NWCPJ Links

Peace and Justice Organizations

www.unitedforpeace.org -- United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) is the largest progressive, anti-war coalition in North America. Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice is a member.

www.ilcpj.org -- Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice (ICPJ) is a loose network of one hundred peace and justice, community, labor, student and faith-based groups from across the state of Illinois. Near West Citizens for Peace and Justice is a founding member of ICPJ.

www.codepink4peace.org  -- CodePink is an action oriented, woman initiated peace organization.  Check out local groups>Illinois>Chicago Area -- something's always going on. 

www.opctj.org -- Oak Park Coalition for Truth and Justice (OPCTJ) has lent support to NWCPJ as an area peace group. 

http://noiraqwar-chicago.org/ -- Chicagoans Against War and Injustice brings together city residents, neighborhood and suburban groups to participate in mass mobilizations and broad alliances against the war.

News, Resources and Progressive Opinions

A comprehensive and well organized listing of peace and social justice and progressive web resources is listed in the Illinois Coalition for Peace and Justice Resources section: http://www.ilcpj.org/resources/

www.blackboxvoting.org  -- Black Box Voting is a clearinghouse of information on voting fraud and the challenges to those who wourld safeguard democracy in the face of new voting technologies.

www.dailykos.com -- Daily Kos, the favorite daily weblog of some NWCPJ members, has political analysis on US current events from a liberal perspective.

www.commoncause.org -- Common Cause is a vehicle for citizens to make their voices heard in the political process and to hold their elected leaders accountable to the public interest.

www.democracynow.org -- Democracy Now is an independent, diverse source of news and information from award winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.

www.fair.org -- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) is a national media watch group offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986,