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The Alliance of Baptists is an alliance of individuals and churches dedicated to the preservation of historic Baptist principles, freedoms, and traditions, and to the expression of our ministry and mission through cooperative relationships with other Baptist bodies and the larger Christian community

The American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker organization which includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and humanitarian service. Its work is based on the belief in the worth of every person and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice

Bread for the World is a nationwide Christian citizens movement seeking justice for the world's hungry people by lobbying our nation's decision makers. The Bread for the World Institute seeks justice for hungry people by engaging in research and education on policies related to hunger and development.

Catholic Relief Services is the official international relief and development agency of the U.S. Catholic community, CRS is also committed to educating the people of the United States to fulfill their moral responsibilities toward our global brothers and sisters by helping the poor, working to remove the causes of poverty, and promoting social justice.

The Church of the Brethren seeks to be constructive, creative, and distinctly Christian in relation to their government. We shall aim to develop among our people an intelligent participation in government without reference to political parties or partisan issues. The Brethren are committed to the realization of a peaceful world through love, brotherhood, and justice.

Church Women United is a racially, culturally, theologically inclusive Christian women's movement, celebrating unity in diversity and working for a world of peace and justice.

Founded in 1946, Church World Service is the relief, development, and refugee assistance ministry of 36 Protestant, Orthodox, and Anglican denominations.

The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is a body of approximately 800,000 Christian believers in some 3,700 congregations in the United States and Canada. We believe that God is calling us to be a faithful, growing church that demonstrates true community, deep Christian spirituality and a passion for justice.

The Conference of Major Superiors of Men (CMSM) is an association of the leadership of men in religious and apostolic institutes in the United States. The Peace and Justice office works in collaboration with member institutes, other Catholic organizations, ecumenical and inter-religious organizations, and human rights and social justice organizations, to effectively analyze and respond to various policies that affect the marginalized in the US and around the world.

EPICA (Ecumenical Program on Central America and the Caribbean) raises critical awareness about the impact of corporate globalization and militarism in the Americas and the struggle of the poor to create just and peaceful alternatives. Through publications, workshops, and delegations to the region, EPICA mobilizes people to challenge the unjust policies of economic globalization.

The Episcopal Church, Washington Office is a nationwide grassroots network of Episcopalians who call and write their members of Congress and the Administration to advocate positions of the Church. Members of the EPPN receive policy alerts updating them on what is happening in Washington, the Church's position on public policies, and techniques and information on contacting their government leaders.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America 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 Fellowship of Reconciliation is a pacifist, interfaith organization. Its Task Force on Latin America on the Caribbean promotes demilitarized US policy, especially in Colombia and Puerto Rico.

Franciscan Mission Service seeks to support lay people from the United States in overseas mission working in clinics hospitals, schools, parishes, and farmlands. When the Missioners return, they share their stories and seek ways to utilize their experiences in the United States, thereby promoting justice and peace throughout the world. The Fransiscans have worked in countries like, Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala, Honduras, and Peru.

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.

Founded in 1981, under the auspices of the Society of Jesus, Jesuit Refugee Services has emerged as a major international project of the of the Jesuit social apostolate. JRS programs include pastoral care, education, health care and vocational training. In addition to these direct services, JRS personnel advocate for refugees and the internally displaced before national and international governing bodies

The Loretto Community works for a just and peaceful world. They stood in solidarity with the United Farm Workers, joined those advocating for a nuclear freeze, encouraged the conversion to a peace economy, and spoke out on behalf of victims of oppressive regimes in Latin America.

Lutheran World Relief works with partners in 50 countries to help people grow food, improve health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and recover from disasters.

The Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns represents the Maryknoll missioners who work around the world, including 12 countries in Latin America. Our analysis and action are guided by the gospel and Catholic social teaching. We serve as a resource for Maryknollers, and we attempt to bring the voice and experience of Maryknoll into policy discussions in the United Nations, the U.S. and other governments, international financial institutions and the corporate world.

The Mennonite Central Committee U.S. Washington Office is a Mennonite and Brethren in Christ presence on Capitol Hill providing and encouraging prophetic witness to the way of Christ on mattes of U.S. public policy.

The National Council of Churches, founded in 1950, is the leading force for ecumenical cooperation among Christians in the United States. The NCC's 36 Protestant, Anglican and Orthodox member denominations includemore than 50 million persons in 140,000 local congregations in communities across the nation.

NETWORK, A National Catholic Social Justice Lobby, educates, lobbies, and organizes to influence the formation of federal legislation to promote economic and social justice.

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.

The Presbyterian Washington Office is the public policy information and advocacy office of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Its task is to advocate, and help the church to advocate, the social witness perspectives and policies of the Presbyterian General Assembly.

Quixote Center/Quest for Peace is a faith-based social justice organization working in partnership with the Institute of John XXIII in Nicaragua to develop community based development initiatives, while also working to change those U.S. foreign policies that contribute to poverty in Latin America.

The Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism (RAC) is the Washington office of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations (UAHC), whose over 900 congregations across North America encompass 1.5 million Reform Jews, and the Central Conference of American Rabbis(CCAR) whose membership includes over 1800 Reform rabbis.

The goal of Sister Parish is to foster mutual understanding and commitment to peace and justice among people. To accomplish its goal, Sister Parish establishes linkages between churches in the United States and faith-based communities in Central America.

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.

The United Church of Christ is a community of faith that seeks to respond to the Gospel of Jesus Christ in word and deed. The UCC was founded in 1957 as the union of several different Christian traditions: from the beginning of our history, we were a church that affirmed the ideal that Christians did not always have to agree to live together in communion.

The United Methodist Women have a long history of concern for social justice. Its members have often taken forthright positions on controversial issues involving Christian principles.

Witness for Peace supports peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by working to change US policies and corporate practices in Latin America and the Caribbean. Our strategies include transformational travel, personal witness, popular education, and grassroots activism.

The General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) is one of four international general program boards of The United Methodist Church. The General Board is defined by its five areas of ministry: (1) Public Witness and Advocacy(2) Administration(3) Ministry of Resourcing Congregational Life, (4)United Nations Ministry, (5) Communications.