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Advocates for Environmental Human Rights (AEHR) - AEHR provides legal services, community organizing support, public education, and advocacy campaigns focused on defending and advancing the human right to a healthy environment, and advocates for the human rights of internally displaced Gulf Coast hurricane survivors.

Alabama Arise - Arise is a coalition of religious, community, and civic groups that promote state policies to improve the lives of low-income people.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Mississippi - The ACLU is nonprofit and nonpartisan and has grown from a roomful of civil liberties activists to an organization of more than 500,000 members and supporters. It handles nearly 6,000 court cases annually from offices in almost every state.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Louisiana - The ACLU is nonprofit and nonpartisan and has grown from a roomful of civil liberties activists to an organization of more than 500,000 members and supporters. It handles nearly 6,000 court cases annually from offices in almost every state.

Coastal Women for Change - The mission of Coastal Women for Change is to make a difference in our communities through securing and revitalizing our neighborhoods.

Common Ground Collective (CGC) – A volunteer-run organization established in 2005, CGC provides direct assistance to residents in house gutting, food distribution, bioremediation of toxic soil, medical service provision and the development of environmentally sustainable and affordable temporary housing.

Critical Resistance - Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the Prison Industrial Complex by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe.

Deep South Center for Environmental Justice - The DSCEJ Community/University Partnership, under the auspices of Dillard University in New Orleans, provides opportunities for communities, scientific researchers, and decision makers to collaborate on programs and projects that promote the rights of all people to be free from environmental harm as it impacts health, jobs, housing, education, and general quality of life.

Families and Friends of Louisiana's Incarcerated Children - Every year, hundreds of children are abused and neglected in Louisiana's youth prisons, only to be returned to our communities with few skills, poor education and broken spirits. But the families and friends of these children are no longer silent!

Incite! Women of Color Against Violence - Women of Color Against Violence is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and their communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.

Juvenile Justice Project of Louisiana - The mission of the JJPL is to transform the juvenile justice system of Louisiana into one that builds on the strengths of young people, families and communities in order to instill hope and to ensure children are given the greatest opportunities to grow and thrive.

Katrina Information Network (KIN) - The *Katrina Information Network (KIN)* is a collaboration of
groups in the Gulf and across the country to build power for change. Through e-advocacy, grassroots pressure, local actions, resolutions and selective buying, we can build greater pressure for what's right.

Kids Rethinking New Orleans Schools – Rethink is a group of students in New Orleans who want to rethink and rebuild our schools after Hurricane Katrina. The vision is simple: a great education for every kid in our city, no matter the color of their skin, what neighborhood they stay in or how much money their parents make.

Louisiana Justice Institute - The Louisiana Justice Institute is a nonprofit, civil rights legal advocacy organization, devoted to fostering social justice campaigns across Louisiana for communities of color and for impoverished communities.

Loyola Law Clinic - The Law Clinic is a fully functioning legal clinic which allows third year law students the opportunity to represent indigent clients under the supervision of experienced attorneys. By participating in the law clinic, student practitioners not only have the chance to experience firsthand what representing clients is like, but they also have an opportunity to further the Jesuit ideals of scholarship and service at Loyola by providing legal representation to the needy.

Mary Queen of Vietnam Community Development Corporation - MQVN CDC was established by the Mary Queen of Viet Nam Church in May 2006 to assist Vietnamese-American Katrina victims in New Orleans East rebuild their lives and their community.

Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance (MIRA) – MIRA is a coalition of over 350 immigrant and non-immigrant groups dedicated to immigrant rights in the state. It advocates for legislation and policy change at all levels of government and aggressively defends the rights of all immigrants who seek justice and dignity where they work and where they live.

Mississippi State Conference-NAACP – This state chapter of the NAACP advocates for affordable housing and public education for people of color and low-income people.

Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights - The Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights is a worker advocacy organization that sees as its mission, providing organizing support, legal representation and training for low-wage, non-union workers in the state of Mississippi.

National Alliance of Vietnamese American Service Agencies - The mission of NAVASA is to empower the Vietnamese community in the United States and facilitate the transition of Vietnamese refugees and immigrants from dependency to self-sufficiency. NAVASA works with national and local affiliates to support its member agencies; to strengthen national advocacy capability and, to promote the integration of the Vietnamese American community into American society.

New Orleans Workers Center for Racial Justice - The New Orleans Workers’ Center for Racial Justice was founded in response to the stark exclusion of African American workers and the brutal exploitation of immigrant workers in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The Center is dedicated to organizing workers across lines of race and industry to advance racial justice and build worker power and participation to achieve a just reconstruction of New Orleans.

People’s Hurricane Relief Fund and Oversight Coalition (PHRF) – PHRF organizes residents in New Orleans and in diaspora to build political coalitions aimed at winning the demands of Katrina survivors, specifically around the survivors’ right to return home. PHRF also calls for an International Tribunal to address the human rights violations committed against Hurricane Katrina survivors.

People's Institute for Survival and Beyond - The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB), is a national and international collective of anti-racist, multicultural community organizers and educators dedicated to building an effective movement for social transformation.

Praxis Project The Praxis Project is a national, nonprofit organization that builds partnerships with local groups to influence policymaking to address the underlying, systemic causes of community problems. Committed to closing the health gap facing communities of color, we forge alliances for building healthy communities.

Safe Streets, Strong Communities (SSSC) – SSSC is a community-driven organization working to transform the criminal justice system by reducing police brutality, eliminating unconstitutional and inhumane conditions in prisons, promoting transparency and improving the indigent defense system in New Orleans.

Southern Poverty Law Center - The Southern Poverty Law Center was founded in 1971 as a small civil rights law firm. Today, SPLC is internationally known for its tolerance education programs, its legal victories against white supremacists and its tracking of hate groups.

Steps Coalition - The mission of the Steps Coalition is to promote an equitable recovery and healthy, just, and sustainable communities in South Mississippi. The Coalition shares these interconnected values: affordable housing, community preservation, economic and environmental justice, and human rights.

Turkey Creek Community Initiatives - To conserve, restore and utilize the unique cultural, historical and environmental resources of the Turkey Creek community and watershed for education and other socially beneficial purposes.

United Houma Nation – The Houma Nation created the Fund to provide direct relief to people of the Houma Nation, who were especially hard-hit by the storms. One program trains women in non-traditional work roles to rebuild structures affected by the hurricanes.

Vietnamese American Young Leaders Association of New Orleans - VAYLA-NO is a multi-issue youth organizing group that emerged to combat environmental racism taking place in Eastern New Orleans during the post-Hurricane Katrina reconstruction.

OTHER NATIONAL PARTNERS ADDRESSING THE CONCERNS OF DISPLACED GULF COAST RESIDENTS

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - The ACLU is nonprofit and nonpartisan and has grown from a roomful of civil liberties activists to an organization of more than 500,000 members and supporters. It handles nearly 6,000 court cases annually from offices in almost every state.

Amnesty International USA
- Amnesty International's vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards.

Asian Coalition for Housing Rights - Before the emergence of ACHR there was no common forum or facility for NGO’s, professionals and grassroots groups working in Asian cities to exchange ideas, despite an expressed need to share experiences, tackle the large problem of forced evictions in the regions cities, develop opportunities for organisations of the poor and consider their place in city planning. It was with these intentions in mind that ACHR was formed in 1988.

Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. – CLINIC’s mission is to enhance and expand delivery of legal services to indigent and low-income immigrants principally through diocesan immigration programs and to meet the immigration needs identified by the Catholic Church in the United States.

Center for Social Inclusion - The Center for Social Inclusion’ s mission is to achieve a fair distribution of the benefits and burdens of public policy to dismantle structural racism, which creates and perpetuates racially identifiable poverty and social exclusion

Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions - COHRE is the leading international human rights organisation campaigning for the protection of housing rights and the prevention of forced evictions.

Children's Defense Fund - CDF provides a strong, effective voice for all the children of America who cannot vote, lobby, or speak for themselves.

Institute for Southern Studies/Gulf Coast Reconstruction Watch - Since our founding in 1970 by veterans of the civil rights movement, the Institute for Southern Studies has established a national reputation as an essential resource for grassroots activists, community leaders, scholars, policy makers and others working to bring lasting social and economic change to the region.

NAACP Legal Defense Fund - The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) was founded in 1940 under the leadership of Thurgood Marshall. Although LDF's primary purpose was to provide legal assistance to poor African Americans, its work over the years has brought greater justice to all Americans.

National Day Laborer Organizing Network - The mission of NDLON is to improve the lives of day laborers in the United States. To this end, NDLON works to unify and strengthen member organizations to be more strategic and effective in their efforts to promote leadership development and to share best practices and models to improve quality of life issues.

National Economic and Social Rights Initiative - The National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) promotes a human rights vision for the United States that ensures dignity and access to the basic resources needed for human development and civic participation.

National Immigration Law Center - Since 1979, the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) has been dedicated to protecting and promoting the rights of low income immigrants and their family members.

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty - The mission of NLCHP is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.

National Low Income Housing Coalition - The National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis. We believe that this is achievable, that the affordable housing crisis is a problem that Americans are capable of solving. While we are concerned about the housing circumstances of all low income people, we focus our advocacy on those with the most serious housing problems, the lowest income households.

National Policy & Advocacy Council on Homelessness - The National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness (NPACH) is a national grassroots organization whose primary concern is to ensure that national homelessness policy accurately reflects the needs of local communities.

OXFAM America - Oxfam International is a confederation of 13 organizations working together with over 3,000 partners in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty and injustice.

Praxis Project - The Praxis Project is a national, nonprofit organization that builds partnerships with local groups to influence policymaking to address the underlying, systemic causes of community problems. Committed to closing the health gap facing communities of color, we forge alliances for building healthy communities.

Project South: Institute for the Elimination of Poverty and Genocide - Project South is a leadership development organization based in the US South creating spaces for movement building. We work with communities pushed forward by the struggle to strengthen leadership and provide popular political & economic education for personal & social transformation. We build relationships with organizations and networks across the US and global South to inform our local work and to engage in bottom-up movement building for social & economic justice.

US Human Rights Network - The US Human Rights Network was formed to promote US accountability to universal human rights standards by building linkages between organizations and individuals. The Network strives to build a human rights culture in the United States that puts those directly affected by humanrights violations, with a special emphasis on grassroots organizations and social movements, in a central leadership role.

Vera Institute of Justice - The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.