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Groups in this category are protecting wilderness areas and endangered species, advocating policies to reduce global warming pollution, and eliminating poisonous pesticides worldwide.
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Center for a New American Dream
Mission is to reduce resource consumption while improving quality of life by fostering new consumption patterns and sustainable lifestyles.
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Clean Water Fund
Campaigns for clean, safe water from watershed to water tap for our health, environment and communities.
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Earth Island Institute
Develops innovative projects to address critical environmental issues. Founded by pioneer environmentalist David Brower.
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Earthjustice
Serves as the legal arm of the environmental movement to enforce and strengthen environmental laws.
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Endangered Species Coalition (ESC)
Advocates the defense of the Endangered Species Act against the lobbying of timber, mining and development interests.
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Global Greengrants Fund
Provides small grants to grassroots environmental groups in developing countries often overlooked by traditional grant makers.
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National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture
The Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture fosters a sustainable farm and food system by advocating for reform of Federal farming policy.
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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)
Uses the power of law, science and people to defend our environment.
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Oil & Gas Accountability Project
Works with communities throughout the Rocky Mountain West and across the country to reduce the social, economic and environmental problems caused by oil and gas development.
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Rainforest Action Network
Fights deforestation, supports tribal people and promotes economic alternatives for sustainable societies.
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Groups in this category are defending women's reproductive rights, challenging stereotypes and prejudices, working to end domestic violence, and advancing the civil rights of all people. |
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American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
Defends individual liberties and opposes repressive legislation.
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Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence
Formerly Handgun Control, Inc., lobbies for legislation to reduce gun violence in America such as Brady II - the Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
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Center for Constitutional Rights
The Center is a legal and educational organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Center for National Security Studies
Works for control of the FBI and CIA and to prevent violations of civil liberties in the U.S.
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Center for Voting and Democracy
Develops and promotes voting systems that encourage voter participation and electoral fairness, with a particular emphasis on proportional representation.
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Human Rights Campaign
Acts on many fronts to achieve lesbian and gay equality.
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NARAL Pro-Choice America
Supports policy research and public education for a grassroots network that works to safeguard reproductive choice and health care.
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Planned Parenthood
Promotes family planning and defends reproductive rights in the U.S. and developing countries.
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Project Vote
A non-partisan organization that registers, educates, and mobilizes low income and minority citizens to vote.
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Southern Center for Human Rights
Fights against the death penalty and cruel and unusual treatment of imprisoned men, women, and children.
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Groups in this category are combating workplace and housing discrimination, reducing gun violence through strong laws and promoting economic justice for all. |
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Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
Organizes poor people to fight for good jobs at living wages, corporate responsibility, better schools and affordable housing.
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Center for Economic Justice (CEJ)
Strengthens international grassroots movements to counter and control globalization and to promote just alternatives.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Works to reorder national and state budget priorities to reduce poverty, hunger and the growing gap between rich and poor.
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Citizens for Tax Justice
Fights in Washington and in the states for fair, progressive taxes to pay for important government programs
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Co-op America
Seeks to harness the power of socially-minded consumers and businesses to bring about a more just and environmentally sustainable economy.
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First Nations Development Institute
Provides loans and assistance to Native Americans to revitalize their communities and gain self-sufficiency.
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Jobs With Justice
Seeks improved living standards for working Americans
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National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)
Lobbies for decent, affordable housing for all Americans.
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OMB Watch
OMB Watch monitors the Federal government's regulatory and privacy activities, and seeks to hold it accountable to the public.
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The Ruckus Society
Trains environmental activists across the country, giving them the base of knowledge and experience needed to effectively pursue local campaigns on a variety of environmental issues.
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Groups in this category are supporting and reforming public education, holding advertisers and mainstream press accountable, and expanding distribution of progressive viewpoints. |
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Adbusters Media Foundation
Galvanizes public opinion and activists to resist and transform the hyper commercialization of everyday culture.
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Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
Established in 1994 to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties and to protect privacy, freedom of expression and constitutional values in the information age. EPIC pursues a wide range of activities, including policy research, public education
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Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN)
Brings together gay and straight teachers, parents, students, and concerned citizens from all walks of life, in order to end the destructive effects of anti-gay bias in schools across the country.
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National Radio Project (NRP)
Produces and distributes radio shows on issues of environmental justice, civil rights and globalization to over 300 radio stations.
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Pacific News Service
Develops and syndicates articles to mainstream outlets by authors that reflect youth culture and ethnic minorities.
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People for the American Way
Defends freedom of thought, expression and religion. Promotes tolerance and respect for diversity through education, grassroots organizing and media outreach.
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Progressive Media Project
Progressive Media Project develops and distributes op-ed pieces by progressive writers and thinkers to mainstream daily newspapers.
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REACH Center for Multicultural Education
Committed to systemic social change and the development of schools and communities which honor and value human diversity.
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Rethinking Schools
Advocates for the reform of public schools, with an emphasis on urban schools and issues of equity and social justice.
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Stand for Children
Build a powerful network of grassroots chapters ultimately capable of making democracy in the US function better for children.
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Groups in this category are creating lasting solutions to hunger, poverty and social injustice; providing care to victims of torture and armed conflicts; and stopping the spread of weapons of war.
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Abraham Fund
Named for the common ancestor of both Jews and Arabs, The Abraham Fund is dedicated to advancing active and positive coexistence between Israel's Jewish majority and Arab minority.
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Africa Action
Works to reshape U.S. policy toward African countries in order to support human rights, democracy and economic justice.
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Doctors Without Borders
Provides emergency medical aid to victims of disaster and war worldwide.
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Equality Now
An international human rights organization dedicated to action for the civil, political, economic and social rights of girls and women.
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Global Exchange
Builds an international grassroots movement to promote corporate accountability human rights and sustainable development.
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Human Rights Watch
Defends peopleÕs rights and upholds political freedom worldwide; mobilizes public pressure against government abuses, discrimination and wartime atrocities.
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Oxfam America
Fights global hunger and poverty by working in partnership with grassroots organizations.
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Peace Action
Mobilizes citizens to shift Pentagon spending to domestic priorities, and works for the abolition of nuclear weapons and arms trafficking.
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Ploughshares Fund
Funds organizations and individuals working to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction, dismantle existing nuclear weapons, prevent armed conflict and reduce military spending.
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Union of Concerned Scientists
Lobbies for policies that reduce the spread of nuclear weapons. Conducts research for renewable and safe energy technologies.
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