Resisting Disaster Capitalists and Building Solidarity in Puerto Rico
Jovana Garcia Soto witnessed the ongoing resistance of ordinary Puerto Ricans against disaster capitalism, and the ongoing solidarity efforts by U.S. climate justice activists.
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Photo Blog: Agroecology Practices and Product Fair
A photo blog of the Agroecology Practices and Product Fair of the “Buen Vivir with Respect” international learning exchange in Chiapas, Mexico.
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Shared Injustice, Shared Struggle on International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People
November 29th is the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian people. These days, the global Palestinian solidarity movement has deepened and grown with powerful expressions of joint struggle with other movements around the world.
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Connecting the Local and Global: Lessons in Movement Building from Massachusetts to El Salvador
Social movement activists from El Salvador, Honduras, and the United States gathered in Chelsea, MA November 8th to share lessons amid rising right-wing repression. The event featured Gaspar Sánchez from COPINH, a Grassroots International Partner.
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As Leaders Gather in Bonn for COP23 Climate Talks…
The Grassroots Climate Solutions Fund (GCSF) is excited to announce its first round of grant awards to 11 grassroots climate justice organizations operating around the world who are building local resilience – not only for when the most acute suffering or injustice occurs, but for a thriving future.
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Latin America Unites Against Hydro Dams, Environmental Destruction
Addressing this injustice the anti-dam network known as the Movement of People Affected by Hydro Dams (MAR) works throughout the Caribbean and Central and South America to protect river systems and riverine communities from the onslaught of hydro-electric and mining dam megaprojects. Through advocacy and education efforts on water rights, dams, and anti-dam movements, members have been able to increase their skills in organizing and advocating across the hemisphere.
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Sharing Food, Knowledge and Buen Vivir
We went to Mexico to participate in an international learning exchange hosted by Grassroots’ allies Thousand Currents and their partner in Chiapas, the Civic Association for Economic and Social Development of Indigenous Mexicans (DESMI). The learning exchange brought together 120 small farmers and Indigenous Peoples from 11 different countries to share their knowledge and strategies towards advancing food sovereignty and buen vivir.
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Marina dos Santos Brings Message from the MST to Via Campesina Conference
A version of this piece originally appeared on the Landless Workers Movement’s website. English translation was done by Grassroots International. Peasants from more than 70 countries will gather in Derio, in the Basque Country, between July 16 and 24, where the...
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VIIth International Conference, La Via Campesina: Euskal Herria Declaration
The Euskal Herria Declaration, created by delegates of La Via Campesina at the VIIth International Conference, outlines three points of organizing of the global peasant movement.
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Peasants From Over 70 Countries Meet to Build Food Sovereignty
Over 450 peasant movement representatives from all over the world will gather at the VIIth International Conference of La Via Campesina to continue the struggle against capitalism and to propose concrete ways to build an alternative world based on dignity and Food Sovereignty.
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New Threats Against Human Rights Defenders Require New Kinds of Protection
Human rights organizations and funders in Latin America need to rethink how they protect defenders in light of increasing threats from non-state actors and impunity encouraged by the state.
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An Evening with Honduran Leaders Miriam Miranda & Bertha Zúniga Cáceres
We invite you to join us for an evening with internationally renowned Honduran Indigenous rights leaders Miriam Miranda and Bertha Zúniga Cáceres on Wednesday, July 12 at 6:30 PM at New York University. Please RSVP today. Join Miriam Miranda and Bertha Zúniga...
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Grassroots International Joins Call to Protect Haitians from Deportation
Grassroots International joins over 100 organizations and 200 individuals in calling the Department of Homeland Security to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to nearly 50,000 Haitians living in the U.S. since the 2010 Earthquake in Haiti.
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Climate Justice Forum & Reception Bring Together Grassroots Groups, Leaders and Supporters at the Boston Public Library
On May 10, hundreds of community members, climate justice supporters, and grassroots organizations gathered with Grassroots International and the Boston Public Library to share stories and hear words of wisdom from international Climate Justice leaders.
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From the US to Brazil and Beyond: The Rise of the Right and the Role of Social Movements
Maria Luisa Mendonça and Tarso Luís Ramos will lead us in a conversation about the alarming and global rise of right-wing, racialized populist movements – from the parliamentary coup in Brazil to the election of Donald Trump. Wednesday, April 5...
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Celebrating and Funding Women’s Leadership Around the World
We support projects that promote women’s leadership and that lift up the struggles of indigenous and peasant women around the world. In celebration of International Women’s Day (and every day!), here are some of the projects we are proud to have supported recently…
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The Meeting of Afro-Brazilian Culture and African Activists in Bahia
Grassroots International supported an international learning exchange with our partners and allies, including: We Are the Solution (WAS) in Senegal, Guinea, Ghana; La Via Campesina’s Women’s Commission in Honduras; and IDEX partners from the Surplus People Project in South Africa, Ñepi Behña in Mexico and AFEDES in Guatemala. The purpose of the exchange was to learn and exchange experiences with movements in Brazil.
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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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Learning Without Borders, With Struggle and Hope: Our Time with MCP
In September 2016 eleven of our partners, grantees and allies flew to Goiás, Brazil to participate in a learning exchange of peasant movements that Grassroots International organized along with our friends at IDEX/Thousand Currents.
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Post-Election Reflections
As we try to figure out what the election means for us in the US, let’s remember that we are part of a much larger community on this one planet.