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Organizations and Movements Defend Brazilian Forests from Carbon Offsets

By: The Small Producers Movement | July 18, 2017

More than 50 Brazilian organizations and social movements working on issues related to the environment, human rights, workers' rights, indigenous peoples and traditional peoples and communities have filed a "Letter in defense of the historic position of Brazil on forest offsets " with the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It is in reaction to an attempt to enable the use of forests in offsets, a measure seen as a false solution to the challenge of climate change.
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Demonstrators Protest Against Temer in Front of the Brazilian Consulate in Boston

By: Brazilian Times Staff | June 15, 2017

A group made up of Brazilians, North Americans, Puerto Ricans and other nationalities who are part of the "Friends of the MST" (Landless Workers Movement), gathered on the morning of Thursday, June 8 in front of the Brazilian Consulate in Boston on Purchase Street with banners, calling for the departure of President Michel Temer.
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Brazil: Power in the Streets, Targeted Violence in the Countryside

By: Christy Pardew | May 31, 2017

The Brazilian political crisis and ensuing violence have intensified rapidly since the institutional coup of August 31, 2016. At Grassroots, we are receiving regular reports from our partners in Brazil listing incidents of attacks, arrests and even assassinations of land rights activists in a wave of right-wing aggression
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Climate Justice Forum & Reception Bring Together Grassroots Groups, Leaders and Supporters at the Boston Public Library

By: Christy Pardew | May 16, 2017

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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Landless Workers’ Movement Gathers 170,000 People for Agrarian Reform Fair in São Paulo

By: Christy Pardew | May 16, 2017

In early May, small-scale farmers traveled from all over Brazil to bring their goods to the second National Fair of Agrarian Reform in São Paulo organized by Grassroots International Partner the Landless Workers Movement (MST).
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Stepping Up Support for Climate Justice

By: Grassroots Staff | April 18, 2017

Through the Climate Justice Initiative campaign (CJI), Grassroots International is raising money to invest in community-led programs that boost climate resilience and provide critical support to movements that are leading the charge for climate justice.
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Agroecology and Why We Should Care About It

By: Jena Doyle | March 22, 2017

We are learning from our partners that there's another way to produce food that can heal and restore communities and the planet – agroecology.
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The Meeting of Afro-Brazilian Culture and African Activists in Bahia

By: Lydia Simas | February 27, 2017

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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90+ Celebrities, Actors, Artists, and NGOs Decry Attack on Brazil School

By: Grassroots International | November 14, 2016

Over 90 celebrities, academics, and organizations to issue an urgent call to denounce the raid by police of an internationally renowned school in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday morning, Nov 4th.
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The Power of Human Connection

By: Katherine Zavala, IDEX | October 17, 2016

In September 2016, Grassroots International and our colleagues at IDEX participated in an amazing learning exchange in Brazil.
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Movements Refuse to Give Up Despite Parliamentary Coup against Democracy in Brazil

By: Carol Schachet | September 2, 2016

We join our partners in Brazil in denouncing the recent vote to oust democratically elected president Dilma Rousseff from Brazil. The parliamentary procedures, led by known corrupt politicians, amount to a coup d'etat designed to install conservative policies and right-wing leaders that had repeatedly been turned away by Brazilian voters.
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Movement Views Dilma Ouster as a Coup

By: Carol Schachet | May 13, 2016

Yesterday, May 12, the Brazilian Senate voted to begin the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff in what many many Brazilian are calling an institutional and neoliberal coup. Dilma has been withdrawn from office for 180 days pending the results of Supreme Court proceedings. For her part, Dilma has vowed to fight the proceedings and has called on supporters -- both of her presidency and of democracy -- to take to the streets in protest.
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Defending Democracy in Brazil

By: Carol Schachet | April 25, 2016

Right wing forces in Brazil are using all kinds of sneaky tricks to remove the democratically elected President Dilma Rousseff and take power. They have the backing (both official and unofficial) of major corporations, the Brazilian elite and the media (especially the Globo Network who monopolizes media in Brazil.)
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Connecting Indigenous Peoples Across Language and Oceans

By: Shannon Duncan Bodwell | August 5, 2015

The challenges faced by indigenous peoples often transcend geographical location, so it’s not surprising that indigenous groups in India and Brazil share similar stories of oppression and strife.
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The Unexpected Learning Exchanged: Gender Consciousness and Capacity

By: Shannon Duncan Bodwell | February 24, 2015

Humanity cannot solve its problems with one hand effectively tied behind its back. Yet, given the state of women’s rights globally, this is metaphorically the case. One of the guiding principles of Grassroots International's work is the recognition and support of women’s agency in the struggle for justice and liberation – not just to advance women’s leadership (though that is a goal) but also because women’s engagement and leadership are necessary to push us all forward.
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