[Español abajo] By Cindy Wiesner, Executive DirectorGrassroots Global Justice Alliance A global embarrassment. A squandered opportunity. The headlines describe Biden’s failed Summit of the Americas (SOA), a convening meant for…
[Español abajo] We are sending our love and solidarity to all the families whose lives are right now being torn apart by the Russian military invasion of Ukraine and join…
For Immediate Release Contact: Adrien Salazar, adrien@ggjalliance.org In response to the House passage of the Build Back Better Act, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance issued the following statement: Today the House passed…
Buenvivir (or “well-being” / “living well”) is an age-old concept that became more globally popularized after the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth in April 2010. Members of Grassroots Global Justice felt a deep...
BUILD A JUST TRANSITION TO A FEMINIST ECONOMY What is Grassroots Feminism? Grassroots feminism is a worldview and political practice rooted in the realities and interests of women, queer, trans, and non binary people who have been harmed by the...
“I believe a future free of prisons, police and militaries is possible if we come together in the years ahead to build on the foundations our ancestors have established and dare to dream and create as much as we resist ...
Building the Bigger WE GGJ is committed to engaging in grassroots movement building to strengthen collective alignment and power. While we remain rooted in the critical organizing happening at the local level, given the scope of the challenges we face, ...
— Isabel Vinent Grimany, Deputy Director, Florida Immigrant Coalition
[Español abajo] On July 13, 2021, care workers marched in Washington, D.C. to demand Congress pass a budget that invests in care workers and climate. #CareIsEssential #CareCantWait #TimeToTHRIVE “Care work…
A GREEN NEW DEAL FROM THE FRONTLINES Frontline communities have long held solutions to the climate crisis. Black, Brown, API, Indigenous, and working class communities in the United States and…
Powerful actors are using “net zero” pledges to hide their climate inaction. Stopping the climate crisis requires us to stop burning fossil fuels – no magical thinking will solve this problem, just immediate action and system change. But transnational...
PROTECT, REPAIR, INVEST, TRANSFORM The intersecting crises of income and wealth inequality and climate change, driven by systemic white supremacy and gender inequality, has exposed the frailty of the U.S. economy and democracy. This document was prepared during the COVID-19...
Solidarity in the Time of Coronavirus Emerging Community Priorities from Florida Grassroots Organizations, Most accurate number of infections and deaths (CDC) Demands from Grassroots Organizers Concerning COVID-19 Stopping evictions and price-gouging in the coronavirus crisis Italy Suspending Mortgage Payments ...