United for Peace and Justice http://unitedforpeace.org/ UFPJ  serve as  a network  of hundreds of peace and justice organizations around the US and world.  Together they are working to end war and oppression, shift resources toward human needs, protect the environment and promote sustainable alternatives.  Their long-term goal is to grow a culture of justice, peace, equality, cooperation and respect.

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) http://afsc.org/about is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Our work is based on the principles of the Religious Society of Friends, the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.

Amnesty International http://www.amnestyusa.org is a global movement of people fighting injustice and promoting human rights. They work to protect people wherever justice, freedom, truth and dignity are denied. Currently the world’s largest grassroots human rights organization, they investigate and expose abuses, educate and mobilize the public, and help transform societies to create a safer, more just world.  They received the Nobel Peace Prize for their life-saving work.

The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven http://www.cfgnh.org/tabid/36/default.aspx is a philanthropic institution that was established in 1928 through a bequest. For more than 80 years, thousands of donors have built the community endowment by establishing permanent funds or making gifts to existing funds that distribute grants. These donors, past and present, make their gifts to ensure that programs and causes that matter most to them will be supported today and forever.

The Foundation is among the oldest and largest of more than 825 community foundations in the United States and remains the largest grantmaker in a region of twenty-towns located in the heart of central Connecticut.

War Resisters League http://www.warresisters.org The United States’ oldest secular pacifist organization, the War Resisters League has been resisting war at home and war abroad since 1923. Our work for nonviolent revolution has spanned decades and has been shaped by the new visions and strategies of each generation’s peacemakers.

The World Federation of United Nations Associations (WFUNA) http://www.wfuna.org is a global nonprofit organization representing and coordinating a membership of over 100 national United Nations Associations (UNAs) and their thousands of constituents. Guided by our vision of a United Nations that is a powerful force in meeting common global challenges and opportunities, WFUNA works to strengthen and improve the United Nations. We achieve this through the engagement of people who share a global mindset and support international cooperation – global citizens.

Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.

The World Peace Council ( WPC) http://www.wpc-in.org is an anti-imperialist, democratic, independent and non-aligned international movement of mass action. It is an integral part of the world peace movement and acts in cooperation with other international and national movements. The WPC is the largest International Peace structure, based in more than 100 countries.

CODEPINK http://www.codepink.org is a women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect our resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities.

Food Not Bombs http://www.foodnotbombs.net/ shares free vegan and vegetarian meals with the hungry in over 1,000 cities around the world to protest war, poverty and the destruction of the environment. With over a billion people going hungry each day how can we spend another dollar on war?

The Human Rights Campaign http://www.hrc.org is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Common Dreams http://www.commondreams.org is a national nonprofit, progressive, nonpartisan citizens’ organization founded in 1997 by political activists Craig Brown and his late wife, Lina Newhouser. They publish breaking news & views from a progressive perspective. And the latest ideas, opinions and in-depth analysis by some of the world’s best progressive writers, thinkers and activists.

The Network of Spiritual Progressives http://spiritualprogressives.org welcomes secular humanists, atheists and people who are “spiritual but not religious” as well as people from every religious community who share the values of love, generosity, creativity, wonder and a commitment to respect one another.

October 2011http://october2011.org is the 10th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan and the beginning of the 2012 federal austerity budget. It is time to light the spark that sets off a true democratic, nonviolent transition to a world in which people are freed to create just and sustainable solutions. We call on people of conscience and courage—all who seek peace, economic justice, human rights and a healthy environment—to join together in Washington, D.C., beginning on Oct. 6, 2011, in nonviolent resistance similar to the Arab Spring and the Midwest awakening.

Global Exchange http://www.globalexchange.org As an education and action resource center,  advances their vision by working to ensure their members and constituents are empowered locally and connected globally to create a just and sustainable world. Global Exchange takes a holistic approach to creating change. With 20 years working for international human rights, we realize that in order to advance social, environmental and economic justice we must transform the global economy from profit centered to people centered, from currency to community.

CT GreenScene http://www.ctgreenscene.com/ From the local cafe who serves locally grown produce to the Fortune 500 company who installed solar panels on their headquarters to the high school student collecting signatures for clean energy sign ups, Connecticut GreenScene aims to reflect our local, green community.

I Wage Peace.org http://iwagepeace.org/ Dedicated to inspiring Peace Makers through education, film, creative advertising, information distribution, and links to world class peace making organizations.

The Traprock Center for Peace and Justice http://traprock.info/index.shtml formerly called the Traprock Peace Center, has a long history of working for peace, nonviolence, and economic and social justice in the Hampshire/Franklin County area.

Jobs with Justice http://www.jwj.org is a national network of local coalitions that bring together labor unions, faith groups, community organizations, and student activists to fight for working people. Our members are in the streets in 46 cities in 24 states across the country.

MADRE – Demanding rights, resources and results for women worldwide http://www.madre.org MADRE works towards a world in which all people enjoy the fullest range of individual and collective human rights; in which resources are shared equitably and sustainably; in which women participate effectively in all aspects of society; and in which people have a meaningful say in policies that affect their lives.

The Institute for Global Labour and Human Rights, formerly National Labor Committee, http://www.globallabourrights.org/about is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1981. The Institute is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, the United States with offices in El Salvador and Bangladesh. Their mission is to help defend the human rights of workers in the global economy, to empower workers in the developing world by educating them about their fundamental legal rights and assisting them to organize, and to educate global citizens about their role as responsible consumers.

One World http://us.oneworld.net/about Pioneers internet and mobile phone applications, which the world’s poorest people can use to improve their life opportunities, and which help people everywhere understand global problems – and do something about them.

Oxfam America http://www.oxfamamerica.org/whoweare is an international relief and development organization that creates lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. Together with individuals and local groups in more than 90 countries, Oxfam saves lives, helps people overcome poverty, and fights for social justice. They are one of the 15 affiliates in the international confederation, Oxfam. Their vision: A just world without poverty. Their mission: To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.

ZNet http://www.zcommunications.org/znet is a huge website with thousands of files and diverse facilities. The ZNet top page provides a good overview of all features and especially the newest content. ZNet is a component of Z Communications.

CT Environmental Headlines http://environmentalheadlines.com/ct/about/ is more than a blog, or website, or daily e-mail. It is a community of individuals and organizations who share an interest in and a commitment to the conservation and preservation of Connecticut’s environment.  Founded in December of 2007, CT Environmental Headlines — the No.1 environmental news blog in Connecticut — has posted 15,000 environmental news stories, updated the site everyday, and sent more than 400 e-mail updates for a total of 80,000 e-mails to our subscribers.

Conservation International http://www.conservation.org/learn/Pages/initiatives.aspx

The challenges confronting our global environment and the needs of the world’s human populations have never been greater; the future, quite literally, is in the balance. Every person on Earth deserves a healthy environment and the fundamental benefits that nature provides. But our planet is experiencing an unprecedented drawdown of these resources, and it is only by protecting nature and its gifts – a stable climate, fresh water, healthy oceans and reliable food – that we can ensure a better life for everyone, everywhere.

Environmental News Network http://www.enn.com/ just entered into a variety of new partnerships with highly experienced environmental experts and editorial affiliates to bring to ENN a greater balance and depth of understanding about complex environmental issues, as well as front line reporting, that will be unlike that available to any other environmental news organization.

CT GreenScene http://www.ctgreenscene.com/ From the local cafe who serves locally grown produce to the Fortune 500 company who installed solar panels on their headquarters to the high school student collecting signatures for clean energy sign ups, Connecticut GreenScene aims to reflect our local, green community.

Greenpeace International http://www.greenpeace.org exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace.

ABOLITION 2000 http://www.abolition2000.org/ is a network of over 2000 organizationsin more than 90 countries world wide working for a global treaty to eliminate nuclear weapons.

Friends of the Earth http://www.foe.org is fighting to defend the environment and create a more healthy and just world. They’re progressive environmental advocates who pull no punches and speak sometimes uncomfortable truths to power. It’s an approach that for four decades has yielded victories protecting our planet and its people. They’re part of Friends of the Earth International, a federation of grassroots groups working in 76 countries on today’s most urgent environmental and social issues.

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy http://www.iatp.org In 1986, leaders of rural and farm movements from around the world gathered in Geneva to discuss the deepening farm crisis that was forcing farmers off the land and devastating rural communities. It quickly became clear that many of the obstacles facing farmers in the U.S. were the same challenges facing farmers in Europe, Asia and Africa, and that international trade agreements were deeply affecting local rural communities across the globe. At the conclusion of the Geneva meeting, a small group of rural and farm leaders—who now comprise IATP’s board of directors—identified the need for a new organization to examine the links between global policy and local communities.

The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC) http://www.localfutures.org/ is a non-profit organization dedicated to the revitalization of cultural and biological diversity, and the strengthening of local communities and economies worldwide.  Our emphasis is on education for action: moving beyond single issues to look at the more fundamental influences that shape our lives.

One World http://us.oneworld.net/oneclimate They are focusing our role more sharply now on pioneering media tools to support the climate movement.  And that’s what OneClimate is. We are innovating new tools and platforms that make it easier for us all to share information, actions and experiences with one another, to help us hang in there and keep moving forward.

Rainforest Action Network (RAN) http://www.ran.org/content/about-ran is headquartered in San Francisco, California with office staff in Tokyo, Japan, plus thousands of volunteer scientists, teachers, parents, students and other concerned citizens around the world. We believe that a sustainable world can be created in our lifetime, and that aggressive action must be taken immediately to leave a safe and secure world for our children. Rainforest Action Network envisions a world where each generation sustains increasingly healthy forests, where the rights of all communities are respected, and where corporate profits never come at the expense of people or the planet.

Mother Jones http://motherjones.com is a nonprofit news organization that specializes in investigative, political, and social justice reporting. We currently have two main “platforms”: an award-winning bimonthly national magazine (circulation 240,000), and a website featuring new, original reporting 24-7.

Democracy Now http://www.democracynow.org/ A daily TV/radio news program, hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez, airing on over 900 stations, pioneering the largest community media collaboration in the United States. http://www.democracynow.org/stations/connecticut

NPR http://www.npr.org A thriving media organization at the forefront of digital innovation, NPR creates and distributes award-winning news, information, and music programming to a network of 900 independent stations. Through them, NPR programming reaches 26.8 million listeners every week.

Rachel Maddow http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ is the host of “The Rachel Maddow Show” which airs on MSNBC at 9:00 pm Eastern, Monday through Friday, and is rebroadcast at midnight Eastern

The Daily Show http://www.thedailyshow.com/about is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning program that takes a reality-based look at news, trends, pop culture, current events, politics, sports and entertainment with an alternative point of view. In each show, anchorman Jon Stewart and a team of correspondents, including Aasif Mandvi, Wyatt Cenac, John Oliver, Jason Jones and Samantha Bee, comment on the day’s stories, employing actual news footage, taped field pieces, in-studio guests and on-the-spot coverage of important news events. Seen on Comedy Central.

The Colbert Report http://www.colbertnation.com/about launched on October 17, 2005 on Comedy Central  has garnered ratings and critical success as one of the top shows on television. Since its inception, the series has received a prestigious Peabody Award for Excellence in Broadcasting in 2008 and 18 Primetime Emmy nominations.

CounterSpin is a weekly radio show hosted by Janine Jackson, Steve Rendall and Peter Hart. It is a project of FAIR, Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting. CounterSpin provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. Combining lively discussion and a thoughtful media critique, CounterSpin is unlike any other show on the dial.

Bridgeport WPKN 89.5 FM Tuesday 1 pm  Middletown WESU FM 88.1 Monday 1:30 pm   New Britain WFCS / 107.7 FM Thursday 5:30 pm  Storrs WHUS 91.7 FM Wednesday 7:30 am Wallingford WWEB 89.9 FM Tuesday 12:30 pm  West Hartford WWUH 91.3 FM Tuesday 12:30 pm

Alternative Radio http://www.alternativeradio.org is a weekly one-hour public affairs program offered free to all public radio stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Australia. Alternative Radio provides information, analyses and views that are frequently ignored or distorted in other media. WPKN Bridgeport – 89.5 FM www.wpkn.org WHUS Storrs – 91.7 FM – 7 a.m. Tuesday whus.org WWUH West Hartford – 91.3 FM – Noon Monday www.wwuh.org WESU Middletown – 88.1 FM – 1-2 p.m. Thursday www.wesufm.org

Between the Lines http://www.btlonline.org/ Since 1991, non-commercial, listener-supported WPKN Radio in Bridgeport, Connecticut, has produced a weekly, award-winning public affairs show called Between the Lines. A four-time winner of the Connecticut Associated Press Broadcast Award for Best Feature in the non-commercial category, this syndicated, half-hour program provides a platform for individuals and spokespersons from progressive organizations generally ignored or marginalized by the mainstream media. Between the Lines covers a wide range of political, economic and social topics.

In Depth News http://www.indepthnews.net/ offers news analyses and viewpoints on topics that impact the world and its peoples. IDN-InDepthNews serves as the flagship of the media network of Global Cooperation Council and the Globalom Media Group.

IRIN Humanitiarian News and Analysis — a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. IRIN is an award-winning humanitarian news and analysis service covering the parts of the world often under-reported, misunderstood or ignored. It delivers unique reporting from the frontlines of humanitarian action to over a million online readers. IRIN exists to make a difference. According to a 2008 survey by the global marketing research company ACNielsen, IRIN is the premier online humanitarian news source for people who describe themselves as having a “strong impact on humanitarian issues”. Its reports are used directly in planning, advocacy and policy development.

Independent Media Center http://www.indymedia.org This is the CNN of the global social justice movement and a wonderful resource. The Center acts as a clearinghouse of information and provides up-to-theminute reports, photos, audio, and video footage of global social justice struggles through its website. Launched during the Seattle WTO protests of late 1999, Indymedia is a fascinating, colorful site.