Berta Caceres Murder Trial Suspended In Face of Due Process Violations
Below is a report from COPINH, a partner of Grassroots International, whose persistence and organizing clarity have demanded justice for Berta Caceres.
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VIDEO: Landless Workers Movement in Solidarity with Immigrants
Flavio Barbosa, who organizes with Grassroots International partner the Landless Workers Movement (MST) in Ceará, Brazil, stopped by our offices in Boston last week. He shared a solidarity message from the MST to immigrants and refugees facing persecution in the United States and at the border. As he states in the video, "People should be free to live and choose a place where they can be well with their family."
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Haiti’s Social Movements Chart Path for Nation’s Future
In response to government inaction and ineffectiveness, Haiti’s largest social movements have banded together to take command of the nation’s future. Haiti’s social movements recently joined hands in a historic show of unity and people power, putting the final touches...
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Standing in Solidarity with the Nicaraguan People
There is a political crisis happening in Nicaragua. Its spark was a set of reforms to social security that President Daniel Ortega’s government put in place to address the budget shortfall facing the country’s social security system, though, at this point, there is a broader set of concerns and threats.
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What is the Ongoing Nakba?
An educational statement created by the Nakba Day organizing group in Boston (of which Grassroots International was a part) that provides background information to help frame the conditions in Gaza leading up to the protest.
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Remember and Resist: 70 Years Since Palestine’s Nakba
In Boston, Palestinians and their allies are marking 70 years of Nakba (Israeli ethnic cleansing of Palestine since 1948) with an exhibit and solemn procession showcasing the nature of Israel's ongoing crimes.
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VIDEO: Palestinian Center for Human Rights Director on “Great Return March”
Raji Sourani, director of Grassroots International partner the Palestinian Center for Human Rights, spoke to Democracy Now! on April 2, 2018, about the "March of Great Return" protests in Gaza and the aggression and response by the Israeli military.
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Land Day Marked by Israel’s Killing of Unarmed Palestinians
Grassroots International joins our partners in Palestine and people of conscience around the world in condemning the recent killings and ongoing brutal attacks on unarmed Palestinian protesters by the Israeli military.
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Test Shows that People Affected by Hydrodam Disaster are Contaminated with Nickel and Arsenic
Test show that people affected by November 2015 hydrodam disaster in Brazil are contaminated with nickel and arsenic.
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Continuing Berta’s Struggle
Two years ago our hearts broke when we learned about the brutal assassination of Indigenous leader, and our friend, Berta Cáceres. On this second anniversary of her death, we ask you to take time to remember her spirit and continue her struggle.
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Brazil at the Crossroads: Organizing for Land and Water Rights in Dangerous Times
The second year under Brazil’s parliamentary coup is now underway. Despite the political corruption and backlash against social movements, Grassroots International partners refuse to accept the dismantling of previous gains and are creating new systems to survive.
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Donor-Activist Solidarity Group for Palestine
Are you looking to engage more directly in supporting frontline movements in Palestine? Are you outraged by the atrocities and violence funded by the US government in its support of Israeli settlements and military operations? Do you want to be...
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Imprisoned: Inside the Politics of Control and Resistance
From Brazilian mass movement building to pinpoint alternatives and retain the countryside, to Honduran reclamation of natural resources through food sovereignty, agroecology, and climate justice, to relentless Palestinian efforts of upholding international law and defending human rights, people are challenging destructive political orders. Doing so is a collective act of resilience and resistance, ‘grabbing back’ in order to move forward in uncertain times.
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Security Forces Persecute Peasant Union Leaders in Honduras
Months after the disputed Honduras presidential election, more than 30 people have been assassinated and hundreds more detained. In a recent statement, the Platform of the Social and Popular Movement of Honduras denounces death threats and acts of intimidation made against peasant leaders.
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Murder and Assault Committed Against Evicted Families in Guatemala
The Peasant Unity Committee (CUC), a Grassroots partner, describes the violence and murder committed against indigenous families by private security forces in November.