Victorious march of Indian landless peasants The 25,000 landless men and women peasants participating in the Janadesh march, who left Gwalior on October 2, reached Delhi on Sunday, October 28. The next day, the Indian government announced the setting-up of a national land commission chaired by the Indian prime minister. This had been the main demand of the Ekta Parishad organization, which instigated this unprecedented mobilization. This is a major victory for Indian landless peasants (...) Next ...

This article was published in the November 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. Ana Châ, who is an activist from the Landless Farmers’ Movement (MST) in Brazil, is just back from India, where she took part in the Janadesh walk on the peasants’ side. Exhausted by long days of walk, but happy to have had such a rich experience, she tells us about her adventure. Ana, could you please introduce yourself? I am a native of San Pedro de Moel in (...) Next ...

This article was published in the November 2007 issue of Resonances, a citizens’ information monthly drawn up by young activists. “The water, the forest, and the land must belong to the people!” This was the order given to the Indian government by the 25 000 landless farmers of Janadesh ( jan = people, adesh = order, command) as they walked towards Delhi on National Motorway 3. Farmers from 11 Indian tribes had assembled at Gwalior on the 2nd October and set off to arrive at the capital (...) Next ...