Feeding our peoples and building the movement to change the world

Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) declares its alliance with La Via Campesina (LVC) following the VII International Conference. The document highlights a shared commitment to food sovereignty, agroecology, and climate justice, while opposing corporate control of the commons and 'false solutions' to climate change. It presents declarations from the main conference, a women's assembly, and a youth assembly, all emphasizing the need for grassroots mobilization against patriarchy, imperialism, and financial capital to ensure the survival of 'Mother Earth'.

• Friends of the Earth International and La Via Campesina share a common agenda focused on food sovereignty, climate justice, and the opposition to 'false solutions' to climate change, as well as fighting against free trade agreements (FTAs) and corporate control of the commons.
• The VII International Conference of La Via Campesina resulted in the Euskal Herria Declaration, which calls for a global struggle against financial capital, imperialism, and patriarchy to protect the survival of 'Mother Earth' through peasant and indigenous agriculture.
• The Women's Assembly Declaration emphasizes that true democracy within organizations is impossible without the full inclusion of women and commits to fighting violence against women and recovering 'good living' for humankind.
• The Youth Assembly Declaration reaffirms the right of youth to access land, territories, and resources necessary to practice peasant agroecology as a way of life and a means to achieve food sovereignty.

APA

admin (2017). Feeding our peoples and building the movement to change the world. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/feeding-our-peoples-and-building-the-movement-to-change-the-world/

Chicago

admin. Feeding our peoples and building the movement to change the world. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/feeding-our-peoples-and-building-the-movement-to-change-the-world/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{admin2017feeding, author = {admin}, title = {{Feeding our peoples and building the movement to change the world}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = oct, url = {https://www.foei.org/feeding-our-peoples-and-building-the-movement-to-change-the-world/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }