Reflections on a Recent Visit to Palestine
At this moment when Palestine is more so than ever in our hearts and minds, we are reflecting on our most recent visit there, through a delegation organized by Grassroots…
A Critical Moment for Democracy in Guatemala
As the current right-wing government in Guatemala threatens a coup to prevent a transfer of power coming out of recent elections, social movements have been out in the streets mobilizing…
Global Solidarity with Honduran Communities and Movements Under Attack
In their struggle to defend their ancestral territories, Honduras’ Indigenous and Afro-Indigenous peoples have faced a near-constant cycle of assaults by the previous Honduran government, the elements of the narco-dictatorship…
Rising Up for Health (and Winning) in Louisiana
Following tireless community organizing, residents of St. James Parish, Louisiana, have successfully stopped the development of what would have been the largest methanol factory in North America. Grassroots International recognizes our grantee…
Celebrating Global Trans Resistance
For June, Pride Month, we’re uplifting the ways our partners and grantees champion trans and queer liberation. Movements around the world are showing why gender and sexual freedom is necessary…
2021 in Review and Resistance
12 Movement Moments from 2021 Before social movements could catch their breath from the unprecedented events of 2020, 2021 arrived with new strains of COVID and vaccine apartheid, intensified climate…
Supporting a Haitian-Led Crisis Response
In the days since a devastating 7.2 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Haiti on August 14, we have been in close communication with our Haitian partners. Their reports convey immeasurable loss,…
Violence Against Indigenous Hondurans Shows Us What Fuels Migration
Originally appeared at CommonDreams.org A little more than a week ago, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led a three-day Congressional delegation to Central America. They visited Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Texas…
Garifuna Face Attack, Contact Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
“Our ancestral territory is not just a piece of land under our feet. For us, it means spirituality, food, language, and culture,” said Alfredo Lopez, a leader with OFRANEH (the…
World Indigenous People’s Day: Supporting Defense and Dignity
August 9th is the United Nations’ International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Grassroots International supports Indigenous social movements around the world. This blog looks at the threats facing these…