News Archives: August, 2019
Facing Escalating Attacks
As Roe v. Wade continues to be litigated, PDF’s fiscally sponsored Boston Abortion Support Collective provides free physical, emotional, spiritual and informational support for people throughout the full spectrum of reproductive experiences, with a focus on abortion and pregnancy loss. ...Read more
Published on August 22, 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
Today in Grassroots Funding Week – More than #MeToo
When Anita Hill testified against Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas, citing sexual harassment, she faced an all-male, all-white Congressional panel. It was 1991, and the #MeToo movement would be decades away. LGBTQI rights were then limited to “gay issues,” and disenfranchised women – immigrants, women of color and incarcerated women – were simply silenced. PDF ...Read more
Published on April 25, 2018
Justice, Dignity and Human Rights: Community Organizing Around the Globe
In the early 2000s PDF began three program initiatives: Cross Border, Criminal Justice and Building Action for Sustainable Environments (BASE). The cross border work encompassed building stronger networks among the many communities whose lives are affected by the U.S. and Mexico border, globalization, militarization and criminal activity. It predicted the rise in the criminalization of ...Read more
Published on February 21, 2018
