Alliance for Democracy
Links

Citizens for Safe Water - Citizens For Safe Water (CFSW) was formed to give the people a direct voice in choosing the source of our future drinking water. Specifically, we do not believe the Willamette River is an appropriate source until it is cleaned up (see EPA quote above). There are better alternatives.

Columbia Riverkeeper -
Economic Justice Action Group - an economic justice group of the First Unitarian Church of Portland

IndyMedia  is independent People's media

Institute for a Sustainable Environment

Jobs with Justice - Portland

KBOO Community Radio

League of Women Voters of Oregon
Oregon Fair Trade Campaign - international trade and investment are not ends unto themselves, but instead must be viewed as a means for achieving other societal goals such as economic justice, human rights, healthy communities, and a sound environment.

Oregon Natural Desert Association is "Making Oregon's desert safe for nature." preserving and protecting high desert ecosystems.

Oregon Natural Resources Council (Oregon Wild) is a conservation consortium promoting environmental protection by educating the public and influencing the public's servants through legal and legislative processes.

Oregon Peace Works- is Oregon's largest Peace, Justice and Environmental organization.

Oregon Voter Rights Coalition is Oregon's major advocate for clean and fair elections and election processes.

Oregon Wildlife Federation's mission is to protect the wildlife and wildlife habitat of the Northwest

OSPIRG is a statewide consumer and environmental watchdog group.

PDX Justice - pdxjustice Media Productions is an independent producer of video and audio programming for community radio, public access cable television and free on-demand streaming via the internet.

PCUN The Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Noroeste (Northwest Treeplanters and Farmworkers United)

Portland Oregon Chapter of the National Audubon Society - information on activities, classes, and conservation issues. Weekly rare bird alert reports covering the state of Oregon.

Real Wealth Portland - The Real Wealth of Portland: Supporting a More Caring Economy, Making the invisible economy visible; Moving to an economy that fosters social & economic justice, and peace.

The Sierra Club, Oregon Chapter, is a non-profit member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions--legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral.

Other Links

AFL-CIO

Center for Responsive Politics

Common Cause

Corporate Watch- is a web site dedicated to helping build greater democratic control over transnational corporations at the local, national, and international levels. It provides an array of tools to investigate and analyze corporate activity.

Essential Information- Founded in 1982 by Ralph Nader, Essential Information is a non-profit, tax-exempt organization involved in a variety of projects to encourage citizens to become active and engaged in their communities.

The Federal Election Commission (FEC) Website- Campaign donor and spending information online.
Headwaters is a primary protector of the 3 million acres of public forests in southwest Oregon.

Job with Justice

The League of Conservation Voters- Find out how your Senators and Representatives vote on the environment with the LCV Scorecard

Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy

Public Campaign

Public Citizen Ralph Nader's start up government watchdog group. Citizen information concerning threats to your quality of life

Military Cuts - Front and Back

MTA