Support for Progressive Organizations in Region Affected by South Asia Earthquake
The recent South Asia earthquake had its epicenter just northwest of Pakistan's capital Islamabad.
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Food is …
In order to raise awareness about our food and farming system we asked the people in our community to complete the phrase “Food is…” We received responses from all over the United States, Brazil, Haiti, Mexico and Palestine.
Responses ranged from one word to poems and essays and illustrated what Grassroots International has known since we launched our Resource Rights Initiative—people around the world have a lot to say about our food and farming system and recognize that it is more than a simple commodity.
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Preserving Heirloom Crops, Preserving Diversity
The legend of the first Thanksgiving is a tale of different worlds coming together in peace to share the bounty of the harvest, of Old World and New World crops and cultures coming together for the
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Salad Making for Body and Soul
I think about salads in the same way I think about eggs: I can eat them at any time of day, cooked any which way, and with almost anything I have around.
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A Few of Our Favorite Food Poems
Progress by Grace Darby
When I was a girl,
Eggs were warm, silky brown ,
From haystack barn, manger
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The Power and Beauty of Shared Food
Food is a right, a responsibility, a gift, a life, a mystery, a puzzle of unequal distribution of resources which must be solved right now.
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Food Sovereignty Explained in Simple Language in Booklet
All people have the right to decide what they eat and to ensure that food in their community is healthy and accessible for everyone. This is the basic principle behind food sovereignty. If you want to support domestic food security through the production of healthy food at a fair price, and you believe that family farmers and fishers should have the first right to local and regional markets, then food sovereignty is for you.
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An Open Letter to the Consul General of Israel to New England
We are here to denounce the continuing war crimes perpetrated by the Israel government against the million and a half residents of the Gaza Strip, and to demand that your government cease its mili
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Gaza Since the Election of Hamas
Many things have changed in the Gaza Strip since Hamas won the elections in January 2006 according to the public will. The E.U. and U.S.
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Lila Downs Benefit Concert for Grassroots International and Circulo de Mujeres
Grassroots International and the Circle of Women/Círculo de Mujeres were honored to welcome acclaimed singer Lila Downs for a special benefit concert. Lila Downs's deep commitment to indigneous and women’s rights is woven throughout her music.
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At the 214th Anniversary of the Ceremony of Bois Caiman, Haiti
More than 300 peasants from the departments of the South, the West, the Center and the Artibonite were assembled the 22 of August, 2005, in Petite Rive, Artibonite for the 214th anniversary
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A Tribute to Jacques Roche, Haiti’s Tireless Defender of the Poorest
We, representatives of the organizations signing this note, wish to draw the attention of the Haitian population and of the world’s social movements in general to the fact that Jacques Roc
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Agriculture is a Key Pillar in the Palestinian Economy
PARC is one of the largest NGOs in Palestine concerned with sustainable rural development and social change.
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Unwavering dedication in the face of constant adversity
Statement by Pierre Esperance, Executive Director of the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (RNDDH)
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Gaza, the Day After Disengagement
On the 24th of February I traveled to Gaza to meet with Grassroots International’s partners, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC). The entrance into Gaza was not easy.
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Tsunami Update
Sent by Movement for National Land and Agricultural Reform (MONLAR) and Alliance for Protection of national Resourcesand Human Rights MONLAR (ANRHR)
In our previous communications, we have spoken about the "Issues and New Developments in Relation to process of the Tsunami in Sri Lanka."
The alarming new developments that we saw are now being further confirmed:
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Bush, the Pentagon and the Tsunami
After Secretary of State Colin Powell surveyed the devastated coast of Aceh in Indonesia from a military helicopter, he proclaimed at a press conference that Americans “care about the dign
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The Tsunamis’ Aftermath
The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) shares the grief of those faced with one of the worst natural catastrophes of recent times by way of the tsunamis that devastated several countries s