International
Indigenous And Farmers Forum

Food sovereignty

8 ,9,10 and 11th
of Septembre 2003

Program

Via Campesina, the
Movement “El Campo No Aguanta Mas”, the Congreso Agrario
Permanente and el Barzon invite to participate in the “International
Farmers and Indigenous Forum” that will be held in the Gimnasio
y Casa de Cultura “Cuxim Baxaal” in the Avenida Yaxchilan
sin numero, super manzana 21, Cancun, Quintana Roo.

The first day (8th
of September) will be organsied by peasant organizations and
they will set the agenda and the debates. Other movements and
NGO’s are invited to participate however it will be above all a
space exchange between peasant organisations. After the inauguration
and the initial pleanry there will be 10 paralel workshops.

There will be a
plenary to resume the results of the workshops.

The second day (9th
of September) will be a day of workshops. 10 paralel workshops from
8h30-12h00 and another 10 workshops from 14-17h00. These
workshops are co-organised with other movements and befriended NGOs.
Also there will an Indigenous Forum 9-17h00.

At the end of the
day there will be a final plenary to share the work done in the
different workshops.

The 10th
of September there will be a big panel before we go to the peasant
march.

The 11th
of September there will be an exchange between the peasant and the
trade union movement.

There will be
translations to Maya and English.

For more information
regarding subscription and logistics:

forocampesino@laneta.apc.org

Time

Sigue

8th
of September 2003

10:00

Inauguration

Participation of
peasant leaders from:

Asia

Africa

Europe

Central Amercia -
Caribean

North America

South Amercia
Mexico

11:30

Plenary with
general introductions:

The Agricultural
Agreement and the WTO

Representative
Campesina

Peter Rosset
Walden
Bello

12:30

Workshops

 

Trade and
Foodsovereignty

language:
english-  spanish

       
Organisation:  Mexican Farmers Organisation

                           
CPE - Paul Nicholson

                           
NFFC - Dena Hoff

                            
Assembly of the Poor – Verapon Sopa

 

Farmer basaed
sustainable agriculture

Language: spanish
- english

        
Organisation: Mexican Farmers
Organisation

                           
Asamblea de los Pobres: Pittipong Khitkanmoh

                           
ANAP: Maria Carmen Barroso (to be conf)

                           
COAG – Antonio Ruiz

                           
MNC – Wilson Campos

 

Farmers’
Rights and neo-liberal policies

Language: english
-spanish
           
Organisation: Mexican Farmers Organisation

                              
FSPI Henry Saragih
                               
CLOC Juna Tinei

 

Landreform and
foodsovereignty

Language: spanish

       
Organisation: Mexican Farmers Organisation

                           
MOCASE – Roque Acuña

                           
COCOCH – Ramiro Tellez

 

Seeds and food
sovereignty

Language: spanish

       
Organisation: Mexican Farmers Organisation

                           
Anamuri – Violeta Palacio

 

Struggle
against GMO’s and patents

Language: spanish

           
Organisation:  Mexican Farmers Organisation

                                
MST – Rogerio Mauro

          
                    

Women farmers
and neo-liberal policies

Language: spanish

          
Organisation: Mexican Farmers Organisation

                             
ATC - Maria Elena Siquiera
                              
MPP - Cuestame Cenor

15:00

Lunch

17:00

Plenary
Presentation
of a summary of each workshop

18:30

Break