In lieu of gifts, Barry raised $6,400 for global justice from loved ones on his birthday, "a much larger donation to Grassroots than I could have made alone. And, corny as it may sound, the response made me feel really loved and connected!”
Although 2022 has been tumultuous in many ways, it has been a year of steadfast building, deepening, and growth – for social movements, and for us as a movement support organization.
Peasant, Indigenous, and feminist movements challenged false solutions and greenwashing at the conference while offering up real solutions coming from those most impacted by the climate crisis.
This year, we were excited to pilot a new program: Solidarity Encounters. These encounters are virtual engagement spaces for those interested in supporting Grassroots International to learn more about our work and the work of our frontline partners.
Chief Ninawa writes at an important moment: the end of the COP27 UN Climate Change Summit and the commemoration of the Indigenous Day of Mourning.
Nearly 150 members of the progressive philanthropy community joined together on November 16 for a lively webinar celebrating the launch of Funding Freedom: Philanthropy and the Palestinian Freedom Movement, a new report published by the Solidaire Action donor organizer network.
As social movements are increasingly reconvening in person, so are movement allies. This past month, Grassroots International staff dusted off their luggage to take part in several major gatherings, and we’re now packing our bags for more.
In response to escalated aggression against social movements in Honduras, 85 organizations have signed an open letter to Honduran authorities.
In an interview originally conducted by our allies in Capire, Miriam Miranda denounces the violence and repression against Afro-descendant Garifuna communities in Honduras.
With recent spikes in food, fuel, and fertilizer prices raising alarms of intensifying hunger globally, food and farm advocates are calling for lasting solutions to a food system in crisis.
As Giovanni Roberto from Comedores Sociales writes, the contrast between the official government response to Hurricane Fiona and social movements’ responses could not be more clear. Just as clear is the importance of providing resources to real long-term solutions for Puerto Rico.
Fiona is not just a natural disaster, but a human-made one. Real relief means both immediate response and long-term solutions, led from the bottom-up.
As Brazil prepares for elections on October 2nd, our partner Movimento dos Trabalhadores Rurais Sem Terra (Landless Workers Movement, MST) knows the stakes.
Following tireless community organizing led by Rise St. James, residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, have successfully stopped the development of what would have been the largest methanol factory in North America.
As movements like the Movement of People Affected by Dams (MAB) fight for the future of the Amazon basin, they are fighting for the future of all of us.
We are the Solution is a network of movements across West Africa united by a vision of food sovereignty grounded in women-led, peasant-based agroecology.
We are celebrating the movements, their accomplishments, and their political visions as we publicly announce the formalization of our West Africa program.
In May, Grassroots International, Move to End Violence (MEV), and several of our partners met in Puerto Rico for healing, reflection, and resistance.
