Families in Brazil Face Devastating Floods; Social Movements Respond
Given the hardship these families are going through now and for months to come, we are calling upon all people of conscience to take action in solidarity.
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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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In Memory of Janet Axelrod
Our board member and long-time activist and philanthropic organizer Janet Axelrod died Sunday, 12/26, at her home in Cambridge, after a fierce 3-round battle with cancer... Somehow it also feels meaningful that Janet died the same day as Desmond Tutu, a giant of the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa, a struggle so central in Janet’s own work.
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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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Rooting Climate Justice in Indigenous Resistance
Grassroots International stands with Indigenous movements at the forefront of the global climate justice movement. They are building upon centuries-long struggles for Indigenous sovereignty over land, water and other forms of territory.
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Ahead of Honduran Elections, Movements Denounce Violence and Demand Democracy
As the Honduran general elections approach, Grassroots International joins our movement partners and allies in denouncing violence, repression, and the undermining of democratic processes in Honduras.
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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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Denouncing Crackdown against Peaceful Protest in Guatemala
Grassroots International partner Comité de Unidad Campesina/the Peasant Unity Committee (CUC) is calling for international solidarity as Maya Q’eqchi’ communities face violent repression following peaceful protests of a mining operation.
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Real Solutions, Not Net Zero: A Global Call for Climate Action
Grassroots International joined over 700 other organizations and movements to call for real solutions to solve climate change — not a continuation of harm dressed up as « net zero » carbon budgeting. Unfortunately, the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland...