P&SC Links
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on The Threshing Session
Newletters & Updates
Issues of Concern
Other Organizations
- American Friends Service Committee
- Friends Committee for National Legislation
- Avaaz.com
- The World in Action
- Christian Alliance for Progress
- CommunityOfVeterans.org
- for veterans of Iraq & Afghanistan
- FactCheck.Org
- Annenberg Political Fact Check
- Faith in Public Life
- National Directory of Faith Groups for Justice & the Common Good
- Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice
- Peaceful means to social change
- Friends Peace Teams
- Developing long-term relationships with communities in conflict
- Kiva
- Help microfinance small businesses
- InterAction
- Coalition of U.S.-based NGOs focused on the world’s poor and vulnerable
- Lambda Legal
- Civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV
- Military Religious Freedom Foundation
- Interview with Michael Weinstein
- National Religious Campaign Against Torture
- Ending U.S.-sponsored torture, & cruel, inhuman & degrading treatment
- Network of Spritual Progressives
- New Sanctuary Movement
- To protect immigrant workers and families from unjust deportation
- Quaker Bolivia Link
- A Quaker Response to Poverty
- Quaker Earthcare Witness - Conscientious protection of our planet
- ReliefWeb
- Comprehensive global humanitarian relief information
- RSVP Listening Project
- Communication, understanding, and the empowerment of people and communities
- St. Augustine-Baracoa Friendship Association
- Friendship with the people of Baracoa, Cuba
- SEVA Foundation
- Health, cultural survival & sustainable communities
- Sew Much Comfort
- Adaptive clothing for injured service members
- Vision of Humanity
- Global peace index and sustainability
- Women, Faith, and Development Alliance
- Reducing poverty by investing in & empowering women and girls
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Quaker Resources
- Friends for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Concerns (FLGBTQC) - Quaker faith community within the Religious Society of Friends which deeply honors, affirms, and upholds that of God in all people
- Friends General Conference Epistle on LGBTQ Friends - 12/22/2004 letter to clerks of all FGC-affiliated bodies
- NEW The GBLT Resource Page - Directory of Internet resources to help GLBT people and their allies get informed, empowered, and active
- NEW Peterson Toscano's A Musing: Ruminations of a quirky queer Quaker - Blog by the co-founder of Beyond ExGay, an online community for those who have survived ex-gay experiences
- SEYM Folder on afflliation with Friends United Meeting's (FUM)
- AFSC Support of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) People
News & Commentary
- "An Affair to Remember" - Daniel Mendelsohn's review of Brokeback Mountain addresses the homophobic violence others have avoided mentioning
(New York Review of Books, Feb., 2006)
- Corrupting Justice: A Primer for LGBT Communities on Racism, Violence, Human Degradation & the Prison Industrial Complex - AFSC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights & Recognition issue brief on "The Trouble We Have Talking About Queers, Violence, & the U.S. Criminal Justice System"
- Close to Home: Developing Innovative, Community-Based Responses to Anti-LGBT Violence - AFSC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Rights & Recognition issue brief on addressing anti-LGBT violence
- In a Time of Broken Bones - Kay Whitlock, former AFSC National Rep for LGBT Issues, reframes the response to "hate crimes" in terms of Friends' testimonies
- NEW Queer (In)Justice - A groundbreaking work that turns a "queer eye" on the criminal legal system
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Youth
- Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) - Leading national education organization focused on ensuring safe schools for ALL students
- NEW Gay Straight Alliance - Empowering youth activists to fight homophobia and transphobia in schools
- NEW GetEQUAL - Empower the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community and our allies to to demand full legal and social equality and to hold accountable those who stand in the way
- Jacksonville Area Sexual Minority Youth Network, Inc. (JASMYN) - Safe space for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning youth through 13-23
- NEW Stand up! Don't stand for anti-gay bullying - Recent Irish public service ad
- NEW StopBullying.gov -
Information from various government agencies on how kids, teens, young adults, parents, educators and others in the community can prevent or stop bullying.
If you or someone you know is being bullied, get help.
Advocacy & Support
- ACT UP Oral History Project - Interviews with surviving members of the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power
- Amnesty International: LGBT Rights - All people, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity, should be able to enjoy the full range of human rights, without exception
- NEW Beyond ExGay - Online community for those who have survived ex-gay experiences
- Equality Florida - Statewide education and advocacy organization dedicated to eliminating discrimination based on sexual orientation, race, gender and class
- Lambda Legal - Committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Foundation (NGLTF) - Civil rights and advocacy organization and remains the movement's leading voice for freedom, justice, and equality
- Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG/Florida) - Promotes health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered persons, their families and friends
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