Liberal
Organizations
National and State Think Tanks
Washington State Criminal Justice
National Religious Organizations
National Environmental Organizations
Washington State Environmental Organizations
Ethnic & Migrant Organizations
Local Children’s Organizations
National Children’s Organizations
Military and Veterans Organizations
Family Support & Housing Organizations
Grass
Roots Organizing
National
and State Think Tanks
Applied Research Center
Center for American Progress
Center
for Constitutional Rights
Center for Defense Information
Center for Democracy & Technology
Center
for Economic and Policy Research
Center for Policy Alternatives
Center for Social Justice Canadian think tank
Commonweal
Institute
Demos
Drum Major Institute
for Public Policy
Economic
Opportunity Institute
Economic Policy Institute
– information about economic trends and inequality
Institute for Women's Policy
Research
Joint Center for Political &
Economic Studies
NDN Blog
NJ Policy Perspective
Network for Business Innovation and
Sustainability
Northwest
Progressive Institute
OMB Watch
Progressive Policy Institute
Progressive States
Network
Rockridge Institute – George
Lakoff’s organization
Washington State
Institute for Public Policy
National
Political Action
Alliance for Democracy -
Grassroots network working on campaign finance, improved voting standards,
single payer health care, opposition to abuses of corporate power and
unilateral
Alternet – Online liberal news
magazine
Americans for Democratic Action
Center for Ethical Leadership
Loeb is an affiliated scholar.
Democratic
Advancement Political Action Committee (DAPAC)
Democratic Leadership Council - www.dlc.org
Democratic Socialists of America
Industrial
Areas Foundation (IAF)
Institute for
America’s Future
Institute for a Democratic Future (IDF)
- educate, motivate,
and inspire future Washington State Democratic leaders
League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters of Washington
MSHC Partners
National Committee for an Effective Congress -
www.ncec.org
New Party – advocates fusion parties
Organizer's Collaborative - uses
technology to enhance grassroots organizing efforts
Physicians for Social
Responsibility (PSR)
Progressive
Democrats of America
Progressive
Government, the
Progressive Majority
Public Citizen founded by Ralph Nader,
addresses consumer, health and environmental issues
TrueMajorityACTION.org
20/20 Vision
21st Century Democrats
Volunteer Match
Wellstone Action
Working Assets – long distance and
credit card company donating to progressive organizations
Working for Change – publication of
Working Assets
Alliance For Democracy Puget Sound
chapters
Citizens Alliance of Central Washington
Democratic
Advancement PAC (DAPAC)
Inspire,
Policy
Watch, a University of Washington School of Social Work newsletter about
our legislative structure,
process,
issues and advocacy
Progressive
Democrats of America in Washington State
Progressive Majority Washington
Seattle Human
Services Coalition
South
King County Community Progress (SKCCP)
Washington Community Action Network
Washington State Progressive Caucus
Community Development
Institute for
Community Change
Global Governance
Peace Organizations
American Friends Service Committee - veteran
Quaker peace and justice group with regional offices Pacific NW
Americans for Peace Now - US affiliate
of main Israeli peace group
End the War Coalition
Evergreen Peace and Justice Community
Eastside
Fellowship of Reconciliation
Friends Committee on National Legislation
International Center for Nonviolent
Conflict - Excellent center with resources on nonviolent action
Nonviolence Org - veteran pacifist
group, with local chapters and magazine
Nonviolent Action Community of Cascadia
Pax Christi - international
Catholic peace group
One Percent A Peace Army
Peace Alliance
Seattle Area Peace and Justice
Events Calender
Progressive Democrats of America
Progressive Democrats of
Washington
Ploughshares Fund
Seattle/Cuba Friendship Committee
Sound Nonviolent Opponents of War
(Snow) – a Puget Sound
coalition of organizations
and neighborhood groups using nonviolent methods to
stop the war in
Southend
Neighbors for Peace and Justice
Tikkun - magazine and organization offering a
progressive Jewish alternative on issues like peace in the
United for Peace and
Justice
U.S. Labor Against the War
Veterans for Peace–Chapter 92
Wallingford Neighbors for Peace and
Justice
Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility
Western Washington Fellowship of Reconciliation
Whatcom Network for Compassionate Communication
Whatcom Peace & Justice Center
Women’s International League for Peace
and Freedom
Government Elections, Taxation and Budget Reform
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities - One of the nation's premier
policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy
and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and
individuals.
Center for Law and Social Policy - A national, nonprofit
organization which conducts research, policy analysis, technical assistance,
and advocacy on issues related to economic security for low-income families
with children.
Center
for Responsive Politics
Center for Voting and Democracy
Citizens for Tax Justice
- analysis of federal and state taxation patterns, including more progressive
alternatives]
Congress
Watch, a division of Public Citizen
Democracy
Matters - student-community group concerned with real campaign finance
reform
Economic Opportunity Institute
Fair Taxes
for All - A coalition committed to promoting a fair tax system
that raises sufficient revenues to meet our shared priorities and invest in our
common future. See list of coalition
members.
National Priorities
Project - state impacts of national budget choices
OMB Watch -
One of the nation's premier policy organizations working at the federal and
state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and
moderate-income families and individuals.
Public Campaign
national coordinator of clean elections campaigns
United for a Fair
Economy - national,
independent, nonpartisan, non-profit organization that raises awareness that
concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen
the racial divide, and tear communities apart. Their report, entitled
"Shifty Tax Cuts: How They Move the Tax Burden off the Rich and onto
Everyone Else" indicates that between 2002 and 2004, the Bush tax cuts to
the top 1% of US income earners redirected billions of dollars in revenue that
could have eliminated virtually all of the budget shortfalls in the states.
Washington
Coalition for Open Government
Washington Tax Fairness Coalition
Washington Tax Fairness Coalition
Member Organizations – lists 70 member organizations
Media
Reform
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting
Civil
Liberties Organizations
Americans United for
Separation of Church and State
ARC Washington - Advocates for the Rights of
Citizens with Developmental Disabilities
American Civil Liberties Union
Amnesty International
Asian American Legal Defense
Fund
Center for Constitutional Rights
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Ella Baker
Center
Equal Rights Washington
GLBT Bar Association of Washington
Global Exchange - helped spearhead
the Nike campaign, Seattle WTO protests and opposition to
Human Rights Watch - www.hrw.org
King County Bar Association Drug
Policy Project
Lawyers' Committee for Civil
Rights
Legal Momentum (Women's
Rights)
Mexican American Legal Defense
Fund
NAACP Legal Defense &
Education Fund
NARAL Pro-Choice, America - www.naral.org
National Network to End Domestic Violence
NOW - National Organization for Women
Southern Poverty Justice Center -
www.splcenter.org
Washington Coalition to Abolish the Death
Penalty
Washington Protection & Advocacy –
protect rights of people with disabilities
Washington State Coalition Against
Domestic Violence
Whatcom Human Rights Task Force
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND)
Gay Rights Supporters
American Veterans for Equal Rights,
Puget Sound chapter
Evergreen State
College Labor Center
Legal Marriage Alliance of
Washington
NASW (National Association of
Social Workers -
National Gay and Lesbian
Task Force
Planned Parenthood of Washington
Pride at Work/Outfront Labor
Coalition
Rainbow Center of Pierce
County
Religious
Coalition for Equality
Seattle Commission For
Sexual Minorities
Stonewall Democrats of
Washington
The Defender Association
King County Bar Association Drug
Policy Project
NAACP Legal Defense &
Education Fund
Washington
Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs
Gay and Lesbian Organizations
Gay, Lesbian
and Straight Education Network
PFLAG,
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays,
Religious Organizations
American Friends
Service Committee
Call to Renewal
Catholic Worker
Center for Progressive
Christianity
Christian Alliance for Progress
Church
Council of Greater Seattle
Evangelicals for Social Action
Faithful
America
Interfaith Alliance
Seattle
Network of Spiritual Progressives
Sojourners: Christians for Justice
Spiritual
Progressives - National
Unitarian
Universalist Service Committee
United Methodist General Board of Church and
Society
Washington
Association of Churches
National
Environmental Organizations
American Wind
Energy Association
Architecture 2030
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Environment
Washington Research and Policy Center
Environmental Working Group
Greenpeace
League of Conservation Voters
National Parks Conservation Association
Natural Resources Defense Council
Nature Conservancy - www.nature.org
We Can Solve It
Wilderness Society
Energy
Policy Division of Washington Office of Trade and Economic Development
Futurewise – formerly 1000 Friends of
Washington
Heart of America NW | Hanford
Journey
Institute
for Washington’s Future
Kettle Range Conservation Group
Mudup
The Nature Conservancy of Washington
Priorities
for a Healthy Washington
Puget
Sound Clean Cities Coalition (PSCCC)
Sierra Student
Coalition - student arm of the Sierra Club
Sightline
Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC)
Surfrider Foundation, Northwest Straits
Chapter
Surfrider Foundation, Olympic
Peninsula chapter
Surfrider Foundation, Seattle Chapter
Surfrider Foundation, Westport
Chapter
Transportation Choices
Coalition
Washington Citizens for Resource
Conservation
Washington Conservation Voters
Washington Environmental Council
Washington Physicians for Social
Responsibility
Washington Toxics Coalition
Washington Wilderness Coalition
Washington Wildlife and Recreation
Coalition
Ethnic & Migrant Organizations
Eastside Latino Leadership
Forum
NAACP – National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People
Urban League
Local Children’s Organizations
Administration for
Children and Families – Region 10: Seattle
Children’s Home Society of
Washington
National Early Childhood TA Center
Washington Council for Prevention
of Child Abuse & Neglect (WCPCAN)
Washington School-Age Care
Alliance
Washington State CASA (Court Appointed Special
Advocates)
Washington
State Child Care Resources and Referral Network
National Children’s Organizations
Administration for Children and Families -
ACF@
Association for the Education of Young Children
Center for Law and Social Policy - A national, nonprofit organization which
conducts research, policy analysis, technical assistance, and advocacy on
issues related to economic security for low-income families with children.
Center for the Future of Children
Child Rights Information Network (CRIN)
Child Trends Databank - A one-stop-shop
for the latest national trends and research on over 80 key indicators of child
and youth well-being, with new indicators added each month.
Child Welfare League of America
Children's Defense Fund - The mission of the Children's Defense Fund
(CDF) is to Leave No Child Behind and to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a
Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful
passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.
ChildStats- Forum on Child and Family
Statistics - Easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on
children and their families, including: population and family characteristics,
economic security, health, behavior and social environment,and education.
Consultive Group on Early Childhood Care and
Development
Every
Child Matters Education Fund- national nonprofit organization devoted to improving
the lives of children and families by advocating for better public policy
during federal and state campaigns.
Kids Count - A national and
state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the
International Youth Foundation
National
Afterschool Association
National
Association for the Education of Young Children
National Association of Child Advocates
National Black
Child Development Institute
National Center for Children in Poverty - A
nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization to identify and promote
strategies that prevent child poverty in the
National
Court Appointed Special Advocates
National
Institute of Out of School Time
National Healthy
Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Statistical
Briefing Book - A publication of the Department of Justice, the statistical
briefing book; offers easy to find basic statistical information on juvenile
offending, victimization of juveniles, and involvement of youth in the juvenile
justice system
United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
The Youth Policy Action Center
- A collaborative effort by leading national advocacy and youth
organizations to provide a central hub for issuing action alerts and posting
resources for youth and youth advocates. The goal is to aid the youth movement
by supporting organizations and individuals to promote youth involvement and
empowerment.
Health Organizations
Alzheimer’s Association, Washington
Chapter
American Academy of Pediatrics
Association of Alcohol and Addiction Programs
Compassion & Choices of Washington
Catholic Health Association of the United States
Community Health Network of Washington
Eldercare
Everybody In, Nobody Out –
assists state efforts toward universal health care
Health Care for All - Washington
National Alliance on Mental Illness
–
Physicians for a National Health
Program – Western Washinton
Planned Parenthood of Western Washington
Resource Center for Health Policy
at the
SEIU 1199 Northwest (hospital and
healthcare workers)
Service Employees International Union
United for National Healthcare
Universal Health Care Action Network
Washington Association of Community & Migrant
Health Centers
Washington Community Mental Health Council
Washington End of Life Choices
Coalition
Washington
Health Security Coalition
Washington Rural Health Association
Washington State Hospital Association
Washington State Nurses Association
Also see many participants in
healthiest state campaign
Education Organizations
American Association of University Women of
Washington State
American Federation of Teachers
Citizens United for Responsible Education
(CURE)
Washington
Education Association
Washington
Association of Head Start
Student Organizations
Military and Veterans Organizations
Military Families Speak Out PNW
Vets for Freedom
VoteVets,
Family Support & Housing Organizations
Affordable
Housing Management Association (AHMA) of Washington
ARCH – A
Regional Coalition for Housing
Association of Washington Housing Authorities
Blue
Mountain Action Council (BMAC
Capitol
Hill Housing Improvement Program (CHHIP)
Chelan County/Wenatchee Housing Authority
Citizens’ Advisory
Commission on Homeless Encampments
Common
Ground – Seattle and Spokane
Community
Frameworks –
Community
Psychiatric Clinic (CPC)
Corporation for Supportive
Housing
Delridge
Neighborhood Development Association
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Downtown
Action to Save Housing (DASH)
Housing
Authority of the City of Pasco and Franklin County (Pasco Housing Authority)
Housing
Authority of Grant County
Impact Capital – Impact Washington
Inland
Empire Residential Resources
Institute for the Study of
Homelessness and Povery: Weingart Center
Institute for Research on Poverty
InterIm Community Development
Association
Kittitas County Action Council
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Health Care for the
Homeless Council
National Law Center on
Homelessness and Poverty
National Low Income
Housing Coalition
North
Columbia Community Action Council
Office of
Rural and Farmworker Housing
Olympic
Community Action Programs
OPAL
(Of People and Land) Community Land Trust
Parkview Services
Pioneer
Square Community Association (PSCA)
Rural
Resources Community Action
Seattle
Chinatown-International District Preservation and Development Authority
(SCIDPDA)
Seattle Homeless Services
Seattle King County Coalition for
the Homeless
Solid Ground
South East Effective Development (SEED)
Spokane
Housing Authority (SHA)
Spokane
Housing Ventures (SHV)
Spokane
Neighborhood Action Programs (SNAP)
Statewide Poverty Action
Network
Ten Year Plan to
Tenant’s Union of Washington State
Vancouver Housing Authority (VHA)
Washington Community
Reinvestment Association
Washington Council for Affordable and Rural Housing
Washington Low
Income Housing Alliance
Washington State
Low-Income Housing Alliance
Washington State Coalition for the
Homeless
Washington State Community
Action Partnership
Washington
State Dept of Community Trade and Economic Development, Housing Division
Washington State Housing Finance Commission
Washington
State Interagency Council on Homelessness
Washington State Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
YWCA of Seattle
– King County – Snohomish County
Poverty and Hunger Organizations
ACORN - national
low-income community group
Coalition on Human Needs - An alliance of national organizations
working together to promote public policies that address the needs of
low-income and other vulnerable populations.
Economic Opportunity Institute
Economic Policy Institute
– information about economic trends and inequality
National Center for Children in Poverty - A
nonprofit, nonpartisan research and policy organization to identify and promote
strategies that prevent child poverty in the
Statewide Poverty Action
United Way of
Washington Community Action Network
Washington State Association of Community
Action Agencies
Welfare Rights Organizing Coalition
United
for a Fair Economy
– research and action group concerning tax and economic inequalities
Labor Organizations
AFL-CIO AFL-CIO AFL-CIO - information on union campaigns
AFL-CIO--Union Summer Project -
offers students training and paid internships in summer union organizing
campaigns
AFT Washington – affiliated with American
Federation of Teachers
Alliance
For Retired Americans
A.Philip Randolph Institute -
Seattle Chapter
Communications Workers of America
Evergreen State College Labor
Education & Research Center
Farm Labor Organizing Committee
Graphic
Communications Union Local 767M - includes list of local union printers!
Hotel
Employees & Restaurant Employees Local 8
International
Association of Machinists District Lodge 751 (Boeing machinists)
International Association of Machinists District Lodge 160
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Jobs With Justice –
national network to support local labor organizing
King County Central Labor
Council
Labor
Council for Latin American Advancement - Seattle Chapter
Laborers International Union of North America (LIUNA)
National Education Association
Office
& Professional Employees Local 8
Office &
Professional Employees Local 49 (Clinical Social Workers)
Painters and Allied Trades District Council 5
Professional
and Technical Engineers Local 17
Professional
& Technical Engineers Local 2001/SPEEA (Boeing engineers)
Seattle Building & Construction
Trades Council
Service Employees International
Union (SEIU)
Teachers
Local 1789 (Seattle Community college teachers)
Transport Workers Union of America
United Autoworkers of America (UAW)
United Brotherhood of Carpenters
United Farm Workers of America
United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW)
United Mine Workers of America
University
of Washington Center for Labor Studies
Utility Workers Union of America
Washington Alliance of Technology Workers/CWA Local 37083:
WashTech
is an organization of high-tech workers and their allies joining together to
advocate for improved benefits and workplace rights. WashTech seeks to educate
and mobilize high-tech workers, and provide them with an effective voice in the
media and in the legislative and corporate arenas. For more info, e-mail contact@washtech.org
Washington Education Association
Washington
Federation of State Employees
Washington
Federation of Teachers
Washington
State Jobs with Justice
Washington State Labor Council
Boycotts & Issue Spending
INFACT - coordinates grassroots boycotts
National Labor Committee - coordinates
anti-sweatshop campaigns like the Gap boycott
SinclairAction (Boycott
Sinclair)
StopEsso - Boycott Exxon Mobil
United Students Against Sweatshops -
students working against sweatshop laborWorkingforchange.org
Wal Mart Watch
Consumer Organizations
Public Interest Research Group
Consumer Federation of America
Foundation for Consumer Rights
Seniors Organizations
American Association
of Retired Persons (AARP)
WA
Association of Area Agencies on Aging: w4a@olywa.net
Neighborhood & Community Grass Roots Groups
Northwest Intentional
Communities Association
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