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June 2022 eNewsletter

Celebrating Global Trans Resistance

“In the movement, you discover yourself, you have the opportunity to understand yourself as you really are… If I weren’t Landless, maybe I wouldn’t be Jennifer.”

— Jennifer Rocha, trans woman and member of the MST’s LGBT collective

For June, Pride Month, we’re uplifting the ways our partners and grantees champion trans and queer liberation. Movements around the world are showing why gender and sexual freedom is necessary for struggles for the planet, people, and global social justice.

 

Having KOURAJ to Make a Difference in Haiti

Queer Haitians are organizing for their rights and dignity in a hostile environment. And Grassroots International, through our Martín-Baró Initiative, is providing resources for the community to organize, heal, and connect.

 

LGBTQIA+ Peasants in Struggle: Free Our Land, Free Our Bodies

As part of uplifting queer and trans liberation for June, we are reposting this piece from Capire, a publication of the World March of Women.

 

Grassroots Intermediaries Shift Philanthropy Towards Climate Justice

Grassroots International is profiled in a new report on climate philanthropy highlighting the critical role of grassroots intermediaries in moving funds to movements on the front lines of the climate crisis.

 

VICTORY for Families Facing Eviction in Brazil!

As half a million Brazilians faced eviction when an eviction moratorium enacted during the pandemic was about to end today, Grassroots International supporters sent over 10,000 emails to members of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil — and made a difference!

We have just heard from our partner the MST that the moratorium has been extended for 4 months. Stay tuned for more on this major win and next steps in the struggle.

 

OUT NOW: Our 2021 Annual Report

Check out our 2021 annual report, “Sustaining Life, Building Power,” to learn how Grassroots International has been accompanying social movements in defending human rights, responding to crises, mass mobilizing, advancing transformative visions, pushing the bounds of philanthropy, and more.

 

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