Agrarian reform
Humanizing art- Landless culture enchants at the 5th Agrarian Reform Fair Humanizing art: Landless culture was center stage at the 5th Agrarian Reform Fair

The 5th National Agrarian Reform Fair in São Paulo showcased the vibrant cultural expressions of Brazil’s Landless Workers’ Movement (MST) that promote social transformation through culture, music, dance, theater, and art.

MST kicks off the 5th National Agrarian Reform Fair with an expected turnout of 300,000 people

In celebration of the fair’s 10th anniversary, MST is offering the public 500 tons of food, 100 traditional Brazilian dishes, as well as concerts, cultural activities, and political events.

Farmers in Pakistan mobilize to demand fair prices and agrarian reform

Farmers allege that successive governments in the country have failed to address concerns raised by majority of the country’s farmers and continue to serve the interests of big landlords and international capital

Families settled in Amazon’s most violent area will have land demarcated after a decade of threats

The landless families living in the area have been attacked by land grabbers and have had their houses burned down.

Women of MST increase pressure on the Brazilian government to advance with land reform

The mobilization on March 13 was part of the Landless Women’s Day of Struggle, a preparation for the MST’s “Red April”

“Land has to be in the hands of the people,” says Lula at agrarian reform rally with MST

In an MST camp, the federal government announced the delivery of more than 12,000 plots in 138 settlements.

One month after Brazil’s MST encampment massacre, masterminds are still unidentified

The attack on the Olga Benário settlement on January 10 killed two people and injured six.

Deadly attack on MST settlement in São Paulo: two killed, six injured amid land disputes

The armed attack left two dead and six injured. Lula’s government pledges support for the victims and a renewed focus on agrarian reform.

What is the peasantry discussing today at the global level?

As Colombia is carrying out a historic agrarian reform, COP16 is spotlighting key issues for peasants worldwide

Landless Rural Workers’ Movement candidates defend policies against hunger

Brazil’s MST is running more than 600 candidates in municipal elections, reinforcing the struggle for agrarian reform and better living conditions

Fidel: building and defending the Cuban Revolution

This week marked the anniversary of the birth of Marxist and communist revolutionary Fidel Castro, here we reflect on his political life after the triumph of the revolution in 1959

For Brazilian social movements, Lula’s program for agrarian reform doesn’t solve urgent problems

Peasant organizations point out that the announced measures do not tackle the country’s land concentration