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Organizing for change Web Links
- 50 Ways to Protest a VBAC Denial
activism advice on how to change hospital policies denying vaginal births after cesareans
- A Consumer Guide to State Health Reform
How-to guide for reforming health care at the state level
- Act Up
direct action organization to fight AIDS
- Action on Smoking and Health
legal information on smoking and anti-tobacco activism
- Alliance for Justice
alliance of legal advocacy organizations to strengthen public interest advocacy
- American Friends Service Committee
community service and social justice group
- Breastfeeding and feminism: Reproductive health, rights and justice
a series of excellent articles
- Center for Health System Change
designs and conducts studies focused on the U.S. health care system
- Center for Policy Analysis on Trade and Health
dedicated to protecting human health and expanding access to health care, water, and other vital human services
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
advocate for nutrition and health, food safety, alcohol policy, and sound science
- Civic Ventures
advocates for redefining the role of older people’s value and contributions in society
- CodeBlueNow!
working to create a health care system that is affordable, effective, efficient and equitable
- Commercial Alert
education and advocacy organization committed to "stopping the commercial assault that is corrupting our culture, health, education and government"
- Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment
a multi-racial alliance of feminist activists, healthcare practitioners and scholars
- Commonwealth Fund
A private foundation that supports independent research on health and social issues and makes grants to improve health care practice and policy
- Community Catalyst
national advocacy group working for quality, affordable health care for all
- Community Works
a coalition of social justice organizations that raises funds through workplace giving campaigns in the Boston area
- Consumers International
defending the rights of consumers around the world
- Consumers Union
consumer health information from the authors of Consumer Reports; carries independent testing and information on health practices
- Consumers United for Evidence-based Healthcare
an advocacy organization promoting evidence-based medicine
- Corpwatch: Holding Corporations Accountable
in-depth information on a wide range of issues involving corporate power, corporate globalization and grassroots resistance to it
- Disabled Peoples' International
resources and a network for promoting the rights of disabled people worldwide
- End Violence Against Women
information, research, and resources about violence against women
- Essential Action: Taking on the Tobacco Industry Across Borders
works to support and strengthen international tobacco control activities at the grass roots level
- Everybody In, Nobody Out
Site dedicated to achieving universal health care
- Feminist Majority Foundation Online
Feminist activist organization
- Feminist.Com
activist resources for issues pertinent to women
- Food First: Institute for Food and Development Policy
a think-tank for research and solutions to hunger and poverty around the world
- Futures Without Violence
working to prevent violence against women and children through legislation and policies
- Global Action on Aging
research and articles on aging worldwide
- Global Fund for Women
grants supporting organizations around the world working for women's increased economic independence, access to education, and an end to violence
- Gray Panthers
intergenerational organization dedicated to social change in the areas of peace, employment, housing, anti-discrimination, family security, environment, campaign reform and the United Nations
- Greenpeace
international organization for environmental action
- Guerilla Girls
activist group committed to "reinventing the "F" word—feminism"
- Health Care for Health Care Workers
Advocates for better pay and health care coverage for caregivers
- Hesperian Foundation
non-profit publisher of books and educational materials that help people take the lead in their own health care and organize to improve health conditions in their communities; publisher of Where There Is No Doctor.
- HHS Call to Action on Breastfeeding
HHS is seeking suggestions on how the government can best develop policies, activities, or other initiatives to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding
- Human Rights Campaign
legal issues and advocacy for the LGBTQ community
- Hunger Project
working to end world hunger
- International Baby Food Action Network
promoting breastfeeding worldwide
- Kaiser Family Foundation
nonprofit foundation focusing on the major health care issues facing the nation
- Massachusetts Campaign for Single Payer Health Care
Massachusetts coalition working for universal, single payer health care
- MomsRising.org
online advocacy organization fighting for family-friendly policies on maternity leave, health care, and childcare; provides grassroots support for leaders and organizations addressing key motherhood issues
- National Academy for State Health Policy
dedicated to helping states achieve excellence in health policy and practice
- National Coalition on Health Care
alliance of organizations and individuals working to improve America’s health care system
- National Health Law Program
help for finding out about affordable health care and insurance options; advocates for healthcare for poor and low income people
- National Organization for Women: Take Action!
actions to take to support women's rights
- National Physicians Alliance
an advocacy group for physicians that works to ensure equitable, affordable, high quality health care for all people
- National Quality Forum
seeks to develop and implement a national strategy for healthcare quality
measurement and reporting
- NetAction's Virtual Activist Training Guide
online training course for organizing and motivating for change
- New Day Films
films about social justice and gender issues
- Old Lesbians Organizing for Change
offers explanations of ageism
- Physicians for a National Health Program
facts about single-payer health care system and how to get involved in the movement to implement one
- Physicians for Human Rights
investigates and exposes violations of human rights worldwide
- Physicians for Social Responsibility
physician organization fighting nuclear weapons, environmental destruction, and gun violence
- Poverty & Race Research Action Council
generates, gathers and disseminates research on the relationship between race and poverty
- Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy
Democratic challenge to corporate authority, focus/resources on community environment.
- Public Citizen Health Research Group
monitoring drug safety and occupational safety
- Reproductive Justice Briefing Book
a educational and organizing booklet on reproductive justice and social change (.pdf)
- RH Reality Check
online community serving individuals and organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights
- SEICUS Community Action Kit
learn to advocate for sexuality education
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SEICUS)
sexuality education, sexual health, and sexual rights
- Small Planet Institute: Feeding the Future
food rights and democracy internationally
- Southern Poverty Law Center
fights for civil rights and against hate crimes; has Teaching Tolerance program
- Students Active for Ending Rape
provides college students with the resources and support to change their schools' policies, programs, and practices around sexual assault
- The Citizen's Handbook: A Guide to Grassroots Organizing
on-line guide to community organizing
- The Old Women's Project
advocacy group on social justice and aging
- The On-Line Conference on Community Organizing and Development
training groups, funding information, and action databases to facilitate the collaboration of academics and activists who are organizing for change
- Third Wave Foundation
young women striving to combat sexism and discrimination in the US
- U.S. Public Interest Research Group
national advocacy for state PIRGs; watch dog in DC for environmental and consumer concerns
- Understanding Evidence-based Healthcare: A Foundation for Action
a free in-depth online course to help consumers and consumer advocates understand evidence-based healthcare concepts
- Universal Health Care Action Network
working toward universal health care; also has Medicare and Medicaid information
- Urban Institute’s Health Policy Center
research information on how economic and social policies affect health
- WIMN’s Voices: A Group Blog on Women, Media, AND…
A fabulous group blog from Women in Media & News, a media analysis, education and advocacy group
- Women's Media Center
works with the media to ensure that women’s stories are told and women’s voices are heard
- World Institute on Disability
research, policy, and advocacy center for people with disabilities
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