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GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RIGHTS OF NATURE SUBMISSION FOR RIO+20

GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RIGHTS OF NATURE SUBMISSION FOR RIO+20 To achieve true sustainability, fundamental changes in laws and governance around the world are necessary – to move us from our current path of environmental harm and destruction, to one in which humankind’s relationship with nature is re-established. The Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature … Continue reading

Why ‘living simply’ isn’t the answer

by Paul D’Amato Paul D’Amato is managing editor of International Socialist Review. This article was first published in the U.S. newspaper Socialist Worker, in March 2001 International protests against globalization have cast a bright light on how transnational corporations run roughshod over ordinary people’s lives everywhere. In reaction, activists have come up with a broad … Continue reading

Mission Tree: Six Years Boosting Eco-Socialism in Venezuela

Mission Tree: Six Years Boosting Eco-Socialism in Venezuela Today, Mission Tree, Venezuela’s national reforestation program, celebrates its sixth anniversary promoting environmentalism and giving people the possibility to build a model of development that helps recover and preserve wooded areas in Venezuela.On June 4, 2006, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez launched this mission to rescue and preserve … Continue reading

El pasado 12 de Mayo se llevo a cabo en la ciudad de Nueva York en el condado de Brooklyn una conferencia en la cual participaron más de 5mil personas de todas partes de los Estados Unidos

La conferencia llamada Brooklyn Food Conference se llevo a cabo en la secundaria técnica de Brooklyn algunos de los temas giraron en entorno a las Políticas Alimentarias, Comida y Cultura, Medio Ambiente, Calentamiento Global, Alimentos en las Escuelas, Trabajo y Justicia Social, La Agricultura y la Salud, Nutrición y Educación entre muchos otros temas. También … Continue reading

El Futuro de los Alimentos se Aborda en Nueva York

hispantv.com El pasado 12 de Mayo se llevo a cabo en la ciudad de Nueva York en el condado de Brooklyn una conferencia en la cual participaron más de 5mil personas de todas partes de los Estados Unidos. La conferencia llamada Brooklyn Food Conference se llevo a cabo en la secundaria técnica de Brooklyn algunos … Continue reading

Climate Change and Rio+20: What’s at Stake?

The Alberto Lovera Bolivarian Circle of NY invites you to a talk on climate change and the Rio+20 earth summit with Bolivian Representative Rene Orellana. Thursday, May 31 at 7:00 P.M. at the SEIU1199 MLK Jr. Labor Center, 310 West 43rd Street between 8 & 9 Avenues in Midtown Manhattan Come to join us for … Continue reading

Food Production Surpluses for Export in Bolivia

La Paz, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia will export food after a surplus registered in corn, soy and rice crops, and the production of beef, Planning and Development Minister Teresa Morales said in a report presented on Wednesday. The country registered a 30-percent growth in grains and beef production by 2011 and the first months … Continue reading

International Meeting on Food Security and Food Sovereignty in the Americas

Debajo en Español / below in Spanish Comrades: I sent the call for the International Meeting for Food Security and Food Sovereignty in the Americas; it has to be spread among all organizations in all countries of our continent, for their assistance in this important event. President Evo Morales will chair this meeting, there will … Continue reading

Reducing Resource Use and Environmental Degradation: A Modest Proposal by Fred Magdoff

Abajo traducción de Marta Harnecker del texto en Ingles al Español. Monthly Review Reducing Resource Use and Environmental Degradation: A Modest Proposal by Fred Magdoff There are significant numbers of people in the wealthy countries who believe that the great issues of resource depletion and global environmental pollution are caused primarily by the huge number … Continue reading

MST Leader: ‘Let’s Build a People’s ALBA’

Feb 6th 2012, by ALBA TV and Joao Pedro Stedile From January 24-29, the Brazilian city of Porto Alegre was again the staging ground for the World Social Forum (WSF), an annual international gathering of anti-globalisation and anti-capitalist activists. Among the various movements present, one of the most visible was Brazil’s Movement of Landless Rural … Continue reading

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