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Bolivian Water Program Benefits Most of the Country

La Paz, Nov 18 (Prensa Latina) More Investment for Water program will benefit 330 of the 337 Bolivian municipalities next year, according to Minister of Environment and Water, Mabel Monje. Monje said that they have already secured 70 million of the 100 million USD announced by President Evo Morales, which are intended to implement the … Continue reading →

Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera invites you to A Journey Inside Venezuela’s Food Revolution US Debut of the Documentary ‘Growing Change’ by Australian filmmaker Simon Cunich Inspired by a delegation of the Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY! When: Friday, November 18, 2011 at 7 PM Where: 1199SEIU Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center, 310 West … Continue reading →

Without Land We Don’t Have Dignity

10,000 Peasants March against Monsanto in Haiti; Peasant Leader to Visit US this Coming Monday June 14 2010

The Bolivarian Circle Alberto Lovera invited you To Join us this Coming Monday to Receive Jean-Baptiste Chavannes who is a  Peasant Leader from Haiti More than 10,000 Peasants March against Monsanto in Haiti Hinche, Haiti– An estimated  10,000 peasants gathered for a massive march in Central Haiti on June 4, 2010, to protest what has … Continue reading →

Geoengineering – scary stuff we all should be informed of

Just back from a fantastic meeting of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (see my initial report here), where, among many things, I learned some of the latest developments on geoengineering, which is essentially taking the concept of genetic engineering to a planetary scale.  Check out the basics from the ETC Group at http://www.etcgroup.org/en/issues/geoengineering, … Continue reading →

Food Rebellions!! Crisis and the Hunger for Justice A conversation with Eric Holt-Giménez Join Eric Holt-Giménez, author and Executive Director of Food First, for a stimulating discussion of his latest book (co-authored with Raj Patel) Food Rebellions: Crisis and the Hunger for Justice.  Learn about the root causes driving the food crisis and the powerful … Continue reading →

Solidarity with Haiti: Recovery and Sovereignty without Occupation

In the aftermath of the devastating earthquake that recently ravaged Haiti, it unfortunately hasn’t taken the US government long to seize this “golden opportunity” to step up its efforts to dismantle the sovereignty of Haiti.  The fact that it has been trying to do so for over a century – and the French even earlier … Continue reading →

A New Year of Blog Posts!

Happy New Year to all, and apologies for the hiatus in posts to those who have stopped by over the past several months.  The good news is that we’ve committed ourselves to posting weekly starting right now. Here’s some of what to expect in the weeks and months to come: Photos and reports from a … Continue reading →

Honduras: Via Campesina leader arrested, now released

At the National Family Farm Coalition summer meetings in Louisville.  Via Campesina leader Rafael Alegria was arrested today in Honduras, though thankfully, was released.  However, this serves as a stark reminder that repression against social movement leaders and the general population continues in Honduras – people there are struggling to get their president back and need our … Continue reading →

Honduras: La Lucha Continua

Just received the following message from our friend and colleague Carlos Marentes of Via Campesina North America: “Thanks for all the work you and your colleagues are doing to support the fight against the golpistas. As you know, the band of usurpers headed by Micheletti lifted the curfew but the Military repression continues. There are … Continue reading →