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| | |  | In 2022, Solidarity Remains Our Way Forward For January 2022, Grassroots is looking at the year ahead, the social conditions impacting our and our partners’ work, and the stories of resistance and solution-building we’ll be sharing with our supporters. From COVID relief to food sovereignty to defending Mother Earth, movements will continue organizing people power and building alternatives on multiple fronts. And Grassroots International will continue to lift up this work. |
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Families in Brazil Face Devastating Floods; Social Movements Respond At the beginning of the year, hundreds of thousands of families have faced devastating flooding in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Given the hardship these families are going through now and for months to come, we are calling upon all people of conscience to take action in solidarity. |
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In Memory of Janet Axelrod Our board member and long-time activist and philanthropic organizer Janet Axelrod died Sunday, 12/26, at her home in Cambridge, after a fierce 3-round battle with cancer. Somehow it also feels meaningful that Janet died the same day as Desmond Tutu, a giant of the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa, a struggle so central in Janet’s own work. |
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Haitian Independence, Black Liberation, and a Legacy of Transnational Solidarity January marks a key moment in Black liberation, the Haitian Revolution's 1804 victory. The first of a two-part article, “The Truth is Revolutionary,” looks at its global, ongoing impact. |
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New Colonialisms, Continuing Resistance in Haiti For Part Two of “The Truth is Revolutionary,” Elegua looks at Haiti’s ongoing struggle against imperialism. |
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In Louisiana, Justice Means Fighting for Every Breath In an area where air quality is among the worst in the country, RISE St. James is working tirelessly to change the landscape. |
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 | New (and Familiar) Faces Energize Grassroots We recently welcomed several new staff members to the fold, including two ‘old friends’ who rejoined our team. Please join us in (re)welcoming: |
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Salena Tramel (she/her) Salena is our first-ever Senior Global Learning Coordinator. She previously worked with our partners in the Middle East, Haiti, West Africa and Latin America! Salena started in her new role in July. |
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| Owen Berson (they/them) Owen Berson (they/them) jumped into the Philanthropic Partnerships Manager role in September. A strong activist and fundraiser for radical change, Owen works with institutional funders and family foundations. |
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Saulo Araujo (he/him) Like Salena, Saulo Araujo (he/him) rejoined Grassroots International in a new role, this time as Director of Global Philanthropy. He brings deep roots in social movements and program work to the new adventure of mobilizing financial and solidarity resources. |
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Maggie Russell-Ciardi (she/her) Maggie Russell-Ciardi (she/her) works closely with Saulo in leading the Development Team in her role as Managing Director of Donor Engagement, helping donors deepen their knowledge about our global partners and solidarity philanthropy. |
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