IV International Conference of Via Campesina
24/08/2003
- Opinión
São Paulo, Brazil - 14th to 19th June 2004
Via Campesina with hold its 4th Conference in June
2004, at a time in which we are seeing an assault of
international capital, in its current phase of
financial imperialism, which is progressing with great
force, even resorting to war to escape from its crisis,
broaden the reign of the markets and guarantee
oligarchal power of the transnationals over production
and trade. Around 500 transnational corporations (58%
from the US) presently control 51% of world GDP, yet
employ just 1.6% of the world's labour force.
This attack is affecting agriculture in several ways:
1) controling trade through the WTO
2) increasing the power of retail networks
3) controling agroindustry; and, more recently:
4) expanding into seeds (using patent law), bio-piracy
and the privatisation of water.
Based upon this analysis of the situation, it has been
decided that the character of this conference will be
organizational and its general aims being:
- to improve articulations between peasant movements
and organisations in order that they share a vision of
the forms of struggle and against whom;
- to improve internal organisation and/or articulation,
looking for a qualitative leap forward in order to face
the international situation.
Our goal is to count on not just the participation of
three delegates from each affiliated peasant
organisation at national level, but also the
participation of the greatest possible number of
organisations from across the world, independent of
their affiliation to Via Campesina, provided that they
share in its political stance.
Furthermore, the criterion of 50% women in the
conference will be respected and the presence of young
people will be encouraged.
Time and place:
12th to 13th July, 2004 - Women and Youth Assemblies,
São Paulo City, SP, Brazil;
14th to 19th July, 2004 - IV International Conference
of Via Campesina, Indaiatuba, SP, Brazil.
Contact details and further information can be obtained
by emailing: viacam-conf2004@cidadania.org.br
* Dulcineia Pavan. General office of IV Conference - Brazil
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