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Legislative
Links
Public
Policy Advocacy - Issue Education
MN Legislative Information
PUBLIC
POLICY ADVOCACY - ISSUE EDUCATION
Minnesota
NOW often works in coalition with other community organizations
to stay informed on issues, or in supporting or opposing
specific pieces of legislation during a legislative session.
Organizations
who also do public policy advocacy/legislative lobbying
and/or who educate the community on issues
of concern to us, include:
Affirmative
Options Coalition, http://www.mncn.org/ao
Affirmative Options Coalitions, a statewide coalition of organizations and individuals,
promotes
public
policies
that
create
opportunities
for
low-income
Minnesotans
to achieve economic security.
Child
Care Works Coalition, http://www.childcareworks.org
Child Care WORKS, a statewide coalition of organizations
and individuals since 1983, educates about and advocates
for quality care and education for all Minnesota's children
and their families.
Children's
Defense Fund - MN, http://www.cdf-mn.org
Children's Defense Fund Minnesota (CDF-MN) began its work
in 1985 to provide a strong and effective
voice for
the children
of
MN. Using research and data, CDF-MN
works to shape federal, state and local policies that best
serves children's needs in a cost-effective manner and pays
particular attention to the needs of poor and minority children
and those with disabilities.
Dads
and Daughters, http://www.dadsanddaughters.org
MN based
Dads and Daughters is a national advocacy nonprofit for fathers
and
daughters. DADs inspires fathers to actively
and deeply engage in the lives of their daughters and advocates
to transform the pervasive cultural messages
that devalue girls and women. DADs is particularly active
& effective with their Media Action campaigns to hold advertisers
and the press
responsible
for
how they
portray girls.
eWomenWin
Network, http://www.ewomenwin.org
An online network created through the MN Women's Political
Caucus Education Fund, eWomenWin is a growing community of
ordinary
citizens
who want to connect
with others,
learn
more about
the political
process,
and
empower more women to get involved.
JobsNOW
Coalition, http://www.jobsnowcoalition.org
This broad-based,
100+-member coalition of diverse Minnesota organizations
was founded in 1982 and is the largest employment policy
coalition of its kind in the United States. The JOBS NOW Coalition is committed to the idea that all
Minnesota workers will have the opportunity to earn a family-supporting
wage. The Coalition advances its agenda through research,
education, and advocacy.
MN
Aids Project, http://www.mnaidsproject.org
Founded in 1983, the Minnesota AIDS Project (MAP) is a statewide,
nonprofit agency committed to enhancing the lives of people
living with HIV, prevention education for those at risk for
HIV, and advocating for the rights of all affected by HIV.
MN
Budget Project, http://www.mncn.org/bp
The Minnesota Budget Project - an initiative of the Minnesota
Council of Nonprofits - provides independent research, analysis,
and outreach on state budget and tax policy issues, emphasizing
their impact on low- and moderate-income persons and the organizations
that serve them. Their mission is to provide interested citizens,
elected officials, and community leaders with timely and accurate
information so that they can become more active and effective
participants in the public policy debate.
MN
Coalition Against Sexual Assault, http://www.mncasa.org
The Minnesota Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)
is a coalition of sexual assault programs committed
to ending sexual violence. To that end, the coalition
provides technical assistance and support to member
programs throughout the state of Minnesota. Through
education, MCASA's goal is to change society's attitudes
toward sexual violence and its victims/survivors;
and to change systems which may further victimize
survivors. (See also MCBW)
MN
Coalition for Battered Women, http://www.mcbw.org
Minnesota Coalition for Battered Women (MCBW), founded
in 1978, is a statewide membership organization of
local, regional, and statewide programs advocating
on behalf of battered women and their children with
the common purpose of ending domestic violence.
MCBW's Legislative Advisory Committee and staff develop
an annual legislative agenda through a process that
includes input from their member programs statewide.
The agenda includes state funding priorities for
advocacy services and recommended changes in MN
law to increase protection for battered women and
their children. It also identifies legislation to
support, monitor, or research for future consideration.
MN
Council of Nonprofits, http://www.mncn.org
Minnesota's professional association of nonprofit
organizations.
Continually working to inform, involve, strengthen,
and increase the capacity and effectiveness of nonprofits
and the nonprofit sector.
MN
Fair Trade Coalition, www.fairtrademinnesota.org, contact: mnftc@citizenstrade.org
The MN Fair Trade Coalition ( MFTC) is committed
to decent wages and working conditions, the preservation
of
the family farm system, the protection of the environment,
and the maintenance of high standards in food safety.
It educates citizens about the dangers of the "
free trade"
agenda
to
labor, the evironment, agriculature, consumers and
social justice. The Coalition works to ensure that
any trade agreement made by the U.S. either includes
solid fair trade assurances, or is defeated in Congress.
MN
Housing Partnership & HousingMN, http://www.mhponline.org
Minnesota Housing
Partnership's mission is to advance the preservation
and creation of housing affordable to low- and moderate-income
people as a means of strengthening communities and
families throughout Minnesota. MHP's HousingMinnesota
campaign works to increase community and political
support to this end.
MN
National Organization for Women, http://www.mnnow.org (you're
here!)
Minnesota NOW is a multi-issue, grassroots advocate
working for women's rights in Minnesota. Unlike
single-user groups, Minnesota NOW works on the
whole range of women's issues, which allows us
to shift focus when the need or desire arises
for the maximum benefit of women.
MN
Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention
and Parenting, http://www.moappp.org
Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention
and Parenting (MOAPPP) is a non-profit organization
whose mission is to strengthen policies and programs
related to adolescent pregnancy prevention, adolescent
pregnancy care and adolescent parenting in Minnesota. (See
also Sexuality for Life - MN Coalition below.)
MN
Women's Consortium, http://www.mnwomen.org
The Minnesota Women's Consortium is
the only one of its kind in the country.
As a statewide collaboration of 170
member organizations, the Consortium
serves as a resource center to enhance
equality and justice for women and
children.
The Consortium does not take a stand
on issues but rather helps women working
for progressive social change stay
in touch. As a clearinghouse, the Consortium
keeps member organizations informed
on issues pertinent to their work,
increasing members' strength and impact.
MN
Women's Political Caucus, http://www.mnwpc.org
The primary purpose of MWPC parallels that
of (national) NWPC - increasing the number
of elected and appointed women in office.
This has
been done by targeting, endorsing, contributing
funds and volunteers, working to publicize
women's campaigns, and encouraging members
to serve on campaign committees. The screening,
endorsement and funding of candidates is
carried out by a separate Political Action
Committee (PAC). MWPC also lobbies on issues
of concern to women, and provides a variety
of programs
for the purpose of informing and energizing
its membership.
NARAL
Pro-Choice MN, http://www.prochoiceminnesota.org
The mission of NARAL Pro-Choice Minnesota 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.
OutFront
MN, http://www.outfront.org
OutFront
Minnesota's mission is to make our state a place where
GLBT Minnesotans have the freedom, power, and confidence
to make the best choices for their own lives. OutFront
MN is a community-based, membership organization that
serves the statewide GLBT and allied communities of
Minnesota with a wide variety of programs and services.
As Minnesota's largest GLBT organization, it is the
only organization representing the GLBT community on
a full-time basis at the MN Legislature.
Pay
Equity Coalition, contact: payequitymn@cs.com
The shared goal of members of this statewide coalition
is to eliminate the earnings gap between all employed
women
and men,
and
to give "women's
work" of all kinds the recognition it deserves.
Planned
Parenthood of MN/SD, http://www.ppmsd.org
Planned Parenthood of Minnesota/South
Dakota is a non-profit organization
which provides reproductive health
care to women, men, teens and
families each year. PPMSD is
an affiliate
of the Planned Parenthood Federation
of America (PPFA). We believe
that everyone should have access
to quality medical care at an
affordable cost. PPMSD medical
services are complemented by
educational programs and advocacy
for family planning and reproductive
rights.
Pro-Choice
Resources, http://prochoiceresources.com
Pro-Choice Resources (PCR) is
a wide-ranging, grassroots organization
located in Minneapolis, MN
reaching out to thousands
each year in Minnesota and throughout
the nation, offering a broad
range of comprehensive reproductive
health education, advocacy and
direct services, systems change
work and outreach.
Rainbow
Families, http://www.rainbowfamilies.org
Founded in June 1997,
Rainbow Families is
one of the largest
regional lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender
(LGBT) parent organizations
in the country. From
their Minneapolis home,
they provide services
to more than 2,000
families throughout
the Upper Midwest.
Sexuality
Education for Life Coalition, http://www.moappp.org/projects/sexedforlife.asp
Sex Education for Life - Minnesota is a coalition of educational, religious,
health, social service and advocacy organizations that promote lifelong healthy
sexuality by advocating for legislative policies on comprehensive sexuality education
and access to confidential health care services. Coalition is a join project
of MN Aids Project (MAP) & MN Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention
and Parenting (MOAPPP).
Wellstone Action, http://www.wellstone.org
The Wellstone Action Network brings together thousands of people from across
the United States in focused advocacy campaigns on progressive issues. Using
the Wellstone Action website, email action alerts, grassroots organizing and
partnerships with like-minded organizations, the advocacy network will put its
weight and energy behind a series of issues - working on and winning one campaign
at a time.
Join the Minnesota
NOW Email Activist Alert System today. Get active. Stay
informed. EMAIL US today.
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