Sonoma County Peace & Justice Groups
Alternatives to Violence – Presents experiential workshops in personal growth in the community and prisons. 545-1798
American Civil Liberties Union – Defends individual rights and liberties. 765-5005, aclusonoma.org
Amnesty International – Campaigns for human rights for all. 544-8115
California Homemakers Association – entitles home care worker members to emergency food, clothing, medical care, legal advice, childcare, and job referrals. 591-9573
Committee for Immigrant Rights, Sonoma County – Defends the human and civil rights of immigrants. 571-7559, email, immigrantrightssonoma.org
Daily Acts – Offers sustainable solutions rooted in the power of inspired daily actions. 789-9664, dailyacts.org
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) – Supports Central American issues. 528-8038
Food Not Bombs – Serves free, vegetarian food in public places. 477-5319
Free Mind Media –
Gather The Women – Seeks to activate the power of women. email
Global Exchange – Education and action resource center. email
Green Sangha – Spiritually engaged environmental action. email
Healdsburg Peace Project – Peace and social justice action group in Healdsburg. 431-1129, healdsburgpeaceproject.org
Health Care for All – Advocates single payer health insurance. 876-1975
KWTF Radio – Community radio from Santa Rosa and western Sonoma County. kwtf-radio.org (707) 681-5983
Listening for a Change – Programs support listening and oral history to create a caring community. 578-5420, listeningforachange.org
Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County – Seeks to win approval of living wage ordinances in the cities and county of Sonoma. 623-7395, email, livingwagesonoma.org
Marriage Equality USA – Fights for the right of all people to marry, regardless of sexual orientation. email, 332-9537, 579-1922.
MEChA de Sonoma – Student group that focuses on issues affecting the Chicano/Latino community. (800) 397-1586, email
MOVES-Minimizing Occurrences of Violence in Everyday Society – Stresses nonviolence as the answer to society’s violence. 524-1900
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) – Seeks to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination. 542-2522
National Women’s History Project – coordinates observances of Women’s History month around the country. 636-2888, nwhp@aol.com
National Union of Healthcare Workers – Healthcare workers union. 495-9794
North Bay Animal Advocates – Animal rights group. email
North Bay Institute of Green Technology, Youth Green Jobs Sonoma – Empowers and prepares disadvantaged youth for green jobs. 236-7335, nbigt.org
North Bay Organizing Project – a regional faith and values based peoples’ organization, 318-2818
North Coast Coalition for Palestine Support – Brings greater awareness to the plight of the Palestinian people and works to end U.S. military support for Israel. 575-8902
NOW of Sonoma County – local chapter of the National Organization for Women - 545-5036
Peace Alliance – Mission is to campaign for a cabinet-level US Department of Peace. 838-8647, email, thepeacealliance.org
Peace Crane Project – Anti-nuclear group; places peace poles in various sites in Sonoma County. 823-9203, peacecraneproject.org
Peace Roots Alliance – Pairs veterans with farmers to get employment, makes and sends quilts to children in war torn countries. 765-0196, farmsnotarms.org
People for Animal Liberation – Works towards the harmonious coexistence between humans and animals. 433-8138
Petaluma Progressives – Grassroots, political education and action group in Petaluma. 763-8134, email
Police Accountability Clinic & Helpline – Collects, organizes and catalogues information on allegations of police abuse. 542-7224, pachline.org
Praxis Peace Institute – Peace Education organization, 939-2973, praxispeace.org
Progressive Democrats of America – progressive, grassroots, activists. email
Project Censored – Publishes the top 25 most censored news stories each year. 664-3182, email, projectcensored.org
Purple Berets – Women’s rights group for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence. 887-0262, email
Save KBBF – Watchdog group to save KBBF FM. 568-5162
Santa Rosa Copwatch – Educates on how to interact with police and observes police. www.scdirectaction.org/copwatch/
Sonoma County Alliance for Medical Marijuana – Advocacy group for the legal medicinal use of marijuana. 522-0292, samm.net
Sonoma County Taxes for Peace – Provides information and support about war tax resistance. 823-9203
Sonoma Valley Peace & Justice – Peace and social justice group for Sonoma Valley. email
Take Back The Wealth Working Group – Spreads the message that the rich steal the fruits of our labor and our taxes and we can take them back! 539-4538
Trans-Cultural Literacy Project – 206-9041
United Nations Association – Builds public understanding and support for the United Nations. 539-9416
Veterans for Peace – Organization of vets working together for peace and justice through nonviolence. 573-6047
Voice of Roma – Promotes and presents Romani cultural arts and traditions. email, 823-7941
Women in Black – Women who stand in silent vigil to protest war and human rights abuses. 875-2857
Women’s Justice Center – Advocacy for victims of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse, particularly in the Latina community. 575-3150, justicewomen.com
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