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June 2013 : Follow the VI International Conference of La Via Campesina!
(Jakarta, 14 May 2013) About 500 peasants, who are members of more than 150 organizations spread throughout 70 countries across the world, will convene in Jakarta, Indonesia between the 6th and the 13th of June for the VI International Conference of La Via Campesina. This conference will be preceded by the International Youth Assembly and the International Women’s Assembly.
These international conferences are held every four years, and consist of the highest body through which collective decisions are made and debates held, giving way to the creation of a common mobilization agenda for the peasant movement.
During the VI International Conference, peasants from around the globe will analyze the current international situation, the impact of land grabbing, the green economy, transnational companies and neoliberal policies affecting food sovereignty, land, water, seeds, biodiversity and life itself.
The opening ceremony for the VI Conference will take place on June 9th, and will gather thousands of participants as well as national and international personalities.
During the last twenty years, Via Campesina has held five international conferences. The first in Belgium in 1993, followed by Mexico in 1996, India in 2000, Brazil in 2004, with the last one being held in Mozambique in 2008 – all of which accompanied the fights and struggles of people from every continent, and served to strengthen the peasant movement at a global level.
Programme:
June 6-7: International Women’s Assembly
June 8 -9 am: International Youth Assembly
June 9 pm: Opening ceremony for the VI Conference
June 10-12: Via Campesina’s VI International Conference
June 13: Visit to a peasant village in Sukabumi.
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Photos of the closing ceremony of La Via Campesina’s Youth Assembly
Soekarno a dit "donnez-moi 10 jeunes et nous changerons le monde". Vous êtes plus de dix et je crois que depuis La Via Campesina, nous pouvons résoudre les problèmes qui se produisent dans ce monde", a déclaré Henry Saragih lors de l’ouverture de l’assemblée des jeunes. Ces photos montrent la mystica (...)
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Peasant Women united by a common sentiment.
Las mujeres campesinas del mundo convocadas en la IV Asamblea Internacional han abierto su segunda jornada con una mística que llama a la unidad de las luchas y a la globalizaión de la esperanza de un mundo mejor, donde la solidaridad de clase sea un valor (...)
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More than 200 young people have been meeting as part of the Sixth International Conference of La Via Campesina.
Empezó este sábado la tercera Asamblea Internacional de la Juventud de la Vía Campesina en Jakarta, capital de Indonesia, con una actividad mística y alocuciones de integrantes de ese movimiento y de invitados.
En uno de los salones del centro Padepokan Pencak Silak, donde se lleva adelante la VI (...)
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The Fourth Women’s Assembly closes full of emotion.
Las mujeres campesinas de todo el mundo que celebraron su IV Asamblea Internacional concluyeron este espacio con una mística cargada de esperanza y mucha fuerza, en este espacio intercambiaron debates y experiencias, pero también mucho cariño y (...)
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For Food Sovereignty La Via Campesina youth in struggle
En la fuerza de la juventud de la Vía Campesina recae también la responsabilidad de avanzar en la construcción de nuestro movimiento, en las luchas y en las resistencias de los pueblos.
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Searching for the right path
Audio recorded by Real World Radio in Jakarta, Indonesia, in the framework of VI International Conference of La Via Campesina. “The whole agenda about the green economy, which means that every part of nature, every part of living systems is being commodified to be bought and sold, is a (...)
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Before the hand over
Interview with the general coordinator of La Via Campesina, Henry Saragih realized by World Real Radio in Jakarta, Indonesia, June 2013.
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A Voice for African Women
Elizabeth Mpofu is the Chair of the Small Organic Farmer’s Forum of Zimbabwe, the country that will host the operational secretariat of Via Campesina, and is participating in the 4th Women’s Assembly of the peasant network. Real World Radio interviewed her during last International conference of (...)
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