21st Century Ilgwu Heritage Fund

TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF SB62, THE LANDMARK CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE THE PIECE RATE PAY SYSTEM, HOLD FASHION BRANDS LIABLE FOR WAGE VIOLATIONS, AND EXPAND AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTIONS IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

TO SUPPORT THE EMPLOYEE RESILIENCE CENTER OF THE SOROKA MEDICAL CENTER, ONE OF ISRAEL'S LARGEST, BUSIEST & ADVANCED HOSPITALS. THE RESILIENCE CENTER ADDRESSES PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA HOSPITAL STAFF EXPERIENCE TREATING CRITICALLY WOUNDED PATIENTS AND IDF SOLDIERS SINCE THE OCTOBER 7, 2023 ATTACK ON ISRAEL.

THE GRANT SUPPORTS PROVIDING STRATEGIC LEGAL REPRESENTATION DEFENDING INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS' RIGHTS, AND THE RULE OF LAW THROUGH PRECEDENT SETTING CASES IN IMMIGRATION LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

TO SUPPORT THE PARISH'S THE DOROTHY DAY CAFE, WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITALITY TO THOSE WHO COME TO CHURCH; MOSTLY HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED, MENTALLY CHALLENGED OR VICTIMS OF ADDICTION.

TO SUPPORT THE STUDENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL LABOR SOLIDARITY IN ITS CAMPAIGN TO BUILD STUDENT OUTREACH AND A MOVEMENT IN SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS IN THAILAND AGAINST LABOR EXPLOITATION BY US COMPANIES.

TO SUPPORT THE THEMES EXPRESSED IN THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "A TREE OF LIFE: THE PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING". THE FILM DEPICTS THE STORY OF ELEVEN PEOPLE WHO WERE GUNNED DOWN IN THE SYNAGOGUE THROUGH THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO SURVIVED AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE KILLED.

TO SUPPORT THE DOCUMENTARY FILM "THE ORIGINALS" DEPICTING THE STORY OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PENN SOUTH, AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING COOPERATIVE COMMUNITY BUILT BY THE ILGWU IN 1962 WHICH WAS WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF THE NYC GARMENT DISTRICT. THE FILM CONNECTS THE ILGWU AND PENN SOUTH TO CURRENT STRUGGLES FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE.

TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND A COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAM OF A DOCUMENTARY WHICH TAKES VIEWERS INTO THE PATCO STRIKE OF OVER 11,000 AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN 1981 WHICH USHERED A PERIOD OF DECLINING UNION POWER AND LED TO THE UNPRECEDENTED INEQUALITY AND JOB INSECURITY AMERICAN WORKERS FACE TODAY.

TO HELP CELEBRATE THE COALITION'S PROGRAMS OF SERVICE TO IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE NEW YORK STATE STRONGER AND RICHER, AND ADVOCATE FOR EQUITY, ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS.

TO HELP PROMOTE THE INSTITUTES GOALS TO PROVIDE ACCESSIBLE AND TIMELY DATA AND ANALYSIS ON IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION ISSUES COVERING THE MAJOR ISSUES OF CONCERN TO POLICYMAKERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION ON LABOR MARKETS, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, AND SOCIAL COHESION.

TO HELP SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES.

TO SUPPORT THE CENTER OF MIGRATION STUDIES' PROGRAMS PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND RECEIVING COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND NEWCOMERS.

TO CELEBRATE THE FEDERATION WORK TO ADVANCE THE CIVIC VOICE AND WELL BEING OF ASIAN AMERICANS.

TO SUPPORT CUNY'S DIVERSITY IN LABOR SCHOLARSHIP EFFORTS.

SUPPORT THE IMMIGRANT JUSTICE CORPS' MISSION TO RECRUIT AND TRAIN A NEW GENERATION OF LEGAL ADVOCATES COMMITTED TO IMMIGRANT JUSTICE.

TO BUILD A PERMANENT PUBLIC MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO PERISHED IN THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE OF 1911

TO SUPPORT IRECLAMO!, AN INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TOOL THAT EMPOWERS LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND WORKER ADVOCATES TO IDENTIFY WAGE THEFT AND FILE CLAIMS TO RECOUP LOST WAGES

TO RESUME INTERVIEWS AND RECORD ORAL HISTORIES OF RETIRED OFFICERS, STAFF AND RANK AND FILE ACTIVISTS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LADIES' GARMENT WORKERS UNION

TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CLARA LEMICH AWARDS, PART OF A CITY-WIDE COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF THE TRIANGLE FIRE INCLUDING LIVE-STREAMING OF THE EVENT, WEBPAGE DISPLAY AND VIDEO INTERVIEWS OF THE HONOREES. TO ALSO SUPPORT THE CREATION OF AN EXHIBIT AT NEW YORK UNIVERSITY THAT WILL DRAW ATTENTION TO THE CORE FEATURES OF ILGWU HISTORY, SOCIAL UNIONISM, UNION LABEL CAMPAIGN AND SEWING SKILLS

TO SUPPORT THE THEATER'S WORLD PREMIERE CO-PRODUCTION OF REGRETFULLY, SO THE BIRDS ARE, BY JULIA IZUMI, A PLAY THAT TELLS TOE STORY OF 3 ADULT SIBLINGS ADOPTED INTO AN AMERICAN FAMILY SEARCHING FOR A SENSE OF IDENTITY

TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS FOLLOWING THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IN FEBRUARY, 2022, SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST MORE THAN 19,000 REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED IN GREECE

SUPPORTS LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THROUGH PRECEDENT SETTING CASES IN IMMIGRATION LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. THIS WORK ENSURES THAT A NEW GENERATION OF LAWYERS WILL BE ABLE TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES

TO SUPPORT THE PARISH'S PROJECT, THE DAY CAF, NAMED AFTER DOROTHY DAY, THE FOUNDER OF THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT IN NYC WHICH PROVIDES HOSPITALITY, MEALS AND REFUGE TO THOSE WHO COME TO THE CHURCH, MOSTLY HOMELESS, UNEMPLOYED, MENTALLY CHALLENGED OR VICTIMS OF ADDICTION

TO SUPPORT THE OFF BROADWAY PREMIERE OF FISH, WHICH FOLLOWS THE PARALLEL STORIES OF NYC HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS AS THEY NAVIGATE A BROKEN PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM. THE GRANT WILL ALSO SUPPORT THE THEATER'S FIVE BOROUGH/ONE CITY INITIATIVE

TO HELP FUND THE UNITED STUDENTS AGAINST SWEATSHOPS PROJECT OF STUDENT OUTREACH, EDUCATION AND MOBILIZATION IN SOLIDARITY WITH WORKERS OF HONG SENG KNITTING, A THAI FACTORY AND MAJOR SUPPLIER OF NIKE, FACING WORKER PROTECTION VIOLATIONS

TO HELP PROVIDE A SERIES OF FORTY CONCERTS TO LOW INCOME HOMEBOUND ADULTS INCLUDING RETIRED GARMENT WORKERS AND VETERANS RESIDING IN PRIVATE HOMES OR FACILITIES IN NEW YORK CITY NEIGHBORHOODS

TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN TO AMPLIFY THE THEMES EXPRESSED IN THE HBO DOCUMENTARY FILM "A TREE OF LIFE: THE PITTSBURGH SYNAGOGUE SHOOTING", WHICH TELLS THE STORY OF WHAT HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 27, 2018, WHEN ELEVEN PEOPLE WERE GUNNED SOWN IN THE TREE OF LIFE SYNAGOGUE

TO SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION AND A COMMUNITY IMPACT PROGRAM OF A DOCUMENTARY WHICH TAKES VIEWERS INTO THE PATCO STRIKE OF OVER 11,000 AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS IN 1981 WHICH USHERED A PERIOD OF DECLINING UNION POWER AND LED TO THE UNPRECEDENTED INEQUALITY AND JOB INSECURITY AMERICAN WORKERS FACE TODAY

HELP CELEBRATE THE COALITION'S THIRTY ONE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE IMMIGRANT COMMUNITIES THAT MAKE NEW YORK STATE STRONGER AND RICHER, AND ADVOCATE FOR EQUITY, ACCESS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR IMMIGRANTS

TO CELEBRATE THE FEDERATION WORK TO ADVANCE THE CIVIC VOICE AND WELL BEING OF ASIAN AMERICANS

TO HELP SUPPORT THE COMMITTEE'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVES

SUPPORT THE COUNCIL'S EFFORTS TO BE RESOURCE FOR A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE FOREIGN POLICY CHOICES FACING THE US AND OTHER NATIONS

TO SUPPORT THE MUSEUM'S PRESERVATION AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

TO CELEBRATE CENTER OF MIGRATION STUDIES' FIFTY FIVE YEARS OF PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN IMMIGRANTS AND RECEIVING COMMUNITIES, AND ADVANCING THE RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF MIGRANTS, REFUGEES AND NEWCOMERS

TO SUPPORT CUNY'S DIVERSITY IN LABOR SCHOLARSHIP EFFORT

TO BUILD A PERMANENT PUBLIC MEMORIAL TO THOSE WHO PERISHED IN THE TRIANGLE SHIRTWAIST FACTORY FIRE OF 1911.

TO SUPPORT THE ANNUAL CLARA LEMICH AWARDS, WHICH HONOR WOMEN WHO HAVE SPENT THEIR LIVES WORKING FOR THE GREATER GOOD AND TO INSPIRE OTHERS TO FOLLOW IN THEIR FOOTSTEPS. AND TO PROMOTE AND COORDINATE EVENTS RELATED TO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION OF THE 1982 GARMENT WORKERS' STRIKES AND RALLIES IN NEW YORK CITY'S CHINATOWN.

TO EVALUATE AND DOCUMENT THE PROGRESS MADE IN SECURING THE RIGHTS OF WORKERS IN THE TEN YEARS SINCE THE COLLAPSE OF THE RANA PLAZA, A BUILDING THAT HOUSED GARMENT FACTORIES IN BANGLADESH.

TO SUPPORT THE FOUNDATION'S SOBER HOUSE IN ERIE, PA THAT PROVIDES SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT AND RESILIENCY SKILLS FOR LOW-INCOME, HOUSING INSECURE AND LONG TERM USERS OF SUBSTANCES.

TO SUPPORT THE THEATER'S WORLD PREMIERE CO-PRODUCTION OF REGRETFULLY, SO THE BIRDS ARE, BY JULIA IZUMI, A PLAY THAT TELLS TOE STORY OF 3 ADULT SIBLINGS ADOPTED INTO AN AMERICAN FAMILY SEARCHING FOR A SENSE OF IDENTITY.

TO SUPPORT EFFORTS TO RESPOND TO THE REFUGEE CRISIS FOLLOWING THE RUSSIAN INVASION OF UKRAINE IN FEBRUARY, 2022, SPECIFICALLY TO ASSIST MORE THAN 19,000 REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED IN GREECE.

TO SUPPORT IRECLAMO!, AN INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TOOL THAT EMPOWERS LOW-WAGE WORKERS AND WORKER ADVOCATES TO IDENTIFY WAGE THEFT AND FILE CLAIMS TO RECOUP LOST WAGES.

TO SUPPORT A CAMPAIGN TO ENSURE PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION SB62, LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE PIECE RATE PAY SYSTEM, HOLD FASHION BRANDS LIABLE FOR WAGE VIOLATIONS AND EXPAND AUTHORITY FOR INSPECTIONS IN THE GARMENT INDUSTRY IN THE STATE.

TO SUPPORT A PRODUCTION OF A NYC BOROUGH TOUR "SONG ABOUT TRAINS", A PLAY TO CELEBRATE THE MULTICULTURAL CANON OF RAILROAD SONGS FROM COMMUNITIES WHO HAD A HAND IN BUILDING THE AMERICA RAILROAD SYSTEM.

INCREASE AWARENESS AND BENEFITS OF HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND DAY WORKERS IN QUEENS, NY, AND PROVIDE CRITICAL OUTREACH AND BUILDS PREPAREDNESS FOR COVID-19 VACCINE.