Around 2000 peasants from all over the world are expected to take part in protests and activities, including a large rally on December 13 and a Women Peasants Forum on December 15. There will be farmers' delegations coming from Korea, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Philippines, India, United States, Canada, France, Spain, Brazil, Honduras, Mexico, Bangladesh, Timor Leste, Malaysia, Nepal, Vietnam, Madagascar, Mozambique, Mali, Norway, Dominica Republic, Nicaragua At the same time, activities will be organised in various countries by organisations members of La Via Campesina (Korea, Indonesia).

If you want to contact us to interview farmers' leaders or to know more about our activities, please call us:

La Via Campesina Media Line: +852-6055 0450 If you want to receive our press releases and the invitations to our press conferences, please join the Via Campesina Media List for Hong Kong 2005:
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News will be uploaded on our website during the Ministerial Conference:
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Activities and debates will be organised in "La Via Campesina Tent" on the Central Lawn in Victoria Park  Honk Kong

Via Campesina is an international movement that co-ordinates movements and organizations of peasants, small and medium-sized producers, peasants, small craft-workers indigenous communities and agricultural workers and defends the basic interests of these sectors. It is an autonomous, pluralist movement, independent of any political, economic, or other type of affiliation. It is composed of national and regional representative organizations, indigenous communities and agricultural workers.

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