$2000 for an Attica Grant to allow the grandchildren and great grandchildren of an Indigenous political prisoner to visit their relative as he serves two life sentences for his role in the American Indian Movement.
$19,380 for a broad range of programs and two Carry it Forward (CIF) awards for 14 children, ages seven to 22, from five families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism, while others were attacked or imprisoned for their organizing work.
$11,100 for educational services and recreational opportunities, including a CIF award, for seven children, ages two to 19, from four families who have spent years organizing against environmental racism in their communities and have faced targeting by employers and police.
$8600 for summer camp, tuition and homeschool supplies for six children, ages six to 19, from three families. Their parents helped disrupt pipeline operations and bring attention to the impact of the fossil fuel industry. One parent was physically assaulted, another faced felony charges and a third was forced to relocate.
$1500 for tutoring for the 17-year-old son whose father lives in exile in the U.S. The father faced threats to his life for his advocacy in his home country for rural communities’ right to their natural resources.
$1500 for homeschooling support for a 14-year-old who was expelled from school and harassed after he began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating.
$1500 for tutoring for the 16-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company targeted him relentlessly, which has resulted in frozen assets and jail time.
$1000 for tutoring for the 16-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company targeted him relentlessly, which has resulted in frozen assets and jail time.
$1500 for homeschooling support for the 14-year-old Targeted Activist Youth (TAY) who was expelled from school and harassed after beginning a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating.
$1500 for therapy for the 13-year-old son whose father and brother have faced death threats and the killing of a family dog in retaliation for their work to protect the local water basin.