List of actions for the "17th of april"
Periodo action against WTO and trade liberalisation
from the 29 of March until the 17th of April
(Update 25st of March 2003)
Australia
A series of talks will be organised to mark the
International Day of Landless Peasant struggles.
Contact: Rayyar Farhat, PhD student, University of Sydney Email: rfar9001@mail.usyd.edu.au
Colombia
A national agrarian congress will be held with broad participation of peasant organisations.
Dates: 6-7-8 of April
Brazil
A partir del dia 10 de abril se iniciaran marchas del interior de cada estado a las capitales de esos estados. Continuaran con las ocupaciones de tierras en la lucha contra el latifundio.
Contacto: MST, Geraldo Fontes srimst@uol.com.br www.mst.org
Belgie/Belgique
Is preparaing an activity.
Contact: Priscilla, FIAN-Belgium
Canada/Quebec
For our activities planed on the 17 th of april:
· Expo on Sebastao Solgado's Pictures of the MST at the "Centre paysan" in St-Croix with a Press Conference on Food Sovereignty
· Small Forum on internationnal social movenments at the "Institue de Technologie Agro-Alimentaire" in La Pocatière. Presentation of Via Campesina
Contact: Simon Allain, Union paysanne, Québec Email: simonallain@hotmail.com
In Montreal a coalition of groups is planning:
- A march and a picnic/protest outside the ADM flour mill in the Montreal Port.
- A benefit concert for two campesino projects in the state of Guerrero, Mexico (an orphanage and a radio project)
Contact: Kevin Walsh: kev@dojo.tao.ca
Indonesia
This is the activities of FSPI on April 17 in Indonesia.
1) On the 17th of April: Press Conference on the release of the Peasant Leader from the jail, and demand to release Indonesia from Neoliberalism.
2) 18-20 of April: Training for peasant leaders on the dangers of Neoliberalism.
3) Campsite at the Parlemen on the rejection of 5 bills of legislation related to the agriculture
Contact: Henry Saragih, Irma Yanni FSPI Email: petani@indosat.net.id
Italy
Public Conference of Prof. Marcello Buiatti 'GMOs and food sovereignty' in the Provincia di Lucca by the School for Peace.
Contact: Aldo Zanchetta - Libreria Karma aldzanch@tin.it
Date : 27th of March
Lebanon
Organisation of a conference for farmers and farmworkers.
Contact: Mr Hassan Abas, Lebanese syndicate of Agricultural Workers
Email: leb_agr_synd@terra.net.lb
Nederland/Netherlands/Paises Bajos
17th of April, evening: The Dutch department of Friends of the Earth (Milieudefensie) together with the Platform Earth, Farmer, Consumer organises a political debate in Amsterdamon the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy in the European Union. The day of the farmers struggle - 17 April 2003 - will be the beginning of a new cooperation between different organisations.
Contact: Kees Kodde, Milieudefensie Email: kees.kodde@milieudefensie.nl or
Wim van Middendorp Platform "Earth, Farmer, Consumer" Email: w.o.van.middendorp@freeler.nl
Österreich (Austria)
A meal will be organised on the in front of the Agricultural Ministry to ask attention for the situation
of farmers (men and women) and ask attention for issues such as WTO, GMOs, Common Agriculutral Policy
Date: 17th of april
Contactperson: Elisabeth Baumhoefer, OEBV Email: e.baumhoefer@eunet.at
Switzerland/Geneva
1) March 14th a public debate with CPE-Via Campesina representative (Paul Nicholson), Uniterre (Fernand Cuche) and Desiré Porquet (ROPPA, network of the farmers and producers organisations from Africa).
2) March 17th: an action of the students within the University
3) March 20th: an action on local food sovereignty,
4) March 25th: A presence in front of the WTO building during the opening of the negotiations.
5) March 29th - 14h00: Mobilisation starting at WTO
Contact: Gerard Vuffray, Uniterre/CPE Email: gvuffray@span.ch
Uruguay
Activitieare prepared for the second week of April
Contact: KARIN NANSEN en urusust@redes.org.uy