The Landworkers Alliance is calling for a march on Parliament as part of
European-wide days of action. From the website: ---- Why are we mobilising? ----Our governments aren't doing enough to implement the kind of transition weurgently need in our food and farming systems. We need change, and we need itnow. That's why we're bringing consumers, farmers, growers, youth, activists,change-makers and food system workers together to march in London and demand thatpolicymakers take action. ---- Demands include: ---- A legally enshrined right tofood: so that everyone can access healthy, affordable and culturally-appropriatefood ---- Ambitious agricultural support policies: which support farms of allsizes in their transition to more sustainable farming practices ---- Betterlivelihoods for farmers: through better regulated and fairer supply chains andmarketsStand up for standards: international trade agreements that prioritise thewelfare of farmers, animals, eaters and the environment in the UK and abroadNature-friendly policies: for a major reduction of chemical pesticides andfertiliser use and to promote biodiversity, protect the environment and mitigateglobal warmingRegulation of GMOs: to protect consumers, producers and the environmentFair income and decent working conditions: for all farmers, food producers andfood system workersMore support for young people entering farming: to rejuvenate the sector andrevitalise rural areasMore opportunities to grow and eat good food: through the provision of communityspaces and education, especially in urban areas and marginalised communitiesLess but better meat and dairy: higher-quality livestock products whichprioritise animal welfare, public health and the climateBoost domestic UK fruit and veg production: to meet everyone's need for a healthybalanced diet and reduce reliance on importsListen to the people: more participation of farmers, consumers and activists inpolitical decision making.These demands are ones we would largely support. However, we believe that a justfood system will need much bigger changes- an end to capitalism, the system thatdetermines what is produced, who profits, and who can afford it Even with thesedemands are met, the majority of land will still be in the hands of the bigfarmers, often corporations and so-called green landowners such as thebillionaire James Dyson. He made his money from inventions such as the baglessvacuum cleaner and is now investing in farming. (See: https://dysonfarming.com/).As anarchist communists we would like to see food production completely under thecontrol of land workers and food provided freely to all. It is not so utopian-the Spanish Revolution showed what is possible. From our Land and Liberty pamphlet:The 1936-39 revolution in Spain provides one of the best examples of what can beachieved by workers when they take over the land. The revolution on the land wasmore extensive and more radical than that in the urban areas. Not only wereSpain's landowners rich and powerful but they were also notoriously conservativeand authoritarian. They had opposed reform in every way, and had over the decadeshad financed violent suppression of both the CNT and the UGT. Collectivisation ofthe land was extensive covering almost two thirds of all the land in theRepublican zone. In all, between five and seven million peasants were involved,the major areas being Aragon where there were 450 collectives, the Levant (thearea around Valencia) with 900 collectives and Castile (the area surroundingMadrid) with 300 collectives. In the villages workshops were set up where thelocal trades-people could produce tools, furniture, etc. Bakers, butchers,barbers and so on also decided to collectivise. (Source: Kevin Doylewww.struggle.ws/talks/spain_feb99.html)The essential features of collectivisation were:· Large landowners expropriated.· Voluntary participation in the collective.· land managed as a collective rather than dividing land up into many plots.· Run on libertarian communist principles, from each according to theirability and to each according to their needs.· Individuals and families still independent in the collective with ownpersonal possessions.For more info see:Land and Liberty pamphlet:https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/product/land-and-liberty/Article on Green Landowners in latest Stormy Petrel:https://www.anarchistcommunism.org/product/stormy-petrel-4/For free PDFs of the above contact londonacg@gmail.comLand Workers Alliance: https://landworkersalliance.org.uk/class/good-fPeoples Land Policy: https://peopleslandpolicy.home.blog/https://londonacg.blogspot.com/2022/10/support-food-march-on-saturday-oct-15th.html_________________________________________A - I N F O S N E W S S E R V I C EBy, For, and About AnarchistsSend news reports to A-infos-en mailing listA-infos-en@ainfos.ca
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