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The 8th AEEII INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: Exploring Ecofeminism in India Conference featured significant contributions from Navdanya International, including the presentation of its Ecofeminist Manifesto titled “Making Peace with the Earth”. Dr Vandana Shiva’s addresses emphasized themes of ecological justice and sustainability, resonating deeply with global audiences. The conference facilitated in-depth discussions on community-led solutions and the vital role of indigenous knowledge in environmental conservation. These deliberations were instrumental in fostering dialogue and collaboration towards sustainable development and biodiversity preservation.
Presentation of “Making Peace with the Earth – An Ecofeminist Manifesto”
We, Diverse Women for Diversity, diverse in culture, race, religion, socio-economic conditions, have one common goal: biological and cultural diversity as the foundation of life on Earth. We stand for self-sufficiency, self-reliance and solidarity, locally and globally.
Diverse women from all walks of life are creating a new solidarity, showing that women-led cultures have long existed on this Earth in peace. At the 1996 World Food Summit the DWD declared in the face of industrial agribusiness that food sovereignty must be kept in women’s hands – that they were creating unnecessary disease, hunger and ecological destruction. Coming from all over the world, the Diverse Women For Diversity movement has continued to gather and share the belief that differences, contexts, the variety of voices, and the variety of ways that they express care, are key to resisting the imposition of industrial uniformity. It is diverse cultures that will lead the way to the future.