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Groups Promoting Religious, Political and Equal Rights

Alternative Radio - P.O. Box 551, Boulder, CO 80306
Phone: 800-444-1977
Supplies interviews, public affairs and documentary programs to over 120 radio stations across the US and Canada. Resources include: tape catalog of titles relevant to challenging the extreme right.

American Civil Liberties Union - 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212/549-2500
Website: http://www.aclu.org
Membership organization, many local chapters. Interested in the threat to civil liberties posed by aspects of the religious right, including school prayer, school vouchers, equal educational and employment opportunity (on the basis of sex, race, and national origin), reproductive freedom, welfare reform, pornography, the NEA, capital punishment, the war on drugs, and AIDS policy. Series of books on constitutional rights. Some available in bookstores. Write for full list.

American Friends Service Committee - 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
phone: 215/241-7000
fax: 215/241-7275
Email: afscinfo@afsc.org,
Website: http://www.afsc.org
Quaker organization including people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Has local branch offices. Extensive list of print and electronic resources for fighting racism and sexism.

American Jewish Committee - Institute of Human Relations, 165 E. 56th Street, New York, NY 10022
Phone: 212/751-4000
Website: http://www.ajc.org
Protects the rights and freedoms of Jews the world over; combats bigotry and anti-Semitism and promotes human rights for all. Examines rise of the Religious Right and the far right, especially armed militias. Original publisher of Commentary, a leading neo-conservative publication now published independently.

American Jewish Congress - 15 E. 84th Street, New York, NY 10028
Phone: 212/879-4500
Website: www.ajcongress.org
Coordinated publication of instructive pamphlet: Religion in the Public Schools: A Joint Statement of Current Law, endorsed by a wide range of religious and secular groups. Many other useful publications.

American Library Association
Intellectual Freedom Committee, 50 E. Huron, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 312/944-6780
Website: http://http://www.ala.org
Monitors censorship, school curricula, library protests, legal decisions. Frequently covers local campaigns by religious and political right. Publishes Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom.

Americans for Religious Liberty - P.O. Box 6656, Silver Spring, MD 20916
Phone: 301/598-2447
Public interest educational organization dedicated to preserving the American tradition of religious, intellectual, and personal freedom in a secular, democratic state. Publishes a newsletter, the Voice of Reason. Several books and pamphlets available.

Americans United for Separation of Church and State - 1816 Jefferson Place, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/466-3234
Website: http://www.au.org
Membership organization. Several state and local chapters. Monitors the Religious Right and promotes church-state separation. Opposes public funding of parochial schools. Supports religiously neutral public education. Several pamphlets available on church/state topics, and packets of articles on the Religious Right in politics, and on school vouchers. Write for information. Resources include a monthly magazine, Church and State and a videotape, Religious Freedom: Made in the U.S.A.

Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith - 823 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212/490-2525
Website: http://www.adl.org
Largest and most frequently cited resource on anti-Jewish bigotry and prejudice. Many regional offices. Print and electronic media resources are extensive. Special reports on Skinheads, the Ku Klux Klan, Identity Churches, Liberty Lobby, LaRouche, and many other topics. Call for current availability and pricing. Publishes two newsletters, ADL On The Frontline and Law Enforcement Bulletin.

Applied Research Center - 3781 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611
Phone: 510/653-3415
fax: 510/653-3427
Email: arc@arc.org
Website: http://www.arc.org
Public policy, educational and research institute that emphasizes issues of race and social change. General and contract research on issues involving race, racism, and diversity. Co-publishes (with the Center for Third World Organizing) Colorlines, a collection of topical articles.

Arts Censorship Project - American Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212/549-2500
Publishes ACP Newsletter.

Asian American Legal Defense & Education Fund - 99 Hudson Street, 12th Floor, New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212/966-5932
Email: aaldef@worldnet.att.net
Non-profit legal organization serving Asian Americans on the East Coast. Program areas include litigation and legal advocacy and community education with an emphasis on voting rights, immigrant rights, economic justice for workers, elimination of anti-Asian violence and police misconduct. Publishes a newsletter, Outlook.

Asian Law Caucus - 720 Market Street, Suite 500, San Francisco, CA
Phone: 415-391-1655
fax: 415-391-0366
Email: hn5601@handsnet.org
Civil rights legal organization providing services to the Asian Pacific American community. Provides free to low-cost multilingual legal assistance and community education in areas including: employment labor, immigration, elder law, housing, hate crimes, and voting rights.

Asian Pacific American Legal Center - 1010 South Flower St., Room 302, Los Angeles, CA 90015
Phone: 213-748-2022
Provides multilingual, culturally sensitive legal services and education for the Asian Pacific American community.

Audre Lorde Project - 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Phone: 718-596-0342
Email: alpinfo@alp.org
Center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, two spirit and transgender people of color. Focuses on immigrant rights, police violence, women's organizing, and HIV support and discussion groups.

Boston Coalition for Freedom of Expression - c-o Mobius Gallery, 354 Congress Street, Boston, MA 02210
Phone: 617-542-7416
Email: mobius@world.std.com
Website: http://www.ultranet.com/~kyp/bcfe.html
Alliance of writers, artists, arts administrators, educators, and citizens concerned about censorship, arts advocacy, and the right of all segments of society to be heard.

The Body Politic - P.O. Box 2363, Binghamton, NY 13902
Phone: 607-648-2760
fax: 607-648-2511
Website: http://www.bodypolitic.org
Follows gender and abortion rights issues with special expertise on Operation Rescue. Excellent source of information on right-wing attacks on women's rights, the feminist movement, and abortion rights.

Bromfield Street Educational Foundation - 29 Stanhope Street, Boston, MA 02116
Phone: 617-262-6969
fax: 617-267-0852
Progressive gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender (glbt) organization. Produces OutWrite, an annual conference for glbt writers and publishes Gay Community News, a queer progressive quarterly on politics and culture.

Catholics for a Free Choice - 1436 U Street, NW, Suite 301, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-986-6093
Website: http://www.cath4choice.org
Policy analysis, education, and advocacy on issues of gender equality and reproductive health. Write for list of current publications in English & Spanish. Excellent book on the Catholic Right, with updates.

Center for Campus Organizing - 165 Friend Street, #1, Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-725-2886
Fax: 617-725-2873
Email: cco@igc.org
Website: http://www.cco.org
Promotes progressive activism and investigative journalism on college campuses. Questions widespread military and right_wing funding on campus. Published two editions of Uncovering the Right on Campus, an excellent critique of the right's campus activism. Publishes several publications including a bimonthly magazine, Infusion: the National Magazine for Progressive Student Activists.

Center for Commercial-Free Public Education - 1714 Franklin Street, Suite 100-306, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-268-1100
Email: unplug@igc.org
Website: http://www.commercialfree.org
Provides targeted research studies, training and publications for concerned individuals nationwide. Best known for its UNPLUG campaign against Channel One, the in-school commercial television program. Publishes a quarterly newsletter, Not For Sale.

Center for Constitutional Rights - 666 Broadway, New York, NY 10012
Phones: 212-614-6464, 800-764-0235 (MSRC Hot Line)
Non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to advancing and protecting the rights guaranteed by the US Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Committed to the creative use of law as a positive force for social change. The Center's Movement Support Resource Center (MSRC) maintains a national hotline to assist people who have been victimized by the police or government policies.

Center for Democracy Studies - 177 E. 87th Street, Suite 501, New York, NY 10128
Phone: 212-423-9237
Email: cdsresearch@compuserve.com
Website: http://www.cdsresearch.org
Conducts strategic research into right-wing and anti-democratic movements in areas including: reproductive rights, gender equality, separation of church and state, law and democracy, and the militias. Intensive research on Promise Keepers. Publishes PKWatch newsletter. It has also produced a video as well as a detailed report on Promise Keepers. Co-publisher with Political Research Associates and Equal Partners in Faith of Challenging the Promise Keepers: An Organizer's Information Packet.

Center for Democratic Renewal - P.O. Box 50469, Atlanta, GA 30302
Phone: 404-221-0025
Fax: 404-221-0045
Community-based coalition fighting hate group activity. Has numerous local affiliates. Write for complete resource list. Every civil rights or human relations office should have a copy of the handbook When Hate Groups Come to Town to provide a ready response to incidents of hate-motivated violence or intimidation. Extensive list of publications.

Center for Human Rights Education - P.O. Box 311020, Atlanta, GA 31311
Phone: 404-344-9629
Fax: 404-346-7517
Email: chreonaa@aol.com
Website: http://www.accessatlanta.com/community/groups/chre/
National training and resource center for social justice activists. CHRE is dedicated to understanding and promoting progressive social change in the US, based on shared learning specifically about human rights.

Center for Law and Social Policy - 1616 P Street, NW, Suite 150, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-328-5140
Website: http://www.clasp.org
Public policy organization that seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children by promoting policies to improve income support programs, child care, job training and child support enforcement. Extensive list of publications.

Center for Media and Democracy - 3318 Gregory Street, Madison, WI 53711
Phone: 608-233-3346
Fax: 608-238-2236
Email: stauber@compuserve.com
Website: http://www.prwatch.org
Non-profit, public interest organization dedicated to investigative reporting on the public relations industry. Serves journalists, researchers and others seeking to recognize and combat manipulative and misleading PR practices. Publishes an excellent newsletter, PRWatch.

Center for New Community - 6429 W. North Ave., Suite 101, Oak Park, IL 60302
Phone: 708-848-0319
Fax: 708-848-0327
Email: newcomm@newcomm.org
Website: http://www.newcomm.org
A faith-based, rural-urban initiative with a mission to revitalize congregations and communities for genuine social, economic, and political democracy. The Center's "Building Democracy" project is aimed at countering racism, bigotry and religious extremism, and is carried out through education, training, and organizing initiatives.

Center for Popular Economics - P.O. Box 785, Amherst, MA 01004
Phone: 413-545-0743
Email: popec@econs.umass.edu
Website: http://www.ctrpopec.org
A non-profit collective of political economists whose goal is to demystify economics for people working for social change on local, national, and international levels. Publications include: New Field Guide to the US Economy, War on the Poor, and Creating a New World Economy.

Center for Third World Organizing - 1218 East 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94606
Phone: 510-533-7583
Fax: 510-533_0923
Email: ctwo@sirius.com
Website: http://www.ctwo.org
Aims to help communities of color organize, develop leadership, broaden their bases of information, and build alliances with other communities with the goal of constructing an independent, grassroots, multi_racial movement for justice. Co-publishes ColorLines with the Applied Research Center.

Center for Women Policy Studies - 1211 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 312, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-872-1770
Fax: 202-296-8962
Email: cwpsx@aol.com
Website: http://www.centerwomenpolicy.org
Focuses on policy issues affecting the social, legal, and economic status of women. Resources focus on women of color and low-income women. Numerous publications addressing cutting-edge women's issues.

Center on Blacks in the Media
Phone: 770-322-6653
Website: http://pan.afrikan.net/hype
An independent research and information center offering tools and techniques to understand media issues, to correct imbalances in the media, and to empower the Black community in relation to the media. CBM's website, in the form of a magazine, monitors Black images in the media and includes sections with features, news, commentary, images and how-to's.

Center on Budget & Policy Priorities - 820 First Street, NE #510, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-408-1080
Website: http://www.cbpp.org
A leader in analyzing budget and policy issues with an emphasis on the impact on low and moderate-income Americans.

Center on Social Welfare Policy & Law - 275 Seventh Ave., Suite 1205, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-633-6967
Website: http://www.welfarelaw.org
Works with, and on behalf of, poor people to ensure adequate income support. Resources include two newsletters, Welfare News and Welfare Bulletin, as well as numerous papers, quick overviews, and research packets. Also coordinates the LINC Project (Low-Income Networking and Communications), an effort to increase the use of computer communications technology by low-income groups and individuals.

Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law - 100 North LaSalle Street, Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60602
Phone: 312-630-9749
Fax: 312-630-1127
Email: info@clccrul.org
Website: http://www.clccrul.org
Works to preserve affordable housing, and advocates for the rights and interests of poor children. Projects include: the Community Economic Development Law Project; the Employment Opportunity Project; the Fair Housing Project; the Lawyer's School Reform Advisory Project; and the Project to Combat Bias Violence. Published Representing Victims of Bias Crimes: A Manual for Attorneys, a state workbook for attorneys, legal workers, and counselors helping victims of bias crimes secure justice through the overcrowded legal system. Weighted toward Illinois, but a valuable resource as a model.

Children's Defense Fund - 25 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001
Phone: 202-628-8787
Website: http://www.childrensdefense.org
A research and advocacy organization that provides a strong and effective voice for children. Pays particular attention to the needs of poor, minority, and disabled children. Extensive resources.

Citizens Project - P.O. Box 2085, Colorado Springs, CO 80901
Phone: 719-520-9899
Website: http://www.citproj.ppages.com
Researches the Religious Right, especially in Colorado. Took a strong stand in exposing theocratic bigotry behind Colorado's Amendment 2. Publishes a newsletter, Freedom Watch.

Clearinghouse on Environmental Advocacy and Research (CLEAR) - 1718 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Ste., 600, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-667_6982
Website: http://www.ewg.org
Works to expose corporate agenda of the Wise Use movement. Publishes a newsletter, A Clear View.

Coalition for Human Dignity - P.O. Box 36, Bellingham, WA 98227
Phone: 206-233-9775
Works to expose the right in the Pacific Northwest. Provides support to community organizations and monitors "family values" political efforts, national Christian Right organizations, and white supremacist activity. Publishes The Dignity Report.

Coalition on Human Needs - 1700 K Street, NW, Ste. 1150, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-736-5885
Fax: 202-785-0791
Email: chn@chn.org
An alliance of more than 100 organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. Serves as a clearinghouse of information for members and the general public. Publications include a bi-weekly legislative update, The Human Needs Report, action alerts, fact sheets and reports.

Colorado Legal Initiatives Project (CLIP) - P.O. Box 300397, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-830-2100
Fax: 303-830-0343
Email: CLIPundo2@aol.com
Website: http://members.aol.com/CLIPundo2
Defends and expands the civil and legal rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. Promotes understanding and tolerance of human rights for all.

Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence - 191 E. 3rd Street, New York, NY 10009
Phone: 212-473-6485
Fax: 212-473-5569
Email: caaav@dti.net
Organizes Asian immigrant communities to bring about change in the police department, the criminal justice system, and industries which rely on the exploitation of Asian immigrant workers. Publishes a newsletter, CAAAV Voice.

CovertAction Quarterly - 1500 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 732, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-331-9763
Fax: 202-331-9751
Email: caq@igc.org
Website: http://www.covertaction.org
Publishes CAQ Magazine, quarterly.

DataCenter - 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 900, Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510-835-4692
Fax: 510-835-3017
Email: datacenter@datacenter.org
Website: http://www.igc.org/datacenter/
Research by contract into a variety of topics with special expertise in corporations and current political issues. Large collection of clippings and specialized computer skills for searching electronic databases. Write for complete resource list. Publishes a monthly newsletter, CultureWatch.

Equal Partners in Faith - 2026 P Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-296-4672
Fax: 202-296-4673
Email: epf1998@aol.com
Website: http://www.us.net/epf
A national coalition of clergy and faith-based activists committed to equality among all people and concerned about the Promise Keepers' use of Christian teachings to create a divisive and potentially dangerous message. Co-publisher with Political Research Associates and the Center for Democracy Studies of Challenging the Promise Keepers: An Organizer's Information Packet.

Equality Colorado - P.O. Box 300476, Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303-839-5540
Fax: 303-839-1361
Email: equalityco@aol.com
Website: http://members.tde.com/equality
Statewide organization working for equality and justice for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

Esperanza Peace and Justice Center - 922 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: 210-228-0201
Email: esperanza@esperanzacenter.org
Website: http://www.esperanzacenter.org
A multicultural umbrella organization that includes issues of race, class, and gender within queer politics and culture.

Facing History and Ourselves - 16 Hurd Road, Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: 617-232-1595
Website: http://www.facing.org
Publishes high school curricula on the Holocaust, slavery, Armenian genocide, and theory of prejudice and violence. Addresses a broad range of human rights issues.

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) - 130 W. 25th Street, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-633_6700
Fax: 212-727-7668
Email: fair@fair.org
Website: http://www.fair.org
Publishes Extra!, a bimonthly magazine that examines biased reporting, censored news, media mergers, press-state cronyism, the power of corporate owners and advertisers, and right-wing influences in the media. Write for publications list.

Fundamentalism Project - Swift Hall - University of Chicago, 1025 East 58th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone: 773-702-1901
A five-year project of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, researching religious fundamentalism around the globe.

Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) - 294 Washington Street, Boston, MA 02108
Phones: 617-426-1350, 800-455-GLAD (legal information hotline)
Email: gladlaw@aol.com
Website: http://www.glad.org
New England's leading legal rights organization for lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and people living with HIV. Public interest legal advocacy and impact litigation and education. Publishes a newsletter, Brief.

Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) - GLAAD New York, 150 W. 26th Street, Ste. 503, New York, NY 10001
    Phone: 212-807-1700
    Fax: 212-807-1806
Los Angeles: 8455 Beverly Blvd., Suite 305, Los Angeles, CA 90048
    Phone: 323-658-6775
    Fax: 213-658-6776
Email: glaad@glaad.org
Website: http://www.glaad.org
National organization that promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of challenging homophobia and all forms of discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. Monitors media coverage. Publishes a newsletter: GLAAD Bulletin.

HateWatch - P.O. Box 380151, Cambridge, MA 02238
Phone: 617-876-3796
Website: http://www.hatewatch.org
Monitors the growing threat of hate group activity on the Internet. Provides on-line resources to keep abreast of and counter hate activity.

Holocaust Survivors & Friends in Pursuit of Justice - 800 New Loudon Road, #400, Latham, NY 12110
Phone: 518-785-0035
Fax: 518-783-1557
Publishes materials refuting Holocaust deniers and "historical revisionists." Coordinates survivor lectures and exhibits.

HONOR, Inc, Honor Our Neighbors Origins & Rights - C-O Thomas Metz, 6435 Wiesner Road, Omro, WI 54963 Defending Native American and Tribal rights. Publishes a newsletter.

Independent Media Institute - 77 Federal Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
Phone: 415-284_1420
Email: congress@igc.org
Website: http://www.mediademocracy.org
Electronic news service and information clearinghouse for editors, journalists, and activists on the myriad aspects of the culture war, particularly attacks on freedom of expression.

Institute for First Amendment Studies - P.O. Box 589, Great Barrington, MA 01230
Phone: 413-274-0012
Fax: 413-274-0245
Website: http://www.ifas.org
Tracks the Religious Right and covers separation of church and state issues. Reliable expertise on Religious Right and reconstructionism. Provides speakers, available for talk shows & interviews. Publishes the Freedom Writer.

Institute for Gay and Lesbian Strategic Studies (IGLSS) - P.O. Box 2603, Amherst, MA 01004
Phone: 413-577-0145
Fax: 413-545-2921
Website: http://www.iglss.org
Uses scholarly research, analysis, and education to inform public policy debates and to combat homophobia in order to promote an equal and integrated society for people of all sexual orientations. Publications include: Income Inflation: The Myth of Affluence Among GLB Americans, an indepth report; Angles, a topical policy journal; and Creating Communities: Giving and Volunteering by Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender People.

The Interfaith Alliance - 1012 14th Street, NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-639-6370
Fax: 202-639-6375
Email: mail@tialliance.org
Website: http://www.tialliance.org
Alliance of religious leaders concerned about the narrow vision of the Religious Right. Promotes positive role of faith as a healing and constructive force in public life.

International Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) - 1360 Mission Street, Suite 200, San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415-255-8680
Website: http://www.iglhrc.org
Humanitarian organization that monitors, documents, and mobilizes urgent responses to human rights violations against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and people with HIV and AIDS worldwide.

Institute for Public Accuracy - 915 National Press Building, Washington, DC 20045
Phone: 202-347-0020
Website: http://www.accuracy.org
Challenges the assertions of right-wing think tanks like the Heritage Foundation which have enormous impact on news coverage and political discourse in the US. A nationwide consortium, IPA has a roster of 200 researchers and analysts, serves as a resource for media professionals, and helps bring other voices to the mass-media table by building communication with alternative media outlets and grassroots activists.

Japanese American Citizens League - 1765 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Phone: 415-921-5225
Website: http://www.jacl.org
Civil rights advocacy organization. Works to preserve Japanese culture.

Just Economics - P.O. Box 12775, Berkeley, CA 94712
Phone: 510-526-1530
Fax: 510-526-1532
Email: justecon@igc.apc.org
A center for economic education. Works to broaden public participation in the economic policy decision making process. Works with organizations, coalitions and funders to demystify economics and to integrate economic thinking into their visions, campaigns, and daily work.

Korean Immigrant Workers Advocates - 3465 W. Eighth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90005
Phone: 213-738-9050
Seeks to empower Korean immigrant workers and develop a progressive constituency in the Korean community to work with with other marginalized groups for social justice.

Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund - New York: 120 Wall Street, #1500, New York, NY 10005
   Phone: 212-809-8585
   Fax: 212-809-8055
Los Angeles: 6030 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90036
   Phone: 213-937-2728
   Fax: 213-937-0601
Website: http://www.lambdalegal.org
National organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, and people with HIV-AIDS through impact legislation, education, and public policy work.

Lesbian & Gay Rights Project - American Civil Liberties Union, 125 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004
Phone: 212-549-2627
Provides coordination and support for ACLU affiliates involved in specific legal challenges. Write for copy of periodically-updated Docket (listing of cases).

Media Education Foundation - 26 Center Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Phone: 800-897-0089
Website: http://www.mediaed.org
A nonprofit educational organization devoted to media research and the production of videos, study guides and other resources to aid educators and others in fostering analytical media literacy. MEF believes that a media literate citizenry is essential to a vibrant democracy in a diverse and complex society.

Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute - P.O. Box 673, Berkeley, CA 94701
Phone: 510-848-0599
Fax: 510-848-6008
Email: mcli@igc.org
A resource center for US enforcement of international human rights treaties, as well as peace law, and anti-nuclear work. Extensive archives on cold war period including the National Lawyers Guild archives. Publishes a newsletter, MCLI News.

Mexican American Legal Defense & Education Fund (MALDEF) - 634 Spring Street, 11th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90014
Phone: 213-629-2512
Fax: 213-629-8016
National civil rights organization working to secure the civil rights of Latinos living in the US. Particular attention to securing rights in employment, education, political access, immigration, language assistance, and access to justice.

Minority Activist Apprenticeship Program (MAAP) - Center for Third World Organizing, 1218 East 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94606
Phone: 510-533-7583
Fax: 510 533-0923
Email: ctwo@sirius.com.org
Provides young organizers with introductory training, field experience and a political context rooted in the history and current situation of people of color.

Montana Human Rights Network - P.O. Box 1222, Helena, MT 59624
Phone: 406-442-5506
Email: mhrn@initco.net
Website: http://www.initco.net/~mhrn/
Frontline human rights group in the heart of militia country. Coordinates Montana Youth Action Network. Publications include, two quarterlies: Network News and Newsflash, and a compilation of essays by progressive leaders in Montana, Provacateur.

National Abortion & Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) - NARAL Foundation, 1156 15th Street, NW, 7th floor, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-973-3000
Fax: 202-973-3097
Website: http://www.naral.org
Membership organization, works to secure and protect the freedom to choose while advocating for "programs and policies that improve women's health, reduce unintended pregnancy, and make abortion less necessary." NARAL also serves as an informational resource for journalists, activists, and people concerned about reproductive rights.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) - 1025 Vermont Ave., Suite 1120, Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-638-2269
Website: http://www.naacp.org
Civil rights organization dedicated to ensuring the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority group citizens of the US. Publishes Crisis Magazine.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Legal Defense and Education Fund - 99 Hudson Street, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-219-1900

National Black Gay and Lesbian Leadership Forum - 1612 K Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-483-6786
Email: nblglf@aol.com
Website: http://www.nblglf.org
Only national organization dedicated to empowering Black lesbians, gays, bisexuals, and transgender people.

National Campaign for Freedom of Expression - 918 F Street, NW, #609, Washington, DC 20004
Phone: 202-393-2787
Fax: 202-347-7376
Email: ncfe@ncfe.net
Website: http://www.ncfe.net
Focuses on challenges to artistic expression. Publishes the NCFE Bulletin quarterly.

National Center for Children in Poverty - Columbia School of Public Health, 154 Haven Avenue, New York, NY 10032
Phone: 212-304-7100
Fax: 212-544-4200
Email: nccp@columbia.edu
Identifies and promotes strategies that reduce the number of young children living in poverty in the US. Maintains a library, publishes materials, and disseminates information about early childhood care and education, child health, and family community support to government officials, private organizations, and child advocates.

National Center for Lesbian Rights - 870 Market Street, Suite 570, San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-392-6257
Fax:415-392-8442
Email: info@nclrights.org
Website: http://www.nclrights.org
Legal center with a primary commitment to advancing the rights and safety of lesbians and their families through a program of litigation, public policy advocacy, free legal advice and counseling, and public education. Provides representation and resources to gay men, and bisexual and transgender individuals on key issues that also significantly advance lesbian rights.

National Center for the Pro-Choice Majority - P.O. Box 1315, Hightstown, NJ 08520
Phone: 609-443-8780
Fax: 609-448-9550
Works for reproductive freedom. Monitors the actions and the individuals who are engaged in harrassment and intimidation of abortion providers and the women who need their services. Provides resources to providers and to the pro-choice community in an effort to responsively educate the public, legislators, law enforcement personnel, and the media.

National Coalition Against Censorship - 275 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10001
Phone: 212-807-6222
Fax: 212-807-6245
Email: ncac@ncac.org
Website: http://www.ncac.org
Alliance of religious, educational, professional, artistic, labor and civil rights groups that works to educate about the dangers of censorship and how to oppose it. Publishes a newsletter, Censorship News.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - 119 Constitution Ave., NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-544-7358
Fax: 202-544-7893
National advocacy organization that represents battered women, domestic violence programs and state domestic violence coalitions. Provides general domestic violence information and statistics. Washington office lobbies Congress, monitors legislative developments, and provides information to shelters, state coalitions, and other grassroots advocates.

National Coalition of Education Activists (NCEA) - P.O. Box 679, Rhinebeck, NY 12572
Phone: 914-876-4580
Email: rfbs@aol.com
A resource for education activists. Sponsors local and regional gatherings designed by NCEA members to help strengthen and build a movement for better, more equitable schools. Publishes a newsletter, Action for Better Schools.

National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy - 2001 S Street, NW Suite 620, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-387-9177
Email: info@ncrp.org
Website: http://www.ncrp.org
Published an excellent study titled, Moving a Public Policy Agenda: the Strategic Philanthropy of Conservative Foundations which documents the role and work that key institutions and groups have played in developing the institutional base of American conservatism. Publishes a quarterly newsletter, NCRP News.

National Conference for Community and Justice - 71 5th Avenue, Suite 1100, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-206-0006
Fax: 212-255-6177
Website: http://www.nccj.org
Formerly National Conference of Christians and Jews. A non-profit human relations organization with 65 regional offices. Focuses on interreligious affairs, youth and education, workplace and community relations programs. Resource materials on multi-cultural education, interreligious relations, and citizenship-pluralism.

National Council for La Raza - 111 19th Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-785-1670
Email: info@nclr.org
Website: http://www.nclr.org
National non-profit organization committed to economic development and social change for Hispanic Americans.

National Council for Research on Women - 11 Hanover Square, 20th floor, New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-785-7335
Fax: 212-785-7350
Email: ncrw@ncrw.org
Website: http://www.ncrw.org
An independent association of 79 primarily academic women's studies centers and organizations that provide resources for feminist research, policy analysis, and educational programs for women and girls. Publishes reports, directories, papers and two quarterly journals Women's Research Network News and Issues Quarterly.

National Education Association - 1201 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-822-7200
Website: http://www.nea.org
Write for information about resources on combatting censorship in schools.

National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (NGLTF) - 2320 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-332-6483
Fax: 202-332-0207
Email: ngltf@ngltf.org
Website: http://www.ngltf.org
Progressive national gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender organization. Along with advocacy at the national level, NGLTF supports state and local activists through its field program. Publishes a number of organizing resources for activists and holds Creating Change, a national annual conference for glbt activists. Provides policy analysis through its think tank, the Policy Institute.

National Lawyers Guild - 126 University Place, 4th floor, New York, NY 10003
Phone: 212-627-2656
Email nlgno@nlg.org
Website: http://www.nlg.org
Membership organization of progressive lawyers, legal workers, law students, and jailhouse attorneys with local chapters. Especially useful for finding local legal advice and monitors for demonstrations.

National Organization for Women (NOW) - 1000 16th St., NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-331-0066
Fax: 202-785-8576
Email: now@now.org
Website: http://www.now.org
Works to bring women into full participation in the mainstream of American society, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly equal partnership with men.

NOW Legal Defense & Education Fund - 99 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10013
Phone: 212-925-6635
Fax: 212-226-1066
Offers a DV Welfare Fact Pack which discusses the connection between domestic violence and women's poverty, specifically the implementation of the Family Violence Option, which allows states to exempt domestic violence victims from welfare time limits, work requirements, and residency requirements, among other options.

National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights - 310 8th St., Suite 307, Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510-465-1984
Fax: 510-465-1885
Email: nnirr@nnirr.org
Website: http://www.nnirr.org
An alliance of local, regional, and national organizations and individuals. Members represent immigrant-based organizations, as well as community, labor, civil rights, religious, and other sectors. Provides information and educational resources, and coordinates a broad range of activities to promote human and civil rights for all immigrants. Resources include: Portrait of Injustice: The Impact of INS Raids on Families, Workers and Communities, an indepth report; Network News, a quarterly news magazine; and Fact Sheets on topics such as immigration and human rights, globalization and migration, undocumented migration, and immigration history.

National Urban League, Inc. - 120 Wall Street, New York, NY 10015
Phone: 212-558-5300
Website: http://www.nul.org
Social service and civil rights organization working to help African Americans attain social and economic equality.

National Youth Advocacy Coalition (NYAC) - 1711 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 206, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-319-7596
Fax: 202-319-7365
Email: nyac@nyacyouth.org
Website: http://www.nyacyouth.org
Advocates for and with gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (glbt) youth through the collaboration of a broad spectrum of national and community-based organizations. Coordinates the Bridges Project which acts as a clearinghouse for information on programs, trainings, funding, bibliographies, policy papers, information packets and referrals for glbt youth and their allies.

Northwest Coalition Against Malicious Harassment - P.O. Box 2148, Seattle, WA 98111
Phone: 206-233-9136
http://members.aol.com/ncamh/
Coalition of public, private, and governmental organizations that monitors supremacist groups and activities. Holds an annual conference and symposium on the far right and hate crimes. A good resource for activists.

Organization of Chinese Americans - 1001 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 707, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-223-5500
Fax: 202-296-0540
Email: oca@ocanatl.org
Website: http://www.ocanatl.org
National non-profit, non-partisan, civil rights and advocacy organization comprised of concerned people. National directory of Asian Pacific American organizations. Publishes a quarterly, Image.

People Against Racist Terror - P.O. Box 1055, Culver City, CA 90232
Phone: 310-288-5003
Produces reports with a radical analysis of racism, white supremacy, anti-Jewish and anti-Arab activity, and fascism that feature substantial research and an accessible style. Publishes a newsletter, Turning the Tide. Extensive publications list.

People for the American Way - 2000 M Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-4999
Fax: 202-293-2672
Email: pfaw@pfaw.org
Website: http://www.pfaw.org
Has several reports and press releases on the rise of the Religious Right and homophobic campaigns. Resources include a newsletter, Right-Wing Watch and a videotape, The Religious Right, Then and Now. Extensive publications list.

Planned Parenthood Federation of America - 810 7th Avenue, 14th floor, New York, NY 10019
Phones: 800-230-7526, 212-541-7800
Fax: 212-245-1845
Website: http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Works for reproductive health and freedom.

Political Research Associates - 120 Beacon Street, Suite 202, Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617-661-9313
Fax: 617-661-0059
Email: publiceye@igc.org
Website: http://www.publiceye.org
Extensive eighteen-year file and publication archive on right-wing movements ranging from New Right to white supremacist groups. Publishes a newsletter, The Public Eye. Extensive publications list.

Poverty & Race Research Action Council - 1711 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 207, Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-387_9887
A networking group that puts serious researchers and advocacy groups together for joint projects of common interest. Publications include a newsletter, Poverty & Race, a reliable source of analysis, referrals and resources.

The Prejudice Institute - 2743 Maryland Ave., Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410-706-5170
A national center with a comprehensive approach to the problems of prejudice and intergroup conflict. Conducts research, consultation, training, education, and operates a clearinghouse for information on current events and model programs of prejudice reduction, prevention, and response. Publishes a newsletter, The Forum.

ProChoice Resource Center - 174 East Boston Post Road, Mamaroneck, NY 10543
Phone: 914-690-0938
Website: http://www.prochoiceresource.org
Helps grassroots organizations in their fight for reproductive freedom in the US. Provides pro-choice activists with on-site trainings, technical assistance, publications, and links to local and national pro-choice activities. Publishes ProChoice IDEA: How Grassroots Fought the Opposition-and Won.

The Progressive - 409 East Main Street, Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-257-4626
Fax: 608-257-3373
Email: progressive@peacenet.org
Website: http://www.progressive.org
Monthly journal that addresses progressive social and political issues and is committed to peace and social justice.

Project 10 - c-o Fairfax High School, 7850 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90046
Phone: 310-815-1744
Website: http://www.project10.org
Model high school curriculum for combatting homophobia. Resources include workshops and training sessions for administrators and staff personnel, informal drop-in counseling for students, outreach to parents and significant others, liaison with peer counseling, substance abuse and suicide prevention programs, and coordination with health education programs.

Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide - 9 Gammon Ave. SW, Atlanta, GA 30315
Phone: 404-622-0602
Email: projectsouth@igc.apc.org
Website: http://www.peacenet.org-projectsouth
Develops popular political and economic education and action research for organizing and liberation.

Project Tocsin - 6515 Capital Circle, Sacramento, CA 95828
Phone: 916-381-3115
Email: projtocsin@aol.com
Website: http://www.rthoughtsrfree.org/tocsin/tocsin.htm
Tracks the political activities of the Religious Right in California. Publishes a variety of materials on Christian dominionism and reconstructionism. Also tracks funding of right-wing political candidates.

Radio For Peace International - P.O. Box 20728, Portland, OR 97294
Phone: 503-252_3639
A short_wave radio program covering peace and social justice, but with a weekly media watch radio program discussing right_wing radio programs.

Resource Center - InterHemispheric Resource Center, P.O. Box 4506, Albuquerque, NM 87196
Phone: 505-842-8288
Fax: 505-246-1601
Website: http://www.zia.net.com/irc1/
Foreign policy analysis, specializing in Central America.

Rethinking Schools - 1001 East Keefe Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone: 414-964-9646
Fax: 414-964-7220
Email: rethink@execpc.com
Website: http://www.rethinkingschools.org
A non-profit, independent newspaper advocating the reform of elementary and secondary schools. Emphasis on urban schools and issues of equity and social justice. Published by teachers and educators with contributing writers from around the country. Other publications include: Rethinking Schools: An Agenda for Change, Rethinking Columbus, Rethinking Our Classrooms, and Classroom Crusades: Responding to the Religious Right's Agenda for Public Schools.

Rural Organizing Project - P.O. Box 1350, Scappoose, OR 97056
Phone: 503-397-5453,
Email: ropoffice@columbia-center.org
Non-profit organization serving a network of social and economic justice groups in rural, small town and frontier communities across Oregon. Works to strengthen the skills, resources, and vision of primary leadership in local autonomous human dignity groups with the goal of keeping such groups a vibrant source for a just democracy.

Simon Wiesenthal Center - 9760 West Pico, Los Angeles, CA 90035
Phone: 310-553-9036,
Website: http://www.wiesenthal.com
Extensive collection on the Holocaust and the dynamics of prejudice. Write for complete resource list. Library open to the public.

South End Press - 7 Brookline St. #1, Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: 617-547-4002, 800-533-8478 (for book orders only)
Email: southend@igc.org
Website: http://www.lbbs.org/sep/sep.htm
Collective non-profit progressive publisher with more than 200 titles in print. Titles include: Spiritual Warfare: The Politics of the Christian Right, by Sara Diamond; EyesRight! Challenging the Right Wing Backlash, edited by Chip Berlet; The Coors Connection: How Coors Family Philanthropy Undermines Democratic Pluralism, by Russ Bellant; Old Nazis, The New Right, and the Republican Party: Domestic Fascist Networks and U.S. Cold War Politics, by Russ Bellant. Call for complete catalogue of publications.

Southern Christian Leadership Conference - 334 Auburn Avenue, NE, Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-522-1420
Fax: 404-524-7957
Website: http://www.sclcnational.com
Civil rights organization. Provides researchers with extensive primary source material on the complexities of organizing a successful mass protest movement.

Southern Institute for Education and Research - MR Box 1692, 31 McAlister Drive, New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-865-6100
Fax: 504-862-8957
Website: http://www.tulane.edu/~so/inst/
Non-profit race and ethnic relations center dedicated to promoting tolerance through education and training. The Institute fosters pluralism and combats bigotry through anti-bias education in schools and race relations training for community leaders. Coordinates the Southern Catalyst Network, a regional alliance devoted to combating prejudice and inequality in the Deep South.

Southerners on New Ground (SONG) - P.O. Box 3912, Louisville, KY 40201
Phone: 502-896-2070
Seeks to place lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organizing in an anti-racist, class conscious framework. Integrates work against homophobia into freedom struggles in the south. Provides information for house meetings on the right, participatory workshops on the economy, and publishes a journal, SONG.

Southern Poverty Law Center - 400 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-264-0286
Website: http://www.splcenter.org
Has developed a Teaching Tolerance curriculum. Has close relationship with government law enforcement agencies. Publishes a newsletter on hate groups, Intelligence Report.

Speak Out! - P.O. Box 99096, Emeryville, CA 94662
Phone: 510-601-0182
Email: speakout@igc.org
National not-for-profit progressive speakers and artists agency. Includes Action for Democratic Education and School for Art in Politics.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin - Periodicals Collection, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: 608-264-6598
Has large microfilm collection of obscure periodicals, including impressive resources on the political and religious right.

Testing the Limits - 39 W. 14th Street #402, New York, NY 10011
Phone: 212-229-2863
Fax: 212-929-2732
Produced a media campaign including public service announcements and organizing tapes to fight homophobia.

United Auto Workers Civil Rights Department - 8000 East Jefferson Ave., 3rd Floor, Detroit, MI 48214
Phone: 313-926-5361,
Website: http://www.uaw.org
Investigates cases of discrimination and fights to strengthen the unity of all unionists. Conducts workshops around the country, develops educational material to combat hate crimes, and advises on discrimination grievances.

United for a Fair Economy - 37 Temple Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-423-2148
Works to revitalize the US through a more fair distribution of wealth. Public education, advocacy, political action, coalition building, and educational resources and training. Publications include The Activist Cookbook: Creative Actions for a Fair Economy, a hands-on manual for organizers, artists and educators who want to get their message across in powerful, creative ways.

United Front Against Fascism - 5018 Ranier Avenue South, Seattle, WA 98118
Phone: 206-722-2453
Fax: 206-723-7691
Educational forums and spirited demonstrations against white supremacy and fascism.

The Urban Institute - 2100 M St. NW, Washington, DC 20037
Phone: 202-833-7200
Website: http://www.urban.org
Investigates social and economic problems confronting the nation and analyzes efforts to solve these problems. Publishes reports on a wide range of topics, delivers testimony before Congress and sponsors selected events.

Western States Center - P.O. Box 40305, Portland, OR 97240
Phone: 503-228-8866
Fax: 503-228-1965
Email: info@wscpdx.org
Website: http://www.westernstatescenter.org
Covers the right, especially the Wise Use movement, in the western states. Publishes a newsletter, Western States Center News.

Wisconsin Research Center - P.O. Box 510051, Milwaukee, WI 53203
Phone: 414-272-9984
Email: wrcinc@execpc.com
An information clearinghouse on the right in Wisconsin. Publishes a quarterly newsletter and maintains a cross-referenced database containing 20,000 documents, which are available to the public on request.

Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) - 355 Lexington Ave., 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-973-0325
Works nationally and internationally to promote women as equal participants, experts, and leaders in public policy-making at every level. Organizes women's caucuses at UN conferences and works on issues of women and the environment.

Women Express - 515 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111
Phone: 617-426-5505
Fax: 617-426-5577
Website: http://www.teenvoices.com
Works to further social and economic justice by empowering girls and young women. Provides job training, media literacy, mentoring, and leadership programs through the publication of Teen Voices, an educational magazine by, for, and about teen women.

The Women's Project - 2224 Main Street, Little Rock, AK 72206
Phone: 501-372-5113
Fax: 501-372-0009
Email: wproject@aol.com
Email (for technical assistance): womenproj@aol.com
Political organizing and strategy. Back issues of newsletter have excellent articles on Religious Right. Publishes a quarterly newsletter, Transformation. Also published In the Time of the Right by Suzanne Pharr, Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism also by Suzanne Pharr; Resource Manual for Women in Arkansas; and Handbook for Victims of Hate Violence. Offers technical assistance by phone, fax, and email. State and regional focus but excellent model.

YO! (Youth Outlook) - 660 Market Street, Room 210, San Francisco, CA 94104
Phone: 415-438-4755
Website: http://www.pacificnews.org/yo/
A monthly newspaper by and about young people, which also syndicates articles to newspapers across the US. Connects young people with each other and gives adults a window into constantly changing cultures of youth. It is a project of the Pacific News Service, an international network of writers, scholars and journalists. YO! also runs a radio show, a speakers' bureau, and training workshops.

Z Magazine - 18 Millfield Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543
Phone: 508-548-9063
Email: lydia.sargent@zmag.org
An independent political magazine of critical thinking on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the US. Publishes monthly.