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AFRICAN
AMERICAN AND CIVIL RIGHTS:
African
American Planning Commission
http://www.aapci.org
AAPC fights homelessness, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS,
the housing shortage, and unemployment in an effort
to advance the socioeconomic status of African
Americans.
Black Women in Sisterhood for Action
http://www.bisa-hq.org/
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NATIONAL
ACTION NETWORK:
http://www.nationalactionnetwork.net
A civil rights organization headed by Al Sharpton
that deals with the issues of “voter registration,
education . . . [and] police misconduct” and works
to promote a discourse in the black community
free of racial slurs.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
http://www.naacp.org
A historical organization that promotes the legal
rights of African Americans and works to end racial
discrimination in America. They include branches
in women’s issues, youth services, education,
criminal justice, civic engagement, civil rights
investigations and legal defense.
NAACP Scholarship Listings: http://www.naacp.org/youth/scholarships
National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
http://www.ncnw.org
This organization addresses the particular needs
of African American women through mentoring programs,
international outreach to African women, and a
leadership and economic development center.
National Urban League
http://www.nul.org/
An organization dedicated to the advancement of
African Americans, with programs focusing in Education
and Youth, Economic Empowerment, Health and Quality
of Life, Civic Engagement and Civil Rights and
Racial Justice. Such programs offer broad assistance
from job placement to housing counseling, youth
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AFFIRMATIVE
ACTION:
Affirmative Action and
Diversity Project
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu
Resource for those wishing to understand and explore
Affirmative Action; the site provides many helpful
sources for further research or involvement.
American Association for Affirmative Action
http://www.affirmativeaction.org
AAAA works to unite professionals in the field
of affirmative action and provides a comprehensive
list of references for individuals exploring issues
in affirmative action.
American Psychological Association
http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/affirmaction.html
Information on the affirmative action and equal
opportunity employment policies, and a commentary
on the future of affirmative action from the perspective
of the APA.
Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, Integration
& Immigrant Rights And Fight for Equality
By Any Means Necessary (BAMN)
http://www.bamn.com
An organization that promotes affirmative action
as a means to achieve social equality. They provide
information as it relates to current issues facing
affirmative action and work to effect political
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DISABILITY:
Disability Resources
http://www.disabilityresources.org
A comprehensive index that provides resources
on a wide range of
disabilities with catalogues based on disability
and organization locations.
Disability.gov
http://www.disability.gov
Informational site on a variety of topics including
disability laws, employment, health services,
and guidance regarding independent travel and
technology usage of those with disabilities.
The website also includes a state-specific browser
feature that allows users to become more familiar
with the disability laws and conditions in their
state.
Family Village
http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
A disability resources website.
HEATH Resource Center: An Online
Clearinghouse on Postsecondary Education for
Individuals with Disabilities
http://www.heath.gwu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&task=
view&id=1050&Itemid=38
The site provides a variety of resources surrounding
issues those with disabilities face in the context
of postsecondary education.
The Boulevard
http://www.blvd.com/
A disability resource directory of products
and services for the physically challenged,
elderly, and the caregivers and healthcare professionals
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LGBT:
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
http://www.iglhrc.org/cgi-bin/iowa/home/index.html
An organization which seeks to enact change
through political means in the areas of discrimination
and equality, the right to privacy and family,
torture, violence and abuse of homosexual individuals,
decriminalization, freedom of speech, assembly
and association, gender identity and expression,
and health and human rights.
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders
http://www.glad.org/
A legal rights organization that seeks to correct
discrimination based on sexual orientation,
HIV status and gender identity and expression
in the legal system.
International
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
http://www.ilga.org/
ILGA is a “community-based federation focused
on presenting discrimination on grounds of sexual
orientation as a global issue.” Their website
provides many articles on current sexual orientation-based
discrimination.
National Center for Transgender Equality
http://www.nctequality.org/
An organization that deals with transgender
issues regarding discrimination, privacy, health,
education, the military, seniors, immigration,
federal prisons, family and partnership recognition,
faith based initiatives and hate crimes. It
also has information on current events and policy
that affect transgender people.
National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce
http://thetaskforce.org/
A comprehensive organization that deals with
a variety of issues surrounding aging, the anti-gay
industry, bisexuality, elections and politics,
faith, health and HIV/AIDS, marriage/partner
recognition, nondiscrimination, parenting and
family, racial and economic justice, transgender,
and youth and hate crimes.
White Crane
http://www.gaywisdom.org
“White Crane Institute projects include: the
quarterly publication White Crane, White Crane
Books: Books of Gay Wisdom and Culture, the
Gay Men's Leadership Academy, the online GayWisdom.com
Daily Digest, sponsorship of documentary film
projects that explore Gay culture and wisdom
and sponsorship of cultural content for LGBT
community centers around the country. To demonstrate
the essential, unique gifts that the often marginalized
GLBT community plays in the spiritual development
of humankind, White Crane Institute seeks to
reclaim, through self reflection, scholarly
study, and research, the traditional and natural
role of GLBT people in the evolution of contemporary
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NATIVE
AMERICAN:
American Indian Community House
http://www.aich.org
An organization that assists American Indian’s
living in New York City. It provides programs
in employment and training, health and HIV/AIDS
services, and youth council.
List of scholarships, internships and fellowships:
http://www.aich.org/sifwp/
American Indian Heritage Foundation
http://www.indians.org/
The organization aims to both serve American Indians
and promote their culture. They do so through
programs in national emergency relief to the needy,
scholarships for women and students, support for
Pow Wows and Indian ceremonies, and promotional
materials to foster a national public awareness
of the contributions of Native Americans, as well
as the culture, traditions and special needs of
American Indian people.
American Indian Policy Center
http://www.airpi.org/index.html
The Center focuses on research, policy development
and education on critical American Indian issues.
It hosts two conferences a year on significant
issues of public policy relating to American Indians,
ranging from primary education to the preservation
of treaty rights.
Index of Native American Organizations on the
Internet
http://www.hanksville.org/NAresources/indices/NAorg.html
An index of Native American Organizations.
Native American Organizations and Urban Indian
Centers
http://www.nativeculturelinks.com/organizations.html
An index of Native American Organizations in different
areas around the United States.
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ASIAN-AMERICAN:
Asia America Initiative
http://www.asiaamerica.org/
An organization that seeks to promote peace
in Asia through community
building, relief programs and policy analysis.
“Asian and Asian American Organizations”
http://www.awib.org/
A directory of Asian American organizations,
organized by state.
“Asian American Links”
http://www.janet.org/
This site provides links to organizations that
specialize in a variety of issues affecting
Asian Americans, including immigrant rights,
civic participation and voting rights, economic
justice for workers, access to language services,
Census policy, affirmative action, youth rights
and educational equity, and the elimination
of anti-Asian violence, police misconduct, and
human trafficking.
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
https://www.aaldef.org
AALDEF works on behalf of Asian Americans to
litigate cases that
affect their interests, provide multilingual
legal advice clinics for
low-income Asian Americans and new immigrants,
educate them
about their legal rights, train students in
public interest law and actively lobbies and
reviews proposed legislation and governmental
policies affecting Asian Americans.
Asian American Women’s Alliance
http://www.aawalliance.com/
AAWA runs many community service activities,
as well as
leadership and mentoring programs. It also provides
scholarships to AsianAmerican women.
Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance
http://www.apalanet.org/
A labor organization that promotes the civil
rights of Asian
Americans through organizing and fighting for
equality
“East and Southeast Asia”
http://newton.uor.edu
/Departments&Programs/AsianStudiesDept/asianam.html
An annotated directory of internet resources
on many topics
relating to Asian Americans, including political
and social issues, community organizations,
media, culture and the arts, history, Japanese
internment, immigration, naturalization and
asylum, and resources for teaching.
India Network Foundation
http://www.indnet.org/
INF “has been helping various developmental
projects in India and providing support to members
confronted with unexpected problems and issues
in the United States.” In addition, INF produces
many publications and works on school and community
related relief projects. INF also provides links
to various cultural and social organizations
around the world.
Japanese American Citizens League
http://jacl.org
JACL works to protect the interests and civil
liberties of the Asian
Pacific American community. It does so by educating
others about the role of Japanese Americans
in America’s history, creating opportunities
for youth through mentoring and youth programs,
and advocating for progressive public policy.
Organization of Chinese Americans
http://www.ocanational.org
OCA works to advance the “social, political,
and economic well-being of Asian Pacific Americans
in the United States” through leadership training
programs and conferences, mentoring programs,
and scholarships.
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LATINO:
Hispanic Association of
Colleges and Universities
http://www.hacu.net/
HACU “coordinates and manages projects funded
by federal
agencies, corporations, and foundations to support
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).”
Scholarships may be found at: http://www.hacu.net/hacu/Scholarships_EN.asp?SnID=
818406909 and internships at: http://www.hnip.net/
Hispanic Scholarship Fund
http://www.hsf.net/
An organization that awards scholarships to Hispanic
individuals
pursuing their first undergraduate or graduate
degrees.
“Latino Intersections”
http://journals.dartmouth.edu/latinox/resource_center/
academics4.shtml
An index of links to educational, cultural, civic,
social, political,
labor and professional organizations for Latinos.
League of United Latin American Citizens
http://www.lulac.org/
A civil rights organization that works “to advance
the economic
condition, educational attainment, political influence,
housing,
health and civil rights of the Hispanic population
of the United States.” They do so through programs
in housing, immigration services, employment,
literacy, leadership, voter registration and initiatives
such as the LULAC National Educational Service
Centers and the Empower Hispanic America with
Technology Project. Scholarships may be found
at:
http://www.lnesc.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={3AEDB506-F425-4E58-B9F6-44867E2FD943}
MANA; A National Latina Organization
http://www.hermana.org/
MANA works to enhance the “leadership skills of
Latinas, promote community service by Latinas,
and provide Latinas with advocacy opportunities.”
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CARIBBEAN-AMERICAN:
Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce
and
Industry, Inc.
http://www.caribbeantradecenter.com
CACCI is a “is a statewide [in New York] membership
organization, which has developed expertise in
providing business assistance to small and start-up
business owners, in areas of business planning,
financing, procurement, certification, expansion,
and export/import opportunities.”
Caribbean People International Collective, Inc.
http://www.cpicincny.org/
CPIC aims to promote a healthy lifestyle amongst
those in the Caribbean American community. It
does so in part by providing “culturally based
assistance and supportive services to adult unemployed
persons of Caribbean descent, particularly those
from economically disadvantage areas of New York”
and running AIDS Support Centers in the Caribbean.
Institute of Caribbean Studies
http://www.icsdc.org
ICSDC aims to promote the “increased economic
empowerment of Caribbean-Americans”, inclusion
of their viewpoints in public policy, and “increased
educational exchanges between Caribbean and American
peoples.”
National Alliance of Latin American and
Caribbean Communities
http://www.nalacc.org/
An membership organization that seeks immigration
law reform and an expansion of resources for its
communities. It also runs a leadership institute.
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WOMEN:
American Association for University
Women
http://www.aauw.org/
The work of the AAUW comes in the form of its
legal advocacy fund, leadership programs, and
fellowships, grants, and awards.
Equal Rights Advocates
http://www.equalrights.org/about/about_era.asp
ERA works to effect legal change in a variety
of areas of special interest to women and families.
They also provide legal advice and counseling
to women.
Equality Now
http://www.equalitynow.org/english/index.html
“Equality Now works to end violence and discrimination
against women and girls around the world through
the mobilization of public pressure. Issues
of concern to Equality Now include: rape, domestic
violence, reproductive rights, trafficking,
female genital mutilation, political participation,
and gender discrimination”
Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/welcome/index.html
FMF is “dedicated to women's equality, reproductive
health, and non-violence . . . [It] engages
in research and public policy development, public
education programs, grassroots organizing projects,
leadership training and development programs,
and participates in and organizes forums on
issues of women's equality and empowerment.
Our sister organization, the Feminist Majority,
engages in lobbying and other direct political
action, pursuing equality between women and
men through legislative avenues.”
National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org
A historic women’s organization dedicated to
fighting for the advancement of a variety of
women’s issues, including abortion and reproductive
rights, economic justice, ending sex discrimination,
promoting Lesbian rights, stopping violence
against women.
National Partnership for Women and Families
http://www.nationalpartnership.org
This organization aims to change the national
landscape on issues that matter to women and
families such as health care reform, reproductive
health and rights, workplace discrimination,
workplace flexibility, civil rights and affirmative
action.
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MISCELLANEOUS:
International Human Rights Association
of Minorities
http://www.ihraam.org
IHRAM provides an international legal consulting
service, hosts conferences and seminars to promote
public awareness of minority group issues, and
works closely with the UN to assist minority
groups.
RainbowPUSH
http://www.rainbowpush.org
An organization that provides a number of community
service programs, including an AIDS Initiative,
Prison Outpost, KidsCare, Food Giveaway, and
Voter registration.
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