Category Archives: Food Sovereignty

“Free Trade” Champions Betray Us All

By:  Jim Goodman, dairy farmer from Wonewoc, WI, and FFD board member Originally published on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 by Common Dreams Wisconsin Congressman Ron Kind has apparently never met a free trade agreement he didn’t like. Note it is … Continue reading

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Family Farmers and Allies to Protest Dairy Price Fixing and Global Carbon Trading Outside the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) – 141 W. Jackson – at 12:00 Noon on April 18th

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/9/14: Contact: John E. Peck, Executive Director, Family Farm Defenders, (608) 260-0900 Chicago, Illinois  – To mark Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle, family farmers and their allies will converge at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) … Continue reading

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Midwest Haitian Food Sovereignty Tour with the 2013 Winners of the World Food Soveriegnty Prize!

 joint UofC-UIC poster Chicago Events – Tues. Oct. 22nd Tues. Oct. 22nd 12:00 noon Harper 140, UChicago (1116 E. 59th St.) Presentation by the winners of this year’s World Food Sovereignty Prize, Rose Edith Germain, veteran leader of the … Continue reading

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Hundreds Rally in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th to Oppose Fast Track and Passage of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)! Contact Congress NOW to Oppose TPP #202-224-3121

Hundreds of people attended the Flush the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) rally that was held in Madison, WI on Sat. Aug. 10th.  Participants included folks attending both the national Vets for Peace conference and the Democracy Convention occuring back to … Continue reading

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Family Farmers and Allies Converge on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) to Mark La Via Campesina’s International Day of Peasant Struggle – Call Upon the U.S. Congress to Reject the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), Demand the U.S. Dept of Justice (DoJ) Take Anti-Trust Action Against Corrupt Food Giants, and Reassert the Right of Food Sovereignty For ALL!

For Immediate Release 4/16/13 Contact: John E. Peck, Family Farm Defenders, #608-260-0900 Josh Wise, Illinois Fair Trade Coalition, #952-818-5474 Fri. April 19th  12:00 Noon  Protest & Leaflet, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, 141 W. Jackson Fri. April 19th    5:30 pm  Potluck & … Continue reading

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