V-DAY GRANTS
AFRICAN AMERICAN POLICY FORUM ( AAPF ) The grant supports the expansion of research work as part of AAPF ’ s # TruthBeTold public education and advocacy campaign . Through work with a national coalition , the # TruthBeTold campaign works to counter the suppression of honest conversations about race and inequality and to protect the conceptual tools of social justice work . Working with partners who recognize the ongoing threat to racial and social justice , AAPF is taking proactive steps to develop knowledge about how racism and sexism — together with the suppression of honest conversations about these forces — shape our society .
AGNES PAREYIO LEADERSHIP GRANT This grant is issued to continue Agnes Pareyio ’ s incredible leadership by supporting her candidacy as she runs for a seat in the Kenyan Parliament .
AKIING / ANISHINAABE AGRICULTURE / AKIING YOUNG WOMENS ( HONOR THE EARTH ) Akiing / Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute is a
non-profit organization that works to restore food ways , rematriate seeds , and make a new economy , one based on local food , energy , and fiber . Funds went to support general operations and support their Young Women ’ s Leadership Development Project as they planned to work more closely in their community with young women ’ s leadership development focusing on young women from the White Earth reservation . This work will involve nurturing a core group of youth through educational programs including culture and language teachings , community organizing , murals and arts , horsemanship , farming and academics . The program works with twenty young women in the Pine Point and Red Lake community over the course of the summer .