$1500 for tuition for the 14-year-old grandson whose grandmother (with whom he lives part time) travels the U.S. advocating for social justice. In response to her activism, her vehicle has been vandalized on numerous occasions and drivers have tried to run her off the road.
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$1000 for a computer for the 16-year-old son of a pacifist who fled to Canada after refusing to be deployed to Iraq and was subsequently charged with a felony.
$7500 for school tuition and sports programs for five children, aged 12 to 19, from two families. Both fathers, themselves the sons of political prisoners, have experienced harassment and job loss because of their activism.
$7500 for educational support and recreational activities for five children, ages nine to 18, from two families. Their mothers have been denied jobs or threatened with prosecution for advocating for individuals wronged in the criminal justice system.
$4700 for music, art and an Attica Grant for the 10 and 14-year-old daughters whose incarcerated father advocates for prison abolition in his poetry and writing. His advocacy has resulted in prolonged periods in solitary confinement, violent attacks and being barred from communication with his family.
$15,000 for tuition and sports programs for ten children, ages one to 16, from four families. Fathers in all four families lost their jobs or faced police harassment for their public-facing anti-racist organizing work.
$8100 for a wide range of programs for six kids, ages six to 18, from three families involved in the fight for racial justice in education. Some parents are students and others are teachers, but all have worked to improve equity in schools and universities and have been harassed, threatened and/or lost their jobs as a result of their organizing.
$5000 for three children, ages four, 15 and 16, from three families. Their mothers are leaders in the fight for police reform and justice for victims of police violence. All three have received death threats, attention from white supremacists, and pressure to relocate their families.
$4500 for educational support for three children, ages 11, 16 and 20, whose mother has been beaten and jailed because of her work for racial and gender justice.
$3000 for recreational activities for two children, ages 10 and 15, whose mom was fired after she advocated for an anti-racist framework at her job. She was subsequently harassed, and her home was threatened, forcing the family to move.