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15 Oct

Move Beyond Fake and So-called Solutions; Uphold the People’s Right to Food!

Build food sovereignty and make the right to food a reality! Today, 16 October, is World Food Day. Across the world, countries mark this day with various activities. Yet even […]

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3 Oct

The 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum in Sri Lanka: A Historic Gathering for Systemic Transformation

In September 2025, the historic city of Kandy, Sri Lanka, became the epicenter of global grassroots activism as it hosted the 3rd Nyéléni Global Forum. This landmark event, held from […]

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27 Jun

MONLAR Presents Comprehensive Reform Plan as Government Addresses Uma Oya Crisis

Approximately 15,000 farming families across the Badulla and Monaragala districts remain displaced due to the Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project, which was forcibly implemented by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s government […]

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23 May

MONLAR Warns Sri Lanka Risks Sacrificing Agriculture to Appease US Over Apparel Trade

The Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) warned that the Sri Lankan government may be willing to sacrifice the country’s agricultural sector to secure favourable trade terms with the […]

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10 May

Global Movements Unite for Food Sovereignty Summit in Sri Lanka

Representatives from more than 20 countries are preparing to converge in Sri Lanka this September for what organizers are calling a landmark event in the global struggle for food sovereignty […]

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4 May

Peasants May Day Rally at Mannar , Sri Lanka

This year’s Farmers’ May Day declaration brought 30 key issues to the government’s attention. The declaration emphasized demands for a political solution to the national problem, stopping plans to seize […]

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4 May

Peasants May Day Parade at Mannar , Sri Lanka

In a significant show of solidarity, farmers, fishermen, dairy farmers, indigenous communities, and plantation workers gathered in Mannar to celebrate the Farmers’ May Day this year. This marks only the […]

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4 May

Peasants stand at Mannar on May day against Exploitation, Oppression, and Repression

In a significant show of solidarity, farmers, fishermen, dairy farmers, indigenous communities, and plantation workers gathered in Mannar to celebrate the Farmers’ May Day this year. This marks only the […]

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10 Apr

MONLAR Representatives Meet with Plantation Minister to Address Malaiyaha Community Rights

In a significant development for Sri Lanka’s plantation sector, representatives from the Movement for Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) met with Plantation Industries and Infrastructure Minister Samantha Vidyaratne on April […]

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27 Mar

“Building the Collective: Six Stories”

It is with great joy that we present our latest publication, “Building the Collective: Six Stories”, a booklet born from our Civil Peace Service (CPS) programme, dedicated to fostering reconciliation, […]

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