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Below is a list of thirteen (13) Progressive Organizations that have flashed up on our radar screens over the last year. Three (3) are Oklahoma based and eleven (10) are nationally organized. Many are already well-known within the Progressive Community, but there are others that you may not be familiar with which offer valuable information and resources.
OKLAHOMA BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Oklahoma Grassroots Campaign
www.oklahomagrassrootscampaign.com
The Oklahoma Grassroots Campaign offers Resources for Progressive Activists Who Network to Unite and Educate Within Their Communities to Promote Positive Change! Our network is comprised mainly of Progressive Democrats but is not limited to just this group. Our ideals are truth, progress, community, responsibility, and social justice.
Progressive Alliance Foundation
http://www.palfound.net/
The PROGRESSIVE ALLIANCE FOUNDATION (PALFOUND) is a public advocacy organization committed to advancing progressive, fair-minded and constitutional values throughout the state of Oklahoma .
Red River Democracy Project
http://www.redriverdemocracyproject.org/
RRDP seeks to educate and inform Oklahoma citizens about when American policy and electoral politics fails to stay consistent with the principles of our constitution, , and will call attention to the very real economic and civic consequences of such inconsistencies in the lives of all Americans.
NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ORGANIZATIONS
21 st Century Democrats
http://www.21stcenturydems.org
21st Century Democrats builds the Democratic farm team by electing progressive candidates to all levels of government. We're grassroots leaders—nobody knows field organizing like we do. We work in every corner of the nation, training thousands of activists to make the difference for progressive campaigns. Bottom line: our on the ground, door-to-door support wins elections.
Center for American Progress
http://www.americanprogress.org
We work to find progressive and pragmatic solutions to significant domestic and international problems and develop policy proposals that foster a government that is "of the people, by the people, and for the people."
Common Dreams
http://www.commondreams.org
Common Dreams is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America 's future. Founded in 1997, we are committed to being on the cutting-edge of using the internet as a political organizing tool - and creating new models for internet activism.
Democracy for America
http://www.democracyforamerica.com/
Democracy for America (DFA) is a political action committee dedicated to supporting fiscally responsible, socially progressive candidates at all levels of government—from school board to the presidency. DFA fights against the influence of the far right-wing and their radical, divisive policies and the selfish special interests that for too long have dominated our politics.
Democratic Underground (DU)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/
Democratic Underground (DU) was founded on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2001 , to protest the illegitimate presidency of George W. Bush and to provide a resource for the exchange and dissemination of liberal and progressive ideas. Since then, DU has become one of the premier left-wing websites on the Internet, publishing original content six days a week, and hosting one of the Web's most active left-wing discussion boards.
MoveOn.org: Democracy in Action
http://www.moveon.org
MoveOn is a catalyst for a new kind of grassroots involvement, supporting busy but concerned citizens in finding their political voice. MoveOn is working to bring ordinary people back into politics. With a system that today revolves around big money and big media, most citizens are left out. When it becomes clear that our "representatives" don't represent the public, the foundations of democracy are in peril.
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)
http://www.pdamerica.org/
Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) and its sister organization, Progressive Vote [recently merged] vow to build a sustained movement to transform the Democratic Party into a force for social justice and environmental sanity.
Progressive Majority
http://www.progressivemajority.com
Progressive Majority has a clear and bold purpose: To elect progressive champions who will help change the direction of this country. We will do this by building a nationwide member network that will provide much-needed early support to progressive candidates - helping them to win elections and bring our values back into the halls of government.
Rockridge Institute
http://www.rockridgeinstitute.org/
Rethinking Politics. The Rockridge Institute is a group of distinguished scholars and researchers working to help achieve a just, democratic, environmentally sustainable, and humane society. We are a non-partisan 501(c)(3) research and educational institution, and do not endorse or oppose any particular candidate or party.
TomPaine.com
http://www.tompaine.com
TomPaine.com is for people who want to keep in touch with the progressive community but don't have time to surf dozens of websites.
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