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Government Links
Other Resources Links
USEFUL
ORGANIZATIONAL SITES
*Alliance
for Justice (AfJ), fair & independent
judiciary and public interest advocacy
www.afj.org, 11 Dupont Circle,
NW 2nd Fl. Washington, DC 20003, (202)822-6070
*American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression (ABFFE),
promote and protect the free exchange of ideas www.abffe.org,
139 Fulton Street, Ste. 302 New York, NY 10038 (212) 587-2436
*American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), general civil
liberties
www.aclu.org, 125 Broad
Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10004 (212) 549-2585
*American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), pacifist
Friends
www.afsc.org, 1501 Cherry
St. Philadelphia, PA 19102 (215) 241-7000
*American Immigration Law Foundation (AILF), broadly,
immigrants’ legal rights
www.ailf.org, 918 F Street,
NW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20004,(202) 742-5600
*American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), broadly,
education on immigrants’ legal rights
www.aila.org, 918 F Street,
NW, Washington DC 20004, (202) 216-2400
*American Library Association (ALA), First Amendment,
right to read
www.ala.org, 50 E. Huron
Chicago, IL 60611 1-800-545-2433
*American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC), general
civil rights and liberties, esp of Arab Americans
www.adc.org, 4201 Connecticut
Ave, NW, Suite 300, Washington, D.C. 20008 (202) 244-2990
*American Policy Center (only on privacy issues) promote
free enterprise, limit govt regulations
www.americanpolicy.org,
50A South 3rd St. Warrenton, VA 20186 (540) 341-8911
*Amnesty International USA, (AIUSA), prevent & end
abuses of peoples’ rights
www.amnestyusa.org,
322 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10001, (212) 807-8400
*Arab American Institute (AAI), general civil rights
and liberties, esp of Arab Americans
www.aaiusa.org, 1600
K Street NW, Suite 601,Washington, DC 20006 (202) 429-9210
*Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC), general civil
liberties – esp empower communities
www.bordc.org, 241 King
Street, Suite 216, Northampton, MA 01060, (413) 582-0110
*Building Resistance, building effective movements for
social justice
www.buildingresistance.org,
PO Box 20772 Tompkins Square Station, New York, NY 10009 (212) 477-1189
*CATO Institute (CATO), generally libertarian, limited
govt, more individual liberty
www.cato.org, 1000 Massachusetts
Ave., N.W. Washington D.C. 20001-5403 (202) 842-0200
*Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR), civil rights
and liberties legal
www.ccr-ny.org, 666 Broadway,
7th Floor, New York, NY 10012, (212)614-6464
*Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), privacy
and speech
www.cdt.org, 1634 Eye Street
NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 637-9800
*Center for National Security Studies (CNSS), civil liberties
and national security
www.cnss.org, 1120 19th
Street, NW 8th Fl., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 721-5650
*Center for Public Integrity (CPI), access to government
information
www.publicintegrity.org,
(esp. Patriot II draft)
*Cities for Peace – Institute for Policy Studies (IPS),
community activism on war issues
www.citiesforpeace.org
CfP/ IPS, 733-15th St., NW, Ste 1020, Washington, DC, 20005 (202) 234-9382,
ext. 228
*Citizens for a Sound Economy (only on privacy issues),
Right think tank, lower taxes, less govt, more freedom
www.cse.org, 1523 16th Street,
NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20036 (202) 783-3870
*Code Pink, women initiated grassroots peace and social
justice movement
www.codepink4peace.org,
733 15th Street, NW #507, Washington, D.C. 20005 (202) 393-5016
*Common Cause, holding power accountable
www.commoncause.org.
1250 Conn. Ave., NW #600, Washington D.C. 20036, (202) 833-1200
*Consumer Alert, (only on privacy and surveillance issues)
protect consumer choice, promote econ growth
www.consumeralert.org,
1001 Conn. Ave., NW., Suite 1128, Washington DC. 20036 (202) 467-5809
*Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), promote
positive image of Muslims & Islam in US
www.cairnet.org. 453
New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, DC 20003 (202) 488-8787
*Eagle Forum, (only on privacy issues) Right wing pro-family
movement
www.eagleforum.org,
PO Box 618, Alton, IL 62002 (618) 462-5415
*Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), protecting peoples’
digital rights
www.eff.org, 454 Shotwell
Street San Francisco, CA 94110 (415) 436-9333
*Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), civil
liberties incl. privacy, the First Amendment, const. values
www.epic.org, 1718 Connecticut
Ave. N.W. Suite 200, Washington, DC 20009 (202) 483-1140
*Federation of American Scientists (FAS), critical analysis
of emerging security policy
www.fas.org, 1717 K Street,
NW Suite 209, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 546-3300
*First Amendment Foundation (FAF), advocating education
about and defense of political dissent
www.defendingdissent.org/faf/,
3321-12th St, NE, Washington, DC 20017, (202) 529-4225
*Free Congress Foundation (only on privacy issues),
www.freecongress.org,
717 Second Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 (202) 546-3000
*Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL), lobby
advocating social & econ justice, peace, good govt.
www.fcnl.org, 245 Second
Street, NE, Washington, DC, 20002-5795 (202) 547-6000
*Grassroots America Defends the Bill of Rights network
empower communities to defend & restore civil liberties,
www.grassroots-america.org,
PO Box 11046, Takoma Park, MD 20913, (202)529-4225
*Greensboro Justice Fund, dangers and injustices of discrimination
www.gjf.org, P.O. Box 1594
Northampton, MA 01061 (413) 584-1079
*Guerrilla
Law, radical, legal think-tank & multi-service project;
criminal litigation
www.guerrillalaw.com,
20 Quickstep Lane #1, San Francisco, CA 94115 (415) 567-3494
*Human Rights First (formerly Lawyers Committee for Human
Rights) defend refugees, immigrants and human rights laws www.humanrightsfirst.org
, 333 Seventh Avenue, 13th Floor, NY, NY 10001, (212) 845-5262
*Human Rights Watch (HRW), protect human rights worldwide
www.hrw.org, 350 Fifth Avenue,
34th floor, New York, NY 10118-3299 (212) 290-4700
*Irish Northern Aid Committee (INAC), support Irish political
prisoners peace, justice, equality in united Ireland.
www.inac.org, 363 Seventh
Avenue, Suite 405, New York, NY 10001,1-800-IRELAND
*Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), addresses
discrimination of Japanese residing in U.S.
www.jacl.org , 1001 Connecticut
Avenue, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20036 (202)223-1240
*Libertarian Party committed to America's heritage of
freedom
www.lp.org, 2600 Virginia
Avenue, N.W., Suite 100 Washington, DC 20037 (202) 333-0008
*Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund, (MALDEF),
Latino litigation, advocacy, educ. & outreach www.maldef.org,
634 S. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA 90014, (213) 629-2512
*Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation (MAS FF),
encourage particip of Muslims in society & acceptance www.masnet.org,
1050 17th Street NW #600, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 496-1288
*Muslim Civil Rights Center (MCRC), civil & human
rts educ and advocacy for and by Muslims
www.mcrcnet.org, 7667
W. 95th Street, Suite 8E, Hickory Hills, IL – 60457 (708) 598 6640
*Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC), help Muslim comty
enrich US thru mercy, justice, peace, dignity, equality
www.mpac.org, 3010 Wilshire
Boulevard, # 217, Los Angeles, California 90010 (213) 383-3443
*National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium (NAPALC),
advance human & civil rights of Asian Americans www.napalc.org,
1140 Conn. Ave. NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-2300
*National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP),
protect & enhance civil rts of minorities
www.naacp.org, 4805 Mt.
Hope Drive, Baltimore Maryland 21215, Toll Free: (877) NAACP-98
*NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., provides
legal & educational help for civil liberties & human rights http://www.naacpldf.org
, 99 Hudson Street,16th Floor, NY, NY 10013 (212) 965-2200
*National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL),
justice and due process for persons accused of crime www.nacdl.org,
1150 18th St. NW, Ste. 950, Washington DC 20036 (202) 872-8600
*National
Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), alliance
of orgs defending freedom of thought & expression
www.ncac.org, 275 Seventh
Avenue, New York, NY 10001 (212) 807-6222
*National Coalition to Protect Political Freedom (NCPPF),
defend U.S. political association and due process
www.ncppf.org, 3321-12th
St, NE, Washington, DC 20017, (202) 529-4225
*National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (NCARL),
defend political dissent esp from govt abuses
www.defendingdissent.org/ncarl/, 3321-12th
St., NE, Washington, DC 20017, (202) 529-4225
*National Committee of Women for Democratic Iran (NCWDI),
http://ncwdi.igc.org/,
1718 M Street, NW Suite 292, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 726-3653
*National Consumer Coalition Privacy Group (only privacy
and surveillance issues), market econ benefits consumers www.consumeralert.org,
contact via Consumer Alert, 1001 Connecticut Ave, Washington, DC 20036,
(202) 467-5809
*National Immigration Forum (NIF), advocate public policies
that welcome immigrants and refugees
www.immigrationforum.org,
50 F Street NW, Suite #300, Washington DC 20001 (202) 347-0040
*National Immigration Law Center (NILC), promote rights
& opportunities of low income immigrants
www.nilc.org, 3435 Wilshire
Blvd., Suite 2850, Los Angeles, CA 90010 (213) 639-3900;
*National Lawyers Guild (NLG), promote law as instrument
for protection of people, rather than for their repression
www.nlg.org, 143 Madison
Ave 4th Fl., New York NY 10016, (212) 679-5100
*Natl Lawyers Guild National Immigration Proj, (NLG NIP),
progressive, indep info & legal supt on immigrant rts
www.nationalimmigrationproject.org,
14 Beacon Street, Suite 602, Boston, MA 02108, (617) 227-9727
*Network of South Asian Professionals (NetSAP) celebrate
diversity of South Asians, raise important society issues
www.netsap.org, PO Box
1809, Washington, DC 20013
*Open Society Institute (OSI), addressing violations
of civil liberties, other criminal justice issues
www.osi-dc.org, 1120
19th Street NW 8th Fl., Washington, DC 20036 (202) 721-5600
*Pax Christi witness to the call of Christian nonviolence
www.paxchristiusa.org,
532 West Eighth St., Erie, PA 16502 (814) 453-4955
*People for the American Way (PFAW), help sustain diverse
democratic society
www.pfaw.org, 2000 M St.,
NW #400, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 467-4999
*Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) hub
of Jewish social justice and legislative activity in D.C.
www.rac.org 2027 Massachusetts
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 387-2800
*Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provide
free legal assistance to journalists
www.rcfp.org 1815 N. Fort
Myer Dr., Ste. 900, Arlington, VA 22209 (800) 336-4243
*Rights
Working Group post-9/11 civil liberties advocacy group
www.rightsworkinggroup.org
1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 296-2300
*Sikh Media Watch (SMART), defend and advocate for rights
of Sikhs in the US
www.sikhmediawatch.org
*Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition International
(TASSC), support torture victims, stop torture
www.tassc.org , 4121 Harewood
Road, Suite B, Washington, DC 20017, (202) 529-2991
*Union for Reform Judaism (URJ) create/sustain vibrant
Jewish congregations for Reform Jews
www.urj.org 633 Third Avenue,
New York, NY 10017-6778, (212) 650-4000
*Unitarian Universalist Service Committee advance justice
throughout the world
www.uusc.org, 130 Prospect
St, Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 868-6600
*United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries
do justice, seek peace
www.ucc.org/jwm, United
Church of Christ, 700 Prospect Ave. Cleveland, OH 44115 (216) 736-3704
*United Electrical Radio Machine Workers (UE), democratic,
independent union
www.ranknfile-ue.org,
One Gateway Center Suite 1400, Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1416 (412) 471-8919
*World Organization for Human Rights (formerly WOAT),
human rights monitoring, reporting and advocacy group,
www.humanrightsusa.org,
1725 K St, NW, Ste 610, Washington, DC 20006 (202) 296-5702
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