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- Alternatives to Violence Project - Empowering people to lead nonviolent lives through affirmation, respect for all, community building, cooperation, and trust. Provides a history, publications available and workshop information.
www.avpusa.org
- Anathoth Community Farm - Intentional community in Luck, Wisconsin focused on sustainability, peace, justice, and social change. Events, contact information, and related links.
www.airstreamcomm.net/~anathoth
- Center for Nonviolent Communication - Global organization helping people compassionately connect with one another through Nonviolent Communication, a process created by Marshall B Rosenberg, PhD. Training events, resources, program background, and contact information.
www.cnvc.org
- Chicago Anti-Bashing Network - Responds to all serious hate crimes, no matter what group is targeted, including state-sponsored violence such as the war against Iraq. Includes resources, events calendar, news, and contacts.
www.cabn.org
- Citizens for Peace - A grassroots community organization devoted to educating decision makers to identify, reduce, and prevent violence through art and entertainment. Provides volunteer and sponsor information and current projects. Based in San Francisco, California.
www.citizensforpeace.org/home.htm
- Deep Humanity Institute - Creates workshops in community building, peacemaking and personal development in schools, workplace, and community environments. Provides a brief overview, founders' biographies, and programs offered.
www.deephumanity.org
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) - Humanitarian Assistance Programs - A nonprofit organization committed to relieving human suffering and breaking the cycle of violence. Provides an overview, iniatives, and training information. Provides related links and post 9-11 work.
www.emdrhap.org
- Fellowship of Reconciliation - Sponsors conferences to educate and train nonviolent protestors. Opinion articles, group background, program and event descriptions, related links.
www.forusa.org
- Gandhi Memorial Center - Headquarters of the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Foundation, Inc. Provides resources for the study of the life and philosophy of the man, including a library, material for loan to exhibits, and a one year correspondence course. Located on the grounds of the Self-Revelation Church, Washington DC.
www.gandhimc.org
- Global Action to Prevent War - A program for working toward the abolition of war, including genocide and internal conflicts. Features a list of countries with members, organization on the steering committee, program statements and overview, FAQs and membership information.
www.globalactionpw.org
- Greater Anderson Promotes Peace - GAPP affirms the dignity and value of all people. As a coalition of concerned citizens in Anderson Township, Cincinnati, OH, we are committed to the ongoing work of peacebuilding as essential for community life.
home.fuse.net/gappeace
- Hawaii World Peace Connections - Directory of links to peace organizations around the world.
www.geocities.com/aempeace/world.html
- Jewish Peace Fellowship - Jewish voice in the peace community and a peace voice in the Jewish community. A nondenominational Jewish organization committed to active nonviolence as a means of resolving conflict, drawing on Jewish traditional sources within the Torah, the Talmud, and contemporary peacemaking sages.
www.jewishpeacefellowship.org
- Karuna Center for Peacebuilding - Offers training programs in conflict prevention, transformation and management, with a special focus on inter-communal dialogue and reconciliation. Goals, newsletter, publications, and programs.
www.karunacenter.org
- Kindness, Inc. - Information about Dr. Chuck Wall and his organization to promote random acts of kindness.
www.kindnessinc.org
- M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence - Mission is to promote and apply the principles of nonviolence locally, nationally, and globally, to prevent violence and resolve personal and public conflicts through research, education, and programming. Articles, programs, audio clips, and resources.
www.gandhiinstitute.org
- Mahatma Gandhi Canadian Foundation for World Peace - An organization committed to sharing knowledge of the Mahatma's beliefs and philosophies, supporting research studies and education. Each year, initiates lectureships, educational activities, conferences, and events.
www.gandhi.ca
- Milarepa Fund - A non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of universal compassion and nonviolence, as well as freedom and independence of Tibet. Contains mission statement, information on membership, and contact information.
www.milarepa.org
- Moviment Graffitti - Active against exploitation and / or oppression of people, environment and animals. Includes a mailing list, news, events, and contact information.
www.movimentgraffitti.org
- New York Metropolitan Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Non-Violence - Dedicated to King and his vision of a "Beloved Community" free of racism, violence, and poverty. Operates charter school, leadership workshops, and outreach programs that utilize Dr. Kings philosophy and methodologies. Mission, programs, and mailing lists.
nymlk.org
- One Minute Of Peace - Organizing a moment of peace and love on 3/20-21/2003. Provides a mission statement, mailing list, and volunteer information.
www.OneMinuteOfPeace.org
- Peace Learning Center - A proactive force for transformation and positive change in the community through holistic peace education initiatives that enhance respect for self, others, and the environment.
www.peacelearningcenter.org
- People's NonViolent Response Coalition - After the events of September 11, 2001. Progressive activists in the 9th Congessional District of California, following the courageous leadership of their Congresswoman Barbara Lee, gathered at a Strategy Meeting in an attempt to unify as a body and build consensus around Principles of Unity.
www.pnvrc.net
- Plowshare Peace and Justice Center - An Education and Resource Center Committed to the Creation of a Just World Peace which Recognizes the Dignity and Worth of Every Human Being.
www.plowshare.org
- Reclaim The Satyagraha! - Workshops discussing the power of nonviolence in direct action for social and environmental justice.
www.satyagraha.org
- School of the Americas Watch/ North East - Dedicated to closing the US Army's SOA at Fort Benning, Georgia through non violent activism. Tax dollars support this school training Latin American military personnel cited in human rights violations.
www.soaw-ne.org
- Season for Nonviolence - Creates an awareness of nonviolent principles and practice through education and community action. Includes an overview and history, calendar of events, links to other communities with chapters, and Peace Walk information, located in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
www.seasonfornonviolence-cs.org
- Stop The Violence - Face The Music - Non-profit organization educating youth and providing non-violent messages through the use of counseling services, music, videos, and public education awareness campaigns. Programs, events, music, and resources.
www.stv.net
- The Non-Violence Project - Strives to teach alternatives to violent behavior, and to motivate and engage young people in positive action. Provides mission statement, lists of staff, board of directors, awards, and current programs. Based in Miami.
www.nvp-miami.org
- The Peace Center: Non-violent Conflict Resolution - Works for community peace and social justice. Provides a list of programs in the community, links to resources, and associated local organizations and events. Based in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.
www.comcat.com/~peace/PeaceCenter.html
- The Seamless Garment Network, Inc. - A prolife, nonviolent program with a theme of "consistent ethic of life." Provides a list of nonviolence actions, articles, petitions, and letters to world leaders. Based in Garner, North Carolina.
www.seamless-garment.org
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