Key messages from Solidarity Session #33 – Colonialism in Australia and Gaza
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Blog
by Food Sovereignty
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Key messages from Solidarity Session #33 – Colonialism in Australia and Gaza* Current events in Gaza can be deeply triggering for First Peoples as we see the similar tactics of colonisation being used against Palestinians; dehumanisation, genocide and illegal occupation of land. There are economic motivations of colonisation and genocide – links to globalisation and neoliberalism. For example, in some rich pastoral regions, the First Peoples were systematically pursued and indiscriminately massacred en masse to protect the economic interests of the colony and ensure steady expansion and growt ..read more
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Solidarity Session #33 – Colonialism in Australia and Gaza
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Blog
by Food Sovereignty
2M ago
Following Invasion Day, join us for a Solidarity Session where we discuss the links between Australia and Gaza in the face of ongoing colonialism.  In the wake of Invasion Day in Australia, and as the ongoing invasion of Gaza by Israel reaches over 100 days, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) is holding a First Peoples’ Solidarity Session to open up a critical dialogue about the characteristics and tactics that underpin colonialism.  This session will be led by Jacob Birch, an academic, Churchill Fellow, and inaugural John Reid GrAiNZ Fellow passionate about re-awakenin ..read more
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Solidarity statement for Palestine
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by Food Sovereignty
3M ago
The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance stands firmly against all systems of oppression and for the right to sovereignty over lands, resources, and food. In the appalling tragedies currently being faced in Gaza and the West Bank, we express our solidarity with the Palestinian people in their fight for liberation in the face of illegal Israeli occupation. As the siege of Gaza continues, currently 2.3 million citizens are cut from accessing basic needs for survival, including clean water, food, medical supplies, and hygiene and sanitation services. Food is a fundamental human right, not to be u ..read more
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MEDIA RELEASE: AFSA urges the Australian Government to implement the UNDRIP
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by Food Sovereignty
4M ago
MEDIA RELEASE***FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE*** 04 December 2023 (Australia) The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) is today calling on members of the Australian Government to support a Bill to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). This call follows the final report from the Inquiry into the implementation of UNDRIP in Australia, where a lack of legal framework has led to woeful inaction by government at all levels.  AFSA has long advocated for the Australian Government to fully adopt the UNDRIP, and supports the Bill to legislate the Dec ..read more
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TAKE AFSA’S SURVEY: Federal Government’s Net Zero Plan in Agriculture and Land
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by Food Sovereignty
4M ago
The Federal Government is forming sectoral plans towards Net Zero by 2050. We are concerned at the lack of systemic analysis and proposals for action. AFSA and the global food sovereignty movement are opposed to Net Zero approaches to climate action, and call for radical transformation or food and agriculture systems. That’s why we’re asking you to take our survey to inform AFSA’s submission to Government, which will advocate for agroecological approaches to reduce emissions in food and agriculture systems. Your responses will help us understand what people across the food ..read more
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Solidarity Session #32 – Convergence wrap-up
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Blog
by Food Sovereignty
4M ago
    Couldn’t make it to Convergence this year? No worries! Catch up on AFSA’s action plan for 2024. Last month, the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) converged on Brinja-Yuin Country, (Moruya NSW) for our annual Food Sovereignty Convergence, a democratically organised gathering that builds connection and sets our organisation’s priorities for the year ahead. This year saw a strong focus on building and supporting more local and community-of-practice collectives, promoting agroecology as a science, a set of practices, and a social movement, and establishing an agrarian trus ..read more
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Food Sovereignty Convergence Declaration 2023
Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance Blog
by Food Sovereignty
4M ago
Declaration from the 2023 Food Sovereignty Convergence 21-23 October 2023 From 21 to 23 October 2023, small-scale farmers, First Peoples, educators, and allies converged from across Australia to meet on Brinja-Yuin Country, paying our respects to First Peoples in the wake of a disheartening referendum result. We held our annual Food Sovereignty Convergence at SAGE Gardens, Moruya NSW, which sits at the heart of a thriving community that has weathered catastrophic bushfires and flooding in recent years and yet has grown all the more resilient in the face of crises. This year’s Convergence came ..read more
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2023 National Committee Report
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by Food Sovereignty
5M ago
AFSA 2023 National Committee Report President’s Report 2 Financial Report 6 Membership Report 7 Legal Defence Fund 7 1) Advice/Action/Appearances 7 2)  Submissions 8 Farming on Other People’s Land (FOOPL) 9 AFSA in the Global Food Sovereignty Movement 10 International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) 10 Civil Society and Indigenous Peoples’ Mechanism (CSIPM) 10 La Via Campesina 11 President’s Report 2023 has been a challenging and turbulent year for many, in spite or because of coming out the other side of a global pandemic and several years of climate-induced natural disaste ..read more
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2022 National Committee Report
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by Food Sovereignty
5M ago
AFSA 2022 National Committee Report President’s Report 2 Financial Report 4 Membership Report 5 Legal Defence Fund 5 1) Advice/Action/Appearances 6 2) Submissions 8 Farming on Other People’s Land (FOOPL) 9 AFSA in the Global Food Sovereignty Movement 9 UN Food Systems Summit (UNFSS) and the Autonomous People’s Counter Mobilization 9 The International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC) 10 Civil Society and Indigenous People’s Mechanism (CSM) 12 ​​CSM Youth Constituency 14 La Via Campesina 15 Other International 15 Pandemic Research for the People (PReP) 15 President’s Report The unce ..read more
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MEDIA RELEASE: Announcing the inaugural recipients of the John Reid Fellowship 2023
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by Food Sovereignty
7M ago
28 August 2023 ***For immediate release*** GrAiNZ and the Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) are thrilled to announce Jacob Birch and Shingi Nybonda (Food Next Door Co-op) as the inaugural recipients of the John Reid Fellowship 2023. After raising $8,000 in funding for the Fellowship at GrAiNZ Gathering earlier this year, two inspiring projects rose to the top, leading to the decision to split funding between both projects. Jacob Birch will receive $6,000 in funding for his project to activate the native grain industry for First Peoples. As a Gamilaraay man who has built his academic ..read more
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