Reflections on Brazil in Times of Pandemic: Food Sovereignty
To inaugurate the series of Conferences entitled “Reflections on Brazil in Pandemic Times”, the MST discussed, on 10/15/2020, the topic of food sovereignty. The participants were: Maria Emília Pacheco, anthropologist, FASE advisor and former president of Consea, Letícia Sabatela, actress, Bela Gil, culinary artist and television presenter, Luís Inácio Lula da […]
Coffee with MST – Landless Quarantine Special
On April 13, 2020, the Café com o MST – Especial Quarantena Sem Terra was attended by the chef and presenter Bela Gil, the national leader of the MST, João Paulo Rodrigues, and the member of the MST Health Sector, Susane Lindinalva da Silva. Access here.
Field movements launch an emergency platform in defense of life
The platform was created by social movements, unions and organizations organized around family farming, agrarian reform, traditional peoples and communities, agroecology and food sovereignty to present to Brazilian society a set of emergency proposals to deal with the effects of novel coronavirus pandemic. The action is aimed at […]
Oil workers and farmers prepare food and gas donations in Curitiba and Araucária
The union between oil workers and farmers will result in an action of solidarity with vulnerable families on the outskirts of Curitiba and Araucária. The objective was to distribute 400 loads of cooking gas, acquired through a campaign with oil tankers at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas refinery (Repar), and 15 tons of food […]
Solidarity Hands Action completes 100 days in Pernambuco
Over more than 100 days of mobilization with the Solidarity Hands campaign, donations were collected that benefited thousands of families in several cities in Pernambuco. Through Marmitas Solidárias, 200 thousand meals were distributed to the homeless population, around 20 thousand Solidarity Masks were produced, in addition to thousands of basic baskets and more […]
MST and MPA donations reach 3,300 tons
In addition to the actions of large corporations that have been broadcast daily on television, rural movements have set a great example of solidarity. From March to August, the MST and the MPA have donated more than 3.3 tons of food, helping to combat the greatest fear of the Brazilian peripheries in this period: hunger. […]
EESC + Popular Peasant Movement
CESE joined the Popular Peasant Movement (MCP), through the Dual Participation Methodology, supporting the project “Peasant food on the table of vulnerable urban populations”, to contribute to the access to healthy food of impacted families in the city of Goiânia. by the spread of the pandemic. In addition to supplying the hunger of the most vulnerable urban population in […]
Fight Like Who Cares
The Movimento Sem Teto do Centro (MSTC) and the Movimento Sem Terra de São Paulo (MST/SP) joined forces to produce healthy snacks for the homeless and vulnerable population of São Paulo. Information here and report here.
Oil workers and farmers prepare food and gas donations in Curitiba and Araucária
The union between oil workers and farmers resulted in an action of solidarity with vulnerable families on the outskirts of Curitiba and Araucária. They distributed 400 loads of cooking gas, acquired through a campaign with oil workers at the Presidente Getúlio Vargas refinery (Repar), and 15 tons of fresh food, donated by peasants […]
CPT donates 45 tons of food
The Pastoral Land Commission (CPT) celebrated its 45th anniversary by donating 45 tons of food. These were produced by peasant communities in Alagoas, Paraíba, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte. The donations were intended for vulnerable families, hospitals, prisons, support houses for immigrants, children and people […]
