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Doug Hertzler

@doug-hertzler.bsky.social
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Senior Policy Analyst, ActionAid USA, Land Rights, Food Sov, Impact of Big Ag on Climate & Rt2Food. Views here ≠ ActionAid's.

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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Thrilled to be part of this new hard hitting report: Food, Land, & Money: The Case for Ending the Agribusiness Financial Complex and Funding the Peoples’ Food Web shows what the world needs to end hunger: radical reform of global food systems. With @aausa.bsky.social & allies: foodlandmoney.org
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Food, Land & Money: Who Profits From the Global Food System?
Follow the money behind the global food system. Food, Land & Money reveals how Big Agribusiness and Big Finance shape what gets funded, who profits and who holds power.
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ActionAid USA @aausa.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🚨 New ActionAid analysis: countries facing the worst climate disasters are spending nearly 25 times more on debt than on climate action. That is not an accident. It is how the global debt system is built right now. Full findings 👉 bit.ly/4Acxh0c #ClimateJustice #FundOurFuture #DebtJustice
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ActionAid USA @aausa.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A glacier collapsed. A GCF grant intended to protect this exact valley took 7 years to be approved. “The international community has failed Nepal.” Our own @brandoncwu.bsky.social, quoted by Ken Silverstein in @forbes.com 👉 bit.ly/4r0U9vF #ClimateJustice #NepalFloods
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Nepal's Flood Was A Warning The World Had Already Received
Nepal's deadly flood exposes a deeper failure: climate finance pledged to vulnerable nations for years still isn't arriving fast enough — or at all.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Thanks for showing up for our neighbors!
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Breaking @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social reports: ICE detains Assemblies of God pastor couple with valid visas and threaten them with separation from US Citizen children if they do not agree to accept deportation, church leaders say. DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is a member of the denomination. 1/2
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GRAIN @grain.org · 21/05/2026
Brazil's Supreme Court has voted 9-0 to maintain a cap on foreign farmland ownership. The court also clarified that the law applies to Brazilian companies controlled by foreign shareholders. farmlandgrab.org/33490 @redesjdh.bsky.social @doug-hertzler.bsky.social
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Tomorrow! Webinar on Agrarian Reform and Climate Justice.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I'm pleased to share my reflections on the #ICARRD+20 in Colombia that I participated in along with our North American allies in academia, NFFC @familyfarmco.bsky.social, Family Farm Defenders, NFU @nfucanada.bsky.social , US Food Sovereignty Alliance, and the International Indian Treaty Council.
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ICARRD+20: No turning back on the fight for comprehensive and feminist agrarian reform - ActionAid USA
Over 1500 people, including official delegations from 56 governments, representatives of many international institutions, 400 researchers and scholars,
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RNS @rns.org · 05/03/2026
OPINION: If we cannot feel the death of an Iranian child with the same moral clarity as the death of a child in the United States, then something in us has been deformed.
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When the bombs fall on other people’s children
If we cannot feel the death of an Iranian child with the same moral clarity as the death of a child in the United States, then something in us has been deformed.
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IPES-Food @ipes-food.org · 03/03/2026
⚠️ What happens when a war in the Gulf raises bread prices in Africa? “Africa is unlikely to be a military participant… It will, however, be an economic casualty.” – Million Belay #Foodsecurity cannot be outsourced to volatile global markets. 🔗 www.linkedin.com/pulse/gulf-c... #FoodSovereignty
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The Gulf Crisis and Africa’s Food Calculus: A Hidden Vulnerability.
What would a new Middle East crisis mean for Africa’s food system? When Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni once asked, “Why would we starve while other people, far away from the continent, go to war?”...
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
AI is deciding who to bomb, next it will be telling Wall Street investors how to farm. Kind of like the chemical weapons science was adapted for pesticides. Its fundamentally anti-human www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Tech firms and AI farming tools ‘playing with the food system’, warns thinktank
Google, Microsoft and Amazon among companies using algorithms and AI to influence what crops are grown and how, say critics
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
#lCARRD+20 was 4 intense days of events & discussions. Countries agreed that the exchange of experiences should continue in S.Africa, Indonesia or Mexico in 3 years. Despite Colombia’s efforts, some govts insisted on equating Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Response👇 youtu.be/dR67Z4DuryI
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IPC final political declaration | ICARRD+20
YouTube video by IPC Food Sovereignty
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ActionAid USA @aausa.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
U.S. & Israeli military strikes on #Iran are unprovoked, unjustified & violate U.S. & international law. The Trump administration is a clear threat to global peace & security. Congress must act now to stop this unchecked aggression. Full statement 👉 www.actionaidusa.org/news/actiona...
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ActionAid's statement on the U.S. attack on Iran - ActionAid USA News
ActionAid USA condemns U.S. and Israeli military strikes on Iran and demands that the U.S. Congress immediately assert its
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
In the the final plenary panel of #ICARRD+20 Prof Jun Borras tells governments that, as both the academic conference and social movements’ forum here in Cartagena have declared, land tenure security “for all” and token land recognition are not genuine agrarian reform.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Today at #ICARRD+20 Jordan Treakle of the US Family Farm Coalition explained to the delegates from around the world how the kinds of innovation and investment we’ve had in the US are negatively impacting rural communities and land access and control for family farmers
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
A new UN report launched here at #ICARRD+20 reveals the shocking state of land inequality in the world. 10% of the largest landholdings encompassed 89% of all farmland. 23% of the worlds land users feel that they may lose access to land in the next few years.
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ActionAid USA @aausa.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Our Senior Policy Analyst, Doug Hertzler, reporting from sunny Cartagena, Colombia, shared this: the world’s second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development is underway, and the core takeaway is simple: land inequality is a crisis, and land justice is the fix.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Follow whats happening at #ICARRD+20 www.foodsovereignty.org/our-diary-fr...
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ICARRD+20: follow our daily coverage
The IPC diary from the second International Conference on Agrarian Reform (ICARRD+20) and the Forum of Peoples and Social Movements
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Today ICARRD+20 opened with a panel of peasants, fishers, pastoralists and indigenous people’s representatives. Followed by speeches: FAO, Brazil, Colombian President Petro. Best speech by a minister: on agrarian reform, food sovereignty and agroecology goes to South Africa
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Final declaration of the global social forum going into #ICARRD+20: “Agrarian reform must be inclusive, emancipatory, rooted in the diversity of rural life in all the regions of the world, including the global north.” www.foodsovereignty.org/wp-content/u...
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
In the US we need land reform. We need to recognize those who were exploited and dispossessed. We need to make land restitution to Indigenous Peoples, black and brown communities. We need regulation to stop growing inequality. We redistribution for young farmers and farm workers who are landless.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Attending the Land Life & Society Conference at U of Cartagena with over 200 experts on land plus representatives of Indigenous Peoples, peasants, pastoralists and fishers, was a great warm up for #ICARRD+20. Everyone agrees we need to address land inequality. Colombia is a starting point.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
I am at #ICARRD+20 in Cartagena as a delegate of the US Food Sovereignty Alliance! What is ICARRD? Read why it’s a crucial moment👇 www.actionaidusa.org/insight/new-...
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New momentum in the fight for land rights - ActionAid USA
The second International Conference on Agrarian Reform and Rural Development (ICARRD+20) takes place from February 24-28 in Cartagena, Colombia. Today,
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/01/2026
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free
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Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
ActionAid International moves its money to let HSBC know that we can’t backslide on climate. www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Leading charity pulls accounts from HSBC over ‘climate damage worth more than £100bn’
‘Moving our money is not just symbolic; it’s a vital first step in challenging destructive financial systems,’ says ActionAid UK
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
A message for foundations and philanthropists based on ActionAid’s experience resisting authoritarianism ncrp.org/resources/re...
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Act now before it’s too late - NCRP
ActionAid International’s Secretary General Arthur Larok and ActionAid USA’s Executive Director Niranjali Amerasinghe showcase examples of global resistance, from Uganda to Bangladesh to Haiti back to...
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Barbara van Paassen @bvpaassen.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Civil society is under attack in many places, not least in Peru with some of the all too common mechanisms (and worse) well described here afsee.atlanticfellows.lse.ac.uk/en-gb/blogs/... #democracy #civilsociety #civicspace #calltoaction
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Peruvian Civil Society is Under Attack
The ability to protect human rights, civil liberties, gender equality, and environmental justice has been disproportionately affected by Peruvian lawmakers' new regulatory push against civil society o...
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
As employees of ActionAid USA, we are proud members of SEIU Local 500. We demand that the DOJ drop the false conspiracy charges against David Huerta right now! We demand respect for the First Amendment and the Constitution!
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mady castigan✨ 🏳️‍⚧️ @mady.cat · 09/06/2025
NEW: Over a thousand people are rallied in Downtown LA in support of SEIU, after SEIU President Pres. David Huerte was arrested days ago after an ICE raid (ABC7) Won't be able to be as active with the updates today, but I'll do my best to provide some
Hundreds of protestors on a lawn carrying signs and flags
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
Proud to be an SEIU member. Free our brother David Huerta now!
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Join us in taking action in Congress on the starvation of Gaza.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Congratulations to FIAN and @focussouth.bsky.social on this great new report on global land grabbing, by the likes of Blue Carbon and TIAA, and the need for land redistribution. #ICARRD+20
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Common Dreams @commondreams.org · 03/06/2025
US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and Evictions of Farmers in Brazil: On a new report from @fian-international.bsky.social‬. www.commondreams.org/opinion/tiaa...
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US Pension Fund TIAA Linked to Brutal Land Grabs and E​victions of Farmers in Brazil | Common Dreams
The 10 largest transnational landowners in the world control an area larger than Japan, according to a new report. This accumulation fuels human rights abuse, inequalities, and environmental destructi...
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Big scoop for @leahjdouglas.bsky.social This government is both dangerous and dangerously incompetent www.reuters.com/world/us/fem...
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
“ @BrandonCWu.bsky.social of anti-poverty group @AAUSA.bsky.social said that Rubio's plan was "part of an unhinged crusade against perceived 'woke' policies and practices, not a coherent plan for reform." www.yahoo.com/news/us-stat...
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US State Department to cut positions, rights offices
President Donald Trump's top diplomat Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a restructuring of the US State Department that will cut positions and scale back human rights offices, saying the "bloated" organ...
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Ben Phillips @benphillips76.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
It is crisis for the West that agreeing with this Israeli newspaper headline can get you blacklisted, fired, arrested, and deported.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
US citizen Indigenous Maya Tzotzil man age 20 still being held in Florida jail after arrested for being undocumented by an apparently racist cop using a racist Florida law. floridaphoenix.com/2025/04/17/u...
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U.S.-born man held for ICE under Florida's new anti-immigration law • Florida Phoenix
Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, a 20-year-old U.S. citizen, was being held in the Leon County Jail Thursday, charged with illegally entering Florida as an “unauthorized alien” — even as a supporter waved his...
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
I will be there, please join us!
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I will be there!
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
I'll be there!
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Good news. Now let’s see if the criminal Trump administration obeys the order. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Federal judge rules return of Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador prison
White House has said US courts can’t order return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose wife has been protesting outside court
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
Waiting with fellow protesters on news from the US District Court, about the government’s illegal rendition of our community member Kilmar Abrego Garcia, husband and father of three to the Bukele’s torture cages in El Salvador
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GRAIN @grain.org · 31/03/2025
"Harvard stole Brazilian land. It’s time to make amends", writes Kayla P.S. Springer in The Crimson www.thecrimson.com/article/2025... @tiaadivest.bsky.social @realfoodmedia.bsky.social @doug-hertzler.bsky.social
Adrián Obregón, a Guaraní farmer and community leader from Argentina, at the Harvard campus in April 2014 to meet with students, workers and administrators about the impacts of the Harvard endowment fund’s investments on his community. Photo by the Responsible Investment at Harvard Coalition
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NPR @npr.org · 29/03/2025
The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration.
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Hundreds of anti-Musk protests are planned at Tesla locations worldwide this weekend
The protests are scheduled to take place at Tesla facilities across the U.S. and in Europe on Saturday, as part of a grassroots campaign against Tesla CEO Elon Musk's work in the Trump administration.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
Be on the lookout for these “brownshirts” in our neighborhood, whatever the color of gear they are wearing. Know what to do.
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Joe Katz @joekatz45.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
This is a better shot of the size of the crowd at Powder House Square for Rumeysa Ozturk. Less than 24 hours notice.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Please follow and support our allies CJA and C2C www.foodjustice.org as they work for the freedom of Mixteco farmworker leader Lelo Juarez detained by ICE because of his speaking out on behalf of human rights, which he began doing at age 14 when he worked in the berry fields. @aausa.bsky.social
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C2C
Community to Community Development is a women-led grassroots organization dedicated to food sovereignty and immigrant rights.
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Climate Justice Alliance @cjaourpower.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Our gratitude to everyone who has already called, messaged, and showed up to support detained Farmworker organizer Alfredo 'Lelo" Juarez. Keep up the pressure! CJA member Community 2 Community is collecting contributions for Lelo’s legal defense fund.
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Had a lot of fun with about 200 people at the dance party today in front of DC Tesla. Support school kids, disabled people, elders, immigrants, farmers, scientists. Everyone under attack by Musk. Upcoming events around the world Teslatakedown.com
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Doug Hertzler @doug-hertzler.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
ICE’s Gestapo tactics with Pennsylvania’s Bhutanese community mark a shameful era in American history | PennLive Editorial www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...
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ICE’s Gestapo tactics with Pennsylvania’s Bhutanese community mark a shameful era in American history | PennLive Editorial
It can take years for legal immigrants to secure a Green Card and ultimate citizenship.
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