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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.
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