Saturday, March 22, 2008

Organizations

Permaculture/Intentional Communities
www.ic.org – Intentional Community website
www.cohousing.org – National Cohousing Association
www.egfs.org –Emma Goldman Finishing School IC
www.urbanwater.info –Great Resource for Urban Watershed work
www.bioneers.org –Bioneers
www.earthactivisttraining.org –Earth Activist Training (CA)
www.oaec.org -Occidental Arts and Ecology Center
www.pathtofreedom.org –Path to Freedom House self -eliance (CA)
www.permacultura.org –Permaculture Latin America
www.permacultureactivist.net –Permaculture Activist Magazine
www.permaculture.org –The Permaculture Institute
www.livepower.org –Live Power Community Farm, Biodynamic farm (CA)
www.culturechange.org –Culture Change, Transport Network
www.solarliving.org –The solar Living Institute
www.lostvalley.org –Lost Valley
www.aprovecho.net –Aprovecho Education center

Forestry/Agroforestry/Arboriculture
www.arborday.org –Arbor Day foundation
www.aftaweb.org –Association for Temperate Agroforestry
www.cifor.cigiar.org –Center for International forestry Research
www.metafore.org –Forest Certification Resource Center
www.earthsourcewood.com –Earth Source Forest Products
www.ecotrustforests.com –Eco-Trust Forests LLC
www.theforestguild.org –The Forest Guild
www.dovetailinc.org –Dove Tail Inc. Community Forestry
www.iatp.org –Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (see forestry center)
www.sfiprogram.org –Sustainable Forestry Initiative (cert.)
www.sierrainstitute.us –Sierra Institute Community forestry
www.safnet.org –Society of American Foresters
www.sustainablewoods.net –The Sustainable Woods Network
www.fsc.org –Forest Stewardship Council
www.pacificforest.org –Pacific Forest Trust
www.forests.org –Forest Protection Portal
www.forestethics.org –Forest Ethics advocacy
www.treeswaterpeople.org –Trees Water People
www.communityforestryinternational.org –Community Forestry International
www.fao.org/forestry/en -FAO
www.greenleafforestry.com –Green Leaf Forestry Great Program!
www.natlforest.org –The National Forest Foundation

Environmental Organizations
www.deepecology.org –Foundation for Deep Ecology
www.greenbeltmovement.org –African Reforestation Organization
www.carbonfund.org –Carbon sequestering for your life
www.treepeople.org –LA Org, reforestation, and urban water
www.sierraclub.org –DUH
www.greenpeace.org –DUH
www.earthfirst.org
www.earth-policy.org – Earth Policy Institute
www.ifcae.org –Institute for Culture and Ecology
www.ser.org –Society for Ecological Restoration
www.wiserearth.org –Wiser Earth Environmental Org data base
www.nwf.org –National Wildlife Federation
www.worldwildlife.org –World Wildlife Fund
www.RAN.org –Rainforest Action Network
www.foe.org –Friends of the Earth
www.nature.org –The Nature Conservancy
www.nrdc.org –Natural Resource Defense Council

Localism/Bioregionalism
www.ecotrust.org -Eco-Trust does amazing work with the concept of Bioregionalism
www.middleburyinstitute.org –Middlebury Institute for the study of Secession
www.cascadia-bioregion.tripod.com –Cascadia Bioregional page
www.planetdrum.org –Planet Drum Bioregional Org, (CA)
www.vermontcommons.org –Vermont Commons, secession
www.republicoflakotah.com –Lakotah Freedom!
www.ilsr.org –Institute for Local Self Reliance

Urban Planning/New Urbanism/Green City
www.smartgrowthamerica.org –Smart Growth America
www.smartgrowth.org –Smart Growth
www.communitygarden.org –American Community Gardening Association
www.postcarbon.org –AMAZING RESOURCE, Post Carbon cities, relocalize
www.sustainable.org –Sustainable Communities Network
www.cityrepair.org –City Repair in Washington
www.lincolninst.edu –Lincoln Land Institute
www.apta.org –American Public Transportation Association

Agriculture/Food/Food Sovereignty/Ethical Consumption
www.attra.org –National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service
www.foodfirst.org –Institute that studies food and development related issues
www.foodroutes.org –where does our food come from?
www.localharvest.org –Find CSA’s and local farmers
www.sustainabletable.org –GREAT resource for basics of sustainability and ethical consumption
www.familyfarmdefenders.org –Family Farm Defense and Agro issues
www.organicconsumers.org –Organic Consumers Association, protecting organic standards (see also Organic Farmers and Gardeners Union)
www.viacampesina.org –La Via Campesina Food Sovereignty/Peasant Movement
www.nfu.org –The National Farmers Union
www.greenerhoices.org – Ethical Consumption, eco-labeling
www.coopamerica.org –Great Resource! Fair trade etc.
www.seedsaversexchange.org –Seed Savers and sellers
www.cityfarmer.org –Urban Agriculture!
www.foodsecurity.org –Community Food Security’s North American Food Policy Council
www.nffc.net –National Family Farm Coalition
www.slowfood.com –Slow Food International
www.acresusa.com –Acres Magazine
www.eco-farm.org –The Ecological Faming Association
www.organicvoluteers.org –Organic Volunteers, WWOOF
www.growbiointensive.org –Ecology Action, Bio-intensive farming
www.foodsovereignty.org –IPC Food Sovereignty
www.iatp.org –Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
www.agpolicy.org –Agriculture Policy
www.fb.org –The American Farm Bureau
www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/csp -Natural Resources Conservation Service (Conservation Security Program)
www.farmland.org –American Farmland Trust

Fair Trade
www.usft.org –United Students for Fair Trade
www.citizenstrade.org –Citizen’s Trade Campaign –GREAT Resource
www.tradejustice.org –Student Trade Justice
www.studentsagainstsweatshops.org –United Students Against Sweat Shops
www.transfairusa.org –Trans-Fair
www.fairtrade.net –FLO
www.responsibleshopper.org –Responsible Shopper
www.globalexchange.org –Global Exchange
www.foodalliance.org –Food Alliance Certification
www.naturallygrown.org –Naturally Grown Food Certification
www.ifat.org –International Fair Trade Association
www.cottonfieldusa.com –Organic Cotton Products
www.nosweatapparel.com –NO SWEAT

Labor/workers Rights/Popular Movements
www.IWW.org –Industrial Workers of the World
www.ufw.org –United Farm Workers (Cesar Chavez’s group)
www.workerssolidarity.org –Workers Solidarity Network
www.mstbrazil.org –Brazil’s Landless Workers Movement
www.aimovement.org –American Indian Movement
www.appaf.org –American Palestine Public Affairs Forum
www.laborradio.org –Workers Independent News
www.USLEAP.org –Worker and Trade solidarity
www.labornet.org –Labor NET
www.aflcio.org –AFL-CIO
www.workingforamerica.org –Working For America Institute
www.solidairtycenter.org –Solidarity Center
www.georgemeany.org –National Labor College

Cooperativism/Solidarity-conservation Economy
www.usworker.coop – The US Federation of Worker Owned Coops
www.geo.coop –Grassroots Economic Organizing, solidarity Economy!
www.conservationeconomy.net –Conservation Economy (part of Eco-Trust)
www.ica.coop – International Cooperative Alliance
www.ncba.coop –National Cooperative Business Alliance
www.ncdf.coop –North Country Cooperative Development Fund
www.ncfc.org –National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
www.socialinvest.org –Social Investing
www.socialfunds.com -Social Funds Investing
www.greenworker.coop –Green Worker Cooperatives (NYC)
www.equalexchange.com –Equal Exchange F.T. Co-op
www.cooplife.coop –Cooperative Life (New England)
www.coophousing.org –National Association of Housing Cooperatives
www.nasco.coop –North American Students of Cooperation
www.uwcc.wisc.edu –University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives
www.nwcdc.coop –Northwest Cooperative Development Center

International Development/Post- Development
www.us.oneworld.net –News and resource for international development
www.sdi.gov –Sustainable Development Indicators
www.oxfam.org –Oxfam-fair trade, poverty
www.care.org –CARE
www.rainforestalliance.org –Rainforest Alliance –cert and sustainable Agro
www.journeytoforever.org –Journey to Forever, great resource
www.treeswaterpeople.org –Trees Water People
www.usaid.gov –US AID
www.undp.org –UN Development Program
www.FAO.org –Food and Agriculture Organization
www.who.int –World Health Organization
www.wvi.org –World Vision International
www.wri.org –The World Resource Institute
www.sustainableharvest.org –Sustainable Harvest International
www.ecologic.org –EcoLogic Development Fund
www.rainforestrelief.org –Rainforest relief
www.skoll.org –Skoll Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship

Participatory Democracy/ Corporate Accountability
www.celdf.org – The Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund- works with communities to stand up to corporate power, and establish ordinances promoting authentic democracy
www.reclaimdemocracy.org –AMAZING resource and activism
www.poclad.org –Program on corporations, law and democracy
www.duhc.org –Democracy Unlimited (Humboldt)
www.nationalinitiative.us –The National Initiative for Democracy, People Power
www.citizen.org –Public Citizen

News, Media, Publishing and Information
www.enn.com –Environmental News Network
www.riseup.org – Rise Up- web hosting, email
www.zmag.org –LEFT news, theory, conflict watches, and articles
www.akpress.org –AK Press publishing
www.microcosmpublishing.org –Out of Portland, cool stickers
www.bigpicture.tv –Videos of activists talking about THE ISSUES
www.globalissues.org – Great Resource
www.democracynow.org –Democracy Now Radio and Podcast, great news source!
www.indymedia.org –Independent Media Center National Organization
www.multinationalmonitor.org –Multinational Monitor magazine started by Ralph

Anarchism
www.catholicworker.org –The Catholic Worker Magazine and movement page
www.cpt.org –Christian Peacemaker Team
www.dwardmac.pitzer.edu/Anarchist_Archives/index.html -Anarchy Archive

Non-Profit/Land Trusts
www.lta.org –Land Trust Alliance
www.tpl.org –The Trust for Public Land
www.iceclt.org –Institute for Community Economics
www.worldlandtrust.org –World Land Trusts for conservation
www.pacificforest.org –Pacific Forest Trust
www.alcnet.org –American Land Conservancy

Health and Health Care
www.commonweal.org –Common Weal Holistic health
www.healthcare-now.org –Health Care advocacy group!
www.phmovement.org –Peoples Health Care Movement

Political Economy
www.worklessparty.org –Work Less Party out of Canada, with some amazing ideas
www.ussf07.org –US and World Social Forums
www.gp.org –The Green Party of the United States
www.newamericandream.org –New American Dream
www.codepink4peace.org –Women for Peace!
www.unitedforpeace.org –United For Peace and Justice
www.highlandercenter.org –Famous center, MLK, etc.
www.ccrjustice.org –Center for Constitutional Rights
www.ACORN.org –Association of Community Organizations for reform now
www.amnestyUSA.org _Amnesty International
www.corporatewatch.org –Corporate Watch
www.gp.org –US Green Party
www.democrats.org –The Democratic Party
www.sp-usa.og –Socialist Party USA
www.hrw.org –Human Rights Watch
www.neweconomics.org –The New Economics Foundation

Anthropology
www.sfaa.net –Society for Applied anthropology
www.aaanet.org –American Anthropological Association
www.eanthorg – AAA Anthropology and the Environment
www.culturalsurvival.org –Cultural Survival

3 comments:

Matthieu said...
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Matthieu said...

Excellent list! Thanks for that. On the communities section, I would add: http://notsocrazy.net
where there are info on the award winner documentary "Voices of Cohousing. Building villages in the city". It's a good view from within... Have a good day!

green mormon architect said...

This is a great resource you've compiled. Do you mind if I link to you on my blog? Are you familiar with Paul Hawken (author of Blessed Unrest) and the site he started called WiserEarth? (http://www.wiserearth.org/) There are something like 100,000 organizations listed on the site that is fully searchable on any topic. I found it to be a great resource.