Economic Security Project Action Inc

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: ILSR IS COMMITTED TO REVERSING THE CONCENTRATION OF ECONOMIC POWER AND TRANSITIONING TO AN ECONOMY THAT EMBODIES DEMOCRATIC VALUES. OUR PRIMARY GOALS ARE TO EXPAND PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE THREAT THAT CONCENTRATION POSES TO THE ECONOMY AND DEMOCRACY; ADVANCE POLICY SOLUTIONS; AND BUILD THE POLITICAL PRESSURE NEEDED TO WIN. WITH THIS GRANT, ILSR WILL ENHANCE THE POWERFUL ROLE THAT INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES CAN PLAY IN THE GROWING MOVEMENT TO REINVIGORATE ANTI-MONOPOLY POLICIES AND REDUCE CORPORATE CONCENTRATION.

Lewes, DE

PURPOSE: WE ARE IN A ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION MOMENT TO CREATE LONG-TERM STRUCTURAL CHANGE TO ADDRESS CORPORATE CONCENTRATION IN PATENTS, THE PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY, AND BEYOND. THE SYNERGISTIC EFFECTS OF A DRUG PRICING CRISIS, A GLOBAL PANDEMIC, AND A RACIAL AWAKENING HAS PRIMED A PUBLIC DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY ACCESS TO MEDICINES/VACCINES FOR EQUITY AND POLITICIANS TO FUNDAMENTALLY SHIFT THE STRUCTURES THAT ALLOW CORPORATIONS TO EXTEND AND EXPAND THEIR MONOPOLIES. THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT FOR STRUCTURAL CHANGE THAT PRIORITIZES EQUITY ACROSS OUR PATENT AND MEDICINES SYSTEMS BY UPLEVELING OUR COMMUNICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND PARTNERSHIP EFFORTS THAT HAVE BEEN KEY TO BUILDING POLITICAL SUPPORT - BOTH INSIDE THE HALLS OF CONGRESS AND BEYOND. WE WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS BY USING OUR NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN DEEP ANALYTICAL RESEARCH AND STAKEHOLDER INFORMED COLLABORATION TO ACTIVATE KEY STAKEHOLDERS AND BE A VOICE IN THE MEDIA TO CENTER THE NATIONAL CONVERSATION ON EQUI

Brooklyn, NY

PURPOSE: WE HAVE 7 TARGETED MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TO WHOM WE WOULD LIKE TO DO 250 PATCH-THROUGH CALLS. WE HAVE A GREAT WORKING GROUP OF POLICY EXPERTS AND 5 HILL-FOCUSED STAFF FROM OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE DOING A GREAT JOB. WE ARE MOBILIZING HILL MEETINGS, SPEAKING AT BRIEFINGS, RESPONDING ON TWITTER AND OTHER PLATFORMS, AND ACTIVATING THE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WE'VE TRAINED ON ANTIMONOPOLY WITH YOUR GENEROUS SUPPORT OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF, AMONG OTHER RAPID RESPONSE EFFORTS. BUT WE NEED TO DO MORE. AND THIS GRANT IS FOR ATHENA TO CREATE WIDESPREAD, PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT TO SUPPORT FIRST-IN-A-GENERATION ANTI-MONOPOLY ENFORCEMENT AND LEGISLATION AT THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVEL. ATHENA DOES THIS BY CAMPAIGNING ALONGSIDE LEADING ANTI-MONOPOLY ADVOCATES AND SUPPORTING GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS TO TAKE UP ANTI-MONOPOLY EFFORTS ALONGSIDE THEIR EXISTING WORK.

Boston, MA

PURPOSE: FIGHT FOR THE FUTURE SEEKS FUNDING IN ORDER TO TAKE ON A RAPID-RESPONSE "CAMPAIGN SPRINT," WITH THE GOAL OF PASSING THE PACKAGE OF ANTITRUST BILLS TARGETING BIG TECH THROUGH THE HOUSE AND SENATE THIS YEAR.

Denver, CO

PURPOSE: THE GOAL OF OUR RIGHT TO REPAIR CAMPAIGN IS TO GIVE EVERYONE ACCESS TO THE PARTS, TOOLS, AND SERVICE INFORMATION THEY NEED TO REPAIR PRODUCTS SO WE CAN KEEP THINGS IN USE AND REDUCE WASTE, AND TO BUILD A CULTURE WHICH SEEKS TO REPAIR THINGS. THE RIGHT TO REPAIR MOVEMENT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT OUR THROWAWAY CULTURE AND THE COMPANIES WHO PROFIT FROM THAT SYSTEM, AND EMPOWER PEOPLE TO CHART A MORE SUSTAINABLE PATH. U.S. PIRG RIGHT TO REPAIR CAMPAIGN SEEKS TO DIRECTLY CONFRONT BOTH THE THROWAWAY MINDSET, AND THE POLICY ENVIRONMENT WHICH CULTIVATES THAT MINDSET. WE RUN A RANGE OF CONGRESSIONAL, STATE LEGISLATIVE, CORPORATE AND REGULATORY EFFORTS TO REDUCE MANUFACTURER-IMPOSED BARRIERS TO REPAIR, ORGANIZE THE FIELD OF INTEREST REPAIR TECHNICIANS AND EDUCATORS, AND EMPOWER THE REPAIR ECOSYSTEM.

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: FIGHT CORPORATE MONOPOLIES IS SEEKING TO EMBED ANTIMONOPOLY STRATEGIES AND POLICY TOOLS INTO THE PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT'S FIGHT FOR ECONOMIC JUSTICE AND INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY. WE AIM TO BUILD COALITIONS THAT DRAW IN DIVERSE NEW STAKEHOLDERS, ELEVATE ACTIONABLE POLICY SOLUTIONS ROOTED IN A CORPORATE POWER ANALYSIS, DEPLOY RAPID RESPONSE AND STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS TO FEED INTO THE OVERALL NARRATIVE THAT CONCENTRATED CORPORATE POWER IS INCOMPATIBLE WITH BROAD-BASED PROSPERITY AND A RESILIENT, INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY.

New York, NY

PURPOSE: SUPPORT POLICY ADVOCACY

Washington, DC

PURPOSE: CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY

Los Altos, CA

PURPOSE: FOR GENERAL SUPPORT