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ATTAC
www.attac.org
ATTAC (Association for the Taxation of financial
Transactions for the Aid of Citizens) is an international
network of independent national and local groups in 33 countries.
It promotes the idea of an international tax on currency speculation
(the Tobin Tax) and campaigns to outlaw tax havens, replace
pension funds with state pensions, cancel Third World debt,
reform or abolish the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and,
more generally, recapture the democratic space that has been
lost to the financial world. ATTAC is independent from all
political parties, and brings together labour unions, associations,
MPs, academics and citizens from all walks of life, in self-education
and peaceful action.
Voluntary help needed: See local links on ATTAC website
Public Services International (PSI)
733 15th St. N.W., Suite 324, Washington
D.C. 20005, USA
Tel: 1.202.824.0880
Fax: 1.202.824.0881
psiamericas@igc.org
www.world-psi.org/psi.nsf
PSI unites public sector workers in more
than 600 trade unions in over 140 countries. Twenty million
women and men in a variety of public service jobs are members
of PSI.
For nearly 100 years, PSI has fought for public services through
its activities and campaigns, its regional structure, its
association with other international organisations and its
work on priority issues. PSI is an officially recognised non-government
organisation - NGO - for the public sector within the International
Labour Organisation (ILO) and has accreditation with UNESCO,
ECOSOC and UNCTAD.
Via Campesina
Secretaría Operativa, Operative Secretariat
Tegucigalpa, Apdo. Postal 3628MDC, Honduras, C.A.
Tel: + 504-2394679
Fax: + 504-2359915
viacam@gbm.hn
www.viacampesina.org
Via Campesina is an international movement
that coordinates peasant organizations of small and middle-scale
producers, agricultural workers, rural women, and indigenous
communities from Asia, Africa, America, and Europe. It is
an autonomous, pluralistic movement, independent from all
political, economic, or other denomination. It is integrated
by national and regional organizations whose autonomy is respected.
Voluntary help needed: see Via Campesina
website
Specific countries
Canada
Centre for Social Justice
justice@socialjustice.org
www.socialjustice.org
The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) brings
together people from community organizations, faith groups,
universities and unions to advocate for greater equality and
democracy - to narrow the gap in income, wealth and power,
and enhance peace and human security. The CSJ Foundation for
Research and Education is a registered charity that investigates
and publishes reports and educational materials on social
and economic issues. Its current program involves research
on the growing gap between rich and poor, the corporate influence
on public policy, and the search for policy alternatives.
Voluntary help needed: we need people to
join us in our campaign to send a message to America - via
billboards and other media - aimed at regime change in the
USA.
Democracy Watch
1 Nicholas St., Suite 420, P.O. Box 821,
Station B, Ottawa, Canada, K1P 5P9
Tel: (613) 241-5179
Fax: (613) 241-4758
dwatch@web.net
www.dwatch.ca
Democracy Watch is Canada's leading citizen
group advocating democratic reform, government accountability
and corporate responsibility, and the most successful national
citizen advocacy group in Canada over the past 10 years in
winning systemic changes to key laws.
Democracy Watch is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan
Canadian organization that opened its doors in October 1993
and launched its first campaign in April 1994.
Democracy Watch works with Canadian citizens and organizations
in pushing Canadian governments and businesses to empower
Canadians in their roles as voters, citizens, taxpayers, consumers
and shareholders. Our aim is to help reform Canadian government
and business institutions to bring them into line with the
realities of a modern, working democracy.
Voluntary help needed: contact Democracy Watch
Friends of the Earth (FoE) Canada
260 St. Patrick Street Suite 206, Ottawa,
ON K1N 5K5, Canada
Tel: 1 613 241 0085
Fax: 1 613 241 7998
foe@magma.ca
www.foecanada.org
Since its foundation in 1978, FoE Canada
has become a respected advocate for the environment on the
national and international level. FoE Canada joined FoEI in
1983. Today, the group counts more than 10,000 individual
supporters. The group generates creative, practical solutions
to environmental problems, including air pollution, climate
change and ozone depletion. In 1999, FoE Canada sponsored
the publication of a book portraying the efforts of 33 women
in 12 countries in their struggle against toxic chemicals
in the environment.
Voluntary help needed: contact FoE Canada
Maquila Solidarity Network
606 Shaw Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
M6G 3L6
Tel: 416-532-8584
Fax: 416-532-7688
info@maquilasolidarity.org
www.maquilasolidarity.org
The Maquila Solidarity Network (MSN) is
a Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in Mexico,
Central America, and Asia organizing in maquiladora factories
and export processing zones to improve conditions and win
a living wage. In a global economy it is essential that groups
in the North and South work together for employment with dignity,
fair wages and working conditions, and healthy workplaces
and communities.
Voluntary help needed: contact the Maquila Solidarity Network
Social Justice Committee
1857 Boul. de Maisonneuve ouest, Suite 320,
Montreal, Quebec
H3H 1J9
Tel: 1-514-933-6797
Toll-free tel:1-877-933-6797
Fax: 1-514-933-9517
sjc@web.ca
www.s-j-c.net/Main.htm
The Social Justice Committee is committed
to: recognizing the root, global causes of poverty, social
injustice, and environmental degradation; recognizing the
links among the above problems, global corporate and financial
institutions, and governments in the North and South; educating
the public about these issues; and focusing on proactive,
long-term action, while at the same time undertaking vital
reactive, short-term action.
Voluntary help needed: There are two main
ways for you to get involved with us, either by working with
a subcommittee or by coming into the office. The subcommittees
meet in the evenings and organize public events (talks, campaigns
etc). Here time constraints are minimal and a lot of the work
can be done from home. When volunteering at the office, we
expect you to come a minimum of half a day a week. There is
a variety of things to do.
United States
50 Years is Enough Network
3628 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017 USA
Tel: 202-IMF-BANK (202-463-2265)
info@50years.org
www.50years.org
A U.S.-based coalition of over 200 organizations
committed to the fundamental transformation of the IMF and
World Bank.
Voluntary help needed: see www.50years.org/action
Center for Economic Justice
733 15th St., NW, Suite 928, Washington,
DC 20005
Tel: (202) 393-6665
Fax: (202) 393-1358
neil@econjustice.net
www.econjustice.net
Center for Economic Justice's objective
is to strengthen international grassroots movements to counter
corporate-driven globalization and to promote just alternatives.
Following the direction of the groups themselves, CEJ aims
to support them in concrete ways, helping them gain power
in their fights for environmentally healthy, human-centered,
and sustainable economies. Within the U.S., we link these
struggles with community groups, activists, and policy advocates,
with the goal of inspiring and strengthening cooperation.
CEJ seeks to foster concrete alternatives and build popular
movements.
Voluntary help needed: contact the Center
for Economic Justice
CorpWatch
1611 Telegraph St., #702, Oakland, CA 94612
USA
Tel: 510-271-8080
corpwatch@corpwatch.org
www.corpwatch.org
CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization
through education, network-building and activism. We work
to foster democratic control over corporations by building
grassroots globalization - a diverse movement for human rights
and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice.
Voluntary help needed: see website
Food First
398 60th Street, Oakland, CA 94608, USA
Tel: 510-654-4400
Fax: 510-654-4551
foodfirst@foodfirst.org
www.foodfirst.org
The Institute for Food and Development Policy,
better known as Food First,is a member-supported, nonprofit
'peoples' think tank and education-for-action center. Our
work highlights root causes and value-based solutions to hunger
and poverty around the world, with a commitment to establishing
food as a fundamental human right. We participate in activist
coalitions and furnish clearly written and carefully researched
analyses, arguments and action plans for people who want to
help change the world.
Voluntary help needed: see http://www.foodfirst.org/action/
Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF)
FPIF - IPS, 733 15th St NW, Suite 1020,
Washington DC, 20005, USA
Tel: (202) 234-9382
FPIF - IRC, PO Box 2178, Silver City, NM
88062, USA
Tel: (505) 388-0208
theo@ips-dc.org
www.fpif.org
Foreign Policy In Focus (FPIF) seeks to
make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and global
partner. It is a "think tank without walls" that
functions as an international network of more than 650 policy
analysts and advocates. Unlike traditional think tanks, FPIF
is committed to advancing a citizen-based foreign policy agenda
- one that is fundamentally rooted in citizen initiatives
and movements. FPIF is a joint project of the Institute for
Policy Studies (IPS) and the Interhemispheric Resource Center
(IRC).
FPIF provides astute analysis and recommends
innovative solutions in global affairs. Its current work surrounds
issues of multilateralism, oil politics, U.S.-Africa policy,
and the war on terrorism. FPIF responds to current global
affairs and crises with information and analysis through news
commentaries, policy briefs, forums, and news conferences.
It aims to foster broader participation and project new voices
in U.S. policy debates through expansive grassroots and student
outreach.
Voluntary help needed: domestic and foreign
activists, scholars, and writers who are committed to principles
of economic justice, human rights, and multilateralism are
invited to join.
Friends of the Earth (FoE) USA
1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 600,
Washington DC 20036, USA
Tel: 1 202 783 7400
Fax: 1 202 783 0444
foe@foe.org
www.foe.org
FoE US was one of the founders of Friends
of the Earth in 1969, together with environmentalists people
from Sweden, France, and Great Britain. Today, the organization
has 20,000 members, and publishes a quarterly magazine in
English. The group's main campaigns concern: genetically engineered
foods, pesticides, tax reform, urban sprawl, transportation,
government spending, trade, international finance, clean water,
and forest preservation.
Voluntary help needed: contact FoE USA
Global Exchange
2003 - 2017 Mission Street, #303 - San Francisco,
CA
Tel: 415.255.7296
Fax: 415.255.7498
www.globalexchange.org
Global Exchange is an international human
rights organization dedicated to promoting political, social
and environmental justice globally. Since our founding in
1988, we have been working to increase global awareness among
the U.S. public while building partnerships around the world.
Voluntary help needed: Global Exchange operates
a structured internship program during the summer and a less
structured program during the fall, winter and spring. Interns
work closely with program staff on campaigns and programs
and are expected to bring some knowledge and experience to
the organization. Some agreement can be made for interns to
work remotely on specific projects. Interns should be able
to offer at least 15 hours per week for a minimum of 2 months.
Volunteers work in our San Francisco office, with program
staff on a less formal basis and are generally able to offer
a shorter amount of time than interns. Volunteers are those
wishing to get involved with the organization, in any capacity.
Tasks may range from staffing information tables at day time,
evening or weekend events, phone banking Global Exchange members
about important issues, assisting with the development and
distribution of campaign/program materials to researching
and writing reports. Some volunteers make short term agreements
with the organization to assist staff, while others volunteer
1-2 hours per week over a longer period of time.
People from all places are encouraged to
apply. Non US citizens must apply for an INS visa to volunteer
in the USA.
Global Exchange also
facilitates for human rights observers to participate in Peace
Camps in Chiapas, Mexico. For more information, visit:
<http://www.globalexchange.org/countries/mexico/volunteers.html>
Voluntary help needed: see website
Global Trade Watch
1600 20th St. NW, Washington, DC. 20009,
USA
Tel: (202) 588-1000
www.citizen.org/trade
Global Trade Watch (GTW) promotes democracy
by challenging corporate globalization, arguing that the current
globalization model is neither a random inevitability nor
“free trade.” Our work seeks to make the measurable
outcomes of this model accessible to the public, press, and
policy-makers, while emphasizing that if the results are not
acceptable, then the model can and must be changed or replaced.
Voluntary help needed: see <http://www.citizen.org/action/index.cfm?sectionID=107>
National Labor Committee
540 West 48th Street; 3rd Floor, New York,
NY 10036, USA
Tel: (212) 242-3002
www.nlcnet.org
The NLC views worker rights in a global
economy as indivisible and inalienable human rights, and we
believe that now is the time to secure them for all on the
planet. The Committee undertakes public education, research
and social activism to empower citizens in our nations to
support the brave and growing worker movements in Asia, Africa
and the Americas. As they fight for the right to come together
and create new democratic workplaces and societies in their
own nations, we will work with them to create the new global
democratic institutions that will ensure economic justice
and dignity for workers and citizens everywhere.
Voluntary help needed: see website
International Society for Ecology and Culture
PO Box 9475, Berkeley, CA 94709, USA
isecca@igc.org
Tel: (510) 548 4915
www.isec.org.uk
The International Society for Ecology and
Culture (ISEC) promotes locally-based alternatives to the
global consumer culture. Through analysis and popular education,
ISEC promotes systemic solutions to today's crises - from
unemployment to climate change, from ethnic conflict to loss
of biodiversity. Our innovative work based on the strategy
of 'education for action' seeks to reveal, and raise broad
awareness about, the root causes of those crises while promoting
grassroots and policy-level strategies for ecological and
community renewal. ISEC is an international organisation with
offices in the UK and the US, and programmes also in Ladakh,
Northern India.
Voluntary help needed: we require volunteers
in Ladakh throughout the summer
(June-September) for help with our education programmes. Volunteers
are welcome from any nation, but must be able to speak English
and have an interest and understanding of issues relating
to globalisation. Longer term volunteers are preferred (at
least 4 weeks), but shorter term is also possible.
We can also use outreach/publicity, research, tech, fundraising,
and general office support in our Berkeley, CA and Devon,
UK offices.
Mobilization for Global Justice
(contact info is updated regularly on www.globalizethis.org)
http://sept.globalizethis.org
The Mobilization for Global Justice plans
educational events and protests around IMF, World Bank and
trade agreements in Washington, DC. Helps to coordinate regional
and national actions that are taking place in DC. Makes links
between globalism and local DC issues.
Voluntary help needed: to plan events; outreach, music, puppet
making, design, action coordination, legal, etc. We invite
volunteers from DC area to come to our regular meetings (see
www.globalizethis.org
for time/place).
Sweatshop Watch
310 Eighth Street, Suite 303, Oakland, CA
94607, USA
Tel: 510-834-8990
1250 So. Los Angeles St, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA 90015,
USA
Tel: 213-748-5945
sweatinfo@sweatshopwatch.org
www.sweatshopwatch.org
Founded in 1995, Sweatshop Watch is a coalition
of over 30 labor, community, civil rights, immigrant rights,
women's, religious and student organizations, and many individuals,
committed to eliminating the exploitation that occurs in sweatshops.
Sweatshop Watch serves low-wage workers nationally and globally,
with a focus on garment workers in California. We believe
that workers should earn a living wage in a safe, decent work
environment, and that those responsible for the exploitation
of sweatshop workers must be held accountable. The workers
who labor in sweatshops are our driving force. Our decisions,
projects, and organizing efforts are informed by their voices,
their needs, and their life experiences.
Voluntary help needed: see <http://www.sweatshopwatch.org/swatch/do/>
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