Protests in Colombia for peace, equity and social justice. The difficult situation according to the voice of Slow Food Colombia 21 May 2021 I remember the first time that I was invited to participate in Terra Madre in 2006: In his speech welcoming the food communities around the world to Turin, Carlo Petrini spoke of the power of the gesture, this subtle but powerful statement was an air of encouragement to the path that I had started a …
What way forward for Indian farming? 22 February 2021 Jack Coulton & Kumud Dadlani The protests provoked by the 2020 Indian agriculture acts, initiated—but not yet implemented—by the government in September of last year, are far from over. The general strike in November 2020, which involved 250 million people, was probably the largest single protest in human history1. While the world media continues in search of the latest breaking …
The battle for the future of Indian farming 22 January 2021 Wil McLean How many farmers are there in India? Not even the government knows, but it’s estimated to be around 145 million families, with estimates ranging from around 40% to as much as 60% of the population—and even taking the low estimate, that’s more farmers than Europe and all the Americas combined. But unlike the farming models …
BLACK LIVES MATTER: AN OPEN LETTER TO THE SLOW FOOD COMMUNITY 3 June 2020 This open letter has been written by Slow Food USA to address the nationwide protests. Slow Food stands behind the black community members in the United States and across the world who have felt the pain of this fight every day of their lives. #BlackLivesMatter Dear Slow Food leaders and community, As protesters take …
