MORE ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Food and Healing

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Educates the public as well as policy makers about the critical importance of food safety, and publishes the Nutrition Action Healthletter. 1875 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20009; 202-332-9110; www.cspinet.org

Citizens for Health
Empowers consumers to make informed health choices; areas of focus include dietary supplements, complementary and alternative medicine, food and water safety. P. O. Box 2260, Boulder, CO 80306; 800-357-2211; www.citizens.org

Food and Water
Leads tenacious and effective public campaigns against toxic food technologies, including food irradiation, pesticides, and GMOs, while stimulating efforts to build safe, sustainable alternatives; publishes the Food and Water Journal and Wild Matters. 389 Rt. 215, Walden, VT 05873; 800-EAT-SAFE; www.foodandwater.org

Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Promotes preventive medicine, encourages higher standards for ethics and effectiveness in research, advocates broader access to medical services, offers Vegetarian Starter Kit and numerous publications including Good Medicine, a quarterly magazine. 5100 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 404, Washington, DC 20016; 202-686-2210; www.pcrm.org

Public Citizen
Founded by Ralph Nader, fights for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner energy sources and environment, fair trade, and a more open and democratic government. 1600 20th St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20009; 202-588-1000; www.citizen.org

Public Citizen Stop Food Irradiation Project
Organizes activists to halt adoption of food irradiation and encourages industry to ensure safer food supply by cleaning up production and inspection procedures. 215 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Washington, D.C. 20003; www.citizen.org/cmep

Safe Tables Our Priority (STOP)
Supports victims of food-borne illness, provides public education on the dangers in food, and does policy advocacy for safe food and public health. P. O. Box 46522, Chicago, IL 60646-0522; Telephone for media and business 312-957-0284; telephone for victims and victims’ families 800-350-STOP; www.stop-usa.org

Our Fellow Creatures

Animal Place
Provides homes for animals rescued from slaughter and educates the public about factory farms. 3448 Laguna Creek Trail, Vacaville, CA 95688; 707-449-4814; www.animalplace.org

Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights
Works on a variety of animal protection issues, particularly those that focus on veterinary medical ethics. P. O. Box 208, Davis, CA 95617-0208; 530-759-8106; www.avar.org

Endangered Species Coalition
Works to protect and recover at-risk species by defending and supporting the Endangered Species Act; invites and encourages public participation in decisions affecting the fate of endangered species. 1101 14th St. NW, Ste. 1400, Washington, DC 20005; 202-682-9400; www.stopextinction.org

Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM)
Promotes vegetarianism and advocates for the well-being of farm animals through national grassroots educational campaigns, massive media blitzes, and participation in government decision-making processes. P. O. Box 30654, Bethesda, MD 20824; 888-FARM-USA; www.farmusa.org

Farm Sanctuary
Provides refuge for animals rescued from factory farms, stockyards, and slaughterhouses; wages campaigns to stop cruelty to farm animals, hosts conferences, and operates a bed and breakfast for visitors to the sanctuary. P. O. Box 150, Watkins Glen, NY 14891; 607-583-2225; and P. O. Box 1065, Orland, CA 95963; 530-865-4617; www.farmsanctuary.org ; www.factoryfarming.com

Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)
Promotes more humane, safe, and sustainable methods of raising livestock and poultry; runs Food Safety and On-Farm programs. P. O. Box 14599, Chicago, IL 60614; 773-525-4952; www.fact.com

The Fund for Animals
Protects wildlife and domestic animals through education, legislation, litigation, and hands-on care at several sanctuaries. 200 West 57th St., Ste. 705, New York, NY 10019; 888-405-FUND; www.fund.org

Humane Farming Association
Works to stop animal abuse in factory farming and slaughterhouses with anti-cruelty investigations and exposés, national media and ad campaigns, direct hands-on emergency care and refuge for abused farm animals, consumer awareness programs, state and federal legislation, and youth humane education. P. O. Box 3577, San Rafael, CA 94912; 415-485-1495; www.hfa.org

Humane Society of the United States (HSUS)
Promotes the humane treatment of animals and fosters respect, understanding, and compassion for all creatures and the environment. 2100 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20037; www.hsus.org

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)
Works to expose and stop animal cruelty in factory farms, laboratories, the fur trade, and the entertainment industry; activities include public education, cruelty investigations, research, animal rescue, legislation, special events, celebrity involvement, and dramatic direct action. 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510; 757-622-PETA; www.peta-online.org

PETA’s GoVeg Campaign
Provides Vegetarian Starter Kit with information, tips, and recipes for new vegetarians; provides fact sheets, photographs, and other resources for activists. 501 Front St., Norfolk, VA 23510; 757-622-PETA; www.goveg.com

Pigs Peace Sanctuary
Provides safe homes for unwanted, abused, and neglected Pot Bellied Pigs. P. O. Box 155, Arlington, WA 98223; 360-435-5435; www.pigspeace.org

Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary
Provides permanent, loving homes for abused and abandoned farm animals and rehabilitated wildlife. P. O. Box 507, Poolesville, MD 20837; 301-428-8128; www.animalsanctuary.org

Tribe of Heart
Makes use of storytelling, visual media, and the arts to present a vision of a compassionate future; creators of Witness, a powerful documentary about the fur industry. P. O. Box 149, Ithaca, NY 14851; 607-275-0806; www.tribeofheart.org

United Poultry Concerns
Promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl through investigations and education, operating a chicken sanctuary, and publishing Poultry Press, a quarterly newsletter. P. O. Box 150, Machipongo, VA 23405-0150, 757-678-7875; www.upc-online.org

Our Food, Our World

Circle of Life Foundation
Founded by Julia Butterfly Hill; strives to inspire, support, and network individuals, organizations, and communities working for environmental and social solutions through public education, research, media, and outreach; P. O. Box 1940, Redway, CA 95560; 707-923-9522; www.circleoflifefoundation.org

Earth Island Institute
Develops and supports projects that counteract threats to biological and cultural diversity and that promote preservation and restoration of the Earth; publishes the "tree free" Earth Island Journal. 300 Broadway, Ste. 28, San Francisco, CA 94133; 415-788-3666; www.earthisland.org

Friends of the Earth
Works to protect the planet from environmental degradation, preserve biological, cultural, and ethnic diversity, and empower citizens to have an influential voice in decisions affecting the quality of their environment and their lives. 1025 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20005; 202-783-7400; www.foe.org

Global Resource Action Center for the Environment (GRACE)
Works to link the research, policy, and grassroots communities to preserve the future of the planet and protect the quality of the environment. 15 E. 26th St., Rm. 915, New York, NY 10010; 212-726-9161; www.gracelinks.org

GRACE Factory Farm Project
Helps rural communities around the country oppose the spread of new factory farms and helps close down existing ones which threaten health and well-being; addresses the impacts of industrial animal production on diet, the environment, and human and animal health. 145 Spruce St., Lititz, PA 17543; 717-627-0410; www.factoryfarm.org

Greenpeace
Campaigns and educates on behalf of our threatened environment, forests, climate, oceans, and species. 702 H St., NW, Ste. 300, Washington, DC 20001; 202-462-1177; www.greenpeace.org

Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet
Provides education and resources to support consumer choices that are healthy, safe, and environmentally sound for families and communities. 40 W. 20th St., New York, NY 10011-4211; www.mothers.org

The Natural Step
Serves businesses, communities, academia, government, and individuals in redesigning their activities to be more ecologically and economically sustainable. P. O. Box 29372, San Francisco, CA 94129-0372, 415-561-3344; www.naturalstep.org

Rainforest Action Network
Works to protect the Earth’s rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and nonviolent direct action. 221 Pine St., San Francisco, CA 94104; 415-398-4404; www.ran.org

Rainforest Foundation
Strives to help rainforest communities in 18 countries to protect their ancestral territories from exploitive development. 270 Lafayette St., Ste. 1107, New York, NY 10012; 212-431-908; www.savetherest.org

Redefining Progress
Generates and refines innovative policies and ideas that balance economic well-being, the environment, and social equity to improve quality of life for current and future generations. 1904 Franklin St., 6th Fl., Oakland, CA 94612; 510-444-3041; www.rprogress.org

Ruckus Society
Provides training in the skills of nonviolent civil disobedience to help environmental and human rights organizations achieve their goals. 2054 University Ave., # 204, Berkeley, CA 94704; 510-848-9565; www.ruckus.org

Sierra Club
Works to protect the wilderness, promote responsible use of the Earth’s resources, and educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the natural and human environment. 85 Second St., 2nd Fl., San Francisco, CA 94105-3441; 415-977-5500; www.sierraclub.org

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS)
Works to affect government in areas of health, agriculture, arms control, energy and global resources, transportation, and biotechnology through campaigns, education, and advocacy. 2 Brattle Sq., Cambridge MA 02238; 617-547-5552; www.ucsusa.org

Worldwatch Institute
Produces superb reports on the state of the planet, including the outstanding monthly magazine WorldWatch. 1776 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036; 202-452-1999; www.worldwatch.org

Reversing the Spread of Hunger

Food First (Institute for Food and Development Policy)
Founded by Frances Moore Lappé; highlights root causes and value-based solutions to world hunger and poverty; provides a wide variety of resources to policy makers, activists, the media, students, researchers, and the public. 398 60th St., Oakland, CA 94608; 510-654-4400; www.foodfirst.org

Food Not Bombs
Feeds hot, vegetarian meals prepared with surplus food collected from supermarkets, restaurants, and natural food stores to hungry people in more than 175 cities; protests war and poverty worldwide. P. O. Box 32075, Kansas City, MO 64171 800-884-1136; www.foodnotbombs.net

The Hunger Project
Works toward the sustainable end of hunger worldwide through mobilizing grassroots action and local leadership, and empowering women in their communities. 15 E. 26th St., New York, NY 10010; 212-251-9100; www.thp.org

Genetic Engineering

Alliance for Bio-Integrity
Integrates the perspectives of both science and religion to preserve the safety of our food, the health of our environment, and the harmony of our relationship with nature through education, responsible action, and litigation. 406 W. Depot Ave., Fairfield, IA 52556; 515-472-5554; www.bio-integrity.org

The Campaign to Label GE Foods
Works to create a national grassroots consumer campaign for the purpose of lobbying Congress and the president to pass legislation that will require the labeling of genetically engineered foods in the United States. P. O. Box 55699, Seattle, WA 98155; 425-771-4049; www.thecampaign.org

Center for Ethics and Toxics (CETOS)
Dedicated to protecting vulnerable and susceptible populations by providing educational information on the risks of exposures to potentially hazardous toxic substances and infectious agents. P. O. Box 673, 39141 S. Highway One, Gualala, CA 95445; 707-884-1700; www.cetos.org

The Center for Food Safety (CFS)
Provides leadership in legal, scientific, and grassroots efforts to address the increasing concerns about the impacts of our food production systems on human health, animal welfare, and the environment. 666 Pennsylvania Ave., SE, Ste. 302, Washington DC, 20003; 202-547-9359; www.centerforfoodsafety.org

The Council for Responsible Genetics
Fosters public debate about the social, ethical, and environmental implications of the new genetic technologies and advocates for socially responsible use of these technologies. 5 Upland Rd., Ste. 3, Cambridge, MA 02140; 617-868-0870; www.gene-watch.org

Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI)
Works to promote sustainable agriculture, strengthen family farms and rural communities, protect diversity of plants, animals, and people in agriculture, and ensure responsible use of new technologies. P. O. Box 640, Pittsboro, NC 27312; 919-542-1396; www.rafiusa.org

Organic Foods

Community Alliance with Family Farmers
Promotes community agriculture through campaigns, farm tours, and publications, including the National Organic Directory. P. O. Box 363, Davis, CA 95617; 916-756-8518; www.caff.org

Environmental Working Group
Provides research, reports, articles, technical assistance, and Internet resources to public interest groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment. 1718 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 600, Washington, DC 20000; 202-667-6982; www.ewg.org

Organic Consumers Association
Dedicated to building a healthy, safe, and sustainable system of food production and consumption; a global clearinghouse for information and grassroots technical assistance. 6101 Cliff Estate Road, Little Marais, MN 55614; 218-226-4164; www.organicconsumers.org

Organic Farming Research Foundation
Fosters the improvement and widespread adoption of organic farming practices by sponsoring and disseminating research and educating the public and decision makers about organic farming issues. P. O. Box 440, Santa Cruz, CA 95061; 831-426-6606; www.ofrf.org

Pesticide Action Network, North America (PANNA)
Advances alternatives to pesticides worldwide through research, policy development, education, media, demonstration of alternatives, and advocacy campaigns. 49 Powell St., Ste. 500, San Francisco, CA 94102; 415-981-1771; www.panna.org

Vegetarian Societies

International Vegetarian Union (IVU)
Promotes vegetarianism throughout the world by supporting and connecting national and regional groups, and holding the International Vegetarian Congress. Contact IVU for a listing of international vegetarian organizations. P. O. Box 9710, Washington, DC 20016; 202-362-VEGY; www.ivu.org

North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS)
Dedicated to promoting the vegetarian way of life by sponsoring regional and national conferences and campaigns, distributing educational materials, and publishing Vegetarian Voice. Contact NAVS for a listing of vegetarian organizations in North America. P. O. Box 72, Dolgeville, NY 13329; 518-568-7970; www.navs-online.org