An ad hoc donor organizing group called the Friends of Boriken has worked to build a community of people who are connected to movements in Puerto Rico and committed to mobilizing resources to support that work.
Grassroots International has long prioritized support for human rights defense carried out by our partners and allies. This work includes supporting movements to document human rights violations, strengthen collective security, campaign against impunity, and expand legal service capacity and litigate.
Among the many struggles Grassroots International has accompanied through the years, few have shaped the trajectory of our work as much as the global movement for food sovereignty.
On June 20, Grassroots International held our second solidarity encounter of 2023 on The Movement for Community-Led Agroecology.
On May 25, we formally launched our 2023 Solidarity Encounter series — virtual, live gatherings where our community of donors and allies comes together for learning and community-building.
The CLIMA Fund, a collaboration of Grassroots International and three other solidarity intermediaries, released a short video explainer about our collective work, why we look to social movements, and how funders can join us to solve the climate crisis.
May 15, we recognize the 75th anniversary of the Nakba in Palestine, when 800,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes through violence. To commemorate the day, we’re sharing resources from our partners and allies.
Israel’s administrative detention of Palestinians just led to the latest death of a prisoner. But what is this widespread policy known as administrative detention, and how does it deny fundamental legal rights?
A new piece in the US press feeds into right-wing efforts to criminalize the Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra/Landless Workers Movement’s critical work. As long-term supporters of the MST, we share the truth based on 20 years of partnership with them.
The hurricane was not an isolated tragedy in Puerto Rico. It was layered on other crises. But movements are pushing for just recovery and deep transformation grounded in sovereignty and self-determination.
April 17, International Day of Peasant Struggle, is an important day for global justice — reminding us of the powerful acts of resistance around the world that have gotten us this far.
On March 10th, just two days after International Women’s Day, grassroots feminist organizers from around the globe gathered virtually to celebrate the launch of the Decolonial Feminist Popular Education facilitator’s guidebook.
We celebrate the organizing work by women and gender non-conforming people of color across the globe, as they confront the multiple forms of violence.
Jeremy and Caitlin show how strong our donor community is. Just as we support social movements for the long term, donors are making long-term commitments — inspired by each other.
Grassroots grantee the Federation of Southern Cooperatives (FSC) has been celebrated for its "Farmers As First Responders" video campaign. It shows how Black farmers in the US South have historically resisted racial oppression and created cooperatives to express collective care, self-determination, and political power.
This past week marked four years since the horrific Brumadinho dam disaster in Brazil. Our partner the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) held a series of mobilizations to push for overdue justice and reparations.
A new CLIMA Fund report presents a new body of evidence demonstrating how grassroots movements are key to transforming the two largest polluting sectors globally: food and energy.
On Sunday the 8th, members of Brazil’s far right and their supporters stormed government buildings in the capital Brasilia. But on Monday, Brazil’s social movements responded.
