ACTIVIST ORGANIZATIONS
GENERAL
Snopes
The definitive Internet fact-checking and reference source for urban legends, folklore, myths, rumors, and misinformation.
GENERAL POLITICAL
AMERICAN POSSIBILITIES – Joe Biden
info@americanpossibilities.org
“I launched American Possibilities to build an organization that elects leaders who understand regular Americans once again. I’ve made a promise to help as many candidates as I can in the next two years all across this country. I want to campaign with them, go door to door with them, help them raise money. I want to do everything I can to elect Democrats at all levels — from the state legislature to governors to the House of Representatives and U.S. Senate. And it’s why “possibility” is the singular word I will always use to describe America. And it’s what I’m going to be fighting for from now through Tuesday, November 6, 2018 and beyond.”
BOLD PAC
BOLD PAC is dedicated to electing diverse, strong Democrats.
CHC Bold PAC is the voice for Latinos in American politics. We are committed to representing the values of the Latino community and increasing the diversity of our leadership in the House and Senate.
Brand New Congress
Brand New Congress was originally started by a group of volunteers and staffers from the Bernie Sanders presidential campaign. But we are not just comprised of people from the Bernie Sanders campaign, and we intend to be a big tent for anyone who is tired of partisan politics and wants to just accomplish the big tasks necessary to actually change this country for the better.
We don’t want to play politics – we see the major problems our nation is facing, and we just want to see solutions. If our current Congress isn’t going to do it, then we must.
California Clean Money Action Fund
“Built one of the largest coalition petitions ever for state legislation including 23 state and national good government organizations ranging from”… Common Cause, CREDO, Daily Kos, SumOfUs, CA League of Conservation Voters, etc. newsletter@caclean.org
The California Disclose Act (new bill AB 249) has passed the State Legislature. If the Governor signs this, the Act would make CA the first state where it is illegal for political ads to deceive voters about who really pays for them.
Change.Org
Change.org for good action ideas and information. On Change.org, people everywhere are starting campaigns, mobilizing supporters, and working with decision makers to drive solutions.
Common Cause
Common = involves everybody; cause = democracy issues
What is Common Cause?
“We’re the original “citizens lobby,” founded in 1970, now 900,000 strong with offices in 35 states and supporters in all 50. We promote honest, open, accountable government in Washington and in our state capitals.” We have 35 state offices and active volunteers pretty much everywhere. Learn more about Common Cause in your state.”
Countable
Weekly actions for progressives and reports on fake news.
COURAGE CAMPAIGN
act.couragecampaign.orginfo@couragecampaign.org
Courage Campaign fights for a more progressive California and country. We are an online community of organizers and activists fighting for a more progressive California and country. Powered by more than 1.3 million members, we campaign for economic justice and human rights, and fight to hold corporations and politicians accountable. We focus on building progressive solutions in California — the largest and most diverse state — to create models for change on a much larger scale.”
CREDO ACTION
CREDO Action organizes for progressive change. We mobilize our more than 5 million activists to speak out and pressure decision-makers from the local to the national levels. From opposing war to relentlessly defending reproductive freedom, protecting our environment and a healthy food system, fixing our broken democracy and fighting for an economy that works for everyone, CREDO empowers activists to work for the change we want to see, not what we are told we can achieve by Washington insiders.
CREDO Action is the advocacy arm of CREDO, a social change organization that offers products – like CREDO Mobile – in order to fund grassroots activism and progressive nonprofit organizations.
Join us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Medium to see our latest videos and keep up with key political developments.
DAILY ACTION
Sign up for daily actions you can do to resist the Republican administration and congress.
Since its launch in mid-December 2016, Daily Action has exploded into a huge phenomenon, with over a quarter of a million subscribers. We make civic engagement easy and painless, with a single action every day—connecting citizens to their legislators with a quick swipe of their phones. To Join, text DAILY to 228466 (A-C-T-I-O-N).
DCCC – Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
info@dccc.org
The official campaign arm of the Democrats in the House of Representatives. It is the only political committee in the country whose principal mission is to support Democratic House candidates every step of the way to victory
430 South Capitol Street S.E., Washington, DC 20003; (202) 863-1500.
Democrats of Napa Valley
Keeping Napa Valley a unique, beautiful place that is safe, healthy and has opportunity for everyone.
Our goals are to advance Democratic Values and elect Democratic candidates to local, state, and national offices. We do that by endorsing candidates in various elections, fundraising, campaigning (precinct walking, calling, mailing, etc.), attending the state party conventions, recruiting candidates, and any other way we can think of.
We are for the environment, affordable education, health care for all, good jobs and living wages, and equal pay for equal work. We are your neighbors, co-workers, your children’s teachers, members of the LGBTQ community, young Democrats, Napans, Californians, Americans, immigrants.
DSCC – Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Committed to electing and protecting a Democratic Senate
120 Maryland Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002; 1-877-417-8807
Emily’s List
1800 M Street NW, Suite 375N, Washington, DC 20036
The nation’s largest resource for women in politics, has raised more than $500 million to support pro-choice Democratic women candidates. Our vision is a government that reflects the people it serves, and decision makers who genuinely and enthusiastically fight for greater opportunity and better lives for the Americans they represent. We will work for larger leadership roles for pro-choice Democratic women in our legislative bodies and executive seats so that our families can benefit from the open-minded, productive contributions that women have consistently made in office.
Indivisible
Our mission is to fuel a progressive grassroots network of local groups to resist the Trump Agenda. In every congressional district in the country, people like you are starting local groups and leading local actions.
The resistance is local. You can find local, independent Indivisible groups in your area that have agreed to organize according to Indivisible’s principles. Come prepared to make plans for action and meet others who are working to resist Trump’s agenda.
THE MOSCOW PROJECT –
Uncovering the truth about Trump and Russia
Seeking to apply new pressure on President Donald Trump over his ties to Russia, the liberal Center for American Progress Action Fund is bringing on a former State Department official to run its new “Moscow Project,” while advocating the creation of an independent investigation even while the Senate Intelligence Committee’s probes proceed.
The “Moscow Project” represents a significant outside effort to move forward on the investigations of Trump, which Democrats have been eager to pursue, especially since the resignation of National Security Adviser Michael Flynn over his communications with the Russian ambassador to the United States.
MOVEON
MoveOn is the largest independent, progressive, digitally-connected organizing group in the United States. Launched in 1998, MoveOn pioneered online organizing and advocacy techniques that have become standard in politics, nonprofits, and industry in the U.S. and worldwide. We combine rapid-response political campaigning with deep strategic analysis, rigorous data science and testing, and a culture of grassroots member listening and participation that allows us to consistently and quickly identify opportunities for progressive change–and mobilize millions of members to seize them. MoveOn members step up as leaders by using the MoveOn Petitions DIY organizing platform to create their own petitions and campaigns to drive social change.
OFA – Organizing for Action
P.O. Box 618120 Chicago, IL 60661
With more than 250 local chapters around the country, OFA volunteers are building this organization from the ground up, community by community, one conversation at a time—whether that’s on a front porch or on Facebook. We’re committed to finding and training the next generation of great progressive organizers, because at the end of the day, we aren’t the first to fight for progressive change, and we won’t be the last.
We focus on: Fundraising, the environment, guns, legal issues, population issues, and the electoral college.
PEOPLE FOR THE AMERICAN WAY
1101 15th St. N.W. Suite 600, Washington DC 20005 (202) 467-4999
People For the American Way and its affiliate, People For the American Way Foundation, are progressive advocacy organizations founded to fight right-wing extremism and defend constitutional values under attack, including free expression, religious liberty, equal justice under the law, and the right to meaningfully participate in our democracy. Our operational mission is to promote the American Way and defend it from attack, to build and nurture communities of support for our values, and to equip those communities to promote progressive policies, elect progressive candidates, and hold public officials accountable.
PEN America
“Pen America – the Freedom to write”
Concerned with funding for the arts/freedom of speech.
Popvox – Team Popvox
This site has a weekly legislature overview of the bills and actions that are being voted on and their progress through the legislative system. They also have state information. They do polls and seem to be non-partisan.
Public Citizen
1600 20th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20009; (202) 588-1000;
Corporations have their lobbyists in Washington, D.C. The people need advocates too.
Public Citizen serves as the people’s voice in the nation’s capital: To ensure that all citizens are represented in the halls of power. Public Citizen is a nonprofit organization that does not participate in partisan political activities or endorse any candidates for elected office. We accept no government or corporate money – we rely solely on foundation grants, publication sales, and assistance from our 400,000 members and supporters.
RESIST BOT
Resist Bot helps you contact your elected representatives in minutes. It’s a great way to integrate activism into a busy life. Try it out, and encourage your friends and family (especially those in swing states and Republican districts!) to use it, too.
Text “RESIST to 50409 and they’ll find out who represents you in Congress and deliver your message to them in under 2 minutes. No downloads or apps required!
Rise Up Napa (RUN)
RiseUpNapais a progressive, social justice minded, grassroots community-based group focused on preserving human rights, civil liberties, women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, the environment, racial equality & religious freedom. We are attuned to the local, state and national political climate and plan to remain vigilant.
The Sixty Five
The name refers to the 65 million people who voted for someone other than DT for president. They have a weekly call to action.
As cited on their website: “Over 65 million Americans rejected Donald Trump on Election Day. What if we came together every day to fight for our vision of a diverse, inclusive America? Together, we can use our voices to remind Congress that they work for all of us. We are The 65.
Swing Left
Swing Districts are places where the winner of the last House of Representatives election was determined by a thin margin. Swing Left helps you find and commit to supporting progressives in your closest Swing District so that you can help ensure we take back the House in 2018.
Women’s March
The mission of Women’s March is to harness the political power of diverse women and their communities to create transformative social change. Women’s March is a women-led movement providing intersectional education on a diverse range of issues and creating entry points for new and grassroots activists and organizers to engage in their local communities through training, outreach programs, and events. Women’s March is committed to dismantling systems of oppression through nonviolent resistance and building inclusive structures guided by self-determination, dignity, and respect.
Women’s March Napa Valley
info@womensmarchnapavalley.org
Napa Valley residents working together to facilitate peaceful engagement in the democratic process through community building and progressive political action.
The US Campaign
info@theuscampaign.com
499 S SW Capitol St, Suite 422, Washington, DC 20003, United States
We launched The Us Campaign when we realized that nothing would change and the billionaires would continue to hack our elections unless we stepped in.But we know its about Us. The answer is to build a new system for funding campaigns that gives Us the power, that lets Us call the shots. With the Us Campaign, we can make that change happen. We have an ambitious goal: to rebuild our political system by offering a small-donor matching system for America’s most promising candidates
CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT
Climate Truth
Fights the denial, distortion and disinformation that blocks bold action on climate change. Polluters and their allies continue to deny the reality of climate change and spread lies about climate solutions. We run people-powered campaigns that isolate deniers, combat disinformation, and spread the truth about climate solutions.
Earth Justice
As the nation’s original and largest nonprofit environmental law organization, we leverage our expertise and commitment to fight for justice and advance the promise of a healthy world for all. We represent every one of our clients free of charge.
League of Conservation Voters
The League of Conservation Voters (LCV) works to turn environmental values into national, state, and local priorities. LCV, incollaboration with our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will campaign our priority issues.
Sierra Club
2101 Webster St #1300, Oakland, CA 94612
Purpose and goals are to protect our nation’s wilderness and wildlife, air and waters. More recently, we’ve made history by leading the charge to move away from the dirty fossil fuels that cause climate disruption and toward a clean energy economy. Solve the climate crisis in a way that protects the environment and also is enduring, fair, and equitable.
The Nature Conservancy
4245 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 100
Protecting nature, for people today and future generations. The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to conserve the lands and waters on which all life depends. Our vision is a world where the diversity of life thrives, and people act to conserve nature for its own sake and its ability to fulfill our needs and enrich our lives.