Women Narrate Their Stories of Healing and Resistance
In honor of Women’s History Month, we are uplifting the work of the Martín-Baró Initiative (MBI) and the many ways that women have used their voices.
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Human Rights Funders Must Support Civil Society in Palestine
Alice Rothchild, a longtime donor, expresses her deep concern over a series of developments that signal danger for the human rights sector globally.
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In Defense of Rivers, Water and Life
Today, March 14, is the International Day of Struggle Against Dams, and For Rivers, Water and Life. We are sharing a video from our grantee the Movement of People Affected by Dams in Latin America (Movimiento de Afectados por Represas, MAR) as well as their statement for the day.
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International Working Women’s Day: Against War, For the Planet, For a Different World
Today we are celebrating International Working Women’s Day. This day is rooted in global solidarity and in economic justice, as working-class and peasant women struggle against multiple systems of oppression.
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Grassroots International Commends Amnesty International Report on Israeli Apartheid Against Palestinians
We commend Amnesty International on the launch of its report condemning Israel's apartheid system against Palestinians. The report details how Israeli authorities impose a system of domination and oppression against the Palestinian people.
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The Truth is Revolutionary: New Colonialisms, Continuing Resistance
In Elegua’s last article, they wrote about the living legacy of Haiti’s struggle for independence and freedom. For Part Two, Elegua looks at Haiti’s ongoing struggle against imperialism.
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In Louisiana, Justice Means Fighting for Every Breath
In an area where air quality are among the worst in the country, RISE St. James is working tirelessly to change the landscape.
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The Truth is Revolutionary: Haitian Independence, Black Liberation, and a Legacy of Transnational Solidarity
January marks a key moment in Black liberation, the Haitian Revolution's 1804 victory. The first of a two-part article looks at its global, ongoing impact.
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2021 in Review and Resistance
While recognizing that with every victory comes a new front of struggle in collective efforts to transform the world, we cap off 2021 with twelve movement successes involving our partners and allies whom we have been honored to accompany.
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Defending Haitian Human Rights in an Era of Instability
On December 10 we celebrated International Human Rights Day, the anniversary of our partner, and their efforts to advance human rights and social change in Haiti.
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Movements Face New Period in Honduras
The win of the Libre Party marks the end, in the words of social movements, of the “narco-dictatorship” coup government that has been in place since 2009.
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100+ Members of Philanthropic Community Stand with Palestine
Grassroots International joined the efforts of more than 100 philanthropy organizations and individual philanthropists to push back against attempts to criminalize six prominent Palestinian civil society organizations (CSOs).
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Grassroots Intermediaries are a Path to Climate Justice
After the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, it's more important than ever for philanthropy to fund real climate solutions led by frontline communities.
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Speaking out for Palestinian Civil Society, Democracy and Human Rights
Following the Israeli Defense Minister's attacks on Palestinian civil society, Grassroots International, together with scores of other organizations in the US and around the world, reaffirms our commitment to justice for Palestine and an end to the criminalization of Palestinian human rights groups.
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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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On Heels of Failed UN Food Systems Summit, Food Sovereignty Prize Highlights Transformative Solutions
On September 23, social movements and scientists across the world boycotted the United Nations Food Systems Summit for undermining effective efforts to address hunger. These same groups are raising up the Food Sovereignty Prize, which will be awarded this October 16, as championing real solutions to the mounting global hunger crisis.
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Food Sovereignty Prize Winners Announced
Now in its 13th year, the Food Sovereignty Prize is given annually on or around World Food Day to grassroots organizations advancing food sovereignty. It stands in contrast to the World Food Prize, which perpetuates the myth that we can produce our way out of hunger.