| Many citizen groups and advocacy organizations offer a variety of ways for people to act on their beliefs about budget priorities. Here’s an annotated list of a couple dozen of the most useful groups; most offer additional links:
Getting Started, Religious Groups
ELCA Advocacy, www.elca.org/advocacy – offers advocacy assistance, updates, and resources on such issues as budget priorities, poverty, nuclear policy, the Middle East, etc. for Lutherans (formerly LOGA”)
Lutheran Peace Fellowship, www.LutheranPeace.org – offers a range of resources and support for action
Friends Committee on National Legislation, www.fcnl.org –unusually well-developed, reliable budget project
Sojourners, www.sojo.net – helpful weekly e-newsletter, monthly magazine, study guides, web site…
Getting Started, Peace Groups
Fellowship of Reconciliation, www.forusa.org – grounded in nonviolence the FOR is the largest peace group in the world; links to Religious Peace Fellowships active in most faith communities: www.forusa.org/rpf
Peace Action, www.peace-action.org – the largest US peace group offering a range of projects and resources
Domestic Priorities
Children’s Defense Fund, www.childrensdefense.org – fine advocacy group on behalf of children & families
National Priorities Project, www.nationalpriorities.org -- specializes in state-by-state organizing on priorities
Foreign and Military Policy
Global Exchange www.globalexchange.org – excellent popularly-written materials, esp. on globalization
Nonviolent Peaceforce, www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org – building a nonviolent crisis intervention force
Human Rights, Military Aid, Training
Amnesty International, www.amnestyusa.org – documents and campaigns for prisoners of conscience
School of Americas Watch, www.soawatch.org – educates and organizes vigils, protests, civil disobedience
Hunger and Development
Bread for the World, www.bread.org – respected faith based organization offering excellent education and advocacy resources for individuals, groups, and congregations
Food First, www.foodfirst.org – education and advocacy group on food, hunger, and development issues
Political Organizing
Council for a Livable World, www.clw.org , www.armscontrolcenter.org -- the largest group raising money for candidates committed to peace with justice
MoveOn, www.MoveOn.org – large advocacy group noted for its particularly effective use of the internet
Veterans and Victims Families
Sept. 11th Families for Peace Tomorrows, www.PeacefulTomorrows.org – among the most active 911 groups
Veterans for Peace, www.veteransforpeace – one of the best progressive veterans groups
General informational and networking web sites
www.alternet.org www.commondreams.org www.salon.com www.zmag.org
For more information or for additions and updates on this activity, contact: Lutheran Peace Fellowship,
1710 11th Ave., Seattle, WA 98122 206/720-0313 (1-5 pm), lpf@ecunet.org, www.LutheranPeace.org
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