Meeting the Moment: More and Better Funding for Human Rights
When we launched our research to map the human rights funding landscape in 2010, we wanted to both increase funding for the human rights field and help funders spend it more effectively. As the COVID-19 pandemic and sweeping protests against police brutality lay bare the systemic racism and inequality that persist in the United States
[ES] En defensa de las vidas negras
Tenemos que decir sus nombres. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. Nina Pop. Muchxs más... Cada uno de estos nombres es un ser humano; cada nombre es parte de una familia, un grupo de amistades, y una cultura. Por mucho tiempo hemos menospreciado el valor de las vidas pertenecientes a los cuerpos negros
In Defense of Black Lives
Friends, We have to say their names. George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Tony McDade. Ahmaud Arbery. Nina Pop. Countless others… Every name is a human being; every name is part of a family, a group of friends, a community, and a culture. For too long, we’ve disregarded the
We Need to Change How We Grow Our Food
As COVID-19 spreads worldwide, we’ve become attuned to those on the front lines: Doctors and healthcare workers, yes, but also those who feed us. If we didn’t get it already, this global crisis is a wake-up call for how our collective fate is tied to the way we relate to nature, use the land, and
(FR) À quoi ressemblent les ressources pour les mouvements sociaux lorsque l’ensemble de l’écosystème est menacé ?
Nous sommes actuellement dans une situation d’incertitude mondiale. En seulement quelques semaines, la propagation du COVID-19 a modifié radicalement l’agencement de nos vies, de nos espaces de travail et de notre économie. Les déficiences de longue date de nos systèmes de soins, de santé et de richesse ont des conséquences dramatiques, notamment pour les personnes dont les modes de vie, les collectivités et les organismes sont les plus à risque.
(ES) ¿Cómo son los recursos para los movimientos sociales cuando todo el ecosistema está amenazado?
Nos encontramos en un estado de incertidumbre global. En unas pocas semanas, la propagación del COVID-19 ha cambiado drásticamente el panorama de nuestras vidas, nuestras economías, y nuestros lugares de trabajo.
What Does Resourcing For Social Movements Look Like When The Entire Ecosystem Is Under Threat?
We are in a state of global uncertainty. In just weeks, the spread of COVID-19 has drastically changed the landscape of our lives, economies, and workplaces. Long-standing deficiencies in systems of care, health and wealth are having dire effects, particularly for those whose livelihoods, communities, and bodies are most
Earth Defenders Increasingly Being Killed; Funders Can Step Up!
Urgent Action Fund’s grantee Eva Bande was arrested and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment in May 2014 for participating in a peasant-led action against a national palm oil company in Indonesia. Nilce de Souza was disappeared in January 2016, and found murdered five months later, for her protest against the construction of a hydroelectric dam