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Program Vision:
The Unitarian Universalism program supports the growth of
the Unitarian Universalist denomination in meaning and in numbers,
supports Unitarian Universalists in social justice work.
Goals:
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Civil and Constitutional Rights
Program
Vision: The Veatch
Program on Civil and Constitutional Rights seeks to promote social equity
and respect for the individual within the community, to protect civil
liberties, and to counteract the political power of organized forces that
are hostile to civil rights.
Goals:
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To counteract the efforts of the radical right to undermine
the constitutional rights of people of color, gays and lesbians, and
women.
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To protect and advance the reproductive rights of women by
supporting groups who organize at the local, state and national level for
those rights, particularly among low income women and women of color.
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To support innovative projects that address emerging threats
to civil rights and liberties, including police violence and attacks on
public education.
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Environmental Justice
Program
Vision: The Veatch
Program on Environmental Justice seeks to promote a grassroots
environmental movement with an integrated perspective that connects
environmental protection with sustainable economic development,
racial and social equality, and empowerment of local communities.
Goals:
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To create new organizational models that are inclusive of
cultural differences and committed to building bridges across barriers of
race, gender, and class that have historically prevented the environmental
movement from being more effective.
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To empower neighborhood residents and workers to obtain and
document first-hand knowledge of environmental hazards, groundwater
contamination, and industrial pollutants in their communities in order to
achieve greater control over community health conditions.
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To strengthen the enforcement of existing environmental
laws, and promote new public policies that increase access to information
about toxic hazards and encourage the use of environmentally sustainable
production technologies.
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To protect tribal lands against environmental exploitation,
and defend the sovereign right of Native Americans and other indigenous
peoples to control their natural and human resources.
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Global Democracy
Program
Vision: The Veatch Program on Global Democracy seeks to assure that the
development of an integrated global economy does not undermine
environmental protections, community and workplace conditions, or the
democratic accountability of political institutions.
Goals:
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To educate diverse constituencies in the United States about
the potential impact of globalization on their communities.
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To promote changes in public policies and in the practices
of transnational corporations that establish a benchmark standard of
corporate behavior on environmental, labor, and community issues.
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To create new models of coordinated grassroots action that
can operate effectively across international borders.
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Infrastructure
Program
Vision: The
Veatch Infrastructure program seeks to strengthen
the organizational capacity of our grantees.
Goals:
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Offer
strategic technical assistance to grantees through tailored programs
made possible with assistance from the Veatch minigrant funds:
Travel, Networking & Technical Assistance Fund,
Fundraising Assistance Fund,
Organizational Development Fund, and
Communications & Campaign Fund.
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Support
organizations that provide carefully designed research and policy
analysis, popular education and leadership development programs that
benefit grantees across at least three Veatch program areas.
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Progressive
Philanthropy
Program
Vision: The
Veatch Progressive Philanthropy program area seeks to support initiatives
that make philanthropy more responsive to progressive organizations
working for social and economic justice.
Goals:
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To promote innovative national and regional strategies to
raise more funds for social justice work.
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To support the development of alternatives to the United Way
and funding programs that are able to look beyond direct service to
support organizing and advocacy strategies for structural social change.
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To fund innovative strategies that involve new individuals
and constituencies in giving for social change.
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Media, Information, and Communications
Program
Vision: The primary
purpose of the Media, Information, and Communications program area is
to strengthen the information and communication capacities of Veatch
grantees. The program also seeks to promote democratic access to public
media, including a commitment to expanding the numbers and leadership of
people of color in the alternative and mainstream media.
Goals:
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To
provide sophisticated technical assistance that increases the capacity
of Veatch grantees and related groups to effectively communicate their
message to the public via the media.
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To
help activist organizations challenge unfair and stereotypical media
treatment of crime, poverty, immigration, and other
"hot-button" wedge issues.
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To
promote broader public accountability of media institutions and the
development of genuine alternatives to commercial media.
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Economic Equity and Democracy
Program
Vision: The Veatch
Program for Economic Equity and Democracy seeks to infuse the U.S. economy
with the values of equity, democracy and justice and to challenge the
systems, policies and institutions that perpetuate economic injustices.
Goals:
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To develop metropolitan and regional coalitions that combine
organizing, public policy advocacy, and community-based development
strategies to promote an alternative vision of economic organization.
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To enact public policies ensuring that recipients of public
subsidies and tax incentives adhere to minimal standards of corporate
responsibility and provide living wage employment.
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To build an infrastructure of national and regional
organizations that provide training, technical assistance, policy
analysis, and networking opportunities for local economic justice
projects.
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To seed new projects that can address emerging trends in the
economy that undermine equity and democracy, such as the growth of
part-time and temporary work.
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Poverty, Jobs,
and Welfare
Reform
Program
Vision: The
Veatch Program Initiative on Poverty, Jobs, and Welfare seeks to respond
to the impact of welfare reform on low-income communities (particularly
urban communities of color) and the opportunity to reshape the nation’s
social policies and create a new framework for issues such as economic
development, job training, public transportation, child care, and
workplace rights.
Goals:
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To support organizing of workfare participants and other
individuals directly affected by welfare reform.
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To promote the development and enactment of new social
policies that respond to the strategic openings created by welfare reform.
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To strengthen state-level coalitions addressing welfare
reform issues, especially in the South.
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To increase exchange and collaboration nationally among groups working
on these issues.
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Workplace Organizing
Program
Vision: The Veatch
Program on Workplace Organizing seeks to stem the erosion of labor
standards in the United States and promote just treatment of individuals
in the workplace, with particular focus on low-wage workers.
Goals:
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To develop new models of democratic organization through
which low-wage workers can articulate and represent their own interests.
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To increase collaboration between labor and community
organizations on issues of broad public concern, including employment
policy, welfare reform, workforce training, child care, occupational
safety, and civil rights.
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To increase the engagement of communities of faith in
struggles for economic justice.
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To promote democracy, accountability, and a broad justice
orientation within the institutions of organized labor.
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Community Organizing:
Program Vision:
The Community Organizing program
supports the development of
multi-issue, multi-constituency organizations that deliver concrete
benefits to their communities, assist their members to participate in
civic life, and promote an inclusive vision of social justice.
Goals:
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To develop a regional and national infrastructure that can
enhance the effectiveness of community organizing through research,
training, technical assistance, and collaborative action.
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Democratic Participation
Program
Vision:
The
Democratic Participation program area seeks to increase the quantity and
quality of citizen participation in the democratic process, particularly
among historically disenfranchised populations.
Goals:
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To
implement structural reform of the electoral system, with particular
attention to campaign finance reform.
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To
develop new and more effective models for increasing voter
participation in low income communities.
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To
support the creation and expansion of state coalitions that connect
diverse communities and constituencies around a common progressive
agenda.
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New York Metro Initiative
Program
Vision: The Veatch
Program’s New York Metro Initiative (NYMI)
seeks to advance economic and social equity on Long Island and in New York
City and its environs.
Goals:
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To encourage innovation in organizing styles and models.
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To foster greater collaboration among organizers and
activists in the New York metro area.
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To leverage increased philanthropic dollars towards
organizing work in the New York metro area.
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To promote the enactment of progressive public policies at
the local, county and municipal levels.
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To improve and strengthen relationships between the
congregation and our local and regional neighbors.
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