The STROIKA
Anti-Authoritarian Fund

Yet these progressive resistance movements – whether focused on racial equity, government accountability, or freedom of the press – are far less resourced, less connected, and less coordinated than their authoritarian counterparts. The STROIKA Anti-Authoritarian Fund is stepping up to change that.

‍Our mission is to connect, strengthen, and resource global resistance movements, with two primary mechanisms for supporting activists on the anti-authoritarian front lines: 

• Flexible and responsive direct funding to the frontline activists playing a critical role in their communities to promote social justice, human rights, democratic values, and freedom of expression.
• Intersectional strategizing across themes and geographies that often keep movements working in silos – primarily via secure convenings that offer a structured and carefully curated space to exchange tactics, develop joint strategies, and build trust for the long-term collaborations necessary to take on this global threat. 

The STROIKA team has an exemplary track record of ‘betting on the right people’ when it comes to social justice investments. Cutting through the noise of flashy fundraising pitches, we excel at identifying talented and visionary changemakers, and honing in on what they need most now to maximize their immediate impact.

‍Our partners are all “anti-authoritarian activists,” defined broadly: they are the promising staff of well-established organizations, the organizers of informal civic initiatives, student leaders, journalists, artists, and social entrepreneurs. But they all play a critical role in standing up for a better future, locally and globally.

While we support activists across movement and geographic lines, we are currently prioritizing the following four cohorts for 2023-2024:

• Feminist, queer, and racial justice activists standing up to white nationalist and ‘anti-gender’ (anti-trans and anti-abortion) movements.
• Pro-democracy activists pushing for political transparency and voting rights protection locally.
• Climate justice activists, especially from indigenous-led movements, holding governments and corporations to account.
• Freedom of expression activists taking on surveillance technology and attacks on journalist freedoms.