Intl Day of Peasant Struggles: Launch of case study on agroecological shelters in Argentina
17 Apr 2024
The International Day of Peasant Struggles, commemorated annually on April 17th, echoes the enduring fight for the rights and dignity of peasants and farmers worldwide. The day was originally declared by Via Campesina International in homage to the martyrs of the 1996 Eldorado dos Carajás massacre in Pará, Brazil, when 19 members of Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement were murdered, and 69 others injured, by the military police. To honor the enduring struggle of peasants worldwide, the Global Forest Coalition (GFC) …
