Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere

June 5, 2020

“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from a Birmingham Jail, 16 April 1963

Food justice, racial justice and economic justice are deeply connected.  Justice in the U.S. is linked to justice in Haiti, Ghana, Guatemala, Nepal and other countries where Groundswell International works with partners, strengthening communities and social movements to create better lives.  We stand and act in solidarity with the millions of citizens in the U.S. and around the world who, appalled by the recent killing of George Floyd and the taking of too many Black lives for far too many years, are working to create a more just society and end the legacy of racism.

In solidarity,

Steve Brescia
Executive Director

Further Reading

Cantave Jean-Baptiste at United Nations

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H.E. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, has stated it is critical for the UN to engage with civil society organizations, youth representatives, and academia to define transformative solutions for our global challenges. The April 2023 meeting of the United Nations Civil Society Townhall focused on the need…

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We stand with AFSA’s Statement on AfDB’s Dakar 2 Food Summit

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What are the solutions to “feed Africa?” Please read this important statement from the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA).  Groundswell International, through our West Africa network, is an active member of AFSA, the largest civil society network on the continent.  Diversity, not false solutions, is key to achieving food sovereignty and resilience in…

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