Toward the Agro-Police State
September 20, 2014 6:32 pm Comments Off on Toward the Agro-Police StateOr “You’ll Need an iPad if You Want to be a Farmer” Monsanto is not just about seed. Last year…
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Action Alert: Tell the EPA to Protect Bristol Bay from Large-Scale Mining
September 18, 2014 11:03 pm Comments Off on Action Alert: Tell the EPA to Protect Bristol Bay from Large-Scale MiningClick here to tell the EPA that large-scale mining development in Bristol Bay, Alaska, would pose unacceptable adverse impacts to Bristol Bay’s…
From Strike to Movement: The Fight for a $15 Minimum Wage
September 10, 2014 2:18 am Comments Off on From Strike to Movement: The Fight for a $15 Minimum WageOn Thursday, September 4th, thousands of people from across the nation participated in the largest walkout of fast food workers…
Labor Repression 1950s Style
August 16, 2014 4:00 am Comments Off on Labor Repression 1950s StyleFrom “simple” to “bureaucratic” control? The struggle for workers’ rights and autonomy continues unabated in the State of Washington. Readers…
Sakuma Brothers Update: Onerous piece-rates and unfair disciplinary scheme
August 13, 2014 3:58 am Comments Off on Sakuma Brothers Update: Onerous piece-rates and unfair disciplinary schemeOn Monday August 11th over 150 Sakuma Bros Farms blueberry pickers, members of Familias Unidas por la Justicia, protested and assembled a…
Building Food Sovereignty in Euskal Herría
August 8, 2014 3:55 pm Comments Off on Building Food Sovereignty in Euskal HerríaWe arrived at the offices of EHNE Bizkaia—the Basque farmers’ union— for the last meeting of our tour, full with…
Costa Rican Government Decrees Corn as Cultural Heritage
July 31, 2014 5:43 pm Comments Off on Costa Rican Government Decrees Corn as Cultural HeritageWe are all familiar with the idea that many ethnic and indigenous communities self-identify as “corn cultures” in the Americas.…
What Does it Take to Attract Pollinators?
July 7, 2014 8:10 pm Comments Off on What Does it Take to Attract Pollinators?“Look, there she is!” Emiliano Juarez is whispering, pointing a finger at a tiny bee busily rummaging around in a…
What Place for Urban Farmers in the International Year of Family Farming?
July 1, 2014 3:00 pm Comments Off on What Place for Urban Farmers in the International Year of Family Farming?The UN declared 2014 as the “International Year of Family Farming” (IYFF) in recognition of the importance of family farms…
Creating Knowledge for Food Sovereignty: New issue of the Nyéléni newsletter
June 25, 2014 6:08 pm Comments Off on Creating Knowledge for Food Sovereignty: New issue of the Nyéléni newsletterThere is movement in the many worlds that are creating knowledge for food sovereignty! The stories in this newsletter provide…
Petition: End modern slavery in prawn & shrimp production
June 22, 2014 7:10 pm Comments Off on Petition: End modern slavery in prawn & shrimp productionThey kept me chained up, they didn’t care about me or give me any food…They sold us like animals, but…
Land & Sovereignty in the Americas: Report Back from Brasilia
June 4, 2014 4:23 pm Comments Off on Land & Sovereignty in the Americas: Report Back from BrasiliaAround 30 professors, students, NGOs and social movement representatives gathered in Brasilia May 5-7, 2014 for an International Seminar on…
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