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Animal
Advocates
An all-volunteer, Pittsburgh-based organization dedicated to ending
the suffering, exploitation, and abuse of all animals. We are involved
in efforts to help the local companion animal population, community
outreach efforts on behalf of the animals, vegetarian outreach efforts,
and local animal rights issues.
Bet
Tikvah
An Alternative Jewish Synagogue for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and
Transgender Community, Their Family and Friends.
Bike
Pittsburgh!
We're a Pittsburgh-based cycling safety, advocacy, and awareness
organization. You'll find a wealth of local cycling information,
news, events, links, and community information here. Take a look
around the site; we think you'll like what you see!
Critical
Mass
Critical Mass is a monthly celebration which brings attention to
alternative forms of transportation. By taking to the streets in
a mass of bicycle riders, we hope to remind people that bikes are
an efficient means of transport, and that bikers deserve a place
on the roads.
Gay and
Lesbian Neighborhood Development Associatione (GLENDA)
A group of concerned gays, lesbians, and friends who have organized
to provide volunteer service to the greater Pittsburgh community.
GLENDA is focused on promoting diversity - dedicated to building
respect and acceptance of all people, including gays and lesbians.
Through collaborative, community work, GLENDA hopes to foster positive
attitudes about minority groups, and overcome many of the negative
stereotypes and misconceptions that may currently exist.
The
Gertrude Stein Political Club of Greater Pittsburgh
An organization that provides information about candidates' positions
on issues important to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transexual
voter.
Ground Zero
GroundZero is an open network of doers, makers and creative people
who collaborate on projects focused on Pittsburgh's urban environment
and culture.
Jamaat
for Justice
Jamaat for Justice is an activist group working within the Muslim
community to contribute to activism against inequity and discrimination.
Current projects center around the INS's waves of "alien registration"
where people in the United States are photographed, fingerprinted,
and questioned under oath based on their national origin, but we
don't restrict our activism to any single community whose rights
are being taken away. We are a broad group of activists, lawyers,
and community members.
The
Midwife Center
We strive to increase the health of women and their families by
providing excellent woman-focused healthcare services and family-oriented
birthing services. We seek to meet the special needs of low-income
women through community outreach, and we partner with women throughout
the life cycle.
Out
Pittsburgh's gay and lesbian newspaper.
Pittpunk.com
ezine, message boards and more for the punk community
Pittsburgh
Organizing Group
POG is a Pittsburgh-based direct action group concerned with peace,
social justice and environmental issues locally and globally. We
are consensus-based, non-hierarchical, believe in affinity groups
and support a diversity of tactics.
Pittsburgh
Palestine Solidarity Committee
The Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee was Founded to Foster
Information, Dialogue and Activities Connected with the Palestinian
People's Struggle for Independence.
Resyst
A radical queer project of the Thomas Merton Center working to unite
through the shared struggles our differences create so that we can
broaden our foundation to affect positive change.
Sustainable
Pittsburgh
We exist to affect decision-making in the Pittsburgh region so that
it integrates economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental
quality. We do so by building diverse coalitions, developing measurable
new indicators as a compass, and undertaking key initiatives. In
all of our work we emphasize long term and sustained quality of
life for all citizens
Thomas
Merton Center
The TMC organizes, educates and takes action around dozens of peace
and social justice issues in Pittsburgh. We are people from diverse
philosophies and faiths who find common ground in the nonviolent
struggle to bring about a more peaceful and just world. We work
to raise the moral questions involved in the issues of war, poverty,
racism, and oppression.
Urban League of Pittsburgh
Our mission is to assist african Americans to achieve social or
economic justice. We also help with evictions. 412.227.4150
Women's
Law Project
We are proud to be a unique resource for the women of pennsylvania
and a leader in Human Rights.
The
Women’s Resource Center (WRC)
Our mission is to provide the space, tools and resources that empower
women and girls to generate progressive social change.
Zi
Activism
Zi is an activist organization that aims to use verifiable facts
and analysis to counter misinformation and its role and effects
on popular culture and government policy.
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