Sovereignty Now

Sovereignty Now

The magnitude of this transformation hit home in a powerful way when, during its Fifth International Conference in Maputo, Mozambique in 2008, La Vía Campesina launched a campaign with the slogan "Food sovereignty means stopping violence against women." Because women play a key role in foo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Alternatives journal (Waterloo) 2011-03, Vol.37 (2), p.18-21
Hauptverfasser: Desmarais, Annette Aurélie, Wittman, Hannah, Wiebe, Nettie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Agricultural policy
Alliances
Conferences
Culture
Farmers
Foods
International
Migrant workers
Procurement
Rural development
Security
Social activism
Sovereignty
Transformations
Violence
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Zusammenfassung:The magnitude of this transformation hit home in a powerful way when, during its Fifth International Conference in Maputo, Mozambique in 2008, La Vía Campesina launched a campaign with the slogan "Food sovereignty means stopping violence against women." Because women play a key role in food production and procurement, food preparation, family food security and food culture, food sovereignty entails equality, respect and freedom from violence for women.
ISSN:1205-7398