In March, the Federal Government’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Senate Committee announced a call for submissions on the Application of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in Australia. First Peoples’ sovereignty must be considered at the core of food sovereignty, and so AFSA submitted a response to Inquiry noting […]
AFSA Values & Theory of Change
AFSA Values & Theory of Change The 2022 AFSA National Committee have drafted this statement on our organisational values and theory of change. We intend it as a working document, open to members’ feedback and subject to revision until ratification at the 2022 AGM in October. We uphold the 7 Pillars of Food Sovereignty: Food […]
AFSA denounces misinformation from the far right in response to the Victorian Government’s ALA Bill
In recent weeks, a number of concerned AFSA members have reached out to us seeking clarification on alarming claims perpetuated by far right organisations on social media about the Victorian Government’s Agriculture Legislation Amendments (ALA) Bill, which is currently sitting in Parliament. The claims made on social media assert that the Government is seeking […]
AFSA urges the Federal Government to change its definition of primary producers, to include smallholders seeking critical disaster recovery funding
8 April 2022 The Australian Food Sovereignty Alliance (AFSA) is calling on the Federal Government to reconsider its definition of primary producers under the Disaster Recovery Funding Arrangements (DRFA). This follows devastating flooding in Queensland and New South Wales, where AFSA farmer members have sought critical assistance under the DRFA, only to be rejected […]
AFSA is expanding: Join our National Committee or sub-committees and working groups
Join our team: AFSA National Committee We are seeking nominations from people interested in joining our National Committee. We have a vacancy after the resignation of Vice President Nick Holliday, who is facing an even higher workload than usual in the face of major climate events impacting the farm. So while we are looking for […]
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