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Press release - La Via Campesina
Traders failed in Copenhagen
The future lies in people’s hands
(Copenhagen, 19 December 2009) The Copenhagen climate talks ended up in failure. Governments of the world showed themselves incapable or unwilling to make the changes necessary to find a just solution to the climate chaos. The talks have been driven by self interest and trade “solutions” that have so far proven useless and even damaging.
Josie Riffaud, a leader of the farmers movement Via Campesina said: “Money and market solutions will not resolve the current crisis. We need instead a radical change in the way we produce and we consume, and this is what was not discussed in Copenhagen”.
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Then it is on to assemble in Mexico for 2010 climate change conference. Why we left our farms to come to copenhagen Speech of Henry Saragih, general coordinator of Via Campesina - Opening of Klimaforum - Copenhagen Dec 7 • Tonight is a very special night for us to get together here for the opening of the assembly of the social movements and civil society at the Klimaforum. We, the international peasant movement La Via Campesina, are coming to Copenhagen from all five corners of the world, leaving our farmland, our animals, our forest, and also our families in the hamlets and villages to join you all. |
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Corporate Candy rots your teeth and genes ? Premature diabetes, chronic in indigenous communities etc do we need yet another reason to eat less or no sugar ? (Monoculture on large farms in Oz has already farked the soil & water....) The same Corporate crooks who caused the Great Financial Crisis are now globally grabbing the land from the poor (indigenous, peasants, broke farmers..) and scheming for fuels to replace peaked oil, GM sugar cane is one more example. Australia to help develop GM sugar cane Thursday, 12/11/2009 Australia's sugar industry has just struck a deal to develop the world's first fully commercialised genetically modified sugar cane varieties. A joint venture company between sugar research body BSES and international crop protection giant DuPont aims to have GM cane in the ground in Australia by 2016. |
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The 4 horsies of the Shopocalypse Capitalism, limited resources, climate change, overpopulation of plunderers & politicians. Fears for the world's poor countries as the rich grab land to grow food John Vidal 3rd July • UN sounds warning after 30m hectares bought up • G8 leaders to discuss 'neo-colonialism' The acquisition of farmland from the world's poor by rich countries and international corporations is accelerating at an alarming rate, with an area half the size of Europe's farmland targeted in the last six months, reports from UN officials and agriculture experts say. read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/03/land-grabbing-food-environment related: "Unequal power relations in the land acquisition deals can put the livelihoods of the poor at risk. Since the state often formally owns the land, the poor run the risk of being pushed off the plot in favour of the investor, without consultation or compensation." http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/03/africa-land-grab ORGANISE FOOD SOVEREIGNTY Right to Farm! Right to Feed! Right to Eat! http://viacampesina.org/main_en/ Telephone +62-21-7991890 |
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Denouncing Repression in Honduras Audio files and radio at http://albatv.org/ Today, Monday 29 June at 2.45pm in Honduras, the Armed Forces and National Police suppressed more than 50,000 protestors who were in front of the Casa de Gobierno (Government House) defending their democracy based on the rule of law. Faced with the coup d’état against President Manuel Zelaya Rosales, the protesters were demonstrating peacefully demanding the return of our President Zelaya because we are not willing to accept any post-coup government such as that of Micheleti. The soldiers suppressed us with weapons and tear gas and due to this various people from the popular movement were injured. This action dispersed the protestors. The brutal repression by the Armed Forces of Honduras towards approximately 50.000 protestors with men and women being pushed back left 75 people injured, 3 dead and 30 arrest warrants issued. The situation for popular leaders is quite difficult as the coup government is repressive and shows no mercy with those of us who don’t accept the said government. |
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17 April, International Day of Peasant's Struggle Farmers resistance growing - 100 actions around the world (Jakarta, April 16 2009) Farmers' and peasants' organisations, landless workers, rural women and youth are mobilising on April 17th for the International Day of Peasant's Struggle (1). This year, up to 100 actions including demonstrations, street theater, video screenings, direct action, conferences, art shows, local food markets, publications and exchanges... are being organised by the international farmers' movement Via Campesina, its friends and allies (2). In Brazil land occupations have already taken place in more than 8 States to demand the settlement of 100,000 families from the landless movement (MST) and to denounce growing unemployment caused by the agro-industry and the economic crisis. |
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Globalize the struggle! Globalize hope! Let's unite for peasant's rights! Join the International Day of Peasant's struggle! Friday April 17, 12 Noon At GPO, Corner of Elizabeth and Bourke Street (TBC) Melbourne-City More Info: lasnet@latinlasnet.org call 0414 970 418 or 0400 914 944 And support the Declaration of the Rights of Peasants (http://viacampesina.net/downloads/PDF/EN-3.pdf) Since 1996 April 17 has been declared by La Via Campesina “International day of Peasant's Struggles”. This day commemorates the slaughter by the Brazilian police of 19 peasants of the “landless” movement while they mobilized to get access to some land. 13 years later, the struggle for recognition of peasant rights remains a priority of La via Campesina. The current crises (of finance, climate, energy, food and biodiversity) have highlighted the responsibility, fragility and absurdity of the liberal economic system. |
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La Via Campesina youth from South East and East Asia mobilise! La Via Campesina - South East Asia and East Asia held it’s second youth assembly in Dili, Timor Leste on March 25-29, 2009. Youth leaders from Thailand, Indonesia, Philippine, South Korea, Japan, Australia and Timor Leste shared and discussed the youth situation and the role of youth in the country and our commitment to struggle for food sovereignty. The youth spent a few days in Timor Leste where they lived and learnt from the community of Uma Kaduak village, district of Manatutu. |
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After April 1st Fossil Fools Day or Financial Fools Day at G20 in London comes April 17th: Let's unite for peasant's rights! Since 1996 April 17 has been declared by La Via Campesina “International day of Peasant's Struggles”. This day commemorates the slaughter by the Brazilian police of 19 peasants of the “landless” movement while they mobilized to get access to some land. 13 years later, the struggle for recognition of peasant rights remains a priority of La via Campesina. The current crises (of finance, climate, energy, food and biodiversity) have highlighted the responsibility, fragility and absurdity of the liberal economic system. MORE: http://www.viacampesina.org/main_en/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1 Join the International Day of Peasant's struggle!17 April 2009 And support the Declatation of the Rights of Peasants Download the Mobilisation kit Go to www.viacampesina.org |
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