Advocating for Just Systems

National Equal Justice Association

• Spring 2023
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•   2nd Grant

National Equal Justice Association secures equal justice for poor and minority workers and their families struggling to obtain fair wages, nutritional food, health care, clean and affordable water, and safe working and living conditions. Mary’s Pence’s second grant will advance NEJA’s Bayview Hunters Point campaign to raise awareness about the water contamination affecting The Hunters […]

Institute for Research on Male Supremacism

• Fall 2022
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•   3rd Grant

California

The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is dedicated to helping grassroots social justice groups fight male supremacism, convening women experts researching supremacists’ ideologies and movements, and educating the public about their work. They provide methods and strategies to properly equip organizations to push back against harmful ideologies and frameworks. After a successful virtual […]

Tight Lipped

• Fall 2022
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•   1st Grant

Illinois

Tight Lipped is a grassroots organization by and for people with chronic vulvovaginal and pelvic pain, working to destigmatize these conditions.  They advocate for correct diagnosis, effective treatment, and compassionate care, and also connect the affected community through storytelling. Tight Lipped is currently developing and launching their first patient-led campaign, which will advocate for all […]

Data for Indigenous Justice

• Fall 2022
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•   2nd Grant

Alaska

Data for Indigenous Justice(DIJ) was created from community grassroots efforts to call attention to the crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people (MMIWG2S). DIJ, an Indigenous-led organization, uses their database to address the issue of MMIWG2S across Alaska and ensure that the data is used ethically and benefits the communities. After […]

Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice

• Fall 2022
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•   1st Grant

The Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice is a grassroots start-up that advocates against gender-based violence in the prison system by centering, connecting, and supporting jailhouse lawyers and grassroots advocates. ARC Gender Justice organizes to shift power to those affected by the dysfunction of the carceral system.  ARC Gender Justice will create and distribute self-advocacy […]

Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition

• Spring 2022
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•   3rd Grant

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Defend Glendale & Public Housing Coalition is a grassroots community organizing campaign for residents living in public housing. Their mission is to protect public housing from privatization and to prevent the displacement of people who rely on public housing, the majority of whom are Black (immigrants, Muslims, East Africans), families with children, and people with […]

National Equal Justice Association

• Spring 2022
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•   1st Grant

California

National Equal Justice Association secures equal justice for poor and minority workers and their families struggling to obtain access to living wages, nutritional food, health care, clean and affordable water, and safe working and living conditions free from pesticide and other toxic poisoning. NEJA partners with grassroots, community-based, self-help organizations of farm workers, service workers, […]

Data for Indigenous Justice

• Fall 2021
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•   1st Grant

Alaska

Data for Indigenous Justice(DIJ) was created from community grassroots efforts to call attention to the crisis of missing, murdered, Indigenous women, girls, and two-spirited people (MMIWG2S) and was only the second database in the nation to track this cause. DIJ plans to use their database to help address the issue across the nation and ensure […]

Institute for Research on Male Supremacism

• Fall 2021
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•   2nd Grant

California

The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is dedicated to helping grassroots social justice groups fight male supremacism, convening women experts researching supremacists’ ideologies and movements, and educating the public about their work. IRMS brings together organizers from grassroots organizations to address male supremacism and its intersections with racism, xenophobia, and transphobia. They also […]

Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance

• Fall 2021
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•   3rd Grant

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Domestic Workers Alliance (PDWA) is a domestic worker-led organization fighting for justice, dignity, and power for house cleaners, nannies, and caregivers. As the only domestic worker organizing group in the state, PDWA organizes and develops the leadership of women — primarily low-income women of color and immigrant women — to win workplace protections that […]