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Jurors include human rights activist Angela Davis and Cary Alan Johnson, former executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Two prizes will be awarded&#8211;a $25,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/clprize\/why25\/\">Global Prize<\/a> (for which regional entrants are also eligible) and a $5,000 Regional Prize that will go to projects\/applicants based in the following Michigan counties: Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Allegan, Barry, Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon.<\/p>\n<p>From all entries 20 finalists will come to campus to share their work and application video with Kalamazoo College students and the local social justice learning community. &#8220;We envision the competition as a \u2018social justice TED\u2019 sort of format,&#8221; said Jaime Grant, executive director of Kalamazoo College\u2019s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. &#8220;Applicants upload an 8-10 minute video onto our <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/clprize\/enter\/\">application site<\/a> and fill out the one-page form there. No grant application!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The accessible format will help uncover original grassroots thinking and practice in social justice collaboration around the globe. &#8220;We\u2019re encouraging people to put out their breakthrough thinking and aspirations even if they don\u2019t have a fully formed project,&#8221;explained Grant. &#8220;This competition should unearth possibility and show us new ways forward. We are equally excited to see \u2018veteran\u2019 works that demonstrate unsung and breathtaking outcomes.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prize weekend&#8221; will be a great opportunity for social justice learners. Throughout that weekend applicants will present their work in person, and K students, faculty, staff, and community members will discuss ground-breaking work with finalists in small break-out sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/clprize\/enter\/\">Apply<\/a> now! 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Jurors include human rights activist Angela Davis and Cary Alan Johnson, former executive director of the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n<p>Two prizes will be awarded&#8211;a $25,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/clprize\/why25\/\">Global Prize<\/a> (for which regional entrants are also eligible) and a $5,000 Regional Prize that will go to projects\/applicants based in the following Michigan counties: Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, Calhoun, Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Allegan, Barry, Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon.<\/p>\n<p>From all entries 20 finalists will come to campus to share their work and application video with Kalamazoo College students and the local social justice learning community. &#8220;We envision the competition as a \u2018social justice TED\u2019 sort of format,&#8221; said Jaime Grant, executive director of Kalamazoo College\u2019s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. &#8220;Applicants upload an 8-10 minute video onto our <a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/clprize\/enter\/\">application site<\/a> and fill out the one-page form there. No grant application!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The accessible format will help uncover original grassroots thinking and practice in social justice collaboration around the globe. &#8220;We\u2019re encouraging people to put out their breakthrough thinking and aspirations even if they don\u2019t have a fully formed project,&#8221;explained Grant. &#8220;This competition should unearth possibility and show us new ways forward. We are equally excited to see \u2018veteran\u2019 works that demonstrate unsung and breathtaking outcomes.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Prize weekend&#8221; will be a great opportunity for social justice learners. Throughout that weekend applicants will present their work in person, and K students, faculty, staff, and community members will discuss ground-breaking work with finalists in small break-out sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reason.kzoo.edu\/csjl\/clprize\/enter\/\">Apply<\/a> now! 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