food

Food sovereignty: A manifesto for the future of our planet

By La Via Campesina

By Max Aji and Rob Wallace

Food sovereignty without animal liberation?

By Dinesh Wadiwel October 25, 2018 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Animal Liberation Currents — Food is a powerful frame for progressive politics. This is because so much contemporary injustice appears connected with issues relating to food: its production, its circulation and its availability. Globally, different forms of food deprivation shape the everyday lives of the poor.[1]

Agricultural expropriation: Making money from farmers

By Alan Broughton September 7, 2016

Hunger in Venezuela? A look beyond the spin

By Christina Schiavoni and William Camacaro July 15, 2016 — Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Food First! with permission — You may have seen the headlines about Venezuela – headlines that allude to food scarcity, rioting, people eating stray animals to survive, and a country on the brink of starvation. These stories are not only alarming, but perplexing, too. Is this the same country that was recognized by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as recently as 2015 for having nearly eradicated hunger?[1] Is this the same country that has been the focus of international delegations and extensive alternative media coverage for its ‘food sovereignty experiment’ involving agrarian reform, food distributions programs, and direct citizen participation in the food system?[2] What’s going on?

Greening the Revolution: a documentary about food justice

June 16, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal

'Our stomachs will make themselves heard': What Sankara can teach us about food justice today

By Amber Murrey May 19, 2016 -- Links International Journal of Socialist Renewal reposted from Pambazuka News -- In recent weeks, news of food crises in countries across Africa has been intensifying. From the Democratic Republic of Congo all the way down to South Africa – via Malawi, Zimbabwe, Angola and many others – low rainfall has contributed to millions more being left vulnerable.

La Via Campesina declaration on migration and rural workers