The Future of Farmland (Part 1): The New Land Grab
If you don’t follow investment trends, you may not know that one of the hottest investment opportunities in recent years is land, specifically farmland.
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VIDEO: Berta Cáceres Act Needs to Be Passed
Video about why the US Congress must pass the Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act (H.R. 1299)
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Demonstrators Protest Against Temer in Front of the Brazilian Consulate in Boston
A group made up of Brazilians, North Americans, Puerto Ricans and other nationalities who are part of the "Friends of the MST" (Landless Workers Movement), gathered on the morning of Thursday, June 8 in front of the Brazilian Consulate in Boston on Purchase Street with banners, calling for the departure of President Michel Temer.
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Workers Affected by Dams Take the Streets in Defense of Retirement and Worker’s Rights
In addition to the general strike on April 28, 2017, hundreds of workers took the streets early in the morning to protest against Michel Temer's illegitimate government measures. Main viaducts, avenues and highways of the whole country were blocked up at dawn.
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Climate Change and Economic Challenges in Palestine
Food sovereignty is the major challenge in Palestine. The movement and export restrictions, the long waits while tomatoes and strawberries sour in the hot sun, is 70% better in the West Bank [than in Gaza].
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For the Love of the Land: Building Food Sovereignty in Palestine
We are meeting with a longtime Grassroots International partner organization, the Union of Agricultural Workers Committee (UAWC). UAWC focuses on building sovereignty for men, women and youth, farmers and the poor.
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Native Waters, Native Warriors: From Standing Rock to Honduras
Two of the fiercest Native battles in the Americas today are closely connected. They are led by the Standing Rock Sioux in North Dakota and by the Lenca people in Honduras, organized through the Civic Council of Popular and Indigenous Organizations of Honduras (COPINH).
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An Open Letter of Solidarity Among Indigenous Peoples
Some of our partners and allies from Oaxaca, Mexico have written a letter of solidarity addressing the struggles happening here in the United States in the Sioux Nation's territories at Standing Rock, ND. Below is the full letter. The original version of this piece appeared in Espacio Estatal en Defensa del Maíz Nativo de Oaxaca.
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The Power of Human Connection
In September 2016, Grassroots International and our colleagues at IDEX participated in an amazing learning exchange in Brazil.
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Emergency Fund for Haiti Hurricane Relief and Rebuilding
Hurricane Matthew made a direct hit on Haiti on October 4, pounding the island nation with maximum sustained winds of 145 mph. The first Category 4 storm to hit Haiti in more than 50 years, the cyclone assaulted the precarious infrastructure and flooded the denuded countryside. As Rosnel Jean Baptiste from Tet Kole explains: "Haiti is a very vulnerable country -- and because of our vulnerability hurricanes do not pass by without doing terrible damage."
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Now the Sioux Must Battle Big Oil
Residents of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota say they were never consulted about an oil pipeline. Now they’re fighting back.
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Peanuts and Protest in Haiti Minimize US Surplus Dumping Scheme
Our partner PAPDA joined a delegation of organizations for a meeting on June 29, 2016 with high-level members of the Prime Minister Cabinet and the Minister of Agriculture in Haiti. They discussed the reaction to a letter sent by dozens of NGOs, including Grassroots International, on May 27 to the USDA and USAID calling for the cancellation of the planned USDA shipment of 500 metric tons of peanuts to Haiti.
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Haitian Farmers to the U.S. Government: “No to free peanuts!”
The USDA is planning to ship 500 metric tons of dry-roasted U.S. peanuts to Haiti to feed schoolchildren this fall. Ask Haitian peanut farmer St. Abel Pierre her opinion, and she’ll tell you: she’s worried, and she isn’t alone.
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Brazil: 12 Things You Should Know About What’s Happening
Since the Brazilian Senate voted to impeach President Dilma Rousseff last month, the country of Brazil has made a sharp turn to the right (politically). Millions of Brazilians have taken to the streets in protest of the impeachment proceedings (calling them an administrative coup) and demanding that democracy be restored to their nation.
Below are 12 things you should know about what is happening in Brazil now.