“We have to make sure that in this moment of deep trauma and hopelessness, we don’t lose that radical
imagination of what is possible.” -Cindy Wiesner, Executive Director, Grassroots Global JusticeThe COVID19 pandemic has laid bare and exacerbated the costs of capitalism, and a neoliberal and imperialist model of governance, to our humanity, health, and shared planet. We believe this is the peak moment to push harder than ever for Global Wellbeing through a Just Transition to a Feminist Economy - where every person has what they need to fully realize themselves while being in right relationship with the planet and each other. Over the last 15 years
GGJ has been a cross-issue, frontline, internationalist, and unapologetically Left alliance of grassroots movements. Following the economic justice struggles against NAFTA and the WTO Battle in Seattle our leadership attended the second World Social Forum in Porto Alegre, Brazil. That pivotal gathering determined the need for grassroots social movements in the US to connect with similar movements across the world to learn from each other, and build alignment toward a shared emancipatory vision in which all living beings can thrive with dignity - GGJ was ready to build that bridge of Grassroots Internationalism. Officially founded in 2005 at our first membership assembly, hosted by the Southwest Workers
Union in San Antonio, TX, we have grown to over 60 member organizations. GGJ has also been instrumental in founding Climate Justice Alliance and It Takes Roots and continues to play a leadership role in each as a sister alliance. “Let a million flowers bloom in this moment. The immigration crisis
birthed a new wave of organizers, just how Ferguson birthed a new wave of organizing. We should look out for what beautiful creative things are blooming in this moment and what we can expect from that.” -Francisca Porchas, Resilient Strategies “We are in a revival moment for anti-war movement building. Trying to make sure that what we are building is grounded in working-class, Indigenous, black, brown, queer, trans folks, disabled folks, most impacted by a system rooted in power. There is a real opportunity to build a new center of gravity. As we grow momentum for near term goals, we see them as one stepping stone in a larger field of goals to
demilitarize.” -Brittany Ramos de Barros, About Face
Recently, we held a series of webinars with It Take Roots to gather visionary responses to the pandemic led by grassroots movements. We invite you to bear witness to the leadership from the ground as our political, economic and cultural systems are being shaken to the core and critically re-examined: Shaping Change Together.
This is the moment to respond and
re-shape. How we act in moments of deep crisis reveals to ourselves and others who we are. Help us fight boldly for another 15 years and support disproportionately impacted communities and frontline solutions through our COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, which will support grassroots movements in the Global South, Black communities, women and non-binary people facing increased domestic violence under lockdown conditions, and worker cooperatives.
Two-thirds of all donations we receive during our spring fundraising drive will go to GGJ’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief fund. Please double down on your giving. Our goal is to raise $300,000 by
June 30, 2020 and we need your help!
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