$1000 for school tuition for the 15-year-old son whose family had to flee their home country after his mother and two sisters were brutalized for the mom’s work against female genital mutilation.
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$1500 for equine therapy for the 14-year-old daughter whose mother, an LGBTQ rights activist, was threatened by the state with the removal of one of her children because of her organizing.
$2000 for a computer and educational supplies for the 17-year-old daughter whose mother provided advocacy and assistance to women whose rights had been violated in their home country. She was detained and arrested before seeking refuge in the U.S.
$5750 for educational materials, childcare and recreation activities for the four sons, ages two to 16, whose mother participated in a news segment opposing her state’s abortion restrictions. As a result, her nonprofit lost funding and her children were harassed in the local school.
$1500 for educational supplies for the 18-year-old 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 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.
$1500 for homeschooling support for the 14-year-old environmental activist who began a public protest every Friday afternoon to raise awareness of global heating. He was expelled and faced harassment from truck drivers who used their big rigs to smog him.
$2000 for a music program and tutoring for the 16-year-old son whose father fled to the U.S. after facing threats to his life for his advocacy work in his home country for rural communities’ right to control natural resources autonomously.
$2000 for educational support for the 16-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 two-plus years of house arrest and imprisonment.
$6000 for a range of programs for four children, ages 11 to 19, from two families whose parents fought against the construction of pipelines. One was physically assaulted, and the other faced felony charges.