$9540 for a wide range of programs for nine children, ages five to 19, from three families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests, and many of the parents have been imprisoned for civil disobedience.
$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 school tuition for the 13-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part time), a peace activist, travels the U.S. advocating for social justice in a truck painted with peace slogans. In response to her activism, her vehicle has been vandalized on numerous occasions and other drivers have tried to run her off the road.
$11,600 for a wide range of programs for 10 children, ages four to 21, from three families who are members of pacifist communities. Parents have engaged in peaceful anti-war protests and many of the parents have been imprisoned for civil disobedience.
$3500 for a group grant for outdoor activities for kids whose activist parents survived torture in their home countries. The program serves 14 children, ages eight to 19, from six refugee families in which at least one parent was a targeted pro-democracy activist.
$2000 for sports expenses for the 15-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 felonies for actions he took more than 20 years ago; these convictions have kept him from being able to legally adopt his son.
$1000 for sports programs for the 16-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 before a grand jury investigating anti-war activists.
$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 actions he took more than 20 years ago; these convictions have kept him from being able to legally adopt his son.
$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 before a grand jury investigating anti-war activists.
$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.S., he served 15 months in the brig and is unable to re-enter Canada to see his son. This grant will allow his son to visit him for the first time since the start of the pandemic.