PAWA is a bold ‘artivism’ organization that creatively integrates art and activism to promote active civic participation, livelihoods and employment development for Kenyan youth. PAWA leverages the power of arts to strengthen understanding and exploration of emerging issues in Kenya and increase youth involvement in positive development processes. PAWA works to awake socio–economic and political…
Founded in 1917, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that promotes lasting peace with justice, as a practical expression of faith in action. Drawing on continuing spiritual insights and working with people of many backgrounds, they nurture the seeds of change and respect for human life that transform social relations and systems.
Rights & Democracy Vermont’s mission is to bring people together to take action to build healthy communities and make the values of their communities guide the policies of our government. They are building a popular movement to advance rights and build a real democracy. They work in partnership with community groups, progressive unions, faith communities,…
Puente Movement is a grassroots migrant justice organization based in Phoenix, Arizona. They develop, educate, and empower migrant communities to protect and defend their families and themselves in order to enhance the quality of life of their community members.
Partners for Dignity & Rights (formerly National Economic and Social Rights Initiative) envisions a just world where everyone is treated with dignity, everyone’s human needs are met, and everyone can thrive and reach their full potential. They work to build this world by addressing the harms of the past, ensuring people have a meaningful role in…
SISTA FIRE is a small and growing network of women of color from across Rhode Island, which seeks to support and nurture women of color to come together to build their collective power for social, economic and political transformation. SISTA FIRE aims to nurture a movement building culture in Rhode Island which centers the experience and leadership…
The Best Practices Policy Project (BPPP) is dedicated to supporting organizations and advocates working with sex workers, people in the sex trade and related communities in the United States. They produce materials for policy environments, address research and academic concerns and provide organizations and advocates with technical assistance. Everything that they do is guided by principles that…
Desiree Alliance is a national coalition of current and former sex workers working together with supporting networks for an improved understanding of sexual policies and the human, social and political impacts of criminalization surrounding sex work. Their priorities are building local, regional, and national leadership to constructively advocate sex workers’ human, health, labor, and civil…
Established in 1987, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) is a voluntary health organization that gives those affected by suicide a nationwide community empowered by research, education and advocacy to take action against this leading cause of death. AFSP is dedicated to saving lives and bringing hope to those affected by suicide. AFSP creates…
The Malawi Human Rights Defenders coalition is an organisation that works to protect and defend human rights in Malawi, through advocacy and activism.
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