Rapid Response Grant Requests are officially open for August! 📣 Reminder: requests stay open for only the first week of the month. Apply online or via the link in our bio! ✊

Grantee Spotlight: Youth Climate Strike LA! The future is youth-led. 🌎✊ We're proud to support Youth Climate Strike LA's Rising Tides, empowering working-class BIPOC youth to organize, build power, and fight for climate justice in their schools and communities.

Our Organizing Grant Cycle is officially open! Are you a good fit for an AJ Muste Foundation Organizing Grant? Here's a reminder of what we do and do not fund. Apply on our website via the link in our bio today!

Grantee Spotlight: Centro Corona! They remind us that a physical space is more than just a building—it's an anchor for organizing, a trusted gathering place, and a beacon where community members can connect, access resources, build collective power, and turn shared challenges into collective action.

Our fall Organizing Grant Cycle is officially open! Requests will be accepted until Friday, September 4th at 1:00 PM ET. Apply via the link in our bio or on our website: ajmuste.org/apply/organi...

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Meet Abolish Slavery Virginia, one of our latest grantees. They are building a powerful statewide movement to eliminate all legal slavery and involuntary servitude across the state. #GranteeSpotlight

Our Rapid Response Grant Applications are now open! 📣✊ Apply on our website or via the link in our bio! #rapidresponsegrant #fundingopportunities #grassrootsorganizing

A.J. Muste-our namesake-participated in the campaign, 'Omaha Action: Nonviolence Against Nuclear Missile Policy,' organized by the Committee for Nonviolent Action (CNVA). His act of civil disobedience is a powerful example of his lifelong commitment to peace & nonviolent resistance.

Announcing our June Rapid Response grantee, Borderlands Resource Initiative! ✊ We're proud to support Borderlands Resource Initiative's work to ensure immigrant communities can access their rights and support networks which keep communities informed and empowered.

A historic victory powered by organizing, solidarity, and worker power. Their strike helped secure union protections and remains a strong example of what collective action can achieve! ✊💪

The mobilization of the Livermore Action Group reminds us of the power of nonviolent civil disobedience in the face of injustice and how this often remains true in current times. Onward!

With the help of a rapid response grant, Carolina for All was able to mobilize against South Carolina’s General Assembly’s plans to fund private prisons and immigrant detention centers. The power of grassroots organizing continues to shape our communities and strengthen democracy! ✊

The 1982 Rally for Nuclear Disarmament remains one of the largest peace demonstrations in U.S. history—a powerful reminder of what collective action can achieve! #OnThisDay #NuclearDisarmament

Honoring the late Clarence B. Jones, a civil rights activist and close friend of MLK Jr., who contributed to the iconic, 'I Have A Dream' speech. He was a fierce activist and lawyer who fought against discrimination and helped plan protests including the March on Washington. Rest in Power. ✊

Announcing our May Rapid Response grantees, Nashville People's Budget Coalition (@nashpplsbudget.bsky.social) and Peace Economy Project (@peaceeconomy.bsky.social) ! 📣 The Rapid Response Grant Fund (for June) closes tomorrow at 4pm EST. #rapidresponse #funding #socialjusticefunding

On this day, 65 years ago, many gathered to hear civil rights leaders defend the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, AL. The courage and solidarity shown in 1961 continues to inspire movements for freedom and dignity today. ✊ #OnThisDay #FreedomRiders #CivilRightsMovement

Grantee Spotlight! Movimiento Cosecha New Jersey supports immigrant communities across the state. From community education to volunteer mobilization, this work helps keep communities informed, connected, & protected. The Muste Foundation is proud to support such impactful work!

When communities face urgent threats, rapid response matters. The A.J. Muste Foundation is proud to support our rapid response grantees as they organize and meet this moment head-on!

Rapid Response Grant Applications remain open until this Friday at 4pm EST! Apply for a grant today! Link in bio.

As we celebrate Earth Day, let us highlight a couple of our grantees, @planetoverprofit.org & @climatedefiance.bsky.social, who have made strides in climate activism. Their bold direct action campaigns & mobilizations demand real change from corporations & politicians regarding the climate crisis.

Have you seen our annual report? Check out what we and our grantees have accomplished in the past year. Available on our website in our bio!

If you're in NYC this week, attend the Latinx Freedom National Conference this Thursday and Friday! 📣 Our Board Director, Johanna Fernández, co-organized this event, which brings together veterans of the Latinx movement in the 1960s, activists, and the public.

Attention! Our Rapid Response grant applications are open for April! 📣 The deadline to submit applications is Friday, April 10. To find out more about our requirements visit our website linked in our bio.

Our Organizing Grant application is now open! The LOI process will remain open until April 6 at 2pm EST. Go to the link in our bio to start your application! 📣

In honor of Black History Month, we spotlight many of our grantees, like Young Black Lawyers' Organizing Coalition (YBLOC), whose organizing work drives systemic change & dismantles the barriers impacting Black communities across the country. #socialjusticeorganizing

Project YANO is extremely grateful for our many individual donors, and the A. J. Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice @ajmuste.bsky.social. This year, we were one of three groups nationwide awarded their “No Justice, No Peace!” Award. Thank you for your support. projectyano.org/donate

In honor of MLK Jr. Day this Monday, learn more about his work and legacy by ordering our MLK Jr. pamphlets online. Available in both English and Spanish! Our essay series and books are complimentary aside from shipping costs.

Today marks the anniversary of A. J. Muste's birthday. His philosophies and teachings still hold relevance in these modern times. They remind us that bully leadership thrives on compliance and movements endure by refusing it. Find out more about AJ Muste and his legacy on our website.

Join us in making a difference and sustaining the work of frontline grassroots groups across the nation like LoudForChange Inc. Consider a donation to the AJ Muste Foundation today!

📢🔸Attention! Our Rapid Response Grant Applications are now live! Due to increased demand - this application process will only be open the first full week of each month. You have until this Friday, July 11 at 4PM EST to submit your application! Link in Bio! #grants #fundingopportunity