Links to groups working for a sustainable future
Vote Ralph Nader & Winona LaDuke
http://www.VoteNader.org
You know he's right, you know you want to vote for him, you know he needs your help. Feel good about a vote for once.
Earth Island Institute
http://www.earthisland.org/
Develops and supports projects that counteract
threats to biological and cultural diversity. More than 30 projects worldwide dealing with issues such as
habitat protection for whales and dolphins, protection for indigenous sacred
lands, promotion of organic agriculture and ecological paper
fiber alternatives.
Alley Cat Allies
http://www.alleycat.org/
Promotes compassion and humane care for America's feral cat population. Their trap-neuter-release program for feral cats stabilizes populations, reduces birth rates, and
improves the overall health of the cats.
Critical Mass Times
http://www.gallaudet.edu/~kjcole/Bike/CriticalMass.html
Grab your bike (as in bicycle, or muscle-powered transport) and join or start a Critical Mass ride in a city near you. "We're not blocking
traffic; we ARE traffic!"
Alliance for a Pavement Moratorium/Auto-Free Times
http://www.bikeroute.com/AutoFree/
The goal: to halt the tremendous environmental, social and economic damage
caused by endless road building.
National Bicycle Greenway
http://www.cruzio.com/~bikerout/NBG.html
Gathering and coordinating the resources
needed to create and maintain a coast-to-coast network of multi-use
transportation and recreational bicycle trails.
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
http://www.railtrails.org/
A 10-year-old nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a nationwide network of public
trails from former rail lines and connecting corridors. Essential to
promoting bike commuting in sprawling urban areas.
Positive Force
http://members.wbs.net/homepages/p/o/s/positiveforce.html
Arlington, VA-based, Fugazi-connected group that raises money for
nonprofit and political groups by hosting punk rock shows in the metro DC area.
Public Citizen
http://www.citizen.org/
Ralph Nader's umbrella group, still vital after all these years. Home of the
Critical Mass Energy Project.
Food Not Bombs, San Francisco
http://www.webcom.com/~peace/PEACTREE/stuff/stuff/HOMEPAGE.html
The name says it all.
Greenpeace
http://www.greenpeace.org/
International environmental activism.
Amnesty International
http://www.amnesty.org/
They're not perfect, but sometimes they're all there is.
The Nation
http://www.TheNation.com/
Venerable weekly magazine of the left. Feature story posted in full at the
web site
each week.
Z Magazine Network
http://www.lbbs.org/
Boston-based Z Magazine's full service site for ideas from the left.
Pacifica Radio
http://www.pacifica.org/
Find a Pacifica station near you.
The E.F. Schumacher Society
http://www.schumachersociety.org/
For a lot of Greens, Schumacher's book, 'Small is Beautiful: Economics as if
People Mattered', is where it all began.
Ithaca Hours
http://www.lightlink.com/hours/ithacahours/
Find out about the local currency movement.
Act Up NY
http://www.actupny.org/
AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power.
Doctors Without Borders--USA
http://www.dwb.org
The US branch of Medecins Sans Frontieres. Doctors Without Borders delivers
medical relief to populations in danger due to war, civil strife, epidemics,
or natural disasters. Consistently tops the list of nonprofits that spend
money on projects, not overhead.
