2008 Community Gala

The North Star Fund Award recognizes individuals committed to social change for equality, economic justice and peace. The 2008 honorees are:

Kanyere Eaton

Executive Director of The Sister Fund

For shaping philanthropy to further grassroots organizing and action in low-income communities.

Photo: Amy Ponce

Susan Butler Plum

Founding Director of the Skadden Fellowship Foundation

For ensuring that committed lawyers can pursue public interest law.

Photo: Christopher Auger-Dominguez

Elizabeth Wagley and Joe Conason

(respectively) Founder, Progressive Book Club & Writer and Columnist, New York Observer, the Nation Institute, and Salon.com

For building a community of progressive readers to counteract the disastrous policies of the far right, and — together and individually — spurring action toward political integrity, peace and justice.

Photo: Amy Ponce

The North Star Fund Frederick Douglass Award recognizes grantees making exceptionally innovative community-driven change.

This year, the North Star Fund Frederick Douglass awards go to:

Domestic Workers United

For catalyzing a national movement to gain dignity and labor rights for domestic workers.

http://www.domesticworkersunited.org/

Photo: BJ Fomento. Click to enlarge.

Community Gala Co-Chairs:

Barbara Winslow
Women’s Studies, Brooklyn College

Arva Rice
Project Enterprise & Board Chair, North Star Fund

Jason Franklin
Wagner School of Public Service, New York University

Click here to see photos and congratulatory messages from our 2007 Community Gala

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Join the Leadership Committee

For more information or to join the Leadership Committee, contact Chandler Bazemore, chandler@northstarfund.org, or (212) 620-9110

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