Peace, Justice, Environmental and Human Rights Organizations

9/11, Peaceful Tomorrows - September 11th families supporting peaceful solutions. Includes pictures from their trips to Afghanistan.

The American Civil Liberties Union - Practicing progressive law.

American Formulating & Manufacturing - Producers of chemically responsible building and maintenance products.

Americans for a Just Peace in the Middle East - "Americans for a Just Peace in the Middle East was created out of a deep concern for the restoration of human rights for the Palestinian people. OUR MISSION -- Because we believe that "ignorance is the plea of an accomplice," (Hunsinger) our mission is to inform the American public of the need to protect the human rights of the Palestinian people, and the responsibility of the United States government and her citizens in assuring those rights. OUR GOAL -- Our goal is to facilitate peaceful, nonviolent change so that the Palestinian people can obtain an independent, sovereign, contiguous state based on United Nations security resolutions and international laws, with East Jerusalem as their capitol and the right of return or appropriate compensation for Palestinians living in refugee camps or in the diaspora."

Amnesty International - Working to protect human rights worldwide.

Antiwar.com - Anti-war news, viewpoints, and activities.

Ashay - A nonprofit organization located in Southern California. They promote the understanding and appreciation of human differences through the development and distribution of educational resources and programs.

Beyond Pesticides - Beyond Pesticides (formerly National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides) works with allies in protecting public health and the environment to lead the transition to a world free of toxic pesticides.

Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide - 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. Some of the peacemakers featured on this website are famous, others obscure, but all have dedicated their lives to building a more peaceful and just world through nonviolent means. For each you will find a short biography, an original portrait, and links to further reading.

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists - The mission is to educate citizens about global security issues, especially the continuing dangers posed by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, and about the appropriate roles of nuclear technology.

Campaign for America's Future - A progressive research and action center promoting an agenda to enhance prosperity and opportunity for all Americans.

Code Pink - CODEPINK is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.

Corp Watch - Holding corporations accountable.

The Cost of War - War affects everyone, not just those directly involved in the fighting. This web page is a simple attempt to demonstrate one of the more quantifiable effects of war: the financial burden it places on our tax dollars.

Doctors Without Borders - Providing medical relief worldwide.

Eartheasy - Ideas for environmentally sustainable living.

Facing History and Ourselves - For 30 years, Facing History has been engaging students of diverse backgrounds in an examination of racism, prejudice, and antisemitism in order to promote the development of a more humane and informed citizenry. By studying the historical development and lessons of the Holocaust and other examples of genocide, students make the essential connection between history and the choices they confront in their own lives.

Fellowship of Reconciliation, Los Angeles - The Fellowship of Reconciliation is composed of women and men who recognize the essential unity of all creation and have joined together to explore the power of love and truth for resolving human conflict.

Forest Stewardship Council - Driven in part by the failure of an intergovernmental process to agree on a global forest compact, and the compelling question-“what is sustainable forestry?”- loggers, foresters, environmentalists, and sociologists came together in the first General Assembly to form the FSC in 1993.

Freechild Project - Progressive youth-oriented ideas including youth-led activism, student-led education reform, youth rights, community involvement, juvenile justice, youth media, unschooling and information for the adult allies of young people.

Global Exchange - Global Exchange is a human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political, and social justice around the world. Since our founding in 1988, we have been striving to increase global awareness among the US public while building international partnerships around the world.

Global List of Women's Organizations

Global Youth Connect - GYC's mission is to build and support a community of youth who are actively promoting and protecting human rights, and to educate and inspire the next generation to work for peaceful change.

Hague Appeal for Peace - International network of peace and justice organizations dedicated to sowing the seeds for the abolition of war.

Hague Appeal Youth Network - Youth arm of the Hague Appeal for Peace

Human Rights Watch - Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

The Human Rights Campaign - The HRC advocates for glbt equal rights.

Institute for Policy Studies - A multi-issue progressive think tank that has teamed with United for a Fair Economy to produce an annual study of CEO pay among major defense contractors.

Interfaith Communities United for Justice and Peace - Current news and events - a great resource.

Interfaith Peace Builders - Interfaith Peace-Builders sends delegations to Israel/ Palestine so that U.S. citizens can see the conflict with their own eyes. Participants have the opportunity to learn directly from Israeli and Palestinian nonviolent peace/human-rights activists, to spend time in Palestinian and Israeli homes, and to experience the situation of Palestinians living under military occupation. The delegations focus on seeing, listening to, and recording the experiences and perspectives of a wide range of Palestinian and Israeli voices.

International Fellowship of Reconciliation - IFOR is an international, spiritually-based movement composed of people who, from the basis of a belief in the power of love and truth to create justice and restore community, commit themselves to active nonviolence as a way of life and as a means of transformation-personal, social, economic and political.

Manzanita Village - Manzanita Village/Ordinary Dharma is a Buddhist Community. Based on Buddhist Mindfulness Practices, Vipassana Meditation, Zen Practice, Deep-Ecology, and Nonviolence--for the Celebration and Healing of the Individual, Society, and the Earth.

Middle East Research and Information Project - MERIP has been around for years, providing alternative perspectives on events in the Middle East. Useful links.

No Sweat Apparel - No Sweat is the pioneer of fair trade fashion and footwear, setting an empowered, unionized workforce as the gold standard for fair trade clothing. We market direct to consumers via the internet, through our network of independent retailers and by custom orders to wholesale customers. We provide a competitively priced fairly traded product to you and a living wage to our workers.

Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better World - An extensive index of links (over 30,000) related to various topics, including: peace, justice, education, the environment, conflict regions, economy.

Not in Our Name - U.S. group opposed to the "never-ending" war on terrorism.

Nuclear Age Peace Foundation - Advances initiatives to eliminate the nuclear weapons threat to all life.

Office of the Americas - Justice and peace information.

Ojai Peace Coalition - The OPC strives to be the change we wish to see in the world by taking local action in the areas of self & family, community & culture, and government & politics to create a working culture of peace.

Oregon PeaceWorks - Their mission: To educate and activate people to work for peace, justice and environmental protection.

Peace Brigades - (PBI) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) which protects human rights and promotes nonviolent transformation of conflicts. When invited, PBI sends teams of volunteers into areas of repression and conflict. The volunteers accompany human rights defenders, their organizations and others threatened by political violence. Perpetrators of human rights abuses usually do not want the world to witness their actions. The presence of volunteers backed by a support network helps to deter violence. PBI creates space for local activists to work for social justice and human rights. Currently, PBI has volunteers protecting human rights activists in Colombia, Indonesia, and Mexico, as well as a project restarting in Guatemala and a joint project with other organizations in Chiapas, Mexico..

Peace Takes Courage - Ava Lowery is the 16 year old peace activist from Alabama behind the website, PeaceTakesCourage.com, and has received an amazing amount of attention. Ava's animations show the multidimensional tragedy of the Iraq war- losses of brave young soldiers to American families, and loss of innocent civilians in Iraq.

PEACEIncorporated - Primary focus is on increasing peace by providing youth empowered solutions and alternatives to destructive behavior.

Peaceworks Network - Israelis, Palestinians, and Americans working to amplify the moderate voices in the middle east.

Physicians for Human Rights - "Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) promotes health by protecting human rights. We believe that human rights are essential preconditions for the health and well-being of all people."

Pro-Peace Bumper Stickers - Blue Gecko offers peace related bumper stickers and links.

School of the Americas Watch - SOA Watch is an independent organization that seeks to close the US Army School of the Americas, under whatever name it is called, through vigils and fasts, demonstrations and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative work.

Seeds of Peace - a non-profit, non-political organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the skills of making peace.

Simple Living Network - "Tools, examples, and contacts for conscious, simple, healthy, and restorative living.

The Survivor Project - Our Mission is to promote understanding and acceptance of human diversity through education, oral history, and the arts.

United for Peace - collaboration of national and international peace and social justice organizations along with local places of worship, peace centers, and community organizations.

Veterans for Peace - Working Together for Peace & Justice Through Non-violence.

Voices for Creative Nonviolence - Voices for Creative Nonviolence has deep, long-standing roots in active nonviolent resistance to U.S. war-making. Begun in the summer of 2005, Voices draws upon the experiences of those who challenged the brutal economic sanctions imposed by the U.S. and U.N. against the Iraqi people between 1990 and 2003..

Voices in the Wilderness - Campaign to end the economic sanctions against the people of Iraq.

Voters for Peace - Educating and mobilizing a powerful peace voting bloc to end the Iraq occupation and prevent future wars of aggression.

War Profiteers - "...maintained and updated by Corpwatch, an organization based in Oakland, California, that counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism."

War Resisters League - "War Resisters League believes war is a crime against humanity. We use peaceful means to create a society that is democratic, free of economic, racial, and sexual oppression."

Women's Economic Agenda Project - Demands economic justice for poor women and their families.

Z-Net anti-war resource page - List of anti-war resources and commentary.