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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People [NAACP]
Pittsburgh Chapter |
2203 Wylie Ave.
Pgh. PA 15219
471-1024 Tim
Stevens, Pres.
Civil rights, equality in
housing, employment, education Meetings: 2nd Tuesdays Board / membership
meetings every other month Membership: $10/$15 $3/$8 youth; includes
Crisis Magazine |
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National Conference for Community and Justice |
1945 Fifth Ave.
Pgh. PA 15219
412-281-1237
Betty Pickett
Dedicated to building an inclusive society that celebrates its diversity and
invests in its youth and communities. NCCJ fights bias, bigotry and racism
in America and promotes understanding and respect among all races, religions and
cultures.
Meetings:
board meets membership: sliding scale newsletter
website: www.nccjpgh.org |
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National Council for Urban Peace & Justice |
P.O. Box 2305 Pgh. PA. 15230
821 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Contact: Khalid Raheem
261-1086 fax: 261-1312
Outside PA: 1-800-67NCUPJ
website:www.ncupg.org
(see Gang Peace Council) |
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National Council of Jewish Women, Pgh. Section |
1620 Murray Ave.
Pgh. PA 15217
421-6118 Ruth
Garfinkel
NCJW is a volunteer
organization dedicated to furthering human welfare, locally, nationally and
internationally, through an integrated program of education, service and social
action. Particular emphasis is placed on the following areas: aging,
children & youth, constitutional rights, Israel, Jewish life and women's issues
Meetings: monthly board meetings membership fee
Newsletter |
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National Lawyers Guild, Pittsburgh Chapter |
Law & Finance Bldg., 5th Floor
429 Fourth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
15219
391-7711 Mike
Healey, Jay Hornack, Claudia Davidson
Progressive lawyers and
legal workers promoting the goal that human rights be regarded as more important
than property rights. Functions as Legal Arm of Peace and Social Justice
Movement: consists of lawyers, law students, paralegals and jailhouse lawyers.
Membership fee scaled
according to National Lawyers Guild, Student Chapter
c/o Univ. of Pgh. Law
School
3900 Forbes Ave.
Pgh. PA 15260
648-1388 Liz
Kelly
Students working to
promote social change with goal that human rights shall be regarded as more
important than property rights. Helps practicing Advocates.Meetings: every 4-6
weeks
Membership: no fee;
$25/year |
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National Organization for Men Against Sexism |
1238 Franklin Ave.
Pgh. PA 15221
371-8007 |
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National Organization for Women (NOW) |
P.O. Box 8240
Pgh., PA 15217
921-7272 |
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NOW First Pittsburgh Chapter |
241-4844 call 921-7272 |
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NOW Pennsylvania State Chapter P.O. |
Box 17326,
Pgh., PA 15235
795-3972 |
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NOW [East Hills] |
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National Organization of Legal Service Workers (NOLSW) |
928 Penn Ave.
Pgh. PA 15222
255-6700 John
Stember |
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NCAR Neighborhood Collaboratives Against Racism |
A
project of the Thomas Merton Center
361-3022 |
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NO DICE |
P.O. Box 4248
Pgh. PA 15203
571-9322 Charlotte
Sonne
E-mail:
charsongs@aol.com
NO DICE is a broad-based,
nonpartisan citizens' movement opposed to the expansion of legalized gambling as
economic and social policy |
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NORML |
P.O. Box 4839
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Local Chapter of the
National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, 1001 Connecticut Ave.
NW, Suite 1119, Washington, DC 20036 (202) 483-5500, FAX:
(202) 483-0057 |
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North Area Environmental Council |
P.O. Box 71
Ingomar, PA 15127
364-7006 364-9458
Sue Broughton |
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Northside Common Ministries |
P.O. Box 99861
1601 Brighton Rd.
Pgh. PA 15233
323-1163 Roy
Banner, Exec. Dir. Community Service Center 321-1606
Pleasant Valley Shelter 321-4272 |
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Ohio River Basin Environmental Coaliton [ORBEC] |
766-5611 Janet Strahosky |
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One Voice Against Racism |
c/o Rev. Mike Penn-Strah, Emmanuel U. Church of Christ,
5556 Forbes Avenue
Pgh. PA 15217 |
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PA.
Abolitionists United Against the Death Penalty
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P.O. Box
58128
Philadelphia,
PA 19102
215/724-6120
Pittsburgh Chapter
412/241-6087 |
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Pax Christi Pittsburgh (see Pgh. Area Pax Christi) |
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Pax Christi USA |
532 West Eighth Avenue
Erie, PA 16502
(814) 453-4955
paxchristi@igc.apc.org
National office of
Catholic peace organization. |
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PA Clean Ways |
105 West 4th St.
Greensburg, PA 15601
836-4129 Sue Wiseman |
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PA Hunger Action Center |
208 No. Third St.
Harrisburg, PA 17101
717/233-6705 email:
pahungeract@nbn.net |
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PA. Low
Income Housing Coalition |
5877
Commerce
St.
Pgh. PA 15206
412/441-3080 fax 441-2904
pahcwpa@nb.net |
Panorama [formerly
Pittsburgh Hispanic]
Monthly Newspaper |
P.O. Box 81853
960 Greenfield Avenue
Pgh. PA 15217
281-3522 Maria
Elena Medici, Chief Editor
Provides information
about or of interest to the Pittsburgh area Hispanic community, as well as
national and international news. $12 for a one-year subscription; $35 for
institutions. |
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Parents FLAG/Pittsburgh (Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays) |
P.O. Box 223
Monroeville, PA 15146
372-4059 Bonnie L.
Larson |
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Parents Against Violence |
P.O. Box 6233
Pgh. PA 15212
Eleanor Williams
431-6273 or 322-7352
Paving the way for our
children - UNITY IN ACTION. Working to bring back safe streets, safe homes, safe
schools, safe businesses. Meetings held on the Northside. |
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Pathfinder Bookstore |
1103 East Carson St..
Pgh. PA 15203
381-9785
Authorized distributor of
Pathfinder books/pamphlets. Titles on labor, women's
liberation, Cuba, Malcolm
X, Black struggles, Marxism, Middle East, etc. Periodicals: The Militant,
Perspectiva, Mundial, etc. Membership $10 year entitles to 15% off
Pathfinder titles.
Bookstore staffed by
volunteers: Wed 5-8 pm; Sat. 11-4 or call for appointment. |
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Peace, Justice and Social Concerns Committee Millvale Franciscans |
146 Hawthorne Rd., Millvale
Pgh. PA 15209
821-2200 Sr.
Alice Dunlop
Small group of people
whose interest is in getting word out about action issues; keeping people
up-to-date on events for particular peace, justice, social concerns in our area.
Membership: no fee, willing to work on newsletter, action-alerts, or attend
meetings. Newsletter: "Footprints" 4x a year, following meetings. |
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Pennsylvania Consumer Action Network |
529 Court St. Suite 509
Reading, PA 19601
610-478-7888
Fax: 610-478-7457
website:
members.aol.com/paconsumer |
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Pennsylvania Environmental Council |
64
South 14th Street
Pgh. PA 15203
481.9400
Statewide non-profit
environmental education and advocacy group committed to protecting the state's
natural resources. Consensus building organization, brings together citizens,
government officials, business people & environmenalists to try to resolve
problems. Membership: $30/$15 student/$100
corporations/$40
non-profit org. newsletter: "Forum" |
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Pennsylvania Environmental Network |
RR1, Box 296
New Stanton, PA
15672-9618
446-5006
Newsletter |
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Interfaith Global Climate Change Campaign Of the PA. Council of
Churches |
Rev. Joy Kaufmann, Director of Public Advocacy
900 S. Arlington Ave.
Harrisburg, PA 17109
Campaign Coordinator Ed Dreby
14 New Jersey Ave.
Mt. Holly, NJ 08060
609/261-8190drebymans@igc.org
Pittsburgh organizer is Nancy Mullinary |
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Pennsylvania Peace Links |
305 Wood St.
Pgh. PA 15222
471-0302
Janice Auth
Works to reduce chances
of war by educational programs on global security, exploring alternative means
of settling conflicts, and engaging in international exchanges and citizen
diplomacy.
Membership: no fee
Newsletter |
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Pennsylvania Resources Council |
64
South 14th St.
Pgh. PA 15203
499-7490 Lou Tamler
Fax # 488-7492
Promotes wise stewardship
for natural resources and energy supplies by providing education to adults and
children on recycling, waste minimization and conservation of resources.
Membership fee: $20
individuals
Newsletter |
Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence (PAHV)
Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence Research & Education Fund (PAHVREF) |
Community House, Suite 420
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5523
1-888-444-PAHV (7248)
412-322-1330
412-322–1327 - Fax
http://PAHV.org
Director@PAHV.org
Nathaniel Glosser, Executive Director
Pennsylvanians Against Handgun Violence (PAHV) is a statewide grassroots
organization devoted to reducing gun violence through public education and
legislation, while respecting the legal use of firearms. PAHV works with elected
officials, community leaders and groups to examine and distribute information
about the impacts of gun violence and the consequences connected with firearms
possession.
PAHV's goal is to promote laws and programs that will make our communities
safer. We need to do more, and with your help, we will. We need your help to
keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them. |
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Persad Center, Inc. |
5150 Penn Ave.
Pgh. PA 15224
441-9786
Randal G. Forrester
Licensed mental health
center; clients are mostly from the sexual minorities communities, all people
affected by the HIV infection, and the families and loved ones of all these
people. Meetings: in various groups
no membership fee
newsletter written
entirely in house |
Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission
PA Human Relations
Commission |
300 Liberty Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA
15219
565-7561 George A.
Simmons, Exec. Director
Activities:
Investigation, mediation, and coordination of governmental response
to civil tensions. |
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Physicians for Social Responsibility/ Pittsburgh |
P.O. Box 7241
Pgh. PA 15213
339-6641 Julian
Eligator, MD, chair
Prevention of nuclear
war, and health and environmental consequences of war and
nuclear weapons
production.
Meetings: monthly
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Pittsburgh Action Against Rape |
81
So. 19th St.
Pgh. PA 15203
431-5665
Rape Action Hotline
765-2731 |
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Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force |
905 West Street, Wilkinsburg
Pgh. PA 15221
242-2500
AIDS Info: Line 242-2437 |
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Pittsburgh Area Pax Christi |
(local affiliate of national Catholic peace group; meets monthly)
Contact Jack & Anne
MacFadyen 921-4717 or Sr. Barbara Finch 761-4319 |
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Pittsburgh Coalition Against Substance Abuse (PCASA) |
5907 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
362-4030 Sam
Thompson |
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Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations |
908 City-County Bldg.
414 Grant St.
Pittsburgh, PA
15219
255-2600
Fax 255-2288
Charles F. Morrison,
Director
Accepts and investigates
complaints of discrimination in the areas of employment, housing and public
accommodations based on race, sex, color, religion, national origin, place of
birth, sexual orientation, age, familial status, handicap or disability.
Also monitors reports of community tension and police misconduct. Seeks to
resolve disputes through conciliation and mediation.
Membership: no fee.
Newsletter: Annual Report. Meetings: First Monday of each
month, 3pm May-October, 2pm November-April. |
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Pittsburgh Community Services, Inc. |
1835 Centre Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
392-4430 John
A. Golden, Jr., Exec. Dir.
Subcontracting network
for local service providers funded by Community Service Block Grant funds [70%],
state, city and miscellaneous foundation grants. |
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Pittsburgh Cuba Coalition |
320 Lowenhill St.
Pittsburgh, PA l5216
563-1519 Lisa
Valanti
Educational and action
group trying to end the embargo against Cuba and establish friendly US-Cuba
diplomatic and trade relations. Has worked with Pastors for Peace to ship
humanitarian aid.
Meetings, Wednesday, 7:30
pm, Rm. 5S56, Forbes Quad, U. of Pgh. |
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Pittsburgh Environmental Discussion Group |
Meets monthly at Borders McKnight Road to read and discuss a variety of books
and authors that relate to nature writing, natural history, and environmental
issues. First Monday 7:30 pm.
Info: 412-247-0823
website:
www.telerama.com/~markt/bookclub.html |
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Pittsburgh Filmmakers |
477 Melwood Ave.
Pgh. PA 15213
681-5449
Harris Theater, 809
Liberty Ave., Downtown 471-9706 Media arts center; meets annually;
application process & yearly dues; exhibition & equipment access for artists;
newsletter: write P.R. director |
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Pittsburgh Friends of Tibet |
c/o Mandala Bookstore
2022 Murray Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15217
Works to promote
awareness of Tibet and the plight of the Tibetan people and to preserve Tibetan
culture. Meetings: monthly, 2nd Mondays, Quarterly
newsletter $10 year; membership: $25/$15 student /$40 family |
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Pittsburgh Guatemala Connection |
7723 Lyman Street
Pittsburgh, PA
15221-3187
371-1707 Mary Alice Shemo
Works to provide support
and encouragement to the returning Guatemalan refugee communities in their
process of resettlement and reintegration. Members participate in direct
accompaniment, living in one of the return communities for a period of time and
mobilize support in Pittsburgh for the refugees and against human rights abuses.
A project of the Thomas Merton Center. |
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Pittsburgh Habitat for Humanity |
Box 364
Braddock PA 15104
242-3633 Fax
241-0926
Ecumenical housing
ministry working in partnership with economically
disadvantaged families to
provide affordable first-time homes. Rehabilitations are done using
volunteers age 14+ for tasks from digging ditches to carpentry & painting.
Meetings: committees Newsletter: quarterly |
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Pittsburgh Hospitality House |
7211 Thomas Blvd.
Pgh. PA 15208
731-6611 Michael
Klate
Provides meals and
overnight lodging at low cost to families and friends visiting incarcerated men
and women in the Pgh. area. Newsletter: Hopeline - Quarterly |
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Pittsburgh Lesbian/Gay Inter-Faith Coalition |
c/o INTERWEAVE
First Unitarian Church
Morewood & Ellsworth
Aves.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Contact: John McCarter |
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Pittsburgh Mediation Center, Inc. |
2205 East Carson Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15203
381-4443 Gail McGloin,
Exec. Dir.
Trains and mentors
mediators. |
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Pittsburgh Mennonite Church |
4005 Murray Ave.
Pgh. PA 15217
421-8007 |
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Pittsburgh North Anti-racism Coalition |
Box 183
Wexford, PA 15090
367-0383 Mary
Sheehan
Meets at YWCA Center for
Race Relations on Thompson Run Rd. in Allison Park on fourth Thursday at 7:30
p.m. |
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Pittsburgh North People for Peace |
Box 183
Wexford, PA 15090
367-0383 Mary
Sheehan
Cluster group of the
Thomas Merton Center; affiliate of the Fellowship of Reconciliation; committed
to educating people in the North Hills to work for a more peaceful world.
Meetings at Salem United
Methodist Church, Wexford: 2nd/4th Mondays, 1:30 pm no
membership fee
Newsletter |
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Pittsburgh Presbytery Task Force on Peacemaking |
801 Union Place
Pgh. PA 15212
323-1400 |
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Pittsburgh/San Isidro Sister City Project (inactive) |
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Pittsburgh Sister Cities Association |
A
non-profit organization, chaired by the Mayor of Pittsburgh and comprised of
elected representatives from Pittsburgh's Sister City Committees, which
coordinate the many educational and cultural exchange activities of our City's
active sister city
relationships: Basel, Switzerland, Dr. Heinz Kunz 648-9455; Bilbao, Spain,
Dr. Angel Bilbao 622-4313; Charleroi, Belgium, Emil Delestienne 835-7777;
Katowice, Poland, Dan Holland, 471-5808; Lille, France, Monike Nagy, 371-1871;
Saarbruecken, Germany, Ray Schmidt, 429-8898; Sheffield, England, Beth Shervey
681-5251; Torino Italy,Joe D'Andrea 391-7669; Zagreb, Croatia, Mike Vecilich
624-5714. |
Pittsburgh
SOS
Human Rights in China,
Rescue Falun Gong |
POB 818
Monroeville, PA 15146
724/327-6390
sos_pittsburgh@yahoo.com |
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Productive Taxpayers |
Suite 493,
Design Center]
Pittsburgh,
PA 15213
412/687-6663
localtax@pobox.com
(supports Henry George proposal for a land tax) |
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Program for Female Offenders, Inc. |
1815 Forbes Avenue
Pgh. PA 15219
281-7380 Carol Hertz,
Assoc. Dir.
Assists female offenders
with rebuilding their lives by providing supportive services &
employment/training services. Newsletter |
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Program on International Peace & Security |
Carnegie Mellon University c/o Engineering & Public Policy
Pgh. PA 15213
268-2670
A Campus-wide program to
coordinate research, teaching & graduate education issues of peace &
international security.
website:[
more info here ] |
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Providence United Presbyterian Church |
3600 California Ave.
Pgh. PA 15212
734-2868 Rev.
Don Dutton
A community of believers,
some of whom work at justice/peace as an expression of their faith. |
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Rachel Carson Homestead Association |
613 Marion Ave.
Springdale, PA 15144
274-5459
Trudi Clements
Environmental education
center and historic site; birthplace and childhood home of Silent Spring author
Rachel Carson; provides tours, educational programs, events.
Membership: $25/35 annual
dues, newsletter.
website:
www.rachelcarson.org/homestead
e-mail:
homestead@rachelcarson.org |
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Rachel Carson Institute |
Box 635 Woodland Rd.
Chatham College
Pgh. PA 15232
365-1516 Lucy Laffitte
Provides classes on
ecology.Activities: advocacy.
ed/ environmental |
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Rainbow Alliance at Pitt University |
500 William Pitt Union
Univ. of Pgh.
Pgh. PA 15260
648-2105
Melissa Smith/Todd Kiravey
Student organization
seeks to create a safe queer space, to serve as an educational organization and
to take direct political action. Meetings, Membership: no fee
Newsletter |
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Rainbow Coalition of Pennsylvania |
Richard Adams, Jr. Chair Info: 363-4410 |
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Rainbow Kitchen |
144 E. 8th Ave.
Homestead, PA 15120
464-1892
Independent 501 [c] 3
charitable organization; direct services; free food, job bank, child care,
medical clinic. No membership fee quarterly [or 3x yr.] newsletter |
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Regional Environmental Alliance (REA) |
P.O. Box 34
Beaver, PA 15009
775-4399 Sidney
Elkin
Concerned with pollution
of air, water, and soil; as well as the handling and disposition of solid
wastes. Our purpose is to collect, analyze and organize data concerning
environmental issues and to present evidence of potential dangers, as well as
concerns, to appropriate political leaders.Membership is open to any individual
or group: $25.00 per group, $5.00 per individual. |
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Regional Environmental Monitoring Association, Inc. (R.E.M.A.,
Inc.) |
RR
2, Box 353
Beaver Falls, PA
15010-9424
843-1927 Paul Panza
Educational
archive/community clearinghouse; documents environmental issues generated by
citizen rights to action, corporate/community development of environmentally
benign forms of alternative energy; working to form centralized
pool for networking
databases; the first 24-hour, solar powered tri-state environmental depository.
Produces Power Perspectives, PCTV Ch.21, Thursdays, 9 pm Video/audio tapes
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Religious Society of Friends
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4836 Ellsworth Ave.
Pgh. PA 15213
683-2669
Peace & Social Concerns
Committee |
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Religious Task Force on the Economy |
Deborah Holder 321-9232
co-chair Rev. Tom Smith
c/o APA, 5907 Penn
Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
363-4410 |
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Rosenberg Institute for Peace & Justice |
Community House, Suite 420
801 Union Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5523
412-322-1330 - phone
412-322-1327 – fax
http://SafePittsburgh.Net
RosenbergInstitute@SafePittsburgh.NetContact:
Nathaniel Glosser, President
The Rosenberg Institute for Peace & Justice is committed the reduction of
violence and intolerance.
Programs include violence and intolerance prevention efforts such as the
Partnership for a Safer Society, which develops and delivers violence prevention
curriculum for Allegheny County children. |
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SAD (see Society Against Drugs) |
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St. Jude, the Apostle Wilmerding |
405 Westinghouse Ave.
Wilmerding, PA
823-8390 Fr. Jack
O'Malley
Ecumenical peace and
justice group. |
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Save Our County, Inc. |
P.O. Box 1242
East Liverpool, OH 43920
1-216-385-4584
Alonzo Spencer
Environmental group
Meets 1st/3rd Tuesdays,
no membership fee. videos |
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School Sisters of St. Francis |
934 Forest Ave.
Pgh. PA 15202
761-6004 S.
Margaret Mahoney |
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SCORE |
Retired Executives
644-5447 |
Secretariat for Social Concerns
Diocese of Pittsburgh |
111 Blvd. of Allies
Pgh. PA 15222
456-3000
See Catholic Diocese of
Pittsburgh, Commission on Justice & Peace |
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Service Employees International Union, Local #585 |
237 Sixth Ave.
Pgh. PA 15238
828-5100 Rosemary
Trump |
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Sierra Club Allegheny Group |
P.O. Box 8241
Pgh. PA 15217
561-0203 taped message
Local group of national
Sierra Club with an emphasis on conservation, environmental and outdoor issues.
Meetings: 2nd Wednesdays, Pgh. Civic Garden Center, 7:30 pm
Membership: $35/$43
joint/$15 student, senior, limited income Newsletter: Alleghey Sierran 3
times/year Editor: Alyssa Rector, 521-1336
website:
www.enviroweb.org/allegheny-sc/ |
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Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill |
DePaul Center, Mt. Thor Rd.
Greensburg, PA 15601
836-0406 Mary
Jo Mutschler, SC
Religious congregation
Newsletter is published
bi-weekly, mail to above address |
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Sisters of Divine Providence |
9000 Babcock Blvd.
Allison Park, PA 15101
931-5241 S.
Rose B. Stegman
Ministry for Justice &
Peace |
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Sisters of the Divine Redeemer |
999 Rock Run Rd.
Elizabeth, PA 15037
751-8600 Sr. M.
Margaret Gall |
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Sisters of Mercy |
3333 Fifth Ave.
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
578-6190 Mary Carol
Bennett, RSM Peace/Justice |
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Sisters of St. Francis of Millvale |
146 Hawthorne Rd.
Pgh. PA 15209
821-2200 S. Rosaire
Kopczenski |
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Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God |
Grove & McRoberts Rd.
Pgh. PA 15234
882-9911 S. Rosalie
Kaseta |
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Sisters of St. Joseph, Social Concerns Committee |
St. Joseph Convent
1020 State Street
Baden, PA 15005
761-3700 S. Ruth
Bearer, CSJ
A community of women
religious committed to non-violence and the transformation of structure that
promote violence in any form. Meet: 2nd Thursday, 7 pm
Membership: no fee, CSJ or CSJ Associate |
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S.A.D. Society Against Drugs |
P.O. Box 4680
Pgh. PA 15206
362-3544 Estrella
Brooks
Was organized to deal
with open drug sales in the East Liberty community through education, prevention
training projects. |
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SOS |
23
Forest Hills
Wheeling, WV 26003
304/232-4083 Connie
Stein
Grassroots organization
involved in issues oncerning social and environmental injustice. |
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Sojourner House |
5460 Penn Ave.
Pgh., PA 15206
441-7783
Shelter for homeless,
addicted women and their children. |
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Southwest Butler Peace Fellowship |
100 Norman Dr., Box 180
Cranberry Twp., PA
16066
776-8180
Leonora Cayard
Community peace & justice
group |
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Southwestern PA. Alliance for a Clean Environment [SPACE] |
P.O. Box 301
Hookstown, PA 15050 |
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Spirit Guides |
P.
O. Box ****1
Pgh., PA 15238
American Indian Education
Specialists. Newsletter: The Spirit Guide |
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Stand for Children |
c/o Thomas Merton Center
5125 Penn Ave
Pgh., PA 15238
Wanda Guthrie, chair
724-327-27677; fax 724-327-9515
e-mail:
jwguth@aol.com
website:http://trfn.clpgh.org/stand
Meets monthly at the Hill
District Carnegie Library |
Steel Valley Authority
Business Innovation
Center |
One Library Place
Suite 201
Homestead, PA 15110
460-0488 Tom
Croft
E-mail:
admin@unidial.com
Advocacy and technical
support for manufacturing/ industrial development for jobs and communities in
Western Pa. Works with local governments, labor organizations and
businesses to increase job opportunities. Subsidiaries include regional
political action coalition of River communities, regional forum on industrial
policy and investment strategies, network to prevent plant closings.
Board meets every other
month. No fee. |
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Steelworkers Organization of Active Retirees [SOAR] |
5
Gateway Center
Pgh. PA 15222
562-2577
Marie Malagreco
For steelworker retirees
and their spouses, providing benefits and information of concern to members;
some health benefits Meetings: 2nd Wednesdays, 1 pm Membership:
$12/$3 spouse, previous employment with steel
ed/adv/pol
videos speakers |
Student Environmental Action Coalition
[SEAC] of
W.Pennsylvania |
4551 Forbes Avenue, 3d Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Josh Knauer, Matt Peters,
Teresa Leonardo Regional Chapter of national organization. Coalition of
students/youth from the region; address environmental issues. Emphasis is on
action and education. Space available for meetings. Books, periodicals, computer
network access, video,
issue files. Holds
workshops on youth empowerment, organizing and other skills
useful to environmental
activists. Call about membership |
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Student Organization Resource Center |
119 William Pitt Union
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
624-7116
Fax: 648-1366 |
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Student Pugwash Group |
Carnegie Mellon University
Pgh. PA 15213
268-3645
Indira Nair, faculty advisor |