‘Disaster Capitalism in the Caribbean Region: Networking, Sharing and Learning from Community Responses’
This project aims to fill three gaps:
-the lack of a transnational network of actors fighting against disaster capitalism in the Caribbean Region;
-the lack of a digital space where information, data, contacts, evidence, knowledge, and experiences can be accessible to the participants to the network;
-the limited access that local realities and actors have to international organizations providing legal advocacy and legal support.
Tèt Kole Ti Peyizan Ayisyen (Heads Together Small Producers of Haiti) is one of Haiti’s two national peasant farmer movements. It was born in 1970 under the Duvalier dictatorship and has faced violence at the hands of large landowners.
WAVE is an organization in Dominica that aims to identify, document and publicize environmental damage and destruction across the nation through various outlets.
The Bernard Lodge Farmer’s Association resits displacement from arable land as Jamaica gives up greater food sovereignty
Through an innovative land trust, the Caño Martín Peña community protects itself against gentrification and champions other communities to do the same.
Barbudans rally against the Disaster Capitalism and accompanying ‘developments’ which expose them to greater effects from climate change
Grenada Land Actors is a nonpartisan platform of professionals, CBOs, NGOs, and private land users interested in sustainable land management and governance. They are champions of community, the environment, sustainable development, transparency & -accountability.
WAVE aims to identify, document and publicize environmental damage and destruction across the nation through various outlets.
The Julian Cho Society is a non-profit, non-governmental membership organization dedicated to the conservation of the environment and indigenous lands of southern Belize.
This project was financed by a grant from the Open Society Foundations to the University of The West Indies, under the stewardship of the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES)
Bernard Lodge Farmers Group
Progressive Reform Movement
Open Society Foundations
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In the tumultuous aftermath of disasters, it is easy to feel isolated and alone, but you are not.
We, a network of Caribbean-wide community organizers who stand in solidarity with those affected the twin threats of the climate crises and disaster capitalism, a phenomenon that exacerbates the suffering of vulnerable communities.
We want you to know that your stories matter. We are here to listen, to support, and to amplify your voices.
We believe that together, we can challenge the forces of disaster capitalism and advocate for more sustainable, inclusive and equitable decision-making.
Join us in solidarity. Share your experiences and let’s build strong communities that thrive together.
As the wider world braces for the climate change, Caribbean communities are already struggling with its effects. Small local communities, small scale farmers and coastal communities are disproportionately affected. Political decisions, power dynamics and laws often compound the catastrophes and silence bottom up solutions.
There are ways in which you can help.