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Throughout the world, solutions to some of the greatest challenges of the day are either nascent or fully thriving. Organized people's movements - sometimes with help from supportive government - are changing the structures which cause violence, poverty, inequality, and environmental destruction.

 

Throughout the world, solutions to some of the greatest challenges of the day are either nascent or fully thriving. Organized people's movements - sometimes with help from supportive government - are changing the structures which cause violence, poverty, inequality, and environmental destruction. At the same time, they are creating better quality of life in their communities.  In other instances, people are preserving ancient cultures where individuals live in relative equity and harmony with other life and their communities, and without expectation of profit. 

Join us to learn more and become a part of this inspiring movement:
  • Check out Other Worlds' newest book and food sovereignty tool, Harvesting Justice: Transforming Food, Land, and Agriculture in the Americas, which explores the growing movement to reclaim the food system from multinational agribusiness and put it back into the hands of people. Accompanying the book is a popular education curriculum called Sowing Seeds, and a weekly blog series! And, find more resources and action steps on the Harvesting Justice website.

  • More than three years after the devastating 2010 earthquake, read about how Haitian grassroots movements are continuing the struggle for a just reconstruction on our Another Haiti is Possible blog. And, find out how you can support the Under Tents campaign for the right to housing for nearly 400,000 who are still living under tarps and tents.

  • Visit our blog, below, of articles by and about our allies building grassroots alternatives around the world (click here for full blog history).

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Centre for Housing Rights and Eviction

http://www.cohre.org

The Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) is an independent, non-governmental, not-for-profit human rights organisation. COHRE is the leading international human rights organisation campaigning for the protection of housing rights and the prevention of forced evictions.

  • Economic, Worker, and Racial Justice

Seattle to Brussels Network

http://www.s2bnetwork.org

The S2B network was formed in the aftermath of the WTO's 1999 Seattle Ministerial to challenge the corporate-driven agenda of the European Union and other European governments for continued global trade and investment liberalisation.

  • Globalization and Trade Justice

Attac Network

http://www.attac.org

Attac is an international organization and network in the global justice movement. They resist neoliberal globalization and work towards social, environmental and democratic alternatives in the globalization process. They stand for the regulation of financial markets, closure of tax havens, introduction of global taxes to finance global public goods, cancellation of developing countries‘ debt, fair trade rules and limits to free trade and unregulated capital flows.

  • Globalization and Trade Justice

Ditch Dirty Development Campaign

http://peopleandplanet.org/ddd

A campaign to convince the Royal Bank of Scotland to stop funding environmentally destructive fossil fuels.

  • Environmental Justice and Zero Waste

BankTrack

http://www.banktrack.org

BankTrack is a global network of civil society organisations and individuals tracking the operations of the private financial sector (commercial banks, investors, insurance companies, pension funds) and its effect on people and the planet. BankTrack members share the ambition to help contribute to a private financial sector accountable to society at large, whose operations contribute to creating healthy and just societies and preserve the ecological well being of the planet.

  • Globalization and Trade Justice

Tax Justice Network

http://www.taxjustice.net

TJN is an independent organisation launched in the British Houses of Parliament in March 2003. It is dedicated to high-level research, analysis and advocacy in the field of tax and regulation. They work to map, analyse and explain the role of taxation and the harmful impacts of tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax competition and tax havens.

  • Economic, Worker, and Racial Justice

Rights Action

http://www.rightsaction.org

Rights Action funds community-controlled development, environmental, human rights and emergency-relief projects in Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and El Salvador.  It also does education and activism work with North Americans to address global exploitation, repression, enviro-destruction and racism.
 

  • Funder Networks and Grantmaking Opportunities

Other Worlds Are Possible Giving Circle

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The Other Worlds are Possible Giving Circle is a funding collaborative dedicated to supporting grassroots alternatives in the Global South.

  • Funder Networks and Grantmaking Opportunities

International Funders for Indigenous Peoples

http://www.internationalfunders.org

An affinity group of the Council on Foundations, International Funders for Indigenous Peoples was formed to provide a voice for increased, dedicated funding for international indigenous initiatives, and a venue for communications and resource-sharing among international funders of Indigenous peoples.

  • Funder Networks and Grantmaking Opportunities

Grassroots International

http://www.grassrootsonline.org

Grassroots is an international development and human rights organization that works with social movements and progressive organizations to build a global movement for social justice.  Through grant-making, education and advocacy, it supports the initiatives of peasants and family farmers, women, and indigenous groups to protect human rights to land, water and food.

  • Funder Networks and Grantmaking Opportunities
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  • Defending the Global Commons
  • Claiming & Protecting Water
  • Guaranteed Access to Healthcare
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  • Women's Rights and Gender Justice
  • Gift Economies
  • Solidarity Economies
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