Equality for All

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Did you know ...

      … that almost 54 percent of San  Diego County voters voted “yes” on Proposition 8 in 2008?

      … that over two-thirds of Latino Californians identify religion as “very important” in their lives?
      … that Latino Californians who count a gay or lesbian person as a “close friend or family member” are twice as likely to support LGBT equality as those who say they have only a gay or lesbian “acquaintance”?
      … that support for marriage equality among Asian-Pacific Islander Californians increased by 18 percentage points between 2000 and 2008?

Each year the Foundation for Change awards one grantee the James M. Cua Award, honoring our late board member, community activist, and friend who died of AIDS In 1994. Jim Cua dedicated his life to the cause of social justice and was an outspoken champion of human rights and equality for all.  A gay man born to a first-generation Japanese immigrant mother and a second-generation Filipino-American, he championed LGBT rights in ethnic minority communities and fought against racism in the LGBT community by forming several racially-based support organizations. Before succumbing to the disease in 1994, Jim founded a residential shelter for people with AIDS. He was a living embodiment of inclusivity, a core value at the Foundation for Change.

Today the Foundation for Change carries on this proud legacy by championing the human rights of minorities in the San Diego-Tijuana region, with a particular passion for ethnic minority LGBT communities.  Our commitment to these communities has led us to embrace as the leading edges of the struggle for human rights the fight for marriage equality in California and the fight for basic rights of LGBT migrants and immigrants in the San Diego/Tijuana border region.

The Foundation for Change is now preparing to launch an organizing initiative of granting, networking and evaluation to identify effective and replicable strategies for winning the hearts and minds of moderate religious and ethnic minority swing voters in the fight for LGBT equality.

To learn more please contact Executive Director John Fanestil.  

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