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Policy Organizations

Founded in 1848 to represent all disciplines of science, the American Association for the Advancement of Science supports scientific exchange and discussion of science and society issues.

The Center for International Policy is a nonprofit educational and research organization promoting a U.S. foreign policy based on international cooperation, demilitarization and respect for basic human rights.

Since 1977, The Development Group for Alternative Policies(The Development GAP) has worked to ensure that the knowledge, priorities and efforts of the women and men of the South inform decisions made in the North about their economies and the environments in which they live. Through its collaboration with citizens' organizations overseas, The Development GAP is able to demonstrate practical alternatives to prevailing policies and programs.

The Disarm Education Fund promotes peace and social justice through political and social advocacy, while delivering life-saving medicine, medical supplies and medical delegations to Cuba and Central America.

The Federation of American Scientists seeks to bridge the gap between public policy and science to ensure that advances in science are used for the betterment of humankind.

The Friends Committee on National Legislation is a Quaker lobby in the public interest. We seek a world free of war and the threat of war. We seek a society with equity and justice for all. We seek a community where every person's potential may be fulfilled. We seek an Earth restored.

Global Rights works to empower local advocates to expand the scope of human rights protections and to promote broad participation in building human rights standards and procedures at the national, regional and international levels.

The Institute for Policy Studies is the nation's oldest multi-issue progressive think tank. Since 1963, the Institute has worked with social movements to forge viable and sustainable policies to promote democracy, justice, human rights, and diversity.

The International Relations Center works to make the U.S. a more responsible member of the global community by promoting progressive strategic dialogues that lead to new citizen-based agendas.

The International Labor Rights Fund (ILRF) is an advocacy organization dedicated to achieving just and humane treatment for workers worldwide. We promote enforcement of labor rights internationally through public education and mobilization, research, litigation, and legislative advocacy.

Since 1978, Human Rights First has worked in the U.S. and abroad to create a secure and humane world by advancing justice, human dignity and respect for the rule of law. We support human rights activists who fight for basic freedoms and peaceful change at the local level; protect refugees in flight from persecution and repression; promote fair economic practices by creating safeguards for workers' rights; and help build a strong international system of justice and accountability for the worst human rights crimes.

The Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs witnesses for social justice on domestic and foreign policy issues facing the nation; represents the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's positions within the area of public debate, and educates, informs and enables effective interaction between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the federal government.

The OMI Justice and Peace/ Integrity of Creation Office coordinates the advocacy efforts of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate on behalf of the interests of the poor and abandoned in the U.S. and in the more than 65 countries where the Oblates are in mission. These efforts include serving as a resource for province membership, supporting the community organizing efforts of the Oblates in the United States, and co-ordinating the Corporate Responsibility Program to insist on just practices and policies by corporations in their worldwide operations. Our work also includes advocacy with the United States government and other international institutions on a variety of justice and peace issues.

Oxfam America is dedicated to finding long-term solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice around the world. We work to eliminate the root causes of social and economic inequities by challenging the structural barriers that foster conflict and human suffering and limit people from gaining the skills, resources, and power to become self-sufficient.

The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial implements the late Robert F. Kennedy's vision of a just world free of tyranny through its ongoing advocacy and support for the courageous work done by its human rights laureates. The Memorial also recognizes outstanding examples of this vision through its annual Book & Journalism Awards, as well as its domestic/ community-focused RFK Fellows program .

Grounded in Unitarian Universalist principles that affirm the worth, dignity and human rights of every person, and the interdependence of all life, the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee is a voluntary, nonsectarian organization working to advance justice throughout the world.

US Labor Education in the Americas Project supports workers in Latin America, especially those employed directly or indirctly by U.S. companies, through advocacy and corporate campaigns. US/LEAP focuses its support on workers who are organizing for dignity and justice and seeking to build their own power.

The U.S. Office on Colombia (USOC) seeks to educate U.S. policymakers, the media and public about the impact of U.S. policy on Colombia. By supporting Colombian civil society initiatives and broadening knowledge, understanding and debate it aims to assist in the development of policy solutions.

The Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA) is a nonprofit policy, research and advocacy organization working to advance democracy, human rights and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean.