EDITION: MARCH-APRIL 2025
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AN APRIL OF PEASANT STRUGGLES -------------------------
The month of April was once again marked by memory and resistance across our territories. On the occasion of April 17th -- International Day of Peasant Struggles -- La Via Campesina called for a global mobilization under the banner "Land, Water, and Territories for Life, Not for Profit!"
In a context of global capital expansion, far-right offensives, land grabbing, violence, genocide, and a worsening climate crisis, our organizations rose up to defend life, demand rights, denounce false solutions, and continue building food sovereignty from the ground up. In our international statement, we honored the memory of the 21 peasants murdered in the Eldorado do Carajás massacre, Brazil, on April 17, 1996.
From the mountains to the coasts, from the great plains to the cities, the peasant struggles of April were seeds of hope, resistance, and life. In every demonstration, every fair, every proposal, we reaffirmed that food sovereignty is inseparable from social justice and the dignity of peoples. And that, in the face of false solutions imposed from above, true answers arise from the territories, from collective labor, and from the wisdom of the people.
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FROM CARAJÁS TO GAZA: PEASANT STRUGGLES ARE GLOBAL — TO DEFEND LAND, WATER, AND TERRITORIES FOR LIFE!
READ LA VIA CAMPESINA'S STATEMENT ON 17 APRIL [4]
THIS APRIL, LA VIA CAMPESINA'S DIVERSITY ARTICULATION MET IN THAILAND
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THE 'MARCH' OF WOMEN -------------------------
Peasant and Rural Women have reaped political victories that were long cultivated through organization and mobilization. The achievement of rights is the result of the collective effort of the working class. We salute all women who, in different territories, sustain life, food, care, and social transformations. As La Via Campesina, we reaffirm our commitment to Peasant and Popular Feminism and its campaign Stop Violence, promoting concrete responses to current crises through food sovereignty and feminist struggle.
This March, we called for international solidarity and mobilization against fascism, in defense of human rights, Food Sovereignty and social justice. Women continue marching, denouncing violence and environmental and social crimes, resisting the looting of our resources and the massacre of our peoples. We continue weaving networks and alliances to expose patriarchy, capitalism and neoliberalism as a threat to life on this planet!
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INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY
Farming where the world looks away -------------------------
To view the Palestinian farmer solely as a symbol of resilience or nostalgia is to miss the point. Today, the farmer is the frontline defender of sovereignty, environmental justice, and the right to life itself. The struggle is not about a single harvest, it is about safeguarding the very possibility of continued Palestinian presence on the land, beyond the urban ghettos and fragmented enclaves.
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Peasants Belong on Farms, Not in Prisons. Release South Korean Peasant Leader Hyun Jin-hee Immediately! -------------------------
La Via Campesina denounces the injustice and inequality of the judiciary, and we urgently call once again for the immediate release of Hyun Jin-hee--a peasant woman who has dedicated her life to farming, to realizing food sovereignty, and to securing the right to live for all peasants.
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GLOBAL MOBILIZATION
Peoples' Summit towards COP30: Joining Voices for Climate Justice -------------------------
Our goal is to strengthen popular mobilization and converge on unified agendas: socio-environmental, anti-patriarchal, anti-capitalist, anti-colonialist, anti-racist, and rights-based, while respecting their diversities and specificities, united by a future of well-being.
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FEATURED VIDEO & PODCAST
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_Elizabeth_ - a film about historical peasant leader who bravely led the Agrarin Reform Struggle in Brazil - has been screened at film festivals and grassroots events, and it won Best Film at Brazil's 7th National Environmental Film Festival. In celebration of her centenary, the documentary is now available on YouTube. Though the film is in Portuguese, automatic subtitles in other languages are available. The film was directed by Alceu Luís Castilho, Luís Indriunas, and Vanessa Nicolav.
The Season IV of La Via Campesina's News Podcast has arrived! From now on, we will release one episode every quarter, featuring news and updates on peasant struggles around the world.
In this first edition of 2025, that covers news from January to March this year, you'll hear how La Via Campesina has responded to worsening global crises, including the collapse of a brief ceasefire in Gaza, new offensives by the Israeli government, and the sabotage of vital infrastructure.
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