Until the end of the Second World War, Europe was a continent of emigrants. Tens of millions of Europeans came to the Americas to colonize, escape hunger, financial crisis, wars, European totalitarianisms and the persecutions of ethnic minorities.
Today, I am following with deep concern the approval process of the so-called "Return Directive". The text, validated on June the 5th by the Home Affairs Ministers of the 27 European Union countries, has to be voted on June 18th in the European Parliament. I consider that it drastically hardens the detention and expulsion conditions of undocumented immigrants, regardless of the length of their stay in the European countries, their employment situation, their family ties, their will or their achieved integration.
Deglobalisation
STATEMENT: from Evo Morales, President of Bolivia on EU
Agriculture should be left out of WTO
Resolution at Conference: ‘WTO Negotiations: Protecting Livelihoods and Ensuring Food Security’
Organized by: Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security & UNCTAD India
Delhi, 11th June 2008
We, the representatives of farming community, fisher folks, agricultural workers, adivasis, dalits and rural women, civil society organizations, academia, resolve that the latest drafts on Agriculture and Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) are the final nails on the coffin of the country’s food security and sovereignty. Both the drafts are an orchestrated attempt to open up the Indian markets for highly subsidized cheaper imports. Importing food is importing unemployment that will destroy livelihoods and the country’s food self-sufficiency.
Organized by: Forum for Biotechnology and Food Security & UNCTAD India
Delhi, 11th June 2008
We, the representatives of farming community, fisher folks, agricultural workers, adivasis, dalits and rural women, civil society organizations, academia, resolve that the latest drafts on Agriculture and Non Agricultural Market Access (NAMA) are the final nails on the coffin of the country’s food security and sovereignty. Both the drafts are an orchestrated attempt to open up the Indian markets for highly subsidized cheaper imports. Importing food is importing unemployment that will destroy livelihoods and the country’s food self-sufficiency.
Civil Society statement on the World Food Emergency:
International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty
Historic, systemic failures of governments and international institutions are responsible. National governments that will meet at the FAO Food Crisis Summit in Rome must begin by accepting their responsibility for today’s food emergency.
At the World Food Summit in 1996, when there were an estimated 830 million hungry people, governments pledged to halve the number by 2015. Many now predict that the number will instead increase by 50% to 1.2 billion, further threatened by unpredictable climate chaos and the additional pressures of agrofuel production.
Historic, systemic failures of governments and international institutions are responsible. National governments that will meet at the FAO Food Crisis Summit in Rome must begin by accepting their responsibility for today’s food emergency.
At the World Food Summit in 1996, when there were an estimated 830 million hungry people, governments pledged to halve the number by 2015. Many now predict that the number will instead increase by 50% to 1.2 billion, further threatened by unpredictable climate chaos and the additional pressures of agrofuel production.
Six more Vidarbha farmers suicides in last two days
VIDARBHA JAN ANDOLAN SAMITI : PRESS-NOTE
NAGPUR- June16, 2008
Fertilizer and Cotton seed shortage resulted in Crop loan starved Six more Vidarbha farmers suicides in last two days -VJAS
Fertilizer and Cotton seed shortage resulted in Crop loan starved Six more Vidarbha farmers suicides in last two days -VJAS
Sign on - Social Movements - Onward to Bel
Hello comrades,
The Social Movements Assembly (SMA) met in Belem (Brazil) during the meeting of the International Council (IC) of the World Social Forum (WSF), which was held from October 28th to November 1st 2007.
This assembly launched a call for the global days of action which will culminate on 26th of January 2008 (see below).
In the enclosed document you will find the first signatories of this call.
Your signatures and participation are fundamental to assure a broad and massive mobilization.
IMPORTANT: the organizations and individuals willing to sign this call should please send an email to < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >.
Militant greetings,
Olivier Bonfond
PS: This call is based on a document drafted during the Social Movements Assembly held in October 2006 in Brussels (Belgium). For your information, we have attached a list of the organizations which attended the Brussels' meeting.
The Social Movements Assembly (SMA) met in Belem (Brazil) during the meeting of the International Council (IC) of the World Social Forum (WSF), which was held from October 28th to November 1st 2007.
This assembly launched a call for the global days of action which will culminate on 26th of January 2008 (see below).
In the enclosed document you will find the first signatories of this call.
Your signatures and participation are fundamental to assure a broad and massive mobilization.
IMPORTANT: the organizations and individuals willing to sign this call should please send an email to < This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it >.
Militant greetings,
Olivier Bonfond
PS: This call is based on a document drafted during the Social Movements Assembly held in October 2006 in Brussels (Belgium). For your information, we have attached a list of the organizations which attended the Brussels' meeting.
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