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Urgent Action Fund is a feminist grant-making organization based in Alameda, California, dedicated to supporting racial justice, gender justice, and LGBTQI rights. They engage in real-time activism, providing financial resources and partnerships to empower communities facing urgent challenges. The organization is guided by a commitment to collective care and the principle that those who report violations in good faith will be protected from retaliation. With a diverse team of professionals, including experts in legal advocacy, Urgent Action Fund works to address and challenge governmental abuses of power for marginalized populations. Generated from the website

Asian Immigrant Women Advocates (AIWA) is dedicated to empowering low-income, limited English-speaking immigrant women and youth by fostering their social participation and collaboration with other marginalized communities. Through their Community Transformational Organizing Strategy, AIWA employs a comprehensive seven-step methodology to develop grassroots leadership and advocate for meaningful change. The organization also runs the Youth Building Immigrant Power project, which focuses on student-led initiatives in high schools aimed at transformation and empowerment. Additionally, AIWA's work is highlighted in the documentary film "Becoming Ourselves," which showcases the collective leadership development of immigrant women and youth in their fight for rights and social justice. Generated from the website