Wed17Apr - Land Reform in India at SOAS, London

Tue Apr 2 20:37:39 BST 2013

Wednesday 17 April at SOAS
Main Building Room L67
off Russell Square WC1H 0XG

7–9.30pm talks, film & discussion
refreshments

Whether you are interested in indigenous rights, land rights, food 
sovereignty or development in general come and share your ideas.

Info: Mary Holmes mary.holmes at phonecoop.coop tel 07726 797 780
     & Action Village India info at actionvillageindia.org.uk

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Subject: 	[coordination-foodsovUK] Land events: Ekta Parishad event on 
land reform in India - 17 April / EU-wide speakers’ tour on land 
grabbing in Romania for April 2013
Date: 	Tue, 2 Apr 2013 15:18:03 +0000
From: 	Christine Haigh <Christine.Haigh at wdm.org.uk>
Reply-To: 	Christine Haigh <Christine.Haigh at wdm.org.uk>
To: 	'ukfoodgroup at yahoogroups.com' <ukfoodgroup at yahoogroups.com>, 
foodsov.uk.coordination at lists.riseup.net 
<foodsov.uk.coordination at lists.riseup.net>

****************** APOLOGIES FOR CROSS-POSTING ****************************

Dear friends,

I hope you’ve had a good Easter break.

Apologies to those receiving this information in duplicate, but I 
thought these two land-related events might be of interest – see below 
and attached for details.

Best wishes,

Christine

*Christine Haigh *| Food and finance campaigner

+44 (0)20 7820 4900 *|*_christine.haigh at wdm.org.uk 
<mailto:christine.haigh at wdm.org.uk>_|www.wdm.org.uk <http://www.wdm.org.uk/>

*World Development Movement *| Justice for the world’s poor

*From:*Mary Holmes [mailto:mary.holmes at phonecoop.coop]
*Sent:* 31 March 2013 12:14
*Subject:* 17 April - Land & Ekta Parishad

We wanted to get information about this event out as soon as possible so 
I hope you won't mind receiving it on Easter Day. Do pass on the 
attached flyer to anyone you feel would be interested. Subir Sinha is an 
excellent speaker.

17 April is the International Day of Peasant Struggle so it's a good day 
to be meeting. Apologies in advance to those who receive this leaflet 
twice but it is an important time for Ekta Parishad.

Best wishes, Mary Holmes

*What’s happening on land reform?*

**

*As you will know April is a very important month for Action Village 
India partner, Ekta Parishad, and the campaign for land reform in 
India.* A historic agreement between Ekta and the coalition of groups 
taking part in the March for Justice was signed with the Indian 
government on 11 October 2012. The government agreed to the marchers’ 10 
demands on land reform and set up a Task Force to draft a National Land 
Reforms Policy in the first 6 months.

On 17 April there will be a progress review of what has happened so far 
and Ivan, who has recently returned from India, will be reporting back. 
Has the Indian government kept its promises and what about the 
relationship between the central government and the individual states? 
Come and hear what has been happening.

The first speaker at the event will be Dr Subir Sinha, senior lecturer 
at SOAS, who will look more generally at the difficulties ordinary 
people face as the demands for land, from countries and corporations, 
increase.

  *Please come and join us and support Ekta Parishad*

**

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*From:*Stephanie Roth [mailto:campaign at arc2020.eu]
*Sent:* 31 March 2013 23:39
*Subject:* Opportunity to host speakers: EU-wide speakers’ tour on land 
grabbing in Romania for April 2013

Dear Colleagues and Friends,

Below and attached you will find the announcement for a speakers' tour 
dealing with land-grabbing in Romania.

We are currently seeking to book events with the speakers in several 
countries and if you would be interested to host an event in your home 
country or know NGOs who might be interested, please let me know.  All 
details are (hopefully) included.

In addition please help us spread the announcement by forwarding and 
posting it to your relevant lists and networks.

With many thanks

Stephanie

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*Farmers’ Land into Farmers’ Hand!*
/EU-wide speakers’ tour on land grabbing in Romania during April 2013
Opportunity to host speakers/

*ARC2020 (1) is organising a 10 day EU-wide Speakers’ tour on 
land-grabbing in Romania. It will take place from 21-30 April 2013. Mr 
Attila Szocs who monitors large scale agricultural land purchases in 
Romania, and Mr Dan Chismas a farmer and co-president of the 
/EcoRuralis/ (2) peasant association will tour European capitals and 
cities to highlight, debate and raise public awareness on the social, 
environmental and economic impact of large scale land acquisition by 
both, foreign and national companies.*

The speakers’ tour *team consists of three persons* and *includes a 
translator* to translate *Romanian into French, German and/or English.*

Earlier this year, as part of the 4 day program surrounding the huge 
demonstration against industrial farming (3) in Berlin attended by 
25,000 people, /EcoRuralis/ members discussed land-grabbing as part of a 
panel consisting of governmental and commercial representatives. You can 
read more about the event here: 
http://www.arc2020.eu/front/2013/01/romanians-confront-land-grab-%E2%80%98scout%E2%80%99/.

*How to get involved:*

Within the ARC2020 Speakers tour project, *funding is provided for the 
travel costs of the speakers and the translator*. NGOs wishing to host 
the team and organise events would need to cover the costs accruing 
within their country such as accommodation, meals as well as potential 
costs related to hosting the event etc. Both speakers and the translator 
are happy to stay at private people’s home instead of hotels.

If you would like to host the team within the above dates and organise 
one or several events, please contact Stephanie Roth at 
campaign at arc2020.eu <mailto:campaign at arc2020.eu>

Endnotes:

 1. www.arc2020.eu <http://www.arc2020.eu/>
 2. www.ecoruralis.ro <http://www.ecoruralis.ro/>
 3. http://www.arc2020.eu/front/2013/01/25000-people-demonstrate-in-berlin-for-a-better-agricultural-policy/

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Stephanie Danielle ROTH
_Campaign Coordinator for the Agricultural and Rural Convention (ARC)
_Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft
Marienstrasse 19
10117-Berlin
Tel: +49 30 28482324
Mobile: + 49 1515 747 2625
Skype:serafina401
www.arc2020.eu <http://www.arc2020.eu>
@ARC2020eu

*Good Food Good Farming for a better CAP: *

*go M.A.D.! go meet a deputy of the European Parliament on their 
agricultural policy vote in March! <http://www.gfgf.eu/gomad>*

Join us with your message and foto on good food and agriculture!
It’s fun – it’s easy – and it works: 
http://www.goodfoodmarch.eu/photo-action.html 
<http://www.goodfoodmarch.eu/photo-action.html>

-- 

Stephanie Danielle ROTH
_Campaign Coordinator for the Agricultural and Rural Convention (ARC)
_Zukunftsstiftung Landwirtschaft
Marienstrasse 19
10117-Berlin
Tel: +49 30 28482324
Mobile: + 49 1515 747 2625
Skype:serafina401
www.arc2020.eu <http://www.arc2020.eu>
@ARC2020eu

*Good Food Good Farming for a better CAP: *

*go M.A.D.! go meet a deputy of the European Parliament on their 
agricultural policy vote in March! <http://www.gfgf.eu/gomad>*

Join us with your message and foto on good food and agriculture!
It’s fun – it’s easy – and it works: 
http://www.goodfoodmarch.eu/photo-action.html 
<http://www.goodfoodmarch.eu/photo-action.html>

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