Police Target Mother
$1300 for dance lessons and summer camp for the 13-year-old daughter whose mother fought to reallocate funding from the police to mental health services. As a result, she was harassed online by local… Read More
Racial Justice
TX
Family Threatened by KKK
$2100 for a computer and a CIF award for two daughters, ages 16 and 19, whose activist mom received death threats from the Klan for her efforts to desegregate a public housing complex.
Racial Justice
OR
Teacher Threatened
$3000 for childcare and school tuition for two brothers, ages four and 16, whose father was targeted after advocating for fair treatment of a student who reacted physically to a classmate’s racist… Read More
Racial Justice
GA
Mother Fired for Advocating for Anti-Racist Workplace
$3200 for recreational activities for two children, ages eight and 13, 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
Moms Blacklisted
$8350 for a computer, therapy, athletic expenses, and cultural programming for six children, ages 10 to 19, from two families, whose mothers were both targeted for their anti-racist organizing in the… Read More
Racial Justice
GA, OK
Fathers Targeted for Anti-Racist Activism
$11,800 for tuition, tutoring, and recreational activities for eight kids, ages nine to 16, from four families, whose dads faced repression for their racial justice organizing. Two lost jobs, one was… Read More
Racial Justice
CO, GA
Dad Punished for Anti-Prison Art
$3070 for music lessons and recreational activities for the eight and 12-year-old daughters whose incarcerated father advocates for prison abolition in his poetry and writing. His views have resulted… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
CO
Former Political Prisoner Faces Harassment
$4000 for school tuition for the 13-year-old twins whose father was incarcerated for anti-apartheid efforts and continues to face ongoing targeting for his work to free political prisoners.
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
MA
Mother Threatened for Helping Prisoners
$4500 for cultural programs for three children, ages seven to 18, whose mom created an alternative program for inmates at a federal penitentiary. She was accused of conspiring with a political… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
NY
Sons of Political Prisoners Targeted
$7500 for school tuition and an at home nature project for five kids, ages 11 to 17, from two families whose fathers are both children of political prisoners. Their activism on behalf of political… Read More
Prisoners' Rights/ U.S. Political Prisoners
GA, VA
Adoptive Dad Thwarted by Felonies
$1000 for sports expenses for the 14-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
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
Father and Son Separated
$3000 for travel costs for the 15-year-old son whose soldier father refused deployment to Iraq, fled to Canada, and became active in the Canadian anti-war movement. After being deported back to the U… Read More
Peace
QC
Support for Children of Torture Survivors
$4600 for a computer, recreational activities, a CIF award, and an Attica grant** for two siblings, ages 16 and 18, whose father was arrested at a peaceful demonstration and faced additional charges… Read More
Peace
IL
Dad Charged for Protesting with his Children
$4600 for a computer, recreational activities, a CIF award, and an Attica grant** for two siblings, ages 16 and 18, whose father was arrested at a peaceful demonstration and faced additional charges… Read More
Peace
NC
Children and Parents Working Together for Peace
$10,595 for a wide range of programs for nine children, ages three to 19, from five families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents and teenage children have engaged in peaceful anti-war… Read More
Peace
ME, NY, VA, WA
Union Leader Imprisoned
$2000 for martial arts classes for the 17-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
Sons Flee with Mother
$2280 for music lessons, art programs, and a CIF award for two sons, ages 17 and 20, whose mother was threatened with prison for trying to address the needs of low-income families.
Labor & Economic Justice
TX