Thanks to everyone who made Seeds of Change 2013 a success! See photos from the benefit:2013 Seeds of Change Award Winners RON SABLE AWARD FOR ACTIVISMKAREN LEWIS AND THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNIONThe Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) mobilized the city last year when they went on strike to protect students, teachers and public education. Their commitment to education for all, democratic unionism, community involvement and a broad social justice platform inspires activists everywhere. Karen and the CTU clearly tied the fight for public education to the need to address poverty, racism, mental health and violence.BLOCKS TOGETHERLong time grantee Blocks Together organizes around education, housing, economic justice and youth issues in West Humboldt Park. They are an excellent example of cross-issue organizing, the power of youth leadership, and the potential of grassroots activism to transform institutions. They have been a crucial voice in the push for restorative justice in schools and an end to school closings and turnarounds, and their impact is bothcity-wide and national.DONALD F. ERICKSON SYNAPSES AWARDNATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD, CHICAGO CHAPTERFrom their founding as the first racially integrated bar association, the National Lawyers Guild has an incredible 76 year history of working for racial, social and economic justice. The Chicago chapter of the National Lawyers Guild has served as an ally to generations of Crossroads Fund grantees engaged in all forms of activism. Their work as legal observers and defending those arrested at protests (including Occupy Chicago and the NATO 5) protects free speech and the right to public protest in Chicago – and beyond! Thanks so much to our host committee, sponsors, and silent auction donors! 2013 Honorary Hosts 2013 SponsorsState Representative Mary FlowersState Representative Barbara Flynn CurrieState Representative Robyn GabelAlderman Joe A. MooreCook County Clerk David Orr2013 Host CommitteeAli AbunimahGaylon B. AlcarazLourdes AriasGary ArnoldKaberi Banerjee Murthy*Becky J. Belcore & Chris J. WilliamsJames L. BennettEvette M. Cardona & Mona NoriegaJoEllen ChernowInhe Choi & Guy WardAnn ChristophersenCathy J. Cohen & Beth E. RichieMegan Murray CusickMollie DowlingSusan K. Eleuterio* & Tom SourlisRuth A. & Dale FastSteven Feuerstein & Veva SilvaKaren S. & Michael J. GallagherEmmanuel Garcia*Teresa Garcia & Nelson GonzalezNorman J. & Linda L. GroetzingerRhoda Rae L. Gutierrez & Jim ClarkSally Havlis & David A. WeiningerJanine L. Hoft & Linda WagnerBob Horton*Alejandra Ibañez*Kevin IrvineAlie KabbaStephanie A. KanterBarbara Kemmis & Gina MedalleMeagan M. Leary & Emily CarterRebekah Levin & Sophie KaluziakAnn C. Logue & Rik LantzChristopher Long*Sharmili Majmudar*Nancy A. Matthews & Lisa FrohmannLaura McAlpineOmar McRoberts & Shelley DavisChirag Mehta & Rebecca BurwellGiselle A. MercierJoAnn & Cesareo MorenoMary F. Morten & Willa J. TaylorR. Susan MotleySusan R. NussbaumPatricia O’Brien & Laura S. LoganGina M. OlsonAlan PaberzsBarbara Y. PhillipsTony PhillipsLisa Marie Pickens & Rima MalhotraChristine Kim-Tai Plautz*Jennifer L. Rakstad*Barbara Ransby & Peter SpornRobert L. Rice II & Thomas P. RutherfordMark A. Rodriguez*Steve SaltzmanMargie Schaps & Jack DoppeltMary Scott-BoriaDick SimpsonLayla P. Suleiman Gonzalez*Shannon & Lauren SullivanKandace ThomasJulie Walther*Bob WeissbourdThomas J. WilsonDaryl D. Woods*Jaquelyn C. Zevin*Also a Crossroads Fund Board Member Changemakers: $5,000 and aboveThe Boeing CompanyThe Pierce Family FoundationCatalysts: $2,500 – 4,999Nancy Fleck MyersThe Robert R. McCormick FoundationVisionaries: $1,000 – 2,499Bill Barclay & Peg StrobelMardge Cohen & Gordon SchiffJohn D’EmilioSteven Feuerstein & Veva SilvaJani Hoft & Linda WagnerIrving Harris FoundationBarbara Kemmis & Gina MedalleJeanne Kracher & Laura McAlpineThe Richard H. Driehaus FoundationMovers & Shakers: $575 – 999Ali AbunimahBecky Belcore & Chris WilliamsKaren & Michael GallagherNorman & Linda GroetzingerMcAlpine Consulting for GrowthDenise PoloyacGordon Quinn & Meg GerkenJennifer Rakstad & Michael WallaceUptown BikesStewards: $325 – 574AnonymousJames Bennett & Terry Vanden HoekRebecca Burwell & Chirag MehtaAnn Christophersen & Amy BlumenthalAlice Cottingham & David BeardSarah Duncan & Thomas McDougalSue Eleuterio & Tom SourlisClare & Adam GollaSusan Kaplan & Len CaviseChris LongNancy Matthews & Lisa FrohmannMary Morten & Willa TaylorEdith NjugunaSusan R. NussbaumSheila O’Donnell & Nora GallagherBarbara Y. PhillipsTony PhillipsLisa Marie Pickens & Rima MalhotraJackson PotterKyle SchaferCarleen Schreder & Ralph MusicantDick SimpsonJim Strait & Yonny LevyShannon & Lauren SullivanAndy ThayerTom WilsonSponsors: $175 – 324Leslie Corbett ChenowethSister Kathleen DesautelsFreedom Lifted Civil Rights ToursAviva FutorianRobyn GabelBeverly GroudineThe Karmel Law FirmTerry KeleherJudith KenneyRebekah Levin & Sophie KaluziakEdward & Susan OppenheimerAurie A. PennickMark RodriguezSteve SaltzmanCatherine SiegelNoah SingerGail T. SmithKristina ValaitisDaryl Woods2013 Auction DonorsAbbey PubJonathan AdlerAll Star Carpet CareArtisans of GhanaEsther Barron/ElezarBikram Yoga ChicagoBlack Ensemble TheaterJuana BoksaCafé ChicagoChicago BullsChicago CubsChicago EnsembleChicago Honey Co-OpChicago SinfoniettaChicago White SoxChiropractic For Life LLCErica ClarkConcern AmericaD.I.M.DovetailEarly to BedRuth & Dale FastSteven FeuersteinFlatts and SharpeFork and the RoadMusic CompanyRebecca GarnacheTeresa Garcia & Nelson GonzalezDarlene GramignaHands Together ArtisansHaymarket BooksHaymarket BreweryHazelI-Go Car SharingIrazu RestaurantJacqueline P. KirleyCatherine KallalKartemquin FilmsBernard KleinaLillstreet Art CenterLiz Ellis at Lumbar LoungeAnn C. LogueLuDesigns CreationsMata TradersMeandering DesignMilito’s Car WashMusic Box TheaterVreni NaessNational Museum of Mexican ArtBeatriz NavarroBathsheba R. Nemerovski & Sparrow HairNewleaf Natural Grocery StoreMona Noriega & Evette CardonaPatricia O’NealGina Olson & Amy JohnsonOm on the Range Yoga StudioOrsos RestaurantAmisha PatelMaryclare & John PattersonMarc PoKempnerRay’s BucktownBed and BreakfastJennifer L. RakstadRebecca A. RakstadMark RodriguezRoeser’s BakeryKristina RoqueLisa RosenJan RuzichSage Community Health CenterSandpiper ImportsSilk Road RisingIsaac SilverSourlis Glass StudioStella & Dot StylistStrawdog TheaterSTITCHTerry’s ToffeeThe Chicago Chamber MusiciansThe Music of the Baroque TownshipTrunk ClubUptown BikesSara B. VaronRachel WallisWE-ACTxJohn WeberWill’s Northwoods InnWolfbait & B-GirlsWomen & Children First BooksX-Sport FitnessYesica Morfin
