Activist Organizations Working for Economic Rights
The following organizations use a human rights framework, either explicitly or implicitly, in their work promoting and protecting economic, social, and cultural rights. Many of their web sites provide links to similar organizations.
Center for Human Rights Education (CHRE), P.O. Box 311020, Atlanta, GA 31131. (404) 344-9629. Trains community leaders and student activists to promote the full realization of human rights in the United States.
Friends Committee for National Legislation (FCNL), 245 Second St., NE, Washington, DC 20002. (202) 547-6000. (www.clarknet/pub/fcnl/fedbud.htm). This web site contains information about The Citizens Budget Campaign (CBC), a national coalition of religious, peace, and domestic human needs organizations dedicated to public education and advocacy on budget issues. Briefing papers include: “Ending Hunger, ” “Affordable Housing,” “Humane Welfare Policy,” “Sustainable Development,” “Economic Conversion,” and “Tax Justice.”
Kensington Welfare Rights Union P.O. Box 50678, Philadelphia, PA 19132-9720. (215) 763-4584. (www.libertynet.org/~kwru) The goals of this organization are ending poverty and exposing violations of the rights to a living wage, housing, health care, food, clothing, and education.
People’s Decade for Human Rights Education (PDHRE), 526 11th Street, New York, NY 10025. (www.pdhre.org). This non-profit educational organization promotes the Universal Declaration’s principles world wide. Their web site includes fact sheets on the human rights connection to development, work, poverty, and other economic and social issues.
Sustainable America, 350 Fifth Avenue, Room 3112, New York, NY 10118-3199. (212) 239-4221. (www.sanetwork.org). Publishes an Organizer Kit on Human Rights, an action and resource kit highlighting the connection between human rights, economic rights, workers’ rights, and sustainable economic development.
United for a Fair Economy, (formerly Share the Wealth), 37 Temple Place, 5th Floor, Boston, MA 02108. (617) 423-2148. (www.stw.org). Draws public attention to the consequences of growing income and wealth inequality, through educational programs, development of organizing tools, action campaigns, and research. They publish The Activist Cookbook, a collection of ideas for and reflections on creative action.
