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“Our stomachs will make themselves heard”: What Sankara can teach us about food justice today

10 May 2016 - by Amber Murrey

When it comes to food justice, environmentalism and ecological practices, Thomas Sankara was way ahead of his time. Thomas Sankara helped Burkina Faso become self-sufficient before in basic foodstuffs in just a few years before he was assassinated. In recent weeks, news of food crises in (...)
In solidarity with the people of Burkina Faso

1 December 2014 - by Collective

We – members of social movements, progressive political parties and organizations, personalities, citizens - salute the people of Burkina Faso with respect and admiration. We rejoice with the people of Burkina in the fall of Blaise Compaoré. As Burkina Faso regains its dignity, inspired by the (...)
25^th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara

15 October 2012 - by Citizen Debt Audit

Today, October 15, marks the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Thomas Sankara, who was president of Burkina Faso between 1983 and 1987. Sankara, a soldier, arrived to power through a coup, but unlike other presidents who came to power by the same means, he always prioritised the welfare (...)
Call for an international mobilisation against public debt to pay tribute to Thomas Sankara

In our world of crisis and to resist the various attacks against the populations through the worldwide austerity policies, time has come for the world’s peoples, South and North, to respond to Thomas Sankara’s call by presenting a united front against public (...)
Thomas Sankara: an African leader with a message for Europe

23 March 2012 - by Nick Dearden

On the 25th anniversary of Sankara’s assassination, Nick Dearden argues we need to remember him to challenge dominant views of Africa and fight our own debt crisis in Europe On 15 October 1987 a revolution was brought to an abrupt and bloody end by the murder of Thomas Sankara, President of the (...)
A United Front Against the Debt

27 October 2011 - by Thomas Sankara

“Debt is also the result of confrontation. When we are told about economic crisis, nobody says that this crisis didn’t come about suddenly. The crisis had always been there but it got worse each time that popular masses become more and more conscious of their rights against exploiters.” Thomas (...)