Contact:
Emina Zlotrg, Youth Organizer
AFSC New Hampshire Office
4 Park St. Suite 209
Concord, NH 03302
Phone: 603-224-2407
Email:
ezlotrg@afsc.org


New Hampshire Local Links:
NH Peace Action - www.nhpeaceaction.org
Ordinary people working together to end the humanitarian crisis in Iraq, eliminate nuclear weapons, reduce defense spending to responsible levels, support global peacemaking, and restore the well-being of our planet.

Witness for Peace NE - www.witnessforpeace.org/newengland
Witness for Peace, New England is a regional association whose mission is to support and carry out the work of national Witness for Peace, a politically independent, grass-roots organization committed to non-violence and led by faith and conscience.

The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League of New Hampshire (NARAL) - www.naralnh.org/whatisnaral.html
The political arm of the pro-choice movement. Our mission is to develop and sustain a constituency that uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion.

The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network for the Lakes Region NH (GLSEN) - www.glsen-lrnh.org
GLSEN combats the harrassment and the discrimination leveled against students and school personnel. GLSEN creates learning environments that affirm the inherent dignity of all students, and, in so doing, teaches them to respect and accept all of their classmates -- regardless of sexual orientation and gender identity. GLSEN believes that the key to ending anti-gay prejudice and hate-motivated violence is education. And it's for this reason that GLSEN brings together students, educators, families and other community members-- of any sexual orientation--to reform America's educational system.

Campus Compact- www.compactnh.org
Campus Compact for New Hampshire is a statewide consortium of college and university presidents and private sector partners whose mission is to integrate community service and civic responsibility within its member institutions.

Boston Global Action Network - www.bostonglobalaction.net
BGAN educates and mobilizes people for social justice, the environment, cultural survival, labor and human rights in the face of neoliberalism, militarism, and corporate-driven globalization.

Equality Press - www.equalitypress.com
The object of Equality Press is to connect the diverse lesbian, gay, bisexual, trangendered, questioning, closeted and straight allied community of the State of New Hampshire. We will do this through hard copy, web-based information and idea determination. The contributing individuals can be from a variety of different backgrounds and a multitude of gendered individuals.

Seacoast Anti-Pollution League- www.sapl.org.
SAPL is a citizen’s organization dedicated to the preservation of public health and environmental quality in the Seacoast region of NH, ME, and MA.

NH Citizen's Alliance- www.nhcitizensalliance.org
Citizen’s Alliance is a citizen advocacy organization working to improve public policy in the arenas of health care, campaign financing, and education funding.

Sustainable Harvest- www.sustainableharvest.org
Sustainable Harvest International helps farmers in Central America reverse rainforest destruction with sustainable land-use practices that allow them to take control of their environmental and economic destinies.

Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail- www.seacoastnh.com/blackhistory/trail.html
The Black Heritage Trail is a self guided tour to the history of African -Americans in Portsmouth, NH.

NH-Public Interest Research Group (NHPIRG)- www.nhpirg.org
NHPIRG is an environmental advocacy organization working on several projects in NH.

Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)- www.pflagnh.org
PFLAG is dedicated to the preservation of families, education of the public about homosexuality, and attainment of full civil rights for gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual people and their families.

YO Gallery- www.yogallery.net
The Yo Gallery Project is a collaborative effort of Manchester Neighborhood Housing Services Inc., and the Currier Gallery of Art whose purpose is to serve the youth of Manchester (grades 9-12) with a visual arts studio program and a youth operated commercial gallery.

Youth Oriented:
Youthactivism - www.youthactivism.org
Dedicated to the intelligence, energy, and passion of young women and men around the world who are taking action to demand a better, more just and democratic world.

Help Increase the Peace Program (HIPP) - www.afsc.org/hipp.htm
Help Increase the Peace Program (HIPP) is an experiential training program designed to encourage young people to explore their world and how violence plays a part in it. Through activities which build community, break down stereotypes, and teach communication skills, HIPP teaches children habits of nonviolence they can bring to an increasingly violent world.

Youthpeace - www.warresisters.org/y-index.htm
WRL is committed not only to eliminating war, but the causes of war-causes intricately linked to the violence that pervades our society. We know that even where there seems to be "peace," the suffering of homelessness, hunger, lack of medical care, and poverty is as violent to those upon whom it is imposed as any war.

Student Environmental Action Coalition (SEAC) - www.seac.org
SEAC, pronounced "seek," is a student and youth run national network of progressive organizations and individuals whose aim is to uproot environmental injustices through action and education. We define the environment to include the physical, economic, political and cultural conditions in which we live. By challenging the power structure which threatens these environmental conditions, SEAC works to create progressive social change on both the local and global levels.

Students Transforming and Resisting Corporations (STARC) - www.starcalliance.org
A network of people from various causes motivated and linked by a common concern: the lack of democratic accountability by corporations.

United States Student Association (USSA) - www.usstudents.org
USSA has been the official voice for students in the nation's capitol for over 50 years. Here you will find up to the minute information about our campaigns, legislative information, news from member campuses across the country, foundation project information, and important updates for our conferences.

AWOL Magazine - www.objector.org/awol
We are calling on all artists; poets, Mcs, Djs, producers, painters, writers, singers, dancers, photographers, etc. to flex your skills in order to smash the military industrial complex, to bring down the prison industrial complex, to expose police brutality, and to take a stand against the overall militarization of our lives, those present and those yet to come. We, as young artists, are very gifted, we also have a responsibility, a duty, to use our gifts for the uplifting and edification of our peers, our communities, and ourselves.

ROOTS - www.warresisters.org/Roots/roots.frames.html
ROOTS is Revolution Out Of Truth & Struggle. We are on a quest for truth through action and challenging the powers that be. ROOTS works to counter militarism and the culture of violence it perpetuates by taking a radical nonviolent stance. ROOTS is sick of police brutality and the constant police presence in our schools and neighborhoods. We are tired of military recruiters attempting to lure us and our friends into the military.

Center for Campus Organizing - www.ippn.org/unsorted/ORCCO.htm
CCO is a national organization founded in 1995 to support progressive and social justice activism and investigative journalism on campuses nationwide.

Safe Schools Coalition - www.safeschoolscoalition.org
The Safe Schools Coalition offers resources as a starting point for educators, parents/guardians and youth. We cannot endorse specific web sites, as they change frequently. Many of these sites also contain links to other sites; Coalition members did not assess all of the linked sites.

Wiretap Magazine - www.wiretapmag.org
WireTap is the independent information source by and for socially conscious youth. We showcase investigative news articles, personal essays and opinions, artwork and activism resources that challenge stereotypes, inspire creativity, foster dialogue and give young people a voice in the media. The WireTap Web portal provides a new generation of writers, artists and activists a space to network, organize and mobilize.

United Students Against Sweatshops - www.usasnet.org
United Students Against Sweatshops is an organization of students and community members at over 200 campuses. We are part of a movement that supports the struggles of working people and challenges corporate power. We work to build power on campuses, we develop solidarity with workers. The energy and lessons from those campaigns have deepened our commitment to support the rights of working class people everywhere. People get ready, because it's all just beginning...

Students Take Action for New Directions (STAND) - www.wand.org/STAND/about.html
STAND's mission is to empower young women to act politically, encouraging them to vote and connect with legislators across the country, to promote peace, equality, and progressive social change. STAND offers a community of active young leaders, united in their commitment to peace and justice.

180 Movement for Democracy and Education -www.corporations.org/democracy
The 180-Movement for Democracy and Education is dedicated to helping build a campus-based movement for political empowerment and participatory democracy.  Through education and organizing we hope to encourage a radical political presence in our schools to transform them and our communities into truly democratic spaces. 

JustAct- www.justact.org
JustAct is a national, nonprofit organization promoting youth leadership and action for global justice. Since 1983, the organization has been a forum for thousands of young people to address global issues such as social inequity, human rights, and environmental sustainability.

Ruckus Society - www.ruckus.org
The Ruckus Society provides environmental and human rights organizers with the tools, training, and support needed to achieve their goals.