Our Blog

"The Other "

Discovering 'the other'...the 'voices' and perspectives of the global peasant movement...

The focus of our blog is on all those "Others" who seek the empowerment of small farmers and their communities throughout the developing world.

Our intention is build and share our understandings of those "Others" (what they think and why they think that way) to reveal new pathways to a more socially, environmentally and economically just future.

Please connect , check it out and offer a comment!!

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WELCOME TO RECIPROCITY

 
Discovering and promoting the 'voices' of small farmers /campesinas

What we DO:  We are Social Process Activists.  We challenge conventional thinking about HOW we engage together around critical issues.  We use Reciprocity principles to build shared understandings and shared agreements - the foundations of effective partnerships.

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CAMPAIGN 2010: "FOOD SOVEREIGNTY"     

CAMPAIGN Focus:
Supporting and promoting FOOD SOVEREIGNTY:  taking agriculture away from the big agribusiness corporations and putting it back in the hands of small farmers / campesinas.

CAMPAIGN Principles
Small farmers are the best agents of their own development
The wisdom and insights of small farmers provide an authentic vision of a fairer and more humane market. 


CAMPAIGN Actions:
Discovering and promoting the 'voices' of small farmers / campesinas.

Challenging and exposing the failures and inadequacies of existing neo-liberal trading regimes (including those versions of economic justice and aid promoted and directed by development agencies and NGOs)

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A FOCUS ON “THE OTHER”