News
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Defending the World’s Oceans, Water, and People
For World Oceans Day, we are taking a look at the ways movements are defending water, oceans and people from the various threats they face.
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Palestine Post-Ceasefire: Update and Call for Continued Solidarity
Even as their own lives have been turned upside down, our partners on the ground have been working tirelessly on emergency response while building toward longer-term change. They assert that now is not the time to return to "normal" in Palestine because normal before the most recent attacks meant ongoing human rights violations, apartheid and settler colonialism. Now is the time to achieve a just peace and Palestinian self-determination.
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Mobilizing People and Moving Money for Palestinian Rights
Now that a ceasefire has thankfully been called, Palestine will once again begin to fade from the headlines, and, unless we are vigilant, it will begin to fade from the collective consciousness until the next round of heightened attacks come. If we’re to break this cycle, Palestinians will need our sustained solidarity.
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No Sense of Safety Left in Gaza
Memories of every previous trauma are impossible to forget because all of us in Gaza always live lacking a sense of safety. The Israeli drones have never left the sky over us between 2014 and 2021.
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Guarding the Cracks in Their Apartheid Walls
In the following article from the Palestine Chronicle, Jamal Juma from our partner Stop the Wall calls for solidarity at a critical moment for Palestine.
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This Must End: A Call for Action from Palestine
How long will the world just sit idly by while we here in Gaza suffer like this? The people of Gaza need more than just statements and resolutions, while Israel receives the arms which are killing and terrorizing us.
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Heed Palestine’s Call for Justice
Over the past days, we've been in direct contact with our partners on the ground in Palestine. They have conveyed devastation, trauma, steadfastness and hope in solidarity.
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Update from the Trenches in Brazil: “one of the worst crises our country has ever seen”
Grassroots International received this first-hand account of the current situation in Brazil from Valdenildo (Nildo) Martins de Souza of MST – Pernambuco and received his permission to post it. He gives a powerful and devastating overview and shares about the...
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The Garifuna Struggle in Honduras: “They are calling us ‘invaders’ of our own land”
On this Earth Day, we recognize the links between human rights and the rights of Mother Earth and we stand with those defending land, water, forests and all forms of territory. The following interview was conducted by Real World Radio...
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Eldorado do Carajás, 25 Years of Impunity: Interview with Ayala Ferreira
In commemoration of International Day of Peasant Struggle, we share this piece by Fernanda Alcântara published by the Landless Workers Movement (MST) of Brazil. Eldorado do Carajás, 25 Years of Impunity: Interview with Ayala Ferreira The 17th of April 1996...
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International Day of Peasant Struggle: Looking Back to Build Forward
On this April 17th, International Day of Peasant Struggle, Grassroots International joins La Vía Campesina and other movement partners and allies across the globe in commemorating two interlinked anniversaries of great importance to our movements. First, it has been 25...
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Empire, Anti-Asian Violence and the Challenge of Democracy
The horrifying violence we witnessed against Asian women in Atlanta has its roots in empire, land and labor. Solidarity voices have risen loudly and broadly in the wake of the murders, calling for an end to systems and structures responsible.
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Sowing a Feminist Future
March is a time in which we focus on women as the beating heart of social change. We joined allies and partners in launching the Berta Cáceres International Feminist Organizing School.
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Keeping Hope Alive in Palestine
Longtime activist and Grassroots supporter Nancy Murray believes we should be hopeful for Palestine. More people want to take a stand for justice.
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An Emergency Acknowledged, Thanks to Grassroots Feminists
After more than two years of struggle, Puerto Rican feminists have won an important victory. Finally, gender-based violence will be treated as the emergency it is.
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A New Year Brings a New Settlement for Landless Families
With the new year comes a new victory from our Brazilian partner the Landless Workers Movement (MST). After three years of occupation on public land, rural families have won a recognized settlement near São Cristóvão do Sul.
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In Guatemala, Resignations are Not Enough
In recent months, mass protests of Indigenous Peoples, youth, peasants and workers in Guatemala have shaken politicians and the undemocratic system they manage. Our partners the Peasant Unity Committee (CUC) and Sector de Mujeres have been at the forefront of the struggle through Asamblea Social y Popular.
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Guatemala’s Movements Shake the System
Since November, a series of mass protests have shaken the streets of Guatemala’s capital. We are sending our solidarity to our partners in the struggle.
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2020 in Review: Response, Recovery and Transformation
Through the immeasurable challenges of 2020, our partners persisted and advanced long-term transformative solutions. With your help, Grassroots International increased our support to unprecedented levels required to meet the challenges of these extraordinary times.