Organizations

We are a part of a Commons of social change that is rich in organizations that work on a wide variety of issues, with myriad constituencies and approaches. Below is an ever-growing directory of groups whose work has enriched our own and whose programs are vital to the health of the movement(s) we support.

Alliance for Responsible Trade

A national network of labor, family-farm, religious, women's, environmental, development and research organizations that promotes equitable and sustainable trade and development.

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American Community Garden Association

A national organization that promotes community gardening. Site offers many resources and links.

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American Lands Alliance

An alliance of grassroots activists to lobby the federal government on federal forests policies.

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American Library Association, Washington Office

The Washington advocacy arm of the ALA tackles a wide array of copyright, Internet, open access and other issues relating to creativity and knowledge.

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Barter Resources

Useful web links to associations and materials on barter as an alternative to market transactions.

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Bioversity International

Formerly the International Plant Genetic Resources Institute (IPGRI), Bioversity International is the world's largest international research organization dedicated solely to the conservation and use of agricultural biodiversity.

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Buy Nothing Day

The British site for the annual day dedicated to not consuming things: November 27, 2007.

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Cambridge Multicultural Arts

Boston-based venue for theater, dance, film, video, music and visual arts.

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Campaign to Protect America's Lands

The Campaign is a Washington, D.C. policy advocacy group that fights to protect public lands from private exploitation. It publishes a weekly newsletter, Land Line.

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City Farmer

The Canadian government's site for promoting urban gardens, City Farmer also publishes Urban Agriculture Notes.

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City Repair Project

An innovative, activist-oriented, all-volunteer grassroots organization that helps people "reclaim their urban spaces to create community-oriented places." Based in Portland, Oregon.

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Climate Ark

A global warming portal with access to many other useful biocentric climate science, policy & advocacy websites.

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Climate Hot Map

A global map that illustrates the local consequences of global warming, with special notations of "fingerprints" and "harbingers" of climate change.

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Climate Policy Center

An independent, nonpartisan policy center advocating U.S. greenhouse gas emission reductions.

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Community Involved in Sustainable Agriculture

A nonprofit in western Massachusetts devoted to promoting small farmers and direct relationships with consumers.

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Creative Commons

The Creative Commons has developed web-friendly legal licenses to help people dedicate their creative works to the public domain — or retain their copyrights while licensing them as free for certain uses, on certain conditions. The goal is to enable greater access and sharing of creative works.

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Debtweek.org

An exciting organization dedicated to compelling governments and international financial institutions to cancel and/or repudiate illegitimate debt in poverty stricken nations.

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Digital Library on the Commons

An unsurpassed gateway to the international literature on the commons, this site contains a Working Paper Archive of author-submitted papers, a full-text Digital Library, and links to relevant reference sources on the study of the commons.

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Directory of Open Access Journals

This online directory seeks to be a one-stop portal for easier access and use of open access scientific and scholarly journals. More than 1,200 journals are currently available via the site.

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Earth and Sky Exchange

A western Massachussetts collective that seeks to promote cooperative exchange of goods and services among people in the Pioneer Valley.

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