Dream.org explained

Dream.Org
Type:Nonprofit
Location Country:United States
Subsidiaries:Green for All

Dream.org (previously known as Dream Corps) is a non-profit organization founded by Van Jones.[1] It was founded based on "reaching across political divides to bring justice, and environmental and technological change to underrepresented populations."[2] The organization works through three programs – Green, Justice and Tech — to combat climate change, disrupt mass incarceration, and create economic opportunities in overlooked communities.[3]

History

Jessica Jackson and Matt Haney met Van Jones during a chance meeting and began talking with him about criminal justice reform.[4] Over breakfast they scribbled ideas on a napkin which later led to the formation of #cut50.[4]

In 2015, Jackson, Haney, and Jones joined to co-found #cut50, an organization focused on bipartisan solutions to criminal justice reform issues.[5] [6] [7] [8] As #cut50, Dream Corps worked alongside members of Congress, and the Trump Administration to develop and pass the First Step Act of 2018.[4]

In 2021, Jeff Bezos reportedly gave Dream.org $100,000,000 (USD) as a donation.[9]

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.[10] [11]

On Oct 16, 2024, Dream.Org held its inaugural "We, the Dream" gala, granting awards to Sheriff Eric S. Higgins, Jessica Jackson, and Leah Thomas, and featuring appearances by Tamron Hall, Marcia Gay Harden, and Camila Cabello.[12] [13]

Dream Corps TECH

Dream Corps TECH started as #YesWeCode in early 2015 alongside Rebuild the Dream.[14] The organization works to teach low-income kids how to code.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martarano . Steve . Dream.Org comes to Sacramento . The Observer . 27 August 2024.
  2. Web site: Martarano . Steve . Dream.Org comes to Sacramento . The Observer . 20 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Martarano . Steve . Dream.Org comes to Sacramento . The Observer . 20 November 2024.
  4. News: Canon . Gabrielle . Jessica Jackson, a single mom from California, took on the prison system — and changed her life . 30 January 2021 . USA Today . November 29, 2019 . 3 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210203163434/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2019/11/29/single-mom-took-prison-system-changing-narrative-cut-50-kim-kardashian/4002583002/ . live .
  5. Web site: Jessica Jackson Sloan - Marin Magazine - June 2016 - Marin County, California. www.marinmagazine.com. 23 May 2016 . en. 2017-05-25. 2017-06-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170605003042/http://www.marinmagazine.com/June-2016/Jessica-Jackson-Sloan/. live.
  6. News: Going local is the solution for the justice system reform. 28 April 2017. MSNBC. October 20, 2015. 16 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916140143/http://www.msnbc.com/changing-america/watch/localizing-justice-system-reform-548084291933. live.
  7. A Republican Governor Is Leading the Country's Most Successful Prison Reform. New Republic. 2017-05-25. en-US. 2017-05-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20170517134836/https://newrepublic.com/article/121425/gop-governor-nathan-deal-leading-us-prison-reform. live.
  8. News: This Millennial Activist Believes Bipartisan Criminal Justice Reform Will Happen, Even Under Trump. Hecht. Jon. Bustle. 2017-05-25. en. 2017-04-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419142019/https://www.bustle.com/p/this-millennial-activist-believes-bipartisan-criminal-justice-reform-will-happen-even-under-trump-51377. live.
  9. Web site: Kirsch . Noah . Van Jones, Bezos’ $100M Man, Pushed Out of His Own Non-Profit . The Daily Beast . 2023-08-19 . 2024-08-28.
  10. Web site: Johnson . Carrie . A bill that would have impacted racial disparity in cocaine crimes died in the Senate . NPR . 2023-01-09 . 2024-08-28.
  11. Wood . Robert . Justice for all: It’s time to end the discrimination between crack and cocaine sentencing . 2023-07-04 . en-US . 2024-08-28 .
  12. Web site: amNewYork . Dream.Org holds inaugural gala in NYC to honor key players in environmental and justice reform . amNY . 2024-10-19 . 2024-11-20.
  13. Ravi . Pirashan . Dreamers and Changemakers: Honoring Those Fighting for a Better Tomorrow at Dream.Org’s Gala . 2024-10-19 . en-US . 2024-11-20 .
  14. News: Guynn . Jessica . Program teaches low-income kids to code . 13 April 2021 . USA Today . January 19, 2015 . 13 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210413183023/https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/01/19/van-jones-yes-we-code-diversity-technology/21889543/ . live .

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