Social Movements

Se publicó el libro Campesino a Campesino: Voces de Latinoamérica Movimiento Campesino a Campesino para la Agricultura Sustentable

admin — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:02:18 -0400

Este libro narra la historia del Movimiento que se desarrolla en el sur de México y en Centroamérica durante la guerra a lo largo de treinta años. Su autor, Eric Holt Giménez describe la situación económica, política y social que da forma al Movimiento. Abre el espacio para que los campesinos y campesinas cuenten sus historias de lucha y solidaridad, llenándonos de esperanza en la capacidad de los campesinos para proteger su tierra, su ambiente y la vida de sus familias.

Farmers bringing message of "Stop Corporate Control over Food" to the Food Crisis Summit in Rome were expelled

admin — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:15:10 -0400

Rome, Italy
June 3, 2008
Watch the video here: http://wsftv.net

Farmer and civil society leaders carrying out a peaceful action today in
Rome, Italy at the FAO Summit on the Food Crisis were forcefully removed
from the premises. At around 1:30pm farmers and representatives of civil
society organizations staged an action at the press room to deliver a
message that millions of additional people are joining the ranks of the
hungry as the corporations that control the global food system are making
record profits.

URGENT ACTION--Request release of Via Campesina political prisoners in Oaxaca, Mexico

admin — Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:09:27 -0500

Mexico City, 29 November 2006
Compañeras and compañeros:

Oaxaca, Mexico, is currently the target of massive state-led repression, in
an attempt to exterminate the Popular Assembly of the Peoples of Oaxaca
(APPO), which is a legitimate movement composed of social organizations,
peasants, indigenous people, trade unions, neighborhood organizations, and
teachers, which demands the removal of Oaxaca state governor Ulises Ruiz, as
well as a profound political reform and public policies that would favor
sectors of society who have traditionally been excluded.

Oaxaca is one of the poorer states in Mexico, with the highest proportion of

Manifesto of the Americas: In Defense of Nature and Biological and Cultural Diversity

admin — Thu, 04 May 2006 00:56:51 -0400

We live in a dominant economic system that for centuries has engaged in
the unlimited exploitation of all ecosystems and their natural resources.
This strategy has generated economic growth and, for some countries, what
has been called "development," and has privileged the
consumption and well-being of a small fraction of humanity. And,
unfortunately, it has excluded the great majority of humanity from access
to minimum conditions for survival... Faced with this dramatic situation,
we feel the need to affirm alternatives that can assure a hopeful future
for life, for humanity, and for the Earth.

Campesino a Campesino: Voices from Latin America's Farmer to Farmer Movement for Sustainable Agriculture

admin — Fri, 14 Apr 2006 14:02:52 -0400

Amandla! South African Land Activist Energizes US Organizers

admin — Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:28:19 -0500

Food First was proud to sponsor the US tour of Mangaliso Kubheka, National Organizer of South Africa's Landless Peoples' Movement. Mangaliso built global bridges between his movement and organizers in the United States.

Mangaliso accepted the 2005 Food First International Economic and Human Rights Award on behalf of the global small-scale farmers' network Via Campesina at Food First's 30th Year Anniversary Celebration.

Sixth Declaration of the Selva Lacandona

admin — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 16:41:30 -0400

The latest series of communiques from the Zapatistas, explaining why they went on Red Alert, and their plans for the future.

Rights Fight: Local Democracy vs. Factory Farms in Pennsylvania

admin — Sat, 09 Apr 2005 17:02:37 -0400

When big agribusinesses decided the small townships spread out between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia were perfect new homes for their factory farms, they thought they could slip in without much bother.

But they forgot Pennsylvania's heritage of democracy and citizen participation.

A new backgrounder "Rights Fight: Local Democracy vs. Factory Farms in Pennsylvania," shows how the small communities targeted by these farms fought back, fending off the threat of polluting factory farms through the fighting spirit of civic participation.