Each grant is $65,000 over three years awarded to develop stronger, larger, and more effectively managed organizations with greater impact.
The Hate Free Zone Campaign was initiated as a response to the post-September 11th backlash against communities of color. The Hate Free Zone Campaign strives to make Washington State a place where all individuals feel safe, through advocacy on behalf of immigrant communities, direct support to targeted individuals, anti-bias education, and community organizing. This grant will support operational systems that will contribute to the long-term effectiveness of the campaign. (2004-2006)
MHRN was created in 1990 as a strategy for organizing against the rise of white supremacist hate groups in Montana. MHRN currently works to promote pluralism and democracy, while supporting community acceptance of sexual minorities and Native Americans, and supporting environmental activism. This grant will support the development of a diverse and stable funding base. (2004-2006)
Western Prison Project, based in Oregon, works to build a multiracial racial movement for progressive reform of the criminal justice system in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah and Nevada. WPP is a grassroots community-based organization working with current and former prisoners and their family members; provides technical assistance and public education to organizations in their region; and has created a Legal Advisory Team in Oregon. This grant will support a fundraising and communications program. (2004-2006)
IWN is a statewide, nonpartisan coalition of organizations that works to improve the quality of, and opportunities in, the lives of women and their families. Through advocacy, organizing and citizen action, IWN promotes justice, diversity and equal rights. This grant is to complete a comprehensive organizational assessment and strategic planning process and to build and strengthen infrastructure. (2002-2004)
PCUN is Oregon's farmworker union dedicated to improving the working and living conditions in farm labor by empowering farmworkers to understand and take action against poverty, exploitation, and all of its effects. This grant is to dramatically increase the number of workers with the capacity and commitment to serve the movement as volunteer or paid organizers and leaders. PCUN launches this initiative at a time of great opportunities for workers to press for and achieve lasting and meaningful changes, especially in thier workplaces, as a result of PCUN's 14-year struggle to establish collective bargaining rights for Oregon farmworkers. (2002-2004)