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Advocates
for Youth
Advocates for Youth creates programs
and advocates for policies that help young people
make informed and responsible decisions about their
reproductive and sexual health.
Amnesty International, USA
Amnesty International works to end human rights violations around
the world.
Campaign for America's Future
Campaign for America's Future is a progressive
national organization that acts as a center for progressive strategy,
organizing and issue campaigns among young people.
CampusActivism.org
CampusActivism.org is a clearinghouse
of organizing tools for progressive student activists. Run by recent
college graduates, this site welcomes campus groups to list their
events and resources on it's page.
Campus
Compact
Campus Compact is a national coalition of more
than 900 colleges that promotes community service and develops
students' citizenship skills and values.
Campus
Progress
A project of the Center for American
Progress, Campus Progress seeks to strengthen progressive
voices on college and university campuses nationwide; counter the
growing influence of right-wing groups on campus; and empower new
generations of progressive leaders.
The
Center on Juvenile & Criminal Justice
Headquartered in San Francisco, CJCJ
provides direct services, technical assistance and policy
research in the criminal justice field. The Center includes
offices in Oakland, California and The District of Columbia.
The
Free Child Project
The Free Child Project seeks
to promote radical democracy by making social change
action, education, and resources more accessible
for young people around the world, particularly those
who have been historically denied participation.
Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Network
GLSEN engages and empowers educators,
parents, and students as partners in creating schools where every
student can fully participate in school life.
Mix
It Up
Mix It Up is a web-based project
of the Southern Poverty Law Center which supports
the efforts of student activists who are taking on
the challenge of identifying, questioning and crossing
social boundaries.
NAACP
- Youth and College Division
The Youth and College Division created in 1936, promotes active
participation in civi activities among youth through its workshops,
seminars and youth voter registration.
National
Youth Rights Association
NYRA defends the civil and human rights
of young people in the United States through educating people about
youth rights, working with public officials and empowering young
people to work on their own behalf.
Planned
Parenthood Federation of America: Teenwire
Teenwire.com provides teens and young
adults with comprehensive, non-judgmental information about
sexual health.
Rock
the Vote
Rock the Vote empowers young
people to create change in their communities and take
action on the issues they care about. Regardless of whether
youth are signing petitions, running for office, contacting
their elected officials, or taking up a sign in protest,
they are all rocking the vote.
Sierra
Student Coalition
As the student arm of the Sierra Club,
the SSC is the largest student led environmental group
in the country. It has over 250 affiliated groups and is
run by high school and college student volunteers.
Student
Press Law Center
SPLC is an advocate for student
free press rights and provides information, advice and legal
assistance at no charge to students and the educators who
work for them.
Students
for Freedom
Students for Freedom is
an all-partisan group of individuals and organizations
that are dedicated to protecting the civil liberties
of students and youth across America.
WireTap
A project of AlterNet.org, WireTap
is an online community of youth advocates and journalists
which presents youth perspectives on pressing social
issues, including civil liberties.
Young
People For
Young People For, a project of People
for the American Way, brings together young leaders and
activists from across the nation to ensure that progressive
voices are heard on issues such as civil liberties, the
judiciary, reproductive choice, gay rights, separation
of church and state, free speech and public education.
Youth
Free Expression Network
The Youth Free Expression Network is a
national coalition of teens and adults committed to defending
the free expression rights of youth.
Youth
Vote Coalition
The Youth Vote Coalition is
a national nonpartisan coalition of diverse organizations
dedicated to increasing political and civic participation
among young people; building an inclusive, accountable,
and responsive government; and increasing public
awareness about the value of participation in democracy
through the electoral process.
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