Date : 26th November Time: 7.00 am (Belize) / 2.00 pm (CET)/ 6.30 pm (India/SL) / 8.00 pm Thailand Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81253440310 As part of the global 5 Weeks Fisher Rights campaign initiated by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples, FIAN International and WFFP are coorganising an international consultation to dialogue with Dr. Elisa Morgera, UN Special Rapporteur on Human ...
Women’s Voices Are Foundational to Our Oceans, Communities, and Collective Futures November 21 marks World Fisher Peoples Day, a moment when traditional and small-scale fishing communities around the world assert their rights, celebrate their contributions, and reaffirm their deep relationship with oceans, rivers, and inland waters. This year, the global message is clear and powerful:The voices of women are not ...
Purnima Meher is one of the tallest leaders of the fisher peoples movement in India. She has been associated with the Maharashtra Machimar Kruti Samiti, the National Fish workers Forum and is rooted in the socialist orientation of collectivizing fish workers into cooperatives. Her efforts at the forefront of the fight against deep-sea foreign ventures, which opened the seas to ...