August 17, 2010
2010 ALSTON BANNERMAN FELLOWS SELECTED February 5, 2010
2010 ALSTON BANNERMAN SABBATICAL APPLICATION January 15, 2010
2010 DEADLINE FOR SABBATICAL FELLOWSHIPS IS APRIL 13 September 9, 2009
2009 ALSTON BANNERMAN FELLOWS SELECTED!

August 17, 2010
2010 ALSTON BANNERMAN FELLOWS SELECTED The Alston Bannerman Sabbatical Fellowship honors and supports longtime organizers of color by giving them the resources to take time out for reflection and renewal. Fellows receive a $25,000 award to take sabbaticals for three months or more.

The 2010 Sabbatical Fellows are:

Robert Alvarado, Committee for Environmental Justice Action (CEJA), San Antonio, TX

Diana Bustamante, Colonias Development Council (CDC), Las Cruces, NM

Fekkak Mamdouh, Restaurant Opportunities Centers United (ROC-U), New York, NY

Jose Matus, Allianza Indigena Sin Fronteras, Tucson, AZ

Denise Perry, Power U, Miami, FL

Al White, Action Communication and Education Reform (ACER), Duck Hill, MS

The Alston Bannerman Senior Fellowship supports experienced community-based leaders who have demonstrated their ability to develop proactive strategic ideas.  With this $25,000 award, Senior Fellows conduct projects of their own design applying a racial justice lens to important issues facing communities of color.

The 2010 Senior Fellows are:

Francis Calpotura, Transnational Institute for Grassroots Research and Action (TIGRA), Oakland, CA

Leah Wise, Southeast Regional Economic Justice Network (REJN), Durham, NC