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Center for Community Change
CCC helps poor people develop their own strong organizations to improve their communities and change policies and institutions that affect their lives.
http://www.communitychange.org
Citizens Equal Rights Alliance
Educational and legal advocacy organization presents its opposition to tribal sovereignty for Native American groups. Learn about positions and activities.
http://www.citizensalliance.org
Rural Media Activism
Models of community media activism and stories of rural action.
http://www.appalshop.org/cmi
Refuse and Resist
Diverse national membership organization, whose mission is to build a climate, culture and community of resistance to political and social repression in all of its forms.
http://www.refuseandresist.org/
Southern Empowerment Project (SEP)
The Maryville, Tennessee-based association provides training in community organizing and fundraising for grassroots organizations in the South and Appalachia. They describe their courses and members.
http://www.southernempowerment.org/
League of Revolutionaries for a New America
Chicago-based activist group which seeks a more even distribution of wealth and greater social awareness among Americans.
http://www.lrna.org/
VIVE, Inc.
An organization of world refugees seeking asylum in Canada and the US. We provide food, shelter, medical, legal and ESL classes.
http://www.vivelacasa.org
Boggs Center to Nurture Community Leadership
A nonprofit organization founded in 1995 to honor James and Grace Boggs' legacy as movement activists and theoreticians for rebuilding cities and communities.
http://www.boggscenter.org/
CircleVision
Connects the progressive activists in the Upper Midwest, informing and educating about the connections between all justice and peace issues and current events.
http://www.circlevision.org/
Political Grassroots
Working to inspire citizens to create and influence public policy through America's political grassroots and to become political volunteers.
http://www.politicalgrassroots.org/
The Politix Group
Organization that promotes political activism at all levels of government.
http://www.politixgroup.com
SeptemberACTION
Information clearinghouse for September 2005 mobilization to Washington DC, with a list of participating groups, legal, health, and transportation tips, and descriptions of personal experiences.
http://www.septemberaction.org/
Modern Public
Virtual town square, offering a common place to communicate, debate, and participate in polls about local city issues.
http://www.modernpublic.com/
Lair of Hunterbear
Detailed discussion of 45 years of activist organizing -- historical and contemporary -- by Hunter Gray (Hunterbear). Areas covered include labor and socialism, civil rights, Native American rights.
http://www.hunterbear.org
Grassroots.com
Community political action network offering a software package that integrates traditional direct-communications and grassroots techniques with online technology.
http://www.grassroots.com/
National Training and Information Center
The Chicago-based NTIC conducts research and provides training and technical assistance to build grassroots leadership and strengthen neighborhoods through issue-based community organizing. They describe current focus issues and upcoming trainings.
http://www.ntic-us.org/
Voter March
Organizes marches in favor of a variety of voting reforms in the aftermath of the 2000 U.S. presidential election. Lists local activist efforts, media contacts, and related resources.
http://www.votermarch.org/
Homeless Empowerment
Web site for Spare Change newspaper and the Homeless Empowerment Project. Trying to increase financial support and awareness of our services to the homeless community.
http://www.homelessempowerment.org
Direct Action and Research Training Center (DART)
The network of grassroots, metropolitan, congregation-based, community organizations in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Florida, Virginia, and Kentucky offers training for local groups as well as an intensive organizer's institute.
http://www.thedartcenter.org/
ActivistCash.com
Provides the public and media with profiles of anti-consumer activist groups (all of which are tax-exempt nonprofits) along with information about the sources of their funding.
http://www.activistcash.com/
National Organizers Alliance
NOA is a wildly diverse, beloved community of progressive organizers to challenge, nurutre and sustain us in our struggle for social, economic and environmental justice.
http://www.noacentral.org
Millions More Movement
Organizing for the tenth anniversary commemoration of the Million Man March, with registration, local contacts, and information on pre-gathering events.
http://www.millionsmoremovement.com
The official site of the Million Family March, Oct. 16, 2000
This site offers up to date news and information regarding the October 16, 2000 Million Family March in Washington, D.C.
http://www.millionfamilymarch.com
USAction
A grassroots organization fighting for justice in health care, education, environmental policy and other areas.
http://www.usaction.org/
National Alliance for Individual and Constitutional Rights
Devoted to individual rights, especially those provided in the Bill of Rights. Includes special section on Active Physical Surveillance of individuals.
http://www.naicr.org
SpeakOut.com
For engaged citizens to get informed, get involved and make a difference around causes they care about, such as politics, education, family, the world, society, health, environment, and the economy.
http://www.speakout.com/
The Liberty Activist
Libertarian group dedicated to the premise that all people should take action on a regular basis to 'educate, agitate, and organize' for liberty in our lifetime.
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Lobby...
Caregivers Tax-Credit Campaign
A campaign that supports extending tax-credits to cover a broader base of caregivers.
http://www.caregivercredit.org
Little Geneva
Games, ideas, the Sword and Sickle journal, immunization information, and Confederate history from homeschoolers and Reformed homechurchers, the Seabrooks.
http://www.littlegeneva.com
Noraid
Irish Americans working for a United and Free Northern Ireland
http://www.noraid.com/
The Communitarian Network (TCN)
A George Washington University group which seeks to improve civil liberties by strengthening community and social institutions. Newsletter, platform, and communitarian links.
http://www.gwu.edu/~ccps/
Speak For Yourself
Resource for groups needing assistance with community organizing, lobbying/political action. Video and radio services in support of the above actions. Reasonable rates scaled to the financial ability of the group.
http://members.tripod.com/~LewW/
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