If you love me, don't feed me junk

Raj — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:44:29 -0600

At the G8 protests in Germany, my friend Ingeborg Tangeraas has just given a powerful speech in support of farmers rights, and food sovereignty. You can find it at the Via Campesina website, with pictures. Text only below.

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Dear friends,

My name is Ingeborg Tangeraas and I am representing the small peasants union in Norway and Via Campesina international coordinating committee as a representative from Europe. Via Campesina is an international movement with millions of peasants, landless and agricultural workers – we are men, women and youth from 132 organisations in 56 countries all over the world. ... read more »

Resistance is Fruitful

Raj — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:27:43 -0600

Although the front page here is usually reserved as a place where I fulminate on a particular agriculture-related theme, I wanted to draw attention today to other peoples attempts to speak out against corporate agriculture. On Sunday at the G8 summit in Rostock, Germany, over 5,000 protesters participated in an International Day of Action on Agriculture.

Do check out these splendid photos of the recent protests, brutally repressed by police. ... read more »