Dad Charged for Protesting with his Children
$2000 for educational supplies and a gym membership for the daughter, age 15, whose father was arrested at a peaceful demonstration and faced additional charges of contributing to the delinquency of… Read More
Peace
NC
Support for Children of Torture Survivors
$3500 for a group grant for outdoor activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 12 children, ages five to 19, from six refugee families in… Read More
Peace
IL
Father Fights to Stop Witch Hunts
$2000 for sports programs for the 15-year-old daughter whose father, a member of a peace and international solidarity group, had his home raided and was threatened with arrest, but refuses to testify… Read More
Peace
IL
Children and Parents Working Together for Peace
$13,260 for music lessons, educational support, and art supplies for 12 children, ages three to 18, from five families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents and teenage children have… Read More
Peace
ME, NY, NC, VA, WA
Sons Flee with Mother
$1500 for a computer for the 17-year-old son whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.
Labor & Economic Justice
TX
Union Leader Imprisoned
$1500 for martial arts classes for the 16-year-old son whose father fought for workers’ rights, co-founded an immigrant advocacy collective and spoke out against the Afghanistan and Iraq occupations… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
FL
Mother Organized After Katrina
$2100 for educational support and a CIF award for the siblings, ages 14 and 18, whose mother helped lead a movement to assert public housing residents’ rights to return home after the storm. In… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
LA
Moms Fired for Advocacy
$4700 for school tuition and a sports program for three kids, ages eight to 12, from two families whose mothers were fired for organizing on the job. One fought for fair working practices and the… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
GA, MS
Father Disabled by Police Beating
$4800 for support services for three siblings, ages nine to 10, whose father, a whistleblower for worker and consumer safety, was laid off, harassed, then arrested and attacked by police. Despite… Read More
Labor & Economic Justice
MA
Immigrant Parents Face Backlash
$3000 for educational support for two children, ages 14 and 18, whose parents speak out and organize events in support of humane immigration policy despite having been forced into sanctuary. They are… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Mom Faces Retaliation for Immigrants’ Rights Advocacy
$3000 for childcare and sports for the two sons, ages five and 12, whose mother became a vocal activist from sanctuary. The boys’ father, previously unknown to ICE, was detained in probable… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Dad Targeted While in Sanctuary
$3275 for recreational activities and virtual learning support for three children, ages 11 to 18, whose father is an immigrants’ rights leader. Since being denied a stay of deportation and entering… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Father Deported
$4000 for French classes, a computer, and school supplies for two siblings, ages 13 and 17, whose father was detained and deported by ICE, despite his pending case, in an apparent act of retaliation… Read More
Immigrants' Rights
Location Withheld
Indigenous Family Suffers Retaliation
$1600 for orthodontia for the 13-year-old girl whose grandmother (her guardian) fought to hold her tribal leader accountable for human rights violations. As a result, she was denied employment and… Read More
Human Rights
NY
Mom Fights for Indigenous Rights
$4000 for virtual learning supplies for the two siblings, ages five and six, whose mom was repeatedly stalked and threatened for her efforts to change Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day.
Human Rights
NM
Father Forced to Leave Country
$4000 for school tuition for two children, ages eight and 13, whose dad established an interfaith mosque to counteract society’s negative bias towards Muslims in the post-9/11 era. He faced… Read More
Human Rights
NY
Families Forced to Flee
$7,700 for childcare, educational support and a CIF Award for the six children, ages four to 21, from four families whose parents were forced to flee their home countries after being harassed,… Read More
Human Rights
IL, MA, NY
Mom Fights to End Torture
$2000 for volleyball programs for the 16-year-old daughter whose mother provided advocacy and assistance to women whose rights had been violated in their home country. She was detained and arrested… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
IL