Alliance for Democracy
681 Main Street, Waltham MA 02451
tel (781) 894-1179; fax (781) 894-0279
peoplesall@aol.com

The mission of the Alliance for Democracy is to free all people from 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. Their campaigns include fighting corporate globalization and promoting positive alternatives and building a movement for campaign finance reform, among others.

Call to Renewal
2401 15th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
tel (800) 523-2773; fax (202) 328-6797
ctr@calltorenewal.com

Call to Renewal's mission is to invite the churches and other faith-based organizations to join together in a biblical commitment to overcome poverty, dismantle racism, promote healthier families and supportive communities, and reassert the dignity of each human life.

Center for Public Integrity
910 17th Street NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20006
tel (202) 466-1300

The Center for Public Integrity's mission is to provide the American public with the findings of its investigations and analyses of public service, government accountability, and ethics-related issues via books, reports and newsletters.

Center for Responsive Politics
1101 14th St., NW, Suite 1030, Washington, DC 20005-5635
tel (202) 857-0044; fax (202) 857-7809
info@crp.org

The Center for Responsive Politics is a non-partisan, non-profit research group based in Washington, D.C. that tracks money in politics, and its effect on elections and public policy. The Center conducts computer-based research on campaign finance issues for the news media, academics, activists, and the public at large. The Center's work is aimed at creating a more educated voter, an involved citizenry, and a more responsive government.

Center for Voting and Democracy
6930 Carroll Ave. Suite 901, Takoma Park, MD 20912
tel (301) 270-4616
cvdusa@aol.com

The Center for Voting and Democracy researches how voting systems affect participation, representation and governance. They advocate proportional representation systems for legislative elections, instant runoff voting for executive and judicial elections and public interest redistricting.

Citizens for True Democracy
742 N.Amherst Ave., Claremont, CA 91711
True_Democracy@yahoo.com

CTD is committed to improving our elections' fairness by replacing the electoral college with direct elections, reforming campaign finances, establishing proportional representation for House elections, and improving voter registration, education, and turnout.

Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
1521 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90017
tel (213) 353-1333; fax (213) 353-1344
chirla@earthlink.net

CHIRLA works to advance the human and civil rights of immigrants and refugees and to foster and environment of positive human relations in Los Angeles. CHIRLA is the only broad-based, multiethnic umbrella immigrant advocacy organization in Los Angeles. As a coalition, CHIRLA brings together over 125 immigrant advocates and civil rights organizations from throughout Southern California to coordinate services to the immigrant community and educate policy makers about immigration issues.

Common Cause
tel (202) 833-1200

Common Cause is a nonprofit, nonpartisan citizen's lobbying organization promoting open, honest and accountable government. Supported by the dues and contributions of over 250,000 members in every state across the nation, Common Cause represents the unified voice of the people against corruption in government and big money special interests.

Direct Action Network
PO Box 1485, Asheville NC, 28802
dan@riseup.net

Fairness in Accuracy and Reporting
130 W. 25th Street, New York, NY 10001
tel (212) 633-6700; fax (212) 727-7668
fair@fair.org

FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. As an anti-censorship organization, we expose important news stories that are neglected and defend working journalists when they are muzzled.

Fannie Lou Hamer Project
9 Gammon Avenue, SW , Atlanta, Georgia 30315
tel (404) 624-0100; fax (404) 624-0092
flhp@flhp.org

The Fannie Lou Hamer Project is a part of a national grassroots movement that connects the history of earlier voting and civil rights struggles to the ongoing struggle for campaign finance reform. The Project serves as a vehicle for traditional civil rights organizations and communities of color to engage in campaign finance reform initiatives. The Project will raise people's consciousness as to how the current campaign finance system restricts civic and political participation based on socioeconomic status, and therefore results in a disparate impact on communities of color. The Fannie Lou Hamer Project believes that fundamental reform in our campaign finance system is imperative in order to address fundamental issues in the areas of political, economic, and social justice.

Free Democracy Network/Democracy in Motion Roadshow

Monday, July 10: Shortly after 2 p.m., on the east side of the U.S. Capitol, the Free Democracy Network, a coalition of individuals and organizations dedicated to campaign finance reform, was launched. The Network's mission is to promote a more representative democracy by ending special interest control of U.S. elections. The goal of the Democracy in Motion Roadshow is to make connections between corporate globalization, labor, the prison industrial complex, campaign finance reform, and other domestic inequalities and injustices; to support local organizing, and to mobilize people for a Summer of Action, culminating in protests at the 2000 Democratic and Republican National Conventions.

Granny D

Dublin, New Hampshire's Doris Haddock, 90, known to her great grandchildren as "Granny D," left Los Angeles on Jan. 1, 1999 on foot, and walked ten miles per day, arriving at the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. on February 29th, 2000. Her goal was to show Members of Congress that people care about campaign finance reform. She showed how much she cared by walking in spite of her arthritis and emphysema, and by talking to as many people as she could along her way. She walked through California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia and Washington. D.C. When she arrived at the Capitol, 2,200 people were walking with her. She hopes that her effort will encourage people to contact their representatives and say that they also care about campaign finance reform.

Independent Media Center

Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, objective, and passionate tellings of truth. They have provided excellent coverage of the anti-corporate globalization movement from Seattle and DC, globally, and throughout the conventions.

Kensington Welfare Rights Union
PO Box 50678 Philadelphia, PA 19132
tel (215) 203-1945; fax (215) 203-1950
kwru@libertynet.org

KWRU is a multi-racial organization of, by and for poor and homeless people. We believe that we have a right to thrive - not just barely survive. KWRU is dedicated to organizing of welfare recipients, the homeless, the working poor and all people concerned with economic justice. The Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign is a national effort led by poor and homeless women, men and children of all races to raise the issue of poverty as a human rights violation.

Open Debates
529 14th St., NW, Suite 1201, Washington, DC 20045
tel (202) 628-9195; fax (202) 628-9196
info@opendebates.org

Open Debates is a non-partisan, non-profit based in Washington, D.C. that works to reform the presidential debates. As a pro-democracy organization, we call for presidential debates that are rigorous, fair, and inclusive of important issues and popular candidates. We want debates that enhance democracy and open political discussion.  Open Debates advocates the Citizens' Debate Commission as presidential debate sponsor.

Public Campaign
1320 19th Street, NW, Suite M-1, Washington, D.C. 20036
tel (202) 293-0222; fax (202) 293-0202
info@publicampaign.org

Public Campaign is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to sweeping reform that aims to dramatically reduce the role of special interest money in America's elections and the influence of big contributors in American politics. Public Campaign will lay the foundation for reform by working with various organizations, particularly citizen groups around the country that are fighting for change in their states.

Public Citizen's Congress Watch
215 Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Washington, D.C. 20003

Congress Watch is a division of Public Citizen, a 150,000 member national non-profit, non-partisan, member-supported public interest group founded by Ralph Nader in 1971. Congress Watch monitors Congress and fights for consumer rights, government and corporate accountability, campaign finance reform, a clean environment, and health and safety protection through lobbying, public education, research and media outreach.

The Sentencing Project
514 - 10th Street, NW, Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004
tel (202) 628-0871; fax (202) 628-1091
staff@sentencingproject.org

The Sentencing Project is an independent source of criminal justice policy analysis, data and program information for the public and policy-makers. They coauthored a report in 1998 called Losing the Vote: The Impact of Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States.

Training for Change
4719 Springfield Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143-3514
tel (215) 729-7458; fax (215) 729-1910
peacelearn@igc.org

Training for Change spreads the skills of democratic, nonviolent social change. They lead workshops and strategic planning for activists.

United for a Fair Economy
37 Temple Place, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02111
tel (617) 423-2148; fax (617) 423-0191

United for a Fair Economy is part of a broad social movement of people concerned that the concentration of wealth is hurting our nation. Its goal is to revitalize America through a more fair distribution of wealth. They publish living wage campaign manuals and other resources on fighting the unequal distribution of wealth in the US.

Pro-Democracy Campaign / Voters Bill of Rights
c/o IPPN, Box 1041, Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-338-5398, 973-338-2210 (f)
indpol@igc.org

World Bank Bond Boycott Campaign
tel 202-299-0020

Join the campaign to pressure the World Bank through a boycott of its bonds! The World Bank gets 80% of the money for its harmful projects and policies by selling bonds to institutions like your university, union,church, or local government (through Citigroup and other financiers). Exercise your power locally to stop the World Bank from promoting global injustice. Ask your institution to boycott World Bank bonds and join the growing campaign to break the power of the World Bank.