The hurricane was not an isolated tragedy in Puerto Rico. It was layered on other crises. But movements are pushing for just recovery and deep transformation grounded in sovereignty and self-determination.
A new CLIMA Fund report presents a new body of evidence demonstrating how grassroots movements are key to transforming the two largest polluting sectors globally: food and energy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We are celebrating the movements, their accomplishments, and their political visions as we publicly announce the formalization of our West Africa program.
Grassroots International is profiled in a new report on climate philanthropy highlighting the critical role of grassroots intermediaries in moving funds to movements on the front lines of the climate crisis.
New briefs by the CLIMA Fund highlight how grassroots climate justice movements are advancing systemic and policy change.
For the month of April, we’re looking at the connection between the rights of peasants and the health of Mother Earth.
The CLIMA Fund — of which Grassroots International is a member — recently released both a series of short videos and an impact report on its 5-year anniversary of funding grassroots climate solutions.
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.
For January 2022, Grassroots is looking at the year ahead, the social conditions impacting our and our partners’ work, and the stories of resistance and solution-building we’ll be sharing with our supporters.
Given the hardship these families are going through now and for months to come, we are calling upon all people of conscience to take action in solidarity.
Since last week, tens of thousands of families have faced devastating flooding in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The floods have displaced more than 93,000 people and have taken 26 lives. People are scrounging for their few remaining belongings, and...
In an area where air quality are among the worst in the country, RISE St. James is working tirelessly to change the landscape.
While recognizing that with every victory comes a new front of struggle in collective efforts to transform the world, we cap off 2021 with twelve movement successes involving our partners and allies whom we have been honored to accompany.
Grassroots International stands with Indigenous movements at the forefront of the global climate justice movement. They are building upon centuries-long struggles for Indigenous sovereignty over land, water and other forms of territory.
