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Welcome to DMF Important Due dates approaching!
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2008 Grantees Work Hard for a Country in Crisis
The DMF Board met in September 2008 to consider almost 70 individual requests for funding. We were really impressed with the terrific work being done by so many grassroots progressive organizations.
We always start our Board Retreats with a political discussion. Obviously, in September 2008 there was a lot to talk about with the global economic crisis being uncovered and the pending presidential elections.
We concluded that our country was truly in crisis and more than ever there was a need for intensification of the struggle for economic, political and social justice. We awarded total grants of $65,500 to 22 different projects. 19 of these projects were within the state of California while the others were in Hawaii (Truth 2 Youth), Colorado (Rights for All People/RAP/Derechos Para Todos) and everywhere (Student/ Farm worker Alliance). 15 were to organizations we have funded in the past while 7 were organizations new to our foundation.
Rather than trying to describe these projects in our few words, we have done something different.
First, there is a new section on our Home Page (LINKS) which lists all of the grantees, the amount awarded and their websites (if they have one)."
Next, we have asked the grantees themselves to write about the projects we funded. We will continue this practice and hope to update our web site on a monthly basis with these inspiring articles.
Read the articles, go to the LINKS section and - most of all - keep hope alive and continue the fight to make the American dream a reality for all of its workers.
Thank you.
From our Grantees
Labor and Social Justice Fair 2009
“I felt something magical here that I haven’t felt in a long time.” This comment made by one of the participants of the Labor and Social Justice Fair still lingers in my mind. Our goal was to create an innovative space to inspire people’s imagination about organizing for change. read more
Los Angeles Community Action Network (LACAN) Fights for Civil Rights !!
Arlington West Film Presents True Picture of War
Hear from the soldiers, vets and military families that have served in Iraq. You decide. Want to join? A great film that has been shown to tens of thousands of young people and their families. Get the DVD. Use the Curriculum Guide. read more
An American Introspective
Have we turned into SHEEP?
"Unlike us Americans, who don’t run into the streets unless our houses are on fire or a professional sports team has won a championship, when the French face economic catastrophe, they have, historically, taken to the barricades like fiends; they block traffic, burn cars, and generally raise hell. Win or lose, they show the authorities how seriously they value their standard of living. " article submitted by Rick Mathews
2009 Funding Schedule Announced
June 30, 2009 - Final reports due from 2008 grantees
July 10, 2009 - Letters of Inquiry (applications for funding) due
July 18, 2009 - first Board meeting to review 2009 LOIs
September 18-20 - Board Retreat to make final funding decisions
October 15 - 2009 grants to be announced
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