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This workshop brings together a number of activists from across Asia and Europe to share experiences of mass mobilisations around land and water to discuss strategies for broadening the social basis for our struggles.
In recent years, across both Asia and Europe, we have seen a number of farmers’ demonstrations and other mobilisations for land. These include for example tractor rallies in Germany, France and the Netherlands protesting against the imposition of environmental regulations as well as the over 2 million strong mass mobilisation of Indian farmers against the proposed liberalisation of the country’s agricultural system. While broadly related to topics of land, food and farming, the nature of these uprisings are all very different. Some are inspired by emancipatory notions of food sovereignty and cross-class solidarity. Others are motivated by grievance politics and can take on forms of regressive populism, including elements of the far-right. How do we make sense of these different manifestations? Who are the main actors behind them? What is their class composition and political positioning? Are they successful in uniting different constituencies under a common banner and popular platform? Why or why not? How do they bridge (or not) between urban and rural divides? What is their relationship between a narrow sub-set of aims for particular groups and broader notions of social and environmental justice? This workshop brings together a number of activists who share their experiences from mobilisations to discuss general strategies for broadening the social basis for land struggles.
Organisers: AEPF Cluster on Food Sovereignty & Resource Justice
