Sabbaticals for Long-Time Activists of Color
The Alston / Bannerman Fellowship Program is committed to advancing progressive social change by helping to sustain long-time activists of color. The program honors those who have devoted their lives to helping their communities organize for racial, social, economic and environmental justice. The program provides resources for organizers to take sabbaticals for reflection and renewal.
A brief hiatus
At the 20-year mark of providing much needed support for organizers of color to reenergize, the Alston/Bannerman Program is taking a brief break itself. The hiatus will provide space to begin planning for an expansion of Alston/Bannerman in the near future. The decision to expand comes as the Alston Bannerman Program moves to the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI), a national policy advocacy organization founded in 2002 to develop strategies for dismantling structural racism.
Because of the hiatus, the sabbatical program will not select Fellows for 2008, but will announce the next application deadline by the end of the year.
CSIšs core mission is to build the capacity of grassroots organizers and activists to impact policy debates,
says CSI Director Maya Wiley. Building on the Alston/Bannerman Programšs invaluable role, we are committed to expanding the program to include opportunities for collective thinking, through a senior fellowship program, and for collective activism, as we create a robust network of Alston Bannerman Fellows.
To receive notice of the next sabbatical program application deadline, send an email to info@Alston/Bannerman.org
To learn more about how the Alston Bannerman Program will be expanded click here.
2007 Fellows
The Alston/Bannerman Program is pleased to announce that the 2007 Fellows are:
William Baptist, Poverty Initiative, New York, NY
Carolyn Ford, North Florida Educational Development Corporation, Gretna, FL
Sophia Bracy Harris, Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama (FOCAL), Montgomery, AL
Graciela Sanchez, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, San Antonio, TX