Society
Resources
American Civil Liberties Union - The ACLU is our nation’s guardian of liberty. We work daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States. Our job is to conserve America’s original civic values: the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
American Humanist Association - AHA actively educates the public about Humanism, brings Humanists together for mutual support and action, defends the civil liberties and constitutional freedoms of Humanists—indeed of all peoples—and leads both local and national Humanist organizations toward progressive societal change.
Car Free - Carfree.com is dedicated to the proposition that urban life is not only possible but also better if transport is organized so that private automobiles are not used on the city’s streets.
Care 2 - Care2 is the largest Online Network for people who Care2 make a difference - with over 5 million members. We make it easy for you to help the environment, human rights, education, healthy living, women’s rights, animal welfare, and much more… all in one place!
Moving Ideas Network - Connecting You to the Progressive Community
Council for Secular Humanism - The Council for Secular Humanism cultivates rational inquiry, ethical values, and human development through the advancement of secular humanism.
Institute for America’s Future - Over 100 Prominent Americans — citizen activists and policy experts concerned about our country and our planet — joined together to launch and build the Campaign for America’s Future. We are challenging the big money corporate agenda by encouraging Americans to speak up — to discuss and debate a new vision of an economy and a future that works for all of us.
The Missouri Coalition for Lifesaving Cures - We’re the official coalition of concerned citizens and organizations supporting the Missouri Stem Cell Research and Cures Initiative proposed for the November 2006 state ballot. We invite you to explore our site to learn more - and to join our Coalition to help support and protect lifesaving research and cures in Missouri.
Missouri Public Interest Research Group - When consumers are cheated, or our natural environment is threatened, or the voices of ordinary citizens are drowned out by special interest lobbyists, MoPIRG speaks up and takes action. We uncover threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposés, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. MoPIRG’s mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that protects our environment, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government.
National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty - Since its inception in 1976, NCADP has been the only fully staffed national organization exclusively devoted to abolishing capital punishment. NCADP provides information, advocates for public policy, and mobilizes and supports individuals and institutions that share our unconditional rejection of capital punishment.
Oxfam International - Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.
The One Campaign - ONE is a new effort by Americans to rally Americans - ONE by ONE - to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty.
UNICEF - The United Nations Children’s Fund is the driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized. We have the global authority to influence decision-makers, and the variety of partners at grassroots level to turn the most innovative ideas into reality. That makes us unique among world organizations, and unique among those working with the young.
