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Founded in 1973 by a collective of Edmonton artists, Latitude 53 Society of Artists is a not-for-profit artist-run centre. Latitude 53 provides a non-coercive environment to assure the freedom of the artist, and give the public access to new art forms of expression. Latitude 53 supports the research and development of new artistic practices and concepts, and encourages experimentation by artists through diverse programming. In an attempt to more clearly reflect who we are and what we do as Latitude 53 Contemporary Visual Culture, rather than Society of Artists, we feel strongly that this new name more clearly represents and communications what we do and where we are going in the future. While experimentation in visual culture is the emphasis of the work that Latitude 53 facilitates, we seek work with artists in a variety of disciplines to become a locus for experimental culture.

Founded in 1998, The Democracy Council advocates freedom, human rights, equal opportunity, and public participation across the globe. The Council's work is based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the belief that a vibrant civil society and accountable public administration remain fundamental tenets of democratic societies. The rights of all human beings, governed and governing, should be respected. The right to organize and advocate on one's own behalf is a fundamental right of all people. Discrimination, repression, and torture must be resisted at all levels - at all times. The Council maintains a proven track record of working with both local and national government offices and civil society organizations to build the capacity of those pushing to promote these values. Through civic engagement and education, public testimony and partnerships with civil society organizations, the Council works to ensure that respect for rights and the promotion of public participation in an accountable and productive manner are priorities of transitioning states.

Tansa is an independent, nonprofit, investigative newsroom based in Tokyo. Our investigations reveal - and aim thereby to end - wrongdoing by the powerful, such as government bodies and corporations. We approach our work by considering what needs to change in order to achieve redress for injustice and ensure that others are not harmed by similar wrongdoing in the future. In 2020, Japan ranked 66th in Reporters Without Borders' World Press Freedom Index. The country's major media organizations, prioritizing their own business interests, often fail to sufficiently monitor power or to speak up for the victims of its abuses. We believe independent, investigative journalism is essential for the Japanese public. As governments, corporations, and criminals increasingly work across borders, so too must the journalists who investigate them. In 2018, Tansa became Japan's first official member of the Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN), which as of February 2021 is comprised of 203 independent, nonprofit media organizations in 80 countries.

Integrating movement, original music, text, and rich visual design, Kidd Pivot’s performance work is assembled with recklessness and rigour, balancing sharp exactitude with irreverence and risk. Under the direction of renowned choreographer Crystal Pite, Kidd Pivot’s distinct choreographic language – a breadth of movement fusing classical elements and the complexity and freedom of structured improvisation – is marked by a strong theatrical sensibility and a keen sense of wit and invention. Since 2001, Crystal Pite has created and performed under the banner of Kidd Pivot. Her work and company have been recognized with numerous awards and commissions. Kidd Pivot tours extensively around the world with productions that include Dark Matters, Fault, Lost Action, and Double Story, created with Richard Siegal. Kidd Pivot is the recipient of the 2006 Rio Tinto Alcan Performing Arts Award, and is resident company at Künstlerhaus Mousonturm in Frankfurt, Germany (2010-2012).

The Southern Ontario Military Muster (SOMM) was formed in 2012. The annual Southern Ontario Military Muster event is our primary charitable program. This two-day living history event brings Veterans, military personnel, cadets, civilians, vintage military vehicle owners, re-enactors from all eras, historians, vendors, gamers and not for profit Veteran and historical community groups together. We honour Veterans and educate the public. Throughout the year, we attend and bring vintage military vehicles to Veteran ceremonies and community events. We encourage the public to explore history to understand and appreciate the sacrifices given for the freedom we have today. We attempt to collect as many Veteran biographies as we can to publish in our annual calendar/program. Our standing committee, the Essex Memorial Spitfire Group was formed in January, 2014 and their mission is to erect a replica Spitfire in the Town of Essex to Honour our 400+ Essex County Airmen.

Tana River Life Foundation (TRLF) is a charitable organization based in Idsowe Village in the Tana Delta in Kenya. It was founded as a private trust in 2005 by Gabriel Teo Kian Chong, a Malaysian citizen resident in Kenya. TRLF was registered as a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with the Kenya NGOs Coordination Board in 2007. Tana River Life Foundation's mission is to assist individuals and thereby entire rural communities, especially the marginalized and economically disadvantaged, become self-reliant in dignity. Tana River Life Foundation's vision is to build a more just and honest society, leading to more complete humanity for all. Through education support schemes, sustainable agricultural projects, community-based entrepreneurship schemes, and youth integral formation programmes, TRLF seeks to nurture the inherent talents and potentials of people such that they have the freedom and ability to build lives of dignity for themselves, their dependents, and their larger communities. By connecting people from economically developed and developing societies, TRLF also seeks to give more meaning and depth to each life that it encounters.

Foundation helps Waldorf institutions and parents' communities - operating especially in and around Solymar and Budapest - to achieve their educational goals and through this pursues upbringing, educational, skill developmental, propagative and cultural activity. The Foundation's aims: a.) maintaining, supporting and organizing the operations of Waldorf educational institutions, the Waldorf Kindergarten Solymar, and Nest Waldorf School, High School and Elementary School of Arts. Support Waldorf educator training within the framework of adult education; b.) if necessary, foundation or participation in the foundation of new Waldorf related educational institutions, thereby continuing educational, training and skills development activities; c.) cooperation with other domestic and foreign Waldorf educational institutions; d.) providing support for scientific, educational, publication and promotional activities related to the freedom of Waldorf education, with continuing educational and cultural activities; e.) the provision of financial assistance related to the above objectives; f.) collecting financial resources - raise funds and make investments - in order to be able to realise above aims;

Creighton is a Catholic and Jesuit comprehensive university committed to excellence in its selected undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. As Catholic, Creighton is dedicated to the pursuit of truth in all its forms and is guided by the living tradition of the Catholic Church. As Jesuit, Creighton participates in the tradition of the Society of Jesus which provides an integrating vision of the world that arises out of a knowledge and love of Jesus Christ. As comprehensive, Creighton's education embraces several colleges and professional schools and is directed to the intellectual, social, spiritual, physical and recreational aspects of student's lives and to the promotion of justice. Creighton exists for students and learning. Members of the Creighton community are challenged to reflect on transcendent values, including their relationship with God, in an atmosphere of freedom of inquiry, belief and religious worshithe importance of family life, the inalienable worth of each individual, and appreciation of ethnic and cultural diversity are core values of Creighton. Creighton faculty members conduct research to enhance teaching, to contribute to the betterment of society, and to discover new knowledge. Faculty and staff stimulate critical and creative thinking and provide ethical perspectives for dealing with an increasingly complex world.

For 25 years, the Public Movement "Faith, Hope, Love" has been operating. The organization is created initiative group of psychologists, lawyers, medical workers and volunteers in 1996. The main purpose of the organization is to assist in the development of civil society, economic, political, social reforms in Ukraine, influence on policy-making, protection of rights and freedoms, increase quality of human life, in particular children and youth, by combining the efforts of the community and the state. Since 1997, work has begun to cover preventive measures of new key groups involved in the HIV / AIDS epidemic. The main key groups with which the organization works are IDUs, CSWs, people in the field imprisonment, women victims of domestic violence, any person who has suffered from domestic violence trafficking in human beings, children in crisis, refugees and asylum seekers in Ukraine from Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan, Congo, Iraq, Guinea, and other African countries, internally displaced persons from the zone military action in Ukraine, women who have suffered from various forms of violence.

Despite the promise of equal educational opportunity, the United States has largely failed to provide low-income children access to a high-quality education. The difference in academic performance between poor and affluent students, known as the achievement gap, has serious implications for the future life opportunities of students and for our society at large. Closing the achievement gap is both an economic and moral imperative - the modern frontier of the civil rights movement. The mission of Achievement First is to deliver on the promise of equal educational opportunity for all of America's children. We believe that all children, regardless of race or economic status, can succeed if they have access to a great education. Achievement First schools will provide all our students with the academic and character skills they need to graduate from top colleges, to succeed in a competitive world and to serve as the next generation of leaders for our communities. Achievement First will continue to create public charter schools that close the achievement gap, while also looking to partner with other like-minded, reform-oriented organizations to maximize our collective impact. Together, we will continue our work until every child is given access to a great education and enjoys the real freedom that flows from that opportunity.

Life at Living Nazareth is not just about education but formation of the whole person (intellectual, human, and spiritual), accomplished primarily through the culture and spirit of the school, which fosters and promotes the contemplative life, especially through spiritual direction and daily Mass. We insist on a schedule that is not burdensome or exhausting, prioritizing a spirit of silence and a sense of wonder while allowing students valuable time with family and ample freedom to explore their own good pursuits. We aim to lead students to view learning properly as leisure rather than a task that begins and ends with the school day, and foster a spirit of gratitude in understanding that the gift of knowledge is something to be cherished rather than a burdensome checklist to dispense with as soon as possible. Students are likewise entrusted with great responsibility for disposing themselves well to receive this formation. Just as well cultivated soil may produce a variety of plants, so do well disposed students blossom and bear fruit in a variety of ways. No one way is given priority over another but all are rightly recognized as unique notes in a symphony composed by God, one that all well formed students will have ears to hear and in which they will justly delight, moving them to return thanks and praise to their Creator, at once both the majestic Author of that joyous harmony and their closest and dearest Friend.

The Jiyan Foundation for Human Rights promotes the physical rehabilitation, mental well-being and social reintegration of victims and their family members by providing them with free-of-charge medical treatment, psycho-therapeutic support and socio-legal counseling. In addition, we seek to protect survivors of past human rights abuses and prevent future attacks of violence through political advocacy, human rights education, and public awareness-raising programs. The core values guiding our work are expressed in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We believe in the inherent dignity of the human person and seek to promote respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms laid out in the Universal Declaration. We help survivors of human rights abuses regardless of their age, gender, ethnicity or spiritual leanings. In 2005, we started our activities in the multi-ethnic city of Kirkuk, where we opened the first rehabilitation clinic for victims of torture in Iraq. Today we have a total of nine clinics throughout Kurdistan-Iraq where more than 19,000 traumatized men, women and children have received our services. Each year, The Jiyan Foundation assists more than 6,000 victims of human rights violations. On average 50% of those who seek our help are female adults, while 30% are children and adolescents.