2006 Victor and Lorraine Honig Fund Grants
In 2006, the Victor & Lorraine Honig Fund of the Common Counsel Foundation made 72 grants totaling $389,500 to the following organizations:
ACLU Foundation of Northern California, San Francisco, CA
To support the work of this organization that conducts litigation, public education and community organizing programs in defense of civil liberties. The ACLU-NC is particularly concerned about the freedom of expression, the right to privacy, and the right to be free of discrimination.
American Friends Service Committee Western Region, San Francisco, CA
For the Western Regional branch of the AFSC, which works to address, the root causes of poverty, injustice, and war, and to facilitate peaceful and just conflict resolution, through community organizing and education.
American Jewish World Service, New York, NY
For general support of this organization's efforts to build civil society, foster sustainable development and promote human dignity for all people.
Asian Pacific Environmental Network Oakland, CA
To empower low-income Asian Pacific Islanders to demand environmental and social justice for their communities in Richmond and Oakland, California.
Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Berkeley, CA
In support of the organization's efforts to inform black immigrants and African Americans about current and proposed immigration policy and to involve them in the immigrant rights movement.
Brit Tzedek V'Shalom (Jewish Alliance for Justice & Peace), Chicago, IL
To support the national and international civil and human rights organizing efforts of the Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace.
California Budget Project, Sacramento, CA
For conducting state policy analysis and related public education efforts aimed at improving the social and economic well-being of low- and middle-income Californians.
Center for Constitutional Rights, New York, NY
For the work of this center which uses litigation proactively to empower poor communities and communities of color, and to protect and advance the constitutional and human rights of those with the fewest protections and least access to legal resources.
Center for Investigative Reporting, Berkeley, CA
For the work of this news organization that seeks to strengthen democracy by revealing injustice and abuse of power.
Center for Popular Economics, Amherst, MA
For general support to provide workshops, lectures and events on economic inequalities and economic alternatives and to build networks and partnerships with citizen groups working for economic equality and justice.
Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy, Ventura, CA
To promote economic and social justice in the Central Coast region of California, with an emphasis on community organizing and policy advocacy to expand living wages, health coverage, and accountable development ordinances for working people.
Central Coast Citizenship Project, Salinas, CA
To help immigrants build effective organizations of their own and provide them with the tools to gain a voice in the civic life of their communities.
Centro Laboral de Graton, Graton, CA
To facilitate a worker s center that helps day laborers who have come to Sonoma from rural Oaxaca to find work in an environment that values diversity, justice, dignity, and respect in California's Sonoma County.
Coal River Mountain Watch, Whitesville, WV
For this Appalachian grassroots organization fighting mountain top removal coal mining to protect the health of individuals and the environment in the southern coalfield communities of West Virginia.
Coalition on Homelessness - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
To support the Coalition's work to unite homeless people and service providers with concerned community members in developing program and policy changes that result in the creation of exits from poverty.
Coleman Advocates for Children & Youth, San Francisco, CA
To support this community organization that works to transform San Francisco's services and policies for children, youth and their families in order to create a more family-friendly community.
Common Counsel Foundation Grassroots Exchange Fund, Oakland, CA
For a fund to supply travel grants to encourage community activists to seek assistance from one another and to build regional and national networks.
Communities for a Better Environment, Huntington Park, CA
To support efforts toward achieving environmental health and justice in California by building grassroots power in working class communities.
Community Music Center, San Francisco, CA
To support this San Francisco-based music center that focuses on serving low-income families through its music education programs.
Community Water Center, Visalia, CA
To support organizing, education and advocacy work with low-income community members in order to obtain safe, clean and affordable drinking water for every community in the San Joaquin Valley.
CorpWatch, Oakland, CA
To expand coverage of corporate war and disaster profiteers, and to increase the capacity to investigate corporate malfeasance and support activism for greater transparency and accountability.
Death Penalty Focus, San Francisco, CA
To educate the public about the inherent inequities and flaws of the death penalty system.
East Bay Alliance for a Sustainable Economy (EBASE) , Oakland, CA
To support efforts to end low-wage poverty and increase economic equity in the East Bay by creating and supporting strong labor, community, and faith-based coalitions.
Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Oakland, CA
To support youth in the Bay Area to push California legislators to move budget priorities away from incarceration and towards stronger investment in public education.
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) , New York, NY
For the work of this national media watch group that offers well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship and advocates for greater diversity in the press.
First Amendment Foundation, Washington, DC
To support programs that expose encroachment by government agencies on the rights of free expression, and that educate audiences about existing threats to the First Amendment.
Fresno ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now), Fresno, CA
To support the efforts of low- and moderate-income community members to improve their neighborhoods in Fresno, and to work in conjunction with ACORN members across the state on renter's rights, affordable housing education reform.
Gay Straight Alliance Network, San Francisco, CA
For the Central Valley Safe Schools Project, a youth-led grassroots organizing project that seeks to create safer schools for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered youth in the Central Valley.
Global Exchange, San Francisco, CA
To support the work of this international human rights organization, dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.
Grassroots Fundraising Journal Raising Change Conference, Oakland, CA
To help defray the participation cost of the "Raising Change: A Social Justice Fundraising Conference" so that more small grassroots organizations can attend and gain valuable fundraising skills.
Henry Lefferts Scholarship Fund of the City College Fund, New York, NY
To help bridge a gap in areas that are not supported by public funds such as scholarships for needy students and academic programs.
In These Times, Chicago, IL
For general support of this magazine which is dedicated to informing and analyzing popular movements for social, environmental and economic justice and to providing a forum for discussing the politics that shape our lives.
Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP), Minneapolis, MN
For the organization's work to promote resilient family farms, rural communities, and ecosystems around the world through research and education, science and technology, and advocacy.
Institute for Policy Studies, Washington, DC
In support of this multi-issue think tank that strengthens and links social movements and transforms ideas into action for peace, justice, and the environment.
Institute for Public Accuracy, San Francisco, CA
For work to gain wide media access for progressive researchers, activists and analysts from the public policy fields of peace and security, environmental protection, civil liberties, federal budget priorities and economic justice.
Jewish Funds for Justice, New York, NY
In support of the Fund's grantmaking activities for grassroots organizations that organize low-income people from all backgrounds and faiths.
Jewish Music Festival, Berkeley, CA
In support of music that celebrates the Jewish experience and explores what it means to be Jewish in a multicultural world. The Festival challenges stereotypes and fosters engagement with the broader community.
Jewish Voice for Peace, Oakland, CA
To support the work of this community of activists who are inspired by Jewish tradition to work together for peace, social justice, and human rights.
Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, New York, NY
For this membership-based organization utilizing community organizing, political education, and media advocacy to bring a progressive Jewish voice in confronting the growing racial and ethnic tension and economic disparity within New York City.
Just Cause Oakland, Oakland, CA
For general support to organize and empower low-income tenants in Oakland to fight for strong neighborhoods, affordable and safe housing, and tenant protections.
KWMR, Point Reyes Station, CA
To support this community radio station, which promotes independent media, and creates and broadcasts local programming that gives voice to the diverse passions and concerns of residents of West Marin in northern California.
Lawyer's Committee on Nuclear Policy, Inc., New York, NY
For analysis of and advocacy around nuclear weapons policies in the United States and in Iran.
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of SF Bay Area, San Francisco, CA
To support the Committee's work of providing free legal assistance to people of color, poor people, and immigrants and refugees on civil legal matters, and of handling policy impact cases that focus on important legal rights issues.
Los Angeles Community Action Network, Los Angeles, CA
To address civil rights, violence, housing, food access, and other economic issues for low-income people in central Los Angeles.
Manilatown Heritage Foundation, San Francisco, CA
For Manilatown's Affirmative Housing Project, a community outreach effort to maximize housing application response from low-income Filipino seniors for housing at affordable residencies.
Marin Agricultural Land Trust, Point Reyes Station, CA
For general support of this member-supported nonprofit organization with a mission to permanently preserve Marin County farmlands for agricultural use.
Marin County Grassroots Leadership Network, San Rafael, CA
For general support of this grassroots organization which works to increase the civic and political engagement of low-income residents in Marin County, and for a matching grant to challenge individual donors to increase their support.
Mujeres Unidas y Activas, Oakland, CA
To support the MUA's work in San Francisco and Oakland on immigrant women's empowerment and collective action for immigrant rights, women's rights, and social justice.
National Network for Immigrant & Refugee Rights (NNIRR), Oakland, CA
For efforts to promote a just immigration and refugee policy in the United States and to defend and expand the rights of all immigrants and refugees, regardless of immigration status.
New Economy, Working Solutions (NEWS), Santa Rosa, CA
To strengthen this broad-based coalition of faith-based, environmental, labor, immigrant rights and community-based organizations working for affordable housing, decent wages, and health care for workers in Sonoma County and the surrounding regions.
New Israel Fund - Hamoked Center for the Defense of the Individual, Washington, DC
To provide support for this fund which provides legal and practical assistance to Palestinian residents of the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and which advocates for changes to abusive policies.
Our Family Coalition, San Francisco, CA
To promote the civil rights and well-being of San Francisco Bay Area families with lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender members.
POWER (People Organized to Win Employment Rights), San Francisco, CA
To support this multiracial organization which works to build the power and voice of no- and low-wage workers in San Francisco.
Progressive Jewish Alliance, El Cerrito, CA
General support for bringing a Jewish voice to civil rights and social justice campaigns in the Bay Area.
Project Vote, Washington, DC
For efforts to register low-income and people of color to vote and support voter protection within those communities.
PUEBLO (People United for Economic Justice Building Leadership through Organizing), Santa Barbara, CA
To advocate for policies that foster social and economic justice, and build power and leadership among low-income Santa Barbara residents, especially new immigrants.
Rosenberg Fund for Children, Easthampton, MA
In support of this Fund that provides for the educational and emotional needs of children of progressive activists whose parents have been targeted because of their progressive activities, and for youth who are targeted activists themselves.
San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, San Francisco, CA
In support of this organization which stages the world's largest Jewish Film Festival each year and which uses media arts to foster cultural understanding.
Save the Bay, Oakland, CA
To support the work of this organization that aims to celebrate, protect and restore the San Francisco Bay and Sacramento Delta as a healthy and biologically diverse ecosystem.
Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition, San Jose, CA
For the work of this grassroots coalition that engages in research, advocacy, and organizing around the environmental and human health problems caused by the rapid growth of the high-tech industry.
The Dance Palace, Point Reyes, CA
For this non-profit community center providing a wide variety of educational, recreational, cultural and community services for people of all ages and backgrounds in West Marin.
The Progressive, Inc., Madison, WI
In support of this monthly publication that champions peace social and economic justice, civil rights and liberties, human rights, a preserved environment, and a reinvigorated democracy.
Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA), Oakland, CA
To support TIGRA s Campaign for Remittance Fairness and Community Reinvestment, which convenes multiple immigrant communities in a nationally-coordinated corporate accountability campaign on the funds-remittance industry.
Tri-Valley CAREs (Communities Against a Radioactive Environment), Livermore, CA
To help prevent the further development of nuclear weapons and the planned increase of highly radioactive plutonium amounts at the US Department of Energy facility in Livermore, California.
Union de Vecinos, Los Angeles, CA
For this grassroots organization of residents in East Los Angeles fighting gentrification and working for affordable housing and safe neighborhoods.
United for Peace and Justice, New York, NY
To organize an anti-war march in Washington, DC., and to convene many anti-war groups to demand an end to the Iraq war immediately.
Western Regional Advocacy Project, San Francisco, CA
In support of advocacy and public policy efforts aimed at making the ending of homelessness a national priority.
Western States Legal Foundation, Oakland, CA
For general support to connect the anti-nuclear and anti-war movements by producing educational materials and action ideas to abolish nuclear weapons in a new partnership with anti-war organizations.
Young Workers United, San Francisco, CA
To organize young people in San Francisco to demand rights as workers, students and consumers to hold corporations and policymakers accountable, and to unite the youth and labor movements to raise standards in non-union, low-wage jobs.
Z Magazine, Woods Hole, MA
To support this independent publication of critical thinking on political, cultural, social and economic life in the U.S., which aims to assist activist efforts for a better future.
Z Space Studio, San Francisco, CA
To support innovative Bay Area theater and programming that showcases new works and new voices, and that engages over 75 different Bay Area theater artists and hundreds of school-age youth.
