Have you heard of the Kisan Swaraj Yatra?

Hi,

Thousands of people around India are joining the Kisan Swaraj Yatra to raise consciousness about the farmers who grow our food, the crisis they are facing, and the impact on everyone's health through our poisoned food and water systems. This bus Yatra started at Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat on Oct 2nd and is traveling through 20 states to reach Delhi on Dec 11th â€" involving lakhs of farmers, farm workers, social activists, students and urban consumers.

We all need to force the government to take a new approach to agriculture that ensures dignified livelihoods for the farmers and promotes sustainable agriculture. I have sent this petition to the Indian government:

http://www.kisanswaraj.in/petition/

What I find refreshing is that the Kisan Swaraj Yatra doesn’t see the problems of agriculture as just those of a distant farmer community in rural India, but as intimately connected to all of us as citizens and consumers. It is a question of the livelihoods of 700 million people; it is also a question of sustaining our health and environment.

I urge you to send the petition too, and write to all your friends and family to join this cause, either in person or by lending their voice.

Regards

vidyapeeth@rediffmail.com

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