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American
Civil Liberties
Union (ACLU)
www.aclu.org |
"The mission of the ACLU is to
preserve all of these protections and guarantees: Your
First Amendment rights; Your right to equal protection
under the law; Your right to due process;
Your right to privacy."
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Americans
United for the Separation of Church and State
www.au.org/site/PageServer
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"Americans United protects separation of church and state by
working on a wide range of pressing political and social issues." |
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Southern
Poverty Law Center
www.splcenter.org
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"The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a
small civil rights law firm. Today, SPLC is internationally known for
its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white
supremacists and its tracking of hate groups." |
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Future of Music
Coalition
www.futureofmusic.org
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"The
Future of Music Coalition is a not-for-profit collaboration between
members of the music, technology, public policy and intellectual
property law communities. The FMC seeks to educate the media,
policymakers, and the public about music / technology issues, while
also bringing together diverse voices in an effort to come up with
creative solutions to some of the challenges in this space." |
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Association
for Union
Democracy
www.uniondemocracy.com |
"...a pro-labor, non-profit
organization dedicated to advancing the principles and practices of
democratic trade unionism in the North American labor movement." |
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Congressional
Budget Office
www.cbo.gov |
"CBO's
mandate is to provide the Congress with objective, nonpartisan, and
timely analyses to aid in economic and
budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the
federal budget and the information and estimates required for
the Congressional budget process." |
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Economic
Policy Institute
www.epi.org |
"The
Economic
Policy Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank
that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a
prosperous and fair economy." |
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Fiscal
Policy Institute
www.fiscalpolicy.org |
"FPI
is a
nonpartisan research and education organization that focuses on the
broad range of tax, budget, economic and related public policy issues
that affect the quality of life and the economic well-being of New York
State residents." |
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Freelancers Union
www.freelancersunion.org |
"Freelancers Union is a national ...organization that
represents the needs and concerns of America’s
growing independent workforce through advocacy, information and
service." |
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Pension
Rights Center
www.pensionrights.org |
"The
Pension Rights Center is the country’s only consumer organization
dedicated solely to protecting and promoting the retirement security of
American workers, retirees, and their families." |
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Croton
Watershed
Clean Water Coalition (CWCWC)
www.cwcwc.org |
"The
Croton Watershed Clean Water Coalition strives to protect and
improve the waters of New York City’s Croton Watershed, a critical
component of the water supply for over half the population of New York
State." |
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Earth Policy
Institute
www.earth-policy.org
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"...dedicated to providing a vision of an
environmentally sustainable economy—an eco-economy—as well as a roadmap
of how to get from here to there." |
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Environmental News
Network
www.enn.com
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"...to
provide a global perspective on environmental issues, and to promote
thought, discussion, and awareness among our readers. We accomplish
this by featuring content that is balanced, non-partisan, comprehensive
and educational in nature." |
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Grist
www.grist.org
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"Environmental news, commentary and humor."
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www.SynTurf.org
www.synturf.org
Contact Bill Crain at billcrain@aol.com for more info.
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"...a national and international forum dedicated to
information
regarding the environmental and health risks associated with artificial
turf fields."
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Coalition
to Ban Depleted Uranium (CBDU)
www.nomoredu.org |
"The groups mission is to educate the public on
the widespread use and damaging effects of depleted uranium (DU), a
waste
product of uranium processing, which is manufactured into weapons and
other materials used by U.S troops serving in Iraq and in the previous
Gulf War and Balkan conflicts." |
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Health
Global Access
Project (GAP)
www.healthgap.org |
"...an organization of U.S.-based
AIDS and human rights activists, people living with HIV/AIDS, public
health experts, fair trade advocates and concerned individuals who
campaign against policies of neglect and avarice that deny treatment to
millions and fuel the spread of HIV."
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AlterNet
www.alternet.org
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"AlterNet's
aim is to inspire citizen action and advocacy on the
environment, human rights and civil liberties, social justice, media,
and health care issues." |
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Common Dreams News Center
www.commondreams.org
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"Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens'
organization working to bring progressive Americans
together
to promote progressive visions for America's future. We are committed
to being on the cutting-edge of using the internet as a political
organizing tool - and creating new models for internet activism." |
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Free Press
www.freepress.net
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"Free
Press is a national, nonpartisan organization working to reform
the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote
diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, and
universal access to communications." |
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Independent Media
Center
www.indymedia.org |
"...a
network
of collectively run media
outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings
of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who
continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's
distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity." |
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Center for
Responsive
Politics
www.opensecrets.org |
"The Center for
Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research
group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its
effect on elections and public policy."
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Citizenworks
www.citizenworks.org |
"Citizen
Works is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt organization
founded by Ralph Nader in April 2001 to advance justice by
strengthening citizen participation in power." |
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Global Policy Forum
www.globalpolicy.org |
"Global Policy Forum’s mission is to monitor policy making
at the United
Nations, promote accountability of global decisions, educate and
mobilize for global citizen participation, and advocate on vital issues
of international peace and justice." |
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Public Citizen
www.citizen.org
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"We fight for openness and democratic accountability in
government, for
the right of consumers to seek redress in the courts; for clean, safe
and sustainable energy sources; for social and economic justice in
trade policies; for strong health, safety and environmental
protections; and for safe, effective and affordable prescription drugs
and health care." |
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