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Mid-South
Peace and Justice Center...committed to developing communities
of peace, social justice and human rights through education
and nonviolent action.
Mid-South Interfaith
Network for Economic Justice- a coalition of members
of the faith community who seek justice in the workplace
Nashville Homeless Power ProjectWe are homeless and formerly homeless people confronting the
root causes of poverty and oppression. We fight for the human
rights of all poor people while striving for the civil rights
of those who remain on the streets. We believe that housing,
healthcare, food security and use of public facilities are rights
that we all deserve. We develop concrete solutions by building
power through relationships with our brothers and sisters in
the streets, allies, and decision makers. WE ORGANIZE FOR CHANGE!
Memphis Digital Arts Co-op- works to aid
people who want to tell a story through digital
Media. They do this by offering free workshops,
equipment assistance, and collaboration.
Revolutions: A
community bicycle initiative.....
Defense Depot Memphis Tennessee Concerned Citizens'
Committee
Tennessee Coalition to Abolish
State Killing (TCASK)
Tennesseans for Fair Taxation
Memphis Literacy Council- a nonprofit, educational
organization dedicated to helping people attain
literacy skills so that they might be confident,
self-sufficient, productive members of the community.
True Story Pictures
Live from Memphis-
a grassroots Memphis Music organization with a soul purpose.
They support and promote local Memphis musicians, artists, and
industry professionals.
Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition is
a state-wide, immigrant and refugee-led collaboration
whose mission is to empower immigrants and refugees
throughout Tennessee.
The Memphis-Shelby County Public Library & Information
Center- the library maintains an extensive
Community Information File that includes information
on local organizations and resources.
Tennessee Alliance for Progress- works to
effect the establishment of progressive, family-focused
values; to provide direction in the ordering
of priorities for the state's financial resources;
and to implement viable methods of providing
those resources at adequate levels.
Nashville Peace and Justice Center-a group
of organizations and individuals interested in
promoting peaceful and just responses to the
issues of the day.
Earth Matters Tennessee- a Nashville-based
non-profit comprised of environmental educators,
youth and organizations that have come together
to make a difference in the community and the
lives of people.
Mid-Tennessee
Solidarity- Grassroots Democratic Socialism
Radio Free Nashville- an Independant Radio
Station broadcast out of Pasquo, Tennessee.
Highlander Research and Education Center- founded
in 1932 to serve as an adult education center
for community workers involved in social and
economic justice movements. The goal of Highlander
was and is to provide education and support to
poor and working people fighting economic injustice,
poverty, prejudice, and environmental destruction.
We help grassroots leaders create the tools necessary
for building broad-based movements for change.
Community
Shares- The mission of Community Shares is to support social
change organizations in Tennessee in order to promote a more
just and caring community.
Stop the Bombs- run by the Oak Ridge Environmental
Peace Alliance, the Stop the Bombs campaign focuses
on the nuclear weapons plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Community Voices Media Project
Tennessee Independent Media
Center
The Commercial
Appeal
Memphis
Flyer
Channel 3 WREG-TV
(CBS)
Channel 5 WMC-TV
(NBC)
Channel 10 WKNO-TV
(PBS)
Channel
13 -WHBQ-TV (FOX)
Channel
24 WPTY-TV (ABC)
Channel
30 WLMT-TV (UPN)
WLOK-AM 1340
WEVL-FM 89.9
Project Vote-Smart: Federal
and State-enter your 5-digit zip
Shelby
County Election Commission -use the locator to determine
your precint, then browse through the elected officials
to determine your representative.
Desoto County
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Open
Door Community, Atlantaa residential community in the Catholic
Worker tradition (we’re sometimes called a Protestant
Catholic Worker House!). We seek to dismantle racism, sexism
and heterosexism, abolish the death penalty, and create the
Beloved Community on Earth through a loving relationship with
some of the most neglected and outcast of God’s children:
the homeless and our sisters and brothers who are in prison.
Community
Voices MediaMemphis' only alternative and independent news
outlet.
Common
Dreams: Breaking news and views for the progressive community.
Electronic Iraq:
Up-to-date, radical information from Iraq itself.
Independent
Media Center
Alternative Press
Center
Democracy Now
Free
Speech TV
Community
Voices Media Project
Prometheus
Radio
Free Press
Freeway
Blogger
Project
Censored
Radio4All
The Video
Activist Network
United for Peace and
Justice - National US peace campaign, bringing together
virtually every significant US peace organization that is committed
to non-violence.
Campus Anti-War
Network (CAN) - National democratic, grassroots,
independent, student-organized and run network of about
150 university and school anti-war member organizations
and networks.
Peace Action -
the nation's largest grassroots peace group. The
group works against war and for a fundamental shift
in US foreign policy.
American Friends Service Committee - "The
American Friends Service Committee carries out
service, development, social justice, and peace
programs throughout the world."
VETERANS
FOR PEACE - is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) educational
and humanitarian organization dedicated to the
abolishment of war.
US Labor
Against War - US Labor Against the War was established
to encourage, support and give a national voice to
the growing number of labor organizations that are
registering their opposition to war in Iraq, the
government assault on civil liberties and the joint
government and corporate attack on worker and union
rights.
War Resisters
League - "Through its whole history the
League has remained independent of any political
party; opposed to conscription and authoritarianism,
censorship and racism in any country; and holds to
a nonaligned position in international work."
Families
for Peaceful Tomorrows - is an advocacy organization
founded by familiy members of September Eleventh
victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent
responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality
with all people similarly affected by violence throughout
the world.
National Youth and
Students Peace Coalition - The National Youth
and Student Peace Coalition was formed in repsonse
to the events of September 11, 2001, and has worked
to build strategc, long-term student and youth opposition
to war, both abroad with bombs and bullets, and at
home with racism, cuts to education, and freedom-limiting "anti-terrorism" policies.
SOA Watch- an
independent organization that seeks to close the
US Army School of the Americas, under whatever name
it is called, through vigils and fasts, demonstrations
and nonviolent protest, as well as media and legislative
work.
Traprock
Peace Center- lots of info on Depleted Uranium
Weapons and web resources.
StoptheWar Coalition (UK) - A great coalition
of groups in the United Kingdom working to end the
war against Iraq.
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Veterans for Peace
Military Families Speak Out
Gold Star Veterans for Peace
GI Rights Hotline • 1.800.394.9544
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