“What does the war in Ukraine have to do with people living in Sudan,” you might ask? Well, the answer is, “Quite a lot.” When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, it put the entire global food supply at risk. Together, Russia and Ukraine provide about 30% of the world’s wheat and barley, and a…

Yesterday, many of us enjoyed a day of leisure as we celebrated Labor Day –  a holiday built on the belief that work and workers matter. Yet, for many people, the opportunity to secure gainful employment can be elusive, especially if they’ve been involved in the criminal justice system.  For those people, the odds are…

This June, we watched the Supreme Court overturn Affirmative Action in education as we know it, ruling that the nation’s colleges and universities may no longer consider race as a factor in admissions. This decision is a direct challenge to what Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor emphasized in her dissent – that Affirmative Action “has…

Angela Michelle Carr Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre, Jr. Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion We say the names of the three Black people who were killed in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday in a display of white domestic terrorism.  Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre, Jr. – an employee of the Dollar General store where the shooting occurred – was just…

A member of the Together Rising community recently asked us how we find organizations to support, especially when we respond to natural disasters like the wildfires in Maui. Sometimes we find organizations through our own research, and other times, they come recommended to us. In either case, we rely on our Diligence team to quickly…

When we say we do this work TOGETHER, we really mean it.  Story time. On August 9, we put out our first announcement that Together Rising would be responding to the wildfire crisis in Maui and were actively looking for organizations to come alongside and support. We heard from many of you that not only…

More than a week ago, wildfires devastated Maui, and right away, YOU stepped in. But, even as the news coming out of Maui has slowed down, we know that the heartbreak continues for so many. The latest reports confirm that at least 111 people have died, and over 1,000 people are still missing.  In the…

THANK YOU FOR SHOWING UP FOR MAUI!   In fewer than 24 hours, more than 692 of you have donated $46,101.32 THANK YOU!    As of this morning, we know that at least 36 people have lost their lives. Parts of the island are unreachable because of fires and obstruction, and significant power and cell…

Our hearts are shattered for families and communities in Maui as thousands have been forced to evacuate in the wake of raging wildfires. This inferno has already claimed the lives of 6 people, sent over 2,000 people to shelters, left tens of thousands without power, and severely hindered the ability of emergency responders to render…

Justice in Motion has been a leader in the effort to reunify families separated under the US government’s “Zero Tolerance” policy. Through its “Defender Network” – a partnership with  40 organizations in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua – Justice in Motion has been key to finding and supporting parents no one else could…