ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ALREADY
The beauty of jumping into the work of creating a more equitable world is that there are many, many, many people who have paved the way. All you have to do is take the time to listen, learn, and follow in their footsteps.
If you’ve managed to come this far, dear reader, you’ve got this.
On the following pages you’ll find a starter list of organizations that are already doing this hard and important work. Go to their websites and give your time and money whenever you can.
Since the people reading this book live all over the country (and the world), this list primarily focuses on national (U.S.) and international organizations. But it’s always good to find the smaller, local groups as well. Start a list of your own for the names of any organizations that aren’t on this one.
Civil Rights
ASIAN AMERICANS ADVANCING JUSTICE–ASIAN LAW CAUCUS
http://www.advancingjustice-alc.org
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU)
https://www.aclu.org
COUNCIL ON AMERICAN-ISLAMIC RELATIONS (CAIR)
https://www.cair.com
LAWYERS’ COMMITTEE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS UNDER LAW
https://lawyerscommittee.org
MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND (MALDEF)
http://www.maldef.org
NAACP LEGAL DEFENSE FUND
http://www.naacpldf.org
Criminal Justice Reform
#CUT50
https://www.cut50.org
ELLA BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
http://www.ellabakercenter.org
EQUAL JUSTICE INITIATIVE
https://eji.org
INNOCENCE PROJECT
https://www.innocenceproject.org
RESTORATIVE JUSTICE FOR OAKLAND YOUTH
http://rjoyoakland.org
THE SENTENCING PROJECT
http://www.sentencingproject.org
ZEHR INSTITUTE FOR RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
http://zehr-institute.org/about
Disability Rights
ADAPT
http://adapt.org
DISABILITY RIGHTS ADVOCATES
http://dralegal.org/about
DISABILITY RIGHTS EDUCATION & DEFENSE FUND
https://dredf.org
Electoral Politics
HIGHER HEIGHTS
http://www.higherheightsforamerica.org
IGNITE
http://www.ignitenational.org
RUN FOR SOMETHING
https://www.runforsomething.net
SHE SHOULD RUN
http://www.sheshouldrun.org
SWING LEFT
https://swingleft.org
Environmental Protection
AMERICAN RIVERS
https://www.americanrivers.org
EARTHJUSTICE
http://earthjustice.org
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
https://www.edf.org
THE NATURE CONSERVANCY
https://www.nature.org
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL (NRDC)
https://www.nrdc.org
SIERRA CLUB
http://www.sierraclub.org
TRUST FOR PUBLIC LAND
https://www.tpl.org
Fighting Hate
ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE (ADL)
https://www.adl.org
PLANTING PEACE
https://www.plantingpeace.org
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER
https://www.splcenter.org
Gun Violence
AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE SOLUTIONS
http://americansforresponsiblesolutions.org/stand-with-gabby
EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY
https://everytown.org
MOMS DEMAND ACTION FOR GUN SENSE IN AMERICA
https://momsdemandaction.org
VIOLENCE POLICY CENTER
http://www.vpc.org
Immigration and Refugee Rights
ALIANZA AMERICAS
http://www.alianzaamericas.org
BLACK ALLIANCE FOR JUST IMMIGRATION (BAJI)
http://blackalliance.org
FAMILIES FOR FREEDOM
http://familiesforfreedom.org
INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE (IRC)
https://www.rescue.org
KIDS IN NEED OF DEFENSE (KIND)
https://supportkind.org
MARIPOSAS SIN FRONTERAS
https://mariposassinfronteras.org
NATIONAL IMMIGRATION LAW CENTER
https://www.nilc.org
NORTHWEST IMMIGRANT RIGHTS PROJECT
https://www.nwirp.org
TAHIRIH JUSTICE CENTER
http://www.tahirih.org
UNDOCUBLACK NETWORK
http://undocublack.org
UNITED WE DREAM
https://unitedwedream.org
THE YOUNG CENTER FOR IMMIGRANT CHILDREN’S RIGHTS
http://theyoungcenter.org
LGBTQ Rights
THE AUDRE LORDE PROJECT
https://alp.org
GLAAD
https://www.glaad.org
HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN (HRC)
http://www.hrc.org
LAMBDA LEGAL
https://www.lambdalegal.org
NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY
http://www.transequality.org
PFLAG
https://www.pflag.org
SYLVIA RIVERA LAW PROJECT
https://srlp.org
TRANS LIFELINE
https://www.translifeline.org
THE TREVOR PROJECT
http://www.thetrevorproject.org
Press Freedom
COMMITTEE TO PROTECT JOURNALISTS
https://cpj.org
THE MARSHALL PROJECT
https://www.themarshallproject.org
REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
https://www.rcfp.org
Racial Justice
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
http://www.advancementproject.org
BLACK LIVES MATTER
http://blacklivesmatter.com
BLACK YOUTH PROJECT 100 (BYP100)
http://byp100.org
COLOR OF CHANGE
https://www.colorofchange.org
MILLION HOODIES MOVEMENT FOR JUSTICE
http://millionhoodies.net
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP)
http://www.naacp.org
RACE FORWARD: THE CENTER FOR RACIAL JUSTICE INNOVATION
https://www.raceforward.org
SHOWING UP FOR RACIAL JUSTICE (SURJ)
http://www.showingupforracialjustice.org
Reproductive Rights
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
https://www.reproductiverights.org
NARAL PRO-CHOICE AMERICA
https://www.prochoiceamerica.org
NATIONAL ABORTION FEDERATION
https://prochoice.org
NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
http://www.latinainstitute.org/en
NATIONAL NETWORK OF ABORTION FUNDS
https://abortionfunds.org
NATIONAL WOMEN’S HEALTH NETWORK
https://www.nwhn.org
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
https://www.plannedparenthood.org
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACCESS NETWORK
http://www.reproductiveaccess.org
Sexual and Domestic Violence
END RAPE ON CAMPUS
http://endrapeoncampus.org
FUTURES WITHOUT VIOLENCE
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org
KNOW YOUR IX
https://www.knowyourix.org
NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
http://www.ncadv.org
NATIONAL SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER (NSVRC)
http://www.nsvrc.org
RAPE, ABUSE & INCEST NATIONAL NETWORK (RAINN)
https://www.rainn.org
Women’s and Girls’ Rights
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY WOMEN (AAUW)
http://www.aauw.org
ASSOCIATION FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS IN DEVELOPMENT (AWID)
https://www.awid.org
BLACK GIRLS ROCK!
http://www.blackgirlsrockinc.com
GIRLS INC.
http://www.girlsinc.org
MALALA FUND
https://www.malala.org
MS. FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN
https://forwomen.org
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN (NOW)
http://now.org
NATIONAL WOMEN’S LAW CENTER
https://nwlc.org
ULTRAVIOLET
https://weareultraviolet.org
WOMEN’S MARCH
https://www.womensmarch.com
Workers’ Rights
JOBS WITH JUSTICE
http://www.jwj.org
NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCE
https://www.domesticworkers.org