SPRING 2003 AGAPE FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENTS Topic: Media Activism in Times of War

Activist San Diego Freedom Archives North Bay Progressive   Dancers without Borders National Radio Project Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County

Activist San Diego Martin Eder 4581 Alhambra San Diego, CA 92107 619/226-1116 Eder@activistSanDiego.org http://www.ActivistSanDiego.org   Activist San Diego, San Diego, CA is a social justice organization that promotes and facilitates the development of an active interrelated progressive community in the border region through networking, culture and new media. They received a $2,000 grant from the David R. Stern Memorial Fund to support and strengthen the technological, organizational and outreach capabilities of Activist San Diego and its Activist Newsletter, rapid response capability and alternative information network, which provides a peaceful alternative voice to the military establishment of this city. Top

Dancers without Borders Alli Starr 1002 1/2 Dolores Street San Francisco, CA 94110 415/285-9734 alli@riseup.net   Dancers without Borders, San Francisco, CA is an all-woman, multi-racial performance collective dedicated to making dance-theatre that matters. They use movement spoken word, music and other cultural artist to mobilize resistance to war and other forms of oppression while presenting a vision of a society based on cooperation, justice and beauty. They received a $2,000 grant from the Board of Trustees and the Esther P. Oliver Memorial Fund to support the development of a new dance piece addressing war and violence and to help implement presentations at schools and other public spaces. Top

Freedom Archives Claude Marks 522 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110 415/863-9977 info@freedomarchives.org http://www.freedomarchives.org   Freedom Archives, San Francisco, CA. The intern collective of the Freedom Archives is completing a 12” vinyl record about war and resistance. These unique historical clips selected from archived radio programming are “sampled” for use by DJs, spoken word artists and young radio programmers. This is intended as an educational and organizing tool focussed on youth. They received a $2,000 grant from the Board of Trustees for the duplication and distribution of this vinyl product. Top

National Radio Project Lisa Rudman 1714 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94612 510/251-1332 x105 womensdesk@radioproject.org http://www.radioproject.org   National Radio Project, Oakland, CA heightens public consciousness, broadens public debate on critical social issues and encourages civic preparation by giving voice to diverse perspectives and opinions not typically heard on mass media, They achieve this objective by producing and distributing high-quality public affairs and news programs, and by training and supporting independent journalists and individuals involved in community building activities. They received a $2,000 grant from the Board of Trustees and the Wayne R. Hultgren Memorial Fund to fund their project, “Real Peace and Security,” which will be comprised of two 29-minute radio programs. The first program will focus on globalization as it relates to injustice and war; the second will explore peace movements led by women activists. Top

North Bay Progressive Marcus Borgman P.O. Box 14384 Santa Rosa, CA 95402 707/525-1422 office@northbayprogressive.org http://www.northbayprogressive.org   North Bay Progressive, Santa Rosa, CA is a regional grassroots newspaper that covers local, regional, national and international news and gives voice to North Bay social activists, labor, minorities, feminists, environmentalists and other progressives. They received a $2,000 grant from the Emmy Lefson Memorial Fund for Peace, Social Justice and Human Rights to cover general operating support to supplement non-subscriber income. Top

Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County Elizabeth Stinson 467 Sebastopol Avenue Santa Rosa, CA 95401 707/575-8902 peacecenter@sonic.net http://www.peaceandjusticesonomaco.org   Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA provides an umbrella support and information for social justice organizations and demilitarization. They received a $2,000 grant from the board of Trustees to enhance their website and to translate their counter-recruitment materials into Spanish. Top

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