Civil & Human Rights
Fair Pay, LGBTQ+ Rights, Migrant & Racial Justice!
Dr. Bronner’s has long been driven by our founder Emanuel Bronner’s call to “unite all [hu]mankind free”. The company has shown up for people and the planet by focusing on bettering the lives of our workers, supporting positive change in our local community, and through our commitment to making sustainable products to conserve our spaceship Earth. Through our philanthropy and advocacy partnerships, we are especially committed to supporting work for change that is led by and in the interest of those in our society who are most oppressed, marginalized, and in need.
Read on to learn more about a few of the amazing organizations we support!
The Migration Justice Initiative (MJI)*
While the majority of our giving comes from the company itself, it also supports Dr. Bronner’s Family Foundation in its primary public-facing focus: The Migration Justice Initiative (MJI). MJI was founded to serve displaced peoples and support human solidarity movements. They strategically fund organizations, efforts, and people working to address the root causes of suffering, intolerance, and injustice faced by migrants and refugees around the world in order to advance systemic change.
*Supported through Dr. Bronner’s Family Foundation
Movement for Black Lives (M4BL)
In the wake of the police murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, and in solidarity with the groundswell of action and protests around the country against systemic racism and white supremacy, in 2020, we pledged $1 million dollars over ten years to The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). M4BL is a coalition of more than 50 Black organizations in America to discuss and form collective assessments and strategy for what political interventions are needed in order to achieve key wins in politics, culture and policy. In the fight to end the war on Black people, they argue for universal healthcare, divestment from fossil fuels, the decriminalization of sex work, reallocation of federal and state funding away from military, policing, and incarceration and into housing, community and health for the underserved.
Gender Illumination
Gender Illumination works toward liberation for trans, nonbinary, genderqueer, and gender nonconforming people using the tools of education, healing, leadership, mentorship, ritual, and community building. Gender Illumination serves to educate the general public, shift cultural narratives, create safer spaces for all to explore gender, and build a world in which multiple genders are celebrated and honored. They are committed to working from a place of intersectionality and acknowledging how racism, sexism, transphobia, ableism, and classism are directly connected. Gender Illumination works to counter the harms of systematic oppression by building upon and creating new systems of liberation. This year, the organization offers a new workshop series called “Resilience, Resistance, and Joy: Education to Help Us All Get Thru These Trying Times.” Other program offerings include one on one mentorship, public speaking, performance, inclusive rituals, healing sessions, and events.
Safe Place International
SafePlace International is a 501c3 organization focused on amplifying the voices of marginalized communities to build a world that’s safer, more inclusive, and filled with joy. In collaboration with our valued global and local partners, we provide a foundation of safety and stability for thousands of forcibly displaced LGBTQI+ individuals and single mothers through access to safe housing, food, supplies, and critical information. The Dream Academy, our 15-week intensive virtual course led by members of the forcibly displaced LGBTQI+ community, paves the way for healing and growth with a holistic curriculum that equips leaders with the tools, capabilities, and relationships they need to turn trauma and shame into power and determination and assume roles of influence in their institutions and communities.
Trans Empowerment Project
Trans Empowerment Project is dedicated to moving the trans community “out of crisis and into empowerment” by shifting the narrative, building power and improving access to essential resources for the most marginalized in our community. By centering Disabled 2TIGE-BIPOC (2-Spirit, Trans, Intersex, Gender-Expansive members who are also Black, Indigenous, and or People of Color) in creating equitable systems of support, they are ensuring the bodily and community health and autonomy of the whole of our society. Their programming ranges from providing direct aid in accessing healthcare, employment opportunity and inclusion, to uplifting trans-told stories, inmate advocacy, and mentorship & trainings on effective allyship and power building.
Okra Project
The Okra Project is a mutual aid collective that seeks to support Black trans people in alleviating the barriers to developing food security, housing security and mental wellness. Originally founded in Brooklyn, NY, they have expanded their support across the US. This past year, they supported the Black trans community through their Winter Utilities Fund, Rides and Meals Fund, mental health support through BetterHelp, Holiday Grocery fund, and more.
Familia TQLM
Familia: Trans Queer Liberation Movement (TQLM) is invested in the collective liberation of Latinx trans, queer, and gender nonconforming people through organizing, advocacy, movement building, storytelling, and political education. Building toward a legacy of racial justice and liberation, they seek to connect and empower people on local and national immigration and LGBTQIA+ issues, across the US and along the border. Their programs include #JotasvsICE leadership circle, Healing & Liberation program for community members who have experienced incarceration or forced migration, and LGBTQ Border Project: a coalition dedicated to helping LGBTQIA+ asylum seekers along the US-Mexico Border.
Trans Visible Montana
Trans Visible Montana is a statewide collective of transgender, non-binary, and two spirit Montanans with support from local organizations and communities. The organization provides leadership development, visibility, and public education through free and low-cost services to expand liberation for all. They value lived experience, decentralized collective power, education for liberation, and anti-racism. They are the only trans specific organization in all of Montana and focus on racial justice work, giving BIPOC members a weighted vote of 1.5. Trans Visible Montana offers a free leadership camp exclusively by and for trans, nonbinary, and two spirit Montanans.
Trans Family Support Services
TransFamily Support Services is a San Diego-based organization dedicated to offering support, guidance, and advocacy for transgender and nonbinary youth and their families nationwide. TFSS employs various strategies such as direct services, education, and advocacy, to fulfill their mission of saving lives by shaping a gender affirming community. This includes hosting family support groups and engagement sessions to foster safe and supportive home environments. They also facilitate peer-to-peer support groups for youth, mentorship programs, and provide assistance with navigating insurance, health, and legal systems. Although their physical presence is in Southern California, they extend many of their support services online to individuals across the United States.
Business for a Fair Minimum Wage
Fair pay is the minimum standard in our core principle of taking care of our employees, but it remains an enduring issue in many American lives struggling to make ends meet on minimum wages. We support fair pay nationally through signing on to Business for a Fair Minimum Wage, a national network of businesses who believe fair pay is good business. They speak out against the unlivable federal minimum wage ($7.25) that has stayed stagnant for over a decade, provide research and testimonials from around the U.S. in favor of increased pay, and build awareness around ballot measures and coalitions working to implement higher, livable minimum wages.
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