Coalition for Human Dignity
Seattle, WA

General Support

The Nathan Cummings Foundation has supported the efforts of the Coalition for Human Dignity to combat hate-group activities on the far Right for the past three years. The Coalition for Human Dignity works to promote greater cooperation between diverse groups and to counter anti-Semitic, racist, homophobic and anti-immigrant activities in the Pacific Northwest. Through their biweekly "Northwest Update," quarterly magazine "The Dignity Report" and weekly radio show "Boneheads and Bigots" the Coalition disseminates information on regional anti-hate activities, provides "Backgrounder" reports on right-wing and militia connections to centrist groups and politicians and collects statistics on biased crime and violence in the region. They have provided training on militia activities and hate-crimes to over 1,300 judges and law enforcement officials in the region and their handbook on the militia movement has been distributed to over 75,000 organizations in 27 states. Recently, the Coalition has joined forces with the American Jewish Committee to produce and disseminate a national report and resource directory on anti-immigrant activities throughout the country. Through each of their activities, the Coalition seeks to build a safer, more just world in which democratic practices can thrive and flourish.