A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
339 Lafayette Street, New York, New York 10012, (212) 533-4335. Email: ajmusteinst@igc.org
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute
339 Lafayette Street, New York, New York 10012, (212) 533-4335. Email: ajmusteinst@igc.org
“September 11 Emergency
Grant Fund”
Grant Roster (2001)
The A.J. Muste Memorial Institute responded to the events of September 11, 2001 by instituting an emergency grant program for nonviolent activist groups working against war and to defend civil liberties, with an emphasis on those doing direct organizing and education toward peace. Only projects which involved rapid response to the post-September 11 scenario were eligible for these emergency grants of up to $500. Eighteen grants ranging from $300 to $500 were made from this "September 11 Emergency Fund" from October through December 2001.
Albuquerque Peace & Justice Education Project
Albuquerque, NM: $500
For anti-war teach-ins, forums, vigils, marches, leafleting and other outreach
actions in the Albuquerque area.
Ann Arbor Ad Hoc Committee for Peace
justpeaceinfo.org
Ann Arbor, MI: $500
For leafleting actions, demonstrations, publishing a call for peace in the local
newspaper and other anti-war activities.
Arizona Alliance for Peaceful Justice
www.AZpeace.org
Gilbert, AZ: $500
For expenses of organizing anti-war rallies, vigils, leafleting actions and
educational events.
Beyond Tuesday Alliance
Athens, GA: $500
For four public roundtable events organized by this coalition of student and
community-based groups on the University of Georgia campus.
Coalition for World Peace
www.actionla.org/peace
Los Angeles, CA: $500
For expenses of organizing anti-war vigils, leafleting actions and rallies in
the Los Angeles area.
Idaho Peace Coalition
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/idahopeacecoalition
Boise, ID: $500
For organizing anti-war vigils, leafleting actions, study groups and a fast
for peace, and for distributing yard signs with a pro-peace message.
Knoxville Area Coalition for Compassion, Justice & Peace
Knoxville, TN: $500
For organizing anti-war teach-ins, vigils, public forums and related activities.
Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice
http://people.ku.edu/~lcpj/
Lawrence, KS: $400
For grassroots organizing on the University of Kansas campus and in the surrounding
community, including leafleting, organizing letter-writing campaigns, informational
programs and demonstrations against the war.
New Jersey Peace Action
www.njpeaceaction.org
Montclair, NJ: $300
For the "Justice Not War" campaign, mourning the victims of the September 11
attacks while mobilizing against US military actions that result in the further
loss of innocent lives.
Paper Tiger Television
www.papertiger.org
New York, NY: $300
For the 911 Media Project, including video production and screenings, educational
events, and an internet database linking media producers in a network organized
around the issues of the World Trade Center tragedy.
Peace Action-Greater Houston Chapter
patexas@igc.apc.org
Houston, TX: $300
For anti-war actions organized by a local alliance made up of Houston Nonviolent
Action/War Resisters League, Peace Action-Greater Houston Chapter, and Pax Christi-Houston
Chapter.
Peace Action New Mexico
LANLaction@aol.com
Santa Fe, NM: $500
For "Understanding 9/11 and Beyond," an Oct. 27 all-day "learn-in" in Santa
Fe to promote peaceful alternatives to war.
Peace Action of Washington
www.peaceaction.gen.wa.us
Seattle, WA: $500
For educational events featuring Afghani immigrant women speakers, as part of
efforts to build understanding of the political and historical context of September
11 and its aftermath.
Peace Action Wisconsin
www.execpc.com/~pamilw
Milwaukee, WI: $500
For anti-war vigils and educational events, mostly at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
campus.
San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center
www.sf.indymedia.org
San Francisco, CA: $500
For printing the biweekly SF Indymedia News Sheet and organizing anti-war video
screenings.
Solidarity Committee
solidarity@youthec.org
Oakland, CA: $500
For grassroots organizing and educational events in the San Francisco Bay Area
against the war, by this emergency collective formed by organizations and individuals
of color.
Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC) Alliance
www.starcalliance.org
La Jolla, CA: $500.
For distribution of teach-in packets to campus organizers around the country,
to build public support for economic and political alternatives to war.
Washington Peace Center
www.washingtonpeacecenter.org
Washington, DC: $500
For film screenings and public forums in the Washington, DC area, part of an
educational campaign called "Stopping the Cycle of Terror: An Examination of
the Costs of War and Alternative Approaches to International Security."
Total distributions: $ 8,300.00