Honduran Coup Security Forces Raid Campesino Organization Day Before the Elections
Nov 28, 2009
Today, heavily armed members of the national police, military and criminal investigation units under the coup regime raided the Honduran farm organization COMAL (Alternative Community Marketing Network) in Siguatepeque, in Comayagua. COMAL is a coalition of 42 small-scale farming and women's organizations from throughout Honduras.
Tell the Department of Justice what you think about corporate monopolies in the food system
Are you concerned about where your food comes from? Do you care about the working conditions of farmers and food workers? Is it inconvenient to get to the store? Do you have access to fresh produce in your neighborhood? Are you concerned about meat and poultry packing conditions that threaten your health and that of the workers? Are you worried that corporate giants like Monsanto control a large share of our seed supply?
Sign an Open Letter to Eradicate Hunger
Policies and actions to eradicate hunger and malnutrition
A billion people are hungry and the number increases. Women are especially hard hit. There is an urgent need for shift in policies and actions.
Join in Urging the U.S. Administration to Provide Leadership at the Nov. World Food Summit in Rome
**Urge organizations you are involved in to sign on to this letter by contacting eleonorew@iatp.org by Wednesday, November 11th.
**Personally send a letter to President Obama.
**forward this message to others who might take action.
Contact President Barak Obama at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/contact
Contact Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack's office at 202-720-3631.
Dear President Obama and Secretary Vilsack,
Send a message to President Obama: CropLife & Monsanto men have no place in Gov't
Obama's campaign promise
"We'll tell ConAgra that it's not the Dept. of Agribusiness. It's the Dept. of Agriculture. We're going to put the people's interests ahead of the special interests."
Despite President Obama's early promises that "lobbyists won't find a job in my White House," he just nominated two "Big Ag" industry insiders who come straight from the pesticide and biotech sectors to vital posts.
La Via Campesina carries out Global Day of Action against Monsanto
(Mexico, 16 October 2009) Today, International World Food Day, as declared by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations, La Via Campesina is mobilizing globally along with allies in an overwhelming expression of outright rejection of Monsanto and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), in the name of food sovereignty.
Why Honduras needs your help
Hondurans are risking violence to depose our coup regime, but we need international support to restore democracy
guardian.co.uk, Saturday 15 August 2009 10.00 BST
by Juan Almendares and Rafael Alegría
Criminal attack against the offices of Via Campesina in Honduras
Call for Solidarity with Via Campesina in Honduras
August 12, 2009
Via Campesina Call to mobilize for a Cool Planet – Copenhagen, December 2009
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is going off the rails!