LOCAL GROUPS WORKING FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE
See also separate pages on this website for:
Regular Meeting Times and Contacts for Area Organizations
FROM FORsooth Monthly Newspaper
LINKS FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
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- Louisville Peace Action Community (LPAC)
- Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression
- Kentucky Interfaith Taskforce on Latin America and the Caribbean
- Louisville Committee for Peace in the Middle East
- Louisville Committee for Israeli and Palestinian States
- National Lawyers Guild
- Louisville Chapter of the Fellowship of Reconciliation
Regular Meeting Times and Contacts for Area Organizations
FROM FORsooth Monthly Newspaper
- ADDICTION RECOVERY ADVOCATES OF KENTUCKIANA – (485-1248)
- AIDS INTERFAITH MINISTRIES (AIM) OF KENTUCKIANA, INC. – (635-4510)
- AMERICA 2000 DEMOCRATIC CLUB –4th Tuesday. Contact Enid Redman at 459-0616 or John Mine at pappajohn15@gmail.com. Also see www.America2000plus.net.
- AMERICANS UNITED FOR SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE – Every month at noon (contact Paul Simmons: 608-7517)
- AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL – 1st Saturday (Sharon: 637-8951) at Heine Bros. on Douglass Loop
- APPAF [American Palestine Public Affairs Forum] – 2nd Thursday (773-1836)
- BREAD FOR THE WORLD – Last Monday every other month (239-4317 for details)
- CAPA [Citizens Against Police Abuse] –2nd Thursday (778-8130) Meet at Braden Center, 3208 W. Broadway
- CART [Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation] – 3rd Wednesday,Union Station, TARC Board Room
- CLOUT [Citizens of Louisville Organized and Working Together] – (583-1267)
- COMMITTEE FOR PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST – 2nd Monday (456-6586)
- COMMON CAUSE – Ad hoc discussions. Continuous engagement. www.commoncause.org/ky
- COMMUNITY FARM ALLIANCE OF JEFFERSON COUNTY – 2nd Tuesday (223-3655)
- COUNTER RECRUITMENT, “Aim Higher” – 1st Sunday, 7pm (899-4119)
- EARTH SAVE LOUISVILLE – 2nd Saturday (299-9520) www.LouisvilleEarthSave.org
- FAIRNESS CAMPAIGN – Quarterly community dialogues and volunteer opportunities (893-0788)
- FDR/LINCOLN LEGACY CLUB – 1st Thursday, papajohn15@bellsouth.net
- FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION – 4th Monday (609-7985 or 291-2506)
- FRIENDS FOR HOPE (Support Group for Adult Cancer Survivors) – 4th Wednesday at 6:30 PM (451-9600).
- FRIENDSHIP FORCE OF LOUISVILLE – 2nd Tuesday (893-8436)
- GREATER LOUISVILLE SIERRA CLUB – 3rd Tuesday, 7pm. (502-644-0659)
- HUMANISTS OF METRO LOUISVILLE – 2nd Monday, 7:00pm (896-4853)
- INTERFAITH PATHS TO PEACE – 3rd Wednesday, every other month. (214-7322)
- IRFI [ISLAMIC RESEARCH FOUNDATION] – Sundays at 6:00 PM (502-423-1988)
- JEWISH VOICE FOR PEACE (jvp.org) – Contact 502-264-2437 or sonrevolution@aol.com
- JOBS WITH JUSTICE KENTUCKY (582-5454)
- JURISDICTIONARY CLUB OF LOUISVILLE – Know the law and how to use it (500-8161)
- JUSTICE RESOURCE CENTER – (345-5386)
- KFTC [KENTUCKIANS FOR THE COMMONWEALTH] – 2nd Monday (589-3188)
- KITOD [Kentuckiana Interfaith Taskforce on Darfur] – (553-6172)
- KY ALLIANCE AGAINST RACIST & POLITICAL REPRESSION – 3rd Monday (778-8130)
- KY COALITION TO ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY – (541-9998)
- LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS (502-895-5218), www.louisville-orglwv
- LOUISVILLE COMMITTEE FOR ISRAELI/PALESTINIAN STATES – 3rd Sunday (451-5658)
- LOUISVILLE PEAK OIL GROUP – 2nd Saturday (425-6645)
- LPAC [LOUISVILLE PEACE ACTION COMMUNITY] – (456-6914)
- LOUISVILLE WOMEN CHURCH – Meditation every Sunday (473-8435)
- LOUISVILLE YOUTH GROUP – Friday nights (502-587-7755), louisvilleyouthgroup.com
- LOUISVILLIANS IN FAVOR OF EQUALITY (LIFE) – 4th Sunday (384-3875)
- METRO SWEEP FOR ACCESS – 3rd Tuesday (895-0866 or 899-9261)
- METROPOLITAN HOUSING COALITION – 4th Wednesday (584-6858)
- MIGHTY KINDNESS – mightykindness@gmail.com (235-0711)
- MUHAMMAD ALI INSTITUTE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, at UL (852-6372)
- NAACP [National Association for the Advancement of Colored People] – 3rd Monday (776-7608)
- NAMI [National Alliance for the Mentally Ill] – 2nd Monday (245-5287)
- PARENTS, FAMILIES & FRIENDS OF LESBIANS AND GAYS (P-FLAG) – 3rd Sunday (329-0229)
- PEACE & COMPASSION BUDDHA CIRCLE/CML – (451-2193, brozier@bellsouth.net)
- PEACE EDUCATION PROGRAM -- (502-589-6583) http://www.peaceeducationprogram.org/
- RCRC [Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice] – (866-606-0988)
- RESULTS (a hunger lobby) – 2nd Saturday (451-4907)
- SIERRA CLUB INNER CITY OUTINGS – 2nd Thursday, 7:30 PM (558-0073)
- SOWERS OF JUSTICE NETWORK -- 1st Tuesday, 7:30 (479-9262)
- WOMEN IN TRANSITION (WIT) – every Wednesday, 6-8 PM (636-0160)
LINKS FOR LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS
- ACLU
- American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (Louisville)
- The American Palestine Public Affairs Forum (APPAF)---local email
- Brit Tzedek v'Shalom---Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace---Bloomington\
- CART---Coalition for the Advancement of Regional Transportation
- Center for Women and Families---Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
- C.L.O.U.T.---Citizens of Louisville Organized and United Together. Click on Louisville in the DART directory.
- Coalition for the Homeless
- Code Pink. Local coordinator, Jody 310 408 2273
- Common Cause
- Conversation Cafe
- Common Ground---University of Louisville
- Community Farm Alliance--Frankfort
- Earthsave Louisville
- Fellowship Of Reconciliation: Louisville FOR
- Feminist Peace Network
- Habitat for Humanity---Metro Louisville
- Interfaith Paths for Peace---214 PEAC (7322); e-mail
- International Center---University of Louisville
- Justice Resource Center---774-1116
- Just Solutions
- Kentuckiana Native American Support Group---635-2817
- Kentucky Fairness Alliance
- Kentuckians for the Commonwealth---Louisville: 589-3188
- Kentuckians for Single Payer Health Care---email
- Kentucky Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression---778-8130; email
- Kentucky Campaign for Restoration of Voting Rights
- Kentucky Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty
- Kentucky Interfaith Taskforce on Latin America and the
- Caribbean (KITLAC)Kentucky Jobs with Justice
- Kentucky Refugee Ministries
- Kentucky Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice--- 585-3050
- Kentucky Resources Council
- Kentucky Mental Health Coalition
- Kentucky Youth Advocates
- Louisville Coalition of Neighborhoods
- Louisville Committee for Israeli/Palestinian States (Two States)
- Louisville Committee for Peace in the Middle East
- Louisville Friends Meeting---459-6279
- Louisville International Cultural Center
- Louisville Peace Action Community
- Louisville Planned Parenthood
- Louisville Urban League
- Louisville Youth Group
- Mental Health Association of Kentucky
- Metropolitan Housing Coalition---584-6858
- Mexico Solidarity Network---280-9034
- Muhammad Ali Center
- NAACP---Louisville. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People---634-1804
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill---NAMI---Louisville
- National Coalition Building Institute (NCBI)---Louisville Chapter 776-7002
- Peace Education Program---502-589-6583
- PFLAG--- Louisville
- Sierra Club
- Sister Cities of LouisvilleSustainable Agriculture---Louisville
- Thomas Merton Center
- UNA-USA Louisville: United Nations Association, Louisville Chapter
- U.S.Labor Against War (Local e-mail contact; Larry 594-1451)
- Veterans for Peace, Louisville Chapter 168. Contact Carol Trainer (502) 500-6915 Facebook
- West Jefferson County Community Taskforce
- The Women's Center, U of L
If your organization should be on this list (entry corrected, amplified or deleted), please contact the webmaster. For those who would like a web presence, there is room on this site and we offer assistance in page design and linking if it would be useful to you.
COMMUNITY CALENDAR Use the calendar at Louisville FOR.org
