Simply Living's Peace and Justice Links
Check here for links to activist groups, peace and social justice organziations, action opportunities, news sites and more.
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Simply Living's Peace and Justice LinksCheck here for links to activist groups, peace and social justice organziations, action opportunities, news sites and more. |
Check the Culture Jammers headquarters for cutting-edge work to counter rampant commercialism and promote ecological and social awareness.
American Friends Service Committee
AFSC, the ecumenical Quaker organization promoting social justice, peace and humanitarian service, offers resources, programs, events, and background information on its web site.
AntiRacismNet provides both an online resource for the activist community and a portal offering information about anti-racism activities to the general public.
Appalachian Peace and Justice Network
The Appalachian Peace and Justice Network (APJN), established in 1984, is a non-profit organization that empowers and challenges groups and individuals to work for peace and social justice. APJN currently serves fourteen counties of Appalachian Ohio and West Virginia.
A national lobbying organization with a Christian perspective, Bread for the World works toward justice for the world's hungry people. Learn about hunger and ways you can help.
Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide - Fighting For Peace
Anyone can be a peacemaker. The Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide was created to inspire and empower you to work for peace, and to arm you with living proof of the power of nonviolence to effect change and resolve conflicts.
Campaign for America's Future works to revitalize a progressive agenda, challenges the big money corporate agenda, and encourages Americans to speak up - to discuss and debate a new vision of an economy and a future that works for all of us.
Take action on food production issues that affect human health, animal welfare and the environment. The Center for Food Safety promotes strong organic standards, educates on food and health issues, and serves as a watchdog on genetically modified organisms.
The Center for Purposeful Living is an innovative, all-volunteer, non-profit, organization in Winston-Salem, North Carolina focused on service education and training for individuals and groups from all over the world, and built on the conviction that there is no human problem that cannot be solved through voluntary service by intelligence and love.
Good resources and timely news briefs from the national organization dedicated to providing a strong, effective voice for the needs and rights of all children.
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
Chilling Effects help Internet users understand the protections that the First Amendment and intellectual property laws give to online activities. A joint project of the Electronic Frontier Foundation and law school clinics at Harvard, Berkeley, Stanford, the University of San Francisco, and the University of Maine.
Central Ohio's progressive activist newspaper offers current and archived articles, action alerts, and a guide to local activist organizations and progressive businesses.
Founded in 1970, Common Cause prommotes grassroots activism for an open and accountable government. Common Cause is a non-partisan citizens' organization whose goal is to ensure open, honest, accountable and effective government at the federal, state, and local levels.
Community Food Security Coalition
A national coalition of organizations and individuals committed to community-based solutions to hunger, poor nutrition, and the globalization of the food system.
Compassionate Communication-Central Ohio
Nonviolent Communication (NVC) is a life-changing way of interacting that facilitates the flow of communication needed to exchange information and resolve differences peacefully. The mission of Compassionate Communication-Central Ohio is to promote peace, eliminate violence and work through conflict by systematically using NVC in Central Ohio and beyond. We envision a community where we live in peace and compassion for all.
The Dayton International Peace Museum, locatino at the southwest corner of Monument Ave. and Wilkinson St. in downtown Dayton, Ohio, houses permanent and rotating exhibits, a host of peace activities, and special events that focus on changing our culture of violence to a culture of peace.
A locally-created and sustained web site devoted to topics relating to democracy internationally, nationally, and on the state and local levels, with a focus on the history of democratic concepts and ideals. Democracy Ohio is intended to be a cooperative project for people interested in doing public education about democracy.
Democratic Socialists of Central Ohio
DSCO is the local chapter of the national organization, Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), a progressive activist organization made up of people who desire social, economic, and political justice and who work to achieve these ends. Look here for lots of links to information about crucial issues of the day, plus DSCO activities and events.
This is a reference center for writings by and about the influential journalist, activist and co-founder of the Catholic Worker movement. A woman of intense spirituality and a keen sense of justice, Day modeled commitment and conviction in a largely careless world.
E-The People: America's Interactive Town Hall
E-The People is a free, nonpartisan service for connecting us with our elected representatives at all levels of government. Links to current petitions and e-mail forms for over 140,000 officials make it easy for your voice to be heard.
Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political and social justice. Global Exchange promotes economic rights and basic human rights worldwide.
Greater Columbus Foodshed Project
Low-income rural and urban households, though living in separate worlds, face similar challenges -- and are linked by the food they eat. The Greater Columbus Foodshed Project works to create opportunities and forge common bonds, including linking farmers and Head Start families, creating community gardens, instituting projects at schools and colleges, and planning many other educational and practical ways to elevate local people and local foods.
Founded by Nobel laureate Dr. Wangari Maathai, the first African woman and the first environmentalist to receive the Nobel Peace Prize, the Green Belt Movement, based in Kenya, advocates for human rights and supports good governance and peaceful democratic change through the protection of the environment.
Institute for Agriculture & Trade Policy
The IATP promotes family farms, rural communities and healthy ecosystems around the world. Check this site for actions and resources on biotechnology, rural communities, trade and agriculture, and other issues.
A union shop on the Web, LaborNet provides information and tools to encourage economic justice for workers and the protection of human rights.
Mahatma Gandhi: Man of Millennium
A site devoted to the life and work of Gandhi, with biographies, writings, articles, photographs, resources for students and more. In English by Indian webmasters.
MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action
MoveOn is an online network of activists encouraging grassroots involvement and democratic participation. MoveOn builds electronic advocacy groups on issues including campaign finance, environmental and energy issues, media consolidation, or the Iraq war.
The National Labor Committee reports on sweatshops and labor conditions in Central America, advocates for worker rights, and provides educational resources on human and labor rights issues.
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a national environmental action organization with over a millioin members. It aims to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things.
If you want to catch the vision and help create the future of Columbus Community Television, this is the virtual neighborhood place to hang out and meet those who are taking action to restore public access TV to central Ohio.
Check the OCA web site for daily news affecting Ohio's environment and consumers. Also find great summaries of current issues, and tools for activists.
Orion Magazine offers the Orion Grassroots Network of environmental and community organizations in North America. The network numbers over 740 nonprofit organizations, including Simply Living, in the fields of conservation, restoration, education, democracy, justice, health, and economics.
Peace Pilgrim walked over 25,000 miles throughout North America from 1953 until her death in 1981. Her work was to spread the message of peace: "This is the way of peace: overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with love."
Connect to PeaceNet for action alerts, news stories and other resources to help you learn about social and economic justice, peace and human rights. Begin to effect positive change here!
People in Action for a Better World
An excellent subject guide for activism on the WWW, with lists of links on ecology, human rights, media, spirituality, and a dozen other key topic areas.
The consumer advocate organization founded by Ralph Nader in 1971, Public Citizen offers news, action and information on all health and safety issues, consumer products, fair trade, environmental health and more.
Smart Growth Network (requires Javascript)
Sprawl Watch Clearinghouse
These two organizations work to promote appropriate development, protect existing communities and fight urban sprawl. They are recommended contacts for anyone concerned about the quality of urban life and protection of areas in danger of urbanization.
State Public Interest Research Groups
The State PIRGs work to protect the environment, fight for consumers, take back government by and for the people, and empower students.
A broad-based national campaign opposing war in Iraq, United For Peace offers news stories, reports, and numerous opportunities to get involved including calls to action and local contacts.
An active clearinghouse for women's issues and current events, WomensNet enhances the work of women's organizations worldwide.
Working Assets presents this newsy site with articles, commentary, activist updates and opportunities, links to progressive businesses, and more. An interesting, if consumer-oriented site for those involved in social change.
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