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1999 Roster of
Grants and Sponsorships
Direct grants of up to $2,000 are issued from the
Muste Institute's grantmaking program to a particular project or organization.
The International Nonviolence Training Fund (INTF) is a special
donor-advised fund which makes grants of up to $3,000 to nonviolence training
projects outside the US (or in native communities within the US). Sheilah's
Fund East (SFE) is a donor-advised fund which supports active nonviolence
work, primarily in Latin America; grants are made on the recommendation
of the donor.
Fiscal sponsorships, listed on a separate roster,
are funds from institutional grants and individual tax-deductible donations
which the Muste Institute accepts as agent for the fiscally sponsored
project or organization.
Separate guidelines are available for general grants,
fiscal sponsorships and INTF grants. For information, please see our website
at www.ajmuste.org or contact us at 339 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012;
phone 212-533-4335; fax 212-228-6193; [email protected].
Corporación SER PAZ
Guayaquil, Ecuador: $10,000. (SFE)
For trainings in conflict resolution and educational work to promote a
culture of peace in Ecuador.
EarthRights International
http://www.earthrights.org/
Seattle, WA: $1,000. (INTF)
For trainings to inform Burmese refugee women about their basic human
rights--including the right to live free from gender-based violence and
abuse--and help them develop strategies and skills to defend those rights.
East Timor Action Network (ETAN)
http://www.etan.org/
White Plains, NY: $6,224.40
Fiscal sponsorship for the International Federation for East Timor (IFET)
Observer Project, assisting in the monitoring of the United Nations-sponsored
popular consultation on East Timor's political status.
The Everardo Foundation
http://members.aol.com/everardofn/INDEX.HTM
Austin, TX: $1,800.
For a series of workshops and community meetings in Guatemala organized
by the Northern Campesino Movement Association (AMOCAN) to promote the
rights of former refugees.
Fellowship of Reconciliation - Task Force on Latin
America and the Caribbean
http://www.forusa.org/programs/tflac/tflac.html
San Francisco, CA: $2,000. (SFE)
For the Acteal campaign carried out by SERPAJ-Cuernavaca (see below) to
commemorate the anniversary of the December 1997 paramilitary massacre
of more than 40 civilians in Acteal, in the southern Mexican state of
Chiapas. The campaign involved the distribution of cards, flyers and stickers
urging the public to work for peace.
Global Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
http://www.space4peace.org/
Gainesville, FL: $2,000.
For a campaign to organize and educate the public about the dangers of
the US government's nuclear and military space programs, which are being
stepped up as funding for social needs is slashed.
Gurukul Ecumenical Institute and Peace Centre
http://manganam.tripod.com/ashram/id4.html
Kerala, India: $1,000. (INTF)
For training camps and courses helping young people to build skills for
nonviolent action toward social justice.
Institute for Southern Studies
http://www.southernstudies.org/
Durham, NC: $1,000.
To raise awareness and educate communities about the working conditions
of farmworkers in North Carolina and their efforts to organize to change
those conditions.
Labor Research and Education Project
Detroit, MI: $2,000.
For a Union Democracy School and local training sessions, working with
union members to build effective rank and file organization in the workplace,
and to promote democracy and active participation within unions.
Men's Rape Prevention Project
http://www.mencanstoprape.org/
Washington, DC: $2,000.
For a Speaker Training Manual to be used in anti-rape and sexual violence
workshops, training young people to recognize rape-supporting behaviors
and learn nonviolent strategies for confronting them.
Mexico Solidarity Network
http://www.mexicosolidarity.org/
Chicago, IL: $1,000.
For travel expenses of US speaking tours by Berta Luhan, a leader of the
Authentic Labor Front (FAT), Mexico's largest independent labor union;
and Esperanza Rascón Córdoba, a co-founder of the National Indigenous
Congress in Mexico City.
Michigan Peace Team
http://michiganpeaceteam.org/mpt/
Lansing, MI: $2,000.
For the Peace in Chiapas (PIC) Project, sending a long-term accompaniment
peace team to nine Mayan Chol communities threatened by paramilitary groups
in the northern zone of Tila municipality in Mexico's Chiapas state.
Midwest Institute for Social Transformation
http://www.justview.org/mist.html
Minneapolis, MN: $500.
For "Committing to Peace: Generation to Generation," an education conference
and nonviolence training to be held in St. Paul, Minnesota, Oct. 28-Nov.
1.
National Center for Democracy, Liberty and Justice
Los Angeles, CA: $1,000.
For outreach and organizing in US indigenous and Mexican immigrant communities,
educating people about the indigenous struggle for justice in the southern
Mexican state of Chiapas, focusing on militarization and the role of US
military aid.
Northwest Military and Draft Counseling
http://www.peaceveterans.org/NWM&DC.html
Portland, OR: $1,500.
For strengthening student outreach as part of an educational project to
challenge military recruitment in Portland area high schools.
Nukewatch
http://www.nukewatch.com/
Luck, WI: $2,000.
For organizing and educational events to build nonviolent resistance in
response to the US Navy's Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) project in northern
Wisconsin.
The Peace Museum
http://www.peacemuseum.org/
Chicago, IL: 300 pamphlets.
Providing literature for the "Women's Peace Initiatives: Transforming
Communities" exhibit, demonstrating the role of women in creating and
sustaining peace and social justice over the past century.
Peace Tax Foundation
http://www.peacetaxfund.org/
Washington, DC: $1,000.
For production of a new video to educate the public about the movement
for a Peace Tax Fund, an effort to legalize conscientious objection to
war taxes through legislation.
Prison Project of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM: $2,000.
To increase distribution of the Coalition for Prisoners' Rights newsletter,
which links prison issues to other social justice issues, including militarism.
Rede em Busca da Paz
Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: $5,000. (SFE)
For the Alternatives to Violence Project, to train trainers for a national
peace program in institutions and schools in Brazil.
Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center
http://www.rmpjc.org/
Boulder, CO: $500.
For the Prison Moratorium Campaign, initiating grassroots organizing in
opposition to the expansion of private prisons and for the redirection
of resources toward social needs.
Servicio Paz y Justicia-América Latina
http://www.serpajamericalatina.org/
Montevideo, Uruguay: $20,000. (SFE)
For administration of the SERPAJ peace and justice network's regional
coordinating office, promoting education and nonviolent action for social
justice.
Servicio Paz y Justicia (SERPAJ) - Costa Rica
San José, Costa Rica: $8,000. (SFE)
For nonviolence education and training in the areas of human rights, environmental
protection, conflict resolution, labor rights and alternative health care,
among others.
Servicio Paz y Justicia - Cuernavaca
Cuernavaca, Mexico: $8,000. (SFE)
For the Nonviolent Reflection and Action program, including research on
militarization in Mexico, workshops on nonviolence theory and practice,
and publication of materials on militarization and active nonviolence.
Servicio Paz y Justicia del Ecuador
Quito, Ecuador: $5,000. (SFE)
For the "Peace Education Institute," providing nonviolence education and
training in support of conscientious objection and toward building a social
movement to end violence and injustice.
Servicio Paz y Justicia - Paraguay
Asunción, Paraguay: $10,000. (SFE)
To support development of a community peace center in Asunción which will
be used for workshops and special events, and will provide a stable home
for the offices of SERPAJ-Paraguay and other human rights and social justice
groups.
Servicio Paz y Justicia de Tabasco
Villahermosa, Mexico: $4,500. (SFE)
Education and nonviolent action for social justice, and promotion of democratic
participation, human rights, environmental protection and peace.
Working Massachusetts
Boston, MA: $2,000.
For a direct action campaign in Massachusetts geared toward overturning
the unjust welfare "reform" policies which are cutting off support to
families in need.
1999 Grant Totals
General grants (16): $ 22,300.
SFE grants (9): $ 72,500.
INTF grants (2): $ 2,000.
Total 1999 grants: $ 96,800.
Other 1999 Distributions
(see sponsorship roster)
Sponsored contributions: $106,158.35
Freeman intern stipends: $ 5,657.50
Total 1999 distributions: $208,615.85
* The A.J. Muste Memorial Institute makes small grants
to support nonviolent activism for social justice. These general grants
range from $500 to $2,000. We also provide fiscal sponsorship for a number
of groups (see separate roster), and administer two donor-advised funds,
the International Nonviolence Training Fund and Sheilah's Fund East (see
information below). In addition, we administer the Freeman Internship
Fund, which pays a stipend to interns working at the War Resisters League
national office (see sponsorship roster).
The International Nonviolence Training Fund (INTF)
is a special donor-directed fund which makes grants to nonviolence training
projects outside the US (or in native communities within the US). INTF
grants range from $500 to $3,000.
Sheilah's Fund East (SFE) is a donor-advised fund
which supports active nonviolence work, primarily in Latin America. Grants
are made on the recommendation of the donor.
Separate guidelines are available for general grants,
fiscal sponsorships and INTF grants. For guidelines or other information,
please contact the Muste Institute at the address below.
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