Teacher Fired for Promoting Inclusion
$1200 for two CIF awards for the two siblings, ages 19 and 20, whose mother was abruptly dismissed from her job and targeted online for suggesting that her elementary school students sing a song… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
WI
Fathers Falsely Accused
$9000 for homeschooling expenses for six children, ages nine to 18, from two families. Their fathers spoke out against the Iraq war and were falsely accused of terrorist activity and hunted by the… Read More
Civil Liberties
OH
Activists Forced Out of Work
$5600 for a broad range of programs and a CIF award for four children, ages 5 to 19, from three families whose parents were fired for advocating for equity in schools, racial justice and free press… Read More
Civil Liberties
MN
FBI Whistleblower Prosecuted
$2000 for arts programming for two children, ages 10 and 13, whose father leaked documents that exposed racist surveillance tactics in the U.S. He was sentenced to prison and forced to liquidate all… Read More
Civil Liberties
CA
Mother Surveilled
$3000 for childcare and recreational activities for three children, ages four to 11, whose mom faced harassment and surveillance for advocating for political prisoners unjustly targeted in the U.S. “… Read More
Civil Liberties
MA
Journalist Stabbed
$1500 for tutoring for the nine-year-old daughter whose father, a journalist, was attacked while covering a neo-Nazi rally. He was arrested and had his camera confiscated while his attacker walked… Read More
Civil Liberties
CA
Mom Targeted
$1500 for dance and karate lessons for a seven-year-old girl whose mom went public about being stopped by a Customs and Border Patrol agent because she was speaking Spanish. She took legal action and… Read More
Civil Liberties
Location Withheld
Student Activist Harassed
$1200 for school supplies for a 16-year-old Black student in a majority-white school who filed a civil rights lawsuit after a teacher shoved and berated her for declining to say the pledge of… Read More
Civil Liberties
SC
Mom Organizes Against Police Violence
$1000 for therapeutic activities for the 17-year-old son whose father was killed by police; the family has had to relocate to avoid police harassment as they fight to end police shootings for good.
Civil Liberties
MN
Mayor Fights to Govern
$1000 for childcare for the three-year-old daughter of a town’s first Black mayor, a longtime community activist, who has been systematically barred from assuming office and suspended from his EMT… Read More
Civil Liberties
AL
Environmental Racism Protesters Targeted
$9600 for educational and sports programs and a CIF award for seven children, ages two to 18, from three families who have spent years organizing against environmental racism in their communities and… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AL
Parents Fight to Protect Environment
$19,000 for a broad range of programs for 13 children, ages two to 17, from six families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism, while others were attacked… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
NY
Pipeline Protestors Persecuted
$7100 for camps, tuition, homeschool supplies and a CIF award for six children, ages seven to 20, from three families. Their parents helped disrupt pipeline operations and bring attention to the… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
WI
Young Environmental Activist Expelled
$1500 for homeschooling support for a 15-year-old who was expelled from school and harassed after he began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
WI
Reproductive Justice Organizers Threatened
$9900 for childcare, tutoring and therapy for seven children, ages three to 18, from three families that faced severe harassment and attacks as a result of their fights for reproductive justice.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
Location Withheld
Daughter Harassed
$2100 for educational and sports supplies, including a CIF award, for the 17 and 19-year-old children whose family faced harassment after their mother held school personnel accountable for wildly… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
AL
Teen Activist Creating Safer World
$1500 for organizing support for a 16-year-old drag performer and gender liberation activist who builds safe spaces for gender-nonconforming youth despite years of harassment.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
NY
Mother Threatened with Loss of Son
$1500 for equine therapy for the 15-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQIA+ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
OR