Today, 2 years ago, Israeli civilians were attacked, kidnapped, and murdered. Children were traumatized, families torn apart. Two years later, Gazan civilians are attacked, starved, and murdered. Children are traumatized, families torn apart. Only now, the scale is unfathomable. Entire bloodlines wiped off the map. Babies withering away. Genocide. I reflected on all of this…
Last week, the federal government shut down after Congress failed to pass a spending bill to continue operations even in the short term. While we haven’t had a shutdown since the last Trump presidency (2019), this isn’t entirely new territory. Near-shutdowns and short shutdowns have become almost commonplace as the appropriations process has become increasingly…
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. These trips were little more…
I spent the last few days of 2024 in relative quiet. I was tired. All I could do was think and rest and then think some more. The privilege of being able to pause and recharge was not lost on me, and I was grateful for the chance to reflect. Although much is uncertain with…
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 reactions from US civil society…
At this year’s IMF and World Bank annual meetings in Washington DC, ActionAid joined a global coalition of civil society voices demanding an end to debt-driven austerity and championing a vision for a fairer, more resilient world economy. ActionAid and allies stood shoulder-to-shoulder with communities, activists, and youth leaders to bring urgent calls for economic…
Climate Week NYC (September 23-29) was a whirlwind of action for our Policy team, extending beyond New York City to key events in Washington, D.C. Here’s how ActionAid USA and our allies took bold steps for climate justice throughout the week. Our activities began before Climate Week when our Senior Policy Analyst, Kelly Stone, spoke…
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 of international climate justice and…
This summer, ActionAid USA joined more than 100 climate justice and human rights organizations to launch a months-long civil disobedience campaign at Citibank headquarters in New York. At ActionAid USA, we work for human rights and social justice in coordination with the global ActionAid federation in over 70 countries. We have been alarmed by both…
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 I want to take the…
