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To empower at-risk victims & survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, human trafficking, and other violent crimes with the tools and guidance needed to secure safer outcomes from dangerous abusers and violent offenders.

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice is a pivotal Queer Safe-Space, community activist hub, & educational bridge for LGBTQIA youth, intersectional families, & all marginalized folx across the spectrum, dedicated to preserving the life & legacy of Black queer pioneer Bayard Rustin by offering innovative all-inclusive support initiatives, powerful programs, & extraordinary events hosted physically at their beautiful Princeton New Jersey HQ & at various partner centers across the nation as well as virtually on www.rustincenter.org. Angelic Troublemakers Assemble!

Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Nonviolence (SPAN) is a human rights organization committed to ending violence against adults, youth and children through support, advocacy, education and community organizing. Our vision is a just and equitable world for all individuals  and their their families, this includes their pets too!

Human trafficking destroys lives. Rethreaded exists to restore choice, eliminate vulnerabilities to exploitation, and break the cycle of generational trauma by providing employment, career development, and supportive services.

EarthRights is a nongovernmental, nonprofit organization that combines the power of law and the power of people in defense of human rights and the environment, which we define as “earth rights.” We specialize in fact-finding, legal actions against perpetrators of earth rights abuses, training grassroots and community leaders, and advocacy campaigns. Through these strategies, EarthRights seeks to end earth rights abuses, to provide real solutions for real people, and to promote and protect human rights and the environment in the communities where we work.

The mission of the Nonhuman Rights Project is, through education and litigation, to change the common law status of at least some nonhuman animals from mere “things,” which lack the capacity to possess any legal right, to “persons,” who possess such fundamental rights as bodily integrity and bodily liberty, and those other legal rights to which evolving standards of morality, scientific discovery, and human experience entitle them.

Lifeline Energy is a non-profit social enterprise that provides sustainable information and education access to vulnerable populations. We achieve this by designing, manufacturing and distributing solar and wind-up media players and radios for classroom and group listening. Since 1999, we have distributed more than 500,000 power independent radios to provide on-demand access to information and education, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the years we have received numerous awards including the Tech Museum of Innovation Award, a World Bank Development Marketplace Award and an Index: Design to Improve Life Award. In addition, our founder and CEO Kristine Pearson was named one of TIME magazine's Heroes of the Environment for 2007 and received the James C. Morgan Global Humanitarian Award in 2005.

The focus of Equal Justice America's mission has always been to protect children and families in need. EJA's program puts law students and lawyers to work across the country on the front lines assisting our most vulnerable fellow citizens: Abused and neglected children. Families threatened with foreclosure and homelessness. Returning soldiers facing housing, employment and health issues. Women assaulted by violent and abusive husbands and boyfriends. The elderly victimized by unscrupulous business practices. The disabled fighting to have needed benefits restored.

Reporters Without Borders USA (RWB USA) is the U.S. office of the global organization, Reporters Sans Frontieres, a leading defender of freedom of information with almost 30 years of experience. A core belief of Reporters Without Borders is that only through freedom of information can one verify the existence of all the other freedoms. Without free circulation of information, it is impossible to strengthen human rights protection, advance government accountability, and improve the reach and the quality of social justice and civil liberties. At RWB, we are defending information, defending reporters and citizen reporters (netizens) whose work benefits ALL citizens.

Illinois Legal Aid Online's mission is to increase access to justice for lower-income and vulnerable Illinois residents through the innovative use of technology to assist and educate the public and to train and support legal aid providers and pro bono attorneys.

To end the trauma cycle for children and adults by Healing Hearts through the Arts.

Kartemquin Films is a home for independent filmmakers developing documentary as a vehicle to deepen our understanding of society through everyday human drama. Focusing on people whose lives are most directly affected by social and political change and who are often overlooked or misrepresented by the media, Kartemquin's films open up a dialogue, both in communities and between the general public and policymakers. Kartemquin documentaries are supported by civic engagement strategies that are developed with local and national partners to foster understanding, change thinking, and build support for social change. As a locally and nationally-recognized media arts organization, Kartemquin acts as a trusted bridge between communities and the media, fosters the growth of emerging filmmaking voices passionate about social issues and media policy, and encourages staff and stakeholders to play a role in advocating for a strong public media.