Landworkers' Alliance (LWA) is the UK association which supports sustainable livelihoods and communities working to the principles of agroecology, sustainable forestry and food sovereignity. LWA is part of La Via Campesina (LVC), the international peasants movement with over 200 million members worldwide, which works for the 'International Peasants’ Voice'.

Recently, a Northern Ireland branch of the LWA has been formed by landworkers looking to tackle local and national issues within Northern Ireland. While setting up this branch, we've been working closely with Talamh Beo, the LVC members in the Republic of Ireland.

This first in person meeting will be a chance to meet other LWA members and non-members in Northern Ireland, learn more about the LWA, and think together about what we want the NI branch to achieve.

The hope is that this gathering will create the conditions that allows the seed of the LWA NI to grow, recruiting more…