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Statement: The colonization of Palestine
As a part of the international community and as an NGO working in Palestine, it is important to speak up against oppression of Palestinians. We join the global call for a permanent ceasefire and demand an end to the genocide of the Palestinian people and the apartheid regime that Israel has been operating since its establishment in 1948.
This statement is inspired by the knowledge, stories and experiences of other citizens, organizations and collectives who are committed to a world full of love, respect and understanding.
We express our condolences to the countless families who have lost their loved ones, the countless sleepless nights, the countless panic and anxiety attacks, the countless energy-sapping discussions. Your resilience, love, perseverance and energy are a source of inspiration to us. You create hope in a world where everyone is waiting for hope. You create understanding in a world where everyone is individualistic. You create poetry, stories, theatre, and so much more that give meaning to life.
Through a policy of colonisation and apartheid, the Israeli government has restricted the freedom of movement, human rights and sovereignty of Palestinian citizens for decades. Since 7 October 2023, the Israeli army's violence knows no bounds. Tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, mostly women and children, have already died because of the genocide. There is a systematic destruction of the Palestinian agricultural and food system. In Gaza, access to the most basic necessities (food, water, health care, electricity, etc.) is severely cut off and there is an almost complete collapse of the agricultural and fishing sectors. This is causing an unprecedented level of food insecurity and acute famine. At the same time, Palestinian citizens in the West Bank experience continued economic oppression, territorial fragmentation and obstacles to sustainable food production.
We call on all governments to:
1. Stop all direct and indirect support to Israel as long as there is a genocidal and apartheid regime, freedom of movement is suppressed, and the right of return for hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees is not respected.
2. Undertake steps to protect Palestinian civilians from acute famine by putting pressure on the Israeli government so that humanitarian aid is allowed on a large scale.
3. Actively promote Palestinian food sovereignty, land justice and farmers' rights. This should be done bottom-up, i.e. from Palestinian civic initiatives and not from geopolitical and economic interests of a minority. The right to healthy food for all through agroecology can play an important role in this.
We call on the international community to continue to take action by:
1. Pressuring governments to implement the above measures.
2. Pressuring companies that profit from the occupation and apartheid regime to cease their activities.
3. Continuing to share Palestinian stories, their struggles and their demands for freedom and an end to the occupation.
End of statement
News
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Free trade puts Philippine seed system at risk
April 24, 2024
Things are stirring in the seed industry. Following a major European legislative change, the outcome of which we will probably not know until early 2025, we outline the situation of seed sovereignty in Europe and our partner countries the Philippines and Bolivia. Change is imminent in all three areas, with one red line: more power to industry, less to farmer.inn.en. The focus on seeds and the regulations surrounding them is still limited, we want to highlight what is at stake. Let's take a look at the Philippines.
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African Alliance for Food Sovereignty calls for unified agroecological position at Climate Summit
October 10, 2022
Good agroecological news from Africa, where we are working in Burkina Faso, Mali and Senegal. The Alliance for the Food Sovereignty of Africa (AFSA), with more than 30 civil society groups from 50 African countries, is rallying behind the mission to make African agriculture agroecological. Following the November Climate Summit (COP27), the AFSA therefore formulated six recommendations.
