25 November, the */International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women/*, La Via Campesina is sounding the alarm about the various forms of violence experienced by women around the world. During crises and violence such as wars, occupations and expulsions from our territories, peasant women, fisherwomen, shepherds, indigenous women, quilombolas and indigenous peoples, landless, migrants and agricultural workers continue to resist in Palestine, Haiti, Cuba, Niger, Peru and other territories around the world, making history in the struggle against capitalism, patriarchy, racism, colonialism and the advance of fascism. In Palestine, in the span of 25 consecutive days of these attacks against civilians, 8,525 Palestinians have tragically lost their lives, and 67% of the victims were women and children. This has not only resulted in loss of life but has also led to the widespread destruction of numerous homes, hospitals, schools and critical infrastructure, all of which occurred without any prior warning of evacuation. Women enduring the harsh realities of this occupation are forced to live in appalling conditions as they have been forcibly displaced. Among them are pregnant women who need essential medical care and other basic necessities to feed their babies, while enduring the lack of even the most basic standards of living. The Israeli occupation has imposed a total siege, severely limiting access to food, water and fuel for the past three weeks. This siege employs starvation as a cruel and inhumane tactic, causing immense suffering among women who have no safe place to live and provide urgently needed care for their children. On this day, we denounce the inability of the States to guarantee their commitments in the construction of a public policy of equality, the complicit and patriarchal judicial system that protects aggressors and promotes a culture of impunity and violence against women, girls and diversity. As Morris Tidball-Binz, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, noted in his 2023 report, <https://news.un.org/es/story/2023/10/1525152> “Femicide is a global tragedy of pandemic proportions, with tens of thousands of girls and women, including transgender women, murdered every year because of their gender, and many more at risk of dying from gender-based violence because States don’t fulfil their duty to protect victims’ lives and ensure their safety.” Since the foundation of our movement, in these 30 years of struggle and organisation, food sovereignty as a political principle has allowed rural women to denounce the capitalist system, the generator of the multiple injustices and inequalities that we are experiencing today, which has turned food into a commodity for agribusiness, putting market interests first, poisoning the soil and threatening the subsistence of humanity and life on the planet. Rural women are essential in the fight against hunger and in the defence of food sovereignty, in the care of biodiversity, in the recovery of indigenous seeds, in the care of water, soil and ancestral knowledge. At the same time, we are a front of struggle, resistance and resilience in the face of political, economic and environmental crises. Through agroecological practices we ensure the sustainable management of Mother Earth and promote a feminist, supportive and just economy. At the same time, we denounce the neoliberal and fascist policies on women’s bodies and lives: the lack of fundamental rights such as education, housing, health, sexual and reproductive rights, as well as freedom of mobility, organisation and communication. The world is currently experiencing a setback and a serious loss of fundamental and historical rights in multiple crises caused by wars, the climate crisis, poverty and pandemics, which have a clear gendered impact and unequally affect women and girls. Before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, as peasant women we have affirmed food sovereignty as a concrete way to face these crises, and we continue to produce more than 70% of the food we represent 50% of the labour power in the field. However, we own less than 2% of the land, infrastructure and necessary services. In this sense, we see the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants, adopted in 2018, <https://viacampesina.org/en/undrop-illustrations/> as a political tool to defend and fight for our rights, and to guide public policies that guarantee a dignified life in the countryside and healthy food for humanity and life on the planet. *On this day of action #25Nov23,* together with organised and rebellious women from all over the world, we will call for a day of mobilisation, training and exchange, with forums, direct actions, fairs and other events denouncing the daily and structural violence that women and peasants experience. We will take to the streets and networks to put forward our political proposals to condemn capitalism, patriarchy, the states and the judiciary as the main accomplices of the violence and crises we are experiencing today. Towards our 8th Conference and 6th International Women’s Assembly in Bogotá Since its birth, La Via Campesina has sought to guarantee the participation of rural women at all levels of action, power and representation, in order to build a broad, democratic, international movement, politically and socially committed to the defence of peasant agriculture, food sovereignty, the struggle for land, justice, equality and the fight against all forms of gender violence. Since the First Conference and the Women’s Assembly of La Via Campesina, we have achieved key objectives such as gender parity, peasant and popular feminism and the fight against violence <https://viacampesina.org/en/graphic-book-the-path-of-peasant-and-popular-fe…>. We have also gained recognition for our strategic role in food sovereignty and food systems and in the construction of the Declaration of Peasant Rights. “These spaces are key to talking about the context, the strengthening of the right, fascism and neo-fascism. All this means a lot in the lives of rural women. There is still a lot of political violence, so during the Assembly we have to deal with the causes of this violence. With conviction, as our slogan says, but without fear,” commented Adriana Mezadri of the Brazilian Women’s Peasant Movement and the Women’s Articulation of the South American Region of La Vía Campesina. The International Women’s Assemblies that have been held during these years, within the framework of our International Conference (1-8 December 2023), give the movement a political base and a horizon, since it is here that the actions for the following period are evaluated and planned. Our 1st Assembly took place in Bangalore, India, in 2000; the 2nd Assembly in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2004; the 3rd Assembly in Maputo, Mozambique, in 2008; the 4th Assembly in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2013; and the 5th International Women’s Assembly in Derio, Basque Country, in 2017. Petra Ortiz, from the Panamanian Peasant Union of the Central American Region, says that several face-to-face and virtual meetings, schools <https://viacampesina.org/en/video-we-are-going-to-till-and-study-internatio…>, gatherings and assemblies have taken place in the run-up to the 6th International Women’s Assembly <https://viacampesina.org/en/6th-international-womens-assembly-of-la-via-cam…>, which will take place in Bogotá on 2 December. “We have reviewed the history of articulation, the journey of articulation in La Via Campesina, and the advance of peasant and popular feminism in the search for justice. Also to look inwards and say that there is still violence in organisations, so we are also working on training our colleagues in feminism and new masculinities against all patriarchal practices. We have the challenge of continuing to integrate young people, strengthening solidarity, and migration is also a serious issue in the region and globally, as is the environmental crisis, which is aggravating the situation in the countryside,” she says. Global Campaign to ‘Stop the Violence Against Women’ – 15 Years of Breaking the Silence The International Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women is celebrating its 15th anniversary since it was launched at the 5th Conference in Maputo in 2008, where La Via Campesina “broke the silence” and conceived it as a way of dialogue within the movement and with society on the importance of building new and better human relationships as part of the construction of new societies. Anuka De Silva, from MONLAR Sri Lanka and the Asian continent, says that the peasant population is a large one, with a lot of rural areas and cultures. This region is promoting a campaign against micro-lending, which enslaves peasant women with unpayable bills. “This is also a form of violence. We want to include it in our campaign, which will celebrate its 15th anniversary at the 8th World Conference. We don’t have land in our patriarchal societies. That’s why we demand changes in the laws and fight for joint ownership. At the same time, she mentioned the importance of stepping up the campaign against agrochemicals, which are not only related to food. In Asia, they are causing the deaths of women and children. “Migration is also a serious problem in a number of countries in the region. There are no labour rights. We are calling for women and countries to be mobilised for rights. In addition, the environmental crisis has caused floods and droughts, so we demand climate justice and real policies,” she adds. Food sovereignty cannot be sown with violent and toxic relationships! It also seeks to denounce the violence of agribusiness, which greatly affects rural women, peasants, fishermen, shepherds, landless women, migrants and farm workers, displacing, poisoning, exploiting, criminalising and killing them. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Download our communication materials and campaign poster here <https://comms.viacampesina.org/s/9Zxjkf7gccDckHc>.* Follow us on social media using the hashtag: *#PopularPeasantFeminism #StopViolenceAgainstWomen #25Nov23 #8ConfLVC* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook <https://viacampesina.org/#facebook>Twitter <https://viacampesina.org/#twitter>WhatsApp <https://viacampesina.org/#whatsapp>Telegram <https://viacampesina.org/#telegram> 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 Kit - 8th International Conference, La Via Campesina
by La Via Campesina 30 Oct '23

30 Oct '23

View this email in your browser [1] THE 8TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF LA VIA CAMPESINA IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE IN BOGOTA COLOMBIA, FROM 1-8 DECEMBER 2023. If you are a journalist covering food, agriculture, climate justice and related issues, our conference offers an opportunity to understand the latest developments, debates and practices in over 80 countries around the world. Here, you will discover a diverse set of peasant-perspectives and analyses of the global politics of food production and consumption. You will also witness a wide range of initiatives in the field of peasant agroecology and diverse models of food production. We invite our friends and allies in the media to browse through this press kit [2], where we elaborate all aspects of the conference, and also detail out a process for accreditation. There will be a registration process at the conference venue for journalists covering the conference. To avoid queuing, you can also fill in your details online and we will issue the badges once you arrive at the venue and we have verified your identity. We also encourage all our journalist friends who may only be covering the conference from your remote locations, to fill this form. REGISTER NOW [3] DOWNLOAD THE PRESS KIT [2] [4] [5] [6] [7] To unsubscribe from the distribution list, questions or comments, write to viacampesina(a)viacampesina.org Website: www.viacampesina.org [6] TV: www.tv.viacampesina.org [8] To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here [9] Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/press-kit-8th-international-conference-of-la-vi… [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/10/8ConfLVC-Pre… [3] https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/xGAKpfaQ [4] http://www.twitter.com/via_campesina [5] http://www.facebook.com/ViaCampesinaOfficial [6] http://www.viacampesina.org [7] http://instagram.com/la_via_campesina_official [8] http://www.tv.viacampesina.org [9] https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en

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ACT NOW FOR PALESTINE! EVERY ACTION COUNTS! > International petition+webinar
by La Via Campesina 27 Oct '23

27 Oct '23

Afficher ce courriel dans votre navigateur <https://viacampesina.org/en/urgent-call-for-solidarity-with-palestine-sign-…> ACT NOW FOR PALESTINE! EVERY ACTION COUNTS! *Here below is the latest PETITION issued by La Via Campesina to Stop the Genocide War Committed by Israeli occupation against Palestinians and to safeguard civilians in the Gaza Strip. Every action counts in this moment. We request all our members, allies and friends to read the PETITION, SIGN and email it to the concerned departments in your government, Members of Parliament as well as the UN Secretary-General calling upon all of them to act in the interest of humanity.* *Also, join the webinar to listen, learn and act from an informed position !* *“Live from Palestine: Testimonial Teach-In"* is a timely and necessary webinar organized by La Via Campesina and allies to provide organizations and individuals the opportunity to listen to testimonials from Palestine to fill the information gaps and, of course, to act urgently *Guest Speakers in Palestine include: * * Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) * Palestinian Environmental NGOs Network - Friends of Earth Palestine (PENGON) * Palestine Medical Relief Society (PMRS) * Stop the Wall Coalition *Who can attend:* Everyone interested to know better the Palestinian situation *Zoom:* https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85041173315 *Date:* Sunday, 29 October 2023 *Time: *5 PM Palestine time (Click here to find your local for webinar <https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?p1=702&iso=20231029T1…>) *_HERE IS THE INTERNATIONAL PETITION FROM LA VIA CAMPESINA_*: *Given the principles of international human rights law, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the Geneva Conventions, we, La Via Campesina (LVC), a global peasant movement, voice our profound concern regarding the genocide war committed by the Israeli occupation in Gaza.* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Since October 7th, Israel has been waging a genocide war against the Palestinian people. This relentless aggression has tragically claimed the lives of nearly 4,000 Palestinian civilians and left over 13,000 injured, with a staggering 65% of the casualties being women and children. This assault has caused extensive destruction, obliterating, or damaging around 70,000 homes and numerous public and private structures. As a result, close to a million Palestinians have been internally displaced within the Gaza Strip. Simultaneously, the Israeli occupation has imposed an unparalleled blockade on the Gaza Strip, inhabited by 2.5 million Palestinians. This embargo includes prohibiting the entry of food, cutting off water and electricity supplies, and restricting movement throughout the region. *Considering the aforementioned, we, the undersigned, call for the following immediate actions:* * *Unconditional Cessation of Hostilities*: An immediate and unconditional cessation of ongoing hostilities and acts of violence against civilians. * *Safe Passage and Border Openings*: The establishment of safe corridors and the opening of all border crossings to facilitate the swift entry of medical aid, and food, and to expediently transport the injured for urgent medical care. * *Accountability for War Crimes*: Prosecution of those responsible for war crimes before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in line with its mandate and international law. * *Formation of International Investigative Committees*: Establishment of international committees to investigate and report on the unprecedented crimes committed during this conflict. In advocating for these actions, we stand in solidarity with all civilians caught in the crossfire and seek justice, peace, and the upholding of fundamental human rights. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *If you agree with these demands, we urge you to send an email to the UN Secretary General António Guterres, reiterating these demands: CLICK TO EMAIL THE SECRETARY GENERAL NOW <mailto:sgcentral@un.org>* *You can also sign this petition below* Take action and sign ! <https://ee.kobotoolbox.org/i/lKO5rTvz> *Find out about the solidarity demonstrations for the Palestinian people that are happening around the world HERE <https://www.gazaispalestine.com/protest> and Join!* Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/via_campesina> Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/ViaCampesinaOfficial> Website <http://www.viacampesina.org> Instagram <http://instagram.com/la_via_campesina_official> To unsubscribe from the distribution list, questions or comments, write to *viacampesina(a)viacampesina.org* <mailto:viacampesina@viacampesina.org> *Website:* www.viacampesina.org To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here <https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en>

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LVC Newsletter| Peasant Struggles | September - October 2023
by La Via Campesina 20 Oct '23

20 Oct '23

Highlights from www.viacampesina.org [1] EDITION: SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2023 SUBSCRIBE [2] 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! Faced with global crises, we demand concrete actions from governments to ensure Food Sovereignty for our Peoples and our Peasant Rights This 16th of October, the International Day of Struggle for People's Food Sovereignty, La Via Campesina, once again takes to the streets, flood social media platforms, and occupy public squares and spaces. Our aim is to hold those responsible for the severe food crisis humanity is facing accountable. Our struggle for peoples' sovereignty over their food and our efforts to confront those who deprive them of it remains a top priority for La Via Campesina. READ MORE [3] Gaza - Defending the Rights and Dignity Amidst Escalating Military Aggression and Conflict We are deeply shocked and outraged by the escalation of crimes against humanity committed by the Israeli occupation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. As a global peasant movement, we firmly reject violence against civilians and military conflict to resolve disputes. Read more [4] Victory! UN Human Rights Council Adopts Resolution to Advance Peasants' Rights Worldwide In its 54th session, an overwhelming majority of member states of the United Nations Human Rights Council took a historic step by voting in favor of a resolution aimed at further implementing the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP). Read more [5] Urgent Israel deprives Gaza of water, manufactures catastrophe The deprivation of water is not just a violation of basic human rights but also a testament to the ongoing oppression faced by the Palestinian people. Gaza main freshwater source cannot meet daily demands because of high salinity and pollution most of water is undrinkable. Read more [6] UAWC condemns Israel's use of starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza OCHA reports that the assaults have disrupted the UNRWA food operation, impacting at least 112,759 families. The poultry and livestock sectors are on the brink of collapse due to the severe shortage of fodder, endangering the livelihoods of more than 1,000 herders and affecting over 10,000 producers. Read more [7] Declaration of Solidarity: Stop Neocolonialism! No to Foreign Interventions in Haiti On October 2, 2023, during the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, the United States and Ecuador succeeded in passing a resolution authorizing the deployment of a multinational force in Haiti. Read more [8] CETIM and LVC Express Concern Over Foreign Intervention in Haiti and Demand Human Rights Protection On the 2nd of October 2023, the UN Security Council, approved the deployment of an international security force to supposedly fight gang violence and restore security. Read more [9] Karnataka, India: Farmers hold a forum on trade, climate and seed issues The participants were of the opinion that a fair remunerative price is central to finding a solution to the ongoing farm crisis in the country. Read more [10] 6th International Women's Assembly of La Via Campesina: Official Poster is now available! The International Women's Assemblies have been a very important collective and strategic construction in these 30 years of La Via Campesina. The 6th International Women's Assembly will be held on the 2nd of December, ... Read more [11] An opportunity for rural struggles: UNDROP follow-up mechanism before the Human Rights Council Time has come for the implementation of UNDROP to be tackled at the international level. It is in this context that La Via Campesina (LVC) and its allies, advocate for the creation of an international follow-up mechanisms on peasants' rights, in the form of a UN Special procedure. Read more [12] Press Release: La Via Campesina is determined to build an alternative framework for global trade in agriculture - written by the peasants, for the people 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 ... Read more [13] Spain: We mobilize to reject industrial agriculture and agribusiness promoted by the Meeting of EU Ministers of Agriculture From 31 August to 3 September 2023, 150 activists from various organisations from different parts of Spain gathered in Hornachuelos (Córdoba) in a camp dedicated to agroecology and food sovereignty, to ratify the need to break with the agro-industrial food model and system. Read more [14] South Korea : 1,000+ Peasant Women Demand Yoon Seok-yeol's Resignation at First Post-COVID Conference Over 1,000 peasant women gathered for the '2023 National Peasant Women's Conference' organized by the Korean Women Peasants Association, wearing white attire, urging the resignation of the Yoon Seok-yeol government, which implements policies harmful to agriculture and farmers. Read more [15] France: Victory in Court! 15 Mega-Basin Projects Cancelled! The Confédération Paysanne welcomes the decision of the Administrative Court of Poitiers, which ruled on two appeals and canceled the project to create 15 mega-basins: nine planned in the Aume-Couture basin and six in the Pallu sub-basin. Read more [16] Brazil: The failure of Parliamentary Inquiry Commission against the Landless Workers Movement In Brazil, the Parliamentary Inquiry Commission against the Landless Rural Workers Movement (MST) has concluded its work and did not bring forward any real problems. Read more [17] La Via Campesina and CETIM denounce the sanctions against Niger at the UN Human Rights Council During the 54th session of the HRC, a biennial "Panel discussion on unilateral coercive measures and human rights" was held in Geneva. LVC member denounced the sanctions against Niger and its people ... Read more [18] Mayotte water crisis: MODEF calls on France to take action Mayotte is experiencing a severe water crisis as water sources run dry and the distribution network in a poor state requiring urgent attention. Rains to replenish the sources not expected until November. Water cuts are common. In the face of this crisis MODEF has sent an urgent appeal to the French government to take immediate action to address this looming humanitarian, health, economic and food crisis. Read more [19] La Via Campesina Stands with Morocco in the Wake of Catastrophic Earthquake The numbers speak of the tragedy - over 2497 of our comrades have passed on, and 3,000 more are injured, many critically. La Via Campesina extends its heartfelt solidarity to our brothers and sisters in Morocco during these testing times. Read more [20] Solidarity with the Libyan People and their Peasants in the aftermath of Storm Daniel On September 10, 2023, the city of Derna in Libya, along with neighboring villages and towns, witnessed the devastating impact of Storm Daniel. This unprecedented natural disaster inflicted profound destruction on Libya, leaving a trail of unprecedented devastation in its wake. Read more [21] FOR MORE ARTICLES FROM SEPTEMBER 2023 CLICK HERE [22] FOR MORE ARTICLES FROM OCTOBER 2023 CLICK HERE [23] FEATURED VIDEOS OF THE MONTH [24] 8th International Conference: Official Song is out! "Back to the Countryside" [25] We're thrilled to unveil our official song for the 8th International Conference, igniting passion and unity in our incredible peasant movement. The global peasant movement La Vía Campesina convenes this conference in Bogotá, Colombia, from 1 to 8 December 2023, under the slogan "Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity". 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Press Release for the International Day of Action for Peoples’ Food Sovereignty against Transnational Corporations – October 16, 2023
by La Via Campesina 16 Oct '23

16 Oct '23

FACED WITH GLOBAL CRISES, WE DEMAND CONCRETE ACTIONS FROM GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY FOR OUR PEOPLES AND OUR PEASANT RIGHTS _Press Release for the International Day of Action for Peoples' Food Sovereignty against Transnational Corporations - October 16, 2023_ ------------------------- On the 16th of October, as we commemorate the International Day of Struggle for People's Food Sovereignty, we, La Via Campesina, the global movement of peasants and rural communities, once again take to the streets, flood social media platforms, and occupy public squares and spaces [1]. Our aim is to hold those responsible for the severe food crisis humanity is facing accountable. In today's world, wars continue to rage destructively. A clear example is Israel's recent genocidal strategy, which for 10 days has completely denied 2.5 million Palestinians access to essential resources such as food, water and electricity, [2] actions that undeniably constitute war crimes. Our struggle for peoples' sovereignty over their food and our efforts to confront those who deprive them of it remains a top priority for La Via Campesina. We denounce the World Food Forum organized by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) this week in Rome and the ongoing transnational corporations takeover of FAO. We are highly concerned about the World Food Forum, which is especially encouraging the action of global youth, linking them to new technologies and innovation in the food systems promoted by agribusiness. We do not need a reinvention of corporate power to solve world's hunger, we need instead our governments to have autonomy to decide about their food. We need our peasant rights to be respected and promoted. It is we, the peasants, who are guaranteeing food for our peoples on a daily basis, and yet we are also among the populations most affected by these crises. Our lands, our water and our seeds continue to be grabbed and owned by agribusiness transnationals. The climate crisis, exacerbated by extractivism, is displacing millions of us and our families, and hunger and malnutrition continue to increase globally. Our peasant rights to a dignified life and social justice continue to be violated. Our lives are at constant risk. The call of the global peasant movement remains to return to the land, to continue our ancestral legacy of healthy peasant production with agroecological proposals and equitable participation. We aim to integrate new generations, diversities, and alliances in our territories. This call for action, also want to highlight the process that social movements have initiated towards building a Nyeleni Global Forum for Food Sovereignty in 2025 [3]. At this point, we are engaged in a collective effort to broaden and strengthen the struggle for food sovereignty, by forming alliances with climate justice movements, labor unions, feminist groups, and environmental organizations to foster shared proposals for systemic change. Our upcoming 8th International Conference [4] to be held in Colombia from December 1st to 8th will also be a decisive space for convergence and mobilization. This October, we will continue to negotiate for a binding treaty to effectively challenge transnational corporate power and impunity. Together with civil society, we are in a campaign to end the human-rights violations that transnational corporations continue to do with impunity on our lands and territories. From 23 to 27 of 2023, a peasant delegation will participate in the 9th Session of the Open-Ended Intergovernmental Working Group (OEIGWG), charged with elaborating a UN Binding Treaty on Transnational Corporations and Other Business Enterprises with Regard to Human Rights (OEIGWG). Legal progress at the international level would allow us to take transnational agribusiness corporations to court whenever they violate our rights, just as they do with our States when they fail to comply with their imposed norms. A new achievement: UNDROP now has a Special Procedure at the United Nations Our current struggle for Food Sovereignty is making great progress in the international legal framework. Since the adoption of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas - UNDROP, we have not stopped mobilizing for its implementation at global, national, regional and local levels. When COVID restrictions were lifted worldwide allowing a return to normal life, LVC and our allies seized the moment to increase pressure for the creation of a Special Procedure (specifically a UN Working Group) on UNDROP at the UN Human Rights Council before the end of 2023. And we have succeeded. The UN Working Group on UNDROP, adopted in a UN Human Rights Council resolution this October 11, will be responsible for monitoring and reporting on the implementation of the UNDROP, and for providing support and technical assistance to countries to help them better implement the Declaration. This UN Working Group will be very useful to strengthen the promotion and protection of the rights of food producers around the globe. There is no doubt that humanity can use this mechanism to tackle the global crises we face, especially in rural areas. This is a huge victory in our fight for Food Sovereignty. Urgent actions to safeguarding Food Sovereignty and Human Rights: * Immediate restoration of essential resources: We demand that Israel immediately restore access to essential resources, including food, water, and electricity, to the 2.5 million Palestinians in Gaza. The denial of these basic necessities constitutes a violation of international law and human rights. This request is also extended to all peoples whose Food Sovereignty is being violated by the actions of other States as a result of wars and conflicts like Haiti, Cuba, Niger, among others. * Binding Treaty Against Corporate Impunity: We call for the swift finalization and adoption of a legally-binding treaty that holds transnational corporations accountable for human rights violations. Transnational agribusiness corporations must be held legally responsible whenever they infringe upon our rights. * Full Implementation and Monitoring of UNDROP: We urge the international community to actively support and monitor the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP). The newly established UN Working Group on UNDROP should be empowered to ensure that the rights of food producers globally are promoted, protected, and upheld. Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity For press requests and interviews please contact us at press(a)viacampesina.org. Find out about more actions taking place around the world. 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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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Call to Action: 10 September 2023 – International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements
by La Via Campesina 22 Aug '23

22 Aug '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Call to Action: 10 September 2023 – International Day of Action Against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements 21 August 2023 World Trade Organisation <https://viacampesina.org/en/what-are-we-fighting-against/capitalism-and-fre…> * This article is available in * Español <https://viacampesina.org/es/llamado-a-la-accion-global-dia-internacional-de…> * Français <https://viacampesina.org/fr/appel-a-laction-10-septembre-2023-journee-inter…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 20 Years since Cancun: Lee Lives On! We Are All Lee, in this struggle 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 at the gates of the Ministerial meeting venue in Cancun, Mexico. Lee Kyung Hae, a small-scale farmer from Korea, took the drastic step of sacrificing himself to *protest against <https://viacampesina.org/en/take-agriculture-out-of-the-wto-farmer-lee-kyun…>* the dire situation that thousands of peasants found themselves in after their country embraced the WTO’s free trade policies. In his final moments, he wore a banner around his neck with the words */“WTO Kills Farmers.”/* Lee’s sacrifice brought to the spotlight the plight of all peasants everywhere; the hyper-globalization of the 80s and 90s had a devastating impact on rural communities worldwide, stripping them of their land, livelihoods, and local markets. Lee Kyung Hae gave his life to voice the concerns of millions of peasants like him, who saw their lives upended as their countries opened up under the banner of market reforms, only to be overwhelmed by fierce international competition from affluent nations flooding their markets with cheap imports, often produced in massive factories and large-scale industrial farms. The WTO spearheaded these efforts to expand and find new markets for transnational corporations and agribusinesses centered in the wealthy cities of the global north. Two decades have passed since that tragic day in Cancun, and things have only worsened for both people and the planet. The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA), which forms the core of the WTO’s food and agriculture trade policies, continues to *wreak havoc* <https://viacampesina.org/en/freedom-from-hunger-poverty-debt-and-death-free…> on people’s lives. Over the past 30 years, La Via Campesina has consistently highlighted the negative and devastating effects of WTO policies on both people and the planet. Whenever the WTO convened its ministerial meetings to advance these harmful policies, La Via Campesina’s organized peasant groups took to the streets to expose its falsehoods and deceit. As the World Trade Organization subsequently entered a state of limbo, numerous regional and bilateral free trade agreements began to proliferate, with many of them resembling the highly detrimental Agreement on Agriculture. Thus, whether with or without the WTO, global trade remains entangled in these opaque agreements, frequently negotiated behind closed doors without public consultation or debates. During the last Ministerial meeting in Geneva in 2022, La Via Campesina declared that the time had come to dismantle the WTO, discard the Agreement on Agriculture, put an end to harmful free trade agreements and *establish a new trade framework for global agricultural trade based on principles of food sovereignty <https://viacampesina.org/en/geneva-end-wto-build-international-trade-based-…>, *solidarity, and internationalism. A new framework that respects and upholds the UN Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP)! It called on World Trade Organization member states, particularly those from the Global South, to lead the charge in creating this framework and establishing it as the bedrock of global trade. The global food crisis, resulting in increasing global hunger, exacerbated by speculative commodity trading practices, pandemics, conflicts and wars, is glaring evidence of a flawed global food system that primarily benefits transnational agribusiness. Numerous reports have highlighted how, even in the face of growing global hunger, a handful of large agribusiness corporations continued to accumulate profits through speculative practices. *The Agreement on Agriculture serves as a pact to secure perpetual profits for agribusinesses <https://viacampesina.org/en/la-via-campesina-responds-to-the-wtos-purported…>*, disregarding the suffering of peasants, individuals, and the environment. For this reason, as we commemorate the International Day of Action against the WTO and Free Trade Agreements on September 10th, La Via Campesina will intensify this struggle for an alternative. We will lead the effort to construct this new framework through direct involvement of peasants and numerous other small-scale food producers. We will collaborate with our governments and civil society partners to generate political pressure in support of this new paradigm. *As members of La Via Campesina prepare for the 8th International Conference scheduled for December 2023 in Bogota <https://viacampesina.org/en/8th-international-conference-of-la-via-campesin…>, we call upon all our members to express solidarity with Lee Kyung Hae and his sacrifice. *We encourage our members to organize exhibitions, public discussions, protests, and to formulate ideas for an alternative global trade framework. During the 8th International Conference in Bogota, we will commemorate Lee with a mistica, celebrating his courage and defiance and honoring the endeavors and sacrifices of millions of peasants around the world who persist in nourishing the planet and feeding the people, despite mounting challenges. COMMUNICATION KIT: In the next few days, we will be releasing an official poster that can be adapted and used in your local and regional mobilizations and actions. *The official poster and other materials, will soon be available in this link. <https://comms.viacampesina.org/s/qnHLEC3XnT3TmLs> *Check back in a few days. For queries and press interviews, write topress(a)viacampesina.org <https://viacampesina.org/en/call-to-action-10-september-2023-international-…> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Faced with Global Crises, We build Food Sovereignty for the Future of Humanity! We are all Lee! WTO Kills Farmers! A New Trade Framework is Urgent and Vital!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ /#WeAreAllLEE #EndWTO #8ConfLVC #NewTradeFrameworkNOW/ 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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Download the Communication Kit: 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina
by La Via Campesina 17 Aug '23

17 Aug '23

*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* 8th International Conference of La Via Campesina The global peasant movement La Vía Campesina is convening its 8th International Conference in Bogotá, Colombia, from 1 to 8 December 2023, under the slogan "Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity". Download the Communication Kit [1] The International Conferences serve as the most important collective decision-making, analysis, evaluation and planning space for the 182 national organisations articulated by regions around the world, representing the landless, women, rural workers, migrants, fishermen, pastoralists, indigenous peoples and diversities in 82 countries in Africa, the Americas, Europe and Asia, at national, regional and continental levels. During these international conferences, attended by almost 500 delegates from 10 different regions, different issues affecting the diversity of rural areas are discussed and analysed as a whole. It is here that La Via Campesina defines, updates and refines its strategic lines of action, as well as examining and ratifying new member organisations, discussing internal functioning and launching new campaigns. In the 30 years that La Vía Campesina has been organising, seven international conferences have taken place. The first was held in Mons, Belgium, in 1993, where for the first time the strength and solidarity of peasant struggles from the global North and South were successfully united, proposing food sovereignty as a concrete defence of peasant agriculture against agribusiness. During the 1996 conference in Mexico, the movement gave a strong response against free trade agreements and the World Trade Organisation. At the conference in India in 2000, the role and political participation of women was realised when the first International Women's Assembly was celebrated, sowing the seeds of peasant and popular feminism. At the 2004 conference in Brazil, the African continent joined La Via Campesina, organising itself into two regions. Africa brought a diversity of struggles and forms of organisation, strengthening the struggle for environmental justice and against extractivism, colonialism and racism. At the Mozambique conference in 2008, we launched the International Campaign - 'Stop Violence Against Women' - as a pedagogical tool within our organisations and also to dialogue with societies in our struggle against patriarchy and all forms of violence. This campaign has been adopted by the whole movement. In 2013, in Indonesia, the conference highlighted the broad participation of youth in different tasks and structures within the movement. In 2017, in Derio, for the first time, a group of 50 delegates from our member organisations met alongside the conference to discuss sexual and gender diversity. In 2023, we will officially launch our tenth region, the Arab and North African Region (ARNA), bringing together different organisations from Palestine, Morocco and Tunisia to highlight the struggles of Arab peoples resisting contexts of war and hunger. As part of the 8th International Conference, the V Youth Assembly and the VI International Women's Assembly will be held. These are important spaces for debate, exchange, training and for the construction of common strategies of resistance. The role of women and youth has been vital for a movement with 30 years of history, it has strengthened it and has brought important challenges as well. La Via Campesina is today a key movement in the struggle for public policies that recognize peasants as subjects of rights and the importance of Food Sovereignty, agrarian reform, peasant agroecological production, peasant seed systems and peasant and popular feminism. These pillars are in line with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP), recognised in 2018, which is a major achievement resulting from the struggles and organisation of the peasant movement. After the pandemic, La Via Campesina reaffirms food sovereignty as the only real alternative to hunger, wars, climate and health crises.T oday more than ever we emphasize the importance of recognizing the peasantry and all its diversity as a subject of rights and transformations. Their role is crucial in societies striving for social and climate justice in their territories, providing healthy and accessible food for the working class. We believe that it is possible to live with dignity in rural areas by cultivating humanistic values, healing and caring for the land, and fighting to put life before profit. COMMUNICATION KIT: Our conference is a living space, from communication and training, we seek to create dialogues, meetings, debates and build collective proposals. Help us to make visible the national, regional and international process to reach our Conference in Bogota, Colombia. Download the Communication Kit [1]. Use these materials with your organizations, in assemblies, mobilizations, trainings, with our militants and allies. We encourage you to translate the official poster into your local language, use our blank version to adapt it! To unsubscribe from the distribution list, questions or comments, write to viacampesina(a)viacampesina.org Website: www.viacampesina.org TV: www.tv.viacampesina.org To subscribe to this newsletter - Click Here [2] Links: ------ [1] https://comms.viacampesina.org/s/XNANmRcfMsQk5Zw [2] https://mail.viacampesina.org/lists/listinfo/Via-info-en

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