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March 2023 eNewsletter

Celebrating International Women’s Day

For International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, Grassroots International celebrates the organizing work by women and gender non-conforming people of color across the globe, as they confront the multiple forms of violence embedded in our existing systems while building alternative systems grounded in collective wellbeing, healing justice, and the sustainability of life.

 

An Urgent Appeal for Palestine

We’re raising money in solidarity with Palestinian communities’ unyielding stand against violence and dispossession. Will you join us in this effort to create homes for displaced families, to support the ongoing campaign against home demolitions, and to stand for justice in Palestine?

 

Celebrating, and Expanding, Grassroots Feminist Education

On March 10th, just two days after International Women’s Day, grassroots feminist organizers from around the globe gathered virtually to celebrate the launch of the Decolonial Feminist Popular Education facilitator’s guidebook.

 

A Message from Gaza to US Policymakers

An Israeli missile strike murdered 28 members of his family, but Dr. Yasser Abu Jamei is tireless in taking Palestine’s call for justice and human rights global — and all the way to Washington, D.C.

 

SAVE THE DATE! Solidarity in Action: 40 Years of Keeping it Radical

Grassroots International is thrilled to invite you to celebrate our 40th anniversary with us! Our in-person celebration will take place on Saturday, September 23, 2023, at the Museum of Science in Boston, MA, on unceded Massachusett territory. Join us and our movement partners for learning, community building, and celebrating — and stay tuned for more info!

 

Welcome Our New Board Members!

Please join us in welcoming our fantastic new board members: Bridget, Maywa, and Janvieve!

Bridget Brehen (she/they) is the Director of Resource Mobilization for Grassroots Global Justice.

Maywa Montenegro de Wit, mixed Quechua-Peruvian and Dutch, works as an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz (Ramaytush-Ohlone territory).

Janvieve Williams Comrie is the founder and current Executive Director of AfroResistance. Janvieve is a human rights strategist, trainer, and organizer.

Learn more by clicking the links to their bios below.

 

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