Tonight at the Women’s Building, RAN, along with co-sponsors Grassroots International, Food First, California Food and Justice Coalition, Amazon Watch, Friends of the MST, and Global Exchange are hosting Rafael Alegria, former executive secretary of Via Campesina.
Via Campesina is an international network that represents over 100 million small producers around the world, and is one of the strongest movements today advocating for food sovereignty.
This evening Rafael Alegria will be speaking on the subject of “Food, Fuel and La Via Campesina Struggle for Land Reform”, highlighting the increasing global demand for agrofuels and the impact on the world’s small farmers. The event starts at 7pm and is at the Women’s Building in San Francisco. The address is: 3453 18th Street.
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