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This is our space for sharing our thoughts and reflections on all aspects of our work, and keeping you and our supporters abreast of the latest developments that affect our common struggles for justice. Subscribe to stay updated!

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Disaster response should put people first — not politics

February 25, 2025 By Kelly Stone

Towards the end of his first week back in office, Donald Trump made a cross-country trip to see two areas of the country experiencing disasters. The first was Western North Carolina, still recovering from Hurricane Helene. The second was Los Angeles, which was experiencing devastating fires for almost four weeks.…

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Biden Releases the NDC: Progress, But Not A Fair Share 

December 20, 2024 By Kelly Stone

Today, the Biden administration released a new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), as called for under the Paris Agreement. In the third round of NDCs, in which countries are setting targets for 2035, the US says it will reduce emissions by 61-66% from 2005 levels. This has been met with mixed…

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Inside Our First-Ever Reparations Camp

August 21, 2024 By Niranjali Amerasinghe

Earlier this month, we marked an important milestone by hosting our first-ever climate reparations camp in Minnesota. This was a pivotal moment for our U.S. office. The camp brought together 25 climate activists and community leaders, with a special focus on those from diaspora and immigrant communities, to discuss urgent issues…

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Is financial sustainability a feasible goal for nonprofits?

May 28, 2024 By Meredith Slater

I recently had the opportunity to take a step back and review my seven years as Director of Development for ActionAid USA. I was putting together an internal presentation about my job, and realized it gave me the perfect excuse to reflect on accomplishments as well as think through where…

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Why Nakba Day is different this year

May 15, 2024 By Niranjali Amerasinghe

76 years.   Today marks 76 years since the displacement, depopulation, and despair of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, otherwise known as the Nakba, meaning “the catastrophe.”   76 years later and effectively nowhere, and no one, in Gaza is safe.   Airstrikes are intensifying, thousands are yet again fleeing, and aid delivery…

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Recommitting to Palestinian rights this Passover

April 22, 2024 By Meredith Slater

Tonight marks the first night of Passover – a celebration of the Biblical exodus of the Jewish people out of slavery and into the Promised Land.  Passover happens to be my favorite Jewish holiday, as I have always found strong connections between the exodus of the ancient Israelites and the…