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20/20 Vision, D.C. Chapter (202) 833-2020 vision@2020vision.org 20/20 Vision is a national grassroots non-profit organization that works to increase citizen participation in public policy related to peace and the environment. Each month, 20/20 Vision produces an action-alert postcard so that their members can quickly and easily contact policymakers and weigh in on a timely issue. The D.C. Chapter produces its own cards on local issues when lack of Congressional representation prevents action on national issues. www.2020vision.org 50 Years is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice (202) IMF-BANK njoki@50years.org Coalition of over 200 U.S. organizations and 180 international partners working in environmental, labor, development, peace, and social justice and gender issues. Works to profoundly reform the World Bank and the International Monitary Fund which celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1994. www.50years.org Advocates for Justice and Education (202) 678-8060 justice1@bellatlantic.net Works to increase parents' knowledge of their childrens' rights within the Local Education Agency and the obligations of that Agency to both parent and child, to encourage and help empower parents to become better educational advocates on behalf of their children in the Public Schools and the Juvenile Justice System, and to increase parental involvement in the educational and judicial aspects of their child's life. http://www.aje-dc.org African American Holiday Association (202) 310-1430 aaha@aaha-info.org Non-profit organization that perpetuates and preserves culture through traditional and non-traditional holidays, rituals, and celebrations. www.aaha-info.org All-African People's Revolutionary Party (202) 452-5924 bshango@juno.com Permanent, independent, revolutionary, Pan-African political party based in Africa, the homeland of African people all over the world. Seeks to organize, unite, and politically educate all people of African descent. Builds alliances and working relationships with all progressive and revolutionary forces. Alliance for Justice, Co/Motion Youth Advocacy Program (202) 822-6070 comotion@afj.org Co/Motion is a national program that provides training in advocacy and direct actin organizing, and ongoing technical assistance to youth groups, ages 15-25 to strengthen their ability to engage in effective organizing for social change. Co/Motion does this by working with young people, locally and around the country to develop youth-led advocacy campaigns around social justice issues like school reform, the environment, housing and other issues. www.comotionmakers.org Alliance for Nuclear Accountability (202) 833-4668 ananuclear@earthlink.net A national network of 33 organizations working in the shadow of the U.S. nuclear weapons complex to address issues of nuclear weapons production and waste cleanup. www.ananuclear.org American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (202) 244-2990 adc@adc.org Arab-American civil rights organization. Defends Americans of Arab descent against discrimination, stereotyping and hate crimes. Promotes the Arab cultural heritage. Provides a voice for the Arab-American community on issues of foreign and domestic policy. Supports self-determination for Palestinians and calls for an end to the economic sanctions and the bombing of Iraq. www.adc.org American Committee on Jerusalem (202)237-0215 acj@acj.org The ACJ is a coalition of major Arab-American Organizations dedicated to promoting a solution to Jerusalem which accomadates the deep attachments in of people of the three monotheistic religions to the city and political aspirations of both, Palestinians and Israelis. www.acj.org American Friends Service Committee/DC Peace Eco Justice Program (202)265-7997 bhoover@afsc.org Training and organizing using the HIP (Help Increae the Peace) model for conflict transformation and socil changeand the Listening Project for community organizing. Active in the movement for democracy for DC. Offers Help to increase the Peace (HIP) conflict Resolution training for students, teachers, and the community; the listening project as a community organizing tool; governing fundraising workshops; and computer training for all grades. www.afsc.org Americans for Peace Now (202) 728-1893 rcapn@earthlink.net Educates Americans about the Middle East peace process to create a more informed and empowered pro-peace American public. Provides crucial funding and support for Israel's largest and most influential grassroots peace movement, Peace Now. Promotes its mission, Security through Peace, using dialogue groups, outreach to target communities, media and demonstrations. www.peacenow.org American Kurdish Information Network (AKIN) (202) 483-6444 akin@kurdish.org Seeks to foster friendship and understanding between Americans and Kurds. Provides a public service by informing scholars, journalists, and the general public about Kurdistan. www.kurdistan.org Amnesty International, Midatlantic Regional Office (202) 544-0200 aiusama@aiusa.org Works to release prisoners of conscience, to obtain fair and prompt trials for political prisoners, and to abolish torture and the death penalty in all cases. www.amnesty-usa.org Anacostia Watershed Society (301) 699-6204 robert@anacostiaws.org Non-profit environmental organization whose purpose is to restore and protect the urban Anacostia River for the health and enjoyment of everyone in its watershed. Mobilizes volunteers for tree planting and clean ups, and pressures polluters to clean up their act. www.anacostiaws.org Assocition for Conflict Resolution (A merged organization of AFM, CREnet and SPIDR) (202) 667-9700 info@acresolution.org A proffessional organization dedicated to enhancing the practice and public understanding of conflict resolution. www.acresolution.org Bank Information Center (202) 624-0632 info@bicusa.org The Bank Information Center (BIC) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides information and strategic support to NGOs and social movements throughout the world on the projects, policies and practices of the World Bank and other Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs). BIC advocate for greater transparency, accountability and citizen participation at the MDBs. www.bicusa.org Black Radical Congress, D.C. Chapter (202) 777-2646 ext.2524 brcdc@onebox.com Focuses on the conditions of Black working and poor people. United in opposition to all forms of oppression, including class exploitation, racism, patriarchy, homophobia, anti-immigration prejudice and imperialism. Contributes to mobilizing unaffiliated individuals, as well as organizations, around common concerns. www.blackradicalcongress.org Call to Renewal-people of Faith Overcoming Poverty 1-800-523-2773 ctr@calltorenewal.com Movement organization affirming the vital link between spiritual renewal and social transformation, achieving it through work to nurture and link church-based grassroots initiatives and ministries that combine spirituality and social justice, to challenge Christian students to a deeper understanding of the social implications of their faith, to produce materials and public forums that express an alternative vision of faith and politics, and more. www.calltorenewal.com Campaign to End the Death Penalty (202) 726-1151 cedp_dc@hotmail.com Seeks through petitions, signature ads, forums, demonstrations and other events to build a grassroots campaign both to save individuals on death row and to abolish the death penalty in the U.S. altogether. The Campaign has active chapters across the DC/MD area. To get involved leave your name and number on the Campaign's voicemail and we will put you in touch with the nearest chapter. www.nodeathpenalty.org Campaign for Labor Rights (CLR) (202) 544-9355 clr@clrlabor.org Mobilizes grassroots activism throughout the U.S. in support of the major campaigns to end sweatshop abuses around the world and here at home. CLR posts 10 email alerts on sweatshop issues each month including a "Monthly Index" of all the information we receive on international and US domestic labor issues. http://www.campaignforlaborrights.org Center for Community Change (202) 342-0519 info@communitychange.org Committed to reducing poverty and rebuilding low-income communities with the belief that poor people themselves (through organizations they control) need to lead efforts to eliminate poverty. Helps people to develop the skills and resources they need to improve their communities as well as change policies and institutions that adversely affect their lives. www.communitychange.org Center of Concern (202) 635-2757 coc@coc.org Works with international networks promoting social analysis, theological reflection, policy analysis, political advocacy, research and public education on issues of global development, peace and social justice. www.coc.org Center on Conscience and War/National Interreligious
Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO) Works to defend and extend the rights of conscientious objectors. Provides counseling and legal services to conscientious objectors, military personnel, political asylum seekers and conscientious objectors seeking naturalization as U.S. citizens. www.nisbco.org Center for Defense Information (202) 332-0600 or (800) CDI-3334 info@cdi.org Independent research organizaton. Believes that strong social, economic, political, and military components and a healthy environment contribute equally to the nation's security. Opposes excessive expenditures for weapons and policies that increase the danger of war. www.cdi.org Center for Economic Justice (202)299-0020 neil@econjustice.net The Center for Economic Justice provides education, advocacy and global/local linkaging for citizens' movements in poor communities of the Global South and the US. Besides the Worl Bank Bonds Boycott. CEJ helps coordinate the Convergence of Peoples of the Americas (COMPA). the Haitian Economic Justice Project, and other Capacity-Building for Southern Economic Justice movements. www.econjustice.net Center for Economic and Policy Research (202) 293-5380 cepr@cepr.net CEPR was established to promote democratic debate on the most important economic and social issues that affect people's lives. We work to ensure that the citizenry has the information and analysis that allows it to act effectively in the public interest. www.cepr.net Center for Health, Environment and Justice (703) 237-2249 info@chej.org Provides science and technical assistance, organizing and leadership training, and information services to concerned citizens and grassroots groups organizing for environmental justice. Current campaign: Stop Dioxin Exposure/Health Care Without Harm www.chej.org Center for International Policy (202) 232-3317 cip@ciponline.org Promotes a U.S. foreign policy that reflects democratic values. Through research, education, and direct public advocacy, works to define and put into practice a more sympathetic, farsighted, and non-militaristic approach to the developing world. www.ciponline.org Center for the Support of Native Lands (703) 841-9771 mail@nativelands.org Works to create the conditions whereby indigenous peoples can more fully participate in the conservation and management of land and natural resources in the Americas, with an emphasis on Central America. Links indigenous peoples with technical, legal, and financial resources. www.nativelands.org Coalition for Smarter Growth (202) 588-5570 email@smartergrowth.net Dedicated to preserving qulaity of life in the Washington region for current and future generations. Opposes public spending for an outer beltway and suburban sprawl. Aims to protect drinking water and air quality, improve existing investments in schools, roads, and transit, and protect the economic and social vitality of the Nation's capitol, existing comminuties, main street businesses and commercial corridors. www.smartergrowth.net Columban Father's Justice and Peace Office (202) 529-5115 mission@columban.org Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation arm of the Columban Fathers/USA. Addresses issues of social concern in some countries of Asia and Latin America. Collaborates with groups and organizations sharing similar concerns, such as Jubilee 2000/USA. Asia Pacific Center for Justice and Peace, Washington Office on Latin America and various human rights organizations. www.st.columban.org Committee to Free Lori Berenson (202) 548-8480 gtaylor@freelori.org Works to gain the release of Lori Berenson, a political prisoner in Peru, and to address human rights in Peru through educational events, vigils, demonstrations and other activities. www.freelori.org Committees of Correspondence, Metro/D.C. (202) 362-3748 morris3@erols.com Local activists of all races and national backgrounds who believe in radical democratization of our economic and political system. www.redandgreen.org Community Alliance For Youth Action (202)986-0206 thinkcaya@aol.com Empowers people to work for positive social change through community action t ours and teacher training. www.empoweryouth.org Compassion Over Killing (301) 891-2458 info@cok-online.org Compassion Over Killing is a DC-based grassroots animal rights organization. Founded in 1995, COK opposes animal exploitation and promotes compassionate living through veganism. www.cok-online.org Council of Latino Agencies (202)328-9451 mrodriguez@consejo.org Represents 37 other organizations in DC that form a network of service and providors for Latinos and other low income residents. www.consejo.org Council for the National Interest (202) 863-2951 count@igc.apc.org Non-profit grassroots advocacy organization seeking to bring peace and justice to the conflict in the Middle East. Appeals to members of Congress to act justly in their policies. Advocates a Palestinian state w ith a shared Jerusalem for both Palestinians and Israelis.www.cnionline.org Criminal Justice Policy Foundation (202) 312-2015 info@cjpf.org Assists policy makers, criminal justice professionals, and the public by disseminating information about preventing crime and improving the quality of justice through education programs, publications, and the news media. www.cjpf.org DC Appleseed Center (202)
292-1158 dcappleseed@appleseeds.net D.C. Area Books to Prisoners Project (301) 699-0042 bookstoprisoners@quixote.org Supports education inside prisons by offering free literature and other materials to the incarcerated. We are currently developing pamphlets and workshops to help educate our communities and ourselves of the conditions in US prisons. We will support a criminal justice system that focuses on rehabilitation and education, and we will organize in opposition to the criminal injustice system that is obsessed with punishment and vengeance. We are a collectively run organization. www.quixote.org/ej D.C. Citizens United for the Rehabilitation of Errants (DC-CURE) (202) 789-2126 cure@curenational.org Works to reduce crime through reform of the criminal justice system. Advocates alternatives to incarceration and rehabilitative opportunities within prisons and jails. Membership and leadership comprised of prisoners and ex-prisoners, their families, and concerned citizens. www.curenational.org D.C. Coalition Against Domestic Violence (202) 783-5332 dccadv2@aol.com A coalition of domestic violence education providers and advocates working to eradicate domestic violence in D.C. www.dccadv.org D.C./MD/NOVA Democratic Socialists of America (202) 483-3299 dcdsa@chesapeake.net Works to expand political and economic democracy in the U.S. and the world. Also fights capital globalization and supports the struggle for democracy in the District of Columbia. www.dsausa.org DC Independent Media Center (202)452-5936 dc@dc.indymedia.org The Washington DC Independent Media Center is dedicated to building media democracy and increasing community access to information and technology. A not-for-profit, volunteer-based collective of independent media makers and journalists, the DC-IMC encourages people to become the media by self-publishing their video, audio, stories and photographs. www.DC.indymedia.org D.C. Rape Crisis Center (202) 232-0789 dcrcc@erols.com Offers counseling and advocacy for all survivors of sexual violence. Provides free counseling and referrals for adults and children. Sponsors self-defense workshops for women and the annual Take Back the Night march. Has speakers' bureau to educate the public on issues of sexual assault and sexual abuse. www.dcrcc.org D.C. VOICE (District Community Voices Organized and Informed for Change in Education) (202) 986-8535 dcvoice@dcvoice.org DC VOICE is a collaborative of teachers, parents, and community members commited to ensuring every child in Washington, DC a high quality public education. Our belief is that schools will improve when the public is strong enough, by being organized and informed, to both support the school system and hold it and the city accountable for the education of our youth. www.dcvoice.org Death Penalty Information Center (202) 293-6970 dpic@essential.org Serves the media and the public with analysis and information on issues regarding capital punishment. Prepares in-depth reports, issues press releases, conducts briefings for journalists, and serves as a resource to those working on this issue. www.deathpenaltyinfo.org The Development GAP (202) 898-1566 dgap@igc.org With a fist-hand knowledge of circumstances and capabilities of the people of much of the South and the economic institutes and policy circles of the North, The Development GAP has sought to close the wide gap that has existed between Third World local realities and the perception of Northern policymakers who have not experienced those realities. As a result of the interlocutory role it has played between these two worlds, as well as amoung environmentalists, developmentalists and other like-minded advocates for constructive change, The Development GAP has become a significant center for analysis, advocacy and action in Washington. www.developmentgap.org Dorothy Day Catholic Worker (202) 882-9649 Christian community involved in nonviolent action for disarmament and social justice. Drug Policy Foundation (202) 537-5005 dc@drugpolicy.org Favors a shift away from criminal justice policies and a shift toward public health approaches to drug use and abuse. Works in coalition with numerous organizations and experts to end a policy based on one-dimensional prohibition. Serves as a resource for the public, government officials, and the media through its research, publications, events, and its library and book catalog www.dpf.org East Timor Action Network (DC/ETAN) (202) 544-6911 karen@etan.org The East Tomor Action network/U.S.(ETAN) is a grassroots human rights organization working in solidarity with the people of east Timor. ETAN supports human dignity for all East Timorese be advocating for women's rights, democracy, sustainable development, sound environmental practices, and comprehensive social, legal, and economic justice. To this end, we work to influence the policies of the United States government and international institutions as they relate to East Timor. www.etan.org Economic Policy Institute (202) 775-8810 epi@epinet.org Works to provide high-quality research and education in order to promote a prosperous, fair, and sustainable economy. Stresses real world analysis and a concern for the living standards of working people. Makes its findings accessible to the general public, the media, and policy makers. www.epinet.org Ecumenical Program of Central America and the Caribbean (EPICA) (202) 332-0292 epica@igc.org Small press and solidarity group working on social justice issues in Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico. Sponsors speaking tours, local events, and delegations to the region. www.epica.org Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) (202) 543-6176 epicenter@igc.org With both the grassroots and a coalition of national organizations, EPIC works to document the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, build public awareness, improve media accountability and advocate change in U.S. policy. http://www.epic-usa.org Families Against Mandatory Minimums (202) 822-6700 famm@famm.org National organization of citizens working to reform federal and state mandatory sentencing laws that remove judicial discretion. To ensure equity and fairness at all stages of the sentencing process, FAMM also works to improve sentencing guidelines. www.famm.org Fifty Plus One (301) 587-8061 fiftyplusone@erols.com Non-partisan, non-profit organization designed to train pro-choice women in campaign skills so they can run for local, state and national office. 50 Years Is Enough: U.S. www.interguru.com/fiftyplusone/ Filipino/American Coalition for Environmental Solutions (FACES) (202) 544-6564 ext. 5 libby@facessolutions.org Dedicated to seeking environmental justice for communities affected by environmental contamination at former U.S. military bases in the Philipines by working toward U.S. responsibility for the toxic legacy. http://www.facessolutions.net/ Free China Movement (202) 244-9479 worldright@aol.com Focuses on political activism, calling the world's attention to human rights abuses taking place in China today, and working toward the advancement of political pluralism under the banner of the China Democracy Party (CDP), which has consolidated the democratic movement inside China. Sponsors activist rallies and protests, Congressional lobbying visits, and international educational forums. They lobby on behalf of US sponsored resolutions condemning China's human rights policies as well as on behalf of the China democracy party. www.freechina.net Friends Committee on National Legislation (202) 547-6000 fcnl@fcnl.org Friends Committee on national Legislation (FCNL) is the first registered national religous lobby in the United States. FCNL is affiliated with the Religous Society of Friends, and has endeavored to bring Quaker values to bear on national policy. Through congressional testimony, Capitol Hill visits, educational activities, publications, and grassroots lobbying, FCNL works for social and economic justice, peace, and good government. www.fcnl.org Friends of the Earth (202) 783-7400 or 1-877-843-8687 foe@foe.org National environmental organization dedicated to preserving the health and diversity of the planet for future generations. As the largest international environmental network in the world with affiliates in 63 countries, FOE empowers citizens to have an influential voice in decisions affecting their environment. www.foe.org Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, National Capital Area (GLAAD/NCA) (202) 986-0425 glaad@glaad.org Promotes fair, accurate, inclusive and diverse representation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in the media as a means of combating homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. www.glaad.org Gray Panthers of Metropolitan Washington (202) 347-9541 gpanthers@capaccess.org Advocacy group for peace and justice concerns, including economic justice. "Age and Youth" in action (not merely a seniors organization). Fights for Universal Health care, the rights of labor, public education, and peace. www.graypanthers.org Gray Panthers of Montgomery County (301) 942-4254 abebloom@erols.com Intergenerational organization: although membership is made up mostly of senior citizens, program does not advocate for seniors only. Advocates and actively participates on issues concerning the total family, e.g. health care for all, peace, economic justice, gun control, and more. Greenpeace USA 1-800-326-0959 gp1@sharewest.com Independent campaigning organization that uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force solutions that are essential to a green and peaceful future. www.greenpeaceusa.org Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA (202) 529-6599 ghrc-usa@ghrc-usa.org Non-profit, non-governmental humanitarian organization concerned with human rights issues related to Guatemala and to torture world-wide through the project Torture Abolition and Tortue Survivors Coalition. www.ghrc-usa.org Helping Individual Prostitutes Survive (202) 232-8150 Hipsinc@erols.com The HIPS organization is designed to end the cycle of abuse of sex workers on the streets, to wrk with them to improve their lives, and to give them tools to pursue a self-determined, independent, and productive way of living. www.hips.org Hiroshima/Nagasaki Peace Committee (703) 369-7427 jsteinbach@igc.org Organizes local annual commemoration of the first atomic bombings as well as activities dealing with radiation victims' issues. Sponsors lecture tours by Hiroshima survivors, children's disarmament activities, and co-sponsors the International Day Against War Toys. Homes Not Jails (202) 737-6444 #44 hnj-dc@homesnotjails.org Homes not Jails, an all-volunteer organization, holds that housing is a right, not a privlege. The group takes over abandoned buildings with people who are experiencing homelessness. All are welcome to participate in our weekly meetings at Frnklin Park on Sundays at 5pm at 14th and K St. NW. www.homesnotjails.org Howard County Friends of Latin America (410) 381-4899 cuba_is_hope@prodigy.net Promotes awareness, activism and social responsibility in the United States for more just relationships with Latin America. Human Progress Network (301) 891-2996 pazpax@hpn.org Educational organization dedicated to promoting human progress and survival by correcting the worldwide condition of political mismanagement and downsizing the excessive military institutions. Sponsors the "Government for the People" program (www.govforpeople.org), designed to reform the political institutions of America. www.hpn.org Human Rights Watch (202) 612-4321 hrwdc@hrw.org Works to end a broad range of human rights abuses including summary executions, torture, arbitrary detention, restrictions on the freedom of expression, association, and assembly and religion, violations of due process, and discrimination on racial, gender, ethnic and religious grounds. www.hrw.org Institute for Policy Studies (202) 234-9382 dorian@igc.org Multi-issue progressive think tank. Through books, articles, films, conferences, and activist education offers resources for progressive social change locally, nationally, and globally. www.ips-dc.org Institute for Public Accuracy (202) 347-0020 sam@accuracy.org Consortium of policy experts, academics and activists seeking to diversify the national debates as well as challenge the pronouncements of the establishment think tanks which have so often dominated the discussions. Puts out news releases citing analysts and refers media professionals to other experts. www.accuracy.org International Campaign for Tibet (202) 785-1515 or (888) TIBET-NOW info@savetibet.org Promotes human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet by lobbying, engaging in public education and grassroots activism. Also provides humanitarian assistance to Tibetans in India, Nepal and other refugee communities. Offers lectures, book study groups, rallies and other opportunities for action. www.savetibet.org International Concerned Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal/Washington (202) 544-1304 Local chapter of ICFFMA organization demands the freedom of Mumia Abu-Jamal, the MOVE 9 and other political prisoners and address issues of police brutality. www.mumia.org International Women's Democracy Center (202) 530-0563 info@iwdc.org Established to strengthen women's global leadership through training, education, networking and research with a focus on increasing the participation of women in politics, policy and decision making within their own governments. Partners with established NGO's in the host country to implement all of its programs, activities and workshops. www.iwdc.org Jews United for Justice (202) 884-7635 jufj@earthlink.net Jews United for Justice organizes a visible Jewish presence and takes action for economic and social justice i the Washington DC area. JUFJ provides jews with an opportunity to weave together their Judaism and activism, and creates a community in which they ca explore and strengthen their commitments to both. www.jufj.org Jobs With Justice (202) 434-1106 jobswjustice@jwj.org National campaign for workers' rights. Working through coalitions of labor, community, religious and constituency organizations, Jobs With Justice is fighting for workers' rights and economic justice. www.jwj.org Jubilee USA Network (202) 783-3566 coord@j2000usa.org Part of a worldwide movement to cancel the crushing debt of impoverished countries. www.jubileeusa.org Justice for Janitors (202) 789-8282 Progressive union that organizes janitors in the Metropolitan DC area. www.justiceforjanitors.org Justice Policy Institute (202) 737-7270 laura@cjcj.org The Justice Policy Institute advocates for alternatives to incarceration, and more humane treatent of America's 2 million prisoners. The Institute campaigns to close juvenille detention centers and prisons; assists advocates, attornies, and activists in their efforts to promote change in the prison industrial complex; and provides hard hitting research and information on America's prison system. www.cjcj.org Latin American Youth Center (202) 319-2225 info@layc-dc.org Non-profit youth and family development center. Within its multi-lingual and multi-cultural environment, strives to counteract the effects of poverty and racism. www.layc-dc.org Latin America Working Group (202) 546-7010 lawg@lawg.org Coalition of over 60 religious, human rights, grassroots and development organizations. Since 1983, the coalition has been striving for U.S. policies to promote peace, justice, and sustainable development in the region. www.lawg.org League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia ( 202) 347-3020 lwvdc@aol.com Non-partisan, multi-issue, activist and political organization that encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy. www.dcwatch.com/lwvdc Little Friends for Peace (301) 927-5474; alt. (301) 412-3083 jpark@capaccess.org Dedicated to teaching non-violence and family peace-making skills to young children with playful skills-building activities by training their adult and teen leaders. Consultations and on-going support provided. LLEGO (National Latino/a Lesbian and Gay Organization) (202) 408-5380 aquilgbt@llego.org A national organization made up of approximately 172 Network of Allies organizations (Afiliados and Aliados) that seek to effectively address issues of concern to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Latinas/os at local, state, regional, national and international levels. www.llego.org Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns (202) 832-1780 ogc@maryknoll.org Works to bring the voice of Maryknoll missionaries and the people that they serve around the world to bear in decision-making tables in the U.S. and other governments, the United Nations and international financial institutions. Involved with the Jubilee2000/USA and other efforts to end the debt of developing nations as well as with initiatives to promote human rights around the world. www.maryknoll.org/GLOBAL/global.htm Maryland United for Peace and Justice (MUPJ) (301) 390-9684 mupj@bigfoot.com Network of groups and individuals in Maryland interested in peace, justice, environment and related topics. Organizes an annual statewide peace and social justice conference, sponsers the annual Fred Benjamin Peace Awards for high school students, and publishes a monthly events calendar. www.mupj.org Men Can Stop Rape (202) 265-6530 info@mencanstoprape.org Empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men's violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, we promote gender equity and build men's capacity to be strong without being violent. www.mencanstoprape.org Middle East Realities (202) 362-5266 mer@middleeast.org Works to distill and present the most incisive and honest, the most insightful and independent, information and analysis about what is really going on in today's Middle East as well as in Washington about the Middle East. www.middleeast.org National Abortion Rights Action League, MD Chapter (MD NARAL) (301) 565-4154 mdnaral@erols.com Maryland chapter of national pro-choice group involved in political work, updates, and campus organizing projects. www.mdnaral.org National Abortion Rights Action League National Office (202) 973-3000 naral@naral.org Works to protect and preserve the right to choose while promoting policies and programs that improve women's health and make abortion less necessary. Works to educate Americans and officeholders about reproductive rights and health issues and elect pro-choice candidates at all levels of government. www.naral.org National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (202) 387-3890 info@ncadp.org Coalition of organizations and individuals committed to the abolition of capital punishment. Disseminates information, engages in public advocacy, and mobilizes and supports people against the death penalty. www.ncadp.org National Coalition for the Homeless (202) 737-6444 x311 info@nationalhomeless.org National federation of individuals and organizations committed to ending homelessness. Focuses on housing, living wage, health care and civil rights issues. Engages in public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing and technical assistance to empower homeless people. www.nationalhomeless.org National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom (202) 529-4225 kgage@igc.org Defends the constitutional rights in the U.S. of political expression, association and due process for immigrants and citizens alike. Works to eliminate the use of secret evidence in deportations, and to defend First Amendment activity. Engages in legal, educational and organizing work. www.secretevidence.com National Family Farm Coalition (202) 543-5675 nffc@nffc.net Strongly opposes the vertical integration of agriculture, and serves as a network for groups opposing corporate agriculture. Has worked to promote the safety of the food supply and the security of those who make it possible. www.nffc.net National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (202) 332-6483 ngltf@ngltf.org Works to eliminate prejudice, violence and injustice against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people at the local, state and national level since its inception in 1973. www.ngltf.org National Lawyers Guild, DC Chapter (202) 331-1639 jdrewesq@aol.com Dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. Seeks to unite lawyers, law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in an organization that shall function as an effective political and social force in the service of people, to th end that human rights shall be more sacred than property interests. www.nlg.org National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) (202) 662-1530 info@nlihc.org Works to end America's affordable housing crisis. Committed to educating, organizing, and advocating to ensure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for all. www.nlihc.org National Organizers Alliance (NOA) (202) 543-6603 info@noacentral.org Works to advance progressive organizing for social, economic and environmental justice and to sustain, support and nurture the people of all ages who do it. Organizes national gatherings, sponsors events and caucuses, promotes social justice dialogues, produces a quarterly newsletter (The ARK), hosts a web-based organizer clearinghouse, and provides a portable retirement pension plan. www.noacentral.org National Priorities Project www.nationalpriorities.org The National Priorities Project shows how federal tax and spending policies impact local communities and states. Network in Solidarity with the People of Guatemala (NISGUA) (202) 518-7638 nisgua@igc.org Supports the social movement in Guatemala for a democratic, multiethnic and multicultural society, based on socioeconomic justice and full respect for human rights and freedom of expression. www.nisgua.org Nonviolence International (202) 244-0951 nonviolence@igc.org Assists individuals, organizations and governments striving to utilize nonviolent methods to bring about changes reflecting the values of justice and human development on personal, social, economic and political levels. Provides strategic and tactical assistance to nonviolent campaigns, educating the public on nonviolent methods of social change, publishing, organizing conferences, training and collaborating with international peace and conflict resolution groups. www.members.tripod.com/nviusa NOW Action Center (202) 628-8669 now@now.org Strives to secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women, end all forms of violence against women, eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia, and more through direct mass actions, intensive lobbying, grassroots, political organizing and litigation. www.now.org Parents Families & Friends of Lesbians and Gays of the Metropolitan Washington Area (202) 638-3852 pflagdc@aol.com Non-profit, volunteer-run organization that works to provide support, education, and advocacy programs for members and the general public on issues of concern for families who have a gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgendered member, and those individuals themselves. Holds monthly facilitated support groups for people who are struggling with issues surrounding having a LGBT loved one; a support group specifically for people with a family member suffering from AIDS or HIV. Frequently sponsors educational programs for members as well as the general public on relevant topics. www.PFLAGDC.org Partners for Peace (202) 863-2951 pfp@igc.org Works to promote a just and lasting settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through public discourse, network facilitation and serving as a clearinghouse on the peoples and crucial issues of the area. Specializes in media access. www.partnersforpeace.org Peace Action (202) 862-9740 tmoavero@peace-action.org Works to abolish nuclear weapons, for a more peaceful economy, for an end to weapons trafficking and for non-military solutions to international conflicts. www.peace-action.org Positive Force D.C. (202) 745-1200 emmausdc@aol.com Positive force DC is a punk activistcollective that has worked for radical social change and youth empowerment since 1985. They organize benefit concerts, creative protests, educational events, do direct work with needy people and provide meeting space to other groups. They are part are part of the Flemming Center, a cooperative community center project spearheaded by Emmaus Services for the Aging in the Shaw neighborhood, planned to open in early 2002. www.positiveforcedc.org Poverty and Race Research Action Council (202) 387-9887 info@prrac.org Fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates to effectively address problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race. Publishes the bimonthy newsletter journal, "Poverty and Race." www.prrac.org Pride At Work (202) 637-5085 paw@aflcio.org National Pride At Work is affiliated as a constituency group of the AFL-CIO. The purpose of Pride At Work is to mobilize mutual support between the organized labor movement and the LGBT community around organizing for social and economic justice. www.prideatwork.org Progressive Action Center (410) 243-3118 pac@mobtown.org Established in 1982 to provide and resources for progressive political activities. We currently house the Alternative Press Center, Baltimore Action for justice in the Americas, the Baltimore Chapter of the Industrial Workers of the world, Free Radio Baltimore Project, Red Wagon Day Care, Research Associates Foundation and the Radical Philosophy Association. Plus we have a meeting Space and a collective apartment. Project Change (202) 276-5369 projectchange@hotmail.com Works to affect social change through coalition building, education and community outreach for the purpose of strengthening our nation's diverse communities and building community pride. Initiated the Howard Theatre Restoration Project to restore this national treasure while working to spur social and economic growth within the Shaw community. Project On Government Oversight (POGO) (202) 347-1122 pogo@pogo.org Non-profit group which investigates, exposes, and remedies abuse of power, mismanagement, and subservience to special interests by the federal government. Maintains a website with regular updates. www.pogo.org Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide (301) 320-4034 teecwww1@aol.com Broad-based community-driven membership organization that develops political and economic education and action research for organizing and liberation. Engages indigenous popular educators and movement leaders from grassroots and scholar-activist backgrounds, bringing them together on the basis of equality to engage in bottom-up movement building for social and economic justice. http://www.projectsouth.org Proposition One Committee-Peace Park Antinuclear Vigil (202) 462-0757 prop1@prop1.org Nonprofit, all volunteer community working for peace, justice, and military/industrial conversion, via grassroots action and education. White House vigil since June 3, 1981; sponsored succesful voter initiative, which inspired "Nuclear Disarmament and Economic Conversion Act" each congressional session since 1994. www.prop1.org Psychologists for Social Responsibility (202) 745-7084 psysrusa@cs.com Uses psychological knowledge and skills to promote peace with social justice at the community, national, and international levels. http://www.psysr.org Public Citizen (202) 588-1000 public_citizen@citizen.org National consumer advocacy organization, based in Washington, D.C. Founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, the organization fights for consumer rights, open government, clean energy, fair trade, environmental protection and workplace safety. Active in Congress, courts, government agencies and the media. www.citizen.org Quixote Center (301) 699-0042 quixote@quixote.org Multi-issue peace and justice activist organization running seven projects: Quest for Peace, Haiti Reborn, Catholics Speak Out, Equal Justice USA, Priests for Equality and Nicaraguan Cultural Alliance. www.quixote.org Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (202) 387-2800 rac@uahc.org The Religious Action Center of reform Judaism (RAC)has been the hub of jewish social justice and legislative activity in the nation's capial for over 35 years. it has educated and mobilized the American jewish community on legislative and social concerns as an advocate in the Congress of the United States on issues ranging from Israel and Soviet Jewry to economic justice and civil rights, to international peace and religious liberty. www.rac.org Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) (703) 585-9127 rawa@rawa.org RAWA is a political/social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women's rights in fundamentalism-blighted Afghanistan. RAWA was established in 1977 in Kabul, Afghanistan. www.rawa.org School of the Americas Watch, D.C. (SOA Watch) (202) 234-3440 info@soaw.org Lobbies and organizes civil disobedience, educational forums and other actions to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas (a.k.a. School of the Assassins) in Ft. Benning, GA. www.soaw.org Social Action and Leadership School for Activists (SALSA) (202) 234-9382 x229 netfa@hotsalsa.org Offers a skills training program for progressive organizations and individuals, strengthening community activism and fostering engaged citizenship. Provides a forum for discussion and development of progressive issues and agendas and a unique networking opportunity for local activists. www.hotsalsa.org Stand for Children (202) 234-0095 tellstand@stand.org Stand For Children's mission is to build a voice strong enough to give all children the opportunity to grow up healthy, educated, and safe. Stand For Children is a national, nonpartisan membership organization. www.stand.org Stand Up for Democracy in D.C. Coalition (202) 232-2500 sufd@standupfordemocracy.org Works to educate and mobilize people locally, nationally and internationally to demand democracy for DC residents. Methods include rallies, educational forums, citizenship training, lobbying, nonviolent direct action, media, local, national and international outreach. www.standupfordemocracy.org Statehood Solidarity Committee (202) 244-9479 worldright@aol.com Grassroots citizens' coalition which represents residents from the eight wards of D.C. Dedicated to promoting statehood for D.C. and encouraging friendships across racial and ethnic lines. Currently pleading a human rights case on behalf of equal rights for D.C. residents before the Organization of American States. Instrumental in raising the issue of the disenfranchisement of District residents before the United Nations Human Rights Committee. Sustainable Community Initiatives (202) 544-0069 jschulman@igc.org Conducts hands-on demonstration projects and public education programs promoting community sustainability. Currently conducting a Deconstruction job training program for residents of NE Washington, as follow-up to a visioning effort. Program teaches trainees how to take buildings apart in an environmentally-friendly and community-supportive alternative to demolition. Our three largest current projects are: 1) Promoting community supportive transit-oriented development in selected communities around Metrorail stations on the East side of the Washington metro area, in concert with the Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities (WRN) 2) Engaged in effort to redirect rooftop storm water flows in the Capitol Hill neighborhood to protect the Anacostia River from the ill effect of combined sewer overflows in partnership with Capitol Hill Partners 3) Continuing efforts to develop a second generation inside the Beltway "Urban Ecology map." Teaching For Change (202) 588-7204 or 1-800-763-9131 tfc@teachingforchange.org Publishes and distributes progressive teaching resources for K-12 classrooms, staff development and community education. Teaching for Change also offers seminars on equity issues for the classroom and coordinates a program to strengthen family and school partnerships. www.teachingforchange.org Tenants' and Workers' Support Committee (703) 684-5697 liss_twsc@hotmail.com Promotes the empowerment of the residents of Alexandria, particularly Latino and African Americans, through community education and self-help initiatives. Challenges racism through education and direct action. Organizes for collective ownership and control of community resources. Forges economic and cultural diversity and unity by strengthening the community's Latino and African American leadership. Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) (A project of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission/USA) (202) 529-6599 otizon@ghrc-usa.org International organization of torture survivors, based on two principles: the international reality of torture and that survivors must be accorded the right to speak for themselves, given their knowledge which comes from direct experience. Calls for the eradication of torture, the end of military assistance to governments which torture and for an end to impunity for those who torture and who order torture. http://www.tassc.org Transgender Nation-Washington (301) 949-3822 voicebox #8 thexgrrrl@aol.com Direct action group that works with other LGBT activist groups in the District. Respond to acts of transphobia in straight and gay communities, especially the media. Works to obtain better HIV/AIDS services for transgendered residents of the district. Unitarian Universalist Association (202) 296-4672 uuawo@aol.com The Washington Office for Faith in Action represents the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations to the United States Congress and Administration on legislative and public policy matters. The office works on both urgent policy matters and long-term coalition building, using the social witness positions passed by the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly for guidance. UNITE (Union of Needletrades, Industrial and Textile Employees) (202) 347-7417 pcampos@uniteunion.org A new chapter in the history of the U.S. labor movement began in 1995 with the founding of UNITE. The new union was formed by a merger of two of the nation's oldest unions, the International ladies' Garment Workers Union and the Amalgamated Clothing and textile Workers Union. www.uniteunion.org U.S. Public Interest Research Group (202)546-2461 uspirg@pirg.org U.S. PIRG advocates for the public interest. When consumers are cheated, our environment is threatened, or the voices are drowned out by the interest lobbyists, U.S. PIRG speaks up and takes action. We fight te end threats to public health, using nvestigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, and advocacy. Our mission is to deliver result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government. www.pirg.org Veterans for Peace (202) 347-6780 vfp@igc.org Veterans For Peace (VFP) is an independent veterans organization emerging from the earlier legacies of the veteran antiwar movements. Membership is open to veterans and non-veteran associates working together for peace and justice. Adheres to non-violence as its agency for advocacy and change. Operations are investigative and public action driven. Social alternatives are pursued to root out the culture and racket of war. www.veteransforpeace,org Washington Area Clinic Defense Task Force (WACDTF) (202) 797-6577 wacdtf@wacdtf.org All-volunteer, pro-choice organization committed to defending access to a safe, legal abortion. Organizes abortion clinic defense and provides clinic escort services on Saturday mornings and other times as needed. Offers training for new volunteers approximately once/month. www.wacdtf.org Washington DC Area War Tax Resistance and Washington Area Alternative Fund (202) 635-3739 info@dcwtr.org Individuals who refuse to pay for war and resist some or all our federal income taxes. Many of us put money into our Washington Area Alternative Fund in order to redirect the money or its interest to peace and human needs groups. We hold support and organizing meetings every few months. www.dcwtr.org Washington Innercity Self Help (WISH) (202) 332-8800 WISH is a non-profit community based organization, active in the African-American, Latino and African communities particularly. For more than 20 years, using the methods of community organization and community education, WISH has helped low and moderate income citizens to work for constructive change in their buildings and neighborhoods. This has included organizing tenant associations who have learned to negotiate effectively with landlords, form limited equity housing co-operatives to purchase and rehabilitate their own buildings, and fight crime and violence in their buildings and neighborhoods. Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless (202) 872-1494 washlch@erols.com The Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless provides free civil legal aid to people who are homeless or in danger of becoming so in the District of Columbia. The clinic also engages in a variety of advocacy activities to promote effective programs and opportunities for people who are poor and vulerable. www.legalclinic.org Washington Office on Africa (202) 547-7503 woa@igc.org Not-for-profit advocacy organization seeking to articulate and promote a just American policy towards Africa. Monitors Congressional legislation and executive policies and actions and issues action alerts to advance progressive legislation and policy. Seeks to work in partnership with colleagues in Africa, the African advocacy community in the United States and grassroots organizations concerned with various aspects of African affairs. www.woaafrica.org Washington Office on Latin America (202) 797-2171 wola@wola.org Monitors the impact of U.S. foreign policy on human rights, democracy, and equitable development in Latin America. Through its reports WOLA informs and educates policy-makers, religious and non-governmental organizations, and the general public about that impact. www.wola.org Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities (202) 667-5445 staff@washingtonregions.net Advocates transportation investments, land use policies, and community designs that enhance existing communities and the environment of the National Capital Region. www.washingtonregion.net Witness for Peace (202) 588-1471 witness@witnessforpeace.org Politically independent non-profit organization dedicated to principles of nonviolence. Seeks to change U.S. policies which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean, and to promote just alternatives. Undertakes advocacy campaigns and nonviolent actions, and accompanies people seeking justice. www.witnessforpeace.org Women's Edge (202) 884-8396 bmyers@womensedge.org Women's EDGE is a dynamic coalition of individuals and respected organizations that is giving women and families around the world an economic edge. www.womensedge.org Women's Information (202) 347-2827 info@winonline.org Washington's premier professional, political and social network dedicated to empowering women, with a tradition of pro- choice, Democratic support. www.winonline.org Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press (202) 265-6707 director@wifp.org Nonprofit, tax-exempt research, education and publishing organization founded in 1972, working toward the radical restructuring of the communication system so that people, not corporations, have "freedom of the press." Publications include the Directory of Women's Media and a booklet series on media democracy issues. www.wifp.org Women of All Red Nations (WARN) (202) 756-4101 smallboy75@hotmail.com Feminist American Indian women's organization. Works on issues of concern to American Indian women, children, and famils. Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, US Section (202) 546-6727 wilpf-dc@wilpf.org Nonprofit, tax-exempt research, education and publishing organization founded in 1972, working toward the radical restructuring of the communications system so that people, not corporations, have "freedom of the press." Publlications include the Directory of Women's Media and a booklet series on media democracy issues. www.wilpf.org World Bank Bonds Boycott (202) 299-0020 bankboycott@econjustice.net The World Bank Bonds Boycott is an international grassroots campaign to demand fundamental change at the World Bank, including an end to harmful structural adjustment policies and 100% debt cancellation from its own resources. T date, over 30 unions, city councils, socially responsible investment firms, religion and educational organizations have committed not to invest in the World Bamk's bonds, where it gets 80% of its money. www.worldbankboycott.org World Federalist Association (202) 546-3950 or 1-800-932-0123 wfa@wfa.org Non-profit educational and advocacy organization advancing effective means of ending genocide, democratizing the United Nations and other institutions of global governance, and promoting the universal rule of law at the international level by defining and advocating global solutions to global problems. www.wfa.org World Service Authority (202) 638-2662 info@worldservice.org Global Public Service Human Rights organization founded in 1954 to educate about,promote and implement universal human rights, world citizenship and world law. Provides legal advocacy to individuals throughout the world suffering from human rights violations. The WSA offers internships in World Law, Public relations and Non-Profit Organization Administration throughout the year to students from around the World. www.worldservice.org Worlwatch Institute (202) 452-1999 hfrench@worldwatch.org Worldwatch is a nonprofit public policy research organization dedicated to informing policymakers and the public about emerging global problems and trends and the complex links between the world economy and its environmental support systems. www.worldwatch.org Youth Leadership Support Network (202) 882-8678 lunasol@igc.org The Youth Leadership Suppport Network is a Washington, DC based national netrwork of collaborating individuals, organizations, and partnerships that nourishes youth leadership development, intercultural collaboration, an understanding of the history and processes of social change, youth and elder dialogue, and violence prevention. Nurturing a Culture of Civic Responsibility and Global Leadership. www.worldyouth.org |
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