Louisiana Partners

Amnesty International
Amnesty International has a varied network of members and supporters around the world. At the latest count, there were more than 1.8 million members, supporters and subscribers in over 150 countries and territories in every region of the world. Although they come from many different backgrounds and have widely different political and religious beliefs, they are united by a determination to work for a world where everyone enjoys human rights.

Ashe Cultural Arts Center
Ashe Cultural Arts Center is an effort to combine the intentions of neighborhood and economic development with the awesome creative forces of community, culture and art to revive and reclaim a historically significant corridor in Central City New Orleans: Oretha Castle-Haley Boulevard, formerly known as Dryades Street.

Charitable Film Network (Producing Partner)
The Charitable Film Network (CFN) is a diverse community of media-makers dedicated to connecting and collaborating with nonprofits, activists and artists on noteworthy grassroots efforts that contribute to the community-at-large. CFN uses networking, fundraising and media advocacy as strategies for amplifying the perspectives and influence of youth, disadvantaged populations and Gulf Coast communities.

Critical Resistance
Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe.

Gambit Weekly
The first issue of Gambit Weekly was published in 1981. Today, 40,000 papers are distributed every week to over 375 locations throughout the metro New Orleans area. This locally owned newspaper is one of the most successful weeklies in the country and the recipient of numerous annual awards for editorial and design achievement.

Innocence Project New Orleans
Innocence Project New Orleans (IPNO) represents innocent prisoners serving life sentences in Louisiana and Mississippi and assists them with their transition into the free world upon their release. IPNO works in states with the country's highest incarceration rates and the highest rate of wrongful conviction in the country. By identifying and remedying cases and causes of wrongful conviction, IPNO engages in high impact, frontline advocacy in the courts of law and public opinion and leads a community-based response to the mistakes made by our criminal justice system.

Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance
Multicultural Foodservice & Hospitality Alliance (MFHA) is a national non-profit think tank which promotes the economic benefits of diversity and inclusion in foodservice and hospitality. MFHA envisions an industry in which people from all walks of life are contributing at every level of the organizational hierarchy so that individual talents and abilities are being fully leveraged to benefit the company, its employees and the communities it serves.

The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival
The festival was founded by a wide and diverse range of New Orleans community activists. The festival is dedicated to nurturing they city's human rights community, supporting the work of local organizers and organizations involved in these struggles and linking local issues to international issues. Their goal is to raise awareness of these issues and provide a forum for artistic expression of these themes.

Sip Wine Shop
Sip is a retail wine market in New Orleans that also hosts community events including art exhibits, musical performance and book clubs.

The Spirit of Humanity Festival (Producing Partner)
Spirit of Humanity Festival celebrates the positive from across the nation. It applauds the resilience of the human spirit. With a festival, it honors the super hero in all of us. With projects like Senior Speak and New Orleans Y.E.S! - Central City Voices, it allows us to gain a deeper appreciation for those in surrounding neighborhoods. With holistic workshops, it teaches ways to harness energies and handle tragedies in a healthy manner. The Spirit of Humanity Festival is a celebration to honor all those who have, who are, or who will be willing to put up a fight to survive and win.

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