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Speaking Tour of Brazilian Land Rights Activist in Massachusetts

Saulo Araujo — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:43:58 +0000

Grassroots International and U.S. Friends of the Brazilian Landless Workers Movement (FMST) are delighted to host Luis Antonio Pasquetti, from the National Committee of the Landless Workers Movement (MST), a member of Via Campesina, during his tour in the United States.

Another World is Possible; Another US is Necessary – the United States Social Forum

Nikhil Aziz — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 21:30:06 +0000

“Our Youth is not the Future, Our Youth is the Present” – Julian Moya, Southwest Organizing Project (SWOP), Albuquerque, New Mexico

“We cannot choose the historical conditions we find ourselves in, but we can choose how we respond to them” – Ajamu Baraka, Director, U.S. Human Rights Network, Atlanta, Georgia

These two quotes, among many other hopeful messages I heard at the U.S. Social Forum (USSF) from June 27 to July 1, 2007 in Atlanta epitomized for me the USSF – what it stands for and envisions in terms of a different kind of United States. Both represent the truth embedded in the official slogan of the USSF – Another World is Possible; Another US is Necessary.

Join Grassroots International at the United States Social Forum, Atlanta, June 27-30

Daniel Moss — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 04:41:36 +0000

Please join Grassroots International at the United States Social Forum, Atlanta, June 27-30, 2007. The US Social Forum is more than a conference, more than a networking bonanza, more than a reaction to war and repression, more than a collection of local solutions. It's an important moment to further build the global movement for social justice.

Public Kick-Off Event for Nyélení 2007 in Washington, DC

Corrina Steward — Thu, 01 Feb 2007 16:03:00 +0000

Grassroots International will be featured in a public event to kick-off Nyélení 2007 – Forum for Food Sovereignty.

Food Sovereignty: An African Leader Speaks

Corrina Steward — Tue, 05 Dec 2006 06:00:00 +0000

“Where I come from, we are born farmers. Our entire life, our entire livelihood and our entire economy depend upon agriculture.”

--Mariam Sissoko, CNOP, Mali

Grassroots Says No to Collective Punishment: Demo at the Israeli Consulate

Azalia Mitchell — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 21:00:00 +0000

On Wedneday July 12, Grassroots International joined a group of demonstrators in front of the Israeli Consulate at Park Place Plaza to protest the Israeli government's collective punishment of the

The Global Justice Circle

Stephanie Sluka Brauer — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:11:00 +0000

One of the best things about working at Grassroots International is the incredible circle of people we are able to connect with.

Family Farmers and Food Sovereignty Global Struggles for the Future of Food and Family Farming

Jake Miller — Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:23:07 +0000

Everyday more than 800 million people go hungry. Many of the hungry are family farmers or landless farm workers in the Global South. In the U.S., family farmers are struggling to stay in business and fighting for a cleaner environment and for a food system that will protect rural livelihoods and provide consumers with safe, delicious, local food. To face these daunting challenges, family farmers from around the world are organizing themselves into a global movement for social justice.

In Washington D.C., Grassroots and the National Family Farm Coalition organized a public forum for farmers movements, academics and activists from around the nation and around the world to share theirglobal vision for food and farming.

Lila Downs Benefit Concert for Grassroots International and Circulo de Mujeres

Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:02:19 +0000

Grassroots International and the Circle of Women/Círculo de Mujeres were honored to welcome acclaimed singer Lila Downs for a special benefit concert. Lila Downs's deep commitment to indigneous and women’s rights is woven throughout her music.