Amnesty International

www.amnesty.org/actnow

Amnesty International is a worldwide movement that works to promote all the human rights by campaigning to free all prisoners of conscience; ensure fair and prompt trials for political prisoners; abolish the death penalty, torture and other cruel treatment of prisoners; end political killings and "disappearances"; and to oppose human rights abuses by opposition groups. Activities range from public demonstrations to letter writing, from human rights education to fundraising concerts, from individual appeals on a particular case to global campaigns on a particular issue.

Search for Common Ground

www.sfcg.org

Search for Common Ground, founded in 1982, is an international non-governmental organization that works to transform the way the world deals with conflict: away from adversarial approaches, toward cooperative solutions. With programs in or with Angola, Belgium, Burundi, DR Congo, Greece, Indonesia, Iran, Liberia, Macedonia, Middle East, Morocco, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States, our "toolbox" includes mediation/ facilitation training, community organizing, radio/TV, journalism, sports, drama, and music.

The Boston Research Centre

www.brc21.org

The Boston Research Centre for the 21st Century is an international peace institute that fosters dialogue among scholars and activists on common values across cultures and religions. In this way they seek to support an evolving global ethic for a peaceful twenty-first century. Focal points of the Centre's work include human rights, non-violence, environmental ethics, economic justice, and women's leadership for peace. BRC offers opportunities to participate in peace initiatives, including the Global Action to Prevent War, the Earth Charter Movement, and the Education as Transformation program.

Adopt-A-Minefield

www.landmines.org

The Adopt-A-Minefield campaign aims to help save lives by raising funds for the removal of mines identified by the United Nations as being in urgent need of removal, for survivor assistance, and to raise awareness about the landmine problem. Individuals, community groups and businesses are invited to adopt minefields and raise funds for landmine clearance or returning land to productive use, by organising or sponsoring a local Adopt-A-Minefield Event, creating a link to this site, writing articles about the campaign or simply making a donation.

Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers

www.child-soldiers.org
The Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers advocates for the adoption of, and adherence to, national, regional and international legal standards prohibiting the military recruitment and use in hostilities of any person younger than eighteen years of age; and the recognition and enforcement of this standard by all armed forces and armed groups, both governmental and non-governmental. You can help by supporting current campaigns and appeals or becoming a member.

Refugees International (RI)

http://www.refugeesinternational.org/

RI is a global voice for humanitarian action, concerned primarily with monitoring potential humanitarian crises and taking preventative action, securing the safety of refugees, displaced persons, and other people threatened by the crisis, and meeting the basic needs of people for food, water, shelter, clothing, and medical care. You can support their mission by making a donation, becoming an intern, or working for RI.

Peace Action

www.webcom.com/peaceact

Peace Action works to achieve the abolition of nuclear weapons, the development of a peace-oriented economy, and an end to the international weapons trade, and to promote non-military solutions to international conflicts. You can support this promotion of peaceful solutions to international conflicts by becoming a member of Peace Action, donating online, help the Peace Action Education Fund while shopping online or offer volunteer help to this successful organisation.

The International Peace Bureau

www.ipb.org

The IPB is the world's oldest and most comprehensive international peace federation. IPB's role is to support peace and disarmament initiatives taken by the UN, by governments, and especially by citizens. They devote their main resources to informing and servicing grassroots peace campaigns and creating international projects. You can support their efforts by becoming a member, donor, volunteer or sponsor.

The Anti-Nuclear Alliance of Western Australia (ANAWA)

www.anawa.org.au

ANAWA are a non-profit community group campaigning for an end to the nuclear industry and the adoption of safe energy strategies. The Alliance participates in research, political lobbying and publication of information that the community needs in order to make informed decisions about uranium mining, nuclear power, weapons and waste. ANAWA invites visitors to take action, by attending meetings, joining the email list or supporting their postcard campaign.

Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF)

www.feminist.org

FMF is dedicated to the economic, social and political empowerment of women and is primarily concerned with women’s equality, reproductive health and non-violence. You can join this gathering of male and female feminists of all ages in supporting women’s rights by becoming a member of an Action Team, sending an e-mail to Powell or Bush, printing a petition and collecting signatures, donating to the campaign or contact elected officials and media organizations in your local area.