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Peoples Camp Delegates Join Women's March Against WTO!
Immediately after the launch of the Coalition of Agriculture Workers International (CAWI) at the Peoples Camp on Food Sovereignty on December 16, women agricultural workers joined the 'Women's March Against the WTO' to the Hong Kong Convention Center (HKCC). The march was organised by the Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD). Speaking in front of the Convention Center, Right Livelihood winner Dr.
Agricultural Workers of the World Unite!
Coalition of Agricultural Workers International Vow to Fight for Those Most Oppressed by the WTO
Respect the Rights and Dignity of Our People!
Right Livelihood Winner, Irene Fernandez, Speaks Out Against the WTO at the Peoples Camp on Food Sovereignty
WTO Indicted for Crimes Against Humanity at Rural Peoples Tribunal
Groups stage march and mass "die-ins" against MC6 in downtown Hong Kong
WTO blamed for "toxic hotspot"
Kerala Activist Challenges Industrial Pollution Exacerbated by Intensive Globalisation and WTO neo-liberal Policies
Hear the Silent Majority Speak!
Peoples Camp Joins Peoples Action Week Against the WTO
Hong Kong (Dec 13) - People from all over the world united by one common purpose, gathered on the football pitches of Victoria Park in Hong Kong to herald the opening of the Peoples Action Week (PAW) in protest of the official opening of the 6th WTO Ministerial.
Joining the "Speak Out" held to articulate concerns of the millions of those betrayed and marginalized by WTO fueled neo-liberal trade policies, were delegates of the Peoples Camp for Food Sovereignty.
Celebrating Art and Culture at the Peoples' Camp
They came from all over Asia to take part in the Peoples Camp on Food Sovereignty and Rice Festival, and have been proudly asserting the "culture" in "agriculture" during their time in Hong Kong. Lighting up the days in Victoria Park with their music, songs, chants, dances and performances, three groups in particular have captured the hearts and minds of people during the Peoples Action Week.
Of Empty Pots and Pans
Protest and Celebration at the Rice Festival Preceding Hong Kong WTO Ministerial
Hong Kong (Dec 11) -- Farmers from across Asia jumpstarted a week-long anti-World Trade Organization (WTO) protest by celebrating and defending Asia's vital rice culture from destructive neo-liberal policies.
People's Camp Hits the Streets of Hong Kong Against WTO
Grassroots representatives of peasants, women, agricultural workers, and support NGOs from Bangladesh, India (North and South), Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines joined thousands of protesters on the streets of Hong Kong on the 1st of three marches being organized to protest the WTO Ministerial, December 13-18. These representatives will be holding events in the "People's Camp for Food Sovereignty"-a space for grassroots people to put forward their protests against the WTO and to forge solidarity with others wishing to collaborate on Food Sovereignty issues.
