Center for Ethics and Economics
ethics@aol.com
Center for Social and Economic Justice
PO Box 40849
Washington, DC 20016
703-243-5155
Non-partisan think tank researching ways to empower citizens, especially those
of lower- and middle-class income, by changing monetary and tax policies to
expand capital ownership of property. Diverse selection of articles, publications,
educational books, in addition to newsletter.
Center for Policy Alternatives
1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 710
Washington, DC 20009
202-387-6030
Fax: 202-986-2539
Center for Third World Organizing
1218 East 21st Street
Oakland, CA 94606
510-533-7538
Fax: 510-533-0923
ctwo@igc.apc.org
Research group focusing on the role of race and gender in the California state
budget. After a year of research and grass-roots educational programs, group
hopes to create an alternative budget.
Coalition of Labor Union Women
1126 16th Street, NW
Washington DC, 20036
202-296-1200
Fax: 202-776-0537
Non-partisan advocacy group that strives to make the government and the public,
more sensitive to the needs of working women and their families. Promotes
quality child care, pay equity; combats sexual harassment and domestic violence.
Very interested in registering voters and public awareness campaigns.
Committee For A Responsible Federal Budget
2201/2 E Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-547-4484
Fax: 202-547-4476
CRFB@aol.com
For a $25 annual membership, one can receive all reports, updates, and programs.
Group has created a workbook that educates the public about the ways to create
a budget considering different perspectives and identifying the difficulties
that plague policy makers in deciding what gets cut, etc.
Just Economics
218 Wilson Street
Albany, CA 94710
510-526-8577
415-824-8384
Center for economic education that seeks to broaden public participation in
economic planning. Offers workshops and activities to help people understand
current economic issues; develops action strategies; provides training to
educate people to advocate for economic policies in their communities. Uses
colorful charts and creative workshops on topics such as: Race, Class, and
Gender In the Economy; Tax and Budget Policy.
National Committee on Pay Equity
1126 16th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036
202-331-7343
Fax: 202-331-7406
Coalition of over 170 diverse groups that seek to eliminate sex-, age-, and
race-based wage discrimination and increase economic opportunities that increase
the status and well-being of women. Coalition has access to a number of important
studies, statistics, and publications on the minimum wage, the wage gap, pensions,
and many more. Analyzes the barriers by several factors including sex, age,
education, and race
National Center For the Early Childhood Workforce/Worthy Wage Campaign
733 15th Street, NW
Suite 1037
Washington DC, 20005-2112
202-737-7700
Fax: 202-737-0370
Worthy Wage Hotline: 1-800-UR-WORTHY
National Political Congress of Black Women
600 New Hampshire, NW
Washington DC, 20037
202-338-0800
National Priorities Project
413-584-9556
Fax: 413-586-9647
160 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060
info@natprior.org
This think tank helps to organize grass-roots activism concerning making the
economy benefit more people. Focuses include: local and community interests,
strengthening neighborhood economies, tax code equity, securing an adequate
safety net. Copies of their report "Creating a Common Agenda -- Strategies
For Communities" are available for $10.
National Women's Political Caucus
1211 Connecticut Ave., NW
Suite 425
Washington DC, 20036
202-785-1100
The Progressive Caucus
Group of 51 members of Congress that have created a budget alternative
to the GOP and the Clinton budgets. Requested through the office of the chair:
The Honorable Bernard Sanders
Member of Congress
Vermont, At Large
2134 Cannon House Office Building
Washington DC, 20515-4501
202-225-4115
Fax: 202-225-6790
Wider Opportunities for Women
815 15th Street, NW
Suite 916
Washington DC, 20005
202-638-3143
Fax: 202-638-4885
A multi-faceted organization achieving economic independence for women and
changing the workplace on community, state and federal levels. Provides literacy
and job training. Membership fee includes several bulletins and legislative
alerts, newsletter, access to events taking place across the country.
Women at Work
202-467-6346
ww@ims.sys.ims.com
Women's International
League for Peace and Freedom
1213 Race Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
215-563-7110
Fax: 215-563-5527
wilpfnatl@igc.apc.org
An international women's peace and justice organization active in 45 countries
and throughout the U.S., working for women's rights, racial justice, disarmament
and a peace economy. WILPF has published four editions of the Women's Budget,
which advocates a 50% cut in military spending and an investment of those
resources in the civilian economy.
© 1996, The Feminist Majority Foundation
