World Food Day and the Day of Action is October 16, which takes place during the Food Week of Action, October 9-17. People and groups across the U.S. and worldwide are taking back their food systems – fighting for their land and waterways, reclaiming vacant lots, teaching others how to grow food, and developing local […]
Announcing 2016 Food Sovereignty Prize Honorees
The 8th annual Food Sovereignty Prize will be awarded at Town Hall Seattle on Saturday October 15 to Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa and Farmworker Association of Florida! Register for the event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE International Allies Challenge Corporate Control of the Food System and False Solutions of Biotechnology Eighth Annual Food Sovereignty Prize, […]
USFSA Hosts Learning Call on People’s Agrarian Reform
On April 17, 2016, Via Campesina organized the International Conference on Agrarian Reform and developed a new way to shape and promote a society in which food producers are supported and everyone has access to healthy food and a secure livelihood. They issued the Marabá Declaration, which is a call for everyone around the world […]
USFSA and More than 60 Haitian and US Organizations Demand USDA Peanut Plan Be Cancelled
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 2, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Claire Gilbert, (617) 524-1400 (Grassroots International) More than 60 Haitian and US Organizations, including USFSA, Demand USDA Peanut Plan Be Cancelled Over 60 US and Haitian organizations have joined a letter calling for an immediate cancellation of recent plans announced by the United States […]