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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Al-Aqsa Institute
Address: 7362 University Ave NE, Suite 310, Coon Rapids, MN 55448
Phone: (763) 571-0001
Email:
elkhatibh0@yahoo.com
Website: Under construction
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: Kathryn Smith, Council Delegate,
ksmith1546 AT aol DOT com
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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;
Laurel Keitel, MAP Delegate,
likeitel AT cs DOT com; Dennis Dillon, MAP Executive Committee, 612-333-0723,
ddillon222 AT aol DOT com;
Dick Bernard, MAP President, 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:
schwa004@tc.umn.edu
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, President and Council
Delegate, 651-429-9562, 612-625-5578,
schwa004@tc.umn.edu;
Ev Kalambakodis, Council Alternate, 763-574-9615,
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Colombia Support Network Of Minnesota
Address: C/O Resource Center of the Americas, 3019 Minnehaha Ave.,
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Phone: 612 276-0788
Fax: 612 276-0898
Email:
Website: www.colombiasupport.net/chapters/minneapolis/
The Colombia Support Group Of Minnesota (CSGM) is a non-partisan,
grassroots organization comprised of volunteers who work to promote
peace, respect for human rights, and real democracy in Colombia.
The CSGM does not take sides in the Colombian conflict. With chapters
in both the Twin Cities and Duluth, the CSGM is an affiliate of
the Madison based Colombia support network (CSN).
Membership: Members work to educate themselves, the community,
and the legislature about human rights abuses related to the present
conflict in Colombia.
Number of members: 20 active members who contribute dues as they
are able, attend meetings, plan and attend events.
Sources of financial support: Donations and fund-raising.
Contact: Rosita Balch, Council Delegate, 612-276-0788,
; Elizabeth Stich, Duluth Branch, 218-525-5999,
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Crocus Hill / West 7th Neighbors For Peace
Address: 708 Goodrich Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
Phone: 651-224-6004
Email:
ljwinsor@yahoo.com
Website: MN Neighbors for Peace: mnneighbors4peace.org or
Yahoo group site: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/crocushillpeace/
Founder and Director - Linda J Winsor
Our mission:
- Plan events to bring neighbors and friends together who have a
passion for peace and justice.
- Educate people about peace and justice issues.
- Provide opportunities for people to make a difference.
We hope you will join us in spreading peace and hope in our neighborhood.
"Patriotism is believing in the inherent greatness of our
nation, with a deep faith in the ability of Americans to work together
to create a better country.”
Paul Wellstone
Contact: Council Delegate & Alternate not yet designated.
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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
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: Carole Rydberg, Council Delegate, 763-546-5368,
carydberg AT comcast DOT net;
Jan Scofield, Alternate, 763-533-3355,
Jan_Scofie AT yahoo 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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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 and Council Delegate,
see numbers above.
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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@haumc.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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Impeach For Peace
Address: 1111 Elway St #505, St Paul, MN 55116
Phone: 612-328-1451
Email: minneapolis@impeachforpeace.org
Website: impeachforpeace.org
Contact: Jodin Morey, Principal
Officer and Council Delegate, 612-328-1451,
jodinwcw@beingism.org; Mikael Rudolf, Council Alternate, 612-302-9252,
minneapolis@impeachforpeace.org
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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: PO Box 24411, Edina, MN 55424
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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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@earthlink.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:
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); Margaret Esslinger, Council Delegate - 612-920-9428,
margesslinger AT yahoo DOT com; Kay Abbott, Council Alternate, 952-927-8391,
ctabbott308 AT gmail DOT com
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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 911
Address: 1233 Ingerson Rd, St Paul, MN 55112
Phone: 651-633-4410"
Email:
alteravista AT earthlink DOT net
Website: http://9-11.meetup.com/253/
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.
Contact: Leslie Reindl,
Chair, Info above; Dori Ullman, Council Delegate,
612-414-9528,
dorijj AT aol DOT com; Catherine Statz, Council Alternate,
651-698-1308,
statz001 AT maroon DOT tc DOT umn DOT edu;
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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.
Contact: Marlin Olson, Council Delegate, 651-690-2609,
meolson6 AT msn DOT com;Katy Gray Brown, Council Alternate, 612-721-3884,
; Rachel Mordecai,
mord0010@umn.edu; Don Christensen, Admin, rachelanddon@msn.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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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:
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