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LAURA FLANDERS SHOW is an independent media organization which explores actionable models for creating a better world by reporting on the people and movements driving systemic change . The show produces forward-looking content for TV , radio , and the web which investigates the drivers of misogyny , racism , and economic bias and lifts up viable , existing alternatives from the world of business , politics , and the arts .
MISSION FOR MIGRANT WORKERS seeks to support migrant workers in crisis and empower them to regain dignity as human beings and as workers in Hong Kong . They seek to create an empowered migrant workers community who are able to protect their rights and are recognized as an integral part of a multicultural and inclusive Hong Kong society .
RADA BORIC , currently serves in the Croatian Parliament as a member of the New Left party and the We Can coalition , a Croatian platform of local green and progressive movements that formed a progressive political party and won seven seats in the last parliamentary election . Rada Boric received a grant for her leadership as an activist and to help support young activists in the region .
RE-ENTRY ROCKS supports all women and non-binary people in their journeys to heal from their past and rebuild their lives . It ’ s mission is to spread awareness and create societal and institutional change , by supporting returning citizens through strengthbased , creative programming . Re-Entry Rocks empowers formerly incarcerated survivors with histories of domestic violence and abuse ; dismantling barriers to success through training , mentorship , counseling , and case management . Its trauma-informed approach centers healing through self-awareness , storytelling , accountability , and change ; rock by rock .
RURAL AND MIGRANT MINISTRIES works for the creation of a just , rural New York State through : nurturing leadership , standing with the disenfranchised , especially farmworkers and rural workers , and changing unjust systems and structures . Their rural justice center , Spark , located in Sullivan County , NY supports the Rural Academy of the People programs , such as cooperative business training , rural education , organizing education , etc .
SHE THE PEOPLE brings together a national network of women of color — voters , organizers , movement builders , elected leaders — to transform our democracy under shared values — to love our own and others , to make justice the law of the land , to create a country where everyone belongs , and to make this American democracy live up to its greatest promise .
THE WALK is a once-in-a-lifetime travelling festival led by a 3.5 m puppet of a 9-year-old Syrian refugee girl called “ Little Amal ”. Funds supported Amal ’ s journey - over 8,000 kilometers ( 4,971 miles ) from the Syria-Turkey border to the United Kingdom - in search of her mother . The project - of which V is an ambassador - will bring global attention to the plight of refugees .
THE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN ’ S RIGHTS in Brownsville , TX protects and
advances the rights and best interests of immigrant children according to the Convention on the Rights of the Child and state and federal law . The program is a champion for the best interests of children who arrive in the United States on their own , from all corners of the world , supporting them in deportation proceedings , advocating for their best interests , and standing for the creation of a dedicated children ’ s immigrant justice system that ensures the safety and well-being of every child . The Young Center ’ s goal is to change the immigration system so that children in immigration proceedings are recognized as children , and best interests are made a part of the decisionmaking process .
VENCEREMOS is a worker-based organization in Arkansas whose mission is to ensure the human rights of poultry workers . Venceremos seeks to spearhead adaptation of the Worker-driven Social Responsibility model to the poultry supply chain . Funds supported their general work in the wake of the Covid pandemic which greatly put workers at risk .