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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.”

Remembering Our Comrade!

Remembering our dear comrade Budi Laksana was the starting high point of the Asia and Pacific continental Fora meeting going on in Surabaya, Indonesia! Here, WFFP GS Herman Kumara and WFFP CC member and PPNI, Indonesia fisherwoman leader Masnu’ah are seen holding the portrait painting of Budi, along with Susan of KIARA ...

Salutes to our fisher woman leader Solene Smith from South Africa!

We share this short write up about Solene as a tribute to her as we celebrate her life, her, work and contributions. Losing Solene last year has left a void in our movement that can’t be filled. But her struggle and perspectives for the rights of fisher people is an inspiration to us all. Long live Solene! SOLENE SMITH ...

Commemorating the 28th World Fisher People’s Day by NAFSO- Sri Lanka

Commemorating the 28th World Fisher People ...

Fisher Peoples’ Rights in the Climate and Food Systems – A Global Online Consultation

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 ...

Global affirmation on World Fisher Peoples Day (November 21): Voices of women are not supplementary but foundational in sustaining aquatic life, community economies and ecological knowledge systems.

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

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 ...

🌊 Women in Fisheries: Navigating Spaces, Challenging Norms, Shaping the Future

Women in Fisheries:Navigating Spaces, Challenging Norms, Shaping the Future   *#5WeeksCampaign | Week 1: Gender Rights & Freedom from Violence* From the shore to the sea, from the market to the home — *women in fisheries* hold together the web of life and labour that sustains coastal and inland communities. Yet, their work remains invisible, unacknowledged, and undervalued. This photo story ...

🌊 Women of the Waves | #5WeeksCampaign (Week 1) 🌊

*“Our struggle is for life, for territory, and for dignity.” — Josana Pinto* Born in the heart of the Amazon, *Josana Pinto* has spent her life defending the waters that sustain her people. Leading the *Movimento de Pescadores e Pescadoras Artesanais do Brasil (MPP)*, Josana’s story is one of courage, leadership, and solidarity. As a fisherwoman, organiser, and national coordinator ...

International Fisher Women’s Day

*🌊 THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS 🌊* *November 1st – 5th | A 5-Day Journey Toward History* For the first time ever, the world will celebrate *INTERNATIONAL FISHER WOMEN’S DAY* on November 5th! 🎉 Starting November 1st, join us for a powerful 5-day social media campaign themed – Every Wave Carries Her Labour, Every Shore Her Claim honouring the fisherwomen who’ve worked ...

Fishing in Gaza: Between Cultural Endurance and Everyday Resistance by Annelien Groten

Today the Journal of Palestine Studies published my article about life of the fisherfolk in Gaza before the gen0cide. I had no idea at the time how important documenting their lifestyle, their lives, culture and history would be… The article explores the fishery sector and the lives of the fisherfolk of the Gaza Strip before the genocide, examining their rich ...