2007 Grant History
- ten grants totaling $25,000 from our General Fund.
- seven grants totaling $17,000 from our Fires 2007 – Fund for Change.
- three grants totaling $20,000 from our FEX/Media Justice Fund.
General Fund
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Mission/Project |
Amount |
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The Center for Middle Eastern Women will work to raise awareness about the rights of Middle Eastern women living in San Diego |
$1,500 |
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Inner City Youth, San Diego will produce a series of half-hour program segments for residents of Southeastern San Diego on topics such as “Stop the Violence” and “Community Problem-Solving.” |
$2,000 |
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San Diego Social Forum Committee will host a San Diego Social Forum in 2008 with the hopes of establishing the networking and coalition-building event as an annual gathering |
$500 |
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Somali Family Services of San Diego will educate San Diegans from Somalia regarding voting rights and practices. |
$3,000 |
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Through a program called “Unity Literary Connection ,” African American Writers and Artists, Inc., will foster positive relationships between youth in the Diamond District and incarcerated youth. |
$2,500 |
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Guerrero Azteca Peace Project will work to speak truth to young people of color about military recruitment in area high schools. |
$3,000 |
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Organizacion Vanguardia de Mujeres Libres Maria Magdelena will work to promote the health and growth of an organized group of sex workers in Tijuana’s red light district. Danzig Award Winner |
$3,000 |
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San Diego Indie Music Fest will celebrate independent music, art, business & thought, thereby creating positive change in our city and beyond. |
$2,500 |
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Servicios Asistenciales “La Roca” Tijuana will offer a 10 – week bi-national program, engaging groups from San Diego and Tijuana to interact and learn about environmental issues. |
$2,000 |
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Sun and Moon Vision Productions will create an updated media project, “Youth OUT LOUD!” addressing LGBT issues in area schools. Cua Award Winner |
$5,000 |
FIRES 2007 – Fund for Change
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Organization/Project |
Amount |
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Paradise Community Services is providing group and individual instruction of available benefits to Hispanic non-English-speaking victims of the North County fires. |
$2,000 |
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Justice Overcoming Boundaries is partnering with other local groups to launch an organizing campaign with affected communities to ensure the fair distribution of fire relief services. |
$2,500 |
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American Friends Services Committee is delivering sleeping bags, wool hats, and information to recently-immigrated farm workers affected by the fires, intending to build trust with the leadership of this hard-to-reach population. |
$2,500 |
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Border Angels is coordinating the largest Latino outreach to fire victims in the migrant community, having established distribution centers with other organizations throughout the county. |
$2,500 |
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American Civil Liberties Union has co-authored a comprehensive report documenting civil rights abuses of the vulnerable during the fires – a translated report will help advocate for policy changes on both sides of the border. |
$2,500 |
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Center for Social Advocacy is working to directly assist the most invisible and vulnerable fire victims with supplies necessary for the most basic human survival through their ongoing outreach program. |
$2,500 |
FEX/Media Justice Fund
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Mission/Project |
Amount |
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Activist San Diego is exploring the establishment of a full-power, non-commercial activist radio station to give media access to marginalized communities. |
$7,000 |
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Sun & Moon Vision Productions is creating a “Media Justice Tool Kit” for distribution at “Cine Luna” film exhibitions. |
$5,000 |
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Voz Alta is creating a cross border project training youth in use of basic and advanced tools for media production. |
$8,000 |