> We call for the immediate suspension of the policies and practices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group which have caused widespread poverty, inequality, and suffering among the world’s peoples and damage to the world’s environment.
> ABC No Rio is a collectively-run center for art and activism. We seek to facilitate cross-pollination between artists and activists. ABC No Rio is a place where people share resources and ideas to impact society, culture, and community. We believe that art and activism should be for everyone, not just the professionals, experts, and cognoscenti. Our dream is a cadres of actively aware artists and artfully aware activists.
212.254.3697
> ACT UP is a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis. We advise and inform. We demonstrate. WE ARE NOT SILENT.
(212) 966-4873
> Founded in 1967, The Alabama Environmental Council is the state's oldest non-profit environmental organization working to protect Alabama's natural heritage!
205-322-3126
> The Alabama organizing Project (AOP) exists to assist organizations in the state to work collaboratively in empowering their constituents ---many of whom are low income people -- to find policy, program and developmental solutions to problems of poverty in a state that historically has frustrated attempts at democratic empowerment through racial, economic, and social fragmentation.
(334) 834-2929
> Empowering Alaska's communities with the tools of grassroots organizing and nonviolent direct action.
> The purpose of Albuquerque Center for Peace and Justice is to provide a space for group meetings, and a library and video loan. It also publishes a monthly event calendar supporting activist groups. <br>(505) 268-9557
> The American Friends Service Committee is a national Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the Quaker belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Nationally, AFSC focuses on creating positive change in four areas: Social Justice, Economic Justice, Peace and Demilitarization, and Youth.
(520)623-9141
> Amnesty International is dedicated to freeing prisoners of conscience, gaining fair trials for political prisoners, ending torture, political killings and "disappearances," and abolishing the death penalty throughout the world. Amnesty International USA
> Anti-Racist Action is an international movement of people dedicated to stopping racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry from harming our communities. We work hard to "expose, oppose, and confront" hate in whatever form threatens the diversity and safety of the places we live in and the people we live with. We also firmly believe in building a fun, diverse, liberated and explicitly anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-homophobic youth culture.
> Anti-Racist Action is an international movement of people dedicated to stopping racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry from harming our communities. We work hard to "expose, oppose, and confront" hate in whatever form threatens the diversity and safety of the places we live in and the people we live with. We also firmly believe in building a fun, diverse, liberated and explicitly anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-homophobic youth culture.
Los Angeles ARA /People Against Racist Terror (ARA/PART)
ara-la@antiracistaction.us
310-495-0299
> Anti-Racist Action is an international movement of people dedicated to stopping racism, sexism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry from harming our communities. We work hard to "expose, oppose, and confront" hate in whatever form threatens the diversity and safety of the places we live in and the people we live with. We also firmly believe in building a fun, diverse, liberated and explicitly anti-racist, anti-sexist and anti-homophobic youth culture.
New Jersey Anti-Racist Action
newjerseyara@ziplip.com
> The AZ IMC started in September of 2000 and has grown ever since. Currently, the Tucson editorial collective is working to get the word out about this experiment in media democracy, teaching and encouraging radical activists to empower themselves by producing media that doesn't rely on corporations or a hierarchical structure. Through the AZ IMC, individuals and organizations have the opportunity to produce & present coverage of issues they're working on. The Tucson collective has regular weekly meetings, get in touch to find out when and where. Please publish your news or get in touch if you would like to participate in the media (r)evolution!
> We seek to build a peaceful and socially just world by empowering the people of Arkansas to understand and act upon the links between the broad, political issues of disarmament, a responsible economy, and the self-determination of individuals and nations.
> The Armenian National Committee is America's leading advocate for justice for the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923. From the grassroots level to Washington, DC, ANCA activists educate the Congress, the State Department, and the media about the dangers of genocide denial and critical importance of the international community learning the lessons of past genocides in order to help prevent future atrocities. For the ANCA chapter nearest you, click here
> The Independent Media Center (IMC) is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
(800)454-7906 x7525
> The Baltimore Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as tools for promoting social and economic justice in the Greater Baltimore Area. We are dedicated to addressing issues that the mainstream media neglects and we do not conceal our politics behind a false objectivity. We will empower people to "become the media" by providing democratic access to available technologies and information. We seek to bring to light Baltimore's rich tradition of social and political activism and to apply this historical perspective to today's local and global fights for justice.
> Bands for Lands is a nonprofit organization preserving pristine lands vital to sustain life through music and creative arts.
888-411-4BFL
> BehindTheLabel.org is a multimedia news magazine and on-line community covering the stories and people of the global clothing industry - the hidden stories of the millions of workers around the world who make our clothes, the people who care how their clothes are made and the multinational corporations behind the labels.
> It is the aim of the Bergen Action Network to recognize and develop the vast potential inherent among the young towards the creation of a broad, grassroots, youth-based network capable of serving as an outlet for political expression and a catalyst for radical social change. We develop, evaluate, support and disseminate campaigns that foster the ethical, social, and intellectual empowerment of those involved by actively promoting economic, environmental, and human justice causes while exploring their local and international links.
> Birmingham Peace Project is a group which has organized to oppose the United States' stance on the war and sanctions against Iraq.
> Boxcar Books and Community Center, Inc. is a non-profit bookstore in Bloomington, IN. Located in downtown Bloomington, we exist to serve as a source of new and used books, zines, and magazines on topics of social justice, as well as independent media and fiction for the community.
Bloomington, Indiana
(812) 339- 8710
> Burrito Project is to provide people with the means to become active members in their community. It is a way for people to bridge a gap between the fed and the hungry. For more info: http://www.burritoproject.org/
> Burrito Project is to provide people with the means to become active members in their community. It is a way for people to bridge a gap between the fed and the hungry. For more info: http://www.burritoproject.org/
> Burrito Project is to provide people with the means to become active members in their community. It is a way for people to bridge a gap between the fed and the hungry. For more info: http://www.burritoproject.org/
> This website shall strengthen progressive social movements around the world through the sharing of contacts, event information, ideas and resources. We want to help you win! The Activism Network team created this website to empower *YOU*. If *you* contribute, and use it to contact fellow activists then this website will succeed.
> The Center for Sustainable living is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that was formed by Bloomington residents in 1992. It is the mission of the Center to make available information, services, projects and networking opportunities for those interested in exploring ecologically sustainable ways of thinking, living and interacting in our community.
Center for Sustainable Living (CSL)
Bloomington, IN
812-332-8796
> Our mission is to bring together people who believe in using nonviolent methods to build and sustain a peaceful world.
> The Chicago Coalition Against War and Racism mourns the victims of September 11th and all victims of war. The attacks on September 11 cannot be justified under any circumstances. We believe, however, that waging war on Afghanistan or any other nation will neither serve justice nor guarantee security.<br>Call 888.471.0874
> The Chicago Independent Media Center -- Chicago Indymedia -- is one of dozens of Independent Media Centers across the globe. It is part of a network of collectively run grassroots media outlets committed to using radical democratic media production and distribution to advance social and economic justice.
> Clean Water Action is a national citizens' organization working for clean, safe and affordable water, prevention of health-threatening pollution, creation of environmentally-safe jobs and businesses, and empowerment of people to make democracy work.
> The Human Rights Coalition/ Indigenous Alliance Without Borders (Derechos Humanos/Alianza Indigena Sin Fronteras) is a grassroots organization which promotes respect for human/civil rights and fights the militarization of the Southern Border region, discrimination, and human rights abuses by federal, state, and local law enforcement officials affecting U.S. and non-U.S. citizens alike.
520-770-1373
> CAMS is an organization of students, activists, parents and teachers. Our goal is to inform and educate the public, especially students, parents and school personnel about the growing militarization of our schools, and to create and present positive nonviolent alternatives which promote the value of human life, justice and equity for all persons.
> The Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty is a group of organizations and individuals pledged to end the death penalty in Arizona. Among us are those who oppose the death penalty for spiritual, ethical, and practical reasons; and who may choose variously to work for its abolition through prayer, self and public education, dialogue, constitutional recourse, and public and legislative action.
> The CIW is a community-based worker organization. We strive to build our strength as a community on a basis of reflection and analysis, constant attention to coalition building across ethnic divisions, and an ongoing investment in leadership development to help workers from the base of our community continually develop their skills in community education and organization.
(941) 657-8311
> Code Pink's mission is serious - carrying the message of peace and justice, and responding to corporate crime and globalization, military engorgement, environmental threats and attacks on civil liberties. Our methods, however, are fresh, creative and fun. Surprise is an important element of our actions, as is the visual impact - it's just hard to ignore that much pink.
> Code Pink's mission is serious - carrying the message of peace and justice, and responding to corporate crime and globalization, military engorgement, environmental threats and attacks on civil liberties. Our methods, however, are fresh, creative and fun. Surprise is an important element of our actions, as is the visual impact - it's just hard to ignore that much pink.
> Coloradans Against the Death Penalty (CADP) is a non-profit organization dedicated to abolishing the death penalty in Colorado. We are concerned citizens, religious leaders, political leaders, criminal defense lawyers, and relatives of murder victims.
(303) 715-3163
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
> CPC is one of Colorado's leading voices for civil rights, racial justice, public school accountability, and high quality, affordable health care for all.
(303) 866-0908
> Colorado Women's Agenda is a statewide network that champions economic security, social justice and political power for all Colorado women through public education, political advocacy, communications and grassroots activism.
(303) 863-7336
> Common Ground’s mission is to end homelessness through innovative programs that transform people and buildings and entire communities. At Common Ground, we know firsthand that the homeless have talents and dreams…that a person who is capable of extraordinary things can wind up homeless. We know too, that one can only make a difference in the lives of homeless people by first providing them with a home. Then they can actively participate in their own rehabilitation.
> Common Ground's mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Common Ground is a community-initiated volunteer organization offering assistance, mutual aid and support. The work gives hope to communities by working with them, providing for their immediate needs and emphasizes people working together to rebuild their lives in sustainable ways.
> Community Action of Minneapolis is an independent nonprofit agency serving low income consumers throughout Minneapolis.
612-348-8858
> We are a people of color-led, multiethnic nonprofit 501 (c) (3) organization working on social, economic and environmental health issues that disproportionately impact people of color, refugee, indigenous, immigrant, and low income communities.
(206) 720-0285
> Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement
to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief
that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe that
basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what
really make our communities secure. As such, our work is part of
global struggles against inequality and powerlessness.
> The Dallas Peace Center is a dynamic nonprofit organization that believes wholeheartedly in grassroots activism and progressive democracy. All of our campaigns are volunteer-driven. Projects change according to current world situations and available resources.
(214) 823-7793
> The Denver Justice & Peace Committee (DJPC) is an interfaith, grass roots organization working for lasting peace and economic justice in Latin America. We promote change through education, solidarity projects, legislative advocacy and nonviolent action campaigns. We support those who seek change in institutional structures for the empowerment of all peoples.
(303) 623-1463
> The Denver Radio Coalition is a coalition of community groups and organizations interested in having their unique voices and perspectives broadcast to their constituents throughout the Denver community.
> The mission of the D.A.W.G. is to Empower, Educate, and Advocate. The D.A.W.G. is comprised of current and former public assistance recipients in West Virginia. The group's purpose is to inform people living in poverty of their rights and to inform the general public on issues relating to poverty. As a united group we have a voice in issues that affect our lives and our families.
> EFJ is a US-based nonprofit organization that develops, produces and distributes justice-oriented programming and content to colleges, high schools and the general public. EFJ seeks to raise awareness about issues of social and economic justice through documentary filmmaking, multimedia educational events, online resources, and independent research in an attempt to spark efforts for social change.
> Efficacy is working for peace and social justice through ending the oppressive "War on Drugs," which is really a war on people, especially poor people of color. Efficacy seeks to stimulate dialogue on alternatives to drug prohibition, such as legalization, decriminalization, and medicalization.
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(850) 285-8831
> Each group recovers food that would otherwise be thrown out and makes fresh hot vegetarian meals that are served in city parks to anyone without restriction. The groups also serve free vegetarian meals at protests and other events.
Milwaukee FNB
(414) 562-3360
> Working with activists and artists, Free Speech TV uses television to cultivate an informed and active citizenry in order to advance progressive social change. FSTV airs primarily social, political, cultural, and environmental documentaries acquired from independent producers, and we are beginning to produce and commission original content.
(303) 442-8445
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Friends of the Third World, a non-profit organization, helps people in developing countries and at home improve their lives.
Fort Wayne, Indiana
260-422-6821
> We envision a people centered globalization that values the rights of workers and the health of the planet; that prioritizes international collaboration as central to ensuring peace; and that aims to create a local, green economy designed to embrace the diversity of our communities.As an education and action resource center, we advance our vision by working to ensure our members and constituents are empowered locally and connected globally to create a just and sustainable world.
> GROWING GARDENS' vision is a living example of sustainable community. We envision individuals, the community and nature thriving through an understanding and respect of the interdependency of land, water, and species. We see impassioned individuals actively investing in, contributing to, and replenishing their social and ecological environment.
> HEC stands ready to tackle Indiana's major environmental issues to protect the health and quality of life for Indiana residents.
(317) 685-8800
> Hunger Action LA (HALA) is a nonprofit organization working to end hunger and promote healthy eating through community education, outreach, networking, and empowerment of low income people to speak on issues that affect their lives directly.
> The Hunger Action Network of New York State is a statewide anti-hunger coalition that combines grassroots organizing at the local level with state level research, education and advocacy to address the root causes of hunger, including poverty.
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
Cleveland
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
Houston
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
Los Angeles
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
New Jersey
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
New York City
phone: (212) 684-8112
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
Philadelphia
phone: 215-727-7002 or 215-545-2423
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
Portland
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
San Diego
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The Indianapolis Peace and Justice Center is a coordinating and communication network among area groups and individuals working for peace and social justice. The Center is committed to becoming a multicultural organization by including members of diverse cultural and social groups as full participants, especially in decisions that shape the organization and define its mission in the community and by giving support to local efforts to eliminate forms of social oppression.
(317) 920-1510
> Internationalist Books and Magazines is a volunteer run collective, a not-for-profit bookstore, a progressive community center, and community owned cooperative.
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(919) 942-1740
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> Iraq Veterans Against the War
IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> IVAW was founded by Iraq war veterans. Members educate the public about the realities of the Iraq war by speaking in communities and to the media about their experiences. IVAW supports all those resisting the war, including Conscientious Objectors and others facing military prosecution for their refusal to fight.They actively strive to end the war and bring the troops home.
> JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ has created a network of local coalitions that connect labor, faith-based, community, and student organizations to work together on workplace and community social justice campaigns. To find the JwJ nearest you, click here
> JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ's core belief is that in order to be successful, workers' rights struggles have to be part of a larger campaign for economic and social justice.
Portland JwJ
tel: 503.236.5573
> JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ's core belief is that in order to be successful, workers' rights struggles have to be part of a larger campaign for economic and social justice.
Seattle
206.441.4969
> JwJ's mission is to improve working people's standard of living, fight for job security, and protect workers' right to organize. JwJ's core belief is that in order to be successful, workers' rights struggles have to be part of a larger campaign for economic and social justice.
Jobs with Justice
Washington, DC
202.434.1106
> KAHEA is a community-based organization working to improve the quality of life for Hawai‘i's people and future generations through the revitalization and protection of Hawai‘i's unique natural and cultural resource. We advocate for the proper stewardship of our resources and for social responsibility by promoting multi-cultural understanding and environmental justice.
> The Kansas City Iraq Task Force (ITF) is working for a more humane policy towards Iraq. The objective of the Kansas City Iraq Task Force is to promote better understanding and education about U.S./Iraq relations and the impact that economic sanctions have had on the people of Iraq. The Kansas City Iraq Task Force uses education and direct action to promote a humane and peaceful relationship between the people of the U.S. and Iraq. <br>
> The KC Direct Action Network attempts to aid activists and other socially concerned individuals in the Kansas City Metro Area to move out from behind protest signs to take an active role in their community.
> Kill Radio is short for Kill Corporate Radio, or Kill Monopoly Radio, or K-ILL Radio, whatever you prefer. Kill Radio is a Los Angeles based internet radio station run by the Kill Radio Collective, a group of 50+ activists, journalists, and DJ's. We are a strictly not-for-profit, non-commercial organization. We can be heard at www.killradio.org, 10am-2am PST.
(213) 252-0998
> Los Angeles Community Action Network (LA CAN) is to help people dealing with poverty create & discover opportunities, while serving as a vehicle to ensure they have voice, power & opinion in the decisions that are directly affecting them.
> La Mitzvah is an activist collective dedicated to confronting social, environmental and economic injustice with nonviolent direct action, art, humor, and spontaneity. Our mission is to capture the imaginations of our communities and to inspire people to work for positive change.
> The Leonard Peltier Defense Committee (LPDC) seeks the immediate release of Leonard Peltier. The LPDC is the center of communication between Leonard Peltier, his supporters, his family, the media, key government officials, and all other relevant individuals and groups. We also coordinate the national and international freedom campaigns through grass roots organizing, legal efforts, and political lobbying.
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We are a group of Peace and Human Rights activists representing various social/ political organizations and individuals from all walks of life.
> The Milarepa fund is a non-profit organization that actively supports the Tibetan people’s nonviolent struggle to regain independence. Through nonviolence Tibet serves as a living example of compassion and the positive social principles required to affect meaningful change. It is because of this that we believe that helping Tibet will ultimately be of benefit to all of humanity.
> The Independent Media Center is a grassroots organization committed to using media production and distribution as a tool for promoting social and economic justice.
> The Anti-War Committee began in December 1998, with 13 people who committed civil disobedience to protest the bombing of Iraq. We now meet weekly to organize responses to and educate ourselves and the community about the evils of U.S. foreign policy around the world.
612.879.7543
> Minnesota Citizens Organizat Acting Together (COACT) is a nonprofit citizen organization dedicated to social justice. Since the mid-1980s, we have worked almost exclusively on health care reform and saving the family farmer, particularly the small dairy farmer.
<br>651-646-0900
> The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless has been fighting since 1984 to end homelessness in Minnesota. Through its community education, legislative advocacy, and organizing activities the Coalition works to prevent homelessness by helping communities design homeless response systems that meet their needs.
(612) 870-7073
> The need for abortion will never go away until we, as a country, can achieve two of NARAL's goals: better access to more effective contraceptive options and better access to other kinds of reproductive health care and information. To find a NARAL chapter near you, click here
> We believe a society of social and economic inequality leads to a cycle of crime and incarceration. We work to reverse the dehumanizing effects excessive punishment inflicts upon individuals, families and communities. Books Through Bars sends quality reading material to prisoners and encourages creative dialogue on the criminal justice system, thereby educating those living inside and outside of prison walls.
212.254.3697 ext. 323
> No Nukes North is a small, young organization, but the global movement is growing and the word needs to get out. Our home, Alaska, is the site for the main components of the new Star Wars weapons system, known as missile defense. Currently, missile silos are being built at Fort Greely, in the middle of the state.
> The Independent Media Center (IMC) is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
(919) 942-1740
> Our mission is to educate the local public about issues that impact the economy, environment, transportation, planning, and quality of life in our community, and to protect, preserve and enhance the exceptional assets inherent in our beautiful region.
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The Northeast Ohio Anti-War Coalition (NOAC) is an umbrella coalition focused on stopping pre-emptive, unjust and illegal wars as an instrument of US foreign policy. It seeks to bring together a broad number of people and individuals for the purpose of organizing mass, visible events of a peaceful character.
216-736-4716
> The November Coalition is a non-profit, grassroots organization who are educating the public about the destructive increase in prison population in the United States due to our current drug laws. The drug war does not reduce drug use. Choosing to wage a 'war' on drugs stimulates a violent, underground economy, an economy which would collapse if drug prohibition ended. Our country, our world should be safer, not simply less free.
509-684-1550
> Organizes protests every October 22 against police brutality, repression, and the criminalization of a generation. To find the October 22nd Coalition nearest you, click here.
> OutFront Minnesota's mission is to make our home a place where gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered Minnesotans have the freedom, power, and confidence to make the best choices for their own lives.
(800) 800-0350
> Peace Action Wisconsin and National Peace Action work together on local,national and international levels to create a world where human needs are met, the environment is preserved, and the threats of war and nuclear weapons are abolished.
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(414) 964-5158
> Since 1975, The Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane has promoted social change through nonviolence training, volunteer involvement, community and youth education as well as direct action.
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(509)838-7870
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Focused on the vision of God's peace, the peaceCENTER supports the learning of peace in our lives and the demonstration of peace within our community
210/224-HOPE
> PennEnvironment focuses exclusively on protecting Pennsylvania’s environment, speaking out and taking effective action to improve the quality of our natural environment and our lives.
215-732-5897
> The People’s Coalition for Justice is an anti-racist, grassroots organization currently focusing on institutionalized racism and classism in the police department and the need for greater police accountability.
(206) 632-0500 x14
> Based in the Phoenix metro area (Arizona), the Phoenix Anarchist Coalition is dedicated to bringing together local groups and individuals with anarchist beliefs. We also encourage education about and direct participation in local and national issues, and strongly support the on-going struggle against capitalism, the state and inequality.
(602) 422-6831
> Phoenix Copwatch is a citizens group formed to combat abuse by the police in our community. We use a variety of means to fight abuse by the police including community patrols, videotaping, community education, and protests.
(602) 241-6353
> Picture the Homeless was founded and is led by homeless people. We oppose the 'quality of life laws' that criminalize homeless people in any form by the city, state and national governments. We work to change these laws and policies as well as to challenge the root causes of homelessness. Our strategies include grassroots organizing, direct action, educating homeless people about their rights, public education, changing media stereotypes, and building relationships with allies.
> The Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission is composed of people who, while looking to other traditions for inspiration and welcoming the participation and membership of all people, are grounded in the principles of justice and peace which are integral to the teachings of Jesus:
Reverence for all creation...
The power of nonviolence...
Solidarity with the poor and oppressed...
The transforming qualities of relationship, reconciliation and community.
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(719) 632-6189
> PIRGIM uncovers threats to public health and well-being and fights to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation.
(734) 662-6597
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Portland Copwatch is a grassroots, volunteer organization promoting police accountability through citizen action.
(503) 236-3065/ Incident Report Line (503) 321-5120
> Positive Force DC is a Washington DC-area activist group that works for fundamental social change and youth empowerment. We organize benefit and free concerts, demonstrations and teach-ins and also do direct work with needy people.
703-276-9768
> The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN), a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., operates America's only national hotline for victims of sexual assault. The hotline-800.656.HOPE-offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a day, from anywhere in the country.
1-800-656-HOPE (4673)
> R&R! builds and encourages many forces of resistance: speaking out in schools, communities and in the media; organizing forums and meetings; demonstrating in the streets; creating and performing cultural works; and contributing financially.
Find the R&R! chapter nearest you by clicking here.
> Created in the spirit of unconditional nonviolence, the Rocky Mountain Peace and Justice Center is dedicated to research, education and action in nonviolence as a way of life and as a means for personal and social change.
(303) 444-6981
> The School of the Americas has trained over 60,000 Latin American soldiers, and these graduates have consistently used their skills to wage a war against their own people. School of the Americas Watch is an independent organization that seeks to close the US Army SOA through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work. To find the SOAW chapter nearest you, click here
> The Service Women’s Action Network supports and develops the leadership of veterans, mentors young women considering military service, works to solve problems facing women in uniform, and provides and promotes services that are healing to women after their military service experience. SWAN establishes a worldwide network of military women, veterans and allies to provide lasting support, community and resources.
> Shundahai Network opposes all nuclear weapons research, development, testing and production. We actively seek to close down the Nevada Test Site to all nuclear weapons programs except for radioactive contamination containment and cleanup.
Shundahai Network
1350 E. Flamingo Box 255
Las Vegas, NV
702.369.2730
> Shundahai Network opposes all nuclear weapons research, development, testing and production. We actively seek to close down the Nevada Test Site to all nuclear weapons programs except for radioactive contamination containment and cleanup.
Shundahai Network Salt Lake City
801.533.0128
> The purpose of the South Carolina Progressive Network is to promote - through education and action - human, civil, and workers' rights, environmental protection and government reform.
803-808-3384
> Our mission is to play a role in building a society which is based on human dignity, fairness, cooperation, and respect for the earth.
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(605) 882-2822
> We build power as youth and students to challenge a social and economic system that exploits resources while reinforcing privilege and oppression. By developing skills, confidence, and analysis, we are laying the foundation for a multiracial, youth-led resistance movement. To find the STARC chapter nearest you, click here.
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SEAC, pronounced "seek," is a student and youth run national network of progressive organizations and individuals whose aim is to uproot environmental injustices through action and education.
> SLAP is an organization comprised of student groups and allies who work to challenge injustices facing working people both locally and internationally. Affiliated with Jobs with Justice.
> We are a student group at the University Of Minnesota- Twin Cities that formed in the days following the tragic events of September 11th, the subsequent backlash, and ultimately the call for war that accompanied them. Our group is founded on four main ideological pillars which are as follows: No To War; No To Racism And Racial Scapegoating; Yes To A Peaceful And Diplomatic Resolution; Yes To The Protection Of Civil Liberties.
612-339-3092
> SURGE is a national student organization working to build a coalition among the many student and community organizations working for social and economic justice.
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(919) 843-6548
> Sweatshop Watch is a coalition of labor, community, civil rights, immigrant rights, women's, religious and student organizations, and individuals committed to eliminating the exploitation that occurs in sweatshops. Sweatshop Watch serves low wage workers, with a focus on garment workers in California, as well as nationally and globally.
(510) 834-8990
213-748-5945
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The Syracuse Peace Council (SPC), founded in 1936, is an antiwar/social justice organization. It is community-based, autonomous and funded by the contributions of its supporters. SPC educates, agitates and organizes for a world where war, violence and exploitation in any form will no longer exist.
(315) 472-5478
> The Genocide Education Project is a nonprofit organization that assists educators in teaching about human rights and genocide, particularly the Armenian Genocide, by developing and distributing instructional materials, providing access to teaching resources and organizing educational workshops.
> The Thomas Merton Center works on the nonviolent struggle to bring about a more peaceful and just society by instilling a consciousness of values and raising the moral questions involved in the issues of war, poverty, racism, and oppression.
(412)361-3022
> The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets that exists for the creation of radical, objective, and passionate turth telling. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity. Everyone is invited to publish news, editorials, etc. to this site. "Every reader is a reporter!"
> American garment-workers union fighting for workers’ rights and against sweatshop conditions.
> United Students Against Sweatshops is an international student movement of campuses and individual students fighting for sweatshop free labor conditions and workers’ rights. To find the USAS chapter nearest you, click here.
(202) NO-SWEAT
> Voices in the Wilderness is a U.S./U.K. campaign working to end the sanctions against Iraq. To find the chapter nearest you, click here (also chapters in the UK and Pakistan).
(773) 784-8065
> The War Resisters League affirms that all war is a crime against humanity. We therefore are determined not to support any kind of war, international or civil, and to strive nonviolently for the removal of all causes of war. To find the WRL chapter nearest you, click here.
> The Coalition seeks to abolish the death penalty in Washington State through public education, community action and legislative activities. We actively work to increase opposition to the death penalty in the general public and among the state's leaders.
(206) 622-8952
> The Washington Peace Center's Center’s primary goal is to strategically link local organizing for economic and social justice to national and international struggles toward establishing structures and relationships that are nonviolent, non-hierarchical, humane and just.
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(202) 234-2000
> WAMM is a nonviolent feminist organization that works in solidarity with others to create a system of social equality, self-determination and justice through education and empowerment of women. WAMM's purpose is to dismantle systems of militarism and global oppression.
612-827-5364
> The group's approach is simple and direct. Participating women stand publicly in silence, dressed in black as a sign of mourning for lives lost to violence. And they don't go away.
(206) 956-0334
> Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law.
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