Activist Forced out of Work
$4380 for arts enrichment and a CIF award for three siblings, ages 10 to 19, whose mother advocated against racism and rape culture in schools. In retaliation, she lost contracts with the local… Read More
Human Rights
OK
Parents Forced to Flee
$4500 for tuition and enrichment activities for three children from two families, ages 6 to 14, whose parents fled their home countries after their human rights activism put them in immediate danger.
Human Rights
IL
Mother and Daughters Assaulted
$2000 for school tuition for the 16-year-old son whose family had to flee their home country after his mother and sisters were brutalized for the mom’s work against female genital mutilation.
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
NY
Mother Threatened with Loss of Son
$1500 for equine therapy for the 14-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQ 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
Daughter Harassed
$3000 for recreational activities for two siblings, ages 16 and 18, whose family faced harassment after their mother held school personnel accountable for their wildly inappropriate behavior towards… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
AL
Reproductive Justice Organizer Threatened
$3000 for tutoring and therapy for two daughters, ages five and 15, whose mom faced online harassment and attacks as a result of her fight for reproductive health access for all. The attacks forced… Read More
Gender Equality, LGBTQ, & Reproductive Rights
Location Withheld
Father Falsely Accused
$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… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
NY
Young Environmental Activist Expelled
$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… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
WI
Environmental Activist & Children Threatened
$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.
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AR
Environmental Lawyer Survives Assassination Attempt
$1600 for tutoring and a CIF award for two children, ages 17 and 21, whose father lives in exile in the U.S. He faced threats to his life for his advocacy in his home country for rural communities’… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
MA
Environmental Racism Protesters Targeted
$3800 for three children, ages three to 17, from two families. Both families have spent years organizing against environmental racism in their communities and have faced targeting by employers and… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
AL
Pipeline Protestors Targeted
$8600, including a CIF award, 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.… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
VA
Parents Fight to Protect Environment
$14,920 for a broad range of programs and one CIF award for 12 children, ages seven to 20, from four families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism,… Read More
ENVIRONMENTAL & ANIMAL RIGHTS
CA
Journalist Stabbed
$1500 for tutoring for the eight-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 Harassed
$1500 for dance and music lessons for a six-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
FBI Whistleblower Prosecuted
$4000 to support two children, ages eight and 12, whose father leaked documents that exposed racist surveillance tactics in the U.S. He was sentenced to prison and forced to liquidate all assets to… Read More
Civil Liberties
CA
Father Tortured
$6000 in homeschooling expenses for four children aged eight to 15 whose family fled the U.S. to escape the FBI’s harassment of their father for his public opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the… Read More
Civil Liberties
GA
Activists Forced out of Work
$7000 for a broad range of programs for five children, ages four to 18, from four families whose parents were fired for advocating for equity in schools, racial justice and free press rights.
MN