The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels was held in April in Santa Marta, Colombia. More than 60 countries participated in this international event organised by the host country and the Netherlands. In the days leading up to the conference, civil society organisations and social movements convened the People’s Summit for a Fossil Free Future, where they led…
The debate over what kind of energy transition we want is more urgent today than ever. We are living in a moment marked by the rise of the far right, escalating wars, genocide, militarism, blockades, and new forms of colonialism that seek to secure control over territories, energy sources and the commons. In this context, major powers and corporations are…
The work of Palestinian journalists and press workers in covering the genocide perpetrated by the state of Israel in Gaza will always be remembered among the most courageous, responsible and committed manifestations of communication work worldwide. We, the grassroots media outlets that have prepared this statement, vehemently condemn and repudiate the Israeli policy of exterminating journalists. With that same vigour,…
On 24-28 February, the Second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, marking 20 years since the first edition. Ahead of the conference, hundreds of delegates that make up the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC), including Indigenous Peoples, peasant movements, fisherfolk, rural workers and more will gather in Cartagena for…
