CONSORTIUM ORGANIZATIONS

American Civil Liberties Union of San Diego & Imperial Counties (ACLU). www.aclusandiego.org. National legal organization advocating for individual rights on a broad array of issues affecting individual freedom in the United States.

American Immigration Lawyers Association, San Diego (AILA). www.aila.org. National legal association of immigration lawyers established to promote justice and advocate for fair and reasonable immigration law and policy.

American Jewish Committee, San Diego. www.ajc.org. International think tank and advocacy organization promoting pluralistic and democratic societies where all minorities are protected.

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, San Diego (ACORN). www.acorn.org. National organization working with low- and moderate-income families on social justice issues such as better housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions and more.

Border Angels. www.borderangels.org. Community organization focused on stopping the unnecessary deaths of individuals facing extreme weather while traveling through the desert and mountainous areas of the border; and on protecting immigrants from racially motivated attacks.

Border Meetup. Community group engaged in bringing people from both sides of the San Diego/Tijuana border together to meet through the border fence on the beach or at Friendship Park at the San Diego/Tijuana border to increase understanding and raise awareness of the impact of the border in this area.

Catholic Charities. www.ccdsd.org. Faith-based community service ministry of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego that advocates for a just society on behalf of the poor and promotes self-determination for all.

Center for Social Advcoacy. www.centerforsocialadvocacy.org. Community organization promoting positive attitudes and actions that ensure respect, acceptance and equal opportunity for all people.

Chaldean Federation. www.chaldeanfederation.org. Community organization assisting Chaldean refugees from Iraq and supporting advocacy issues that affect the Chaldean community.

City of San Diego Human Relations Commission. City commission that conducts and promotes activities that foster mutual respect and understanding; and protects basic human and civil rights.

Coalition for Peace Justice & Dignity. Community group dedicated and committed to improve the quality of life and promote and defend the human rights of workers, students, families, and all oppressed sectors of our society.

Council on American-Islamic Relations. www.cairsd.org. Civil rights organization dedicated to enhance an understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding.

Employee Rights Center, Labor Council. www.unionyes.org. Project of the Labor Council of San Diego and Imperial Counties offering education and advocacy regarding employee rights.

Equality Alliance. www.equalitysandiego.org. An effort to build a network for working in coalition across ethnic, cultural, and geographic boundaries on issues of equality.

Escondido Human Rights Committee. Grassroots human rights organizations that educates and advocates on behalf of immigrants and other community members in Escondido.

Filipino American Community Empowerment (FACE). www.facesandiego.org. Non-partisan PAC committed to the empowerment of the Filipino American community by creating positive change through the political process.

Interfaith Coalition for Immigrant Rights (ICIR). www.icironline.org. Statewide faith-based organization calling together peoples of faith to affirm and defend the rights and dignity of all immigrants and refugees.

Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice (ICWJ). www.onlinecpi.org. Grass-roots, faith-based organization educating and mobilizing San Diego religious communities to support issues and campaigns that will sustain lives with dignity for workers and their families by such means as improving wages, benefits, and working conditions.

Justice Overcoming Boundaries (JOB). www.justicesandiego.org. Faith-based community organization invested in the development of community leaders so that they may address issues that affect them, their families and their communities.

La Raza Lawyers Association. www.larazalawyerssd.com. Legal organization dedicated to advancing the cause of equality, empowerment and justice for the Latino community in San Diego County.

Latino Policy Institute. Coalition of Latino-focused organizations that include Casa Familiar, Chicano Federation, MAAC Project, PIQE, San Diego Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and others.

National Lawyers Guild, San Diego (NLG). www.nlg.org. Legal association dedicated to the advocacy of immigrants, criminal defendants and other clients.

PowerPAC. www.powerpac.com. Non-partisan PAC that directs financial and human resources to strategic local and state campaigns throughout California by organizing donors who are committed to social justice politics.

San Diego LGBT Center. www.thecentersd.org. Community organization that supports lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and HIV communities that include immigrants and their families.

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1877. www.seiu.org. Labor organization of public, health-care, building-service, professional, and industrial workers.

Si Se Puede. Community organization engaged in education and advocacy in the low-income and immigrant communities in central San Diego.

South Bay Forum. www.southbayforum.com. Non-partisan PAC committed to addressing the educational, socioeconomic, and political needs of the San Diego South Bay community while building coalitions with other communities.