List of Triangle Activist Organizationscompiled by Gloria MahinAwakening the Dreamer Facilitator
.Note:
Awakening The Dreamer and The Pachamama Alliance do not endorse these
organizations. We have put together this list of Triangle-area
organizations to help participants in the Awakening the Dreamer
Symposium explore areas of interest. Our criteria for this list was
any organization accepting volunteers or patrons to support its work
that is aimed to create an environmentally sustainable, socially
just, and / or spiritually fulfilling world. Please contact Gloria
at gomahin@yahoo.com
if you know of an organization that we can add to this list! Thanks
and blessings on your needed offerings to our world!
Contents I. Sustainability/ Climate Change / Waste Reduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
II. Nature Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
III. Social Justice / Equal Opportunity / Diversity Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
IV. Poverty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
V. Economy / Jobs / Green Business / Fair Trade . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
VI. Farming / Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VII. Politics / Government . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
VIII. Military / International Conflict . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
IX. Children / Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
VIII. Volunteering / Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
IX. Health / Healthcare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
X. Inspiration / Creative Solutions / Personal Development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
I. Sustainability/ Climate Change / Waste Reduction
Abundance Foundation - http://theabundancefoundation.org The Abundance Foundation’s purpose is to increase the public awareness of sustainable energy usage and local food consumption. The corporation’s goal is to create programs that can model how human beings can harness, use, and benefit from renewable energy sources as well as support the increase of local, sustainable farms. The Abundance Foundation is being established not only to promote advances in areas like solar, wind, and biodiesel, but also to encourage conservation and alternative energy paradigms. We are all about local, sustainable food and fuel.
Carolina Biodiesel: Clean fuel for a brighter future - http://carolinabiofuels.org/ We're a biodiesel distributor that grew out of an environmental organization. Our businesses currently include fuel distribution and green transportation (car, bus, and limousine rental).
Carrboro Greenspace: Center for community and sustainability - www.carrborogreenspace.org The Carrboro Greenspace is a non-profit organization that serves as a hub to cultivate “do-it-ourselves,” community-driven, sustainability practices through collaborative projects, creative education, and social events. We envision a world of diverse, resilient communities – where people collaboratively learn about, teach, and practice sustainable ways of living.
Clean Energy Durham - http://cleanenergydurham.org/ We are a non-profit organization in Durham, NC moving America toward cleaner and safer energy by creating organizations of neighbors helping neighbors save energy.
Clean
Water for North Carolina -
http://www.cwfnc.org/
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power - www.coolerenergy.org We are a group of technologists and educators working together to promote the wider and faster deployment of concentrating solar thermal electric generation(CSP). Our mission is to create a greater awareness of the availability of CSP technology and its potential. Our message is geared towards the public, the press, policymakers, and other non-profits promoting clean energy.
Durham Bike Co-op - www.durhambikecoop.org We propose an open community for bicyclists and bicycle culture in Durham. To this end, we further propose a bicycle co-operative that can function as a nexus of this community. This co-operative shall be member-driven, member-funded, and most importantly, fun!
FreeCycle - www.freecycle.org Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community.
Global Warming Initiatives - www.gwi-nc.org GWI aims to help corporations reduce Emissions & Increase Assets by performing energy surveys and analyses of existing facilities, manufacturing equipment, and systems, and pinpoints areas where cost-reductions and energy savings are possible. GWI establishes a public record of industrial emissions and reductions that can be referenced for credits as governmental pressures for mandatory reporting of GHG emissions increases. GWI also hires graduate and undergraduate interns and collaborates with other institutions and organizations to reduce GHG emissions in North Carolina.
NC Conservation Council - www.conservationcouncilnc.org Conservation Council of North Carolina is a bi-partisan, advocacy organization working statewide to protect, preserve, and enhance the quality of life for North Carolina citizens. We do this by: Educating legislators and the public on critical environmental issues; Advocating for strong environmental policies; Holding legislators accountable for their decisions that impact the environment; Mobilizing voters to advocate for positive change in environmental policies; and Electing candidates for public office who will prioritize passing sound environmental laws.
NC Conservation Network - http://www.ncconservationnetwork.org The NC Conservation Network supports, trains and coordinates diverse groups and directly advocates to achieve equitable and sustainable solutions for our environment. The NC Conservation Network's goals include providing updates and environmental news to NC environmental groups, training activists to become more effective advocates, fostering healthy patterns of communication and collaboration, and convening and facilitating coalitions to address significant environmental issues.
NC Saves Energy - http://ncsavesenergy.org/ NC SAVE$ ENERGY is an initiative by a growing number of organizations to create a statewide, independent (non-utility) energy efficiency program. It will keep savings on energy bills in the hands of residential customers, while serving those who can least afford rising energy costs. We are working to get NC SAVE$ ENERGY (House Bill 1050) passed through the NC General Assembly in 2010.
NC Solar Center at NCSU - www.ncsc.ncsu.edu The NC Solar Center covers all renewable energy areas including solar, wind, and biomass. The NC Solar Center also has teams dedicated to High Performance Buildings, and Clean Transportation.
NC Sustainable Energy Association - www.ncsustainableenergy.org Founded in 1978, The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit membership organization of individuals, businesses, government and non-profits interested in sustainable energy. Located in Raleigh, but active throughout the state, NCSEA works to ensure a sustainable future by promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency in North Carolina through education, public policy and economic development.
NC WARN – NC Waste Awareness and Reduction Network - www.ncwarn.org NC WARN is a member-based nonprofit tackling the accelerating crisis posed by climate change – along with the various risks of nuclear power – by watch-dogging utility practices and working for a swift North Carolina transition to energy efficiency and clean power generation. In partnership with other citizen groups, NC WARN uses sound scientific research to inform and involve the public in key decisions regarding their wellbeing.
Pickard’s Mountain - www.pickardsmountain.org Pickards Mountain Eco-Institute is dedicated to offering practical solutions to the environmental crisis . Our educational farm and sustainability learning center reside on 350 acres in the Piedmont of North Carolina. Our organic gardens, sustainable livestock production, biofuels, and renewable energy systems are dedicated to children of all ages, with the hope of finding ways of living more harmoniously within the planetary community. We offer educational programs for classes of children, pre-school through high school, internships for college students, and workshops for adults. We are community supported welcome tax deductible donations through The Abundance Foundation
Piedmont Biofuels - http://www.biofuels.coop/ We make, market, and sell biodiesel out of our location in Pittsboro, NC; We consult on setting up biodiesel businesses (plants and stations); We provide fuel maker and lab tech training; We teach classes and workshops on biodiesel and straight vegetable oil. We lobby the NC legislature, as well as our national representatives on behalf of biodiesel and renewable energy; We have an Internship Program that allows people to live on site and learn about all facets of our operations.
The ReCYCLEry NC - http://recyclery.org The ReCYCLEry NC is a non-profit organization whose mission is to encourage the use of the bicycle as a mode of transportation and recreation. This mission is accomplished by: providing bicycles by recycling otherwise unused bicycles into safe bicycles; promoting self-reliance through the teaching, learning and practice of bicycle maintenance and repair; promoting and rewarding constructive community involvement, and promoting bicycle safety.
Scrap Exchange - www.scrapexchange.org The Scrap Exchange is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote creativity, environmental awareness, and community through reuse. We collect materials from hundreds of individuals, businesses, industries, and municipal sources and distribute those materials through our retail store in Durham, North Carolina as well as through workshops, parties, and outreach events across the Southeast.
Sustainable Living Group in Hillsborough - www.meetup.com/Sustainable-Living-Group Meet other local people who are interested in sustainable living, making their homes environmentally friendly, using alternative fuels. Discuss techniques for making your lifestyle green!
Sustainable North Carolina - www.sustainnc.org Sustainable North Carolina (SNC) is accelerating the adoption of principles and practices that optimize economic prosperity, social responsibility, and environmental stewardship throughout our state. Current programs include our annual conference, awards recognition program, and the NC Sustainable Business Council. Our network of professionals from business, nonprofit and government is generating innovative strategies and tools to help North Carolina prosper indefinitely.
Transitions - www.transitioncch.org Transition Carrboro – Chapel Hill is a group of individuals and organizations growing a pathway towards a positive local future that meets our needs in the context of the twin challenges of climate change and the end of cheap oil. We are part of an international, grassroots network called The Transition Network, and we follow the Transition Towns Model developed by Rob Hopkins in his book, The Transition Handbook
Triangle Community Works - www.tcworks.org The vision of Triangle Community Works is for or the Greater Triangle Area to be a safe, Healthy, and Life-Affirming environment for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Related Communities as well as our Allies. In order to work toward realizing this vision, the mission of Triangle Community Works is to: Provide necessary and relevant services, resources, and activities; Work with individuals and organizations through supportive partnerships; and, Serve as a facilitating framework for the emerging needs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and other Allied Communities.
Audubon Society - http://nc.audubon.org The mission of the National Audubon Society's North Carolina State Office is to help conserve and restore the North Carolina habitats we share with all wildlife, focusing on the needs of birds. Audubon North Carolina achieves its mission through a blend of science-based research and conservation, education and outreach, and advocacy.
Black Family Land Trust - www.bflt.org The mission of the Black Family Land Trust is to provide educational, technical and financial services to ensure, protect, and preserve African American land ownership.
Conservation Trust for NC - www.ctnc.org CTNC works with landowners, local land trusts and government agencies to save the places you love in North Carolina. We represent, assist and promote our state's local land trusts so they can protect more land. We help willing landowners conserve their property along the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association - www.ellerbecreek.orgDedicated to restoring Ellerbe Creek and making it an asset for the citizens of Durham, the Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association gained official 501(c)(3) non-profit status in April of 1999. Since then we have acquired close to 150-acres, including five nature preserves that we manage for public recreation, and we are working with the state to restore Ellerbe creek and protect the long-term safety of drinking water supplies of the Upper Neuse River Basin. Our other activities include nature walks, trail building, installing wetland gardens, environmental education programs, and reducing storm water impacts on the creek.
Eno River Association - www.enoriver.orgThe Eno River Association is a 501c3 non-profit conservation organization whose mission is to conserve and protect the natural, cultural and historic resources of the Eno River basin.
Nature Conservancy – www.nature.org (go to NC state page under “Where We Work”) The mission of the nature conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals, and natural communities that represent the diversity of life on earth by protecting the lands and waters they need to survive. Volunteer Contact: Durham—Neal Cheek, ncheek@tnc.org or 919-403-8558, ext. 1025
NC Coastal Federation - www.nccoast.org Our mission is to provide citizens and groups with the assistance they need to take an active role in the stewardship of North Carolina’s coastal water quality and natural resources. Our concern is to conserve the natural beauty and productivity of our coast so that it remains a great place to live, work and visit. Since its grassroots formation in 1982 the federation is the state's only 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses exclusively on protecting and restoring the coast of North Carolina through education, advocacy and habitat preservation and restoration.
Sierra Club - http://northcarolina.sierraclub.org Our Mission: 1. Explore, enjoy and protect the wild places of the earth, starting right here in North Carolina. 2. Practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources. 3. Educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment. 4. Use all lawful means to carry out these objectives.
Triangle Land Conservancy - www.triangleland.org Triangle Land Conservancy's mission is to protect important open space—stream corridors, forests, wildlife habitat, farmland and natural areas—in Chatham, Durham, Johnston, Lee, Orange and Wake counties to help keep our region a healthy and vibrant place to live and work.
III. Social Justice / Equal Opportunity / Diversity Education
Black Workers for Justice - http://blackworkersforjustice.org BWFJ believes that African American workers need self organization to help empower ourselves at the workplace, in communities and throughout the whole of US society to organize, educate, mobilize and struggle for power, justice, self-determination and human rights for African Americans, other oppressed nationalities, women and all working class people whether employed or unemployed, union workers or unorganized. We work to build the strength and leadership of Black workers in the Black Freedom and labor movements.
Carolina Justice Policy Center - www.justicepolicycenter.org For the past 30 years, the Carolina Justice Policy Center has worked on a wide range of policy issues including sentencing reform, developing and improving community-based corrections programs, and addressing critical problems in the use of the death penalty. The Carolina Justice Policy Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to developing and promoting effective, equitable and humane solutions to criminal justice problems.
Common Sense Foundation - www.common-sense.org The Common Sense Foundation is a North Carolina non-partisan public policy organization. We believe in equality, equity, and justice for all people regardless of race, gender, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, or economic status. Our primary goal is to ensure that state government and the political process attend to the interrelated economic, political, social, and cultural needs of those who are systematically denied access to power.
Community Success Initiative of NC - http://www.communitysuccess.org Community Success Initiative was founded as a non-profit corporation in May 2004 with a vision to create communities where people discover their potential, set worthy goals for their lives, and take action in a positive way. We envision communities where friendships and relationships are created and strengthened through positive community action. The mission of the organization is to help make the world a better place through programs that help individuals and communities be aware of personal growth and "success" principles, inspire others to reach their potential, and help build vibrant and healthy communities.
El Centro Hispano of Durham - www.elcentronc.org We are a grassroots community based organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino community and improving the quality of life of Latino residents in Durham, North Carolina, and the surrounding area.
El Pueblo, Inc. - www.elpueblo.org El Pueblo is a North Carolina non-profit statewide advocacy and public policy organization dedicated to strengthening the Latino Community. This mission is accomplished through leadership development, proactive and direct advocacy, education, and promotion of cross-cultural understanding in partnerships at the local, state, and national levels.
Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans Helpline - helpline@tcworks.org, 919-821-0055
Hispanic Liason - http://www2.hispanicliaison.org Our mission is to foster cultural understanding among Latinos/as and other residents of Chatham County and to empower Hispanics to overcome the challenges they face as immigrants and find their voice in the community.
Institute of Minority Economic Development - http://www.ncimed.com Our mission is to strengthen the asset base of limited resource populations as a means of building economically vibrant and socially responsible communities. The vision of the Institute is to create an environment in which North Carolina's diverse population is considered a valuable asset and is engaged as a productive, contributing sector.
Latino Community Credit Union - www.latinoccu.org LCCU's mission is to improve the financial condition of the Hispanic community through the delivery of affordable financial services and financial education programs specifically targeted to underserved Hispanic immigrants in North Carolina. LCCU is a community based and member-owned non-profit financial institution offering bilingual financial services, better credit options, and financial education to the North Carolina Hispanic community and other low-income people.
NAACP of NC - http://carolinajustice.typepad.com/ncnaacp/ The mission of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial hatred and racial discrimination.
NC Fair Share - www.ncfairshare.org Fair Share was founded in 1987 to help North Carolinians, particularly those with low incomes, work for a fairer share of economic and political power. To accomplish our mission, we will: Continue to expand leadership development for low-income North Carolinians; Promote communication, education, coalition building, and collaboration with like-minded organizations and individuals across the state, and; Continue to influence public policy and decision makers at the local, state, and national level.
NC Latino Coalition - www.nclatinocoalition.org The
NC Latino Coalition is a nonpartisan, multi-issue network of
organizations dedicated to building relational power among grassroots
Latino leaders. We fulfill our goals by identifying, developing and
training grassroots leaders, strengthening institutions throughout
the provision of technical assistance, and addressing concerns
through collective public action. NC Justice Center - www.ncjustice.org The North Carolina Justice Center is the state’s leading progressive advocacy and research organization. Our mission is to end poverty in North Carolina by ensuring that every household has access to the resources, services and fair treatment it needs to achieve economic security. The Justice Center works to improve the lives of low- and moderate-income North Carolinians through five main strategies: litigation, analysis and research, advocacy, community education and communication that influences state leaders and shapes public opinion.
NC Social Justice Project - www.ncsjp.org The North Carolina Social Justice Project (NCSJP) is a non-partisan, non-profit organization that researches the causes of, solutions to, and advocates for the elimination of, the widespread social inequality among traditionally under-represented groups in North Carolina. While these problems manifest in a variety of ways, NCSJP tackles problems in four major areas: Human Rights, Education, Housing, and Finance.
Southern Coalition for Social Justice - www.southerncoalition.org The Southern Coalition for Social Justice responds to community-determined priorities. We view local social justice struggles from a global international human rights perspective and believe it takes a holistic, collective and interdisciplinary approach to address issues at their core, bring sustained structural change, and alter power relations.
Spanish Bilingual Volunteers Needed by the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service for its Crisis Intervention Office in Carrboro. 929-6380 x25, Hispanic@ifcmailbox.org
Spirit House - http://spirithouse-nc.org SpiritHouse works to support the empowerment and transformation of communities most affected by racism, poverty, gender, discrimination, and the school to prison pipeline, through innovative grassroots programs, cultural arts and community collaborations. We bring hope, raise consciousness, and work with low-income families and children in need. SpiritHouse programs focus on education, the arts, health, and economic opportunities. By fighting illiteracy, racism, and poverty, we help needy families with projects that have an impact that's measurable and lasting.
Triangle Community Works - www.tcworks.org The vision of Triangle Community Works is for or the Greater Triangle Area to be a safe, Healthy, and Life-Affirming environment for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Related Communities as well as our Allies.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom - http://www.trianglewilpf.org WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all. This remarkable vision still guides us today as we face the challenges of the twenty-first century. In today's context this means: the equality of all people in a world free of sexism, racism, classism, and homophobia, the guarantee of fundamental human rights including the right to sustainable development, an end to all forms of violence: rape, battering, exploitation, intervention and war, the transfer of world resources from military to human needs, leading to economic justice within and among nations, and world disarmament and peaceful resolution of international conflicts via the United Nations.
IV. Poverty
Builders of Hope - www.buildersofhope.org Builders of Hope is helping to rebuild lives and homes by providing safe, affordable housing to working families. Our comprehensive model incorporates economic benefits, environmental stewardship and social solutions to create sustainable communities.
Durham Economic Resource Center - www.endpovertydurham.org End Poverty Durham is a group of interfaith leaders and community-based organizations working collaboratively to eliminate poverty in Durham, NC in the next 25 years.
Food Bank of Eastern and Central NC - www.foodbankcenc.org Established in 1980, the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina is a non-profit organization that provides food to people at risk of hunger in 34 counties in central and eastern North Carolina. In 2008-09, the Food Bank distributed over 36.8 million pounds of food through 800 partner agencies including soup kitchens, food pantries, shelters, and after school programs for children.
Habitat for Humanity of Wake County - www.habitatwake.org Habitat for Humanity of Wake County builds safe, affordable houses for qualified homebuyers regardless of race, religion or background. Each Habitat home is built in partnership with homeowner families, sponsors, and volunteers. Our houses are safe, decent, affordable homes which are sold for no profit to the partner family who repays a 0% interest mortgage over 20 years. Homeowners attend a series of workshops on financial literacy and home maintenance so they are well prepared to be homeowners.
Passage Home - www.passagehome.org Passage Home is a nationally recognized nonprofit community development corporation that has been serving Wake County, NC for over 18 years. Our programs are focused in four main areas: housing and support services, economic development, youth development, and neighborhood revitalization. Our target populations include working homeless families, ex offenders, those in recovery, and low resource neighborhoods.
Raleigh Rescue Mission - www.raleighrescue.org Our mission is to CHANGE lives. Through the Love of Jesus Christ, Raleigh Rescue Mission rebuilds the broken lives of men, women and children by ministering to their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Each day we strive to demonstrate Christ’s love by offering safe sanctuary, addiction recovery programs, medical care, educational and life skill classes and job-skills training.
Society of St. Andrew, North Carolina – www.endhunger.org/north_carolina.htm The Society of St. Andrew operates a statewide, volunteer-driven Gleaning Network in North Carolina that coordinates with local farmers, thousands of volunteers, and food providing agencies. Through the North Carolina Gleaning Network, we coordinate volunteers across the state who actually enter fields under after farmers have finished harvesting and simply pick up the tons of good produce left behind. Our volunteers represent groups from various church denominations, synagogues, youth groups, other civic organizations, individuals, and inner city residents.
Stop Hunger Now - www.stophungernow.org Stop Hunger Now is a Raleigh-based international hunger relief agency that has been fulfilling its commitment to end hunger for more than 11 years. Since 1998, the organization has coordinated the distribution of food and other lifesaving aid to children and families in countries all over the world.
Urban Ministries - www.urbanmin.org Urban Ministries of Wake County is a non-profit, interfaith organization that provides essential basic services to more than 24,000 diverse families and individuals in Wake County every year. These services include emergency and transitional housing, medical care, prescription medications, employment assistance, food assistance and other support services to promote self-sufficiency and a stable home environment for those in need. V. Economy / Jobs / Green Business / Fair Trade
Black Brown and Green Alliance - www.bbgalliance.org If you are interested in shaping the green jobs agenda in Durham, BBGA needs you! Join public, private, and community stakeholders who share your vision for an equitable, environmentally sound economy, as we investigate the future of sustainable communities, businesses, and jobs in North Carolina.
Community Reinvestment Association of NC - www.cra-nc.org The
Community Reinvestment Association of North Carolina's mission is to
promote and protect
The Forest Foundation - http://theforestfoundation.org We are a nonprofit organization with two-pronged mission: Develop model programs in sustainable business and rural development, using market-based initiatives to create conservation incentives and sustainable, fairly-traded products; protect forests by building up communities, and community enterprises, both abroad and at home in North Carolina. We have several diverse and ambitious programs under our "Green Business" rubric, plus a few educational programs to suit different settings.
Good Work - www.goodwork.org As a community development organization, we envision people living in just, caring, and sustainable communities with the opportunity and resources to create the lives and communities they want. Good Work trains, coaches, guides, and supports everyday people, entrepreneurs, and organizations to advance their knowledge and skills to be self-reliant, entrepreneurial, and collaborative. Good Work also offers a Green Jobs Training program for youth.
Independent Weekly Green Living Guide – comprehensive printed list of green businesses available at select IndyWeek distribution locations in the Triangle. Email for more info: distribution@indyweek.com . Also find a small list online at www.indyweek.com under “Ads and Classifieds”
Natural Awakenings Magazine and Annual Green Living Guide – www.natriangle.com Natural Awakenings focuses on providing readers with the information and resources they need to protect and enhance their personal well-being and the health of our planet. Our individual health status and the sustainability of the earth are of utmost importance. We each share a responsibility and an obligation to create a better world for ourselves, for each other, and for future generations. We strive each month to fill the pages of Natural Awakenings with cutting-edge editorial that turns those "possibilities" into realities for our growing family of readers.
North Carolina Association of Community Development Corporations - www.ncacdc.org NCACDC envisions healthy, prosperous, unified communities thriving with love and care within a vibrant, equitable and just State economy. Our mission is to strengthen the North Carolina economy and create a better tomorrow for all North Carolinian's by enhancing community development corporations (CDCs) in their role of creating prosperous communities for the long term.
NC Community Development Initiative - www.ncinitiative.org North Carolina Community Development Initiative is a statewide public-private partnership that provides leadership and capital investment to high-performance community development corporations (CDCs) as well as other community based economic development endeavors, (i.e. social enterprises) to improve the well being and quality of life for people in low resource communities.
NC HOPE Coalition - http://nchope.org HOPE is a coalition of organizations currently representing public employees or seeking to do so and other organizations that support our goal of securing collective bargaining rights for public employees by repealing NCGS 95-98.
Self-Help: Creating Ownership and Economic Opportunity - www.self-help.org Self-Help is a community development lender, credit union, and real estate developer that works with individuals, organizations and communities traditionally underserved by conventional markets. The funds that support our work come from deposits, grants, and other investments made by individuals and institutions across the U.S.
Triangle Green Guide - www.trianglegreenguide.com The Triangle Green Guide is a green living directory for business and organizations in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and throughout North Carolina.VI. Farming / Food
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association - www.carolinafarmstewards.org Our mission is to promote local and organic agriculture in the Carolinas by inspiring, educating and organizing farmers and consumers. Our vision is that regional food system that is good for the farmer, the consumer and the land. CFSA is a membership-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization of more than 1,000 farmers, gardeners, consumers and businesses in North and South Carolina. These members are committed to sustainable agriculture and the development of locally-based, organic food systems. Learn more about how you can join our efforts to grow a healthier food system for our communities.
Carrboro Community Garden Coalition - www.carrborogarden.org CCGC is a non-profit organization whose goal is to access land and other resources necessary for community members to grow food in environmentally sustainable ways as a means of creating a just world where locally grown, high quality, safe food is available to all.
Center for Environmental Farming Systems - www.cefs.ncsu.edu CEFS was established in 1994 by N.C. State University, N.C. A&T State University, and the N.C. Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services to serve as a center dedicated to sustainable agriculture research, extension, and education. Through high-quality interdisciplinary research, teaching and extension programs, CEFS aims to provide new economic opportunities in rural and urban communities, develop technologies that promote a cleaner and healthier environment, educate the next generation of farmers, consumers, and scientists, and engage all citizens in the food system.
Chatham Marketplace: your co-op local grocery - http://chathammarketplace.coop Chatham Marketplace is a co-operative business owned entirely by members of the community … more than 1700 households.
Crop Mob - http://cropmob.org Crop mob is primarily a group of young, landless, and wannabe farmers who come together to build and empower communities by working side by side. Crop mob is also a group of experienced farmers and gardeners willing to share their knowledge with their peers and the next generation of agrarians. The membership is dynamic, changing and growing with each new mob event.
Eastern Carolina Organics - www.easterncarolinaorganics.com We market and distribute wholesale Carolina organic farm produce to retailers, restaurants and buying clubs. We think (heck, we KNOW) that a sustainable food system is based on providing fresh local fruit, vegetables, and herbs while protecting the environment. We're farmer-owned and we act like it. 80 percent of our sales go right back to our growers. Our customers get fresh organic veggies and fruits, along with the knowledge that they're enabling farmers to protect their family land. By pooling diverse harvests from several regions, we're able to meet the demand for a steady stream of high-quality, seasonal food choices throughout the year.
Farmworkers Advocacy Network - www.saf-unite.org/action/advocacy.htm FAN is a network of organizations that advocates for improved living and working conditions of migrant and seasonal farmworkers (MSFWs) and their families in North Carolina. FAN member organizations identify problems and issues affecting the farmworker population; track farmworker-focused policy; monitor government and other agencies serving and/or enforcing regulations affecting farmworkers; and bring farmworkers' voices to the legislative process. Currently, we are focusing on farmworker housing, wage and hour issues, pesticide safety, as well as poultry worker issues in NC.
Farmworker Legal Aid Volunteer 919-856-2180, melissaf@legalaidnc.org
Growing Small Farms - http://chatham.ces.ncsu.edu/growingsmallfarms Promoting awareness, understanding, and practice of sustainable agriculture.
SEEDS - www.seedsnc.org SEEDS is a non-profit community garden whose goal is to teach people to care for the earth, themselves and each other through a variety of garden-based programs. To learn more about what we do, click on the link to any of our programs listed at left.
Slow Food Triangle - www.slowfoodtriangle.org Slow Food Triangle celebrates local food and the people who grow and make it. Our members come together to experience and preserve our food traditions, supporting farmers and food artisans who sustain the land and connect us to it. We encourage the rescue and proliferation of traditional ingredients and seek to make those flavors accessible to our whole community.
Triangle Vegetarian Society - www.trianglevegsociety.org The Triangle Vegetarian Society was founded in 1986 in the Triangle (Raleigh-Durham- Chapel Hill) area of North Carolina to promote the nutritional, ethical, environmental, and other aspects of vegetarianism. Open to all, we aim to build a sense of community among people of varying interests in plant-based diets, encouraging healthy, sustainable, and peaceful lifestyle choices.
Weaver Street Market: your community owned grocery - www.weaverstreetmarket.coop Weaver Street Market's mission is a vibrant, sustainable commercial center for the community of owners and potential owners, which is cooperative, local, ecological, primary, fair, inclusive, interactive, educational, and reliant on community support. VII. Politics / Government
Common Cause North Carolina - www.commoncause.org Common Cause is a nonpartisan, nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1970 by John Gardner as a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest. In this spirit, Common Cause serves as an independent voice for change and a watchdog against corruption and abuse of power. Together with our sister organization, the Common Cause Education Fund, we employ a powerful combination of grassroots organizing, coalition building, research, policy development, public education, lobbying and litigation to win reform at all levels of government.
Democracy NC - www.democracy-nc.org Democracy North Carolina is a nonpartisan organization that uses research, organizing, and advocacy to increase voter participation, reduce the influence of big money in politics and achieve a government that is truly of the people, for the people and by the people.
Durham People's Alliance - www.durhampa.org The Durham People's Alliance is a progressive community organization with a history of accomplishment on a wide range of city and county issues including education, the environment, economic justice and sound economic growth for our community. People's Alliance also works on such issues as campaign finance reform, watershed protection, solid waste, public transportation, gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender right, and affordable housing. People's Alliance has been the driving force behind passing a "livable" wage ordinance in the City. PA has been instrumental in focusing the mission of the Economic Development Commission on measurably reducing poverty in our community. PA also is participating in a welfare reform coalition which was formed to address problems which arise as women and children are cut from public assistance.
NC Policy Watch - www.ncpolicywatch.org NCPW’s mission is to change the way our elected officials debate the important issues facing North Carolina and, ultimately, to improve the quality of life in the state by convincing state leaders to invest in people and institutions that address our most pressing problems. We address issues such as the affordable housing crisis, the state’s shameful HIV/AIDS policy, the lack of resources devoted to health care – especially for the mentally ill, our unacceptable high school dropout rate, the struggles of immigrants in North Carolina, tax fairness, and many others. NCPW is also committed to public participation in election debates, lobbying reform, campaign finance reform, and the establishment of an independent commission to draw districts for the General Assembly and Congress.
Progressive Democrats of NC – www.progressivedemocratsnc.org The mission of the Progressive Democrats of North Carolina is to promote economic, social, global and environmental justice, and peace and sustainability in North Carolina, and to work with the North Carolina Democratic Party to maximize the democratic process, to advocate for the days’ most pressing issues, and to serve as a voice of conscience.
WakeUP Wake County - http://wakeupwakecounty.com The mission of WakeUP Wake County is to educate our members, the public and government officials concerning growth and development issues affecting our quality of life now and for decades to come. WakeUP advocates on behalf of our members and is following the actions of municipal governments, the Wake County Commissioners and the state legislature, as they pertain to sustainability. Our vision specifically focuses on fiscal responsibility and fairness in public policy, sound policies for managing growth and promoting the positive development of our communities, spending public funds wisely on the things that matter most, and conserving the things that make our community a great place to live
VIII. Military / International Conflicts
Coalition for Peace with Justice - www.peace-with-justice.org The Coalition for Peace with Justice welcomes all individuals and groups working for a just and sustainable peace in Israel and Palestine. It is an ecumenical and interfaith network based in the Raleigh-Durham area of North Carolina, with participants across the United States. Dedicated to human rights, non-violence, education, and advocacy, the Coalition For Peace With Justice offers a variety of activities, which include: contact with government officials, cultural programs, dialogue groups, educational programs, media influence, networking, peace vigils and/or demonstrations, solidarity visits to Israel-Palestine.
Iraq Veterans Against the War - http://www.ivaw.org/eastern-north-carolina Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) was founded by Iraq war veterans in 2004 to give a voice to the large number of active duty service people and veterans who are against this war, but are under various pressures to remain silent. IVAW has called for: immediate withdrawal of all occupying forces in Iraq; reparations for the human and structural damages Iraq has suffered, and stopping the corporate pillaging of Iraq so that their people can control their own lives and future; and full benefits, adequate healthcare (including mental health), and other supports for returning servicemen and women.
NC Choices for Youth - www.ncchoicesforyouth.org NC Choices for Youth is a not-for-profit educational organization that: Helps young people find civilian opportunities for service, adventure, training and jobs; Works to dispel myths and misinformation about joining the military; Challenges young people to consider whether participation in war would be consistent with their deepest beliefs; Gives guidance for documenting conscientious objection to military service.
NC Peace Action - www.ncpeaceaction.org N.C. Peace Action, a state affiliate of Peace Action, is a grassroots-based organization whose mission and purpose is to educate the American people in order to recruit members and organize them into a citizens' movement with the sustained political power to reverse the arms race, abolish nuclear weapons, and construct a world of peace and justice.
NC Veterans for Peace - www.ncveteransforpeace.org Having turned to support peace, we, Veterans For Peace, have changed our mission. Where once we trained in the conflict of hate, now we turn to the good will of cooperation. Where once we directed anger at our enemy, now we maintain patience during conflictive situations. Where once we provoked fear in our enemies, now we sacrifice to inspire their trust. Where once we inflicted suffering, now we suffer pain without complaint. Where once we worked for war, now we work for peace.
Triangle Tikkun - www.triangletikkun.org Triangle TIKKUN reaches out and builds respectful alliances with other groups both religious and secular in its effort to reach a just peace in the Middle East and to create a more caring world.
IX Children / Education
Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocates - www.chccs.k12.nc.us/brma Blue Ribbon Mentor-Advocate is the flagship mentoring program of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Our program relies on the relationship between mentor-advocates and students as the foundation for providing a variety of individualized students. BRMA students benefit from mentoring, advocacy, tutoring, enrichment opportunities, leadership development, and college scholarships.
Be the Voice of an Abused &/or Neglected Child - www.nccourts.org/Citizens/GAL Throughout North Carolina, we always need more volunteers to be a voice for the children who find themselves the subject of court cases. We provide training to make sure you are at ease in your role, and as a volunteer Guardian ad Litem you will be in court as a team member with a trained attorney advocate. Since 1983, the North Carolina Guardian ad Litem (GAL) program has served the best interests of thousands of children. Many were able to return home, some now live with other family members, still others have been adopted. What we try to ensure is that all of the children we represent remain safe, and that their homes are permanent.
Big Brother Big Sister of the Triangle - www.bbbstriangle.org Big Brothers Big Sisters is the oldest, largest and most effective youth mentoring organization in the United States. We have been the leader in one-to-one youth service for more than a century, developing positive relationships that have a direct and lasting impact on the lives of young people. Big Brothers Big Sisters serves children, ages 6 through 14, in communities across the country - including ours right here in the triangle.The Big Brothers Big Sisters Mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with measurable impact.
Boys & Girls Clubs - www.wakebgc.org The Boys & Girls Clubs mission is to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.
Communities in Schools of Durham - www.cisnc.org CIS brings hands in need together with hands that can help. CIS is a process that connects community resources with students and their families at the school site to ensure that youth stay in school, learn needed skills, and are prepared to enter the world of work or post secondary education upon graduation. Read Seed, Inc - www.readseed.org Since 2001, Read Seed has worked with North Carolina HUD Housing Authority partners to identify every resident child between ages 0 to 7 years old. We purchase new, age-appropriate books and take them directly to the home to insure that each child starts life with the benefit of book ownership. By giving books several times a year, Read Seed build in-home libraries and inspire more adult to child literacy activities at home. SAFEchild Child Abuse Prevention - www.safechildnc.org SAFEchild works with parents, families and caregivers to create nurturing environments for children, free from abuse and neglect. With the ultimate vision of eliminating child abuse in Wake County, SAFEchild delivers support and education to families by helping them break negative parenting patterns, improve communication and relationship skills, and take advantage of community resources. Schoolhouse of Wonder - www.schoolhouseofwonder.orgSchoolhouse of Wonder is a consortium of lifelong learners dedicated to celebrating the wonders of the natural world. Through the ongoing study of natural and cultural history we deepen our understanding of the world around us, building a heartfelt relationship with nature and community.
Volunteers for Youth - www.volunteersforyouth.org Volunteers for Youth provides services to Orange County youth helping them become contributing members of the community by: Cultivating strengths, Encouraging positive relationships, and Developing the ability to make responsible choices.
YO Durham - www.yodurham.org Yo Durham is an initiative of Durham Congregations in Action (DCIA) that serves at-risk youth through the following programs: Summer Career Academy, Mentoring, Internships, and Service Learning. X. Volunteering / Networks
American Red Cross, NC Chapter - http://chapters.redcross.org/nc/centralnc When fires, floods, and other natural or man-made disasters occur, the Red Cross is there. Assisting the friends, families, and neighbors in Durham, Person, Granville, Vance and Orange Counties, we provide affected families with emergency food, clothing, shelter, and prescription medication. We also work to help you prevent, prepare for, and respond to disasters. The Central NC Chapter is a private charitable organization and receives no government funding. We are dependent on and grateful for your support to continue our life-changing work.
The Center for Volunteer Caregiving - www.volunteercaregiving.org The Center for Volunteer Caregiving is a private, nonprofit, faith based organization, formed in 1992. Our mission is to provide volunteer services to help Wake County seniors, family caregivers, and adults with disabilities maintain independence, dignity and quality of life. The vision for the Center for Volunteer Caregiving is to serve as the link between formal and informal service providers, mobilizing the faith community and other community partners to provide volunteers to care for seniors, family caregivers and adults with disabilities.
The Chapel Hill Service League - www.chapelhillserviceleague.org The League is committed to providing hands-on service to a wide range of worthwhile community projects while promoting fellowship and personal growth among our members. Our membership is open to women of all ages, interests and backgrounds. The League sponsors a broad range of projects to appeal to, and benefit from, our members’ many different talents. To accommodate the different scheduling needs of our members, we take care to provide volunteer opportunities that cover daytime and evening, weekday and weekend hours. Our service year runs from September to May (although work on Christmas House and the fundraiser continues throughout the summer). Contact us for more information about the League.
Durham CAN- Congregations, Associations, Neighborhoods - www.durhamcan.org Durham CAN (Congregations, Associations and Neighborhoods) is a multi-racial, multi-faith, strictly non-partisan, countywide citizens’ organization. CAN is dedicated to 1) building relationships across race, social and religious lines, 2) identifying common concerns, 3) developing the skills of leaders inside member institutions and 4) acting together for the common good. CAN leaders translate deeply felt concerns into real innovative solutions that benefit the whole community. We are a 501(c)(3)a organization: donations are tax-deductible.
Durham Congregations in Action (DCIA) - www.dcia.org In a spirit of reconciliation and with gratitude for the gift of diversity, DCIA seeks to engage and empower people of faith to create a community of justice and peace through our common prayers and acts of compassion; and with prophetic courage to act as advocates for the dignity and well-being of all persons, recognizing that behind every human face is the face of God. DCIA is an interfaith, inter-racial organization of 58 congregations.
Durham Crisis Response Center – www.durhamcrisisresponse.org The Durham Crisis Response Center works with the community to end domestic and sexual violence through advocacy, education, support and prevention.
Durham Literacy Center - www.durhamliteracy.org The Durham Literacy Center (DLC) works to assist Durham County teenagers and adults achieve personal goals and experience positive life change through increased literacy. We help teenagers and adults gain the reading and writing skills, English language skills, and educational credentials (GED) needed to earn a living wage. In addition, we are increasingly seeking ways to integrate technology and computer literacy into our instructional programs to enhance our students' capacity to achieve their goals.
Orange County Literacy Council - www.orangeliteracy.org The Orange County Literacy Council’s vision is to achieve 100% adult literacy in Orange County; our mission is to assist adults in improving their literacy skills in order to achieve their employment, community, family and life goals.
Retired & Senior Volunteer Program of Durham County 686-3380, 686-3314, rsvpdurhamnc@durhamtech.edu
SWOOP Strong Women Organizing Outrageous Projects - www.swoop4u.org Mission: To provide community service through short-term labor and support to meet otherwise insurmountable community needs in a spirit of cooperative sisterhood. Purposes: 1. To help persons in need – those who are elderly, low-income, disabled, or simply overwhelmed. 2. To better ourselves in body, mind, and spirit, by bettering the lot of others. 3. To build community among women by providing opportunities for networking and fun.
United Way Triangle - www.unitedwaytriangle.org Our Mission: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities. Your family, friends and neighbors need help every day to face serious challenges: homelessness, quality child care, training for a new job, counseling and hunger. These are just a few of the basic needs that United Way of the Greater Triangle is working to meet.
Volunteer Center of Durham - www.thevolunteercenter.org Connecting people with meaningful opportunities to help the community in Durham, NC and surrounding areas.
Welcome Baby Family Resource Center - www.welcomebaby.org Welcome
Baby provides parenting education and support to families with young
children.
Wiser Earth Network – www.wiserearth.org (searchable by zipcode) There are more than one million organizations and many millions of us around the world who are actively working toward ecological sustainability, economic justice, human rights protection, political accountability and peace -- issues that are systemically interconnected and intertwined. Our effectiveness to prevent harm and institute positive change is undermined by our lack of collective awareness, duplication of efforts, and poor connectivity. What has been missing is a map and directory of our network that includes the resources for communication and cooperation; in essence, an infrastructure through which to coordinate our efforts. WiserEarth provides this infrastructure. It provides a way for us to become better connected and more effective at working together. IX. Health / Healthcare
African Advocates Against AIDS - www.africanadvocates.com African Advocates Against AIDS is a non-profit 501(c) using a culturally appropriate approach to creating HIV/AIDS awareness and education to the African and African-American community in the USA, because of the language and culture differences as well as helping the general minorities population access to prevention and treatment services.
CAARE, Inc. - www.caare-inc.org CAARE, Inc. is an experienced, community-based provider of supportive services for individuals living with HIV/AIDS and their affected families. CAARE's goal is to support, educate and empower the HIV/AIDS infected and high risk population.
Club Nova - www.clubnova.org Founded in 1987 to address the needs of Orange County citizens living with mental illness, Club Nova provides a holistic, caring environment designed to promote rehabilitation and reintegration into the community. Club Nova follows the successful Clubhouse Model pioneered by Fountain House in New York City. Club Nova focuses on members' strengths and potential rather than their illness.
Health Care For All of North Carolina (HCFANC) - www.healthcareforallnc.org Health Care for All North Carolina works to educate about and advocate for the "Right to Health Care", so that access to appropriate health care on a regular basis is assured for all North Carolinians regardless of age, sex, race/ethnicity, marital or employment status, pre-existing medical condition or geography.
Mariam Clinic – www.mariamclinic.org Mariam Clinic is an interfaith organization working to build a healthier society by providing accessible, support services and cultural sensitivity education.
Meals on Wheels of Durham Delivers - www.mowdurham.org Meals on Wheels of Durham, Inc. is a non-profit agency committed to enhancing the quality of life for eligible homebound adults in our community. Our mission is to serve the elderly, frail, disabled, convalescing and others who cannot provide proper nutrition for themselves. Dedicated volunteers deliver lunches to our clients each weekday, with the objective of improving the nutritional status and health of these individuals. It is our goal that this combination of nutritious meals and social contact will help our clients to remain independent as long as possible.
National Alliance on Mental Health in NC - www.naminc.org The mission of NAMI North Carolina is to promote recovery and optimize the quality of life for those living with mental illness.
Race For The Cure – www.komennctriangle.org In one eloquent phrase, Jeanne Peck summed up her passion and her most important life’s work: finding a cure for breast cancer. With her death, these same words serve as our inspiration to continue the work she began 13 years ago when, with vision and determination, she brought the Susan G. Komen for the CureŽ Race Series to Raleigh. With the help of a handful of good friends and volunteers, she gave birth to an event that now attracts more than 25,000 people annually and is recognized as the largest 5K in North Carolina.
ReEnchant Planet Earth – www.reenchantplanetearth.com To bring together groups and groups of people that already see the world as an enchanting place. By using tools such as stories and the iCircle we want to spread that love and energy throughout the planet. ReEnchant’s Institute is offering programs for children, teens and adults. The institute believes that all global citizens can have fulfilling life experiences with a more democratic learning environment.
Ronald McDonald House - www.chapelhillrmh.net The Ronald McDonald House of Chapel Hill provides families with a home while their child is getting medical treatment. Staying in one of the 29 hotel-style guest rooms costs nothing (the suggested donation is $10) and includes five dinners and two breakfasts a week, plus the understanding and support of fellow residents and volunteers.
Samaritan Health Center – www.samaritanhealthcenter.org The Samaritan Health Center provides comprehensive medical and dental care to the homeless and underserved of Durham, regardless of their ability to pay.
Senior PharmAssist - www.seniorpharmassist.org Senior PharmAssist promotes healthier living for Durham seniors by helping them obtain and better manage needed medications, and by providing health education, community referral and advocacy.
Shepherd’s Care Medical Clinic – www.shepherdscareclinic.com Shepherds Care Medical Clinic is a non-profit 501(C)(3) free clinic that was started on April 18th, 2008 for the uninsured with chronic diseases such as asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. Our desire is to serve the rural population of Eastern Wake County and surrounding areas who fall within 200% of the poverty level.
X. Vision / Inspiration / Creative Solutions / Personal Development
Center for Ecozoic Studies - www.ecozoicstudies.org The mission of the Center for Ecozoic Studies is to offer a vision of an ecozoic society and contribute to its realization through research, education, and the arts. “Ecozoic” means “house of life.” An “Ecozoic Society” means a society of life. The “Ecozoic Era” is a time of mutually enhancing relationships among humans and the larger community of life. The “Great Work” is living the promise of the ecozoic.
Conduit Center for Creative Change – www.conduitforchange.com Our vision is to create a more sustainable world through education and forums that support creative process and creative thinking, while combining forces with other complimentary modalities to support community, empowerment, and social change.
Drum for Change – www.drumforchange.com Drum for Change in Raleigh, NC is dedicated to using the universal language of percussive music for creative self-expression. My goal is to promote communication and active engagement among all participants regardless of age, gender, race, religion, or sexual orientation, to help foster a sense of community, to promote health and well-being, and to encourage positive interpersonal interaction.
Duke Center for Reconcilliation - www.divinity.duke.edu/reconciliation The Center’s mission flows from the Apostle Paul’s affirmation in 2 Corinthians 5 that “God was in Christ, reconciling the world to himself,” and that through Christ, “the message of reconciliation has been entrusted to us.” In many ways and for many reasons, the Christian community has not taken up this challenge. In conflicts such as the Rwandan genocide and challenges such as family fragmentation, neglected neighborhoods, urban violence, the mentally and physically disabled, and on-going racial and ethnic divisions in America and worldwide, the church has typically mirrored society rather than offering a witness to it. In response to these deep needs, the Center seeks to form and strengthen transformative Christian leadership for reconciliation.
Interplay of NC - www.interplaync.org InterPlay is an active creative way to unlock the wisdom of your body. InterPlay is a proven means of creating communities of diversity and acceptance—communities that say “yes!” to you. The ideas and practices of InterPlay can enhance life in your family, your circles of friends, your neighborhood, your workplace.
Kathleen Hannan – interfaith community-building – merpig@juno.com
M Okada Foundation of America - www.mofa-dc.org Inspired by the vision of Mokichi Okada (1882-1955), MOFA advances innovative research, education and outreach to promote artistic, compassionate and ecological living. MOFA is part of a growing network of individuals and groups exploring the Okada philosophy (OP) and its applied lifestyle and restoring the oneness in the dynamic interface between cosmos, nature and culture in communities throughout the world. Contact: Oliver Crichton at 919-680-0538, owcrichton@yahoo.com
Music Explorium – www.musicexplorium.com As a small business providing rhythm-based events in the community, we work to support a more sustainable environment.
Mystics for Peace – www.mysticsforpeace.com Mystics for Peace promotes events that combine art, activism and spirituality to catalyze personal and social transformation. As we derive insights from experiential states of unity and connection, we can learn to act in the world in ways that are consistent with that understanding. Through collective visioning and remembrance, we can evolve our culture toward one of sustainability and peace.
NC Ethical Society - www.ncethicalsociety.org Ethical Culture is a humanistic, religious, and educational movement working to create a better world through ethical actions. Members join together in ethical societies to assist each other in developing ethical ideas and ideals, to celebrate life's joys, and support each other through life's crises.
Paperhand Puppet Intervention - www.paperhand.org Paperhand Puppet intervention is dedicated to bringing many styles of puppetry and artistic expression to the Triangle area and the world. Our vision is inspired by our love for the earth and its creatures (including humans) as well as our belief in justice, equality, and peace.
Play in the Wild! – http://playinthewild.org Play in the Wild! adventures invite you to expand awareness of life through meeting the challenges within yourself and with the earth.
Quaker Religious Society of Friends Chapel Hill - www.chapelhillfriends.org Durham - http://durhammonthlymtg.home.mindspring.com Raleigh - http://rtpnet.org/friends The Religious Society of Friends was founded by George Fox and others amid the religious turbulence of the seventeenth-century England, and swiftly spread to the New World. Early Friends conceived the Society as a revival of first-century Christianity. It has always been grounded in the conviction that there is that of God in everyone -- often referred to as the Inward Light or the Christ or Seed or Teacher Within -- to which we can turn for immediate and continuing revelation. This conviction has underlain Friends' longstanding, historic opposition to war, slavery, capital punishment, subordination of women, and other forms of social oppression.
Sotar Dotar – peace through community singing - weareone1@earthlink.net
Stone Circles - www.stonecircles.org Our mission is to sustain activists and strengthen the work of justice through spiritual practice and principles. Since 1995 we have provided thousands of social change leaders and activists all over the country with access to a new way of thinking, doing and being. We know another world is possible, and to stay engaged while creating that world requires training, practice and support. Our mission comes alive through three intersecting areas of engagement: Spiritual Life and Transformative Practice; Strategic collaboration for Social Justice; and, Sustainable Relationship between Land and Community.
Story Telling Hidden Voices, offering underrepresented groups the chance to tell their stories - abgarren@gmail.com (Allison Garren) or 732-9299 (Lynden Harris)
Unitarian Universalist Fellowships – Raleigh: www.uufr.org Durham: www.eruuf.org The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship is committed to building a more compassionate and just world by nurturing an enlightened and caring community, which respects diversity, defends human rights and lives in balance with the environment. On our journey, we shall support and encourage each other to grow responsibly, independent, and collectively interdependent through shared worship, fellowship, education, service, and celebration.
Wild Womyn Wisdom - http://wildwomynwisdom.org On ancient land we celebrate and honor the passage from Nymph to Maiden to Mother to Crone ~ the sacred feminine journey.
ZenVC - http://zenvc.org Founded in 2006, ZENVC supports people to be completely, authentically human, both individually and in the company of others. In the process, we create thriving, dynamic organizations; compassionate communities; strong, loving relationships; and lives of great meaning. ZENVC represents wisdom and experience derived from both Nonviolent Communication (NVC), as developed by Marshall B. Rosenberg, Ph.D., and Zen Buddhism.
Green Living: Local Resources and Businesses
Baker Renewable Energy http://www.bakerrenewable.com/
Common Ground Green Building Center http://www.commongroundgreen.com/
Conduit Center for Creative Change – http://www.conduitforchange.com
Harmony Farms -http://www.harmony-farms.net/
WiserEarth: an interactive map of over 100,000 groups throughout the world that promote sustainability and other good values. Searchable by zipcode, there are plenty in Durham! http://www.wiserearth.org/content/proximity_map/itemType/organization
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