Civic Activism

American Friends Service Committee
Florence, MA  (413) 584-8975
www.westernMassAFSC.org
Nonviolence training, dialogues on economic justice, campaigns against military intervention,
and education and action to combat racism, classism, and homophobia.

Arise for Social Justice
Springfield, MA   (413) 734-4948
www.angelfire.com/ma4/arise
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AriseAction

Western MA Jobs with Justice
Springfield, MA (413) 737-0640 wmjwj@hge.net
Workers Rights Hotlines (413) 534-1095 & 800-264-2433
http://www.unionwebservices.com/massjwj/
A National Campaign for Workers’ Rights
Members of Jobs With Justice Pledge “I’ll Be There” at least 5 times a year for someone else’s fight.
Take the JwJ Pledge: www.jwj.org/AboutJWJ/Pledge.htm
Compiles Solidarity Calendar: A calendar of opportunities to strengthen labor-community-religious solidarity, posted by members and allies of WMass Jobs With Justice. Send calendar items to:  wmjwj@hge.net

Earth & Sky Collective for Cooperative Exchange
http://earthskyexchange.org

Earth First!
Local contact:  POB 35, Montague, MA 01351
www.earthfirst.org

Traprock Peace Center
Deerfield, MA  (413) 773-7427
http://traprockpeace.org
Explores nonviolence, fosters community, works to end war, promotes communication & takes initiatives on environmental and justice issues.

Peace Development Fund
Amherst, MA  (413) 256-8306
www.peacefund.org
Makes grants to organizations and projects working to achieve peaceful, just and interdependent relationships among people and nations.

Sustainable Communities Network
www.sustainable.org
"Linking citizens to resources and to one another to create vital, sustainable communities."