Resource Organizations
American Friends Service Committee
Humanitarian service, development, social justice, and peace programs throughout the world.
Boston Coalition to Cut Fund Our Communities / Cut Military Spending 25%
Local coalition led by organizations of color and supported by a neighborhood peace group.
Bring Our War $$ Home
Extremely energetic, creative, inspiring grassroots campaign in Maine.
Coalition on Human Needs
Coordinating a national effort to resist deep cuts in federal funding for vital human services.
CostofWar.com
Up-to-date figures on military spending, the current wars, and “tradeoffs” – what your city/county/state is contributing to these war costs, and what you could be buying instead.
Cato Institute
Promoting individual liberty, limited government, free markets, and peace.
Center for American Progress
Addressing energy, national security, economic development, immigration, education, and health care.
Center for Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Research on international peace and security in the 21st century.
Center for Defense Information
Analysis on U.S. national security, international security and defense policy, and military transformation.
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments
Innovative thinking and debate about national security strategy and investment options.
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Research on budget and tax policies focusing on the needs of low-income families.
Coalition on Human Needs
Alliance of national organizations working for funding human needs programs and progressive tax policies.
DefundWar.org
Resources for campaigns like ours.
Foreign Policy in Focus
Diplomatic solutions, global cooperation, and grassroots participation as a guide to foreign policy.
Friends Committee on National Legislation
Lobbyists for social and economic justice, peace, and good government.
Fund Our Communities: Bring the War Dollars Home
Peace Action Montgomery’s statewide campaign and coalition in Maryland.
Global Day of Action on Military Spending
Resources, updates, and a map that will take you to actions near you.
Institute for Policy Studies
Research, visionary thinking, and links to scholars and elected officials to strengthen social movements.
International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases
Monitors worldwide resistance to US military bases.
National Security Network
Pragmatic and principled changes in national security policy.
National Priorities Project
Analyzes and clarifies federal data so people can understand and influence how their tax dollars are spent.
New America Foundation
New thinkers and ideas to address the next generation of challenges facing the United States.
New Priorities Campaign
Bay Area multi-city campaign of local resolutions and cross-constituency alliance-building.
Peace Action
Chapters and affiliates in 30 states that pressure Washington.
Pennsylvania Campaign for Smart Security
Smart Security campaign with great resources.
Political Economy Research Institute
Workable economic policy proposals that can improve life today and in the future.
Progressive Democrats of America
Building a Democratic Party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites, with policies that serve the broad public interest.
Project on Defense Alternatives
Wrote last year’s Sustainable Defense Task Force report – how to cut $100 billion a year from the Pentagon. Excellent analysis/updates on the military budget.
Project on Government Oversight
Exposes corruption and misconduct to make a more effective, accountable, open and ethical federal government.
Rebuild and Renew America
Advocates for tax policies guided by adequacy, fairness, and responsibility, while funding the common good.
Taxpayers for Common Sense
Increasing transparency and exposing wasteful and corrupt subsidies, earmarks, and corporate welfare.
TomDispatch.com
Analysis to understand our post-9/11 world and our imperial globe.
True Majority
Investing in programs that benefit our children by cutting Cold War weapons systems and shifting the savings.
USAction
Builds power to win a more just and progressive America via issue and election campaigns.
U.S. Labor Against the War
Brings together unions to oppose the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, support workers in those countries, and support the New Priorities Network.
USuncut.org
New creative action / flash mob movement targeting corporations that aren’t paying taxes.
War is a Crime
Excellent antiwar resources.
War Resisters League
Radical antiwar organization that organizes nonviolent direct action and trains organizers.
Veterans for Peace
Vets increasing public awareness of the costs of war
Women’s Action for New Directions
Empowers women to take political action, change our culture and our national priorities toward peace and real security, and away from militarism and violence.