A Million Copies Initiative
Address: 6905 Romeo Rd, Woodbury, MN 55125-2421
Phone: 651-730-4849
Email:
Dick_Bernard AT msn DOT com
Website: www.amillioncopies.info
Encouraging the ideals of world citizenship and human oneness.
Contact: Council Delegate, Dick Bernard, 651-698-1493,
Dick_Bernard AT msn DOT com
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A Peace of My Mind
Email:
john@peaceofmymind.net
Website: http://www.apeaceofmymind.net
A Peace of My Mind is a documentary project about peace by Minneapoilis photographer John Noltner. People from a wide range of backgrounds are asked to talk about peace...what it means to them, how they work toward it in their lives, and the obstacles they encounter along the way. The interviews are combined with black & white portraits and showcased on a new website.
The project is designed to give a voice to those who strive for peace in our world. It is intended to help foster dialogue about peace in our community. For more information about the project, or to invite John Noltner to speak at your event, please email him at john@peaceofmymind.net.
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Al-Aqsa Institute
Address: 7362 University Ave NE, Suite 310, Coon Rapids, MN 55448
Phone: (763) 571-0001
Email:
elkhatibh0@yahoo.com
Website: www.aqsamn.org
Mission Statement: (1) Al-Aqsa Institute is a community service
organization, incorporated under the laws of the State of Minnesota
, by Arab-American peoples, Muslim and Christian alike, that promotes
and works for a positive, well-informed awareness of the Middle
East focusing attention on Palestine, its history, its people,
its culture and its reality. It is committed to the belief that
alternatives to violence and military power can be found for a
just and permanent solution to the Palestinian/Israeli crisis.
(2) Its members seek to identify with oppressed peoples and to
embrace victims of oppression, to resist discrimination, racism
and the degradation of human life and rights and to be an unrelenting
instrument on behalf of human dignity. They, in particular, seek
recognition and validation of the human narrative to vindicate
the suffering of the Palestinian people to render them part of
an inclusive human history.
(3) Its members believe that the time has come for Muslims, Christians
and Jews to begin to dialogue, to pursue new avenues for peace
with justice, and to discover the common denominator on which their
shared humanity can act for peacemaking. The basis for such dialogue
is in the belief that all are human beings with equal rights without
one side dominating over the other. They honor all who stand for
the poor, the dispossessed, the oppressed, the powerless and all
who witness courageously to a vision of political and social change
in the cause of peace and justice in Palestine and Israel .
Membership: Al-Aqsa Institute is open to any person of good will,
men and women alike, with an interest in Palestine . It reaches
out to and welcomes youth with Palestinian ancestry.
Contact: Council Delegate, Nick Eoloff, 651-698-1493,
eolof001@umn.edu;
Exec Director, Hussein Khatib (also Council Alternate)
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Alliance For Democracy - Minnesota
Address: PO Box 15172, Minneapolis, MN 55415
Phone: 651-221-0917
Fax: 651-645-3169
Email:
Website: www.afd-minnesota.org
or national: www.thealliancefordemocracy.org
The AfD is a new American Progressive-Populist Movement and is
one of 57 chapters in the U.S. Our mission is to educate all people
about the corporate domination of politics, economics, the environment,
culture and information; to establish true democracy and; to create
a just society with a sustainable, equitable economy.
Membership: Any person who subscribes to our purpose and
policy shall be eligible for membership; dues $35/$15 seniors and
students.
Number of Members: 24
Sources of financial support: Dues, donations from individuals,
and foundation grants.
Contact: Ted Dooley, Executive Director, 651-227-5801,
; Sook Holdridge, Council Delegate, 952-922-7311,
; Brian Merchant, Council Alternate, 651-221-0917,
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AlliantACTION
Address: We meet outside the headquarters of Alliant Techsystems
5050 Lincoln Drive, Edina, MN 55436
Email:
alliantaction@circlevision.org
Website: alliantaction.org
Although we are opposed to specific weapons systems produced by
Alliant, our main concern is the violent solutions this Minnesota-based
company represents to conflicts around the world. They produce cluster bombs, depleted uranium munitions, landmines and all three rocket motors for the Trident II nuclear first-strike missile attacks. Since spring of 1996, AlliantACTION has vigiled outside this international arms dealer's headquarters every Wednesday morning from 7a.m.
to 8a.m., asking, "Who profits? Who dies?" Networking
continues at breakfast.
Membership: All peacemakers are welcome to this Weekly Wednesday morning vigil. Contact us at the vigil! Rain, snow, wind or sun - we are there!
Contact: Bill Barnett, Council Delegate, 612-877-1927; Pepperwolf, 612-701-6963,
alliantaction@circlevision.org
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Alternatives to War - St. Cloud Area
Address: PO Box 7806, St Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: 320-252-6448
Website: http://alternativestowar.com/
The Alternatives to War Committee is a community of
people from the St. Cloud, MN area who are horrified and saddened
by the violence that occurred on September 11 and by the potential
devastation that continued violence poses to people throughout
the world.
- We believe in the values of freedom, democracy, and peace for
all people of the world and that these values are attainable
only with justice.
- We believe that unequal opportunity and the uneven distribution
of the planet's wealth induce violence.
- We believe that holding the perpetrators accountable for what
happened on 9/11 is essential to justice, but that violent responses
promote rather than end violence.
- We believe the violent response of war releases a potential
for harm to the earth and all its inhabitants that overwhelms
the imagination.
- We believe the process of identifying and promoting alternatives
to violence requires becoming informed by a wide range of perspectives
and questions.
- We believe that patriotism includes ongoing learning, educating
others, and dissenting from national policies that violate the
principles this country espouses.
Understanding that our commitment must be deep and
lasting, we meet regularly to find ways of putting these beliefs
into action. Join us. Folks are welcome to participate in our meetings
at Meeting Grounds, 1733 Pine Cone Road, Sartell 5:30 pm on the
first and third Thursday of the month. Sign up for our email listserve
at http://alternativestowar.com.
A peace vigil takes place each Saturday from 1 pm to
3pm at the intersection of highways 23 (15) and 75 (Barnes &Noble
corner). Participants are invited to commit whatever time they
can and, if possible, to bring a sign with a message supporting
the resolution of conflict through nonviolence. Please note: Parking
at Barnes &Noble by non-customers could result in towing.
Contact: Marly Keller, Steering Committee
and Council Delegate, 320-252-6448,
marlyask@charter.net; Midge Nusbaum, Council
Alternate,
nusbaum@lakedalelink.net
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American Association of University Women, Minneapolis Branch
Address: 2115 Stevens Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-1661
Fax: 612-870-0949
Email:
ksmith1546 AT aol DOT com
Website (national): www.aauw.org
The American Association of University Women promotes equity for
all women and girls, life-long education, and positive societal
changes.
Membership: AAUW values and seeks diverse memberships. there shall
be no barriers to full participation on basis of gender, race,
creed, sexual orientation, natural origin or disability. Member
fee: $160 per year and participation when possible.
Number of members: Approx. 600 women college graduates.
Sources of support: Dues, donations, and the business we operate
our of the Gale Mansion for weddings, meetings, memorials, etc.
Contact: Mary Rose Goetz, Council Delegate, 612-374-5321,
fcmrg AT comcast DOT net
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Atheists For Human Rights
Address: 5146 Newton Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55430
Phone: 612-529-1200
Email: mac@mtn.org
Website: www.atheistsforhumanrights.org
Communications Director - Marie Alena Castle
Organized atheism supports the right to hold religious beliefs
but vigorously opposes religious behavior that is politically and
socially predatory or harms innocent people.
Contact: Council Delegate, Mary Armijo Irwin, mailing address
on file; Alternate, Bradley G. Mattson, mailing address on file.
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Basilica of Saint Mary, Peace & Justice Council
Address: PO Box 50010, Minneapolis, MN 55405-0010
Phone: 612-333-1381
Website: www.mary.org
To educate the community in global and local issues of peace and
justice and provide opportunities to act, so that we may live out
our faith.
Contact: David Brown, Council Chair, 612-374-9380,
davidbrownxxxx AT hotmail DOT com;
John Martin, Council Delegate, 952-926-4522,
bigheadjohn1 AT comcast DOT net; Dennis Dillon, MAP Executive Committee, 612-333-0723,
ddillon222 AT aol DOT com;
Dick Bernard, Council Alternate, 651-730-4849,
dick_bernard AT comcast DOT net.
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Carleton Wellstone House of Organization and Activism
(WHOA House)
Address: 300 North College St, Northfield, MN 55057
Phone: 507-646-5479
Email:
Website: http://orgs.carleton.edu/whoa/
We're an interest house at Carleton College focusing on grassroots
political and social movements.
Contact: David Holman, Council Delegate, (Info as above); Sarah Moberg, Council Alternate,
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Citizens For Election Integrity - MN
Address - PO Box 6863, Minneapolis, MN 55406
Email:
info@electionintegritymn.org
Website: www.electionintegritymn.org
Board Chair - Kirk Lund (as above)
Citizens for Election Integrity is a non-partisan group that formed
after the 2004 election. We were troubled by reports of problems
with electronic voting, the disenfranchisement of minority voters,
discarded ballots and other voting irregularites. Our initial focus
was supporting the Ohio recount by generating local media coverage
and sending 9 volunteers to Ohio to observe the recount. We are
now focused on public education and lobbying.
Our efforts are part of a burgeoning national voting rights movement
committed to restoring the integrity of our electoral system through
the implementation of:
- Voter verified paper ballots as the legal ballot of record
for all elections.
- Accurate recording, counting, and reporting of all votes cast.
- Random hand recounts that are part of routine audits.
- Consistent enforcement of election procedures to ensure that
everyone who wants to vote can do so without difficulty and to
prevent all forms of vote fraud.
- Public oversight and non-partisan administration of the election
system
Contact: Jenny Thomas, Council Delegate,
jjthomas@skypoint.com;
Dan Freese, Council Alternate
danmag@blackhole.com
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Citizens for Global Solutions (formerly World Federalist Association),
Minnesota Chapter
Address: 5145 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Phone: 612-722-1693
Email:
claude101 AT comcast DOT net
Website: http://www.globalsolutions.org/
Citizens for Global Solutions seeks to promote peace, justice
and freedom in a democratically governed world.
Membership: $25 individual, $30 couples; $10 students annual
membership dues are paid to the national office which then returns
a portion to each local chapter.
Number of Members: 325 in Minnesota, 18,000 nationally.
Sources of financial support: Contributions, membership
dues, sale of publications, and honoraria.
Contact: Joe Schwartzberg, Council
Delegate, 651-429-9562, 612-625-5578,
schwa004@tc.umn.edu;
Ev Kalambakodis, Council Alternate, 763-574-9615,
; Claude Buettner, President,
claude101 AT comcast DOT net
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Council on American-Islamic Relations-Minnesota
Address: 1821 University Ave West, Suite 220, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-645-7102
Fax: 612 276-0898
Email:
info AT mn DOT cair DOT com
Website: www.cairmn.com
Chair: Asma Saroya
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties and advocacy group has 35 offices and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.
Contact: Asma Saroya, Council Delegate, 612-327-6700 cell or 763-786-0138,
lsaroya AT cair DOT com;
Taneeza Islam, Council Alternate, 651-587-4712,
tislamcairmn AT gmail DOT com
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Cuba Committee of Minnesota
Address: 1277 Fremont, St Paul, MN 55106
Phone: 612-623-3452
Email:
mncuba AT gmail DOT com
MSN group site: http://groups.msn.com/minnesotacubacommittee
Contact: Carla Riehle, Council Delegate, 651-983-3981,
; Marcy Shapiro, MAP Alternate, 651-8195762,
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DO PEACE MINNESOTA
- citizens lobbying for a U.S. Department of Peace
Address: 1591 Mallard Drive, Eagan, MN 55122
Phone: 651-454-3850
Website: www.dopcampaign.org
The Peace Alliance is a nonpartisan citizen action organization
advocating for legislation that supports a culture of peace. We
work to foster positive, proactive change toward the creation of
a more nonviolent and peaceful world.
The Peace Alliance is spearheading the national campaign to establish
a United States Department of Peace. We have citizen organizers
active in all 50 states.
The Department of Peace effort was launched in April of 2003.
We launched officially in Washington D.C. with our first Department
of Peace Conference in conjunction with the second introduction
of the bill into the 108th congress on April 8th, 2003.
The campaign was originally organized under the Global Renaissance
Alliance (now called “The Peace Alliance Foundation ”),
a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded by our current Chair
of the board of directors, Marianne Williamson. The Peace Alliance,
a 501(c)4 non-profit organization and sister to the Foundation,
was founded in May of 2004 and further organized the U.S. Department
of Peace Campaign.
It is with the help of thousands of citizen activists that we
have taken this campaign from a beautiful idea into a political
reality. Together we are building the foundation and infrastructure
for a more peaceful nation and world.
Contact: Mary Jane LaVigne, Co-Coordinator
and Council Delegate, 651-426-8616, maryjanelavigne@comcast.net; : Sue Skog, Co-Coordinator and Council Alternate,
651-454-3850,
family4peace@msn.com
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Every Church a Peace Church
National
Website: http://www.ecapc.org/
The vision of Every Church A Peace Church is the formation of
new peace churches and the transformation of war-justifying churches
into peace churches, so that the world will be turned toward peace
as churches live and teach as Jesus lived and taught. We
envision thousands of churches making The Peace Church Affirmation:
The
Peace Church Affirmation
Following Jesus in nonviolent struggle
for justice and peace, we love our neighbors and enemies as God
loves us all, becoming a peace church to share in God’s
work to save the world.
Contact: William Berneking, 952-473-7839; Mary Faulkner MAP Del
612-823-5524,
rfofmplsmn@msn.com;
Dick Bernard MAP Alt 651-730-4849,
dick_bernard@comcast.net
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 ELCA Twin Cities Synods Peace with Justice Committee
Address: 5428 Park Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55417
Website: www.spas-elca.org/aboutsynod/justiceandadvocacy/
peacewithjustice/peacejusticeindex.htm
The Peace with Justice Committee of the Minneapolis and Saint
Paul Area Synods is a group of Twin Cities persons centered in
the understanding that we are called by Christ to be peacemakers
and bringers of justice, expressed in the words of our Lutheran
liturgy “to strive for peace and justice in all the world.”
The committee is dedicated to a program of education and action,
seeking to supplant the evils of war, violence, economic injustice,
environmental degradation, racism, and other oppressions, with
fairness, compassion, reconciliation, care of creation, and service
to others.
Contact: Richard Hilden, Co-Chair, 612-825-1581; Verlyn
Smith, Council Delegate, 651-636-6544,
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First Unitarian Society, Social Action Committee
Address: 900 Mount Curve Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-377-6608
Fax: 612-377-2151
Email:
office@firstunitariansociety.org
Website: www.firstunitariansociety.org
The First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis, established in 1881
and affiliated with the Unitarian Universalist Association of North
America, is an ethical and liberal religious community dedicated
to promoting the ongoing search for truth and to affirming the
inherent worth of the individual.
We understand reality through human experience, enlightened reason,
scientific method, and the democratic process, and we find the
central source of power and goodness within the human heart, mind,
and spirit. Individually and collectively, we assume responsibility
for our future, our community, our children, and our interdependent
world.
Our growth and actions as thoughtful, compassionate, and ethical
human beings advance our humanist vision of a world of peace and
love, dignity and equality, freedom and justice.
Number of members: Approximately 525.
Contact: Sue Tincher, Council Delegate, 612-926-8692,
tinch AT tinchers DOT net; Madeline Simon, Council Alternate, 952-854-2976, madeline-mpls AT msn DOT com;
Marcy Leussler, Co-Chair, 612-824-3240,
wildrhub AT hotmail DOT com;
Carol Koepp, Co-Chair, 952-893-2383,
carolkoepp AT comcast DOT net
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First Universalist Church, Pathways to Peace Committee
Address: 3400 Dupont Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408
Phone: 612-825-1701
Fax: 612-825-8879
Email:
Website: http://www.firstuniv.org/
Our mission is to represent the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis
in the broader peace community at the local, state, continental,
and international level and to facilitate connecting members of
the congregation to that community. We hold high the flame of the
liberal spirit and are a welcoming congregation. Our faith is based
on the principle of the inherent worth and dignity of every person.
Brief historical highlights of peace related activities:
1859, Church founded under leadership of W.D. Washburn; 1897, Established
Unity Settlement House in North Mpls; 1965, Church minister John
Cummins marches with Martin Luther King at Selma; 1984, Unity
Settlement House becomes First Universalist Foundation with endowment
for making community grants; 1984, Church established as Sanctuary
for Central American refugees; 1985, Church becomes Nuclear Free
Zone; 1988, Church dedicated as Peace Site; 2002 Church voted
to oppose a U.S. preventive war against Iraq.
Membership: Committee membership is open to all members and friends
of First Universalist Church.
Number of members: Church membership is 800. Involvement in committee
activities varies from a few members up to several hundred depending
on the project or activity undertaken.
Sources of financial support: Funded by operating budget of church
for committee expenses and access to First Universalist Foundation
for special project grants.
Contact: Jo Montie, Council Delegate, 612-781-3668,
jomontie@comcast.net;
Deb Rogers, First Universalist Social Justice Coordinator and Council
Alternate,
612-825-1701,
debra@firstuniv.org
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Foundation for Global Community, Minnesota
Address: 4345 Coolidge Avenue South, St. Louis Park, MN 55424
Phone: 952-929-1566
Email:
or
Website: www.globalcommunity.org
We are a nonprofit, educational foundation whose mission is to
discover, live, and communicate what is needed to build a world
that functions for the benefit of all life. FGC emerged from the
former Beyond War following the end of the Cold War, when its leadership
decided that our survival requires basic changes in our culture
from the current trend of unbridled materialism and rampant individualism
to a more idealistic and globally oriented set of values that include
an interest in self-actualization and spirituality, a desire to
live a simpler lifestyle, a need for society to rebuild communities,
a sense of nature as sacred, and a concern for the global environment.
Number of members: In Minnesota, a small working group of 10-15
and approximately 250 former members of Beyond War.
Contact:
Stu Webb, Coordinator, 952-929-1566,
; Howard Hass, Council Delegate, 651-484-4068, Email
; Sook Holdridge, Council Alternate, 952-922-7311,
; Tom Atchison, Database Keeper, 612-798-1802,
.
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Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Advisory Committee
Address: 116 8th Ave. SE, Little Falls, MN 56345
Phone: 320-632-0649
Email:
Wepsite: www.fslf.org
Contact: Jeff Odendahl, Coordinator and Council Delegate, 320-632-3713,
jodendahl6 AT msn DOT com;
Sr Joanne Klinnert, Alternate, 612-822-2623,
jcklin AT juno DOT com.
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Friends for a Non-Violent World
Address: 1050 Selby Avenue, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-917-0383
Fax: 651-917-0379
Email:
info AT fnvw DOT org
Website: www.fnvw.org
Through education, through example, and through experiences in
non-violent living, Friends for a Non-Violent World works to build
a world where all people can speak truth to power, practice alternatives
to violence, gain strength from community, and act in a spirit
of cooperation to work for peace and justice.
Programs:
* Alternatives to Violence Project: Workshops about non-violence
held in prisons, schools, workplaces, and the community.
* People Camp: A week-long intergeneration camp on the theme of
non-violence as a way of life held every August in Northern MN.
* MN Military Tax Resistance Network: A support and action group
for conscientious objection to federal taxes which pay for war
and the military.
* Summer Internship: A paid opportunity to work for peace and justice
and integrate theory and history of non-violence into that work.
Membership: Membership is open to all interested in working for
non-violence. There is no set annual fee-we just require an expressed
interest and commitment. Members vote for FNVW board members at
the Annual Meeting in January.
Number of members: Approximately 1,700 constituents (formal membership
is not a focus).
Sources of financial support: Individual donors , Community Solutions
Fund, program fees.
Contact: Alexandra Owings, Admin,
see numbers above; Matt Hunter, Council Delegate,
matt AT fnvw DOT org.
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Grandmothers For Peace: Minnesota Area Chapter
Address: 6500 Ivy Way, Edina, MN 55436
Email:
info AT grandmothersforpeace DOT net
Website: http://grandmothersforpeace.net
We are a group of Minnesota women — not all of us
are grandmothers — who get
together on the first Wednesday of every month to share
our concerns about nuclear issues, the environment, justice,
poverty, violence, war, and the legacy we will leave future
generations.
Contact: Darlene White, Council Delegate,
tdwhite62 AT earthlink DOT net;
Maura Sullivan, contact person, 952-920-9727,
cecesullivan AT comcast DOT net
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Ground Zero Minnesota
Address: PO Box 13127, Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 651-690-5357
Website: www.gzmn.org
"Top-quality, non-partisan education for informed democracy
and human survival." An all-volunteer group serving students
and teachers statewide and beyond. We produce teaching aids on
the causes of war among many other topics.
Membership: No fees or formal membership.
Number of members: Volunteer organization; seven member board.
Sources of financial support: Private contributions.
Contact: Michael Andregg, Director & Council Delegate,
651-690-5357,
mmandregg AT stthomas DOT edu ; Elsie Evans, Council Alternate, 612-781-7384
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Growing Communities For Peace
Address: P.O. Box 281, Lakeland, MN 55043
Website: www.humanrightsandpeacestore.org
Email:
phone: 651-214-8282
fax: 651-214-8282
Growing Communities For Peace, a community of peacemakers and
a non-profit organization since 1983, offers adults and children
educational opportunities and resources to increase their peacemaking
skills. Services include conflict resolution artist-in-residencies,
curriculum consultation, family peacemaking programs, keynote speakers,
in-service training, and one-on-one family conflict resolution
coaching.
Find your human rights and peace education teaching resources
at http://www.humanrightsandpeacestore.org.
Membership: Membership of $25 includes the quarterly newsletter Peacemaker
News, which shares articles and resources for developing
peacemaking skills and strategies for non-violent social action
for children and adults.
Sources of financial support: Grants, donations, and fees for
our services.
Contact: Rebecca Janke, Executive Director, see numbers
above; Bert Berlowe, Council
Delegate,
612-722-1504,
bberlowe AT comcast DOT net; Lucy Hulme, Council Alternate,
lvhulme AT aol DOT com
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Haiti Justice Committee of Minnesota
Email:
biego001@umn.edu
Phone: 612-724-8864
Website: haitijustice-mn.org
We are ordinary Minnesotans who care about the struggle
for genuine democracy in our hemisphere's second oldest independent
republic--and its first free black republic.
Contact: Rebecca Cramer, Council Delegate (see above)
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Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church, Peace & Justice
Committee
Address: 511 Groveland, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-871-5303
Fax: 612-871-4684
Email:
staff AT haumc DOT org
Website: www.haumc.org
"...the church exists for the maintenance of worship, the
edification of beliefs, and the redemption of the world," as
stated in our Discipline. Our social principles state, "we...reject
war as an instrument of national foreign policy and insist that
the first moral duty of all nations is to resolve by peaceful means
every dispute that arises between or among them..."
Expectation and requirement of members: Attendance at regular
worship, service to the church and larger community, and voluntary
financial support.
Number of members: 1800 active members of the congregation, defined
as attending, active in service and/or financial support.
Sources of financial support: Volunteer gifts from members and
friends of the congregation.
Contact: Hank Garwick, Council Delegate, 612-825-3926,
hgarwick AT usfamily DOT net; Lyle Christianson, Council Alternate, 763-591-0388,
ldachris AT aol DOT com.
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Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy
Address: 2105 1st Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-0453
Fax: 612-870-4846
Email:
Website: http://www.iatp.org
The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy works for the economic,
social, and environmental health and well-being of rural people,
communities, and regions as an independent, non-profit research,
education and advocacy organization. Operating on local, national,
and international levels, we address key issues on food safety,
security and health; conservation-based agriculture and forestry;
rural development; agricultural trade; and civil society. Throughout
our work, we advocate for openness and democracy in global agencies
and decision-making, using information technology to raise non-governmental
organizations’ (NGOs) capacities.
Contact: Jim Harkness, President, 612-870-3403; Kay Schuler,
Council Delegate, 612-870-3443,
kschuler@iatp.org.
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Inter-Faith Peacemakers of Edina
Address: 5320 Windsor Ave, Edina MN 55436
Phone: 952-922-3401
Email:
tdwhite62@earthlink.net
Responding to our common spiritual aspirations, we seek to nurture
a community of Peacemakers. We share concern over the growing threats
to our earth and all life, particularly the cost to all humanity
of escalating arms races and military violence.
Expectation and requirement of members: $25 annual membership
and involvement in sponsoring educational programs.
Number of members: 250.
Sources of financial support: Memberships, voluntary contributions,
and "Recovery" for "Another Look" Peacemaking
Postcards.
Contact: Tom White, Council Delegate, 952-922-3401,
tdwhite62@earthlink.net ;
Tom Atchison, Council Alternate - 612-798-1802 - natchison@igc.org.
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Iraqi & American Reconciliation Project
Address: 1346 Westwood Hills Rd, St Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone:
952-545-9981
Website: www.MPT-IRAQ.org
Contact: Kathleen McKay, Executive Director and Council Delegate, 952-545-9981,
info AT mpt-iraq DOT org
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Iraq Veterans Against the War
Address: PO Box 4091, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-290-0117
Email: Minnesota@ivaw.org
MSN group site: http://www.ivaw.org
Contact: Brandon Day, MAP Delegate, 651-230-0224,
kbking34 AT yahoo DOT com ; Raymond Camper, MAP Alternate, 651-434-0122;
.
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Judson Memorial Baptist Church
Address: 4101 Harriet Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55409
Phone: (612) 822-0649
Email:
info@judsonchurch.org
Website: www.judsonchurch.org
The Secret on 41st Street . . .
The Judson faith community is an American Baptist Congregation,
liberal and ecumenical in perspective, welcoming into its fellowship
persons of differing religious and racial backgrounds and sexual
orientations.
Contact: Ken Rowe, Outreach Director and Council Delegate, 952-920-6753,
spartatrl@msn.com;
Jim ten Bensel, Council Alternate, 612-926-3708,
tenbensel@aol.com
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Macalester-Plymouth Church Peacemakers
Address: 1658 Lincoln Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-698-8871
Email:
office@macalester-plymouth.org
Website: www.macalester-plymouth.org/
We are a small group within the church which meets regularly. Within
our church community, our purposes are:
- to connect people with peace activities in the community
- to initiate / facilitate education and advocacy events and
actions
- to provide leadership in peacemaking for our own church and
the larger church denomination; to “be the leaven in the
bread to call MPUC to faithful peacemaking.”
Contact: Molly Redmond or Roberta Olson, Co-Chairs; Molly Redmond, Council Delegate, 651-633-2743, msring@earthlink.net; , Leslie Reindl,
Council Alternate,
651-633-4410,
alteravista AT usfamily DOT net
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Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace
Address: 1997 Selby Avenue, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-647-0580
Email:
anne@mppeace.org
Website: www.mppeace.org
Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace is a grassroots group of neighbors
from the Merriam Park neighborhood in St. Paul, Minnesota, and
surrounding neighborhoods in St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Twin Cities
suburbs, who came together in February 2003 to share information
and speak out with a unified voice against the war on Iraq. We
are dedicated to pursuing peaceful, non-violent alternatives in
every area where conflicts arise, promoting social justice and
tolerance, conserving natural resources and the environment in
which we live, and protecting human rights and civil liberties
in Minnesota, the United States, and the rest of the world..
Contacts: Anne Benson, President, 651-647-0580,
anne@mppeace.org;
Krista Menzel, Webmaster, 651-641-7592,
web@mppeace.org
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Middle East Peace Now
Address: 1440 Randolph Av., St.. Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-696-1642
Email:
mepn AT mepn DOT org
Website: www.mepn.org
Advocates for peace and justice in the Middle East, working to
educate the general public, elected officials, and the media. Also
working to ensure that U.S. economic aid to the Middle East reflects
shared human rights values and is conducive to peaceful solutions.
EXPECTATIONS: Annual dues $35; lesser amount accepted
Members:
80 paid members; 375 on mailing list.
Sources of financial support: Members' dues and donations.
Contact: Florence Steichen, president (see above); Council Delegate - Margaret Esslinger, 612-920-9428,
margesslinger AT yahoo DOT com; Council Alternate - Alice Graner,
amgraner AT aol DOT com, 612-929-7451
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Military Families Speak Out - Minnesota
Chapter
2526 Upton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405
Phone: 612-374-3736
Email: mfso-minnesota AT mn DOT rr DOT com
Website: www.mfso-mn.org
Military Families Speak Out is a national organization of people
opposed to the war in Iraq who have relatives or loved ones in
the military. Formed by two families in November of 2002, MFSO
has thousands of members throughout the United States and in other
countries around the world. The Minnesota Chapter of MFSO was established
in February of 2006.
Contact: Sara Brenner,
Outreach and Council Delegate,
612-374-2736,
bren0004@umn.edu
Rick Hanson, Info
and Council Alternate, 952-476-6461,
mfso-minnesota@mn.rr.com
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Minnesota 9/11 Truth
Address:
PO Box 28306
Phone: 612-558-5959
Email:
mn911truth AT gmail DOT com
Website: http://mn911truth.org
A group of local (Twin Cities area) 9/11 truth supporters working
together and actively engaged in supporting our mission to gather
and disseminate information pertaining to the need for further
investigation of the attack and events of September 11, 2001.
Bruce Stahlberg, Council Delegate,
612-
558-5959,
arturo AT bitstream DOT net;
Shirley Johnson, Alternate
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Minnesota Fellowship of Reconciliation
Address: Attn: MNFOR, PO Box 14792, Minneapolis, MN 55414-0792
Phone: 651-690-2609; 612-921-3884
Email:
brow0196@umn.edu or
katrina@cloudnet.com
Website: http://www.mnfor.org
The Fellowship of Reconciliation seeks to replace violence, war,
racism, and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice.
We are an interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence
as a transforming way of life and as a means of radical change.
Membership: Membership requires signing a statement of purpose.
Number of members: 214 members; 463-member mailing list.
Sources of financial support: Local contributions.
Don Christensen, Admin. and Council Delegate, rachelanddon@msn.com, 651-690-2609; Marlin Olson, Council Alternate, 763-221-0220; Candace Lautt, Council Alternate, candacelautt@gmail.com; Jo Clare Hartsig, Council Alternate, maddenuf AT aol DOT com
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Minnesota Labor Against War
Address: 3024 Chicago Ave #1, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone: 612-807-3196
Email:
tyimenu2005 AT yahoo DOT com
Website: www.uslaboragainstwar.org
Contact: Theodros Shibabaw, President; Tom Dooley, Council Delegate, 651-645-0295,
tyimenu2005 AT yahoo DOT com;
Doug Drews, Council Alternate, 952-435-1923,
vfp27 AT msn DOT com
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Minnesota Peace Project
Website:
http://www.minnesotapeaceproject.org/
Founded in early 2009, the Minnesota Peace Project (MPP) is a statewide network of peace activists working to build a more peaceful world by influencing US foreign policy through our Congressional Representatives. We believe that the US must move from a reliance on military & economic domination to a strategy of partnership through diplomacy.
With volunteer coordinators in each Congressional District, the MP seeks to develop long-term relationships between constituent peace advocates and their Congressional representative and staff members.
Our Peace Agenda provides a broad platform of systemic changes that will be our focus. We will bring perspectives and information to Congressional members that might otherwise be suppressed by special interest groups such as the weapons industry and military contractors.
The Minnesota Peace Project (MPP) is a network of citizen activists working to build a more peaceful world by influencing US foreign policy through their Congressional Representatives.
Contact:
Abbas, Roxanne,
rabbas AT usinternet DOT com, 763-476-7643
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National Lawyers Guild-Minnesota
1360-F University Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55104
Website: www.nlgminnesota.org
The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the
need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic
system. The Guild unites lawyers, law students, and legal workers
as an effective political and social force in the service of the
people. Our aims:
* to eliminate racism;
* to safeguard and strengthen the rights of workers, women, farmers
and minority groups, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation
depends;
* to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the
face of persistent attacks upon them;
* to use the law as an instrument for the protection of the people,
rather than for their repression.
Contact: Peter Brown, Council Delegate, 612-824-6533
peterb3121@hotmail.com;
Roxana Orrell, Council Alternate, 612-805-6457,
aquila@skypoint.com.
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Nonviolent Peaceforce
Address: 425 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-871-0005
Fax: 612-871-0006
Email:
Website: http://www.nonviolentpeaceforce.org
To facilitate the creation of a trained international civilian
nonviolent peace force. The peace force will be sent to conflict
areas to prevent death and destruction and protect human rights,
thus creating the space for local groups to struggle nonviolently,
enter into dialogue, and seek peaceful resolution.
Expectation and requirement of members: NP expects members to
help create and assist the development of the NP by educating others
about alternatives to violent conflict and raising funds.
Number of members: 95 NGOs from around the world are member organizations.
More than 14,000 on mailing list.
Sources of financial support: Foundations, religious organizations,
governments, and individual donors. NP received funding from the
U.S. Institute for Peace for research. Our Sri Lanka Project
is now raising most of its own funds from UNICEF and other government
and private foundations. UN organizations in Sri Lanka have
called NP "a stellar" organization due to it work in the villages
and towns in Sri Lanka.
Contact: Mel Duncan, director; Tom Sullivan, Council
Delegate, 612-823-7541,
tomsullivan AT usiwireless DOT com.
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Organic Consumers Association
Address: 6771 S Silver Hill Dr, Finland, MN 55603
Phone: 218-226-4164
Website: www.organicconsumers.org
Contact: Ronnie Cummins, Director and Council Alternate, 218-226-0196,
Ronnie AT organicconsumers DOT org; Rose Welch, Council Delegate, 218-226-4164,
rose AT organicconsumers DOT org
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Palestine-Israel
Justice Project, United Methodist Church
Address: Paynesville, MN 56362
Phone: 320-243-3601
Email:
Website: http://www.minnesotaumc.org/...
Primary activity is seeking a just peace in Palestine-Israel,
following U.N. Resolutions. Several educational opportunities are
offered each year and each of the 400 United Methodist Churches
in Minnesota are encouraged to study and act on the issues related
to peace in the Middle East.
Membership: Membership consists of United Methodists who are invited
or those who volunteer. There is no membership fee.
Number of members: A core of 15 persons.
Sources of financial support:
Mimimal support from the Minnesota Annual Conference of the United
Methodist Church.
Contact: Richard R. Koehn, Chair (See
contact information above); Lyle Christianson, Council Delegate, 763-591-0388,
Ldachris@aol.com; Dwight Haberman,
Council Alternate, 763-689-4147,
likehike2@hotmail.com
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Pax
Christi Twin Cities Area
Address: 328 West Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55102
Phone: 651-699-8565
Pax Christi Twin Cities Area commits itself to peace education
and strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ
by exploring, articulating, and witnessing the call of Christian
non-violence. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and
social justice, and respect for creation.
Expectation and requirement of members: Attendance at assemblies,
retreats, and $25 membership fee.
Members: 600 on mailing list
Sources of financial support: Membership fees and donations.
Contact:
Scott Travis, Council Alternate, 612-724-9986,
Scott_g_travis AT yahoo DOT com
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People
of Faith Peacemakers
Address: Attn: Eleanor Yackel, 20 East Golden Lake Road, Circle
Pines, MN 55014-1725
Phone: 763-784-5177
Fax: 763-780-2972
Email:
elj@yackel.org
Website: http://www.justviewpoint.org
People of Faith Peacemakers is a resource and support group for
those concerned about peace and justice from a faith perspective.
Breakfast meetings, which are open to everyone, are from
8 to 9:30 am at St. Martin's Table, 2001 Riverside, Mpls,
on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays.
Membership: No annual fees or official membership.
Sources of financial support: Free-will offerings.
Contact: Eleanor Yackel, Chair, 763-784-5177,
elj@yackel.org;
Lucy Hulme, Council Delegate, 651-631-2173; Ken Masters, Council
Alternate, 612-724-2891,
cmasters@bitstream.net
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Plymouth Congregational Church, Global Concerns Committee
Address: 1900 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55403
Phone: 612-871-7400
Email:
Website: http://www.plymouth.org
Contact: Marianna Shulstad, Chair,
mrshulstad AT msn DOT com,
John Carstens,
Council Delegate,
carstens AT msn DOT com.
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 Presbytery of the Twin Cities - Peace & Justice Task Force
Address: 122 W Franklin Ave Ste 508, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Chair: Catherine Murphy
Phone: 952-935-8653
Email:
peaceandjustice AT ptcaweb DOT org
Website: http://www.ptcaweb.org/COMM/peaceandjustice.html
Contact: Leslie Reindl, Council Delegate, 651-633-4410,
alteravista AT usfamily DOT net;
Jevne Klober, Council Alternate, 953-496- 9140,
jevne5 AT msn DOT com
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Prospect
Hill Friends Meeting
Address: 215 Bedford St. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55414-3630
Phone: 612-379-7398
Email:
sigrid@coatstranslation.com
Website: www.quaker.org/mfcc/phfm/index.html
Contact: Sigrid D Coats & Jerry Wescott, co-clerks, 612-379-7398,
sigrid@coatstranslation.com;
Frank Wood, Council Delegate, 612-379-7386,
; D Perry Kidder, Council Alternate, 651-646-0377,
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Resource Center of the Americas
Address: 3019 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406-1931
Phone: 612-276-0788
Fax: 612-276-0898
Email:
Website: http://www.americas.org
The Resource Center of the Americas is a non-profit with a global
vision. We are a center for policy analysis, education, community
organizing, and change. Our work promotes mutual respect, sustainable
development, ecological integrity, and human rights in the era
of globalization. We seek to build more just relationships by addressing
the root causes of conflict in the hemisphere, including the economic,
political, and historical relationship between the economic "north" and
the economic "south."
Membership: Memberships are available for $20-$39 for low income,
seniors, and students, $40 for individuals, $60 for households
and organizations (including schools).
Number of members: 1,600 members, both individuals and organizations.
Sources of financial support: The organization has a diverse funding
base that includes major donors, foundation grants, fund raising
events, earned income (including sales, classes, and honoraria),
and congregational support. In addition to these financial contributions,
the Resource Center has been aided by a number of unpaid student
interns.
Contact: Jason Stone, Executive Director;
Rosita Balch, Council Delegate, 612-276-0788,
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Sacred
Heart Church - Iglesia Sagrado Corazon, Peace and Justice Committee
Address: 2204 Beech Street, St. Paul, MN 55119
Phone: 651-776-2741 or 651-739-2000
Parish or committee membership in or participation with active
organizations dedicated to the issues of peace and justice such
as: MAP, SPACC, VFP, WAMM, Sowers of Justice, Dorothy Day Catholic
Worker, USLAW, and Isaiah. The Sacred Heart church
is a dual ethnic parish. the original German congregation
has been joined by a Spanish "new immigrant" group
population which is flourishing.
Membership: No fees or formal membership
Number of members: Group of five core members organized since
1994
Source of Financial support: Outreach Commission allowance.
Contact: Greg Buckner, Committee Chair, Council Delegate,
651-739-2000
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St. Joan of Arc Church
Address: 4537 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Phone: 612-823-8205
Fax: 612-825-7028
Email:
Website: http://www.stjoan.com
St. Joan of Arc is a joyful Christian community which celebrates
the loving Word of God in worship and in action. We transcend traditional
boundaries and draw those who seek spiritual growth and social
justice. We welcome diverse ideas and encourage reflection on the
message of the Gospel. We are committed to the equality of all
our members and strive to ensure their full participation through
liturgy, education, and service. By these means, we seek to empower
all who come to grow in wisdom and bring to reality the promise
of Christ.
We stand as a people of faith. We affirm our belief in a loving
God who calls us to be compassionate, to love our enemies, and
to be peacemakers. We take seriously this mandate of our faith
heritage and of all great traditions. We enthusiastically support
all those who work to promote peace.
Membership: No annual fees; members annually decide their own
best use of their talents.
Number of members: 4,100 households, registered as parishioners
of the parish.
Sources of financial support: Parishioners' donations.
Contact: Julie Madden, Social Justice Coordinator, 612-823-8205;
Nancy Emery, Council Delegate,
651-587-4305,
starr_nancy1425@hotmail.com
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 St.
Luke Presbyterian Church
Address: 3121 Groveland School Road, Minnetonka, MN 55391
Phone: 952-473-7378
Fax: 952-473-7370
Email:
stluke@stlukeweb.org
Website: http://www.stlukeweb.org
"...we will continue to devote ourselves to political & social
activism-locally, nationally and internationally. We will search
for the core causes of injustice and inequality." Our goal
is to motivate the St. Luke congregation to action. We have a commitment
to peace making and human rights.
Membership: Church membership is not necessarily a requirement;
sincere desire to help further peace & justice in the world
is desirable.
Sources of financial support: Church budget, various fund-raising
activities & voluntary gifts.
Contact: Joyce Bonafeld, Social Justice Chair, 952-926-3458,
stluke@stlukeweb.org ;
Rich Wildberger, Council Delegate, 952-938-6218,
; Judy Nelson, 763-416-5994,
judyanelson@excite.com.
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St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Outreach Council
Address: 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN 55403-3230
Phone: 612-870-7800
Fax: 612-870-7802
Email:
Website: www.ourcathedral.org
MISSION STATEMENT
It is the Mission of the Faith in Action Committee to promote and
support the living out of our faith in our community. We accomplish
our Mission by:
- Identifying opportunities and needs both within St. Mark's
and in the surrounding community where the Cathedral congregation
may become involved;
- Coordinating social ministry projects;
- Researching matters of community interest and concern and providing
educational opportunities;
- Considering and responding to requests for financial and other
assistance;
- Serving as convener and facilitator to promote collaboration
and advocacy on projects and issues of common concern among the
Cathedral congregation, community organizations, existing committees
and projects within the Cathedral, downtown communities of faith
and congregations within Region VIII of the Diocese of Minnesota;
and
- Increasing the awareness and involvement of St. Mark's in
humanitarian efforts throughout the world.
VISION STATEMENT
The Vision of the Faith in Action Committee for the next five years
is:
- To identify, undertake and coordinate work on a significant
affordable housing project in our community; and
- To work with the Vestry in moving toward tithing ten percent
(10%) of plate and pledge donations in order to support the activities
of the Committee and of the Canon Missioner.
Contact: The Rev. Canon Margaret Otterburn,
margareto@st-marks-cathedral.org;
Cecil Ramnaraine,
Council Delegate,
ramnaraine@cs.com
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St. Paul
Better Ballot Campaign
Campaign Leader - Jeanne Massey
Phone - 612-850-6897
Email: –
info@betterballotcampaign.org
Website - stpaul.betterballotcampaign.org/stpaul/home
This November 4 (2008), St. Paul voters will have a special opportunity when they mark their ballots. An amendment to adopt Instant Runoff Voting (IRV) as the method for electing mayor, city council, and boards for the library, parks, and estimate and taxation will be up for approval. MAP has endorsed the Better Ballot Campaign and its efforts to bring instant runoff voting to St. Paul.
Click here to for volunteer opportunities.
Contact: Jeanne Massey, Council Delegate, 612-850-6897,
jkmassey@earthink.net; Bill Barnett, Council
Alternate, 612-724-8121,
bbarnet@infoonline.net
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Soka Gakkai International-USA, Minnesota Chapter
Address: 1381 Eustis Street, St. Paul, MN 55108
Phone: 651-645-3133
Fax: 651-645-2855
Email:
Website: www.sgi-usa-mn.org,
Mission Statement :
Soka Gakkai (value-creation society) International-USA is an American
Buddhist association that embraces the humanistic philosophy
and ideals of the Buddhism of Nichiren. SGI-USA activities range
from discussion circles on local concerns to conferences and
exhibits on global concerns. Activities typically focus on public
education and awareness-raising on issues related to peace, environmental
protection, human rights, humanitarian relief, education, and
cultural exchange. A great emphasis is put on the value of dialogue
and exchange among peoples of varying cultures, religions and
beliefs, working together with all toward the resolution of fundamental
issues concerning humanity.
Number of Members : 700
Sources of Financial Support: Funds for local activities come through
the national organization, which in turn is funded by voluntary
donations of SGI members and other supporters.
Contact: Nancy Dunlavy, Council Delegate, 651-647-1631, nancy@dunlavy.net;
June Parrott, Council Alternate, 651-222-0869
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The Advocates for Human Rights
Address: 650 Third Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55402-1940
Phone: 612-341-3302
Fax: 612-341-2971
Email:
Website: www.mnadvocates.org
Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights works locally, nationally,
and internationally to promote and protect universal human rights
and fundamental freedoms. Minnesota Advocates documents human rights
abuses, advocates on behalf of individual victims, educates communities
on human rights issues, and provides training and technical assistance
to prevent human rights violations.
Membership: Annual dues; members volunteer for project work.
Number of members: 1,200.
Sources of financial support: Foundations and major donors.
Contact: Robin Phillips, Executive Director, see numbers
above,
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Tikkun Community of Minneapolis & St. Paul
And Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP)
Address: Suite 101, 4025 W. Broadway, Robbinsdale, MN 55422
Phone: 763-531-9700
Fax: 763-531-9727
Email:
Local and Primary Website: NSPMN.org
National Website: Tikkun.org
Tikkun is the Hebrew word for healing, repair and transformation
of the world. We are an international community of people from
many faiths and traditions ( which include agnostics and atheists)
who have responded to Tikkun magazine and its call for global democratization,
economic justice, and individual freedom - all in the context of
new structures of work, caring communities, democratic social and
economic arrangements, and families that foster generosity, compassion
and trust, and the ability to respond to the grandeur of the universe
with radical amazement. We feel institutions, corporations and
social practices should be judged productive, efficient and rational
not just to the extent that they maximize money and power, which
is today's standard, but to the extent that they maximize love
and caring, ethical and ecological sensitivity, and enhance our
capacity to transcend a narrow utilitarian consciousness so that
we can respond to the universe with awe and wonder.
Contact: Demi Miller, Council Delegate,
peersupport AT earthlink DOT net; Bruce Fisher, Council Alternate, 763-531-9700,
brucefis AT gmail DOT com; Bruce Peterson,
Coordinator, see above.
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Twin
Cities Peace Campaign - Focus on Iraq
Address: 4015 Upton Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55412
Phone: 612-522-1861
Fax: 612-522-4613
Email:
Twin Cities Peace Campaign promotes peaceful alternatives to war
and armed conflicts, and addresses the root causes of social and
economic injustice. Always adhering to the principles of nonviolence,
the Campaign strives to accomplish this through education, action,
and political advocacy.
Membership: No fees or formal membership. All welcome to be on
the committee.
Number of members: 1700 on mailing list.
Sources of financial support: Donations from individuals and stipends
for speaking engagements; collections at events.
Contact: Marie Braun, Council Delegate, see numbers above;
Marguerite Corcoran, Council Alternate
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Twin
City Artist Front
Address: 4043 Pleasant Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Phone: 612-823-6921
Email:
The Twin City Artist Front (TCAF) was formed in the weeks following
9/11 to promote dialogue and artistic expression on social and
political issues. It seeks the dispersion of knowledge through
artistic practices and performances. The TCAF provides frequent
meetings, performances, and gallery shows for social and political
art and expression.
Contact: Jane Powers, Council Delegate, see above; Francisca
de Beurge Rosenthal, Council Alternate, 612-377-2035,
franciscarosenthal@msn.com
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United Nations Association of Minnesota
Address: 2104 Stevens Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55404-2533
Phone: 612-879-7512
Email:
Website: www.unamn.org
The UNA-MN is committed to increasing awareness of the role of
the United Nation in advancing peace and justice around the world,
and to educating students, the press and the public of the significant
functions of the UN's many agencies
Membership: UNA-MN expects it's membership to be informed internationally
through the general media, and our various programs and publication.
Annual membership dues include a $25.00 introductory offer, and
individual membership of $35.00, a family membership of $40.00,
and a student fee of $10.00.
Membership of UNA-MN includes: A subscription to UNA-USA/s acclaimed
journal, The InterDependent, with behind-the-scenes news and views
on the world body; special reports from foreign policy experts
and UNA-USA leaders; discounts on UNA-USA materials; the chance
to contribute to a stronger U.N. by participating in the Global
Policy Project, UNA-USA's annual study/action project; invitations
to attend briefings and seminars offered by UNA-USA's Chapters
and Divisions in 175 communities nationwide; contacts with members
of other U.N. Associations in 80 nations worldwide.
Number of members: We have about 700 members.
Sources of financial support: Support comes from our member dues,
donations, and we are seeking corporate and business support as
well.
Contact: Co-presidents Stuart Ackman
- 952-473-0250 -
stuart.ackman AT cchaseco DOT com and Michael Eaton -
651-484-2556 -
eaton AT nmun DOT org;
Bharat Parekh, 651-646-8977, parek003 AT umn DOT edu
United Nations Rally Board is a committee of UN of Minnesota
that seeks to promote understanding of and support for the United
Nations; to organize annually a Rally with the United Nations as
its subject, co-sponsored with the United Nations of Minnesota.
Membership: We ask members to support the Rally with monetary donations
and with their presence. There are no dues.
Number of members: The board consists of approx. 15 people; member
organizations number approx. 60.
Sources of financial support: Tickets sales for Rally, donations
from individuals and supporting organizations.
Contact: Zehra Keye, Chair, 612-377-0214,
;
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University of Minnesota Human Rights Center
Address: 229 19th Avenue South,
N-120 Mondale Hall, Minneapolis,
MN 55455
Phone: 612-626-0041 or toll-free 888-HREDUC8
Fax: 612.626.7592
Email:
humanrts@umn.edu
Website: http://www.umn.edu/~hrcenter
The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center was inaugurated
in December of 1988 on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The principle focus
of the Human Rights Center is to train effective human rights professionals
and volunteers. The Human Rights Center assists human rights advocates,
monitors, students, and educators by providing training, internships,
materials, and electronic resources and networks.
Membership: No formal membership. However, The Human Rights Center
partners with similar centers and organizations to promote human
rights education and advocacy.
Affiliated organizations: Some examples - Amnesty International
USA, Center for Victims of Torture, Growing Communities for Peace,
International Leadership Institute, League of Minnesota Human Rights
Commissions, Minnesota Advocates for Human Rights, Resource Center
for the Americas.
Sources of financial support: Foundation grants; individual donations;
materials and resource sales.
Contact: Kristi Rudelius-Palmer, Co-Director & Council
Delegate, 612-626-7794,
krp@umn.edu.
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University of St. Thomas Justice & Peace Studies
Address: 2115 Summit Ave (JRC 432), St Paul, MN 55105
Website: www.stthomas.edu/justpeace
Contact: Cris Toffolo, Director, 651-962-5724,
cetoffolo@stthomas.edu;
Mike Klein, Council Delegate, 651-962-5378,
mcklein@stthomas.edu;
Paul Thorson; Council Alternate, 612-962-6175,
pbthorson@stthomas.edu
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Veterans for Peace, Chapter 27
Address: 2123 Clinton Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-821-9141
Email: vfpchapter27 AT gmail DOT com
Website: http://www.vfpchapter27.org
Educating the public on the real "cost of war"-the tragedy
of unnecessary human death and suffering caused by war. Providing
humanitarian relief to victims of war. Promoting non-interference
by U.S. government in internal affairs of other nations by distinguishing
between military aggression and defense. Abolishing war as a decision
making tool of nation states.
Membership: $25 National Membership Dues and/or $25 Chapter 27
Membership Dues paid annually.
Number of members: National VFP 7000 VFP Chapter 27 670
Sources of financial support: Donations, canoe raffle, silent
auction, membership fees.
Contact: Chante Wolf, 612-821-9141; James Steinhagen,
Council Delegate, 612-722-1112,
djsteinhagen AT msn DOT com; Evangelos Kalambokidis, Council
Alternate,
763-574-9615,
vanka485 AT aol DOT com
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Veterans for Peace, Chapter 80
Address: 16 East Saint Andrews, Duluth, MN 55803
Phone: 218-724-1891
Email:
sweetpeapete AT aol DOT com
Contact: Barry Hanson, President, 218-724-1891; Gary Sorenson 218-729-6712,
gls6712 AT ctinternet DOT net; Brad Johnson, Council Delegate,
vfpch80@yahoo.com
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Vincent L Hawkinson Foundations
Address: 324 Harvard St SE,
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: 612-331-8125
Email
info@graceattheu.org
Website: http://www.graceattheu.org/
The Vincent L. Hawkinson Foundation for Peace
and Justice (the Foundation) was organized in 1988 to honor Reverand
Vincent L. Hawkinson, a lifelong advocate for peace. Hawkinson
served as pastor of Grace University Lutheran Church for more
than 30 years. He was a community leader who witnessed courageously
to a vision of political and social change. He vigorously advocated
peacemaking and racial equality and stood up for the poor, the
oppressed and the powerless. He died in 2001 at age 86.
The Foundation was founded on the belief that alternatives
to violence and the use of military power must be found for a permanent
resolution of interpersonal and global conflict. Seeking new avenues
to peace and justice was Pastor Hawkinson's life work. The Foundation
keeps his dream alive by granting scholarships to students who
have demonstrated a commitment to peace and justice and by honoring
those who pursue these beliefs.
Contact: Verlyn Smith, Council Delegate, 651-636-6544,
vosjh@aol.com;
Deon Stuthman, Council Alternate, 651-644-8588,
stuth001@umn.edu
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Walker Community United Methodist Church
Address: P.O. Box 7588, 3104 16th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
55407
Phone: 612-722-6612
Fax: 612-722-6003
Email:
Website: www.walkerchurch.org
The mission of Walker Church is to nurture spirituality, build
caring community, and work courageously for peace with justice.
Contact: Michael Wright, Delegate, drmswright AT gmail DOT com.
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Wilderness
Connections, Inc.
Phone: 651-633-4410
Fax: : 651-633-4410
Email:
Website: www.alteravista.org
The mission of Wilderness Connections, Inc. is to engage people
in habitat creation, protection, and enjoyment; to expand and develop
human understanding of the need for partnership, with, rather than
exploitation of, the natural world; and to help people experience
growth in spirituality and in the ability to live sustainable lives.
Wilderness Connections, Inc. sponsors Altera Vista (Another View)
on Metro Cable Network Channel 6 every Friday at midnight. Its
goal is to broaden the range of discussion on peace and justice
issues. MAP organizations can participate by developing ideas and
designing programs for Altera Vista.
Sources of financial support: Local contributions.
Contact: Betty Dyson, Council Delegate, 651-698-0349,
eudyson@comcast.net
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Witness for Peace - Upper Midwest Region (WFP/UMW)
Address: 1015 E. 11th Street, Duluth, MN 55805
Phone: 218-349-1786 or 218-722-1532
Website: www.witnessforpeace.org
Email:
WFP is a national grass roots, conscience-based organization committed
to non-violence. WFP has brought hundreds of delegations of North
Americans to Latin America and the Caribbean facilitating transforming
experiences by meeting with those people most affected by the cycles
of U.S. economic and military violence. WFP then inspires citizens
to return home to work for change and to “do justice”.
No fee or donations are requested. Delegation members pay a fee
which varies with the cost of transportation and number of days
of the trip.
All participants in WFP automatically become members. Nationwide,
there are several thousand. There is a central D.C. staff, long-term
international team staff, a national board of directors, and regional
boards of directors.
Sources of funds: Donations, grants, delegations, and sale of
literature and other WFP products.
Contact: Jennifer Wood-Taylor, Regional Coordinator,
organizing_gr@yahoo.com;
Sigrid Bachman, Chairperson of the Board of Directors,
sigrid50@earthlink.net;
Wayne Wittman, Council Delegate, 651-774-4008,
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Women Against Military Madness
Address: 310 East 38th Street, #225, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Phone: 612-827-5364
Fax: 612-827-6433
Email:
Website: www.worldwidewamm.org
WAMM is a nonviolent, feminist organization that works in solidarity
with others to create a system of social equality, self-determination,
and justice through education and empowerment of women. WAMM's
purpose is to dismantle systems of militarism and global oppression.
Membership: Annual Membership: $40; Household Membership: $60;
Low Income/Student: $15; Members receive our newsletter 10 times
a year and can participate in the WAMM annual meeting and on WAMM
committees.
Number of members: Approx. 1,600, including organizations.
Sources of financial support: Membership gifts and other individual
gifts, Cooperating Fund Drive, private foundations, and special
events.
Contact: Mary Beaudoin, Director, 612-827-5364; Mary White,
Council Delegate, 612-374-3594,
mwhite15@yahoo.com;
Pat Rorke, Council Alternate, 612-925-4837,
hprorke@mn.rr.com.
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Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, Minnesota Metro
Branch
Address: Box 14752, Minneapolis, MN 55414-0752
Phone: 651-458-7090
Email:
Website: http://www.wilpfmn.org/
The Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
has been working since 1915 to unite women of diverse backgrounds
worldwide who oppose oppression and exploitation. WILPF stands
for equality of all people in a world free of racism, sexism, and
homophobia; the building of a constructive culture of peace through
world disarmament; and the changing of government priorities to
meet human needs.
Expectation and requirement of members: No special requirements
other than dues. Work for peace.
Number of members: 300 in Minnesota.
Sources of financial support: Dues and donations.
Contact: Leslie Reindl,
651-633-4410,
alteravista AT usfamily DOT net; Karen Redleaf, 651-644-1487,
vegan14ever AT yahoo DOT com;
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World Citizen Inc.
Address: 2145 Ford Parkway, #300, St. Paul, MN 55116
Phone: 651-695-2587
Fax: 651-695-0254
Email:
Website: www.peacesites.org
World Citizen, Inc. works to effectively promote a peaceful, healthy,
non-violent World through our PeaceSite/Nobel Festival/Peace Education
programs and projects and to involve as many people as possible,
starting with children. We involve thousands of students each year
in the following programs:
- Peace Sites: 222 in MN and over 750 in the world.
- Nobel Peace Prize Festivals: 2005 marked the 10th, honoring
Kofi Annan and the U.N.
- Peace Education: for K-12 Schools primarily.
Membership: Basic - $25; Home - $35; Diplomat - $50; Ambassador
- $100; World Citizen Club - $500; Nobel Club Level - $1,000.
Number of members: Approx. 230 plus 750 peace sites throughout
the world.
Sources of financial support: Membership at various levels, corporations,
foundations, and substantial "in kind" donations.
Contact: Lynn Elling, Founder, 612-729-5133,
,
; Lowell Erdahl, President, 651-631-1044,
; Melvin Giles, Council Delegate, peaceful@mninter.net;
Wheeler Smith, Council Alternate, 612-874-0862,
; Martha Roberts,
martrobe44@aol.com,
952-929-1566
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youthrive (MN Associate of PeaceJam)
Address: PO Box 4721, St Paul, MN 55104
Phone: 651-224-3066
Email:
MSN group site: http://www.youthrive.net
Contact: Mike Klein, MAP Delegate, 651-962-5378,
; MAP Alternate, TBD.
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