Not Our Native Daughters (NOND) is a Native- and survivor-led organization dedicated to ending the trafficking, exploitation, and murder of Indigenous peoples through education, advocacy, policy reform, and community empowerment. Centering Indigenous justice and healing, NOND works to create a future where Indigenous women, girls, and youth are safe, supported, and free from violence. Lynnette […]
Life can be harsh and isolating for Idaho’s trans and gender-diverse community—but a new nonprofit and its fierce founder are standing up to make sure they get the support and protection they need. Trans Affirm, Inc., just one year old, is fighting to make life safer and more visible for trans and gender-diverse people in […]
For 25 years, Edúcate Ya has uplifted Portland’s Latino/a/e community, a group with deep Oregon roots—from the early 19th-century to 20th-century railroad and farm workers. Founder Rafael Arellano, born in Cuernavaca, Mexico, began teaching Spanish as a teen and has spent decades helping others navigate life in the U.S. He moved to Portland in the […]
Montana Two Spirit Society is a Missoula-based nonprofit with deep roots in the state and a legacy that spans more than three decades. Rooted In Tradition and History Founded in 1996 by David Herrera—Mestizo and adopted Blackfeet—and Steven Barrios of the Pikuni Blackfeet Nation, the organization brings together the regional Two-Spirit community to promote health, […]
May might be AAPI Month to a lot of people, but at UTOPIA PDX—Portland’s only queer Pasifika nonprofit—it is Pacific Islander Heritage Month, with everything viewed through a disability justice lens. From The Islands to Portland Kāme‘o Kahawai, UTOPIA PDX executive director, is Kānaka ‘Ōiwi (Native Hawaiian of ancestral bones) or Kānaka Maoli Māhū (Native […]
The SJF community mourns the loss of Michaelynn Hawk, an extraordinary community organizer and Native leader from Montana, who passed away on February 3 at the age of 61. Michaelynn was an enrolled member of the Crow tribe. She was the long-time Executive Director of the organization Indian People’s Action (IPA) which worked to empower […]
We are SO excited to share our newest storytelling video project, Solidarity Toward Liberation: Three Grantee Stories! Featuring the brilliance of SJF grantees Wa Na Wari, Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (PCUN), and Freedom Project, this video explores the roots of these organizers’ work, how the pandemic has affected them, and the worlds they […]
The Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN) was formed in November of 2016 after the election of Donald Trump, but their work responds to injustice that runs far deeper than the presidency. WAISN protects immigrants and refugees by collecting and analyzing data on ICE’s violent activities, interrupting arrests and deportations, providing free know-your-rights trainings, accompaniment programs, […]