$2400 for four CIF awards for textbooks and school supplies for three beneficiaries, ages 18 to 24, from three families. Their parents advocate for environmental justice, peace and racial justice
$1500 for homeschooling support for the 13-year-old environmental activist who began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating. While many other students were allowed to make up work if they missed school for educational reasons, he was expelled and faced harassment from truck drivers who used their big rigs to smog him.
$16,600 for a broad range of programs for 12 children, ages six 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.
$8600 for a broad range of programs for seven children, ages 10 to 22, from three families whose parents fought against the construction of pipelines. One mother was physically assaulted and the other parents faced felony charges.
$2000 for educational support 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 six months of jail time in addition to over two years of house arrest he served.
$1600 for a music program, tutoring and a CIF award for the 16 and 20-year-old siblings 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.
$1000 for physical therapy for the 12-year-old son whose father and older brother have been harassed and faced death threats as a result of their work to protect the local water basin.
$1000 for recreational activities and tutoring for the 18-year-old boy whose guardian organized against processing plants being placed in their predominantly Black community. One of the companies filed a lawsuit against her, and she faced harassment from local officials.
$1500 for music classes and counseling for the 18-year-old daughter whose father was jailed for destroying traps set for mountain lions and now advocates for wolves.
$1500 for recreational activities for the 17-year-old boy whose guardian is organizing against processing plants being placed in their predominantly Black community. One of the companies filed a lawsuit against her, and she faced harassment from local officials.