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General Forum: Hyderabad | | Mass Candlelight Vigil on October 2nd, 2007 | |
| Dear All,
Our Food, Our Farmers, Our Agriculture
Mass Candlelight Vigil on October 2nd, 2007 to support Indian farmers and Agriculture
On 2nd October, several concerned citizens and groups across the world are coming together to remind the governments that agrarian distress is not to be ignored, that farmers' suicides are continuing in an unacceptable manner in India and that farmers continue to reel under huge debt burden caused by rising costs of cultivation & living, unremunerative prices due to liberalisation and dismantled public support structures.
As concerned and responsible citizens and members of the civil society in Hyd
erabad, we request you to lend your solidarity to Indian farmers and our agriculture by joining us in a candle light vigil.
When: Tuesday, October 2nd, 2007, 5.00 pm to 7.30 pm- Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Where: Tank Bund, Near Secretariat, Hyderabad (exact location will be communicated in a subsequent mail).
Why: Government of India and state governments have completely failed to protect our farmers' interests. Farmers in India are in extreme social and economic distress. With huge inflation and raising input costs but lesser and lesser price for their produce, Indian farmers are neck-deep in debts and are facing huge socio-economic distress. There are many state policies at the root of this situation that farmers are confronted with.
Goal: To let the Government know that we will not tolerate this injustice to Indian Agriculture and the farmers - this is also a message of hope to farmers that some farming community members in the state are finding solutions to the problems confronting them through collective efforts including on establishing ecological farming and that they should all join hands to combat anti-farmer policies. This is also to let the government and the farmers know that urban consumers and concerned citizens have not forgotten the issues confronting Indian farmers and their farming.
What can You DO?: Every one of us feels for this cause, so all of us should participate in the vigil. Please bring your candle and any appropriate posters/banners that you have, related to the issue.
Our Demands:
Ensure regular income support to farmers
bring back quantitative restrictions on imports and stop liberalised trade
ban GM seeds and chemical pesticides
promote & support ecological, agro-diversity based farming
prohibit the shift and use of agricultural land to non-agricultural uses including SEZs
say NO to corporate and contract farming
scrap the Indo-US Knowledge Initiative in Agriculture
debt relief to all farmers
make food security and food sovereignty a national development priority
Caring for those who feed the nation..... We do it because it is "Our Food, Our Farmers". Hope to see you on October 2nd.
For more information, contact:
Rakesh Kumar Reddy, BHUMI (www.bhumi.in) : 98-854-19012
Kavitha Kuruganti, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA): 93-930-01550
Ramanjaneyulu G V, Centre for Sustainable Agriculture (CSA): 93-913-59702
Thanks
Rakesh
BHUMI
www.bhumi.in
weblog: http://rakesh-will-do-it.blogspot.com/
+91 9885419012
Posted by: Ms. Prasanthi Uppalapati At: 25, Sep 2007 8:29:16 PM IST
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