News Archives: May, 2019
This is How You Invest in Justice
Your support fuels social justice organizing on a range of issues and where it is needed most. This year, PDF made grants to 23 organizations for general operating support. Click here to read about our inspiring 2019 Community Organizing grantees. Assessing the Impact of Rideshare One new and timely Community Organizing grantee, United Taxi Workers Union of ...Read more
Published on May 22, 2019
Home, Housing, Houslessness: The Silent Crisis Sweeping the U.S.
Experience the power of grassroots funding featuring Right 2 Survive Springfield No One Leaves Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness Click on these organizations to learn more about them and support them! Eleven years ago the housing market crashed. The results of the Great Recession are being called “a silent crisis in America.” Decades of city, state ...Read more
Published on May 2, 2019
Women’s Rights Ageless and Innovative Paths to Equity
Experience the power of grassroots funding featuring People’s Justice League Education Centre in Support of Production and the Environment Click on these organizations to read from their applications and support them! According to the UN: “Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right, but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.” The ...Read more
Published on May 1, 2019
Fighting Environmental Racism
Experience the power of grassroots funding featuring Asociacion de Gente Unida por el Agua Native American Educational Technologies Click on these organizations to read their applications and support them! Climate change disproportionately hurts marginalized communities. From burning fossil fuels to extractive mining of natural resources to the placement of natural gas pipelines, governmental ...Read more
Published on May 1, 2019
Towards a Just Economy The Struggle for Economic Justice
Experience the power of grassroots funding featuring Cooperative Economics Alliance of New York City Dona Ana Communities United United Taxi Workers of San Diego Click on these organizations to read their applications and support them! Today we feature three groups working to transform an economy rooted in racism, sexism and class division into one ...Read more
Published on May 1, 2019