Stronger Beyond Measure,
Our May Grant-Making Cycle
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“If we’re working on providing services for marginalized communities, we can’t continue to use structures and institutions steeped in maintaining the status quo, that work in hand in hand with police and systems that continue to cause harm within our community.” - Vanessa Green, Founder of Call BlackLine (source)
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Dear Resister,
This moment requires us to shift, not only to meet today’s challenge but also to envision and build tomorrow’s world. Our grantees have always risen to the occasion, and our May grant cycle is proof that no matter who is in office when stewarded by the people most impacted, the essential work of justice continues.
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[ID: 2021 May Grant Cycle infographic. Background image is a black and white image of BLM protestors] |
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This past grant cycle, we redistributed $160,500 to 35 grassroots groups transforming their communities, tackling injustices, and making the impossible possible. We awarded and renewed eight multi-year grants - the most ever in our 53-year history, moving us towards sustained movements and a sustainable future.
But as Resist grantees are establishing networks for mutual aid, responding to community needs amid a pandemic, and continuing their fight for justice and liberation, the need for grassroots groups is ever-growing.
Below you can read about three of our Hell Yeah! Grantees, groups that exemplify all of the radical, innovative, and necessary work happening on the frontlines of movements for social justice.
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[ID: Members of Call BlackLine at a protest. One protestor has a fist raised in the air, wears a jacket, gloves and a headscarf.] |
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As communities impacted by state-sanctioned violence and ongoing discrimination demand the defunding and abolition of the police, Resist grantee Call BlackLine1
is reimagining what crisis support can look like from a communal standpoint. Through their 24/7 hotline, Call BlackLine helps BIPOC and LQBTQ+ folks navigate issues of abuse, harassment, and violence, connecting callers with critical resources and members of the community.
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[ID: Four members of The Womanist Working Collective sit in a circle outside on green grass.] |
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At a time when billionaires are more concerned with blasting off into space than the wellbeing of their overworked and underpaid employees, grantees like The Womanist Working Collective2 are combating exploitative Capitalist models through their multi-functional worker-owned cooperative. By providing political, cultural, artistic, and spiritual education to Black women, femmes, and Gender Non-conforming individuals, they aim to heal, educate, and strengthen their communities. By creating the infrastructure for worker-owners to generate a sustainable living wage, they leverage “people-over-profit” practices to sustain themselves and their work.
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[ID: Two members of the RCRC sitting looking at a laptop and wearing masks. There are decals on the laptop and one reads: "Black and Brown Es Bello."] |
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While the pandemic has revealed deep systemic inequities, The Root Cause Research Center (RCRC)3 has always known that issues like housing insecurity and gentrification impact the most marginalized neighborhoods, especially in the South. As a movement-based organization grounded in solidarity research and abolition, they train and organize people in Kentucky to investigate community concerns. In Louisville, two new policies were introduced as a result of their work in the neighborhood of Smoketown to prevent gentrification in historically Black neighborhoods and increase community representation in the city planning process.
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Thank you to the brave grassroots groups leading the charge, organizing on the frontlines, envisioning sustainable solutions, and building a better tomorrow for us all.
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[Image description: Cover of Resist's 2020 Year in Review. The foreground image is of a person wearing a yellow mask stands with arms up holding a sign that reads: "NO ONE IS ILLEGAL ON STOLEN LAND". Resist's white and red logo is at the top left and white large text reads: "OUR 2020 IN REVIEW".] |
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Resist's 2020
Year in Review
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In our Year in Review, you will read about our grantees' incredible wins, some exciting projects and experiments Resist has embarked on, and how we moved $1,173,128 to the frontlines of the movement for justice and liberation.
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Resist is a foundation that supports people's movements for justice and liberation. We redistribute resources back to frontline communities at the forefront of change while amplifying their stories of building a better world.
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Resist | P.O. Box 301240 | Boston, MA 02130
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