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The non-profit sector offers information, education, and activism against
hate violence. This list contains a few of the organizations that offer
resources or help communities respond to hate activities. Many of the
national organizations have local chapters.
National
Organizations
American-Arab
Anti-Discrimination Committee
4201 Conn. Ave. N.W., #300
Washington, D.C. 20008
Phone: 202-244-2990
Web: http://www.adc.org
(Combats media stereotyping, defamation, and discrimination against
Americans of Arab descent through legal action and education.)
American
Jewish Committee
The Jacob Blaustein Building
165 East 56th Street
New York, NY 10022-2746
Phone: 212-751-4000
Web: http://ajc.org
(Published, What to Do When the Militia Comes to
Town)
Anti-Defamation
League
823 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212-490-2525
Web: http://www.adl.org
(Combats anti-semitism and racial supremacist ideology,
published Hate Crimes Laws: A Comprehensive Guide.)
Asian
American Legal Defense & Education Fund
99 Hudson St., 12th Flr.
New York, NY 10013-2869
Phone: 212-966-5932
(Community education, legal counseling and advocacy
on behalf of victims of anti-Asian violence.)
Center
For Democratic Renewal
P.O. Box 50469 Atlanta,
GA 30302
Phone: 404-221-0025
Web: http://www.thecdr.org
(Published When Hate Groups Come to Town: A Handbook
of Effective Community Responses.)
Center for New Community
PO Box 346066
Chicago, IL 60634
Phone: 708-848-0319
Web: http://www.newcomm.org
(Publishes special reports on anti-immigrant groups)
Choosing to Participate
Facing History and Ourselves
16 Hurd Road
Brookline, MA 02445
Phone: 617-232-1595
Web: http://www.facing.org/
(Traveling exhibition featuring events in time when individuals and communities made decisions affecting the course of history.)
Connect America
Points of Light Foundation
1400 Eye St. NW, Suite 800
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-729-8000
Web: http://www.pointsoflight.org/sponsors/connectamerica.cfm
(Sponsors national "Join Hands Day")
Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
453 New Jersey Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202-488-8787
Web: http://www.cair-net.org
(Published, Law Enforcement Official's Guide to the Muslim Community)
NAACP
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore MD 21215
Phone: 410-521-4939
Web: http://www.naacp.org
(Combats racisms and fights for civil rights.)
National
Council of Churches
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880
New York, NY 10115
Phone: 212-870-2141
Web: http://www.ncccusa.org
(Organized nationally to rebuild burnt churches in
1996.)
National
Gay & Lesbian Task Force
1325 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Phone 202-393-2284
Web: http://www.thetaskforce.org
(Fights hate crime; monitors attacks on civil liberties.)
The National Urban League
120 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
Phone: 212-558-5300
Web: http://www.nul.org
(Increasing civil rights, educational and financial opportunities for African Americans through programs and research.)
Parents
and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
1726 M Street, Suite 400
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-4999
Web: http://www.pflag.org
(Support for families of Gays and Lesbians with hundreds
of local chapters).
People
for the American Way
2000 M Street, NW,
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-467-4999
Web: http://www.pfaw.org
(Supports community organizing for freedom of thought,
expression and religion.)
Political
Research Associates
1310 Broadway, Suite 201
Somerville, MA 02144
Phone: 617-666-5300
Web: http://www.publiceye.org/
(Think-tank monitoring the full spectrum of hate organizations.)
Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund
1331 H Street, NW, 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202-393-2700
Web: http://www.saldef.org/default.aspx?zone=misc.faq
(Legal assistance and educational outreach for Sikh Americans. Civil rights
advocacy.)
Southern Poverty Law Center
P.O. Box 548
Montgomery, AL 36101
Phone: 334-956-8200
Web: http://www.splcenter.org
(Reports on hate crime and advances the legal rights of victims of injustice. Home of Klanwatch.)
Study
Circles Resource Center
PO Box 203
Pomfret, CT 06258
Phone: 860-928-2616
Web: http://www.studycircles.org
(Helps communities and organizations begin small democratic,
discussion groups that can make significant progress on difficult
issues including race.)
100 Black Men of America
141 Auburn Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: 404-688-5100
Web: http://www.100blackmen.org
(Helps young African Americans to overcome financial and cultural obstacles through mentoring, anti-violence, education and economic development
programs.)
Regional
Organizations
California
Association of Human Relations Organizations
320 W Temple Street, Suite 1184
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 213-974-7601
Web: http://www.cahro.org
(Works with groups to develop statewide responses to
hate crimes.)
Montana Human Rights Network
P.O. Box 1222
Helena, MT 59624
Web: http://www.mhrn.org/
Western
States Center
P.O. Box 40305
Portland, OR 97240
Phone: 503-228-8866
Web: http://www.westernstatescenter.org
(Works to fight intolerance in the Northwest.)
Women's
Project
2224 Main St.
Little Rock, AR 72206
Phone: 501-372-5113
Web: http://www.womens-project.org
(Community-based organizing project that combats violence
against women, economic injustice, racism, sexism, and homophobia
in the South.)
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