November, 2008

Still Fighting for the Land They Till

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They came from different places. One farmers’ group tries to eke out a living farming the land they have been tilling in Bukidnon in Mindanao, and the other farmers’ group is in Nueva Ecija in Central Luzon. They may be miles apart, but their stories are the same. A land that was almost theirs

Florentino Macote, Jr. is president of the Buffalo Tamaraw Limus Farmers’ Association (BTL) in Bgy. Musuan Dulogon, Maramag, Bukidnon. He is among the 378 farmers tilling the 400 hectares of land inside the Central Mindanao University (CMU).

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By Bulatlat and KMP

APC applauds the acquittal of Irene Fernandez

Media Release: November 25, 2008

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) today proudly congratulates its Vice-Chairperson for External Affairs, Irene Fernandez for finally being acquitted of the charges against her. The scheduled court appeals hearing which resumed on November 24 and scheduled until November 28 was surprisingly cut short when Judge Mohamad Apandi Ali announced his decision which disregarded Irene’s 2003 conviction.

Reference: 

Danilo Ramos APC Secretary General (telephone no: +632-9284184)

Indonesian peasants rally against G20 Summit

Media Release: November 16, 2008

Reference: 

Erpan Faryadi, AGRA Secretary-General and APC Vice-Chairperson for Internal Affairs (email: agra_pusat@yahoo. com)

APC Congratulates DLA for Protest Action

Media Release: November 8, 2008

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) would like to commend the protest action organized by the Democratic Left Alliance (DLA) last November 5. DLA is an affiliate of Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BFK) and BFK is a member organization of APC.

Reference: 

Danilo Ramos, APC Secretary-General (tel. no.: +632-9284184)

APC Congratulates DLA for Protest Action

November 8, 2008

The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) would like to commend the protest action organized by the Democratic Left Alliance (DLA) last November 5. DLA is an affiliate of Bangladesh Krishok Federation (BFK) and BFK is a member organization of APC.

Reference: 

Pathal Lal Golder (Phone: 0088-02-9559980; Mobile: 0088-01716056847
E-mail: pathaklal@yahoo.com, Pathaklal@gmail.com)

Asian Farmers Group slams Global Forum on Migration: Joined Migrant Workers’ Rally

Media Release: November 3, 2008

Reference: 

Danilo Ramos, APC Secretary-General (tel. no.: +632-9284184)

Erpan Faryadi, APC Vice-chairperson for Internal Affairs (email: agra_pusat@yahoo.com)