Grantee tags Human rights

Empowering with Art

Abajian, Srboohie

Year Grant Awarded: 2022

Inspired by a 44-day war in 2020, Srboohie Abajian’s "Empowering with Art" public-art project addresses the trauma felt by local residents of war-torn towns in Armenia. Her innovative portable murals share positive messages to evoke resilience. Read More

Human Rights Educators USA

Human Rights Educators USA

Year Grant Awarded: 2022

Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States. Read More

POLI-TICKS

Heintze, Marina

Year Grant Awarded: 2022

The "Poli-Ticks" series is in direct correlation to voter suppression, American Democracy, the archaic electoral college system, gerrymandering, and the toxicity found running rampant on “The Hill” among our elected officials. Read More

TRANS LOS ANGELES

Kase Peña

Year Grant Awarded: 2021

TRANS LOS ANGELES is an anthology of four stand-alone shorts films, inspired by films such as SOY CUBA, 1964 and LA CUIDAD, 1998. These trans stories are written and directed by an artist that is trans-identifying and a woman of color. Read More

Searching Skies

Vivian Hua 華婷婷

Year Grant Awarded: 2017

When a Syrian refugee family is invited to a Christian family's house for Christmas dinner, they are caught between opposing viewpoints for and against their presence⁠—until an unexpected event suddenly occurs. Read More

FRAME BY FRAME

FRAME BY FRAME

Year Grant Awarded: 2015

After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves. Read More

When We Were Young/There Was A War

Goudvis, Patricia

Year Grant Awarded: 2015

Through poignant then and now footage of Central Americans, this bilingual website explores the impact of war and its aftermath. Videos, photos and text highlight the ongoing connections between the history and people of Central America and the US. Read More

Tribute to the Disappeared

Arroyo, Andrea

Year Grant Awarded: 2015

Tribute to the Disappeared is an art project in honor of the 30000 people disappeared in Mexico, and other victims of injustice around the world. Curated by Andrea Arroyo over 350 international artists participating. Read More

Water, Water Everywhere, Paean to a Vanishing Resource

Heath, Jennifer

Year Grant Awarded: 2013

A traveling new-media art exhibition and/or film festival comprised of diverse short films by artists worldwide, and designed to be a platform for regional discussion of water issues in throughout the planet and in whatever area the show is featured. Read More

Film: “The Power of Dreaming Small” (2014)

Fair Trade Teaneck

Year Grant Awarded: 2013

An investigation of free and fair trade practices in the global south and the inspiration the fair trade movement offers to students at Teaneck High School (New Jersey). Read More