Organizations Near and Far

United for Peace and Justice. A primary clearing house for peace activities in the United States

Connecticut Chapter of American Friends Service Committee. Information about peace activities around the state of Connecticut

American Friends Service Committee

The Institute for Social Invention was organized on the premise that the simple ideas of one person can change the world (or at least a corner of it. Participants share those ideas at www.globalideasbank.org

Their other website, www.dobe.org, is organized to let you look up social, cultural, and political happenings in your town, state, or country

Peace Action www.peace-action.org.

Slow Food is a group of people around the country and around the world who believe in slowing down and paying attention to what they eat and how it's grown.

The White Rose Political Calendar is WPKN's excellent weekly calendar and source for information about local "demonstrations, meetings, lectures, films and boycotts" organized by local activists.

Columbus House, a homeless shelter in New Haven. They has just published As I Sat on the Green: Living Without a Home in New Haven. This book is a collection of poetry, prose and interviews with people who are, or have been, homeless in greater New Haven. A series of readings and a slide show will be held in cities throughout Connecticut this year.