Iraq Campaign of Conscience ------------- ------------- Iraq Activists Resources on the World Wide Web National Organizations with an Iraq focus
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American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) www.afsc.org/iraq/ A Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Black Voices for Peace www.bvfp.org A national action network of Black people of African Heritage working for justice and peace in the United States and abroad. BVFP was formed to organize a progressive Black community response to horrific attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001. The BVFP Peoples Action Network (BVFP-PAN) is sponsored by BVFP as a multi-racial action network in support of BVFP's mission. The Campaign Against Sanctions on Iraq (CASI) - Cambridge, UK www.casi.org.uk Provides information about the humanitarian situation in Iraq and its context. It aims to raise awareness of the effects of sanctions on Iraq, and campaigns on humanitarian grounds for the lifting of non-military sanctions. CASI does not support or have ties to the government of Iraq. Cities for Peace www.citiesforpeace.org Provides information about how to pass an anti-war resolution in your community. Education for Peace in Iraq Center (EPIC) www.epic-usa.org Working to improve humanitarian conditions in Iraq through education and advocacy in the U.S. Fellowship of Reconciliation www.forusa.org An interfaith pacifist organization, promoting nonviolence through various programs. Provides nonviolence training and resources. Friends Committee on National Legislation www.fcnl.org A Quaker lobby in the public interest. Good materials about legislative activity. Iraq Action Coalition www.iraqaction.org Online media and activists' resource center for groups and activists who are working to end the war against the people of Iraq. Iraq Policy Information Project www.iraqpolicy.com Exists to spur informed national debate about Bush administration policy toward Iraq and to broaden US media coverage of the impending Iraq policy crisis. IPIP offers one-stop shopping for journalists and others seeking credible sources on the consequences of a precipitous US-led attack on Iraq. Iraq Speakers Bureau http://www.iraqspeakers.org/ Seeks to raise awareness about the devastating impact of US foreign policy on the people of Iraq by promoting and coordinating the efforts of over twenty acclaimed speakers across the United States and Canada. Move On www.moveon.org/ Working to bring ordinary people back into politics. Their nationwide network of more than 600,000 online activists is one of the most effective and responsive outlets for democratic participation available today. Provides information and tools to help each individual have the greatest possible impact. National Network to End the War Against Iraq www.endthewar.org A network of over 150 local grassroots organizations, driven by the energy from the grassroots and it is your participation at the local level that makes the difference. Includes a "map of the movement" page to see if there is a group in your area. Not in Our Name www.notinourname.net Pax Christi USA www.paxchristiusa.org A faith-based (Catholic) organization committed to peace education and, with the help of its bishop members, promotes peacemaking as a priority in the Catholic Church in the United States. Includes statements, and organizing resources. Peace Action www.peace-action.org/ Grassroots peace organization with chapters around the country. Peace Pledge and Pledge of Resistance www.peacepledge.org Growing movement to oppose war by engaging in civil disobedience and legal forms of action. Puget Sound area coalition working to prevent escalation of war in Iraq (SNOW Coalition) www.snowcoalition.org A Puget Sound area coalition working to prevent escalation of war in Iraq and elsewhere. United for Peace www.unitedforpeace.org A coalition that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate our work against a U.S. war on Iraq. Extremely useful clearing house for organizations, resources, event and group listings. True Majority www.truemajority.org True Majority sifts through all the stuff going on in Congress. When your voice counts to create a just and sustainable world, you get an email alert. Then just by clicking one button a fax is sent to your congressperson in your name. It takes about 2 minutes a month and it's free. Voices in the Wilderness www.vitw.org Sends delegations to Iraq, links to speakers and resources Veterans For Peace www.veteransforpeace.org founded in 1985 by ex-service members committed to sharing the horrors they experienced. "We know the consequences of American foreign policy because once, at a time in our lives, so many of us carried it out. We will proudly, and patriotically, continue to denounce war despite whatever misguided sense of euphoria supports it. " War Resisters League www.warresisters.org Works on education and action. Publishes pacifist literature, including a magazine, WRL's primary program is Roots, A War Resisters League Campaign Promoting Nonviolence, Justice and an End to the Militarization of Youth.. ON ANTI RACIST ORGANIZING Workshops for Anti-racist Organizers and Activists www.prisonactivist.org/cws Includes online workshops for anti-racist organizing
BOOKS: The Practical Strategist by Bill Moyer Doing Democracy by Bill Moyer Coming Back to Life: Practice to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World by Joanna Macy and Molly Young Brown
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