District Seminar was conducted at Kalkuda on STP research report findings

The Seminar was conducted on 21th May 2015 at Kalkuda in Batticaloa in the eastern province of Sri Lanka.Praja Abhilasha and NAFSO has organized the event in order to validate the report findings. CID personals interrupted the event when it was going on. however , the event was conducted successfully. the event started at 10am.

People have demonstrated to stop the Port city project in Colombo, Sri Lanka

Cabinet decission on releasing Lands in Panama

The new government has started to work in order to sort out the land issues specially in north and eastern provinces. it was also decided to release the lands under the control of the Air Force in the Panama area in the Eastern Province to landless people in the area except the land in an extent of 25 acres in which buildings are now being constructed.the decision was taken on 11th Feb 2015.

Please see the link for more source  http://news.lk/cabinet-decusions/item/6160-decisions-taken-at-the-cabinet-meeting-held-on-11th-february-2015

Air Force constructed buildings and cabanas for tourism purpose

 Praja Abhilasha and NAFSO have worked with this issue since 2011 in order to regain their land back.

Protest in Jaffna on Resettlement and Indian Trawlers issue on 14th March 2015

NAFSO and PA has conducted a protest and march in Jaffna on Resettlement issue and land grabbing issue as well as the issues of Indian trawlers invasion, disappearance ,Indian Housing project. approximately 200 people were present from the IDP camps in Jaffna . people demand to get their land back. meanwhile disappeared families cried and asked 6 the Justice from GOSL.

Community mobilization on EIA of Sampoor Coal power plant

Caravan for seeds and Food Sovereignty -2014

On the World Food Week (10^th to 16^th of October) Movement for Land and Agricultural Reforms , National Fisheries Solidarity Movement, Praja Abhilasha Network , People's Alliance for Right to Land (PARL)  and number of other civil society organizations have organized the ‘Seed Caravan for Food Sovereignty’. This Caravan traveled for 6 days from North to South of the country, mobilizing farmers and consumers on three major themes.

1.       Right of food producers for their resources should be ensured
2.       Regenerative agriculture practices should be promoted
3.       Consumers right to have a safe and nutritious food needs to be ensured

Caravan which aims to mobilize around 4000 small scale producers, culminated in a large gathering of farmers, fisheries and plantation workers on 16^th of October in Colombo. On 16^th these small scale producers  handed over their demands for a fair and sustainable food system to the Government and other policy makers

Advocacy program on VGGT and SSF guidlines in Negombo -22nd August 2014

PA and NAFSO has conducted an awareness meeting on VGGT guideline and SSF Guideline which is published by Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). Mr.Herman Kumara-The convener of National Fisheries  Solidarity Movement explained about the guideline and its importance to the participants. People are ready to have a dialogue with the government for the implementation process. Sri Vimukthi Women organization has organized the program at the Jubilee Hall , Grand Street in Negombo