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[Info EN] La Via Campesina Denounces Israeli Aggression in Gaza and Stands in Solidarity with Palestine
by La Via Campesina 24 May '23

24 May '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* La Via Campesina Denounces Israeli Aggression in Gaza and Stands in Solidarity with Palestine 14 May 2023 International Solidarity <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> *Solidarity statement* The cessation of Israel’s assault on the Gaza Strip is an immediate necessity. Israel’s actions against the vulnerable Palestinian population should not go unaddressed. It is incumbent upon the global community to enforce restraining measures and hold Israel accountable for its transgressions against humanity. A multitude of farmers currently face Israeli bombardment, with many lives tragically lost. An extensive swath of agricultural lands and water resources are being decimated, a strategy seemingly designed to induce starvation among the Palestinians in Gaza. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *14/05/2023* | Bagnolet, France In the early hours of Tuesday, May 9, 2023, Israeli forces launched a severe assault on three residential complexes in the Gaza Strip. A squadron of 40 warplanes was deployed in this assault on the densely populated residences. The immediate consequence was the tragic loss of 13 Palestinian lives and numerous injuries, including 7 children and 3 women. With the initiation of this military operation in Gaza, the death toll has exceeded 30, with 24 women and children among the casualties, and many more left in shock and distress. The assault was initiated while the residents were sleeping, and no significant events preceded this devastating act. Entire families were obliterated in their sleep, a distressing act that underscores the severity of the atrocity committed against civilians. Israel justifies the assault by identifying the target as three activists involved with Islamic Jihad, disregarding the fact that these activists were residing with their families in residential buildings. This act is yet another in a series of transgressions committed by the Israeli forces against the Palestinian people, who have been engaged in a struggle for their liberty for the past 75 years. This ongoing aggression, now in its fourth day, has also targeted farming communities and agricultural lands in the border areas and has persistently barred fishermen from venturing into the sea. From the onset of the assault, the Israeli forces have continuously bombarded thousands of acres of agricultural land, preventing farmers from accessing their fields. This has inflicted significant losses on the farming community, resulting in a critical shortage of food, particularly vegetables, on which the entire Gaza Strip is dependent. For the past four days, Israeli forces have relentlessly bombed residential areas throughout the Gaza Strip, showing an alarming disregard for the civilian population, primarily composed of women and children. The Gaza Strip has been under a severe blockade for over 16 years, which has led to the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians due to a shortage of essential medicines and medical care. We, at La Via Campesina, vehemently condemn these brutal acts and we urge the free people of the world to actively support the Palestinian people’s struggle for liberation in all possible ways. It is the duty of the international community to eliminate double standards in dealing with this occupation. *We demand the end of the occupation and freedom for the resilient Palestinian people.* Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> 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://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] La Via Campesina Warns of Democratic Frailty in Ecuador
by La Via Campesina 22 May '23

22 May '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* La Via Campesina Warns of Democratic Frailty in Ecuador 20 May 2023 Food Sovereignty <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, International Solidarity <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, Peasants' Rights <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> */Communiqué from La Vía Campesina denounces the dissolution of democratic institutions in Ecuador, coupled with a recent decree on terrorism and the military supporting the President./* (Bagnolet, May 20, 2023) The peasant, indigenous, landless, women and workers’ organizations that are part of the international movement La Via Campesina around the world warn with great concern about the current context in Ecuador, marked by a serious political crisis, accompanied by a deep economic and social crisis, with high levels of violence by criminal groups, the State and the sectors of power that continue looting the people. On Wednesday, May 17, the president of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso signed executive decree <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fminka.presidencia.…> 741, which establishes the dissolution of the National Assembly. This in the midst of the political trial opened against him for accusations of embezzlement. The decree also calls for early general elections within 90 days. As La Via Campesina we are concerned about the fact that this mechanism known as “mutual death,” although included in the Constitution since 2008, received full support of the Armed Forces and the Police before there had been any official pronouncement from the Constitutional Court. On the other hand, we raise the alarm about a serious threat to democracy, because although the mechanism of “mutual death” is a constitutional tool, its implementation in a scenario of anti-democracy can be dangerous. As peasant organizations we demand that for as long as this process lasts, president Lasso refrains from deepening Neoliberalism, extractivism, the privatization of basic services, the handover of natural goods — oil, mining, the radio-electrical spectrum — to transnational corporations. We need decrees that address the urgent demands of working-class urban and rural sectors instead of catering to corporate groups. We strongly reject every type of consession and privatization of public assets. As a movement present worldwide, we call on our member organizations, allies and multilateral institutions to remain alert to the events in Ecuador. We must ensure transparent elections, stand in defense of democracy in the country and the continent, denounce the imperialist and interventionist practices of the US and demand all proceedings are executing according to the law. We call to: * Respond immediately to the serious social crisis that Ecuador is also facing, with high rates of hunger and malnutrition in children, poverty, migrations, unemployment of almost half of the population, lack of investment in health and education and an out of control level of violence and insecurity due to criminal gangs. * Pay special attention to the peasant sector, those who feed the country, the montubio people, Afro-descendants and indigenous people, as well as the artisanal fisher-folk who are indebted to the banks, slaves in their territories, who also suffer assault, kidnapping, extortion and assassinations, coupled with the complete disregard of the State. All the while, the corporate, agribusiness and banking sector, aligned with the Lasso administration and other political sectors, enjoy shamefully high profit rates as the main benefitiaries of the corruption that plagues Ecuador. * Respect the political rights of the progressive members of the National Assembly, acknowledge the militant and political trajectory of comrade José Agualsaca and offer him our support, as historic leader of the FEI (Ecuadorian Federation of Indians, member organization of CLOC – La Via Campesina), and current assembly member who already several months ago had offered his seat in defense of the governance of the country. * Endorse the democratic processes of indigenous, student and workers’ organizations, respecting the freedom of assembly and association to launch local assemblies, in the understanding that democracy is at its core the people, organized and fighting for their rights. * Ensure a transparent electoral process that does not censor the participation and candidacies of any sector; demand that the National Electoral Council restructure the Provincial Electoral Boards for a more democratic conformation and that intermediate, provincial and national computing centers are audited. * Coordinate a progressive and popular process of unity, engaging all the sectors of the left, parties, organizations and movements in Ecuador for the elections called for August 2023; a process able to address the most affected sectors of society as indicated in the 2008 Constitution and its humanistic and anti-capitalist spirit; a Constitution that also acknowledges the peasantry as a subject of rights, a priority in public policy, and Food Sovereignty as a strategic objective of the State for a true revolution in rural areas. *We call to join the national collective work to rebuild a multicultural, fair and sovereign Ecuador!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Photographs National Strike Ecuador, June 2022. Edu León.* Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> 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://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] Press release | From Mons to the World: La Via Campesina Celebrates 30 Years of globalizing peasant struggle and solidarity
by La Via Campesina 14 May '23

14 May '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Commemoration in Mons From Mons to the World: La Via Campesina Celebrates 30 Years of globalizing peasant struggle and solidarity *PRESS RELEASE* *14/05/2023* | Bagnolet, France On May 15, La Via Campesina will celebrate its 30th anniversary of the formal founding of global peasant movement. This celebration is a reflection of three decades of commitment to the realization of social justice, human dignity and food sovereignty through peasant agroecology, popular feminism and peasant rights. The history of La Via Campesina has an important stage in Mons, Belgium, in May 1993, when different peasant and land workers’ organizations from various continents met to concretize the strategies planned a year earlier in Managua, Nicaragua, and coordinate common actions at the international level. Thirty organizations established the movement we now recognize today, and since then its principles and convictions have been solidly grounded. The movement has grown to include 182 member organizations and over 200 million rural workers, and is now the world’s largest social movement with the slogan “globalize the struggle, globalize hope.” Over the years, La Via Campesina has played a pivotal role in supporting peasant emancipatory struggles at all levels and in recognizing their rights in the UN declaration on the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas. Today, La Via Campesina brings a voice of hope to all societies in times of multidimensional crises. As we celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the movement, we are excited to share that this November we are also organizing our eighth international conference in Colombia. This event will be a moment to continue building our proposals based on respect for the living, grassroots organization, diversity and solidarity, which are serving to build fair and equitable food systems, and from there, fair and equitable societies. 30 years of sharing struggles to sow hope To celebrate 30 years of globalizing struggles, La Via Campesina, in collaboration with the European Coordination Via Campesina and LVC’s Belgian member organizations: Boerenforum, FUGEA, MAP, is organizing a commemorative event on May 15, that will be divided into three sections. The first part will feature people who were present and involved in the founding, the second part will include former La Via Campesina general coordinators, and the third part will have current ICC representatives of La Via Campesina to look at the context of the movement today. The entire event program will be a enriching experience in itself, including a live music show, group readings of historical documents, audiovisual presentations, and a peasant-style meal accompanied by music and dance. La Via Campesina invites everyone to join the commemorative event on May 15 through their social networks to continue sharing struggles and sowing hope. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Globalize the struggle, globalize hope”. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more information, please contact us at press(a)viacampesina.org Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the mailing list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> If you have any questions or comments, please send an email to *viacampesina(a)viacampesina.org* <mailto:lvcweb@viacampesina.org?subject=Newsletter%20Comments%3A%20> *Website:* www.viacampesina.org To subscribe to this newsletter - Click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] 17 April: Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity!
by La Via Campesina 17 Apr '23

17 Apr '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* 17 April: Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity! 17 April 2023 Food Sovereignty <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> *Press Release | Bagnolet 17/04/23* Today, April 17th, 2023, as we remember the “Eldorado dos Carajás Massacre” that took place 27 years ago in Brazil, and our many struggles in other places, we, La Via Campesina, raise our fists high in hope, knowing that food sovereignty, peasant agroecology, comprehensive popular agrarian reforms, popular peasant feminism and the implementation of United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) will ensure a future for humanity and the planet. Solidarity urgently needed! Global protests are increasing due to the climate and environmental crisis, food crisis, and conflicts caused by shifting geopolitical contours. Social unrest has been observed in over 60 countries due to economic inequalities deepened by the COVID-19 pandemic. These crises expose the flaws in the dominant capitalist model, as capitalist interests destroy territories and threaten every life system worldwide. Governments have responded to protests with repression and persecution, including killings and assassinations, to intimidate and subdue movements. Social movements in various countries in Brazil, Palestine, Paraguay, Colombia, Mali, Ecuador, France, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South Korea, Kenya, Canada, Haiti, Guatemala and Peru, among others, have alerted the world about the violations of workers’ and peasants’ rights, where civil unrest is high due to the high cost of living, and government policies that are further increasing social and economic inequalities. Most governments are failing to keep up with the demand for better public services, leaving many citizens living precariously. For instance, in Europe, which until recently enjoyed much stability after the Second World War driven by unprecedented growth in production and the distribution of some of the wealth to the majority of the population, some countries face social instability as social achievements regress. In this new context of crisis, most governments prioritize the enrichment of the richest and the accumulation of capital, placing the burden of restrictions on the majority of the population. Governments are choosing capitalism at all costs, even breaking away from the framework of liberal democracy and the rule of law that has prevailed until now, with the so-called ‘defense of Western values’ being shattered. La Via Campesina (LVC) stands in and is also committed to building solidarity with those who are being victimized by the criminalization of social protest on all continents. It is time to build a more fraternal world based on solidarity among peoples. We call for an immediate and unconditional end to the persecution of peasant movements and their leaders. Grabbing and commodification of commons for profits continues unabated The industrial food system continues to make super profits while trampling upon the lives and livelihoods of farming families and rural people, whose lands, water and territories are being grabbed for export land uses amid a worsening global food and economic crises. Water grabbing is on the rise to make money for a few and to grow export crops as the climate crisis worsens – climate change related droughts are now extensive and frequent. We emphasize the need to inform, educate, organize, and articulate to build a social force that can *stop the tendency to convert the climate crisis into business opportunities*. LVC denounces the government’s indifference to the warming of the planet and the debate over speculative financial business, the new green and blue economy, and the privatisation of the commons, calling for political changes to cool it. LVC calls for redoubling of efforts to defend the commons and stop their commodification and demand the fair sharing of rights to use the commons. Migrant crisis: result of an inhumane system of exploitation and repression The crises has forced, mostly rural populations from the South, to migrate mostly to the Northern countries in search of better livelihoods. Instead of better lives, most migrants have been subjected to inhumane system of exploitation and repression. Thus struggles of migrant farm labor are also a fundamental part of the April 17 Day of Peasant Struggle. Over a billion people work in agriculture fields, most of whom are peasants displaced from their lands due to neoliberal policies that favor agribusiness capital. Landless women make up almost 50% of this population. The loss of peasant lands in rural areas continues, leading to an increase in migrant workers seeking employment in agriculture in northern countries to support their impoverished families. These workers face unsustainable working conditions and receive the lowest wages in the labor sector. From Brazil to the US and Europe, migrant farm-workers are demanding their rights and standing against the exploitation of agribusiness capital. The full recognition of full rights for migrant and refugee peoples constantly criminalised and murdered at the borders of our nations is also part of our struggle towards the full achievement of food sovereignty. We call on societies, social movements, and all people of good will, both North and South, to join our Global Pact of Solidarity in defense of the lives and human rights of all migrants and refugees everywhere. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Our solutions to the crises Peasant organizations have a critical role to play in ensuring the future of humanity and the planet by resisting the hydro-agro-extractivism of transnational mega-corporations, which threaten the lands of peasants, indigenous peoples, and other rural inhabitants. This struggle for justice and dignity is significant as we celebrate the Day of Peasant Struggle on April 17. On this day, La Via Campesina reaffirms the central elements for a political project to ensure a future for humanity. These elements include food sovereignty, agrarian reform, peasant agroecology, demand for a UN Special Procedure on the UNDROP, and peasant and popular feminism: * *Food sovereignty offers an alternative to the current crises of hunger*, climate, and ecology by transforming the industrial model and creating local food systems that link rural and urban areas. It prohibits speculation in food futures contracts and addresses two significant sources of greenhouse gas emissions: long-distance transportation of food and industrialized agriculture. Principles of Food Sovereignty can provide us the framework for a new global trade framework that can end the dominance of the World Trade Organization (WTO), which currently is attempting to legitimise its work through creation of a space for civil society in its structure and Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). * *Agrarian reform is necessary* to ensure fair sharing of rights to use commons and democratize ownership of territories, which is currently being concentrated by elites. * *Peasant agroecology is a means of resistance to an economic system that prioritizes profit over life* and is responsible for deforestation, water contamination, and acidification of oceans. It offers an essential alternative to industrial food production and transforms the way we produce and consume food. * *Demand for a UN Special Procedure on the UNDROP *will allow for effective implementation at the international level. * *Peasant and popular feminism cultivates defense of relationships based on respect and care* for others and rejects modes of relationship based on violence, domination, and control of others. Towards the Eighth International Conference (#8ConfLVC) In November this year, La Via Campesina will convene its 8th International Conference in Nicaragua. And as we gather our proposals towards this important event, our rallying call to unite and build a new society is well expressed in the 8th Conference slogan: “Faced with the Global Crises, we build Food Sovereignty to ensure a Future for Humanity!” We will exchange and build a collective vision for the future based on these existing alternatives that are being practiced in our communities. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Globalise the struggle! Globalise hope! ------------------------------------------------------------------------ For more information write to *press(a)viacampesina.org* Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> 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://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] Call for Solidarity with French Social Movements! Stop Police Violence NOW!
by La Via Campesina 03 Apr '23

03 Apr '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Call for Solidarity with French Social Movements! Stop Police Violence NOW! 30 March 2023 Climate and Environmental Justice <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, Europe <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, International Solidarity <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, Land, Water and Territories <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, Peasants' Rights <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> Solidarity Statement ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *La Via Campesina calls for international solidarity for the french social movement, against police violence and the authoritarian drift of the French government.* *Bagnolet, 30th March 2023* | We observe with consternation the evolution of events in France. For several months, millions of people have been demonstrating peacefully against a pension reform that will make the working poor, including peasants, pay even more while the richest benefit. Last week, the French government pushed through this reform without a vote in the National Assembly. That evening and every day since, demonstrations and actions have multiplied to denounce this authoritarian drift and to demand the immediate withdrawal of the pension reform. Faced with this massive mobilisation, which is widely supported by public opinion (75% of the French population is against this reform, and in particular 93% of people of working age), the French state is in denial and is responding with an escalation of the police and violence. Last weekend saw a further step in this authoritarian drift. Our affiliate in France, the Confédération Paysanne, together with two other organisations, Soulèvements de la Terre and Bassines Non Merci, called for a demonstration against mega-basins, which are tools for water grabbing by agribusiness. 30,000 people gathered to defend water, a common good essential to the life of all people and ecosystems. The French state deployed a police force worthy of war to protect an 18-hectare area. Grenades rained down on the demonstrators for hours, injuring more than 200 people. The state deliberately prevented the emergency services from reaching the area where the injured were sheltering, refusing to allow ambulances to pass. Today, one person is hanging between life and death, and dozens of others have lost an eye or a hand, or are at risk of being paralysed for life. Many voices, including the UN Special Rapporteurs on Human Rights and the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, called on the government to stop this repressive escalation. But the President of the French Republic decided not to give in, and the Minister of the Interior decided to ban Soulèvements de la Terre. What will be the next step in this authoritarian drift? To ban the Confédération Paysanne? To ban all demonstrations for climate and social justice? Is France, which presents itself everywhere as a great democracy and a country of human rights, definitively falling into an authoritarian regime outside the framework of international law? La Via Campesina calls for international mediation to restore social dialogue. In this critical situation, international solidarity is essential. We therefore call on our member organisations and allied social movements around the world to support the social movements in France. Here are some possible actions * Write letters of solidarity to the Confédération Paysanne, Soulèvements de la Terre and Bassine Non Merci, and more generally to French social movements (contact(a)confederationpaysanne.fr, contact(a)lessoulevementsdelaterre.org); * Writing to French embassies and the French government to denounce the repression of social movements; * Organise demonstrations outside French embassies and consulates; * Contact the elected representatives and the governments of your countries to denounce the attitude of the French government, to demand respect for human rights (in particular the right to demonstrate) and to offer themselves as international mediators to end this crisis. *GLOBALIZE THE STRUGGLE!* *GLOBALIZE HOPE!* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>WhatsApp <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>Telegram <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> Email <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> France <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> mega-basin <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> water action <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> Zoom <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> This article is available in * Español <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> * Français <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> 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://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] Nyéléni Newsletter: Grassroots solutions to the global food crisis
by La Via Campesina 31 Mar '23

31 Mar '23

NYÉLÉNI NEWSLETTER NO 51 – GRASSROOTS SOLUTIONS TO THE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS In 2008, numerous experts -- from peasants to policy makers - warned of a "perfect storm" of crises in the industrial food system. Our movements had already been raising the alarm about growing corporate control, financialization of food, resource grabbing, economic injustice, and destruction of the territories of small-scale food producers by large scale commodity agriculture, deeply dependant on fossil fuels and other mined inputs. Fifteen years later we see that crises are a recurrent phenomenon in the capitalist food system. Intensifying environmental impacts, resource wars and conflicts, rising debt, structural injustices and inequalities are compounding the effects on our peoples. Food sovereignty remains our answer to the food crisis. Now more than ever our communities and countries need to focus on agroecological food production. As this edition shows, we have a multitude of praxis and political proposals for solutions, but we need to build our power to fight the extractive and profit driven corporations from overtaking our food system. The food crisis is one aspect of deeper drivers that are causing overlapping crises of ecological destruction, the re-enforced rise of patriarchy, and increasing criminalisation of rights defenders s in collusion with capital, who are pervading every aspect of our lives from food to social engagements and our interactions with nature. Many movements have made common cause to challenge the drivers of these multiple, interconnected crises, including demands for climate justice, an end to fossil fuels with responsibility lying first within the historically polluting developed nations and then with elite consumers everywhere, cancellations of illegitimate debt, and rescinding unjust trade investment and tax regimes. Feminist movements are showing us the path towards economies of life and care, intersectional justice and building political power. Anti-racist, decolonial, peace and all anti-oppression movements are showing us new imaginaries of community, reminding us of our ancient practices of togetherness as peasants, women, indigenous peoples, pastoralists, fishers and workers, and the urgency of solidarity with migrants, refugees and asylum seekers. Knowing that we must build and strengthen our movements from the ground up, and find cohesion across all regions and peoples facing injustice, we are convening the Nyéléni process 2021 - 2025 to provide spaces for coming together. We invite all movements to join us. Food Sovereignty now! _AFSA, Focus on the Global South and FoEI_ Click here to download the English edition (pdf) [1] Links: ------ [1] https://us5.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnyeleni.org%2FDOWNL…

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[Info EN] 17 April – International Day of Peasant Struggles | Call to Action
by La Via Campesina 22 Mar '23

22 Mar '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* 17 April – International Day of Peasant Struggles | Call to Action 17 March 2023 Food Sovereignty <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, Peasants' Rights <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> La Via Campesina Call to Action | 17 March 2023 | Bagnolet: *Resist repression! Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity!* *Call for Global Solidarity Actions* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The International Day of Peasant Struggles is commemorated by La Via Campesina every year on 17 April to remember the Eldorado do Carajás massacre in 1996, where the State machinery, in cohorts with agribusiness interests, murdered 19 peasants who were defending their right to land. On this day, we also highlight and denounce the continued criminalization, oppression, and repression of peasants, workers, migrants, and indigenous people communities worldwide. *Our lives are at risk and so is the future of humanity* In the past few months alone, social movements in Brazil, Palestine, Paraguay, Colombia, Mali, Ecuador, France, Spain, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South Korea, Kenya, Canada, Haiti, Guatemala and Peru have alerted the world about the serious violations of the rights of the peasant and rural communities. Hunger is also violence. The pandemic and ongoing conflicts have only accentuated hunger. All these so-called crises are an indictment of the dominant model of capitalism that exists today. Our territories, whose climate and biodiversity are continuously destroyed as capitalist interests impose new and increasingly dangerous technologies without any debate, consultation, or public participation, threaten every life system worldwide. Political and social instability is widespread as a result of systematic assassinations, massacres, forced disappearances, high rates of femicide, imprisonment, and arbitrary detention, intimidation, harassment, and threats, prosecution of defenders of territories, forced migration, and wars against ordinary people. *This 17th April, more than ever, we reaffirm that our fight is part of the defense of human rights and life as stated in the United Nations Declaration of the Rights of Peasants and other People Working in the Rural Areas (UNDROP)*. As capital advances over territories that until recently were considered “marginal”, peasants, indigenous peoples, and other rural inhabitants represent the main frontier of resistance against the hydro-agro-extractivism of transnational mega-corporations. La Via Campesina is an expression of this collective action and resistance. This year, as our global movement marks its 30th anniversary, we are stepping up the pressure to build an alternative systemic model that guarantees social justice. *The 17th April is, therefore, a moment to reaffirm our concrete proposals. We will build a better society where our diverse societies realize their food sovereignty through the practice of peasant agroecology.* We will continue to defend our rights using UNDROP and other international instruments. We will build better societies with justice. Our local food production, self-determination with dignity, peace, popular peasant feminism, and people’s sovereignty are possible only with these tools. There is no future without food sovereignty! *Our call towards the 8th International Conference* *In November this year, La Via Campesina will convene its 8th International Conference in Nicaragua.* At this International Conference, we will bring together the diverse proposals that emerge from our 182 member organizations in 81 countries. We will learn from a diverse set of experiences that our peasant and indigenous communities have already put into practice. We will exchange and build a collective vision for the future based on these existing alternatives that are being practiced in our communities. And as we gather our proposals towards this important event, our rallying call to unite and build a new society is well expressed in the 8^th Conference slogan: *“Faced with the Global Crises, we build Food Sovereignty to ensure a Future for Humanity!”* The precondition for such a future is an immediate and unconditional end to the ongoing criminalization and persecution of peasant movements and their leaders. April is our moment to collectively denounce this persecution, to stand up united against the forces that oppress us. *This call is for all members of La Via Campesina to gather together this April and make ourselves seen and heard. Here is how we can do it:* * *Organize public demonstrations and forums* against the ongoing acts of criminalization in your territories. We are releasing a poster for you to adapt it, translate it, and share it in our communities. You can find it here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcloud.viacampesina…> and in its canva <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.canva.com%2Fde…> version. * *Share the news and updates from these actions on social media* * Use the hashtags *#PeasantResistance* *#StopKillingUs #StopTheRepression*, and actively share photos, videos, and posters of your public actions, forums, and meetings. * Express our collective intent to exist, survive, and build a new society. Take our official slogan of the 8^th Conference: *“Faced with the Global Crises, we build Food Sovereignty to ensure a Future for Humanity!*” Transmit it, translate it, and adapt it through communication materials, press statements, and public actions. * Use the hashtag *#8ConfLVC* to highlight our efforts towards the 8th International Conference. * A promotional video for our upcoming 8th International Conference – our moment to gather and build our alternatives – will be released on Monday the 20th. * Follow the La Via Campesina website and social media handles for videos and more! We will also replug a series of illustrated educational materials on UNDROP popular educational materials, Peasant Seeds, and Peasant Feminism. * Email the details of your actions and events to communications(a)viacampesina.org We will be adding the details to a global map that plots all solidarity actions. *Faced with global crises, we build food sovereignty to ensure a future for humanity!* *—–* Twitter (@via_campesina) Facebook (@ViaCampesinaOfficial) Instagram (@la_via_campesina_official) Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> 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://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] Call to Action | 08 March 2023 – International Working Women’s Day | La Via Campesina
by La Via Campesina 24 Feb '23

24 Feb '23

#8M23: "BY REBELLING, WE SOW POPULAR PEASANT FEMINISM, BUILD FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND ORGANIZE AGAINST CRISES AND VIOLENCE!" 23/02/23, BAGNOLET: La Via Campesina is calling for global solidarity actions on 8TH MARCH 2023, THE INTERNATIONAL WORKING WOMEN'S DAY. As peasants, landless women, indigenous women, fisherfolk, pastoralists, farmworkers, migrants, and diversity organizations within La Via Campesina, we acknowledge the specific struggles, the organization, the development of popular feminism, and the rebellion and resistance of women who fight on their own land and around the world to defend sustainability, food sovereignty, and social justice. We condemn the patriarchal and racist dimensions of capitalism that oppress society, particularly women, children, and individuals who do not conform to binary gender identities. In the current crisis of war and inequality, it is urgent to reaffirm our values of solidarity and internationalism, demand greater democracy and participation for communities, and continue to fight against all types of violence. Collective organization is essential to resist, to continue producing healthy food, and to reinforce Food Sovereignty as a way of life in our communities. As we prepare for La Via Campesina's 8th International Conference and 6th International Women's Assembly, scheduled to take place from November 23 to 28 in Nicaragua, we are actively working on the creation of the Peasant and Popular Feminism movement. Additionally, we are using our 'Stop Violence Against Women' campaign as both internal and external educational tools, engaging with communities, playing a transformative role in policymaking, and recognizing our fundamental role in food production. Our Peasant and Popular Feminism movement is anti-systemic, and we are engaged in a struggle against the hetero-patriarchal, racist, and colonialist system that imposes various forms of oppression on people and communities. Over the 30 years of our movement's existence, we have come to understand that it is only possible to dismantle this capitalist model if we simultaneously succeed in overcoming these oppressive relationships. The current expansion of capitalism in rural areas is sustained through a combination of oppression in agribusiness and extractivism, manifested in dispossession, evictions, and land grabbing. There has been a surge in criminalization and violence in rural communities. On this day of action and unity, we face the challenge of taking a stronger stance on global issues in the face of the prevailing model and the urgent need for a new society with new relationships, alternative ways of sharing work, and the creation of new values based on independence and reciprocity. As women members of La Via Campesina, we struggle for the land, because through Land Reform, peasant women are guaranteed the legal right to land. On this land, we produce food to feed our families and societies, secure our income, reduce violence, and combat machismo. Moreover, on this day, we are urging Member States to demonstrate a serious and sustained commitment to the UNITED NATIONS DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF PEASANTS, PARTICULARLY WITH REGARD TO ARTICLE 4 [1], which addresses non-discrimination against women. This article states that 'Member States shall take appropriate measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against peasant women and other women working in rural areas, and to promote their empowerment, enabling them to enjoy full and equal access to all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and to participate in economic, social, political and cultural development in the rural sector, and to benefit from it in full freedom.' In light of the alarming rates of feminicide worldwide, which expose the inadequacy of justice systems that perpetuate impunity and inaction, we must act urgently. It is imperative that we implement public policies aimed at eliminating all forms of gender-based violence and promote a more equitable society for everyone. Member states should prioritize investment in prevention, education, and communication programs that foster healthier and more compassionate communities and relationships. Today, we must remember and stand in solidarity with our peasant and indigenous women in Peru, who have been protesting in the streets for over two months against state and criminal repression in defense of their fundamental rights, including democracy. We must also celebrate the bravery of plantation workers in Sri Lanka who are striking for better wages and working conditions, and we must support the millions of peasant women in Asia and Africa who are fighting to protect their land, seeds, and forests. We must stand with Angelina, Oliva, and Rosa in Guatemala, three Q'eqchi' Maya leaders who were unjustly sentenced in a political trial for defending their land against the plundering and land-grabbing of businesses and state officials. This verdict exposes the structural racism of the Guatemalan justice system, which criminalizes those who defend their land and territory. We stand in solidarity with Palestinian women and the Palestinian people in their struggle for dignity and the right to live on the land illegally occupied by Israel for over 50 years. Let us draw inspiration from the courageous resistance in Haiti and the fight against imperialism. These rebellions are fueling the growth of popular peasant feminism, inspiring working-class women around the world to stand up and fight for their rights. In the last three years following the pandemic, the perpetuation of feminicide has undergone changes in terms of its conditions and characteristics. The violence against women has become more dangerous and misogynistic, resulting in the loss of thousands of lives and leaving children orphaned without any support from the state. This is precisely why the significance of #8M23 is more pronounced than ever before, as it provides a platform for women to voice their concerns and be seen as agents of political change. Through this movement, women can denounce the violence being perpetrated against them and expose instances of feminicide that are not limited to families alone but are also related to economic crime, territorial disputes among narco-traffickers, and the high prevalence of criminality. _BY REBELLING, WE SOW POPULAR PEASANT FEMINISM, BUILD FOOD SOVEREIGNTY, AND ORGANIZE AGAINST CRISES AND VIOLENCE!_ To find out more about Peasant and Popular Feminism, SEE OUR PUBLICATION HERE [2]. ------------------------- JOIN THE MOVEMENT! #8M23 * We are actively preparing for #8M23 by creating banners, organizing public protests, and taking direct action. * Join and follow us on social media using hashtags such as #WOMENINSTRUGGLE, #FOODSOVEREIGNTYNOW, #8CONFLVC, and #8M23. * Participate in symbolic actions such as marches, forums, fairs, and public speaking events to demand recognition of our rights in government policies and justice, and to put an end to violence against women and marginalized communities. Please send your press releases, statements, photos, and videos to COMMUNICATIONS(a)VIACAMPESINA.ORG We also invite you to make your own posters by downloading our templates and translating them into your own language. All the necessary resources for communication are available for DOWNLOAD HERE [3]. ------------------------- Links: ------ [1] https://viacampesina.org/en/undrop-illustrations/ [2] https://viacampesina.org/en/graphic-book-the-path-of-peasant-and-popular-fe… [3] https://cloud.viacampesina.org/s/6Gxct8dEPzzWkJN

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[Info EN] Earthquake in Syria & Turkey: La Via Campesina extends solidarity to affected communities
by La Via Campesina 21 Feb '23

21 Feb '23

*|MC:SUBJECT|* *|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Earthquake in Syria & Turkey: La Via Campesina extends solidarity to affected communities 20 February 2023 Emerging Regions <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…>, International Solidarity <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> Bagnolet, 16-02-2023 La Via Campesina expresses its deepest condolences to the communities in Turkey and Syria affected by the devastating earthquakes. We mourn with those who have lost family, friends, and neighbors, and stand in solidarity with all those who have been injured or affected by the earthquakes. We also extend our gratitude to the civil movement that immediately responded to rescue and save lives in the affected areas. *While we have received information about the situation in urban areas, we urgently call for access to information about the situation of peasants and rural areas affected by the earthquake.* Beyond the loss of human and animal life, the destruction of production and means of production, such as animal feed and other inputs, is crucial for food production and survival. We request that all restrictions to communication channels enabling access to information from and toward the affected populations be removed to assess the specific needs of the affected rural communities. We urgently call for the withdrawal of any sanctions that harm the people, and for humanitarian aid to be sent to those in need of basic supplies such as water, food, and shelter, without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion, or gender. The earthquakes have exacerbated the vulnerability of communities in Syria affected by war and forced displacement for over a decade. In Turkey, the existing effects of the economic and political crisis on the population were multiplied by the earthquakes. *The vast majority of the human losses and damage is due to unplanned and unmonitored urbanization, which has occupied areas that were once agricultural lands.* The earthquake has also left many children orphaned and at the mercy of child-trafficking networks. Therefore, urgent policies to prevent this terrible situation are needed. We believe that the deaths and devastation resulting from the earthquakes are not solely due to natural disasters, but rather the consequence of inadequate political decisions that prioritize speculation and economic profit over life and nature. *Despite warnings of an earthquake of this magnitude for many years, constructions were not designed considering the right to safe housing. *The losses resulting from the earthquakes are not isolated incidents, but political crimes! We strongly defend the strategic importance of increasing agricultural lands in the region to ensure food sovereignty instead of real estate speculation that endangers human lives. *Therefore, we demand:* * *Immediate action to abolish any restrictions and sanctions that harm the people to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to the victims in Syria.* * *That the Syrian and Turkish governments open more crossings to allow aid delivery, rather than relying solely on the Bab al-Hawa border crossing between Turkey and Syria.* * *Holding those responsible and corrupted accountable for the destruction of agricultural lands for real estate projects and stopping this practice.* * *The Turkish and Syrian governments work together with peasants and people in the planning and implementation stages during the reconstruction and rehabilitation processes, by fulfilling their right to adequate and safe housing, and their right to food and food sovereignty so that there is no dependence on imported food and land grabbing through reconstruction and rehabilitation programs.* La Via Campesina once again reiterates its solidarity with all the peoples and peasants in Turkey and Syria during the reconstruction process. We will continue to work with our member organizations in Turkey and in the Arab Region and North Africa to globalize hope and struggle. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Facebook <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2…> Twitter <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fv…> Link <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%…> Website <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fviacampesina.org%2…> To unsubscribe from the distribution list click here <https://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…> 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://us13.mailchimp.com/mctx/clicks?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmail.viacampesina.…>

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[Info EN] La Via Campesina Greetings Card
by La Via Campesina 27 Dec '22

27 Dec '22

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