Galway Dance Co-op. 126, Artist-run Gallery. 126 Artist-run Gallary. Galway Sustainable Community Project. Food Sovereignty Ireland Press Release on Irish Landgrabbing and Actions in Ireland marking International Day of Peasant Struggle 17th April. Food Sovereignty Ireland Press Release to Mark International Day of Peasant Struggle - Celebrating European Food Sovereignty in Recognition of Peasant Struggle April 17 is the International Day of Peasant Struggle, commemorating the massacre of 19 peasants struggling for land and justice in Brazil in 1996.
Every year on that day actions take place around the world in defense of peasants and small-scale farmers struggling for their rights.European civil society organizations and movements are asked to come together to recognize International Day of Peasant Struggle and to amplify their demand for European and global Food Sovereignty in a week of action and vibrant demonstrations.Below is the is the list of actions and press release from some members of the growing movement for Food Sovereignty in Ireland to mark this important day.
PRESS RELEASE 17th APRIL Irish working group on Food Sovereignty Contacts: Fergal Anderson 0877806155 Sian Crowley 086 3988311. Food Sovereignty Now! Last Sunday and Monday I (Helen) was lucky enough to attend the first of what will hopefully be many gatherings, of people working towards food sovereignty in many different ways.
Over 100 community growers, producers, co- operative workers, researchers, campaigners and activists came together to help build the food sovereignty movement here in the UK. It reminded me a bit of our first FeedingManchester, but on a national scale, with the bringing together of lots of like minded people. (far too much to talk about and do!)
, and within only hours the feeling that we were part of an exciting and growing movement. The gathering came out of the Nyeleni international Food Sovereignty conferences, organised by Via Campesina, and used the principles which over 400 activists from across Europe signed up to at the second conference in Krems last summer (which I also got to go to as one of the UK team). At the UK gathering, we asked the vast questions, ‘What needs to change?’ RawFoodGalway. Raw & Living Foodists Galway (Galway. Vegan Galway. Full o' Beans - The Galway Vegan Meetup Group (Galway. Vegan Ireland News. Galway Simon Community > Home. Irish Centre for Human Rights. The Irish Centre for Human Rights is one of the world's premier university-based institutions for the study and promotion of human rights and humanitarian law.
Since its establishment in January 2000, the Centre has developed a global reputation for excellence in the field of human rights teaching, research and advocacy, which has enabled the institution to attract high quality students to its acclaimed masters and its undergraduate programs as well as to build a thriving community of doctoral researchers. The Centre currently has eight academic faculty members, comprised of three Professors and five lecturers.
Fifteen additional lecturers also serve in an adjunct or visiting capacity. A total of two project staff, three administrative assistants, a post-doctoral fellow and seven doctoral fellows also play a key role in carrying out the work of the Centre. Jigsaw. The Twist Café in Galway. Some Facebook Groups. (24) Kurdish Irish friendship. (24) Safe Water Campaign for a fluoride-free Ireland. Little CinemaGalway. Slow Food International - Good, Clean and Fair food. Slow Food Galway. SlowFood Galway. (24) Terryland Forest Park & environs. Transforming an Irish Urban Forest into a Wildlife Sanctuary & Eco-Community Resource of National & International Significance. -->Terryland Forest Park in Galway city is a unique natural resource within Ireland, a parkland of over 100,000 native Irish trees in the heart of a modern city that was initially developed and managed when it started in 2000 by an active partnership of Galway city council, neighbourhood communities, artists, state agencies and environmentalists in an ambitious endeavour to create a harmonious blend of outdoor leisure amenities for all ages and of wildlife sanctuaries that would form a vital ecological corridor (‘Green Highway’) linking into areas of prime biodiversity importance across the west of Ireland.
With climate change, deforestation, loss of wildlife habitats and the sedentary lifestyles becoming issues of growing concern to governments, scientists and ordinary people worldwide, the realisation of this urban forest park came at an opportune time. A programme of work for 2012/2013 will be discussed and agreed upon. All are welcome to attend. 1. Volunteer Park Rangers 2. 3. 4. 5. (24) Permaculture Ireland.
(24) Galway Plant Swap. Let's Get Galway Growing - Community Gardens in Galway City. Conservation Volunteers - Individual Branches (Galway)