“Building Power Through Community Organizing” VOCAL-NY is a grassroots organization building a movement led by low-income people of color to end the AIDS epidemic, the war on drugs, mass incarceration and homelessness. They accomplish this through community organizing, leadership development, public…
“Young Leaders working for an Equitable & Justice Rockaway” Rockaway Youth Task Force is a youth-led community based organization that focuses on educating their community, developing youth leaders through leadership trainings, organizing advocacy campaigns, and providing space for community members to…
“Centering Families in the Movement for Police Reform.” The Justice Committee (JC) contributes to building a New York City in which people are not victimized by systemic racism and other forms of oppression and do not suffer or fear killings and abuse…
“Faith-led Citywide Force for Peace & Justice.” Faith in New York is a multi-faith, multi-issue, multilingual network with over 70 congregations committed to building, training, and supporting grassroots congregational-based teams across the city who identify, advocate, and organize New Yorkers around…
“Rooted in Strong Cross-Community Alliances” Desis Rising Up and Moving (DRUM) founded in 2000 has mobilized the leadership of thousands of low-income, South Asian and Indo-Caribbean immigrants to lead social and policy change that impacts their own lives- immigrant rights, education reform,…
“Keeping All Communities Safe” Communities United for Police Reform (CPR) aims to build a lasting movement that promotes public safety and policing practices based on cooperation and respect – not discriminatory targeting and harassment. The members, supporters and partners in this campaign…
“Chinatown is Not for Sale” CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities is a pan-Asian community-based organization that works to build power across low-income Asian immigrants to win institutional change for racial, gender & economic justice. Dedicated to creating a space for intergenerational organizing,…
“Good Jobs. Local Food” Brandworkers founded in 2007 in Queens, New York, is a membership organization of workers in the local food production industry joining together for dignified jobs and a just food system. Brandworkers members are joining together to: Set…
“Moving from Survivors from Healing to Advocacy.” Black Women’s Blueprint is an organization that envisions a New York City in which Black communities are free from sexual violence and its consequences. BWB believes that black survivors of sexual violence have the…
“African Immigrants & Refugees Building Economic Security.” African Communities Together (ACT) is an organization of Africans from across the continent fighting for immigrant and refugee rights. ACT empowers African immigrants by encouraging civic and social engagement with the goal of economic…