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For the first time, a Sem Terra defends doctoral thesis
“One of the priorities in the MST is education, and the conquest of the title of
Doctor means the achievement of this priority. The effort to research and write
the thesis also demonstrates that the Movement is concerned with the elaboration
of new concepts whose...
Bionatur holds Third National Meeting
May 4, 2006
**NOTE: The Friends of the MST (FMST) has played an important role in the securing of resources for the MST's Bionatur organic seed initiative. We invite any/all interested parties to contact us if they are interested in contributing to this wonderful effort.**
Twenty-two...
Land Reform not only benefits the Landless, it brings development to entire regions where settlements are established. Replacing the large unproductive estates, hundreds of working families plow the soil in order to harvest crops and bring them to local markets. Along with the increase in food available in the region, the entire economy is...
Last year, 64 people were killed as a result of land conflicts in Brazil's rural areas. This number, representing an increase of 106% from 2004, is one of many facts and figures published in the Pastoral Land Commision's report, "Conflitos no Campo 2005". The report has been published annually since 1985 in an effort to document the violence...
[04/24/06] Gunmen attack MST encampment, shoot 3-year-old child
11:00pm, April 23rd - Six heavily armed gunmen attacked an MST encampment located on Taquaral Farm, also known as the ‘Farm of the Mexicans’. The property is located in the municipality of Occidental City, in the Federal District.
The 250 MST families who currently...
We live in a dominant economic system that for centuries has engaged in the unlimited exploitation of all ecosystems and their natural resources. This strategy has generated economic growth and, for some countries, what has been called "development," and has privileged the consumption and well-being of a small fraction of humanity. And,...
To see the BBC's coverage of the MST's mobilizations of April 17th, 2006, visit:
The MST’s International Relations Sector would like to mark April 17th, International Day of Peasant Struggle, by sharing the following poem with Friends abroad. This poem was written in defense of the March 8th action (International Women’s Day) in which 2,000 women of La Via Campesina occupied and destroyed a eucalyptus nursery belonging to...
To mark the ten-year anniversary of the El Dorado das Carajas Massacre, Brazil's Agencia Noticias do Planalto has produced an informative radio special, including 8 distinct programs, all of which are available online (In Portuguese ONLY). These programs include interviews with victims of the massacre, an investigation into the criminal...
April 17th: International Day of Peasant Struggle
“The came from both sides and we were caught in the middle. We weren’t in the position to anything against a large group of policemen armed with rifles and machine-guns!‿ Avelino Germiniano, 51, survivor of the Eldorado dos Carajás Massacre.
“When the buses from Marabá arrived...