Advancement Project
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The Advancement Project is a liberal American nonprofit organization that focuses on racial justice issues.[1][2] The organization opposes voter ID laws, supports automatic voting rights restoration for all felons, and seeks to reform public school disciplinary procedures which it believes disproportionately impact minority students.
The stated mission of the Advancement Project is to "fulfill America’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy."[3]
Organization overview
The Advancement Project was founded in 1999 by civil rights lawyers in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.[4]
The co-directors of Advancement Project’s national office are Judith Browne Dianis and co-founder Penda D. Hair. The organization also has a California-based office whose directors include Advancement Project co-founder Constance L. Rice.
The Advancement Project has received funding from George Soros and the Tides Foundation and is a recommended funding target of the Democracy Alliance, a network of progressive donors who coordinate their political giving.[5][6][7]
Activities
The Advancement Project is known for its opposition to voter ID laws.[8][9] The Advancement Project was a primary supporter of the defeated California Proposition 38 in 2012, which would have increased state income tax rates for most Californians, resulting in increased revenues to the state of about $10 billion a year.[10]
The Advancement Project advocates for automatic voting rights restoration for all felons.[11][12]
The Advancement Project advocates for an end to school disciplinary measures which it believes disproportionately put minority children into a school-to-prison pipeline.[13][14]
The organization has taken part in Moral Mondays protests, which are liberal demonstrations against Republican public policies.[15][16]
Board of Directors
Advancement Project's national office in Washington, D.C. is governed by a 17-member board of directors.[17] The board includes Bill Lann Lee, Joe Alvarez, Arlene Holt Baker, Harry Belafonte, Stephen R. English, Bonifacio "Bonny" Garcia, Esq, Penda D. Hair, Gerry Hudson, Barrett S. Litt, Pam Martinez, Molly Munger, Katherine Peck, Constance L. Rice, Sheila Thomas, Gerald Torres, Tom Unterman, and Jesse Williams.
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- ↑ "Board of Directors", Advancement Project
