[WSMDiscuss] Main international peoples movements on COVID-19

[Tord Björk]

European/Prague Spring webinar continues today with the topic
Internationalistic answers to the Coronacrisis towards WSF in Mexico 2021.

Below you find text published by peoples movement.

The webinar begins at 10:00 CET and continues until 17:00. There is only
room for 100 participants. You find more information here:
https://www.facebook.com/praguespring2/ and registration form here:
http://www.unitedagainstracism.org/conferences/upcoming-conference

Statements and articles published by main international peoples movements
on COVID-19

General movements

IPA - International Peoples Assembly
In Light of the Global Pandemic, Focus Attention on the People
<https://deref-gmx.net/mail/client/Dx5ICGvJsEE/dereferrer/?redirectUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetricontinental.org%2Fdeclaration-covid19%2F>
http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/03/light-global-pandemic-focus-attention-people/
With 479 endorsements from 70 countries on all continents
https://antiimperialistweek.org/en/noticias/in-times-of-pandemic-let-us-turn-the-week-of-anti-imperialist-struggle-into-a-mobilization-for-the-defense-of-dignified-life/
PORTUGUÊS FRANÇAIS TÜRKÇE CATALÀ DEUTSCHE ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΆ NORSK ITALIANO
ESPAÑOL ENGLISH
Peoples movement statements and campaign material on the corona crisis

Farmers/peasant movements


LVCI – La Via Campesina

#StayHomeButNotSilent – In times of pandemic, peasants are united to feed
the people!
https://viacampesina.org/en/stayhomebutnotsilent-in-times-of-pandemic-peasants-are-united-to-feed-the-people/

COVID-19: Several members of La Via Campesina highlight the vulnerability
of peasants and workers:
https://viacampesina.org/en/covid-19-several-members-of-la-via-campesina-highlight-the-vulnerability-of-peasants-and-workers/
Migrant farm workers US, Confederation Paysanne, France, Union of
Agricultural Work Committee (UAWC), Palestine, Serikat Petani Indonesia,
Associazione Rurale Italiana (ARI), Italy, National Farmers Union, Canada,
Landworkers’ Alliance, UK, Eco Ruralis, Romania, National Agrarian
Confederation (CNA), Peru, MST, Brazil, National Indigenous Peasant
Movement (MNC), Argentina, El Frente Nacional Campesino Ezequiel Zamora
(FNCEZ), Venezuela, ANAP, Cuba,  Uniterre, Switzerland, FUGEA, Belgium, La
Va Campesina South Asia.


Trade Unions

ITUC – International Trade Union Confederation
G20 COVID: Trade Unions Call for Coordinated Action for Public Health, Jobs
and Incomes

https://www.ituc-csi.org/g20-covid-trade-unions-call-for?lang=en<

COVID-19 PANDEMIC: NEWS FROM UNIONS

https://www.ituc-csi.org/covid-19-responses?lang=en

ETUC – European Trade Union Confederation
ETUC Declaration on the COVID-19 Outbreak

https://www.etuc.org/en/document/etuc-declaration-covid-19-outbreak
Statement of the European Social Partners ETUC, BusinessEurope, CEEP,
SMEUnited on the COVID-19 emergency
https://www.etuc.org/en/document/european-social-partners-joint-statement-covid-19


WFTU - Wold federation of Trade Unions
Statement of WFTU General Secretary on the Coronavirus Pandemic
http://www.wftucentral.org/video/statement-of-wftu-general-secretary-on-the-coronavirus-pandemic

Environmental movements

FOEI – Friends of the Eart International

COVID-19 crisis is a wake up call for system change

https://www.foei.org/news/covid-19-coronavirus-crisis-system-change

COVID-19 measures must ensure Human Rights and build the resilient,
sustainable food system we desperately need

https://www.foei.org/news/g20-letter-covid19-coronavirus-human-rights-food-systems


Peace Movements

IPB - International Peace Bureau
PETITION: Invest in Healthcare Instead of Militarization
Download the statement
in English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Finnish, Catalan, Korean,
and Japanese.
http://www.ipb.org/news/petition-invest-in-healthcare-instead-of-militarization/
IPB Statement: Call to the G20 to Invest in Healthcare Instead of
Militarization
Download the statement
in English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Finnish, Catalan, Korean
and Japanese.
http://www.ipb.org/ipb-statements/ipb-statement-call-to-the-g20-to-invest-in-healthcare-instead-of-militarization/
Health Care Instead of Military Exercises

http://www.ipb.org/yesterdays-news/health-care-instead-of-military-exercises/

 international network “No to war – no to NATO”
https://www.no-to-nato.org/

WILPF – Womens International League for Peace and Freedom

COVID-19: Exposing the Fault Lines

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-exposing-the-fault-lines

What has COVID-19 Taught Us about Neoliberalism?
Qué nos ha enseñado el neoliberalismo?
https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-what-has-covid-19-taught-us-about-neoliberalism/

COVID-19: Militarise or Organise?
Μιλιταρισμός ή Οργάνωση

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-militarise-or-organise
“Waging War” Against a Virus is NOT What We Need to Be Doing

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-waging-war-against-a-virus-is-not-what-we-need-to-be-doing/
COVID-19: We are Not Soldiers
https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-we-are-not-soldiers
COVID-19: From Ceasefire to Divestment and Disarmament

https://www.wilpf.org/from-ceasefire-to-divestment-and-disarmament
Turning Swords into Ventilators? Or is it Ventilators into Swords?

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-turning-swords-into-ventilators-or-is-it-ventilators-into-swords

Coronavirus Capitalism versus Persistent Activism

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-coronavirus-capitalism-versus-persistent-activism/

The Risks of Relying on Technology to “Save Us” from the Coronavirus

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-the-risks-of-relying-on-technology-to-save-us-from-the-coronavirus
COVID-19: The United Nations Security Council is Doing What Exactly?

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-the-united-nations-security-council-is-doing-what-exactly
WILPF Sections Mobilising to Prevent Pandemic in Africa

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-wilpf-sections-mobilising-to-prevent-pandemic-in-africa
COVID-19: A Sustainable Ceasefire Means No More “Business as Usual”

https://www.wilpf.org/covid-19-a-sustainable-ceasefire-means-no-more-business-as-usual

WRI – War Resisters International
WRI Executive Committee statement on the Covid-19 Crisis

https://wri-irg.org/en/story/2020/wri-executive-committee-statement-covid-19-crisis

TFF - The Transnational Foundation for Peace & Future Research
TFF The Corona – An opportunity to replace militarist security with common
and human security. Part 1, 2 and 3
https://transnational.live/2020/04/02/the-corona-an-opportunity-to-replace-militarist-security-with-common-and-human-security-part-1/

World BEYOND War
COVID-19 and the Wasting Disease of Normalcy

https://worldbeyondwar.org/covid-19-and-the-wasting-disease-of-normalcy

Pandemics, Social Conflict And Armed Conflict: How Does COVID-19 Affect
Vulnerable Populations?

https://worldbeyondwar.org/pandemics-social-conflict-and-armed-conflict-how-does-covid-19-affect-vulnerable-populations


Tord Björk

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address: Götgatan 7 A, 29133 Kristianstad, Sweden
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