March 2020 e-Newsletter
IN THIS ISSUE: Pandemic Response || Quilombolas Under Attack || How to Care for the Earth and Each Other || Via Campesina: Stay Home Not Silent || FreeWill Tool || Puerto Rico Report
In this time of the COVID-19, with all its uncertainty and fear, we offer solidarity — to you, to the afflicted, and to our partners around the world. As we all know, crises like this one make existing inequalities worse. Now's the time to step up for all those affected, whether in the U.S. or in the Global South. Please join us to "flatten the curve" and raise the bar.
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Quilombolas in Alcântara are under threat. As the world tackles COVID-19, the Brazilian and U.S. governments are using the crisis as cover to steal Afro-Indigenous land for a military base.
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The coronavirus exposes our dysfunctional leadership and sparking new ways of caring for each other and the planet, writes CLIMA Fund director Lindley Mease.
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COVID-19 has crippled the world. But a moment of crisis like this reveals that we are all interrelated as humans, writes our partner La Via Campesina.
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With such global uncertainty, Grassroots and Freewill are partnering for some peace of mind. We’re offering a free resource to plan ahead while you’re sitting at home: an online will-writing tool.
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A recent report from Grassroots International and Movement Generation chronicles deep lessons in transformational change and crisis response. Puerto Rico’s social movements are visionary and oppositional, centering sovereignty and self-governance in response to hurricanes, earthquakes, and now a pandemic. For funders who are interested in supporting movements who are building a pathway to a decolonized, thriving and resilient Puerto Rico, this report will provide a helpful roadmap.
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