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actionGetting involved in the antiwar movement. By Nino Padova The following groups offer ways to get involved in the antiwar movement as well as resources for activists. We will be updating this list regularly (yes, we realize we’re just scratching the surface). If you want your organization to be considered for inclusion, please e-mail corbett miller. For a list of Web sites providing independent, intelligent war coverage, check out the Bay Guardian’s Life During Wartime and go to www.sfbg.com/37/24/cover_internet.html. Join up Entrenched in antiwar activism since WWI, the American Friends Service Committee is one of the oldest pacifist organizations in the country. Its leafleting campaigns require lots of volunteers. 65 Ninth St., S.F. (415) 565-0201. With its 35,000 members, California Peace Action is the largest peace organization in the state. The group’s efforts focus on reducing the threat posed by nuclear weapons and excessive military spending. Volunteers help generate thousands of lobbying letters to be sent to members of Congress. 2800 Adeline, Berk. (510) 849-2272, www.californiapeaceaction.org Direct Action to Stop the War is a local network of direct action groups that was instrumental in organizing the acts of nonviolent civil disobedience that shut down San Francisco’s Financial District March 20. DASW offers teach-ins and direct action trainings, and its Web site has all kinds of useful antiwar material, including in-depth political analysis, direct action handbooks, and a host of safety, medical, and legal resources for nonviolent protesters. (415) 820-9649, www.actagainstwar.org Human right organization Global Exchange promotes environmental, political, and social justice around the world. Volunteers assist the campaign staff with outreach services. 2017 Mission, Ste. 303, S.F. (415) 255-7296, www.globalexchange.org The Bay Area Chapter of International ANSWER (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism), one of the largest antiwar organizations in the country, coordinates meetings, mass demonstrations, forums, sit-ins, and teach-ins. 2489 Mission, Ste. 24, S.F. (415) 821-6545, www.actionsf.org. Since 1996, Jewish Voice for Peace has worked to promote peace, social justice, and human rights. Volunteers take on all kinds of programming work, from organizing lecture series to producing the newsletter Jewish Peace News. 1611 Telegraph, Ste. 500, Oakl. (510) 465-1777. MoveOn is a nationwide network of more than half a million online activists who organize hundreds of massive leafleting campaigns all over the country. Find one in your neighborhood or create your own. www.moveon.org The Bay Area Chapter of Not in Our Name’s volunteers are involved in every aspect of outreach servicing, from stuffing envelopes to high school recruiting campaigns. 1611 Telegraph, Oakl. (510) 444-6466, www.notinourname.net. Out Against the War is a coalition of LGBT/ queer groups and individuals who join together in Bay Area antiwar rallies and events. The group also organizes within the queer community to educate about the war. Join the coalition’s listserv at groups.yahoo.com/group/outagainstthewar or e-mail caoimhin33@yahoo.com. In times of crisis, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, a member group of the National Network to End the War in Iraq, seeks volunteers to assist with coordinating rallies and vigils, as well as its many outreach projects. 457 Kingsley, Palo Alto. (650) 326-8837. www.endthewar.org. The People’s NonViolent Response Coalition, a local peace and justice group, seeks administrative volunteers to assist with phone-banking and database updating. 1504 Franklin, Ste. 202, Oakl. (510) 839-5877, www.pnvrc.net. The Women of Color Resource Center promotes the political, economic, social, and cultural well-being of women of color. Since Sept. 11, WCRC has explored how the war on terrorism has affected women of color. Volunteers assist with mass mailings and other outreach. 1611 Telegraph, Ste. 303, Oakl. (510) 444-2700, www.coloredgirls.org. Education for activists Bay Area Health Collective is the brainchild of freelance medical journalist Liz Highleyman. Her online health and safety guide addresses every conceivable medical scenario that can occur at a demonstration, from dehydration to post-traumatic stress disorder. www.black-rose.com/radicalhealth.html. Environmentalism in Action is a variable-unit course offered through the Environmental Studies department at Merritt College. Longtime activists Karen Picket and Phil Klasky teach students the basic tools of activism, like how to write a press release and testify before a board meeting. Register online at www.peralta.cc.ca.us, or call Merritt at (510) 436-2487. The Midnight Special Law Collective is a nonprofit organization that was launched in the wake of the WTO demonstrations in Seattle. The collective is committed to furnishing nonviolent activist groups with an understanding of the law and access to legal support; its half dozen legal training workshops range from a two-hour “Know Your Rights” class for beginners to the more advanced “Legal Solidarity” workshop, which focuses on the entire legal process from arrest to arraignment. 1837 Eighth Ave., Oakl. (510) 834-1883, www.midnightspecial.net. RANT (Root Activist Network of Trainers) Collective is a small training collective that has spread direct action training to grassroots groups all over the world - from Calgary, Canada to Fortaleza, Brazil. RANT’s Web site features an array of articles detailing the rudiments of safe, organized civil disobedience. www.rantcollective.org. The Ruckus Society helps environmental, human rights, and antiwar organizers provide tools and training to its members; the group holds nonviolent training workshops twice a week on everything from de-escalation techniques to the nuts and bolts of blockading. 5111 Telegraph, Ste. 326, Oakl. (510) 763-7078, ruckus.org. The Town Hall Committee Against War and Hate, a democratic coalition of Bay Area organizations and individuals that formed the week after Sept. 11, coordinates meetings, teach-ins, and marches to protest the war in Iraq. (415) 705-0693, www.sftownhall.org. Legal resources The Bay Area chapter of the National Lawyers Guild responded to the post-Sept. 11 assault on civil liberties by distributing 35,000 “Know Your Rights” brochures in English, Farsi, Arabic, and Spanish. Today the group staffs a team of attorneys and legal professionals who work the 24-hour legal hotline for demonstrators, offering free help, referrals, and legal advice. 588 Capp, S.F. Call the hotline at (415) 285-1055, e-mail nlgsf@nlg.org, or go to www.nlg.org. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California, a longtime defender of civil liberties and constitutional rights in the region, offers legal advice and referrals on its complaint council hotline (Mon.-Fri., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.). Its “Your Rights to Demonstrate and Protest” guide, which can be downloaded from the Web site, is a handy source for prospective activists. 1663 Mission, Ste. 460, S.F. (415) 621-2488, www.aclunc.org. Lobbying A phone call or letter to your senator or representative can go a long way - or at least is worth a shot and will take less than 10 minutes of your day. If you don’t know who your elected representatives are, go to www.house.gov and enter your zip code. To phone your member of Congress, dial the Capitol Hill Switchboard at 1-800-839-5276. For an exceptional summary of lobbying tips, log on to www.californiapeaceaction.org/action/tips.htm. |
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