Links
Michigan Democratic Party (http://www.michigandems.com/)
The MDP is the official statewide organization of the Democratic National Committee. The MDP has been recognized as being amongst the top State Party organization in the Country. The Justice Caucus is a chartered caucus of the Michigan Democratic Party.
Progressive Democrats of America (http://pdamerica.org/)
To achieve its progressive goals, PDA dedicates itself to work within the general framework of the Democratic Party and with sister organizations to create a new, democratic, grassroots-based, nationally federated organization.
Other Great Lakes Regional Statewide organizations include: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Wisconsin.
Democracy for America (http://www.democracyforamerica.com/)
Inspired by the presidential campaign of Howard Dean, 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.
Related Links:
Democracy for America Meetups
Democracy for Michigan
Democracy for Metro Detroit
Democracy for Washtenaw
Citizen
Action, www.fas.org/pub/gen/ggg/citizen.html
Consumer and environmental organization that addresses issues on behalf
of its members.
Guild Law
Center, www.sugarlaw.org
A national, non-profit public interest law center, providing legal advocacy,
representation, education and technical support to empower community
groups, workers’ rights groups and individuals seeking systemic
change toward economic and social justice.
Michigan
Citizen Action, www.commondreams.org
Non-profit news service providing breaking news and views for the Progressive
Community
Michigan
Legal Services, www.legal-help-usa.org
Free Legal Help, Free Legal Advice, and Free Legal Information
National Lawyers
Guild, www.nlg.org
"An association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure
of our political and economic system. We seek to unite the lawyers,
law students, legal workers and jailhouse lawyers of America in a organization
that shall function as an effective political and social force in the
service of the people, to the end that human rights shall be regarded
as more sacred than property interests.”
- from the NLG Mission Statement
AFL-CIO, www.aflcio.org
To bring social and economic justice to our nation by enabling working
people to have a voice on the job, in government, in a changing global
economy and in their communities”.
- from the AFL-CIO Mission Statement
UNITE,
www.uniteunion.org
In 1995, the merger of two of the nation’s oldest unions, the
International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union (ILGWU) and
the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union (ACTWU), formed a
new union. UNITE members work in apparel, textile, and related industries;
in industrial laundries; in distribution and retail; in auto parts and
auto supply; in Xerox manufacturing and many other industries in the
United States and Canada.