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...
Arise for Social Justice
Springfield, MA
2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
We're a Western MA low-income rights organization which believes we have the right to speak for ourselves. Our members are poor, homeless, at-risk, working, unemployed and people pushed...
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...
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...
Critical Resistance Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012
Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe...
CURE – Nevada
Las Vegas, NV
2014
We are a support- and advocacy group of people whose life has been negatively affected by Nevada’s criminal justice system.We offer compassionate caring and information to help prisoners,...
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...
I Did the Time
Spokane, WA
2018, 2016, 2015, 2014
I Did the Time is a group of formerly arrested or incarcerated individuals, advocates, and criminal justice professionals who strive to create a society where people with arrest...
Muslim Consultative Network
New York, NY
2012, 2013, 2014
Muslim Consultative Network empowers the diverse New York City Muslims by connecting communities through dialogue, education, collaboration and social action. We reach across boundaries of race, ethnicity, gender,...
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.
Peoples' Justice for Community Control and Police Accountability
New York, NY
2015, 2014
Peoples’ Justice for Community Control and and Police Accountability was initiated by the NYC Coalition Against Police Brutality (CAPB) and allies. It is a coalition of NYC-based grassroots...
South Carolina Progressive Network
Columbia, SC
2012, 2013, 2014
The South Carolina Progressive Network is a coalition of grassroots activists who have joined forces to promote social and economic justice in the Palmetto State. Created in 1995...
Valley Improvement Projects
Modesto, CA
2017, 2014
Valley Improvement Projects aims to improve the quality of life of underrepresented and marginalized residents of California’s Central Valley, by promoting social and environmental issues through youth outreach,...
We Are Guahan
Barrigada, GU
2013, 2014
We Are Guåhan is a multi-ethnic collective of individuals, families and grassroots organizations concerned with the future of our islands. We Are Guåhan aims to inform and engage...