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We are thrilled to share that Anuradha Mittal, founder and Executive Director of The Oakland Institute, is the recipient of the 2022 Paul K. Feyerabend Award.

---FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE--- November 8, 2022; 6:00 AM PT Media Contact: [email protected], +1 510-469-5228 A new exposé unmasks the powerful political and financial forces backing the Midwest Carbon Express — and their close ties to the fossil fuel and ethanol industry — driving the project despite massive opposition. A large and diverse coalition of Indigenous groups, farmers, and environmentalists is pushing back against the largest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the world — a false solution to the climate crisis.

In a shocking blow to Maasai land rights, the East African Court of Justice has dismissed a case brought against the Tanzanian government by four Maasai villages.

The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has deepened the continent's dependence on costly imported inputs and undermined the resilience of Africa’s food systems.

Following the violence that erupted around the demarcation of land in Loliondo, thousands of Maasai remain displaced in Kenya, suffering from hunger and facing high medical costs.

With the fall of the Rajapaksa dynasty, both Rajapaksa brothers and other perpetrators of war crimes and human rights abuses must be brought to justice.

In the past two weeks, the Tanzanian government has escalated its campaign against the Maasai living within the Loliondo division of Ngorongoro district.

Más allá de las sanciones, es imperativo que los gobiernos de EUA, Canadá y más allá actúen rápidamente para prevenir que empresas mineras que están registradas en sus países sigan fomentando dicha violencia y desposesión.

Beyond these sanctions, it is imperative for governments in the US, Canada, and beyond to act quickly to prevent mining companies registered in their countries from advancing this violence and dispossession.

Security forces have cracked down on Maasai resisting the eviction, leading to dozens of people injured, dozens of arrests, and a police officer killed.