$1500 for educational support and mental health services for the 15-year-old son whose father spent decades litigating against a large oil company and achieved a historic victory. As a result, the company has relentlessly targeted him, resulting in significant financial loss and possible jail time.
$2000 for physical therapy for the 11-year-old son diagnosed with a sensory processing disorder whose father and older brother have been harassed and faced death threats as a result of their work to protect the local water basin. The family dog was poisoned because of the parents’ work monitoring and confronting illegal pollution and development activities.
$2000 for a music program and tutoring for the 15-year-old son whose father lives in exile in the U.S. He faced threats to his life for his advocacy work in his home country for rural communities’ right to control natural resources autonomously.
$3000 for music lessons and educational support for three children, ages 10 to 13, from two families whose father helped shut down a pipeline to bring attention to the fossil fuel industry. He was charged with a felony and is still awaiting trial.
$4200 for recreational activities, speech therapy, and driving school for three children, ages 13 to 18, whose mom fought against the construction of a pipeline. After being physically attacked multiple times and receiving death threats, she moved away to keep her family safe, which meant losing her income.
$18,760 for a broad range of programs for 12 children, ages five to 18, from four families. Some parents were beaten and arrested while marching against environmental racism; others were attacked and/or imprisoned for their community organizing work.
$1000 for gymnastics for the five-year-old daughter, whose mom chose to go public about being stopped by a Customs and Border Patrol agent because she was speaking Spanish. She took legal action and had to move to escape the subsequent harassment.
$1000 for camping equipment for the 14-year-old son whose father, an independent journalist, was fired and blacklisted for expressing progressive views and covering controversial topics.
$1000 for interactive fitness equipment for the 18-year-old daughter whose father was a leader of an organization committed to Black and Brown unity, and human and civil rights. He was convicted of racketeering and sentenced to decades in prison despite maintaining his innocence.
$1500 for educational support for the seven-year-old daughter whose father, a journalist, was attacked while covering a neo-Nazi rally. His attacker was not charged, but he was arrested and the police confiscated his camera’s memory card.