The men and women peasant farmers who make up La Vía Campesina call out for a day of action on this 17th of April.

IT WILL BE A GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION AND MOBILIZATION IN DEFENSE OF PEASANT STRUGGLES WITH AN EMPHASIS ON PEASANT SEEDS.

Seeds have a special place in the struggle for food sovereignty as well as peoples' sovereignty.

Please download and share our international call: April 17th : International Day of Farmers' Struggles in defence of Peasants' and Farmers' Seeds [1] On this occasion we have designed this poster to convey our unity and internationalism. Also, we call out to our friends, allies, activists and movements in urban areas to join together and give visibility to the global mobilization.

Also, please refer to the following links:

- Watch the video Call for Action made by the International Coordination Committee of La Via Campesina in preparation for April 17 [2]

- Also watch the selected videos on the seeds issue on Via Campesina TV [3].

- Send us reports, pictures and videos of your action by sending an email to lvcweb@viacampesina.org. If you create short videos calling for the seed mobilization or if you make video of your April 17th action, please send them to us. We will publish them on via campesina TV. [4]

- Subscribe to our special mailing list by sending a blank email to via.17april-subscribe@viacampesina.net

- You can also participate in our facebook event [5]

Contacts for media (From March 30 onwards) :

Guy Kastler (interview en français) : + 33 6 03 94 57 21

Elizabeth Mopfu (interview en anglais) + 263 772 443 716

Eberto Diaz (interview en espagnol) : + 57 31 03 01 75 34

Links: ------ [1] http://viacampesina.org/en/index.php/actions-and-events-mainmenu-26/17-april... [2] http://tv.viacampesina.org/Jornada-Mundial-de-las-Luchas?lang=en [3] http://tv.viacampesina.org/April-17th-International-Day-of?lang=en [4] http://tv.viacampesina.org/ [5] https://www.facebook.com/events/1450497111850070/?ref=5