$1000 for a TAY Development grant for the 24-year-old racial justice activist who was hit by a government official's car during a protest. He also faced intimidation by local police officers who followed him home after a protest.
$9100 for a broad range of programs for seven children, ages three to 22, from four families whose parents were fired for advocating for equality for their students, BLM, and journalist’s free speech rights.
$4500 for educational supplies for four children, ages seven to 14, whose family fled the U.S. to escape the FBI’s harassment of their father for his outspoken opposition to U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East. He was arrested and tortured before being extradited back to the U.S., forcing the family to relocate once again.
$1850 for educational supplies and a CIF award for the two daughters, ages 18 and 23, 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.
$1200 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 memory card.
$1000 for dance lessons 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.
$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.