.: Southern People are in Solidarity with Silawaththrai People's Land Struggle

Southern People are in Solidarity with Silawaththrai People's Land Struggle

The Silawathurai community in Mannar engage in continuous protest demanding to return the military occupied their land to owners. They mark their 50th day of the protest on 10th April. We hope to organize a solidarity action on 10th at 4.00pm at in front of Negombo bus stand. Please share this information widely and participate in the Solidarity campaign for Silawaththurai.

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NAFSO (National Fisheries Solidarity Movement), organizes fishermen to lobby the government to defend their rights and to bring about good environmental practice in coastal areas. ...NAFSO has helped a fishing community to take legal action against a proposal to build a five-star hotel on a mangrove where fish spawn."We are not against hotels, because they bring tourism and income. But 3,000 families and 15,000 fishermen use this lagoon and all of them could be affected by the developments. Only 200 would be employed by the hotel. The lagoon is our mother, and we must protect her." Jude Preman Fernando, local fisherman. At the present situation we are continuing our campaign with small scale fishermen to urge the government to take legal action against Destructive Fishing Practices around the coastal areas of Sri Lanka. View my complete profile

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Southern People are in Solidarity with Silawaththrai People's Land Struggle