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Chair: Michael Leon Guerrero
Coordinator, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
Phone: 424.772.6140
FAX: 424.675.5419
michael@ggjalliance.org

The Resource Mobilization Working Group of the US Social Forum has developed a 3 year plan to raise $1.5 million to address our needs over three phases: Planning – 2006, Implementation – 2007, Follow-up – 2007-2008. We aim to diversify our funding resources as much as possible and are focusing on 4 primary areas:

• Community/Grassroots – Including individual donations, pre-registration and materials sales.
• Major Donors – Those who can give larger amounts or donate on a regular basis.
• Organizational Sponsorships – Groups who will commit to raise up to $7500 per year for 3 years for the USSF.
• Foundations

During 2006, regional forums and meetings will be taking place as well. Each region will be responsible for raising resources for their own events.

Achieving our fundraising goals will help assure a successful and dynamic US Social Forum, so we ask everyone to help out by joining the Resource Mobilization Working Group, raising funds locally, registering early, or making a contribution to the USSF.

USSF Resource Mobilization Working Group Members:

• Mahea Campbell, Movement Strategy Center, Oakland, CA
• William Cordery, Project South, Atlanta, GA
• Tanya Dawkins, Global-Local Links, Miami, FL
• Sameer Dossani, 50 Years is Enough Network, Washington, DC
• Jules Dykes, Taskforce for the Homeless, Atlanta, GA
• Beni Ivey, The Center for Democratic Renewal, Atlanta, GA
• Melanie Joseph, Foundry Theatre, New York, NY
• Michael Leon Guerrero, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, Los Angeles, CA
• Richard Moore, Southwest Network for Environmental and Economic Justice, Albuquerque, NM
• Angela Moreno, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, Washington, DC
• Makani Themba-Nixon, The Praxis Project, Washington DC
• Rachel Parsons, The Regional Council of Churches, Atlanta, GA
• Bobbie Paul, Women’s Action for New Directions, Atlanta, GA
• Dawn Phillips, Just Cause, Oakland, CA
• Becky Rafter, Fund for Southern Communities, Decatur, GA
• Mark Randazzo, Funders Network on Trade and Globalization, San Francisco, CA
• Robby Rodriguez, SouthWest Organizing Project, Albuquerque, NM
• Rubén Solís, Southwest Workers Union, San Antonio, TX
• Ilana Solomon, Action Aid USA, Washington, DC
• Eric Tang, BLOC, New York, NY
• Douglas Taylor, Southeast Community Research Center, Atlanta, GA