Organizations Working for Change

Here are some cool organizations to check out, doing great work....

Global Exchange
www.globalexchange.org
fair trade, ecotourism, human rights activism.

Code Pink
www.codepink4peace.org
women's pre-emptive strike for peace.

United for Peace & Justice
www.unitedforpeace.org
grassroots networking and mass-mobilizations.

Move On
www.moveon.org
large-scale, mainstream statements for change.

Rock the Vote
www.rockthevote.org
getting youth involved with politics.

American Friends Service Committee
www.afsc.org
a really wonderful Quaker peace site.

American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
defending our constitutional rights.

Peace Action
www.peace-action.org

RANT - Root Activist Network of Trainers
www.rantcollective.org
nonviolent direct action training resources.

Student Peace Action Network
www.peace-action.org/goSPAN/
nationwide student action group committed to peace and social justice.

The City Repair Project
www.cityrepair.org
transforming urban spaces.

International Society for Ecology and Culture www.isec.org.uk
UK-based organization promoting locally-based alternatives to global consumer culture.

International Forum on Globalization www.ifg.org
education and analysis on globalization, and promoting alternative infrastructures.

Earth Activist Training www.earthactivisttraining.org
a "unique, visionary, and hands-dirty" two-week training in permaculture and magical activism that's amazingly transformative.

Direct Action to Stop the War www.actagainstwar.org
they shut down San Francisco the day the war started with autonomous small-scale actions, and do great ongoing work.

Bands Against Bush
www.bandsagainstbush.org
the name speaks for itself!

The Ruckus Society
www.ruckus.org
throwing a monkey wrench in the plans of the corporate and military elite.

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