About Us
The Plurinational Land Reform in CA Working Group emerged in 2023 as a grassroots collective of students & researchers seeking to bridge the gap between (farm)working and professional classes. It takes inspiration from the tactical innovations plus lessons which indigenous-peasant movements based in Bolivia, Guatemala, and Chile have experimented with to advance what they have coined as "plurinationalism". You can learn more about this concept in our Our Compass section.
We seek to apply these lessons to the context of California by aiding landless peoples in the identification, acquisition, and cooperative management of land. In particular, we seek to create coalitions between small farmers, tenant farmers, farmworkers seeking to become new-entry farmers, and indigenous peoples seeking territorial autonomy. In shorter terms, the creation of an indigenous-peasant alliance & movement.
We hope to not merely be a research arm for community-based organizations, but also an incubator for the necessary social movement infrastructure which effectively implements an agrarian reform program in the state of California. This can range from mapping, land acquisition, leadership development, organizational training, and agroecological education. We are always open to collaboration and discussion, and encourage anyone to reach out!
