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The US Food Sovereignty Alliance is made up of 3 work collectives which address:
Fighting Against Land and Resource Grabs for Comprehensive Land Reform
Land is becoming increasingly valuable, and globally, small farmers are
losing their land as it is bought by foreign governments, international
corporations, and Wall Street investors. Small farmers in the U.S. are unable
to stay on their rural farmland, and urban land is lost to the gentrification
of cities and waterfronts.
Farmers are losing control over productive resources (land, water, seeds)
and rights to save, exchange and share those resources; fishermen have
increasingly limited access to the water; community gardens are cleared for
expensive housing and commercial development projects; and farmers
from other countries are often forced to migrate to the U.S. to work as food and farm workers.
Changes in land and fisheries use and ownership are critical for developing just and sustainable local food economies and
ending hunger and poverty. As a common link to all struggles for food justice and sovereignty, efforts to win community
access to and control over land, water, seeds and the oceans can enhance and frame all struggles.
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Read the USFSAs Immigration Policy Principles for Food Sovereignty:
Immigration Policy Principles for Food Sovereignty
Principios de la Politica Inmigratoria y la Soberania Alimentaria
At the same time that our communities experience some of the worst impacts,
we are also the source of the best solutions to heal and protect our land, water,
seeds, and food systems, as part of Mother Earth. We draw inspiration from and
commit ourselves to fight for the Rights of Mother Earth, a concept that has
existed for thousands of years in indigenous communities around the world, and
which has recently been described in depth through the Declaration of the
Rights of Mother Earth.
Across the country, our communities are developing creative and resilient ways
to defend the planet and prevent harmful exploitation by unaccountable governments and corporations. Examples include
the cross-border struggle against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline; local fights for public dollars to enable communities to
harvest rainwater for food production; marine stewardship; efforts to preserve the centuries-old and ever-evolving
ecological relationship between peasant/family farmers and local seeds, free from corporate control; and the global struggle
for climate justice. We look forward to finding ways to lift up these struggles from a local to national and international level.
See updates, resources & actions on the Defense of Mother Earth page
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