Via Campesina Releases Booklet on Economic Justice
This month, our partner La Via Campesina has released a new booklet on economic justice for rural peoples. Movements are demanding access to resources and the means of production.
Land Rights
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Raising a United Voice for Indigenous Lives and Mother Earth
As we celebrate Earth Day today, let us celebrate the Indigenous movements at the center of defending the Earth — movements like our partner COPINH, The Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras.
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Global Solidarity Beats Back Evictions in Brazil
An international campaign led by the Landless Workers Movement, Grassroots International and Friends of the MST extended the eviction moratorium in Brazil, protecting over 500,000 people.
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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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Land, Resistance, and Liberation: Agricultural Cooperatives as a Vital Piece of Black History in the U.S.
When we talk about Black history, we must recognize and pay homage to this rich history of resistance around food and land that is an essential part of it.
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OFRANEH Honored with Human Rights Award
The Letelier-Moffitt Human Rights Award's recognition of our partner OFRANEH comes at a time of deep crisis in the country — and ongoing defense of territory and human rights by Garifuna communities.
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Celebrate 25 Years of Food Sovereignty!
Sustaining the Struggle: Celebrate 25 Years of Food Sovereignty! « We, the Via Campesina, reject the economic and political conditions which destroy our livelihoods, our communities, our cultures and our natural environment. » — 1996 Via Campesina Declaration « Food Sovereignty: A Future...
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Quilombola Communities Defend Territory Against Invasion in Brazil’s Cerrado
Grassroots International has heard from our grantee Movimento Quilombola no Maranhão (MOQUIBOM) about a Quilombola territory in Maranhão, Brazil, that's been invaded by armed men. But the community has resisted.
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A Critical Moment for Indigenous Rights in Brazil
There are currently 33 proposed laws in Brazil's National Congress threatening Indigenous rights. But Indigenous people are mobilizing with mass resistance.
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Against CBD’s Outmoded « Conservation »
Grassroots International and 48 other civil society and philanthropic organizations have signed on to a letter to the Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD). CBD's use of "conservation" not only will not protect nature. It will lead to more displacement of the very Indigenous communities who are the best stewards for natural land and territory.
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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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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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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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Haitian Movements Denounce Land Grabs
In the recent statement below, Haitian small farmer and human rights organizations — including Grassroots International partners — denounce the ongoing violent land grabs in north and northeastern Haiti.
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Seeds of Resistance: Palestinian Farmers Fight Against Annexation and Pandemic
The violent Israeli encroachment and annexation of Palestinian land is putting the future of the West Bank and its residents in an extremely vulnerable position.