We uplift a call from La Via Campesina and other global movement organizations to carry out global weeks of fasting between May 19 and 30, 2025, in solidarity with the people of Palestine. Since March 2, 2025, the Israeli government imposed a total blockade on Gaza engineering one of the worst famines in recent history. […]
Contact:Christina Schiavonicms@grassrootsonline.org617-690-4079 16th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize Awarded By US Food Sovereignty Alliance Little Village Environmental Justice Organization and La Via Campesina – Arab Region and North Africa are Recognized Español abajo WASHINGTON, DC, December 4, 2024 — The US Food Sovereignty Alliance is thrilled to award the annual Food Sovereignty Prize to two outstanding […]
By Samantha Cave, National Family Farm Coalition * Cross-posted from NFFC This year’s World Food Day, celebrated on October 16, focuses on the theme “Right to Food for a Better Life and Future.” Ensuring this right isn’t just about access to food—it starts in the soil, with seeds. Seeds are the foundation of all plant […]
On May 8th and 9th, 2024, the North American Nyéléni Coordination Committee hosted two virtual consultation sessions as part of the global Nyéléni process. Overall a success, with broad participation, together the sessions brought together approximately 125 participants from the United States, Canada, and sovereign indigenous nations of North America/Turtle Island to provide regional perspectives […]