Other Years:
  
2006
Many of these
grants were made with the assistance of a community advisory board. The
foundation thanks Soya Jung-Harris, Dwight Mizoguchi and Dustin Washington for
their assistance.
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Partial grant list for 2006 |
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The Defender
Association |
http://www.defender.org/projects/rdp/ |
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Grant
restricted to the The Racial Disparity Project program. ($15,000.00) |
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The RDP
partners with community organizations to build a new shared vision of
public safety that does not rely on the |
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arrest and
incarceration of young people of color on drug charges. |
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Central
District Forum for Arts & Ideas |
www.cdforum.org |
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The CD Forum
offers progressive programs that encourage thought and debate on the
role of African-Americans in |
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Freedom Church
Of Seattle |
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Freedom Church
of Seattle is a leader in social justice community organizing. |
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Arab American
Community Coalition |
www.theaacc.org |
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An organization
doing strong work opposing the post-September-11 anti-arab backlash. |
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Grant
restricted to the Freedom School program. ($7,000.00) |
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Organizing with
other youth freedom schools across the nation to continue the legacy of
the civil rights movement |
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and teach young
people history, organizing and leadership development. |
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Institute For
Washington's Future |
www.comiteproamnistia.org |
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Grant
restricted to the Comite Pro-Amnistia y Justicia Social program.
($3,000.00) |
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Promotes
community organizing and leadership development around human rights
issues related to immigrants |
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Community
Coalition for Environmental Justice |
www.ccej.org |
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Grassroots
organization in Seattle organizing in communities of color and low
income communities to achieve |
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environmental
and economic justice. |
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Hate Free Zone
Campaign of WA |
www.hatefreezone.org |
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Grant
restricted to the RAFT Project program. ($7,000.00) |
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This project is
helping a cambodian man who is facing deportation advocate for himself
and raise awareness of the |
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AFSC |
http://www.afsc.org/pacificnw/pnindian.htm |
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Grant
restricted to the AFSC Indian Program program. ($1,800.00) |
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The AFSC Indian
Program organizes for regional Native American rights. |
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Fremont Public
Association |
http://www.povertyaction.org |
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Grant
restricted to the Poverty Action program. ($10,000.00) |
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Poverty Action
is a diverse statewide network of people working to help our state
understand how to eliminate the |
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root causes of
poverty in Washington and ensure a better future for everyone. |
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United for a
Fair Economy |
www.FairEconomy.org |
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UFE works to
raise awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermines the
economy, corrupts democracy, |
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deepens the
racial divide and tears communities apart. |
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Northwest
Women's Law Center |
www.nwwlc.org |
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An organization
working for the rights of women and families in the northwest. |
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