This abbreviated list includes direct action roles to help organize before, during and after actions.
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The Ruckus Society is a multi-racial network of trainers dedicated to providing the necessary tools, preparation, and support to build direct action capacity for ecological justice and social change movements. They work with Indigenous communities and other communities of color working to preserve their homes and environments and for climate justice.
Below is a brief introduction to the principle of “intersectionality” and some framing questions to support your application of the framework in your proposals, presentations, and discussions for the US Human Rights Network’s national bi-annual conference, Advancing Human Rights.

BreakOUT! envisions a city where transgender, gender non-conforming, and queer youth of color can live without fear of harassment and discrimination. BreakOUT! seeks to end the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth to build a safer and more just New Orleans. We build on the rich cultural tradition of resistance in…

PopularResistance.org is a resource and information clearinghouse for resistance movements. Its mission is to aid in bringing movements for peace and economic, racial and environmental justice together into an independent, nonviolent and diverse movement that can end the power of concentrated wealth, shift power to the people and put human needs before corporate greed. They…

The Voluntary Force at the Service of Childhood and Health (BVES) contributes to the promotion, protection and defense of children’s fundamental rights. Its goal is the effective application of the United Nations convention and its optional protocols of 20th November 1989 relating to Children’s Rights. BVES also supports other international, regional and national bodies working…

Reading time: 2 minutes Lesson 1: More action, less rhetoric How can allies protect WHRDs right to engage at international and regional levels without discrimination, violence or threats? More action, less rhetoric. Spread the word and expose human rights violations within your communities and network. #QueLasLiberen: Demand the release of political prisoners in Nicaragua by downloading the sharable campaign kit…
This spreadsheet compiles a list of organizations throughout the US that provide training in various social justice issues.

Reading time: 2 minutes Women’s leadership and participation during times of conflict is a crucial component of peacebuilding. When women are involved in peace processes, there is a 20 percent increase in the probability of an agreement lasting for 2 or more years, and a 35 percent increase in the probability of it lasting 15 years or longer. There are multiple…

Sisters Uncut stands united with all self-defining women who live under the threat of domestic violence, and those who experience violence in their daily lives. They stand against the life-threatening cuts to domestic violence services. They stand against austerity.