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  • Celebrating Palestinian Land Day
    By Sara Mersha | March 30, 2011

    At the rate the Separation Wall is being built, soon Palestinian Land Day (March 30) will need only a few hours. The Wall and the Israeli mandated buffer zones jut into the Palestinian territories by as much as 300 feet, gobbling up fertile agricultural land and precious water reserves, and make cool profits for companies like Elbit Systems Ltd...

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  • Update from farmers in Japan
    By Carol Schachet | March 30, 2011

     Below is an update from Grassroots International’s partner, the Via Campesina, concerning the situation of farmers in Japan. To keep up to date with the Nouminren blog, visit http://earlybirds.ddo.jp/earlybirds/...

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  • Why we need to divest from the US-backed Israeli Occupation
    By Anonymous | March 28, 2011

    by Stephen R. Shalom

    NOTE: the following is an excerpt from an article by Stephen R. Shalom, Jewish professor, writer, and advisory board member of the Israeli Occupation Archive. This article is a slightly edited and footnoted version of...

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  • Keeping the Sacred Waters Flowing
    By Nikhil Aziz | March 22, 2011
    save the narmada movement women protest rising waters from dams on their river

    Rivers are sacred in many cultures and central to the World’s early civilizations, from Mesopotamia and Egypt to India and China. Perhaps this was on his mind when Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first prime minister, famously (if ironically) called mega dams the “temples of modern India.” He would have been more prescient in calling...

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  • Farmer Tractorcade Supports Workers in Wisconsin
    By Sara Mersha | March 17, 2011

    Farmers demonstrated the strength of their solidarity with pro-union forces in Wisconsin through the creative force of a “tractorcade,” and the inspiring power of their words and actions. Grassroots International allies from the Family Farm Defenders and the National Family Farm Coalition played prominent roles in the effort to show support to...

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  • Solidarity and Support for the People of Japan
    By Sara Mersha | March 17, 2011

    Grassroots International joins with those around the world in expressing our sadness and concern for the people of Japan in the wake of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. Thousands have died, and many more are missing or being evacuated due to ongoing health and safety threats. 

    While Grassroots...

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  • Charity Ratings: What Does It Mean to See a Falling Star?
    By Carol Schachet | March 14, 2011

    Like many other non-profit organizations, last year Charity Navigator lowered our rating from four stars (excellent) to two stars (needs improvement). Since many donors rely on third-party rating services such as Charity Navigator to inform their giving, we would like to offer an explanation.

    Since 2007, Grassroots International...

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  • International Social Movements Statement of Solidarity with Women’s Struggles
    By Sara Mersha | March 8, 2011

    In advance of International Women’s Day, several organizations representing various social movements around the world – many of them Grassroots International partners, grantees, and allies – co-wrote a “Letter of Solidarity with the Struggle of Women in the World.”  We are reposting the text below:

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  • Celebrating Women’s Struggles and Victories
    By Alisa Pimentel | March 8, 2011
    Women of la Via Campesina

    Every year on March 8th – International Women’s Day – thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements.  As I review Grassroots International’s past year in grant making, I am inspired by the many projects we made in support of women-led initiatives. From projects centered on securing...

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  • We Are the Solution: Celebrating African Family Agriculture!
    By Nikhil Aziz | March 2, 2011

     

    According to Grassroots International ally Fahamu, “Agriculture… remains the main source of income of a rural population generally estimated at 70% of the total population… [W]omen remain an essential link in agricultural production, accounting for 70% of food production, managing nearly 100...
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