Category Archives: Food Sovereignty

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

Posted on August 14, 2013 by admin

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!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by admin

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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Solidarity Between Farmers and Farm Workers from the Pastures of Wisconsin to the Tomato Fields of Florida!

Posted on March 11, 2013 by admin

The Farm Labor Reality Tour has now joined the 175 mile historic march of the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in Florida, which will culminate at the headquarters of Publix in Lakeland, FL on Sun. March 17th. Even if you are … Continue reading →

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Farm Labor Reality Tour Crosses Midwest, Headed to Florida – Brings Solidarity Message of Fairness, Justice, and Dignity for Family Farmers and Farm Workers Everywhere!

Posted on February 12, 2013 by admin

For Immediate Release Wed. Feb. 20th Contact: Bob St.Peter Food for Maine’s Future 207-244-0908 [email protected] Joel Greeno Family Farm Defenders 608-344-0564 John E. Peck Family Farm Defenders 608-260-0900 or 608-345-3918 [email protected] Marley Moynahan Coalition of Immokalee Workers 239-357-0393 [email protected] The … Continue reading →

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Monsanto Gets Its Way in Ag Bill

Posted on January 2, 2013 by admin

By: Jim Goodman, FFD board member and dairy farmer, Wonewoc, WI December 13, 2012, Progressive Magazine “The Farmer Assurance Provision” is the title of a rider, Section 733, inserted into the House’s 2013 agriculture appropriations bill. Somehow, as a farmer, … Continue reading →

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