The Open Society Foundations has announced its 2022 cohort of Soros Equality Fellows.

Launched in 2017, the program provides leadership development training, networking, and other professional support aimed at strengthening new ideas in the racial and social justice movements. Each of this year’s 12 fellows will receive stipends of $130,000 over 18 months to address a range of issues such as voting rights, immigration, asylum practices, intellectual property law, and media accountability.

This year’s fellows include Arjun Singh Sethi, who will co-direct a documentary that tells the stories of survivors of hate violence; Ana Maria Archila, who will catalog and disseminate effective practices by leading Latinx organizations to foster belonging, cohesion, and the formation of a culturally authentic and politically honest collective identity; and Michelle Schenandoah, who will create a nationally broadcasted series called Rematriated Voices, which will provide educational entertainment to the American public through an Indigenous lens.

“We are proud to work with the 2022 class of Soros Equality Fellows, a group of individuals who will bring strong leadership to critical conversations around the range of racial and social justice issues that this country is currently grappling with,” said Open Society-U.S. senior program officer Andrew Maisel. “Their work will help us build toward a more just and equitable future.”

For a complete list of the 2022 Soros Equality Fellows, see the Open Society Foundations website.

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