NEW GRANTS

MOISH & LILLIAN ANTOPOL MEMORIAL  FUND (read more about named funds) Father Incarcerated for Documenting Police Murder $4000 for childcare and an Attica Fund Prison Visit grant for the three-year-old son whose father was harassed by police after filming and publicizing a police murder and is currently incarcerated on trumped-up charges. NV

Anti-Police Brutality Activist Fired $4000 for school tuition for two children, ages seven and nine, whose father organized for racial justice. After he appeared on the evening news protesting a case of police brutality, he was harassed and eventually terminated from his job. GA

Young Activist Exiled $1600 for a Development grant and Carry It Forward(CIF) award 3 to purchase a computer for the 23-year-old targeted activist youth (TAY) who was imprisoned for defending himself against assault by a group of men shouting homophobic slurs. Upon learning about his history of activism, including his work with Occupy and against police brutality, the judge added “banishment”  to his sentence, exiling him from his home and community while he is on probation.GA

ANTOPOL FUND Youth Detained for Fighting For Farm Workers’ Rights $1000 Development grant for an undocumented migrant worker, age 24, who organized for both his and his co-workers’ rights. After traveling across the country to present on his activism, he was targeted by ICE and is now fighting deportation. VT

CIVIL LIBERTIES

Activism Costs Family $6000 for school tuition for the four children, ages five to 12, whose mother was dismissed from her graduate pro gram for advocating for students’ rights. She lost her university teaching job and cannot find full-time employment in her field. CO

Mother Forced From Job $5100 for sports programs, school tuition and a CIF award for the four children, ages 11 to 21, whose mother's support for an arrested Muslim caused her boss to pressure her to find a job where she'd “feel more at home.” GA

ANTOPOL FUND  Father Disabled by Police Beating $4500 for childcare for the three siblings, ages five and six, whose father, a whistleblower for worker and consumer safety, was laid off and harassed. While seeking support from government officials he was arrested, attacked by a police officer, seriously  injured and denied treatment. Despite multiple surgeries he is incapacitated and partially paralyzed. MA

Dad Loses Job for Reporting the Truth $1900 for sports activities for the 17-year-old son whose father, an independent journalist, lost his job and was blacklisted for expressing progressive views and covering controversial topics.MN

Teacher Fired for Advocating for her Students $1000 for educational support for the daughter, age eight, whose mother, a public school teacher, lost her job because of her efforts on behalf of her special needs students. GA

CIVIL RIGHTS & RACIAL JUSTICE

Parents Fight for Better Environment, Racial Equality $27,600 for a broad range of programs and a CIF award for 22 children, ages one to 19, from seven families. Several parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism; others were attacked and/or imprisoned for their community organizing work. CA,FL,GA,NY

Mother Continues Family Legacy of Activism $5900 for after-school programs, drivers ed and orthodontia for the four children, ages four to 16, whose mother has worked for children's, women's and impoverished people's rights and against racism. She has been arrested, beaten and jailed for her activism. OR

Grandmother Stripped of Nation Standing $4410 for educational support, music lessons, and orthodontia for the five children, ages eight to 13,whose grandmother (with whom they live), organized for reform of their Nation's tribal leadership. She was eventually forced from her job and had her Nation services and benefits revoked.IN

Family Threatened by KKK $4300 for orthodontia and educational support for three children, ages 12 to 17, whose mother received death threats from the Klan for her efforts to desegregate a public housing complex. OR

Mayor Targets Mother $3000 for dance lessons for two children, ages eight and 16, whose mother, an anti-environmental racism activist, was harassed for requesting to know a city council member's position on locating a soil processing plant in her low-income, predominantly minority community.

Father Fired for Organizing $3000 for dance lessons and cultural activities for the twin siblings, age eight, whose father lost his job for recruiting his co-workers to participate in a racial justice program.GA

Family Loses Home $3000 for music lessons and martial arts lessons for the two children, ages nine and 13, whose mother is fighting for fair representation for their tribe and all Native people. She has been threatened, stalked, and fried from her government job, which caused the loss of their associated housing. AZ

Herman Warsh Memorial Fund Father Faces Lifelong Harassment by Police $3000 for sports programs for two children, ages 10 and 11. Their father has been targeted by the police for decades, for his father’s activism and for his own work for racial justice. Despite more than 40 arrests with no convictions, he continues to organize. CO

Civil Rights Organizer Serving 28 Years $2900 for sports activities for the two daugh ters, ages 13 and 17, whose father was a leader of an organization committed to black and brown unity, and human and civil rights. He was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to decades in prison despite maintaining his innocence.NC

Family's Home Bulldozed $1500 for sports activities for the 18-year-old son whose moth- er had her Nation standing stripped, home destroyed and job threatened because of her work against the Bureau of Indian Affairs-appointed leader of her Nation. NY

ANTOPOL FUND Youth Imprisoned for Fighting Racism $1000 Development grant for the 24-year-old TAY who was recently released after serving more than two years in prison. He was a member of an anti-racist organization involved in a brawl with a white supremacist group; only the anti-racists were charged despite numerous prior violent convictions of many of the white supremacists.IL

ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS

Twice-Imprisoned Father $3005 for music lessons and a trombone for the 14-year- old daughter and 15-year-old son whose father served time for destroying traps set for mountain lions, and was re-incarcerated for accepting a Facebook friend request. MI

ANTOPOL FUND Family Fears Physical Harm $1000 for childcare for the three-year-old son whose parents faced intimidation for their environmental activism. Their home address was published and multiple people threatened violence. OR

GENDER EQUALITY, LGBTQ & REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Daughters Assaulted $4000foreducational supportforthe10-year-oldsonand14-year-old daughter whose mother, an anti-female genital mutilation activist, was forced to flee her home country after two of her daughters were attacked in retaliation for her work. NY

Mother Threatened with Loss of Son $3000 for educational support for the eight- year-old daughter and 17-year-old son whose mother was threatened by the state with the removal of her son because of her organizing on behalf of LGBTQ rights. OR

Mother Fights to End Torture $1850 for sports activities for the 12-year-old daughter whose mother advocated for women whose rights had been violated in her home country. She was detained and arrested before seeking refuge in the U.S.IL

Jailers Threaten to Burn Children $1500 for tutoring for the 17-year-old son of a refugee women's rights activist who was tortured and warned that her children could be attacked. OK

Doula's Livelihood Threatened $1500 for school tuition for the son, age10, whose mother, a reproductive rights advocate, was barred from the local hospital after being harassed by its staff.GA

Young Blogger Under Death Threat $1000 Development grant for the 24-year-old TAY who was ostracized from her community and whose life was threatened because of her advocacy work for women's rights and gender equality in her home country. NY

HUMAN RIGHTS

Mother Attacked $3030 for music and sports activities for the three siblings, ages 11 to 17, whose mother organized against government corruption in her home nation. She fled to the U.S. after the military harassed her and her fellow activists and eventually assaulted her. IL

Family Targeted for Decades $3000 for cultural activities for the two sons, ages five and nine, whose father has been followed and targeted his entire life for his and his family's organizing. GA

Father Tortured $1250 for tutoring for the 15-year-old daughter whose father, a student organizer for an opposition party in his home country, was tortured and held by the military in a detention center before seeking refuge in the U.S. IL

Mother Forced to Flee $1000 for an after- school program for the son, age eight, whose mother was forced to flee their home country after she witnessed the assassination o fa doctor. She supported his efforts for patients’ rights to health care; after the murder, soldiers killed the other witness and assaulted her. IL

Two Generations Fight for Activists $1000 for sports activities and educational support for the 16-year-old daughter whose mother and grandmother were tortured for protesting students’ human rights violations in their home country, and fled to the U.S. IL

Father Refuses to be Silenced $999 for tennis lessons and equipment for the 16-year-old daughter whose father survived a year in a concentration camp. He testified against his captors despite receiving death threats. IL

LABOR & ECONOMIC JUSTICE

Family Forced to Relocate $2900forsports activities for two sons, ages 13 and 15, whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families. TX

Mother Organized Post-Katrina $2000 for orthodontia for the son and daughter, ages 10 and 14, whose mother was a leader in the movement demanding the right for residents to return to their public housing units after Katrina. In retaliation, she was harassed and imprisoned on false assault charges. LA

CLINTON E. JENCKS MEMORIAL FUND Union Dad Imprisoned $1000 for sports and after-school programs for the 12-year-old son whose father, a labor organizer and co-founder of an immigrants’ rights collective, was arrested on politically motivated charges. FL (The Jencks Fund will cover part of this grant.)

PEACE

Parents Working Together for Peace $6480 for childcare, music lessons and a computer for five children, ages two through 17, from three families. The parents have participated in nonviolent direct action. Some have been imprisoned for civil disobedience and others faced the threat of violence. CA, NY, OK

Mother Gives Birth Behind Bars $6000 for extracurricular activities and childcare for the five siblings, ages three to 14, whose war-resister mother fled to Canada. After five years she was deported to the U.S. where she served eight months in the brig while pregnant. TX

Muslim Peace Activists Targeted $5300 for educational support and three CIF awards for five children, ages 11 to 21, from two families. Their fathers were convicted of terrorist-related money laundering after an FBI sting targeted them for their public anti-war activities and support for a local Mosque. NY

Music Program for Children of Torture Survivors $3500 for a group grant for 11 children, ages five to 17, from five families, as part of a child and family strengthening program. The fathers were pro-democracy activists in African countries who were detained and tortured before seeking asylum in the U.S.   IL

Father Charged for Protesting with His Children $3318 for sports programs and a computer for four siblings, ages 11 to 18, whose father was arrested at a peaceful demonstration. He faced additional charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor for bringing his children to the event. NC

ANTOPOL FUND Parents Arrested Protesting Pipeline $3000 for the 11 and 14-year-old sons whose parents have been arrested repeatedly for nonviolent protests, most recently, against the Dakota Access Pipeline and the violence perpetrated against the water protectors. ME (The Antopol Fund will cover part of this grant.)

Five Years for Demonstrating $1628 for school tuition for the 17-year-old daughter whose father was imprisoned for protesting the Navy's use of Vieques as a bombing range. PR

ANTOPOL FUND Father Targeted for Protesting Torture School $1200 for two Carry It Forward awards for the 19 and 21-year-old daughters whose father has been targeted for his activism against the military training institution formally known as the School of the Americas. The family is part of a pacifist community that has engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and the father has been imprisoned for civil disobedience. NJ

Family's Home Raided $1000 for sports activities for the daughter, age 11, whose father faced harassment after refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating peace and international  solidarity  activists. IL

PRISONERS’ RIGHTS/U.S. POLITICAL PRISONERS

Son of Political Prisoner Targeted for his Activism $7500 for school tuition for the five children, ages five to 17, whose father, himself the son of a political prisoner, was fired for giving a lecture supporting political prisoners. GA

Second Generation Activist $5000 for cultural programs, therapeutic support and an Attica award for the seven-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter whose father, the son of an African American political prisoner, has been harassed by police for years for his efforts on behalf of his father, political prisoners and other human rights issues. PA

Former Political Prisoner Faces Ongoing Harassment $2000 for educational support for the nine-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for years for anti-apartheid efforts. Since his release he continues to work for freedom for political prisoners despite on- going targeting which has cost him several jobs. MA

Father Fought for the Incarcerated $1500 for educational and therapeutic support for the 19-year-old son whose father advocated for Native American prisoners’ rights. NM

Mother Targeted for Helping  Prisoners $1500 for cultural programs for the six-year- old son whose mother created an alternative program for inmates at a federal penitentiary. She was accused of conspiring with a political prisoner  and threatened with prosecution. NY

ATTICA AWARDS

$6000 to allow five beneficiaries, ages seven through 22, from three families, to visit incarcerated parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The imprisoned activists fought for racial justice and human rights. CA, ND, TX

CIF AWARDS

$4800 for eight beneficiaries, ages 18 through 22, from five families, for books and other educational materials. Their parents fought for peace, racial justice and human rights. CA, GA, IL, PA, VA