Dear Friend, Thank you again for your donation to the emergency fund to support movement-led responses to Hurricane Fiona in Puerto Rico. We and our frontline partners in Puerto Rico are very grateful for your solidarity! We have planned a special Briefing on Hurricane Fiona Crisis Response on Tuesday, October 25th from 12-1 PM ET for donors and funders who have contributed to the emergency response fund, and we would like to invite you to attend. At the event, we will hear from Jovanna Garcia Soto, Senior Solidarity Program Officer- Latin America, who will share what she is hearing from frontline partners about the situation on the ground in Puerto Rico, and how movement groups have responded to the crisis. She will also share our partners’ analysis of the root causes of the climate crisis and their ongoing work to address those causes. Click here to register for the briefing. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you are new to Grassroots International and to our work in Puerto Rico, we also invite you to read Protesta y Propuesta, a 2020 report from Grassroots International and Movement Generation that we published after Hurricane Maria, that explains why continued investing in social movements is the best solution to the archipelago’s ongoing climate and humanitarian crisis. Again, thank you so much for your support. It means more than you could know, to us and to our partners. We leave you with this message from our grantee, Ayuda Legal, explaining why your solidarity is so critical: “We are heartbroken and ready to respond to a catastrophic scenario that will require immediate assistance but also social impact advocacy. After five years of walking amidst disasters, we have learned a lot. We are tired and sad, but also hopeful. We know how to respond, how to defend, and how to protect. And we need you all more than ever. We need you to understand and help us amplify the depth of the legal challenges, amplify demands, and move resources…” | 
