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Three leaders of World Forum of Fisher Peoples – WFFP WFFP attended a training program at Sao Paolo, Brazil which was facilitated in collaboration with LVC, WMW, FoEI, FIAN International, TNI, WH, GI, and WFFP.
The program focused attention on Human Rights Violations and the challenges faced by Human Rights Defenders all over the world. The killings, disappearances, forced abductions, Smear campaigns, arrests, detentions, and much more harassment experienced by HRDs and the need for a collective effort to face the challenges.
Josana Pinto of MPP Brazil and the Continental representative of Caribbean and Latin America was among the speakers at the program and said, “We are SSF in the world need more attention from our Comrades as we are the most vulnerable communities among other food producers in the world.”

3rd Nyéléni Global Forum Opens with Powerful Call for Peoples’ Power

The 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum for Food Sovereignty officially began with a vibrant and symbolic opening ceremony that set the tone for the days ahead. To mark the opening, Sri Lankan delegates staged a Mystica performance, presented as a play in which a puppet devil representing the World Bank, IMF, WTO, and debt was dramatically shattered. The act symbolized the ...

The World is Coming Together in Kandy Sri Lanka

🌍✨ The world is coming together in Kandy, Sri Lanka! From September 5th – 14th, 2025, the Nyéléni Global Forum will gather movements, communities, and allies from across the globe to strengthen the struggle for Food Sovereignty. 📍 Location: Kandy, Sri Lanka 📅 Dates: 6 – 13 September 2025 🤝 A space of solidarity, dialogue, and collective action! #Nyeleni2025 #FoodSovereignty ...

Timbulsloko People’s Ceremony in the Middle of Sinking Village

Indonesia Independence Day 2025; “Retreat and Climate Crisis Versus The Walls That Remain in the Submerged Village” The series of commemorations for the Indonesian Independence Day on 17 August 2025 was carried out by the community of Timbulsloko together with a network from 16 August to 17 August 2025. It began with a coastal community meeting discussing how residents are ...

How It All Began

50 50 50 people, places, events. “ POSSIBLE BECAUSE OF THEM”  With them I am hero! Without them I am zero! How it all Began ...

Second Conference of the Ocean Peoples (C-OP2)

Dear friends, We invite you to join the Second Conference of the Ocean Peoples (C-OP2) a global political summit organised by the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP) on 8 and 9 June 2025, online. C-OP is a fisher people’s summit organised in direct rejection of the corporate-led UN Ocean Conference 2025 (UNOC3) in Nice, France. As resolved at the ...

Oil Spill in Eastern Obolo: PPDF Calls on Sterling Oil to Stop Spill, Clean up Environment- Nigeria

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 2, 2025 NIGERIA Oil Spill in Eastern Obolo: PPDF Calls on Sterling Oil to Stop Spill, Clean up Environment Peace Point Development Foundation, a Civil Society Organization working to promote ecological justice in Nigeria has called on Sterling Oil Exploration & Energy Production Company Limited to stop the ongoing oil spill in Eastern Obolo local government ...

National Fisherfolks Day in the Philippines

LOOK | Small fisherfolk from various fisherfolk federations trooped to Mendiola, Manila to mark National Fisherfolk Day today, May 30. Militant fishers’ group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (PAMALAKAYA), along with other fisherfolk organizations and non-government organizations (NGOs), demanded that the Marcos administration reject the Supreme Court ruling allowing commercial fishing vessels to operate within municipal waters. “Various ...

Urgent Call for Solidarity with the Panamanian People

Join us in standing with the people of Panama during this critical time. As voices of dissent face growing repression, it is vital that the international community comes together to demand justice, freedom of expression, and human rights. 📅 Date: Friday, May 23🕚 Time: 11:00 AM Panama Time📍 Where: Online via Zoom Why This Matters Panamanians are mobilizing in large ...

Mitchell Lay of WFFP addressing COFI- Sub Committee on Aquaculture

Global Alliance of Food Sovereignty under the banner of IPC Ring the Alarm: Stop expansion of Harmful industrial aquaculture

Rome The final statement: We, the World Forum of Fish Harvesters and Fish Workers (WFF), the World Forum of Fisher Peoples (WFFP), the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC), La Via Campesina (LVC), and members of the International Planning Committee for Food Sovereignty (IPC)—representing tens of millions of small-scale fishers and Indigenous Peoples worldwide—express our deep concern over the aggressive and ...

Solidarity Campaign for Josana Pinto: Join Us in Supporting Her Recovery

We are sharing the Solidarity Campaign organized by the MPP to support Josana Pinto as she undergoes treatment for a brain aneurysm! Your solidarity and support are essential! *Wire transfer key (Brazil only): 767.244.842-00 Note: You may see Josana’s maiden name (Josana Serrão Pinto) in your bank app, but rest assured that it will be received regularly! Your solidarity and ...