La Via Campesina | e-Newsletter | March-April Edition, 2017
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#17APRIL - PEASANTS' DAY MOBILISATIONS
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World over members and allies of La Via Campesina commemorated the International Day of Peasant Struggles by organising solidarity marches, public events, land occupations, screening films, seminars and much more. Here is a glimpse of what it looked like Facebook Album [4] - and if you are on Twitter here are a few updates [5]. To see the Global Map of Actions click here [6]. You can also follow the hashtags - #17APRIL, #17AVRIL, #17ABRIL, #PEASANTSRIGHTS - on Facebook and Twitter for a comprehensive view of the solidarity actions worldwide and also check out our image slideshow here [7].
IN OUR ACTIONS THIS #17APRIL, WE DEFENDED THE RIGHTS OF PEASANTS AND OTHER PEOPLE WORKING IN RURAL AREAS
The initiative towards a _United Nations (UN) Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas_ is one of the ways to legitimatize our struggles to build and reinforce food sovereignty where by our social, cultural, economic and political values are fully respected and upheld. We believe that in championing the rights of peasants and other people working in rural areas, humanity also wins. Read More [8]
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD
A UN DECLARATION FOR PEASANTS' RIGHTS: REGIONAL CONSULTATIONS
In South Africa [9], India [10] and Sri Lanka [11] workshops and consultations were held early in April to provide further inputs into the ongoing negotiations for a UN Declaration on Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas.
INDONESIA: PEASANTS MOBILISE FOR THEIR RIGHTS
For peasants in Indonesia, two dates in April - the 17th and the 20th - hold massive significance in their persistent struggle for peasants' rights. Read More [12]
NFU COMMEMORATES THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEASANTS' STRUGGLE
We stand in solidarity with peasants around the world who face threats and discrimination, persecution and violence and we support the advance toward the UN Declaration of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas. Read More [13]
POST-BREXIT POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
The launch featured a dining table promoting the high-quality fresh produce of our members to highlight the need for small-scale and family farmers to be offered a _'place at the table'_ in upcoming negotiations over the future of UK agriculture policy. Read More [14]
KRSS BRINGS YOUNG FARMERS TOGETHER IN KARNATAKA, INDIA
_"Naavenmaadbeku?"_ ("What should we do?") - an introspection into the role Young Farmers can and should play in the political struggle for agrarian reform. Read More [15]
DAIRY CRISIS: SOFT LANDING TURNS INTO A REAL CRASH
Two years after the announcement that led to the end of the dairy quota regime March 31, 2015, no glimmer of hope looms on the horizon of dairy producers. Today, the majority of dairy producers in Europe continue to sell every kilo of milk at a loss. Read More [16]
MARCHA CAMPESINA: REMEMBERING CÉSAR CHÁVEZ AND THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE AND DIGNITY
Chávez spent most of his life organizing farm workers to change their conditions of oppression and exploitation in the fields.This march was precisely held to remember Cesar Chavez and the cause for which he lived and died. Read More [17]
ADDITIONAL BLOW TO AGRICULTURE THROUGH RCEP UNACCEPTABLE: NOUMINREN
Farmers in Japan have a serious concern that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership will damage small family farming and undermine the foundation of steadily feeding rising population in Asia. Read More [18]
"THE NEED FOR A UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF PEASANTS IS MORE URGENT THAN EVER"
With the three days of rich exchanges, the Global Peasants' Rights Congress in Schwäbisch Hall, has set the pace for the needed global collective effort ahead of this May's UN Open-ended intergovernmental Working Group, which will try to finalize the Peasants' Rights Declaration. Read More [19]
BRAZIL: 2016 THE MOST VIOLENT YEAR IN THE COUNTRYSIDE SINCE 2003
During the 90s, there was a decline in the number of deaths, and in 2000, there were 21 recorded assassinations. How can we explain that this number doubled in 2015 (with 50 recorded deaths) and tripled in 2016? Read More [20]
STRENGTHEN THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEASANTS: SIGN THE PETITION
With more than 8000 signatures already collected, the petition targets the backing of 30.000 people, particularly from across Europe. Read More [21]
KWPA OPENS 'WOMEN PEASANTS' AGROECOLOGY SCHOOL'
The agroecology program at the new school is divided into four learning sessions spread across several months, combining theoretical and on-field training. Read More [22]
MEMBERS OF LANDLESS WORKERS' MOVEMENT IMPRISONED SINCE NOVEMBER IN PARANÁ
The campaign 'My crime is to struggle" wants to denounce the process of criminalization that human rights defenders have been suffering in the country. Read More [23]
INDIA: PEOPLE'S GROUP REJECT RCEP
Cheap imports of palm oil, pepper and tea have devastated lives of peasants across South India. The RCEP will further aggravate this crisis, fears farmers' groups. Read More [24]
UNITE AGAINST THE FFA FOR THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE!
The agriculture that agribusiness offers us is nothing new. It merely follows the same path that has brought about the destruction of our soils, the deterioration of biodiversity, the pollution of our waters and the disappearance of our farms. Read More [25]
OUR FOOD IS NOT YOUR AGRI-BUSINESS! MARCH 25 MOBILISATION IN ROME
On the 60th anniversary of the founding Treaty of the European Union, the peasant women and men of ECVC, demonstrated in the streets of Rome demanding healthy and quality food, decent work, and a just and a sustainable agricultural policy in a Europe for the people and of solidarity. Read More [26]
UAWC'S STATEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF LAND DAY
Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC) urges the Palestinian Authority (PA) to take a number of steps to strengthen the steadfastness of the Palestinian people on their land, and support their resistance against the settlement expansion and the Apartheid wall. Read More [27]
BHARATIYA KISAN UNION BACKS TAMIL NADU FARMERS PROTESTING WITH HUMAN SKULLS IN NEW DELHI
Tamil Nadu farmers called off their strike in Delhi on 23 April. Nearly 170 drought-affected farmers from the southern state have been on an indefinite protest in Delhi for 40 days.
In this article, BKU leaders explain why they back the demands of the agitating farmers from South of India. Read More [28]
FTAS AND AGRICULTURE
_EDITION NO: 29 OF NYELENI NEWSLETTER IS NOW ONLINE._ FTAs aren't just about 'trade'. They're comprehensive agreements to lock in free market capitalism, strengthen the power of global corporations, finance, and powerful governments and advance their geopolitical objectives. We must struggle for real systemic change, saying "no to FTAs and global free market capitalism", combatting racist politics and defending mother earth. We can't turn FTAs into tools of people power. They should be buried, not born again. Download the English edition [29]
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IN DEFENCE OF LIFE AND LAND!
_Duration: 21 Mins_
As part of the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the Dorado dos Carajás Massacre, where 19 peasants and landless peasants were killed in their legitimate struggle for land on April 17, 1996, La Vía Campesina organized the_ INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRARIAN REFORM_,in April 2016 in Brazil. It was a space that sought to update the debate on agrarian reform with its members and allies, while also reflecting on the strengths and challenges of the peasant movement. This video provides a glimpse of the rich exchages that occured over those five days.
Watch Now [31]
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ACTION IN PERWEZ: NO TO CONCRETING AGRICULTURAL LAND
_Duration: 3 Mins_
Video of the peasants' struggle day to defend agricultural land under threat in Perwez, Belgium. Watch Now [33]
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THE SECOND EUROPEAN NYÉLÉNI FORUM FOR FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
_Duration: 10 Mins each_
The second European Nyéléni Forum for Food Sovereignty brought together farmers, fisherfolk, pastoralists, gardeners, food and agricultural workers, researchers, activists and many more. This largest-ever European meeting on food sovereignty took place from October 25th to October 30th, 2016. Over 500 people from over 40 countries gathered to discuss how to reclaim our ever-more corporate-controlled food and farming system.
Watch Chapter 1 [35], Chapter 2 [36] and Chapter 3 [37]
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