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Abolition
2000: The W. PA. Campaign to Abolish
Nuclear Weapons |
(formerly
W. PA. Campaign for a Comprehensive Test Ban)
c/o World
Federalist Assn.
204 Fifth
Avenue, Suite 200
Pittsburgh,
PA 15222
471-7852 or
Dan/Anita Fine 339-4279
e-mail:
danfine@igc.apc.org
Working for
a 21st Century free of the threat of nuclear war. |
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Albright
United Methodist Church |
Centre
Avenue & So. Graham
Pittsburgh,
PA 15232
682-4816 |
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Allegheny
County Transit Council |
c/o
8219 Eleanor St. Pittsburgh, PA 15237
683-0237 Stuart
Strickland |
| Allegheny Defense Project |
P.O. Box 245
Clarion, PA 16214
814/223-4996
info@alleghenydefense.org
www.alleghenydefense.org |
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Allegheny
Unitarian Universalist Church |
W.
North Ave. & Resaca Pl.
Pgh. PA 15212
322-4261 or AUUChurch@yahoo.com
DV McFarland, Minister
Services on Sundays at 10:30 AM
Church community
with a focus on social advocacy projects, education on social & religious
issues, speakers' forum and worship service. We are part of the larger
U.U. Assn.
Membership: adherence to principles of UUA;
dues according to ability to pay. Newsletter: "Allegheny Advocate", |
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Alliance
for Progressive Action |
P.O.
Box 5294
5907 Penn
Ave. 2nd floor
Pittsburgh,
PA 15206
363-4410
Linda Wambaugh
Fax 363-6610
website:
http://trfn.clpgh.org/alliance/
Membership
organization formed in 1991 to bring together progressive community &
labor groups and individuals to: share information, provide mutual support
and speak with a common voice on issues of mutual concern, including issues
related to racism, sexism, labor/economic justice, human rights,
environment and peace.Home of W. PA. Living Wage Campaign |
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American
Civil Liberties Union |
313
Atwood St.
Pgh. PA 15213
681-7736
Witold Walczak
Fax: 681-8707
Private non-profit
organization devoted to support of constitutional rights, civil liberties,
and civil rights. Areas of activity include litigation, legislative advocacy
and public education.Membership: fee; services open to anyone who
needs them, whether or not a
member.
Newsletter |
| American Friends
Service Committee |
The American Friends Service Committee carries out
service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.
Founded by Quakers in 1917 to provide conscientious objectors with an
opportunity to aid civilian war victims, AFSC's work attracts the support and
partnership of people of many races, religions, and cultures.
www.afsc.org |
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Americans
for Democratic Action |
c/o
1400 Hawthorne
Pgh. PA 15201
781-9646
Jerry Friedman |
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Amnesty
International USA |
AI
Group 39
c/o 5125 Penn
Ave.
Pgh. PA 15224
412 767 5521
e-mail: info@amnestypgh.org
website: amnestypgh.org
Meets on the second Monday of every month at the First Unitarian Church, located at the corner of Ellsworth and Morewood Ave., in Shadyside.
7 PM: Organizational portion, 7:30 PM: Human Rights presentation, discussion, and letter writing
A worldwide
human rights organization working impartially for the release of prisoners
of conscience who have not used violence; fair and prompt trials for political
prisoners; opposes torture and the death penalty. We are part of an independent
worldwide movement working for the release of nonviolent prisoners of conscience,
the abolition of torture and the death penalty and the protection of human
rights.
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NORTH
HILLS Group 524
Meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 7 PM at the Vincentian Home, located at 111 Perrymont Road (off McKnight Road, just north of the Borders Book Store).
Carmelita Alvero: 412 366 5600, John Warren: jf.warren@verizon.net |
Animal Advocates
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P.O.
Box 6887
Pgh. PA 15212
Animal rights/advocacy
group
Meets
2nd Saturdays no fee quarterly newsletter
928-9777 |
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Anti-Bias
Coalition |
P.O.
Box 71096
Pgh. PA 15213
784-0440
Bill Hileman |
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Association
of Pittsburgh Priests |
Box
2106 Pgh. PA 15230
We proclaim
a prophetic message for justice and peace not only in our church but also
in the world near and far. Lay participation welcome.
Membership:
$50/year |
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Beaver County
Peace Links |
Active citizens group working for peace, halt nuclear testing, continue
disarmament, common sense budget, membership fee $15. |
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Benedictines
for Peace |
4530
Perrysville Ave.
Pgh. PA 15214
931-2844
We sponsor
events such as the Peace Vigil, Peace & Pentecost, discussion group,
etc. Meetings: Planning around events.
Membership:
$5 goes to national organization. Newsletter: articles published
in general Benedictine community newsletter |
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Bethlehem
Haven Shelter |
620
Smithfield St.
Pgh. PA 15222
391-1348
Exec. Dir.:
Marilyn Sullivan
Mgr.:
JoAnn Cyganovich
Overnight
shelter for homeless women/ no accommodations for children
Newsletter:
Tara Pallas-Sheetz 391-1348 |
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Black Action
Society |
627
William Pitt Union
University
of Pittsburgh
Pgh. PA 15260
648-7880 |
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The Brashear
Association, Inc. |
2005
Sarah St..
Pgh. PA 15203
431-2236
Hugh J. Brannan, Exec. Dir. Fax:412-431-5611
Offers community-based
human services, including educational programs, assistance to low-income
families, services for the elderly, and technical assistance to community
organizations. Meetings: board meets monthly Memberships:
available; not necessary to receive services. Newsletter: "The
Brashear Bugle" published quarterly. |
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Breachmenders,
Inc. |
200
Robinson St.
Pgh. PA 15213
621-2530
Scarlet Morgan
Housing, job
training, community development in West Oakland/Terrace Village; Community
Development Corp.Meetings: 3rd Mondays, 7 pm
Newsletter
Membership: no fee, lots of hard work |
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C &
F Bookstore |
5024
Penn Ave.
Pgh. PA
15224 |
CCI Center
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(shared
home of 5 environmental groups)
64 South 14th
St.
Pittsburgh,
PA 15203
431-4449
Fax: 431-4558 Attn. Josh email: vinceq@CCIcenter.org
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Calliope:
The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society |
10 Bedford
Square
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
412/432-0333 fax –0335
CalliopePA@aol.com
www.calliopehouse.org
email: Patricia Tanner; PTanner10@Aol.com
Fosters the
development, promotion and preservation of a wide variety of folk arts
traditions with a focus on the folk music and dance traditions of the people
of the W.PA region
Membership:
$15-100/year newsletter deadline: 15th of month performance/participation
speakers
musicians storytellers dancers |
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Campaign
for a New Tomorrow |
363-3881
Claire M. Cohen
Meets at Alliance
for Progressive Action Office Working for independent politics. |
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Campaign
for a Safer World [CSW] |
League
of Women Voters of the U.S.
190 Crestvue
Manor Dr.
Pgh. PA 15228
531-1764
Caryl Beal
We are a network
of members of the League of Women Voters who are working on arms control,
support for the UN, opposing Star Wars & continued weapons production,
and support for a Comprehensive Test Ban and reduced military budgets.
Membership:
LWV members Newsletter |
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Center for
Family Excellence |
409 Dinwide Ave.
Pgh. PA 15219
232-0322
Works to enhance
the viability of families identified as at risk. |
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Center for Local Tax Research
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5001 Baum Blvd., Suite 493
Pgh. PA 15213-1851
412/687-6663 fax 687-6663
localtax@pobox.com
Dan Sullivan
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Center for
Social Studies Education |
901
Old Hickory Rd.
Pgh. PA 15243
341-1967
Fax 341-6533
Jerold M.
Starr, Director
Ronalee Ciocco
A not-for-profit
educational resource center dedicated to promoting more and better teaching
of the Vietnam War, it's lessons and legacies. Distributes textbook,
resource guide, video and other materials and coordinates a nationwide
network of teacher trainers and Vietnam Veteran speakers bureaus.
Newsletter:
"Teaching the Vietnam War: A Teacher/Veteran Partnership" - annual,
Spring - send to CSSE (above) |
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Center for
Victims of Violent Crime |
900
Fifth Ave.
Pgh. PA 15219
392-8582
Nancy E. Wells
CRISIS HOTLINE,
24 HOURS
Comprehensive
victim assistance agency. Provides advocacy, direct service, education
and prevention programs. |
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Christian
Associates of SW Pennsylvania |
204
37th Street
Pgh. PA 15201
688-9070
Rev. Robert D. Forsythe
Fax: 688-9091
E-mail:
CASP1817@aol.comChristian
Associates is a regional ecumenical organization bringing together 24 Anglican,
Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox
religious
bodies in SW. PA. Meetings are held six times a year. Membership
requires a church body. Newsletter: Ecumemo |
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Church Women
United |
7147
Hermitage St.
Pittsburgh,
PA 15208
242-3049
Pres.- Cornelia Walker
Citizen Power
Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh,
PA 15217
David Hughes,
Director |
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Citizens
Budget Campaign of Western Pennsylvania |
5125
Penn Ave.
Pittsburgh,
PA 15224
361-3022
Molly Rush, W. PA.Coord.
Local chapter
of national coalition of religious and justice and peace groups working
for significant cuts in military spending,conversion to a civilian economy
which invests in the future of our citizens well-being through investment
in our human and physical infrastructure. These investments would
be supported by generating additional revenues from corporate and upper
income individuals, who have received most of the benefits from recent
economic growth.
Meetings:
call for time/place
Newsletter:
see Thomas Merton Center's "The New People" for updates. Publishes information
on voting records.
Membership:
by endorsement of basic aims, donations welcome |
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Citizens
for Good Environment |
P.O.
Box 434
Monroeville,
PA 15146
373-7714 |
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Citizens
for Responsible Pest Management |
125
Hermitage School Rd.
Ligonier,
PA 15658
Works to heighten
public awareness of the toxic nature of pesticides, to monitor & respond
to government implemented programs, lobby for more stringent laws regulating
pesticide use, encourage integrated pest management programs in public
buildings. membership: $10 newsletter: Citizens for Responsible Pest
Management News
ed/pol/adv
environmental speakers |
Citizens
for Social Justice
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600
Tingley Ave., Suite 1A
Pgh. PA. 15202
Newsletter
on economic/social justice concerns. |
Civil Practice
Clinics
University of Pittsburgh
School of Law -
Health Related
Legal Needs |
The
Civil Practice Clinics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law provide
free legal services to low income individuals with health related legal
needs. Law students with the guidance of supervising lawyers work
on behalf of eligible clients in these and related areas: disability
benefits including overpayments and terminations of benefits for adults
and children, Medicare coverage, managed care issues, guardianships, living
wills, powers of attorneys, simple wills, and legal assistance for HIV+
individuals.
(Contact Marlene Dignan at 648-1082) |
| Clean Water Action |
100 Fifth
Ave., #1108
Pgh. PA 15222
765-3053 Myron
Arnowitt
fax 765-1737
Local, state
wide, national grassroots environmental lobby working for the enforcement
and passage of strong environmental legislation and work with our one million
members and community groups to build; non-profit organization
Membership:
$24 regular/nat'l. $60 sustainer state/nat'l.
newsletter:
Clean Water Action News/ Ken Brown, 1320 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036-1811 |
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CLEARCorps |
64
South 14th Street
Pittsburgh,
PA 15203 |
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Coalition
of Black Trade Unionists [CBTU], Pgh. Chapter |
c/o
762 Bryn Mawr Rd.
Pgh. PA 15219
682-3544
Otis King
Concerned
with issues affecting African Americans and the labor movement in particular.
Supports progressive issues and causes for equality and improvement of
the quality of life. Meetings: 3rd Wednesdays Membership:
$15 Newsletter |
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Coalition
of Labor Union Women (CLUW) Pgh.Chapter |
Box
4855
Pgh. PA 15206
371-8661
Anne McLemore
Only labor
organization for union women. Meetings: 2nd Mondays, Membership:
fee, Newsletter |
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Coalition
to Stop the Welfare Cuts |
c/o
Mon Valley Unemployed Committee/Just Harvest
120 E. Ninth
Ave.
Homestead,
PA 15120
462-9962
Paul Lodico
464-0739
Joni Rabinowitz
Fax:
462-8407 |
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Commission
on Justice & Peace |
Catholic
Diocese of Pittsburgh
111 Boulevard
of the Allies
Pgh. PA 15222
Nieves Stiker,
Chairperson |
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Committee
for Racial Equality |
Washington,
PA
Bill Lacey
1-724-222-3708/Gerard Weiss 1-724-228-1245
Works to eliminate
racism |
Community
Connections
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Pgh. Information &
Resources website
http://www.cmu.edu/community/connectionsProject Coordinator Kim
Falk-MacArthur kf3@andrew.cmu.edu
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Community Justice
Project
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429 Forbes Ave
Pittsburgh, PA 152
412/434-6002
Evelyn Welling 434-1153
[implementing Sanders Decree] |
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Community
Loan Fund of Southwest PA. |
425
Sixth Ave, Suite 1150
Pgh. PA 15219
201-2450
Fax 381-6223Mark Peterson, Exec. Dir.Independent nonprofit 501 (c) (3)
organization that invests capital in housing, economic development, small
businesses and related projects serving low-income communities throughout
the nine counties of southwestern Pennsylvania. |
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Community
of Reconciliation |
100
No. Bellefield Ave.
Pgh. PA 15213
682-2751 Denise Mason
Urban/Peace
Committee
We are an
interracial, ecumenical worshipping congregation. Urban/Peace Committee
meets on 3rd Sunday; Sunday school, 9:45 & Worship, 11 am, Sundays.
Correspondent newsletter deadline 20th of the month. |
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The Concord
Coalition, Gr. Pgh. Chapter |
Citizens
for America's Future
6631 Church
Ave.
Pgh. PA 15202
766-9428
Helen Humphreys Short, Director
A non-profit,
non-partisan, grassroots organization dedicated to educating the public
about the destructive impact of federal budget deficits on our economy,
and mobilizing the public to demand elimination of deficit spending. |
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Conflict
Resolution Center International, Inc. |
204
Thirty-seventh St.
Pittsburgh,
PA 15201-1859
687-6210
Fax 687-6232
Paul Wahraftig
Logistics
for conflict resolvers: resource directory of mediators and trainers, library
of resource materials, consultation
Membership
fee: $20
Newsletter:
Conflict Resolution Notes - Above address - $20 |
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Conservation
Consultants, Inc. |
64
South 14th Street
Pittsburgh,
PA 15203 |
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Consumer
Health Coalition |
650
Smithfield St., Suite 2330
Pgh PA 15222
D. Geoffrey
Webster, Executive Director
456.1877
email: websterchc@stargate.net |
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Cross Current |
c/o
7114 Meade St.Pgh. PA 15208241-6087 Ginny Hildebrand
Feminist music
group.ed/adv/pol entertainment anti-intervention civil/human
rights |
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Debra House/Bridge
to Independence |
16
Holland Ave.
Braddock,
PA 15104
412-271-5787
Bridge housing
program for homeless women and their children (age and number of children
limited). Counseling and supportive services provided. Education
and vocational encouragement. |
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Dwelling
House Savings & Loan Association |
Lavelle
Real Estate
501 Herron
Ave.
Pgh. PA 15219-4696
683-5116
Robert R. Lavelle
A savings
association whose mission is to serve the housing needs of all but especially
the poor, black, and deprived. Hours: Daily - Mon.- Fri. membership:
a savings accounted/ business svcs. econ. justice consumer |