SPRING 2002 AGAPE FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS Topic: Bridging Anti-Militarism to Other Movements

Art and Revolution High School & College Outreach Peach Education (HOPE)   Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition Against War (APICAW) New Mexico Toxics Coalition   Committe for Human Rights in the Philippines September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows   East Asia-U.S.-Puerto Rico Women's Network Against Militarism War Times Newspaper

Art and Revolution Aryeh Shell Berkeley, CA 94703 aryeh@riseup.net   A collective of artists/activists who revitalize political protests by bridging creative culture with struggles for social justice. They collaborate with unions, environmental, human rights, youth and other community groups to create resistance and call attention to critical issues. They received a Wayne Hultgren Memorial Fund for Peace and Social Justice and Board of Trustees grant to develop an educational street theater and mobile mural project that connects the issues of war, oil, globalization and local community struggles. Top

Asian and Pacific Islander Coalition Against War (APICAW) Eunice Cho Oakland, CA 94607 www.apicaw.org   A coalition of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) groups and individuals who came together in the aftermath of the September attack to oppose the scapegoating of immigrants and the erosion of rights. They received a Board of Trustees grant for $1,500 to empower API communities through grassroots education, organizing, coalition building and political action; to develop and disseminate anti-war and anti-militaristic views within the API community; to build relationships and work with API and other anti-war/peace groups. Top

Committee for Human Rights in the Philippines Rachel Redondiez San Francisco, CA 94112 www.geocities.com/chrpsf An organization established to educate, organize and mobilize Filipinos and non-Filipinos in the San Francisco Bay Area, to take progressive action to uphold and promote human rights in the Philippines and to support the Filipino people’s movement for social justice. They received an Esther P. Oliver Memorial Fund and Board of Trustees grant for $1,500 to support their efforts to organize the Filipino community to oppose the “war on terrorism,” racism and state oppression; and to build a campaign to end the U.S. military intervention in the Philippines. Top

East Asia-U.S.-Puerto Rico Women’s Network against Militarism Margo Okazawa-Rey San Francisco, CA 94131 mor@sfsu.edu   A feminist antimilitaristic network whose mission is to bring together activists and teachers from East Asia, Puerto Rico and he U.S. to engage in dialogue, analysis and activism to oppose militarism – by an government or group – and promote genuine security. They received a Board of Trustees grant for $1,500 to subsidize travel costs for a woman from Puerto Rico to attend the next international meeting to be held in Seoul, Korea, August 13-19, 2002. Top

High School & College Outreach Peace Education (HOPE) Elizabeth Stinson Peace and Justice Center 467 Sebastopol Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95401 www.peaceandjusticesonomaco.org This organization serves to educate students, young adults and educators about selective service law, delayed entry program, processes for resolving conflict nonviolently and alternatives to the military. They received a Board of Trustees grant for $1,500 for training, youth outreach and demilitarization materials and website work. Top

New Mexico Toxics Coalition Coila Ash, Executive Director Santa Fe, NM 87505 coilaash@mindspring.com   A grassroots coalition that uses research, technical assistance, community involvement and direct action to stop the pattern of environmental devastation and economic racism that is occurring as result of nuclear weapons production in New Mexico. They received a Board of Trustees grant for $1,500 to continue their work bridging the gap between diverse organizations and educating the public regarding the link between nuclear weapons production and environmental, public health and social problems in New Mexico and the world. Top

September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows Kelly Campbell 5111 Telegraph #185 Oakland, CA 94609 www.peacefultomorrows.org This organization uses its voices as family members of 9/11 victims to work for peace and social justice. They received a David R. Stern Memorial Fund and a Board of Trustees grant to launch the California-based regional office of the organization. Top

War Times newspaper Rebecca Gordon San Francisco, CA 94110 www.war-times.org A free national newspaper focussed on the effects of this war and efforts for peace. The paper was started in order to contribute to the building and sustaining of a national multi-racial peace movement as an urgently necessary response to the “War on Terrorism.” They received an Emmy Lefson Memorial Fund for Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights grant for $1,500 to purchase a computer and printer. Top

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