Dream.org
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| Formation | 2007 |
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| Type | Nonprofit |
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| Subsidiaries | Green for All |
| Website | www |
Dream.org (previously known as Dream Corps) is a non-profit organization founded by Van Jones.[1] It focuses on issues such as mass incarceration, climate change, and poverty by advocating for legislation, influencing public policy, and training in computer programming.
History
[edit]Jessica Jackson and Matt Haney met Van Jones during a chance meeting and began talking with him about criminal justice reform.[2] Over breakfast they scribbled ideas on a napkin which later led to the formation of #cut50.[2]
In 2015, Jackson, Haney, and Jones joined to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues.[3][4][5][6] As #cut50, Dream Corps worked alongside members of Congress, and the Trump Administration to develop and pass the First Step Act of 2018.[2]
In 2021, Jeff Bezos reportedly gave Dream.org $100,000,000 (USD) as a donation.[7]
Since 2021, Dream.Org Justice (formerly known as #cut50) has advocated for passage of the Eliminating a Quantifiably Unjust Application of the Law (EQUAL) Act to eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powder cocaine.[8][9]
Dream Corps TECH
[edit]Dream Corps TECH started as #YesWeCode in early 2015 alongside Rebuild the Dream.[10] The organization works to teach low-income kids how to code.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Martarano, Steve. "Dream.Org comes to Sacramento". The Observer. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ a b c Canon, Gabrielle (November 29, 2019). "Jessica Jackson, a single mom from California, took on the prison system — and changed her life". USA Today. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Jessica Jackson Sloan - Marin Magazine - June 2016 - Marin County, California". www.marinmagazine.com. 23 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-06-05. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ "Going local is the solution for the justice system reform". MSNBC. October 20, 2015. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
- ^ "A Republican Governor Is Leading the Country's Most Successful Prison Reform". New Republic. Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ Hecht, Jon. "This Millennial Activist Believes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Will Happen, Even Under Trump". Bustle. Archived from the original on 2017-04-19. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
- ^ Kirsch, Noah (2023-08-19). "Van Jones, Bezos' $100M Man, Pushed Out of His Own Non-Profit". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Johnson, Carrie (2023-01-09). "A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate". NPR. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
- ^ Wood, Robert (2023-07-04), Justice for all: It’s time to end the discrimination between crack and cocaine sentencing, retrieved 2024-08-28
- ^ a b Guynn, Jessica (January 19, 2015). "Program teaches low-income kids to code". USA Today. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.