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Helpful Organizations
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee -- 4201 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20008, (202) 244-2990. Independent organization defending the rights of and promoting the heritage of Arab-Americans. adc@adc.org
Americans United for the Separation of Church and State --1816 Jefferson Pl NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202)466-3234. An organization supporting litigation in support of the separation between church and state.
Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith -- 823 UN Plaza, New York, NY 10017, (212) 490-2525. Extensive resources on many white supremacist and Christian Right groups. Note: ADL has been criticized for sharing information on Arab activists with government agencies.
Associations of scholars in ethnic and women's studies -- African Studies Association; Asian/American Center; Association for the Study of Afro-American Life and History; Association of Asian Studies; Association of Caribbean Studies; Center for Studies of Ethnicity and Race in America; Chicana/Latina Research Project; Coalition for Western Women's History; Conference Group on Women's History; Cross-Cultural Black Women's Studies Summer Institute; Inter-University Program for Latino Research; Latin American Studies Association; National Association for Black Studies; National Association for Chicano Studies; National Association for Ethnic Studies; National Women's Studies Association; Puerto Rican Studies Association; Sociologists for Women in Society
Bay Area Coalition for our Reproductive Rights -- 750 La Playa Suite 730, San Francisco, CA 94121, (415)437-4032. Publishes amazingly detailed research reports linking anti-abortion and white supremacist groups. tburghardt@igc.apc.org
Campus Violence Prevention Center -- Towson State U, Towson, MD 21204, (410) 830-2178. Produces publications and holds conferences on campus ethnoviolence and how it can be addressed.
Center for Democratic Renewal -- PO Box 50469, Atlanta, GA 30302, (404) 221-0025. Monitors white supremacist activity; also addressses issues of campus violence.
Center for Women Policy Studies -- 1211 Conneticut Ave.NW, NW, Suite 312, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 872-1770. Among other programs, runs a project entitled Violence Against Women as Gender Bias-motivated Hate Crime, including two policy papers on the issue.
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence -- 191 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10009, (212) 473-6485. Publishes a newsletter. caaav@dti.net
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting -- 130 W 25th St, New York, NY 10001, (212) 633-6700. Publishes the magazine EXTRA! of investigative reports; monitors right-wing bias in the news media. fair@fair.org
The Fund for the Feminist Majority - 1600 Wilson Blvd, Suite 801 Arlington, VA 22209. (703) 522-2214. Conducts research on anti-feminist hate groups and efforts to defeat affirmative action. femmaj@feminist.org
Holocaust Survivors & Friends in Pursuit of Justice -- 800 New Loudon Rd, Suite 400, Latham, NY 12110, (518) 785-0035. Publishes materials refuting Holocaust deniers and Historical Revisionists.
Institute for First Amendment Studies, Inc.-- P.O. Box 589, Great Barrington, MA 01230, (413) 528-3800. Publishes activist's handbook on "Challenging the Christian Right."
Interfaith Alliance - 1511 K Street, NW, Suite 738, Washington, DC, 20005, (202) 639-6370. A church and synagogue based organization that counters the religious right. TIAlliance@intr.net
National Abortion Federation -- 1755 Mass Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20036; (202) 667-5881. Among other programs, collects information on anti-choice activities on campus.
National Council for Research on Women -- 530 Broadway at Spring St, 10th floor, New York, NY 10012, (212) 274-0730. A working alliance of centers and organizations that provide resources for feminist research, policy analysis and educational programs.
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force -- 2320 17th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202-332-6483. Publishes 300-page guide for lesbigay student groups, and maintains a Fight The Right campaign to counter the assault on gay and lesbian communities. ngltf@ngltf.org
National Education Association Center for Advancement of Public Education -- 1201 16th St. NW, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 822-7446. New center established by NEA to counter Right-wing assault on public education.
OPENMIND, The Association for the Achievement of Cultural Diversity in Higher Education -- Dept. of Materials Science & Engineering, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2275, (516) 632-8499. Seeks to increase cultural diversity among researchers and educators and to broaden the canon of knowledge and scholarship.
Oxfam America -- 26 West St, Boston, MA 02111, (617) 482-1211. Independent international development organization that involves students in hunger issues and has been attacked by the Right.
People Against Racist Terror -- PO Box 1055, Culver City, CA 90232, (310) 288-5003. Provides information on police brutality, racism, white supremacy, anti-Jewish and anti-Arab activity, fascism. Publishes "Turning the Tide: Journal of anti-racist activism, research and education." mnovickttt@igc.org
People for The American Way -- 2000 M St NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036, (202) 467-4999; fax: (202) 293-2672. Monitors all aspects of the Right, and has a project monitoring attacks on gays and lesbians in the U.S. pfaw@pfaw.org
Political Research Associates -- 120 Beacon St., #202, Somerville, MA 02142, (617) 661-9313. Research institute on Right-wing organizations and activities nationwide, including those on campuses. The insitute houses extensive written materials, as well as provides reports, publications, bibliographies, speakers and classes. publiceye@igc.apc.org
Project Tocsin -- P.O. Box 163523, Sacramento, CA 95816-3523, (916) 374-8726. Monitors religious right groups such as the Traditional Values Coalition.
Teachers for a Democratic Culture -- PO Box 6405, Evanston, IL 60204, (773) 955-2047. Association of academics who look at the misleading charge of "political correctness." Publishes a newsletter and organizes professors across the country. jkw3@amber.uchicago.edu
U.S. Public Interest Research Groups -- 218 D St. SE, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 546-9707. Works with students nationwide on issues of social concern; has established a project on preserving student fee autonomy in the face of right-wing attacks. pirg@pirg.org
U.S. Student Association (USSA) -- 1413 K St. NW, 10th Floor, Washington, DC 20005, (202) 347-8772. National association of student governments, working for students' interests. ussa@essential.org
Web Resources
Consult the CCO Web Link Page, http://cco.org/current/links.html, for a list of right-wing monitoring web resources.
How to reach publications listed in article credits:
Freedom to Learn Network - 202 Downeyflake Ln, Suite 301A, Allentown, PA 18103, (610) 838-2254
National Student News Service - 116 New Montgomery St. Suite 530, San Francisco, CA 9410, (415) 543-2089, fax (415) 543-1480, email nsns@igc.apc.org
Responsive Philanthropy - 2001 S St. NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC 20009, (202) 387-9177, $25/yr.
Village Voice-36 Cooper Square, New York, NY 10003, (212) 475-3300
Z Magazine - 11 Millfield Rd., Woods Hole, MA 02543, (508) 548-9063
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