And then there was that feeling that a bad moon was rising

Friends and Family of Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia Abu-Jamal - an award-winning 28 year old journalist - has been on death row since July 3, 1982 for the alleged 1981 murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner -- who had been beating his brother, William Cook, at the time.A former Black Panther member and MOVE activist, Abu-Jamal maintains his innocence and four eyewitnesses attest to the presence of a third party that shot Faulkner. His prison writings have been published in "The Nation" and "The Yale Law Review" and in a book, Live From Death Row (Addison-Weseley).

FAIR -- Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting is the national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct bias and imbalance. FAIR focuses public awareness on the narrow corporate ownership of the press, the media's allegiance to official agendas and their insensitivity to women, labor, minorities, and other public interest constituencies. FAIR seeks to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater media pluralism and the inclusion of public interest voices
in national debates.

The Case Against Leonard Peltier Leonard Peltier is a Native American activist imprisoned since 1977 for the deaths of two FBI agents. These two agents precipitated a deadly shootout (a Native American was killed as well) and a subsequent FBI and U.S. Marshal dragnet of a South Dakota Pine Ridge Indian Reservation by invading the reservation while following a young Native American man accused of stealing a pair of used cowboy boots. Charges were dropped against all four men accused of the murders but Leonard Peltier. He was convicted and sentenced to two life terms despite massive FBI and judicial misconduct.

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) : With six hundred thousand members, it is the largest animal rights organizationin the world. Founded in 1980, PETA is dedicated to establishing and protecting the rights of all animals. PETA operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas n which the largest numbers of animals suffer the most intensely for the longest periods of time: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the fur trade, and in the entertainment industry. We also work on a variety of other issues, including the cruel killing of beavers, birds and other "pests," and the abuse of backyard dogs. PETA works through public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and direct action.

The Sierra Club Foundation : A public charity  whose mission is to provide financial support to the Sierra Club and other environmental organizations for tax deductible work.  We fund a range of environmental projects which fall into the three general categories of  public education, litigation and training. Since 1960, The Sierra Club Foundation has funded tens of millions of dollars worth of important work, from small local projects costing a couple of hundred dollars, to large, multi-year campaigns which require millions of dollars to support. 
The financial support for The Sierra Club Foundation comes from individual donors and foundations who recognize that The Sierra Club Foundation is the most effective organization to sponsor important environmental work. Our work reflects the core values of people everywhere.  That we all have a right to a safe and healthy environment, clean air, clean water, open space, wild lands and a healthy and
diverse ecosystem.  We join the American people, and citizens of every nation, in the effort to protect our precious environment.  For our families, for our future.

If Americans Knew : The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s major sources of instability. Americans are directly connected to this conflict, and increasingly imperiled by its devastation. It is the goal of If Americans Knew to provide full and accurate information on this critical issue, and on our power — and duty — to bring a resolution.

 

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