Young Activist Injured and Harassed
A $1000 TAY Development grant for the 24-year-old BLM activist who, during a protest, was hit by a car driven by a police officer and was arrested for protesting. He has since been denied housing due… Read More
Racial Justice
IA
Young Civil Rights Activist Targeted
A $1000 TAY Development grant for the 18-year-old targeted activist who was bullied due to her leadership in the BLM movement.
Racial Justice
Location Withheld
Mom Persists Despite Violent Intimidation
$1000 for cheerleading for the 16-year-old whose mom demands justice for victims of police violence, including her own family members. Their car has been repeatedly vandalized and they have received… Read More
Racial Justice
MD
Peaceful Organizer Charged
$1200 for mental health services for the 14-year-old child of a racial justice organizer who was unjustly arrested at a peaceful protest. Because prosecutors charged her with gang involvement, she… Read More
Racial Justice
AZ
Police Target Mother
$1500 for therapy and music lessons for the 15-year-old daughter whose mother fought to reallocate police funding to mental health services. She was harassed online by local police and someone fired… Read More
Racial Justice
TX
Dad Faces Lifelong Police Harassment
$2500 for educational support for two teens, ages 16 and 17, whose father has been hounded by police for decades; he experienced targeting first for his father’s activism and then for his own racial… Read More
Racial Justice
CO
Mother Fired for Advocating for Anti-Racist Workplace
$3000 for recreational activities for two children, ages 10 and 15, whose mom was fired after she advocated for an anti-racist framework at her job. She was subsequently harassed, and her home was… Read More
Racial Justice
NC
Fathers Fired for Organizing
$4725 for tuition and sports programs for four children, ages 13 to 15, from two families. Fathers in both families lost their jobs and faced harassment for their public-facing anti-racist organizing… Read More
Racial Justice
GA
Fighting Racism in Education Costs Families
$9000 for a wide range of programs for seven kids, ages six to 18, from three families involved in the fight for racial justice in education. Some parents are students and others are teachers, but… Read More
Racial Justice
OR
Dad Punished for Anti-Prison Art
$1508 for music lessons and art supplies for the 10 and 14-year-old daughters whose incarcerated father advocates for prison abolition in his poetry and writing. His advocacy has resulted in… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
CO
Hunger Strike Participant Threatened
$2000 for educational supplies and sports for two kids, ages nine and 13, whose father participated in a hunger strike at a detention center to protest the detention of immigrants and unsafe… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
Location Withheld
Mother Threatened for Helping Prisoners
$3000 for cultural programs for the nine and 12-year-old sons whose mother created an alternative program for incarcerated communities in a federal penitentiary. She was accused of conspiring with a… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
NY
Former Political Prisoner Faces Harassment
$3000 for tuition and therapy for the 15-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for anti-apartheid efforts and continues to face targeting for his work to free political prisoners.
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
MA
Mother Blacklisted
$4500 for educational support and recreational activities for three children, ages 12 to 17, whose mother advocates for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system, and, due to targeting, can’… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
AL
Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted
$7500 for school tuition and sports for five children aged 11 to 18 from two families. Both fathers, themselves the sons of political prisoners, have experienced harassment and job loss because of… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
PA
Father Fights to Stop Grand Jury Witch Hunts
$1000 for physical therapy for the 17-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
Peace Activist’s Vehicle Vandalized
$1500 for tuition for the 14-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part time) travels the U.S. advocating for social justice. In response to her activism, her vehicle has been… Read More
Peace
GA
Adoptive Dad Thwarted by Felonies
$1500 for sports expenses for the 15-year-old son whose father has been arrested upwards of 100 times for his direct actions related to peace and social justice. He has two felony convictions for… Read More
Peace
DC