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.

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.

Catholic Relief Services. www.crs.org. Faith-based organization that assists the impoverished and disadvantaged worldwide.

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 with a focus on North County.

Employee Rights Center. www.weberc.net. Legal service organization that educates employees about their rights and advocates for them as needed.

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.

Jewish Family Services. www.jfssd.org. Comprehensive social service organization serving people of all faiths and backgrounds throughout San Diego County.

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 Latino Research Center at CSU San Marcos. www.csusm.edu/nlrc/. Research center that uses scientific and applied research that contributes to the knowledge and understanding of the U.S. Latino population.

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

Roosevelt Institution at UCSD. Student organization that provides a forum to discuss pressing public policy issues.

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

Si Se Puede. www.sdsisepuede.org. 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.

Survivors of Torture, International. www.notorture.org. Non-profit organization that provides medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, legal and social services to survivors of politically motivated torture and their families.