Conference on Agriculture, Land & Forests: Perspectives on the Crisis and Policy Alternatives
February 18—19, 2023, New Delhi, India Session 01 – Setting the International Context:...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 21, 2023 | Climate & Environment, Event, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, Trade and Investment, Video
February 18—19, 2023, New Delhi, India Session 01 – Setting the International Context:...
Read MoreThe Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) navigates Tokyo Bay on the way to Yokosuka Naval Base for a scheduled port visit. Yokusuka is the largest overseas U.S. naval installation in the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ian Cotter)
Posted by Anisa | Mar 20, 2023 | 1Post Types, Asia/World, Opinion/Analysis, Peace and Security, Philippines, Power and Democracy
By Walden Bello* (This is a composite version of articles that originally appeared in MEER on...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 10, 2023 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, Statement, Women
Originally posted in English here. Daan-daang mga samahang mula sa civil society, katutubo at...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 8, 2023 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Media Release, Philippines, Women
In this year’s celebration of International Women’s Day, eight women farmers from Barangay Sumalo,...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Mar 7, 2023 | Asia/World, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Statement, Women
Originally published here. Hundreds of civil society, Indigenous Peoples’ and women’s...
Read MoreThe World Bank Group Headquarters sign — in Washington, D.C. Photo by Victorgrigas, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Posted by Anisa | Feb 28, 2023 | FOCUS Dispatch, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment
By Walden Bello* (Presentation at the International Conference on “Dynamics of Change and...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 27, 2023 | Climate & Environment, Event, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, Trade and Investment, Video
India’s fishing communities have had to grapple with multiple challenges over the past few years....
Read MoreCaption: Members of iDefend presenting key issues and recommendations at a CSO side event during the 4th cycle of UPR if the Philippines. 10 November 2022. Geneva. Photo by Neca Reyes of Lilak.
Posted by Anisa | Feb 27, 2023 | FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Opinion/Analysis, Philippines, Power and Democracy, Trade and Investment
By Joseph Purugganan, Focus on the Global South* As Social Justice and human rights activists we...
Read MoreSenate President Miguel Zubiri, main sponsor of Senate Resolution of Concurrence in RCEP issued statements to media that the country can withdraw from RCEP if an influx of imports occurs as a result of the agreement. Photo from Senate PRIB
Posted by Anisa | Feb 27, 2023 | Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
Trade Justice Pilipinas’s reaction to Sen. Zubiri’s statements about possibility of PH withdrawal...
Read MoreSenator Risa Hontiveros interpellating the sponsors of the RCEP concurrence resolution at plenary debates in the Senate. Sen. Hontiveros was the only Senator who voted against Senate concurrence in RCEP. 21 February 2023. Photo from Sen. Hontiveros’ Facebook page.
Posted by Anisa | Feb 22, 2023 | Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
STATEMENT OF TRADE JUSTICE PILIPINAS ON THE SENATE CONCURRENCE IN RCEP The struggle against trade...
Read MoreSenate President Juan Miguel Zubiri delivered his sponsorship speech of Senate Resolution concurring in the ratification of RCEP. 15 February 2023. (Photo from Senate PRIB)
Posted by Anisa | Feb 17, 2023 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Media Release, Philippines, Trade and Investment
17 February 2023 MEDIA ADVISORY FARMERS DECRY RUSH TO RATIFY RCEP; VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHT...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Feb 13, 2023 | FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, India, Posters and Infographics, The Commons
Global trade in fisheries is highly unequal. While developed countries have amassed large fishing...
Read MoreBroad coalition of agriculture stakeholders and trade justice advocates held a pressconference this morning to urge the Senate to reject RCEP! 1 February 2023, Quezon City. Photo by Joseph Purugganan.
Posted by Anisa | Feb 2, 2023 | Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Philippines, Statement, Trade and Investment
Last November 2021, during the 18th Congress, various farmers, fishers, workers, civil society and...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Post, Cambodia, Climate & Environment, Event, FOCUS Dispatch, Food Sovereignty and Agroecology, Mekong Region, Social Movements, Systemic Alternatives
The first ASEAN Grassroots People’s Assembly (AGPA) was organized in 2012, where it successfully...
Read MorePosted by Anisa | Dec 18, 2022 | Blog Post, FOCUS Dispatch, Philippines, Power and Democracy
By Isaak Cagampang Heller* Photos from Philippine Human Rights Information Center (PhilRights) and...
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