Peace through Justice - Resources
International
Catholic Fund for Overseas Development The Catholic Fund for Overseas Development works for overseas sustainable development, a just world, and end to global poverty.
Catholic Institute for International Relations
(now called Progressio) An organization working for sustainable development and eradication of global poverty.
Center of Concern
A Washington, D.C. Catholic group providing moral vision, expert analysis and leadership to end hunger, poverty, environmental decline and injustice in the US and world. They explore and analyze global issues and social structures from an ethical perspective based on Catholic Social Teaching and provide tools to address these issues.
Inter Press News
Provides current worldwide health news.
OXFAM International
A confederation of 12 organizations working with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to: 1) find lasting solutions to global poverty, suffering and injustice and 2) raise peoples’ awareness and motivation to be global citizens seeking equity.
Make Poverty History
Make Poverty History is a global campaign to end poverty, hunger, AIDS, conflict and illiteracy; working for a just global trade system, debt relief and more aid.
Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns
An organization of Maryknoll missioners world-wide working for peace, justice, sustainable human and environmental development and global solidarity.
Stop Trafficking! www.stopenslavement.org
An organization comprised of religious congregations working with other organizations to promote awareness of human trafficking, to heal and empower victims of human trafficking and advocate for elimination of trafficking.
United Nations
The United Nations has 191 of the world’s countries working for international peace and security, economic and social development, human rights, humanitarian aid, international law.
Yes!
A journal offering hope with positive happenings around the world.
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American Friends Service Committee
A Quaker organization working for peace, justice, individual and global spiritual transformation.
Apollo Alliance US coalition of environmentalists, business, labor, scientists working for alternative and sustainable clean energy sources and good-paying jobs.
Care2.com
Site whose goal is to make it easy for people to live a healthy, green lifestyle and impact the causes they care about. It sends emails urging action on ecological and health matters.
Center for Biological Diversity
Works through science, law, and creative media to secure a future for all species, great or small, hovering on the brink of extinction.
CODEPINK
A women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end the war in Iraq, stop new wars, and redirect our resources into healthcare, education and other life-affirming activities.
Defenders of Wildlife
Is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native wild animals and plants in their natural communities.
Earth Justice
Works through the courts on behalf of citizen groups, scientists, and other parties to ensure government agencies and private interests follow the law.
EarthLight
US eco-spirituality journal that strives to raise public awareness to live, celebrate and vitalize our sacred relationship with the living earth.
Environmental Defense Coalition
US nonprofit organization of 400,000 members that combines science and economics to 1) work for innovative, equitable and cost-effective solutions to society's most urgent environmental problems and 2) to protect the rights of all to clean air, clean water, healthy food and flourishing ecosystems.
Environmental Defense Fund
Partners with businesses, governments and communities to find practical environmental solutions.
Friends Committee on National Legislation
US Quaker organization working for peace, justice, human sustainable development, and environmental integrity and is an excellent resource for current news, advocacy tools and resources on important issues.
GreenPeace /usa
They 'bear witness' to environmental destruction in a peaceful, non-violent manner. They use non-violent confrontation to raise the level and quality of public debate.
Humane Society of the United States
The site is concerned with animal welfare.
Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center
Sixteen religious communities (including CSJPs) in the Pacific Northwest working with other organizations for just structures in the church and world.
Move On US nonprofit coalition of organizations with three million members working to realize the progressive vision of American’s founders and to bring Americans back into a more just political process through advocacy actions, tools and strategies.
NETWORK US Catholic progressive voice working to influence Congress in favor of peace and justice. Through lobbying and legislative advocacy, they strive to close the gap between rich and poor and to dismantle policies rooted in racism, greed and violence.
One Campaign
US humanitarian organization working with One Campaign www.one.org to raise public awareness, promote advocacy action, and lobby leaders to end hunger and poverty.
Pax Christi
US and UK Catholic organization that promotes peacemaking and works to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ through Christian nonviolence, justice, sustainable human and environmental development.
Public Citizen
US nonprofit consumer advocacy organization working for 1) openness and democratic accountability in government; 2) social and economic justice; 3) clean, safe and sustainable energy sources; 4) environmental protections; 5) affordable healthcare.
Sierra Club Nonprofit US lobbying, advocacy and teaching organization working to preserve America’s wilderness, wildlife, national parks, clean air and clean water.
Sojourners
An ecumenical Christian ministry working for global spiritual renewal and social justice. They provide updates on key issues and advocacy tools and resources.
Union of Concerned Scientists
The leading science-based nonprofit working for a healthy environment and a safer world.
Water 1st
Water 1st International is a nonprofit organization helping people in developing countries implement water, sanitation and hygiene education projects. Water 1st works through locally-based partner organizations to support the implementation of projects that include the provision of drinking water, hygiene education, and sanitary latrines.
National -United Kingdom
Christian Aid
An agency of the churches in the UK and Ireland, working wherever the need is greatest, irrespective of race or religion.
Christian Ecology Link
A multi-denominational UK Christian organisation for people concerned about the environment.
Child Poverty Action Group
A campaigning organisation seeking to lift children and their families out of poverty.
Friends of the Earth An environmental campaign group seeking to influence policy and practice at all levels through an honest, accurate and open approach.
Pax Christi
US and UK Catholic organization that promotes peacemaking and works to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ through Christian nonviolence, justice, sustainable human and environmental development.
Refugee Council in the UK
Works to provide advice and services to asylum seekers and refugees. They also support other organisations working on behalf of refugees.
Trocaire
The official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland.
UK World Development Movement Lobbies decision makers to change policies that keep people in poverty. They research underlying causes of poverty, promote positive alternatives, and collaborate with people in the developing world who are standing up to injustice.
War on Want
Based in Britain. It fights poverty in developing countries in partnership and solidarity with people affected by globalisation.
WaterAid An international charity based in England dedicated to helping people escape the stranglehold of poverty and disease caused by living without safe water and sanitation.