August 2019 e-Newsletter

IN THIS ISSUE: Amazon Fire || Garifuna Under Attack || Deep Resistance in Puerto Rico || Guatemala Trade Deal || World Indigenous Peoples Day || Solidarity with Border Agricultural Workers

The Amazon Burns, Our Partners Resist

As fire rages through the Amazon, the global community can no longer simply ignore the ongoing practices of deforestation, unchecked development and land grabs that threaten the region and, in fact, the planet. Grassroots International partner, Maria Luisa Mendonça, co-director of the Network for Social Justice and Human Rights in Brazil (Rede Social) recently spoke to WNYC radio about the situation in Brazil.

Violence Against Indigenous Hondurans Shows Us What Fuels Migration

The Garifuna and our partner OFRANEH in Honduras have been facing down armed assaults this month. It's a concrete example of the violence that is driving people north to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Puerto Rican Resistance Began Long Before Rosselló

In a recent article in Truthout, we look at the recent uprising against Rosselló: a fast-moving fire against long-simmering austerity and colonial violence.

Guatemala a “Safe Third Country?” Puh-leeze!

Carol Schachet, Director of Development and Communications for Grassroots International, writes about the U.S.'s strong-arm extortion of Guatemala. In a new agreement, Guatemala will be its remote enforcer against asylum seekers.

World Indigenous People’s Day: Supporting Defense and Dignity

August 9th was the United Nations’ International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Grassroots International supports Indigenous social movements around the world. This blog looks at the threats facing these communities, and the resistance they’re waging.

Border Atrocities Call for Border Action

Our longtime ally and grantee, Border Agricultural Workers Project, remains steadfast in their organizing work on behalf of migrant families, but they are asking for all of our help. The recent white supremacist massacre in El Paso, TX is directly connected to the ongoing racist atrocity that has left families in cages at the border.

Grassroots International was able to provide an emergency grant of $1,000 to Border Agricultural Workers Project in the immediate aftermath of the shooting in El Paso. But so much more needs to be done. Please support them directly by clicking, and show your solidarity and support at this critical moment. The link will redirect you to their fiscal agent Sin Fronteras' PayPal account.