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October 2022 eNewsletter

Reuniting with Partners and Comrades

As social movements are increasingly reconvening in person, so are movement allies. This past month, Grassroots International staff dusted off their luggage to take part in several major gatherings, and are now packing our bags for more.

Read how our staff, partners, and allies are linking up in places around the world. In locales from Oakland to Egypt, they’re exposing root causes of our current crises and advancing solutions grounded in climate justice, food sovereignty, and grassroots feminisms.

 

INTERVIEW: Miriam Miranda Denounces Repression

In an interview originally conducted by our allies at Capire, Miriam Miranda denounces the violence and repression against Afro-descendant Garifuna communities in Honduras.

 

Global Solidarity with Honduran Communities and Movements Under Attack

In response to escalated aggression against social movements in Honduras, 85 organizations have signed an open letter to Honduran authorities.

 

Relief, Recovery or Change?

As Giovanni Roberto from Comedores Sociales writes, the contrast between the official government response to Hurricane Fiona and social movements’ responses could not be more clear. Just as clear is the importance of providing resources to real long-term solutions for Puerto Rico.

 

Diana Digges, Presente!

“Diana’s life included a litany of remarkable accomplishments and extraordinary insights, though you would never know it from her humility. Diana was my friend and political co-conspirator, and I feel her loss deeply.”

— Carol Schachet

 

Prize Highlights Solutions to Worsening Hunger Crisis

With recent spikes in food, fuel, and fertilizer prices raising alarms of intensifying hunger globally, food and farm advocates are calling for lasting solutions to a food system in crisis.

 

Cook Up Some Solidarity with Chef Reem!

On November 10, 2022 from 6-8 PM ET, Grassroots International will host Palestinian-Syrian Chef and activist Reem Assil for a virtual Palestinian cooking class and fundraiser.

This event will be a fundraiser to support our program in Palestine and the work of our partners and grantees. We are suggesting a sliding scale of $100, $250, or $500, and we welcome anyone who is in a position to make a larger donation to please do so!

Register ASAP to receive the Zoom link and ingredient list for the vegetarian squash dish

 

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