Declaración de la III Asamblea de las mujeres de la Via Campesina

En Maputo, Mozambique, a la ocasión de la V Conferencia Internacional de La Vía Campesina, nosotras las mujeres del campo de los diferentes continentes hemos sostenido nuestra III Asamblea de las Mujeres. Nos encontramos con la alegría del compartir, el cariño de las compañeras, la riqueza de nuestras culturas diversas y la belleza de la mujeres de África, Asia, Europa y las América. Somos mujeres con historias y luchas comunes por la vida, la tierra, los territorios, la Soberanía Alimentaría, la justicia, la dignidad; mujeres que compartimos saberes y experiencias, convencidas que las ideas como las semillas cuando se intercambian crecen y se multiplican. Somos mujeres que hemos luchado contra la violencia a lo largo de la historia, luchadoras, que continuamos defendiendo nuestros territorios y nuestras culturas del saqueo, la devastación y la muerte perpetradas por quienes han impuesto su poder desde el tiempo de la colonia, y que hoy continúan intentando colonizar no sólo nuestros territorios sino también nuestras mentes y nuestras vidas. Como mujeres reclamamos el respeto de todos nuestros derechos y rechazamos al sistema patriarcal y todas sus expresiones discriminatorias. Nos reafirmamos en el ejercicio pleno de la participación ciudadana. Exigimos nuestro derecho a una vida digna, el respeto a nuestros derechos sexuales y reproductivos, la aplicación inmediata de medidas para erradicar toda forma de violencia física, sexual, verbal y psicológica y la eliminación de prácticas de feminicidio que aún persisten. Denunciamos que los procesos migratorios, particularmente el de las mujeres, están estrechamente relacionados con el empobrecimiento y la violencia social y de género en el campo así como con desplazamientos de las mujeres hacia los centros de producción empresarial, el tráfico de mujeres para enriquecer el negocio del entretenimient y las expulsiones de las mujeres de las tierras productivas. Todos estos fáctores conjuran contra la permanencia y los medios de sustento de las comunidades campesinas y contra la Soberanía Alimentaría. Reafirmamos que denunciar la discriminación hacia las mujeres, implica reconocer que si bien el sistema patriarcal y el machismo han existido históricamente; el modelo neoliberal profundiza las condiciones de discriminación y aumenta las situaciones de violencia contra las mujeres y las niñas en las zonas rurales. Por tanto la lucha antineoliberal debe de ir a la par de la lucha por la igualdad de género, la no discriminación de las mujeres y el combate inclaudicable contra todas las formas de violencia en el campo, y en particular la violencia doméstica que sufren las mujeres. Las mujeres sufrimos discriminación de clase, género, étnica, sexual, estética, entre otras. Creemos que un tipo diferente de sociedad con otro tipo de relaciones de géneros es posible. Otro mundo es posible ahora. La globalización y la resultante división del trabajo está basada en cuestiones de género, donde las mujeres están concentradas en sectores de producción controlados por las transnacionales, como en determinadas ramas del agro-negocio, las maquilas de México, América Central o Asia, o el turismo sexual. Para lograr la soberanía alimentaria y la reforma agraria, nos comprometemos a luchar conjuntamente para eliminar todas las formas de violencia que también incluyen las crisis alimentaria, el cambio climático, el avance de los monocultivos, los transgénicos y los agronegocios Estas expresiones de violencia incluyen:: • aumento del hambre y las hambrunas y de enfermedades graves y mortales • aumento significativo de la pobreza y el aumento de la brecha entre ricos y pobres • violaciónes a los derechos humanos y a la represión política • mercantilización y privatización de la naturaleza y las tierras agrícolas tradicionales, conduciendo al desplazamiento y las migraciones forzadas de los Pueblos Indígenas, de las campesinos y campesinos • privatización y contaminación del agua y del aire • extracción incesante de minerales y la destrucción, la apropiación y la concentración de la tierra productiva • pérdida dramática de la biodiversidad y destrucción de los bosques • conspiración en la destrucción de los conocimientos y métodos de producción campesina • cambios climáticos imprevisibles que destruyen los cultivos • pérdida del control de las semillas por los campesinos y campesinas y su apropiación por las empresas transnacionales, resultando en la pérdida de alimentos culturalmente apropiados. • incremento de los precios de los alimentos básicos sin que ello beneficie ni a las campesinas y campesinos ni a la agricultura de pequeña escala. La lucha contra la violencia hacia las mujeres comienza en nuestros corazones y en nuestras conciencias. Acabar con estas formas de violencia exige nuestro esfuerzo y unidad en la lucha, y nuestro compromiso en la construcción de una sociedad más justa. Aunemos nuestras voluntades para construir un mundo sin violencia, comenzando por construir una mujer nueva y un hombre nuevo. En solidaridad, las mujeres de la VC continuaremos construyendo un mundo lleno de vida, justicia y equidad. En esta III Asamblea Internacional de las Mujeres de VC urgimos a todas las personas miembros, mujeres y hombres de todas partes del mundo, a unirse en esta lucha. Por la vida y la soberanía alimentaria, detengamos la violencia hacia las mujeres YA! GLOBALICEMOS LA LUCHA GLOBALICEMOS LA ESPERANZA Maputo, Ocubre del 2008

Declaration of the Via Campesina Second Youth Assembly

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

The countryside is our life The earth feeds us The rivers run in our blood We are the youth of the Via Campesina Today we declare the beginning of a new world We come from the four corners of the world To stand together in the spirit of resistance To work together to create hope To talk together about our struggles To learn from each others work To be inspired by each others songs, music and stories To build solidarity between our movements To unite as a strong force for social change. From here we go forward to the four corners of the world. We carry with us a spirit of revolution, The conviction that another world is possible, And the dedication to fight for our way of life. We will fight until we win, until youth all over the world Are able to live in the countryside, as campesinos, with peace and prosperity. When the state tries to repress us, we will unite in solidarity and continue the struggle. When a compañera falls, we will pick her up. When it gets cold, we will embrace each other so that the fire of our struggle will warm our hearts. And each day we will place our bodies, our minds and our hearts on the line and fight for life, and fight for La Via Campesina From the 16th to the 17th of October 2008, young people from more than forty countries and five continents, peasant farmers from different peoples and cultures, members of the Via Campesina, met in Maputo (Mozambique) to celebrate our second Via Campesina World Youth Assembly. We, the Via Campesina youth present here are facing the inequalities and miseries that are taking over the world. We feel that we are the present and the future of the agricultural model that can sustain the world. However, we share common problems that are making that difficult. The greatest of our problems is the neo-liberal, capitalist system that, with its mechanisms of repression, extortion and propaganda, has extended inequality and injustice throughout the world. This system has imposed an industrial agriculture that is causing rural areas to be abandoned, that is causing migration between regions, and is obstructing access to land and natural resources. At the same time the system is encouraging genetically modified organisms, food insecurity and new forms of colonization such as agro-fuels… These problems particularly affect young people, women and workers. Faced with this harsh reality, the young men and women of la Via Campesina, with strength and feeling, opt for a new social model based on food sovereignty for people through integral land reform. For this we propose: Access to land and favorable agricultural policies that support the return of young people to the countryside, in order to ensure food and the future of our planet. The struggle and action against the neo-liberal model, imperialism, occupying forces, free trade agreements, agricultural policies imposed by the WTO, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the multinationals, consumerism, genetically modified organisms and the criminalization of social organizations, and unemployment-provoked migrations. Solidarity between the regions as social movements that are implementing alternative models in the face of the neo-liberal model, according to principles of complementarity and cooperation by overcome social inequality. Comprehensive political training for young people. Popular education. Training in peasant farming and agro-ecology. Improving communication between young people from different organizations and the creation of alternative communication networks as a political and social tool for transforming the dominant model. Deepening and advancing the debate about migrations, wage laborers and the working class in general. Articulating the relationships and political, social and cultural alliances between young people in the countryside and the city, with a view towards the unity of the youth of the world for .social change and winning food sovereignty. We have created the following action plan for making these proposals real: 1. Create a provisional Youth Committee during the 5th Conference in order to make the work of coordination more dynamic. 2. To organize at least one regional youth gathering in autumn 2009. 3. To hold an international camp in the Spanish State in autumn 2009. We are also going to work on the following aspects: Encourage political and technical training in each region. Produce and distribute ideological training material linked to the Via Campesina's demands. Creating a list of schools for political training at an international level. Improve communication between our organizations, create alliances with other organizations that fight for the same objectives as la Via Campesina, and open and share the content of this assembly with other friendly organizations and young people. We commit ourselves to develop and strengthen our space as youth in the national, regional and international organizations of the Via Campesina, which is why we ask for incporporation of a male and female youth to serve on the ICC. Organize specific actions against the neo-liberal model and in favor of food sovereignty during the coming meetings, gatherings or assemblies of the Via Campesina Youth. For all these reasons, the youth, female and male of the Via Campesina commit ourselves to continue to struggle for food sovereignty and the rights of family farmers around the world. As Neruda said, you can cut down the flowers, but you cannot stop spring Alerta, alerta, alerta, que camina la juventud en lucha de la Vía Campesina YOUTH!!!!!! Globalicemos la lucha, globalicemos la esperanza!!!!! Globalize the struggle, globalise hope!!!

Déclaration de la seconde Assemblée Mondiale des Jeunes de La Vía Campesina

21-10-2008

La campagne est notre vie La terre nous nourrit, Les rivières coulent dans nos veines, Nous sommes la jeunesse de Via Campesina ! Aujourd’hui, nous déclarons l’avènement d’un monde nouveau. Nous venons des quatre coins du monde ; Pour nous réunir dans un esprit de résistance ; Pour travailler à la construction de l’espoir ; Pour parler de nos luttes ; Et apprendre aux uns le travail des autres. Pour nous inspirer des chansons, des musiques et des histoires de chacun ; Pour construire la solidarité entre nos mouvements ; Nous repartirons d’ici vers les quatre coins du monde. Nous porterons ensemble l’esprit révolutionnaire, La conviction qu’un autre monde est possible, L’engagement dans la lutte pour notre mode de vie. Nous lutterons jusqu’à la victoire ! Jusqu’à ce que la jeunesse dans le monde entier Vive dans les campagnes, en tant que paysans ! Dans la paix et la prospérité. Quand viendra la répression, nous serons unis et solidaires ! Et nous continuerons la lutte. Et si une camarade tombe, nous nous lèverons. Quand il fera froid, nous nous embrasserons pour que le feu de notre lutte embrase nos cœurs ; Chaque jour, nous mettrons nos corps, nos esprits et nos cœurs dans la tranchée Et nous lutterons pour la vie ! Et nous lutterons pour La Via Campesina ! Du 16 au 17 octobre 2008, nous, jeunes de plus de 40 pays des 5 continents, paysans et paysannes de différents peuples et cultures membres de La Via Campesina, nous sommes réunis à Maputo (Mozambique) pour célébrer notre seconde Assemblée Mondiale des Jeunes de La Via Campesina. Nous, jeunesse de la Via Campesina ici présente, face aux inégalités et à la misère qui progressent dans le monde, nous sommes et nous nous sentons comme le présent et le futur d’une nouvelle société qui alimente le monde. Mais nous sommes confrontés à des problèmes communs qui rendent cet objectif difficile. Le plus grave de nos problèmes est le système capitaliste/néo-libéralisme qui, avec ses moyens de répression, d’extorsion et de propagande, a creusé les inégalités et les injustices dans le monde entier. Ce système a imposé une agriculture productiviste qui provoque l’abandon du monde rural, les migrations entre régions et rend difficile l’accès à la terre et aux biens naturels. De plus, ce modèle encourage les OGM et la perte de la souveraineté alimentaire et impulse de nouvelles formes de colonisation comme l’agrobusiness. Ces problèmes affectent spécialement les jeunes, les femmes et la classe des travailleurs. Face a cette terrible réalité, nous, les jeunes de la Via Campesina, avec notre énergie et notre cœur, misons sur un nouveau modèle social basé sur la souveraineté alimentaire des peuples, par le biais d’une réforme agraire intégrale. Pour ce faire, nous proposons : L’accès a la terre, avec des politiques de soutien à l’installation et au maintien des jeunes en milieu rural, afin d’assurer l’alimentation et le futur de notre planète. La lutte et l’action contre le modèle néolibéral, l’impérialisme, les forces d’occupation, les accords de libre échange, les politiques agricoles imposées par l’OMC, le FMI et la Banque Mondiale, les multinationales, le consumérisme, les OGM, la criminalisation des organisations sociales et des migrations économiques. La solidarité entre les régions en tant que mouvements sociaux qui développent des modèles alternatifs au système néolibéral, par le biais de principes d’intégration réciproque, de complémentarité et de coopération pour dépasser les inégalités sociales. La formation politique et idéologique de la jeunesse, l’éducation populaire et la formation paysanne aux techniques d’agroécologie, L’amélioration de la communication entre les jeunes, hommes et femmes de différentes organisations et cultures et création de réseaux de communications alternatifs comme instrument politique et social pour transformer le modèle dominant. L’approfondissement et l’avancée du débat sur les causes des migrations et la situation de la classe des travailleurs Identifier les écoles de formation politique au niveau international. L’organisation des relations et des alliances politiques, sociales et culturelles entre jeunes des campagnes et des villes en vue de l’unité des jeunes du monde entier pour le changement social et la conquête de la souveraineté alimentaire. Afin de concrétiser ces propositions, notre plan d’action est la suivant : Créer une commission provisoire des jeunes durant la 5eme Conférence qui dynamise le travail ; Réaliser au moins une rencontre des jeunes par région en 2009; Réaliser un camp international en Espagne fin 2009 Les autres aspects sur lesquels nous travaillerons durant les quatre ans à venir sont : Développer la formation politico-idéologique et technique au sein de chaque région. Elaborer et mutualiser le matériel de formation idéologique lié aux revendications de La Via Campesina. Elaborer une liste des écoles de formation politique au plan international ; Mettre en place et améliorer la communication entre nos organisations, créer des alliances avec d’autres organisations qui luttent pour des objectifs similaires à ceux de La Via Campesina et partager et mutualiser les contenus de cette assemblée avec d’autres organisations amies et d’autres jeunes ; Nous nous engageons à construire, développer et renforcer l’espace consacré aux jeunes dans les organisations nationales, régionales et internationales de La Via Campesina. C’est pourquoi nous demandons l’incorporation de deux jeunes, une femme et un homme, au sein du CCI ; Organiser des actions concrètes contre le modèle néolibéral et en faveur de la souveraineté alimentaire au cours de nos prochaines réunions, rencontres ou assemblées de jeunes de La Via Campesina. C’est pourquoi nous, jeunes hommes et jeunes femmes de La Via Campesina, nous engageons à continuer la lutte pour la souveraineté alimentaire et pour les droits des paysannes et des paysans du monde entier. Comme l’a dit Neruda, ils pourront couper les fleurs mais ils n’empêcheront pas le printemps. Alerte, alerte, alerte, et en marche La Jeunesse en Lutte de la Via Campesina. JEUNESSE !!!! Globalisons la Lutte, Globalisons l’espérance.

Declaração da Segunda Assembléia de Jovens da Via Campesina

terça-feira 21 de Outubro de 2008 O Campo é nossa vida Terra que nos alimenta Rios que correm em nosso sangue. Somos a juventude da Via Campesina! Hoje declaramos o começo de um novo mundo. Viemos dos quatro cantos do mundo; Para nos unirmos no espírito da resistência; Para trabalharmos na construção da esperança; Para falarmos de nossas lutas; E aprender uns com o trabalho dos outros. Para nos inspirarmos pelas as canções de cada um, músicas e estorias; Para construirmos solidariedade entre nossos movimentos; Para unirmos como força poderosa por mudança social; Daqui voltaremos para os quatro cantos do mundo. Levaremos junto o revolucionário espirito, a convicção de um outro mundo possível, a dedicação da luta por nosso modo de viver. Lutaremos até a vitória! Até que a juventude em todo o mundo vivam no campo, como camponeses! Com paz e prosperidade. Quando a repressão vier, estaremos unidos em solidariedade! E prosseguindo com a luta. Quando uma companheira cair, levantamos. Quando esfriar, nos abraçaremos para que o fogo de nossa luta abrase nossos corações. Cada dia colocar nossos corpos, nossos pensamentos, nossos corações na trincheira E lutar pela vida! E lutar pela Via Campesina! Entre os dias 16 e 17 de Outubro de 2008, nós, jovens de mais de quarenta países dos cinco continentes, camponeses e camponesas de diferentes povos e culturas que pertencem à Via Campesina, nos reunimos em Maputo (Moçambique) para realizar nossa II Assembléia Mundial de Jovens da Via Campesina. A juventude da Via Campesina aqui presente, ante as desigualdades e misérias que tomam conta do mundo, somos e nos sentimos o presente e o futuro de uma nova sociedade que sustenta o mundo. Mas temos problemas comuns que o dificultam. O maior de nossos problemas é o sistema capitalista/neoliberal que, com seus meios de repressão, extorsão e propaganda, espalhou a desigualdade e injustiças por todo o mundo. Este sistema impôs uma agricultura produtivista que provoca o abandono do meio rural, migrações entre regiões, dificulta o acesso à terra e aos bens naturais e fomenta os transgênicos, a perda da Soberania Alimentar e impulsiona novas formas de colonização como os agronegócios . Estes problemas, afetam de maneira especial a jovens, mulheres e a classe tarbalhadora. Ante essa cruel realidade, as e os jovens da Via Campesina, com força e sentimento, apostamos por um novo modelo social baseado na Soberania Alimentar dos povos mediante a Reforma Agrária Integral. E pars isso propomos: Acesso à terra, com políticas de apoio para o retorno e o estabelecimento da Juventude no campo, para assegurar a alimentação e o futuro de nosso planeta. Luta e ação contra o modelo neoliberal, o imperialismo, as forças de ocupação, os tratados de livre comércio, as políticas agrícolas impostas pela OMC, o FMI, as multinacionais, o consumismo, os organismos geneticamente modificados, a criminalização dos movimentos sociais e a migrações de trabalhadores e trabalhadoras. Solidariedade entre as regiões como movimentos sociais que estão levando a cabo modelos alternativos frente ao sistema neoliberal, mediante princípios de integração com reciprocidade, complementariedade y cooperação para superar las desigualdades sociais. Formação política e ideológica integral da juventude. Educação popular. Formação camponesa em técnicas agroecológicas. Melhora de la comunicação entre as e os jovens das diferentes organizações e culturas e criação de redes de comunicação alternativas como instrumento político e social para transformar o modelo que atualmente impera. Aprofundamento e avanço no debate das causas das migrações e situação da classe trabalhadora. Articulação de relaciones e alianças políticas, sociais e culturais entre jovens do campo e da cidade visando a unidade dos jovens do mundo para a mudança social e a conquista da Soberania Alimentar. Para materializar estas propostas, nosso plano de ação é o seguinte: 1. Criar uma comissão provisória de jovens durante a V Conferencia para dinamizar o trabalho de coordenação. 2. Realizar ao menos um encontro de jovens por regiões em 2009 3. Realizar um acampamento internacional na Espanha no final de 2009. Outros aspectos que trabalharemos nos próximos quatro anos: - Fomentar la formação político-ideológica e técnica em cada região. Elaborar e socializar materiais formativos ideológicos ligados às reivindicações da Via Campesina. Elaboração de una lista de escolas de formação política em nível internacional Criar y melhorar la comunicação entre nossas organizações, criar alianças com outras organizações que lutem por objetivos similares aos da Via campesina e abrir e socializar os conteúdos de esta assembléia a outras organizações amigas e pessoas jovens. Nos comprometemos a construir, desenvolver e fortalecer nosso espaço como jovens nas organizações nacionais, regionais e internacionais da Via Campesina, pelo que pedimos a incorporação de dois jovens, um homem e uma mulher na Comissão Coordenadora Internacional (CCI). Organizar ações concretas contra o modelo neoliberal e em prol da Soberania Alimentar nas nossas próximas reuniões, encontros ou assembléias de jovens da Via Campesina Por tudo isto, as jovens e os jovens da Via Campesina nos comprometemos a continuar a luta pela Soberania Alimentaria e pelos direitos das camponesas e camponeses de todo o mundo. Como disse Neruda, poderão cortar as flores pero no poderão deter a primavera! Alerta, alerta, alerta, que caminha a juventude na luta da Via Campesina JUVENTUDE!!!!!! Globalizemos a luta, globalizemos a esperança!!!!!

Declaration of the Via Campesina Second Youth Assembly

Tuesday, 21 October 2008

The countryside is our life The earth feeds us The rivers run in our blood We are the youth of the Via Campesina Today we declare the beginning of a new world We come from the four corners of the world To stand together in the spirit of resistance To work together to create hope To talk together about our struggles To learn from each others work To be inspired by each others songs, music and stories To build solidarity between our movements To unite as a strong force for social change. From here we go forward to the four corners of the world. We carry with us a spirit of revolution, The conviction that another world is possible, And the dedication to fight for our way of life. We will fight until we win, until youth all over the world Are able to live in the countryside, as campesinos, with peace and prosperity. When the state tries to repress us, we will unite in solidarity and continue the struggle. When a compañera falls, we will pick her up. When it gets cold, we will embrace each other so that the fire of our struggle will warm our hearts. And each day we will place our bodies, our minds and our hearts on the line and fight for life, and fight for La Via Campesina From the 16th to the 17th of October 2008, young people from more than forty countries and five continents, peasant farmers from different peoples and cultures, members of the Via Campesina, met in Maputo (Mozambique) to celebrate our second Via Campesina World Youth Assembly. We, the Via Campesina youth present here are facing the inequalities and miseries that are taking over the world. We feel that we are the present and the future of the agricultural model that can sustain the world. However, we share common problems that are making that difficult. The greatest of our problems is the neo-liberal, capitalist system that, with its mechanisms of repression, extortion and propaganda, has extended inequality and injustice throughout the world. This system has imposed an industrial agriculture that is causing rural areas to be abandoned, that is causing migration between regions, and is obstructing access to land and natural resources. At the same time the system is encouraging genetically modified organisms, food insecurity and new forms of colonization such as agro-fuels… These problems particularly affect young people, women and workers. Faced with this harsh reality, the young men and women of la Via Campesina, with strength and feeling, opt for a new social model based on food sovereignty for people through integral land reform. For this we propose: Access to land and favorable agricultural policies that support the return of young people to the countryside, in order to ensure food and the future of our planet. The struggle and action against the neo-liberal model, imperialism, occupying forces, free trade agreements, agricultural policies imposed by the WTO, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the multinationals, consumerism, genetically modified organisms and the criminalization of social organizations, and unemployment-provoked migrations. Solidarity between the regions as social movements that are implementing alternative models in the face of the neo-liberal model, according to principles of complementarity and cooperation by overcome social inequality. Comprehensive political training for young people. Popular education. Training in peasant farming and agro-ecology. Improving communication between young people from different organizations and the creation of alternative communication networks as a political and social tool for transforming the dominant model. Deepening and advancing the debate about migrations, wage laborers and the working class in general. Articulating the relationships and political, social and cultural alliances between young people in the countryside and the city, with a view towards the unity of the youth of the world for .social change and winning food sovereignty. We have created the following action plan for making these proposals real: 1. Create a provisional Youth Committee during the 5th Conference in order to make the work of coordination more dynamic. 2. To organize at least one regional youth gathering in autumn 2009. 3. To hold an international camp in the Spanish State in autumn 2009. We are also going to work on the following aspects: Encourage political and technical training in each region. Produce and distribute ideological training material linked to the Via Campesina's demands. Creating a list of schools for political training at an international level. Improve communication between our organizations, create alliances with other organizations that fight for the same objectives as la Via Campesina, and open and share the content of this assembly with other friendly organizations and young people. We commit ourselves to develop and strengthen our space as youth in the national, regional and international organizations of the Via Campesina, which is why we ask for incporporation of a male and female youth to serve on the ICC. Organize specific actions against the neo-liberal model and in favor of food sovereignty during the coming meetings, gatherings or assemblies of the Via Campesina Youth. For all these reasons, the youth, female and male of the Via Campesina commit ourselves to continue to struggle for food sovereignty and the rights of family farmers around the world. As Neruda said, you can cut down the flowers, but you cannot stop spring Alerta, alerta, alerta, que camina la juventud en lucha de la Vía Campesina YOUTH!!!!!! Globalicemos la lucha, globalicemos la esperanza!!!!! Globalize the struggle, globalise hope!!!