Race Matters: Resources for Activists: Activism

An initiative of The Gathering for Justice we are committed to awakening our moral and community conscious on issues regarding juvenile justice

"A diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis."

A comprehensive national democratic mass organization of Filipino youth and students in the U.S.

Act Now to Stop War & End Racism

Community Organizing Center for LBGT & gender non-conforming People of Color focusing on the New York City area.

Alliance of 18 progressive Filipino organizations in the U.S. representing students, scholars, women, workers, artists, and youth.

Organizing Asian Communities

A grassroots organization based in New York and New Jersey of and for Filipino im/migrant workers and led by Filipino women domestic workers.

Developing the next generation of radical leaders; building alternative systems and organizing to disrupt the structures that oppress our communities.

South Asian Organizing Center

Working together of safe ,inclusive communities

Building the Leadership & Power of LGBTQ Youth of Color

Creative tools for creating change

Serving & Empowering the Arab American Community since 2001

VOCAL-NY builds power among people affected by HIV/AIDS, drug use and mass incarceration to create healthy and just communities.

Grassroots, feminist organization that is dedicated to building the struggle for women’s rights and equality for all.

Youth Activists- Youth Allies

Brooklyn-based multiracial organization made up of almost exclusively women of color. We organize low-income families to build power to change the system

NYC based Anarchist network made up of autonomous collectives, projects and individuals who share the goal of building a culture of resistance in the City and beyond.

Pursuing racial and economic justice in New York City by advancing systemic changes that result in concrete improvements in peoples daily lives

Organization of Afrikans in America/New Afrikans whose mission is to defend the human rights of our people and promote self-determination in our community

national organization with over 50,000 members working to protect and empower young people of color from racial profiling and senseless gun violence through creative technology, strategic communications, and grassroots power building.

A family of strong, serious, deeply committed revolutionaries

Organizes and develops conscious leadership within Miami’s working class communities for economic, gender and racial equality.

Legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans

Founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton, NAN works within the spirit and tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to promote a modern civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice, decency and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality or gender.

National activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and our communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.

Organize to empower workers & oppressed people to demand jobs, education & healthcare while fighting against racism, sexism & LGBT bigotry.

A coalition of grassroots organizations working in Black, Latino/a and Asian communities.

Works to expose and correct abusive police tactics that routinely and disproportionately do harm to our city’s low-income communities and people of color.

Mission: To empower youth in our local communities through civic engagement & volunteer opportunities.

Building a movement to stop the injustice of mass incarceration and police brutality; and the racially biased policies and practices of the police, the courts and the U.S. legal system; and to support the rights of prisoners and the formerly incarcerated. We call on all to join us.

SRLP works to guarantee that all people are free to self-determine their gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination, or violence. SRLP is a collective organization founded on the understanding that gender self-determination is inextricably intertwined with racial, social and economic justice.

Justice for Trayvon Martin and all victims of white supremacy & capitalism

Intergenerational, multi-racial, nationally-recognized community organization that promotes sustainability and resiliency through community organizing, education, leadership development and cultural/artistic expression in Brooklyn