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Activist Organizations

• ACORN -- the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities.
• Africa Action -- "in partnership with activists and civil society organizations throughout the United States and in Africa, Africa Action is working to change U.S. foreign policy and the policies of international institutions in order to support African struggles for peace and development."
• Citizens for Tax Justice
• Coalition on Human Needs
• Food Research and Action Center -- "working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and undernutrition in the United States."
• Jobs with Justice
• National Campaign for Sustainable Agriculture -- "a network of diverse groups whose mission is to shape national policies to foster a sustainable food and agricultural system -- one that is economically viable, environmentally sound, socially just, and humane."
• Global Trade Watch -- "promotes democracy by challenging corporate globalization, arguing that the current globalization model is neither a random inevitability nor “free trade.” Our work seeks to make the measurable outcomes of this model accessible to the public, press, and policy-makers, while emphasizing that if the results are not acceptable, then the model can and must be changed or replaced."
• The ONE Campaign - Make Poverty History -- "a new effort by Americans to rally Americans – ONE by ONE – to fight the emergency of global AIDS and extreme poverty. The ONE Campaign is engaging Americans through a diverse coalition of faith-based and anti-poverty organizers to show the steps people can take, ONE by ONE, to fight global AIDS and poverty."
• United for a Fair Economy -- "a national, independent, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. We support and help build social movements for greater equality."

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