Paraguay: Weaving Peoples Resistance Against Corporate Occupation
Our allies in Paraguay have issued this important letter regarding the recent coup in their country. See the original text in Spanish, and list of signatories, on the website of Cxhab Wala Kiwe,...
View ArticleAfro-Indigenous Hondurans Reclaiming Stolen Land Call for Our Support Now!
The Fraternal Black Organization of Honduras (OFRANEH) calls for international support as it plans to reclaim communal lands stolen from them. Specifically they request financial support for their...
View ArticleReclaiming the Forests and the Right to Feel Safe
Re-posted from the New York Times. By Karla ZabludovskyAugust 2, 2012CHERÁN, Mexico — The woman’s exhausted eyes reflected the flames dancing in front of her. A 38-year-old grandmother, she is also a...
View ArticleWHAT DOES IT MEAN TODAY TO BE ANTI-SYSTEM?
Check out this inspiring new report from Otros Mundos, our sister organization in Chiapas, Mexico. by Gustavo Castro Soto In general, we find that in social movements, two words keep recurring in the...
View ArticleBrazil: Belo Monte dam stopped
Cross-posted from Salva la Selva. 16/08/2012 "It's a historic victory for the country and people of the river, "said Antonia Melo, spokesperson for the motion Xingu Forever Living. Judge Souza...
View ArticleGarifuna People of Honduras Launch Land Recovery Campaign
From our friends at OFRANEH in Honduras: Garifuna People of Honduras Launch Land Recovery Campaign Campaign Opposes Land Grabs of Traditional Territories in Honduras by Elites and Foreign Investors...
View ArticleNot on Our Land: Land Recovery Campaign Kicks Off in Honduras
August 28, 2012 Carla Garcia Introduction by Beverly Bell and Lauren Elliott In what many indigenous people call a “second coming of Columbus,” globalization and its twin offspring of resource...
View ArticleThe Dark Side of the “Green Economy”
Cross-posted from YES! Magazine. Why some indigenous groups and environmentalists are saying no to the “green economy.”by Jeff Conant posted Aug 23, 2012 Everywhere you look these days, things are...
View ArticleURGENT ACTION NEEDED: Violent repression against campesino right-to-land...
Thirty-four people, including children and pregnant women, have been arrested and twenty-five more have gone missing in the heart of the land struggle in Bajo Aguán. The Permanent International Human...
View ArticleURGENT ACTION: Ensure the Safety of Honduran Afro-Indigenous Community in...
Please take a few minutes to take action to help our Garifuna brothers and sisters on the coast of Honduras working to reclaim their land, which for them is their life. OFRANEH, the Black Fraternal...
View ArticleURGENT ACTION: Honduran Land Movements Call for Support
The Afro-indigenous Garífuna people of the Northern coast of Honduras and the small-farming communities of the fertile Honduran valley of Bajo Aguán have put out urgent calls for international...
View ArticleFirst Victory for Afro-Indigenous Garifuna in Defense of the Land Campaign!
Latest communique from OFRANEH coordinator Miriam Miranda We succeeded in breaking the gate of shame in Vallecito!! We are achieving the re-surveying of our lands!!3:28 p.m. eastern time, (2:28...
View Article“Our Ancestors Left This for Us to Protect:” Honduran Land Movement...
"At this very moment we have advanced our struggle. We succeeded in breaking the gate of shame in Vallecito!” wrote Miriam Miranda yesterday, September 13, in the latest communiqué from the Black...
View ArticleUrgent: Via Campesina leader in danger, needs support
Check out this important action alert from Grassroots International: Rafael Alegria (right) with Grassroots International staffer Sara Mersha in Mexico on the Via Campesina’s “Caravan for Life, Social...
View ArticleEcuador: Inter-American Court Ruling Marks Key Victory for Indigenous Peoples
Cross-Posted from Amazon Watch A regional human rights court has come down in favour of the Sarayaku Indigenous community in the Ecuadorian Amazon in what Amnesty International has called a key...
View ArticleSeeds of Freedom (film)
Announcing an exciting new short film on global agriculture! Cross-posted from Seeds of Freedom's website. A landmark film from The Gaia Foundation and the African Biodiversity Network. Narrated by...
View ArticleThe Day after the Elections in Woody Guthrie’s Country
By Beverly BellNovember 1, 2012 While all eyes and ears are trained on the elections, Woody Guthrie, whose 100th birthday we celebrate this year, offers up another perspective on politics. In his poem...
View ArticlePeople’s Agreement of Cochabamba
Below is the text of the People's Agreement of Cochabamba, coming out of the World People's Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth. Cross-posted from...
View Article"We teach life, sir": A Spoken Word Tribute to Gaza by Rafeef Ziadah
Check out Rafeef Ziada's powerful spoken word tribute to the ongoing struggle in Gaza, posted by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign: read more
View ArticleHarvesting Justice: Transforming Food, Land, and Agricultural Systems in the...
Documents: Harvesting Justice-Transforming Food Land Ag.pdf Sowing Seeds Curriulum.pdf Promotional Toolkit.pdf read more
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