Defending Black Lives Globally — $2.8 million in grants
Grassroots International links the struggle to defend Black lives in the US with the struggles of Black and Afro-descendant peoples around the world.
Our Impact
Our grantmaking supports deep transformations in unjust systems by advancing social movements. Thanks to our supporters, we've had many recent successes including:
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Confronting the Pandemic — $695,000 in emergency grants
Grassroots International has supported our partners to confront the COVID-19 pandemic through combining emergency response and transformative solutions.
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Advancing Grassroots Feminism
As the pandemic sheds light on the critical yet largely invisible role of women as food producers, care workers, and other essential/frontline workers, Grassroots International has supported grassroots feminist organizing in response to multiple crises.
News and Updates
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Climate Solutions from Soil to Seed
This World Food Day, we uplift the work of social movements to end hunger and cool the planet through agroecology and food sovereignty. We commit to standing with them for the long haul and invite other funders to join us.
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Food Sovereignty, a Manifesto for the Future of Our Planet
Our partner La Via Campesina shares the history and continued importance of Food Sovereignty for the 25th anniversary of the concept's founding.
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Grassroots International
From Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International:"For decades, Israeli authorities have systematically sought to muzzle human rights monitoring and punish those who criticize its repressive rule over Palestinians... This decision is an alarming escalation that threatens to shut down the work of Palestine’s most prominent civil society organizations."
Israel/Palestine: Designation of Palestinian Rights Groups as Terrorists
www.hrw.org
The Israeli Defense Ministry on October 19, 2021, issued a military order declaring six Palestinian civil society organizations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory to be “terrorist organizations.”1 day ago ·
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More context on the heinous attempt by the Israeli government to silence Palestinian civil society #HumanRights… https://t.co/f4tFmVNYkI
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Solidarity with Palestinian civil society! We can't stay silent about this blanket repression. https://t.co/YFcpPS8pTI
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25 years after the creation of the concept of Food Sovereignty, the moment is now… We are honored to join with mov… https://t.co/v90IO1gRca
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Join us today for the 2021 Food Sovereignty Prize Ceremony, recognizing @Fensuagro1976 and Eastern Woodlands Rematr… https://t.co/jCfHYXRJ0e
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This #WorldFoodDay, we uplift the work of social movements to end hunger and cool the planet through #agroecology a… https://t.co/1MZisKhYQV
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Solidarity with @IENearth and all those who have been mobilizing this week! #PeopleVsFossilFuels https://t.co/Seag00GRKI
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Food Sovereignty is a philosophy of life. As we celebrate the 25th year of Food Sovereignty, read our partner… https://t.co/kSG2vM4fWd
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IPS 45th Annual Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Awards https://t.co/2dGgk72FEY via @YouTube Honoring our #partner and #grantee @ofraneh!
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Check out this awesome event from @IPS_DC featuring our partner @ofraneh! https://t.co/jOE7CxfLCn
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