Since its founding in 1997, Alaska Community Action on Toxics (ACAT, Norman grantee 2008–2019) has engaged Native Alaskan communities in advocacy efforts for local, state, national and international policies to protect air, water, and food from industrial and military contamination.…
In 2002, homeless and unemployed residents of Baltimore founded United Workers Association (UWA, Norman grantee 2010–2021) as a human rights organization focused on ending poverty. They built a grassroots base of over 3,000 members that won increased wages for homeless…
Founded in 1993, the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW, Norman grantee 2008–2015) is led by immigrant farmworkers who organize for better wages, safer working conditions, and human rights. CIW built a broad coalition of students, faith communities and unions, linking…