Join Dr. Anushay Malik in this NFUniversity session as she chronicles the rise and fall of the Canadian Farmworkers Union (CFU) and examines its lasting impact. Through this exploration, uncover key insights into labor organizing, the role of migrant women, and the ongoing struggles faced by South Asian farmworkers in rural BC today.
Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAFs) are lower-emission, non-fossil-fuel energy sources for the world’s aircraft fleet—“drop-in” fuels that require no modifications to aircraft or engines. The proposal is to make SAFs largely
How do rising farm debts, land commodification, and market dependence create insecurity and undermine rural communities? Learn from Astra Taylor, writer, filmmaker and activist about how solidarity serves as both a principle and practice to achieve security and justice through collective action and interdependence.
Explore how “green” initiatives like carbon offsets, biofuel crops, and tree plantations are driving land inequality and food insecurity. With insights from the IPES-Food Land Squeeze Report and expert Sofía Monsalve Suárez, you'll uncover the realities of land grabbing, its impacts on smallholder farmers, and innovative solutions being pursued globally, including in Colombia. Join us to dive into the urgent fight for land justice and sustainable agriculture.
The right to repair goes beyond the ability for consumers to repair electronics, appliances, and machinery. The right to repair is about independence and freedom from major manufacturers in order to have access to timely and inexpensive repairs, as well as operability between products that suit the needs of consumers and farm businesses.
Join Bill Rees and Rick Munroe as they unpack the root cause of our environmental crises—ecological overshoot—and explore how communities can prepare for a sustainable future amidst the challenges of unchecked growth and resource depletion.
Utopia is not an ideal created by philosophers– it is the real struggle in our everyday lives to organize the spaces of our lives around freedom, flourishing, and solidarity instead of accumulation, alienation, and domination. Join in on imagining a better world for farmers, farming and agriculture is an essential tool for change.
The National Farmers Union / L’Union Nationale des Fermiers is unique among farm organizations: we advocate for people’s interests against corporate control of our food system.
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