Legitimacy and Justice over “Legality”: How the Peoples´ Tribunal on Transnational Corporations is giving hope to affected communities
The first African People´s Tribunal on Transnational Corporations, that recently took place on 16th and 17th August in Manzini, Swaziland, was perhaps the most counter-hegemonic and brave event to bring some hope to…
Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos: ‘Governo Temer é profundamente antinacional. É pior que 1964’
O governo de Michel Temer dá as primeiras passadas, acelerando para o grande salto para trás e a grande queima de estoques. A massa assalariada brasileira está sendo vendida a preços de saldo,…
Eduardo Gudynas: Guerras extractivistas en Bolivia
El asesinato de un viceministro y la muerte de cuatro mineros vuelven a confirmar que los extractivismos transitan hacia mayores niveles de violencia. No es la primera vez que esto sucede, pero en…
Joint statement and open questions on ProSAVANA by the civil society of Mozambique, Brazil and Japan
In May of this year, 46 documents related to the ProSAVANA “civil society participation project” were leaked. Over one hundred public documents were obtained additionally under the Japanese Administrative Information Disclosure Law. This…
2016 SADC Peoples’ Summit – The Manzini Peoples’ Declaration
The current conjuncture in southern Africa in the political, economical, social, cultural and environmental arenas, shows that the region is progressively being affected, in different forms, by the advance of three devils facing…
Vale e Jindal julgadas na Swazilândia por danos ambientais e violação de Direitos Humanos
Nos próximos dias 16 e 17 de Agosto várias corporações operando em diversas áreas na África Austral, com destaque para o sector da mineração, serão levadas a “julgamento” por violação de Direitos Humanos…
Popular University of Social Movements Workshop in Zimbabwe – Final Statement
Popular University of Social Movements Workshop: “Land, seeds, food, water, people and the climate in SADC – 15 years after the agrarian reform in Zimbabwe” – Harare (Zimbabwe), 12 -14 July 2016 FINAL…
Hebe de Bonafini: “No nos podemos quedar sentados”
La titular de Madres de Plaza de Mayo destaca la reacción popular ante el intento de detenerla. “El pueblo ha demostrado que hay muchas cosas que podemos, que la calle es nuestra”, dice…
Monsanto en retirada: el abajo que se mueve
Desde el 1 de agosto corre la noticia de que Monsanto tuvo que abandonar la construcción de una de las plantas más grandes del mundo de semillas de maíz transgénico que sería instalada…
UPMS Workshop Harare Zimbabwe 2016 – Boaventura de Sousa Santos – Statement
Workshop “People Land Seeds Food – 15 years after the agrarian reform in Zimbabwe”. Universidade Popular dos Movimentos Sociais – Workshop Harare – Zimbabwe 12 to 14 July 2016. Statement – Boaventura de…
