500 Years of Dignity and Resistance
Cleveland, OH
2017, 2014
The Committee of 500 Years of Dignity and Resistance initially formed in 1991 to educate the public about negative stereotyping against the indigenous people in sports and media...
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Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras
Tucson, AZ
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013
Our mission is to affirm the rights of indigenous peoples, their right to self determination, their collective human and civil rights, the rights of sovereignty and the protection...
BAY-Peace: Better Alternatives for Youth
Oakland, CA
2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011
BAY-Peace supports and empowers Bay Area youth to confront militarism and other forms of violence through youth organizing and artistic resistance. We are the only group of our...
BreakOUT!
New Orleans, LA
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
BreakOUT! seeks to end the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth to build a safer and more just New Orleans.We build on the rich...
Connecticut Students for a DREAM
Bridgeport, CT
2015, 2014
Connecticut Students for a DREAM is a statewide organization of DREAMers and alies that seek to empower undocumented students and their families by advocating for their rights and...
Corporation of Newe Sogobia
Austin, NV
2014
Corporation of Newe Sogobia aims to achieve economic and social self-suffiency for the well-being of the Westner Shoshone people.Our goals are to protect the lands, resources and rights...
Hawai'i Peace and Justice
Honolulu, HI
2014
Originally founded in 1968, the Hawai’i Area Program of the American Friends Service Committee has become Hawaiʻi Peace and Justice. The work of HPJ draws on the long...
L.A. Rooted
Los Angeles, CA
2017, 2015, 2014
L.A. Rooted is a grassroots summer youth program which aims to cultivate youth leadership in the areas of environmental stewardship, community empowerment, food sovereignty and self-care. L.A. Rooted...
Native Village of Nuiqsut
Anchorage, AK
2014
Native Village of Nuiqsut is a federally regonized tribe in Alaska that is fighting for indigenous rights, racial, environmental, and economic justice.
NC FIELD
Kinston, NC
2014
NC FIELD’s vision is to improve the quality of life for farmworkers by increasing dignity and respect throughout the community. We aim to end child labor in agriculture...
Pennsylvania Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth (PACFSY)
Philadelphia, PA
2014
The Pennsylvania Coalition for the Fair Sentencing of Youth is a group of individuals and organizations dedicated to ensuring a fair chance for all of Pennsylvania’s children. The...
Project on Youth and Non-Military Opportunities (Project YANO)
Encinitas, CA
2017, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
Project YANO is community organization that provides young people with an alternative point of view about military enlistment. Many of our members are armed forces veterans who believe...
Providence Student Union
Providence, RI
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012
The Providence Student Union (PSU) is a youth-led student organizing program whose mission is to build the collective power of students across Providence to ensure youth have a...
Providence Youth-Student Movement
Providence, RI
2014
PrYSM was founded on November 8th, 2001, when a series of repeated Cambodian gang fights and resulting deaths inspired youth and local college students to fight for positive...
Public Higher Education Network of Massachusetts (PHENOM)
Amherst, MA
2014, 2013, 2011
The 500,000 people who make up the Massachusetts public higher education community are the sleeping giant of Massachusetts politics. By mobilizing a large and engaged grassroots network, PHENOM...