Rooting for the Home Team Launches Today!
Today we couldn’t be more excited to launch “Rooting for the Home Team”, the video and action campaign. The short video sheds light on the strength and struggle of Trilha do Senhor – one of 22...
View ArticleUpdate from Trilha do Senhor “Trail of the Lord” Community
Last night, Rooting for the Home Team was played at an assembly of Comunidades do Trilho (22 communities being threatened with removal), in the very same room that the video was shot nine months ago....
View ArticleAre you on Facebook? Are you on Twitter?
We’re building momentum and couldn’t be more grateful to all of you. Just wanted to check in and make sure you all knew how to support the campaign via facebook and twitter. For facebook, please help...
View ArticleUpdate from the Field: Phase 2
One month ago we launched Rooting for the Home Team, alongside partners in the states and Brazil. Together, we hit the ground running and couldn’t be more grateful to all of you for signing on as a fan...
View ArticleConstruction Begins in Fortaleza, Comunidades do Trilho Needs Our Support
We just got word from the Comunidades do Trilho in Fortaleza, Brazil that the Government is moving forward – illegally – with construction of the proposed light rail line that would destroy 22...
View ArticleCommunities facing displacement take fight to Dilma
Two members from about 4,000 families facing removal by a World Cup 2014 Light Rail project in Fortaleza, Brazil, managed to present a document to President Dilma Rousseff detailing the atrocities they...
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