Montana:
Montana People’s Action, Missoula, MT: Montana People’s Action is a diverse organization of low to moderate income Montanans working together to achieve social, economic, and racial justice through organizing for direct action. MPA is building a working collaborative between their low-income white members, urban Indians, and Montana tribes to address their common interests in changing public attitudes and public policies to benefit working poor people in Montana.
Working for Equality and Economic Liberation (WEEL), Helena, MT: WEEL is a state-based grassroots, economic and social justice organization comprised of people experiencing poverty and their supporters. Through advocacy, action, an education they work to eradicate the myths, stereotypes and stigmas that are harmful to low income families.
Idaho:
Idaho Women’s Network Research and Education Fund, Boise, ID: The Idaho Women’s Network Research and Education Fund was created in 1988 to protect and promote the equality of women through grassroots organizing to impact public policy. The Idaho Women’s Network unites the voices and interests of Idaho women, families and communities through community organizing, advocacy and education.
United Vision for Idaho, Boise, ID: UVI’s mission is to transform the political landscape of Idaho by promoting education and understanding of public policy which allows every person to live with dignity and security in a healthy environment; by building relationships and open communication at the community level; by promoting public dialogue on the common values of the coalitions; and by helping to empower participation in democracy.
Women of Color Alliance, Boise, ID: WOCA is the only organization of its kind in Idaho. WOCA is working to create a firm institutional foundation for social change activism by and for women of color in Idaho. WOCA is achieving this goal by identifying, organizing and networking women of color, and developing their capacity for political participation and leadership, with a particular focus on addressing internalized racist, sexist and class oppression as obstacles to attaining power.
Oregon:
African Women’s Coalition, Portland, OR: The African Women’s Coalition’s mission is to mobilize, advocate and empower African women living in Oregon and Southwest Washington by providing a culturally supporting and nurturing environment that builds the capacity of the community to help itself and allows other members of the community to reach their highest potential through support, guidance, and educational opportunities.
Center for Intercultural Organizing, Portland, OR: The Center for Intercultural Organizing was originally created to combat widespread anti-Muslim sentiment after 9/11/2001. Today, the Center has grown into is a diverse, grassroots organization working to build a multi-racial, multi-cultural movement for immigrant and refugee rights through education, policy advocacy, community organizing and mobilization, and intergenerational leadership development.
Community Alliance of Lane County, Eugene, OR: CALC began in 1966 to mobilize opposition to the Vietnam War. Today, their mission is to educate and mobilize for peace, human dignity, and social, racial and economic justice. CALC is seeking funds to support their anti-oppression work.
Disabled United in Direct Empowerment (DUDE), Medford, OR: DUDE organizes Oregonians with disabilities through activities and interaction. Their mission is to engage and organize persons with disabilities to advocate through education using media production, which enhances the quality of life and human dignity, promoting access to social and economic justice.
Latinos Unidos Siempre, Salem, OR: LUS is a Latino youth-led grassroots organization that works in Salem and surrounding mid-Willamette Valley communities to advance the educational, cultural, social and political development and participation of Latino youth. LUS involves youth in community organizing on a range of issues including racial profiling and criminal justice reform; educational access and equity; and humane immigration policy.
Rural Organizing Project, Scappoose, OR: The Rural Organizing Project exists to “strengthen the skills, resources and vision of primary leadership in local human dignity groups with the goal of keeping such groups a vibrant sources for a just democracy.”
Unete, Center for Farm Worker Advocacy, Medford, OR: Unete is a movement of farm workers and immigrants in rural Southern Oregon that is educating their community and advocating for workers’ rights, humane immigration policy, and full participation for immigrant workers in the decision-making processes affecting their lives. Unete is the only Latino-led non-profit in Oregon’s Rogue Valley, home to one of the fastest growing Latino communities in the region.
VOZ Workers Rights Education Project, Portland, OR: VOZ works with low-wage immigrant workers and their allies, with a special focus on day laborers. VOZ is building community leadership to advance humane immigration policy and defend workers’ rights through community organizing, popular education, leadership development training, and community-building activities.
Washington:
Chaya, Seattle, WA: Chaya is a diverse organization led by South Asian women and their allies that exists to accomplish two goals: 1) to serve South Asian women experiencing domestic violence and abuse, and 2) develop and support the leadership of South Asian women in the struggle to end domestic violence through educating and mobilizing individuals and families within the South Asian community to address domestic violence issues.
Comite Pro-Amnistia General y Justicia Social, Seattle, WA: The Comite Pro-Amnistia General y Justicia Social is an immigrant-led statewide organization made up of individuals and organizations whose mission is to educate, organize and mobilize immigrants and their allies so that amnesty and social justice are made a reality for all, regardless of their national origins.
Community Coalition for Environmental Justice, Seattle, WA: CCEJ is a multi-ethnic, multi-issue group of people and organizations working to organize and mobilize low-income people and people of color to fight for and achieve environmental, economic and social justice. CCEJ is involved in a wide array of projects including Environmental Justice Youth Advocates, the Northwest Environmental and Economic Justice Alliance, the Toxic Beauty Project, and the South Seattle Toxics Project. CCEJ is currently involved organizing opposition to the Seattle Housing Authority’s Yesler Terrace “redevelopment” plan.
Justice Works!, Seattle, WA: Justice Works is a statewide organization inspired by the work, knowledge and determination of the Black Prisoner’s Caucus at Washington State Reformatory, and led by incarcerated and formerly incarcerated African Americans in order to undo racism as experienced by African Americans in the criminal justice system.
Refugee Justice Project, Seattle WA: The Refugee Justice Project (formerly known as the RAFT Outreach Project) was established in 2006 in response to the need to restore due process for immigrants and refugees facing deportation based on criminal conditions, and in response to national efforts to demand comprehensive immigration reform. Their mission is to “end unjust detention and deportation of immigrants and refuges through community education, mobilization, media advocacy, and lobbying.”
Stonewall Youth- Olympia, WA: Stonewall youth supports, informs, and advocates for Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth 21 and under in Thurston County, Washington. Stonewall Youth empowers youth by educating the community about the history of oppression in the US, through workshops, panels, theatre, and art.