November/December 2024 eNewsletter

Over 70 Civil Society Organizations Call on US, UN to End Intervention in Haiti

In the face of an escalating crisis in Haiti, over 70 Haitian social movements and their US-based and international civil society allies are calling on the Biden administration and United Nations secretary-general’s office to re-evaluate US and UN involvement in the country.

A central demand of the letter includes removing the over 3,000 UN troops, anchored by the Kenyan military. Haitian civil society has argued that foreign intervention has created more problems than solve them.

A Global Call for Freedom: End Gender-Based Violence

The 16 days of activism leading up to Human Rights Day on December 10th is a crucial period that demands that all women and girls, and indeed all persons of any gender, live free of abuse, fear, and violence of all kinds.

Puerto Rican Movements Show Up for Palestine

Over the past year, our Puerto Rican partners and allies have centered Palestine as a key lodestone alongside their ongoing organizing efforts. While the exact natures of their colonization, and their struggles against it, are different, both share a single, powerful desire: to be free.

African Youth Pave the Way Forward on Agroecology

The AFSA Youth Summit on Agroecology in Addis Ababa was a defining moment for young African leaders uniting for sustainable food systems.

Solidarity Then and Now: 35th Anniversary of the UCA Massacre

In November, we remembered Ignacio Martín-Baró, a Jesuit priest and social psychologist who was revolutionary for his work to liberate psychology and support the psychosocial and collective wellbeing of frontline communities struggling for transformative changes.

16th Annual Food Sovereignty Prize to be Awarded

The US Food Sovereignty Alliance is thrilled to award the annual Food Sovereignty Prize to two outstanding organizations, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO), in Chicago, and La Via Campesina’s Arab region and North Africa (ArNA). 

Build Liberated Futures Through the End of the Year

Please join us to raise $2 million by December 31 to support social movements on the forefront of building liberated futures.

As we look toward 2025, we know there are serious crises ahead, and we are ready to confront them, with our minds and hearts committed to the ultimate goal of liberation.

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