TUCSON PEACE AND JUSTICE
GROUPS
(Updated 4/22/02)
This is only a partial listing of organizations and agencies in the Tucson/Pima County area. For additional listings, check the yellow pages under the heading "Social Service Organizations". This list may be printed & distributed widely.
Groups are arranged by category but, as with all such systems, there are always some groups which don't fit nicely into just one. If you can't find the group you're looking for, try another heading.
Your help is needed to keep this list current! Send additions, corrections, etc. to: no_scopes@yahoo.com
Access Tucson: Public access cable tv. miguel@access.tucson.org 624-9833
Arizona Independent Media Center (IMC): International collective of independent media and journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage online. http://www.arizona.indymedia.org/
The Desert Leafy Green:
3661 N. Campbell Ave. #248, Tucson 85719, leafygreen@c4.com
Earth First! Journal:
P.O. Box 3023, Tucson 85702, 620-6900, http://www.earthfirstjournal.org/
KXCI Community Radio: 623-1000, http://www.kxci.org/
La Demanda: Bilingual news from Chile to Azatlán
The Nuclear Resister: Bulletin about worldwide direct action against nukes and militarism 323-8697 nukeresister@igc.org
PRO Neighborhoods: 320 N. Commerce Park Loop, Sentinel Bldg., 85745; 882-5885 prohoods@theriver.com
Sonoran Activist Network News (SANN): Weekly e-zine and quarterly journal for activists and supporters in the AZ/Sonora region. sonoranalliance@hotmail.com.
Tucson Arts Brigade: Participatory art studio incorporating activism & local history. 388-9553 TABstudio@aol.com
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Southern AZ Chapter: 747-2169, azclu.org
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC): Quaker community. 623-9141 afscaz@azstarnet.com, website
Amnesty International: Protecting political prisoners worldwide. 323-6870 jwatkins@math.arizona.edu
Arizona Center for Disability Law: 100 N. Stone Ave. 327-9547
Baha'i Information Center: 623-4090 http://www.bci.org/tucsonbahai
Coalition of Arizonans to Abolish the Death Penalty: 325-6240
Coalicion de Derechos Humanos: Protecting human rights of undocumented workers. 770-1373 azbrp@aol.com. Mtgs. 5:30 Sam Lena Library, 1607 S. 6th Ave., Vigils to remember border deaths 7pm El Tiradito Shrine, S. Main next to El Minuto Café downtown.
Copwatch: 623-7306
East Timor Action Network: arizona@etan.org Andrew de Souza 1 480 966 2144
Florence Immigrant & Refugee Rights Project: 520-868-0191
Gandhi & King, A
Season for Nonviolence: 877-2604, gs@paxis.org
Humanist Community of
Tucson: 529-3890, tucsonhumanists@yahoo.com
Immigration & Citizenship Assistance - Catholic Social Services: 155 W. Helen St., 623-0344
League Of Women Voters: 327-7652
Nat'l Assn. for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): 622-8277 Mtgs 2nd Mon, 7pm Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave.
Nat'l Org. for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (Arizona NORML): 323-2947 mmackenzie@prodigy.net, www.norml.org, 1st Tuesdays., 7-8:30pm – call for location.
National Organization For Women (NOW): 884-7630 monthly mtg. 1st Sat 10am Pima Cty-Tucson Womens' Comission, 240 N. Court Ave.
Parents & Friends of Lesbians & Gays (PFLAG): 575-8660
Southern Arizona Legal
Aid: 64 E. Broadway 85701, 623-9465 / 623-0161
(fax)
Southern Arizona People's Law Center/Nat'l Lawyers' Guild : Legal help for low income tenants 623-7306
Southern Sudanese
Resettlement Program: 740-9940, johnaza@hotmail.com
Wingspan (GLBT community center): 300 E. 6th St., 624-1779, http://www.wingspanaz.org/
Youth Volunteer Corps 881-3300, ext. 120
Casa Maria Catholic Worker: Feeding the homeless and poor. 624-0312
Community Food Bank: 622-0525
Cool Houses, Cooler Women:
P.O. Box 3647 , Tucson 85722; 740-0039, cooler_women@ivillage.com
Food Not Bombs: Serving free vegetarian food every Saturday, 2:30, Pennington Park (Stone & Pennington downtown) http://www.foodnotbombs.net/tucsonfnb.html
Habitat for Humanity:
Interfaith Coalition for
the Homeless 745-9449
Primavera Foundation: 822-5383
Salvation Army: 1021 N. 11th Ave. 622-5411
Southside Food Production
Network: 622-0525 ext. 220
Tucson Shalom House: 2590 N. Alvernon
Black Mountain Indigenous Support: Stop relocation of traditional Diné for a coal mine. blackmesais@yahoo.com, http://www.blackmesais.org/, 928-773-8086
Buffalo Heartsong:
O'odham Community Human Rights Fund: oodhamj@aol.com
To Allour Relations:
884-9138
Yoemem Tekia: Yaqui cultural foundation. 883-7565, yaqui@azstarnet.com
Zambian Childrens' Fund: P.O. Box 42996, Tucson 85733, 628-9616
BorderLinks: USA - 1040 N. 1st
Ave. 85719, 628-8263, www.borderlinks.org
México – Casa Misericordia, Calle los Tigres 160, Colonia Bella Vista,
Nogales, Sonora 84046,
631-313-1740, borderlinkac@prodigy.net.mx
Central America Task Force: ashubitz@aol.com
Columbia Solidarity
Action: 294-0089
Committee To Free Lori Berenson: US journalist imprisoned as a "guerrilla" in Peru. 825-4480 phylbob@azstarnet.com
Fundación México: algara@u.arizona.edu
Guatemala Acupuncture & Medical Aid Project (GUAMAP): 623-6620 www.guamap.org, mtgs. 2nd Tues, 6pm – call for location
Humane Borders: 628-7753
Latin America Network: ilaa@azstarnet.com
Pueblo Por La Paz: Supports the Zapatistas in Chiapas. pueblopaz@hotmail.com or http://pplp.tripod.com/ mtg 1st & 3rd Wed. 7pm Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave.
School of the Americas Watch- Southwest: soasw@hotmail.com, http://www.soaw.org/
United Nations Assn. of Southern AZ: 881-7060
The Nuclear Resister: 323-8697 nukeresister@igc.org
Raytheon Peacemakers: Protest Raytheon's production of missles & bombs! birnie@gci-net.com, vigil 2nd mon. 6:30-7:30 am, S. Nogales Hwy @ Hermans Rd. (3 bl. S of Valencia)
Shundahai Network:
http://www.shundahai.org/
Southwest Alliance to Resist Militarization (SWARM): mtgs, 2nd & 4th Wed., 6:30 pm Centro Digna #135 842 S. Sixth Ave Tucson, AZ 85701 520-623-4944 (phone), 520-792-2097 (fax); swarm@resistmilitarization.org or http://www.resistmilitarization.org/
Tucson Peace Action Coalition (TPAC):. every Thurs, 5pm vigils against US militarization. Federal Bldg., 300 W. Congress. BSkutsch@tusd.k12.az
Tucson Peace Center: 792-6500, 2nd Sundays, YWCA 6pm, 738 N. 5th Ave http://peacecalendar.tripod.com peacecalendar@hotmail.com (calendar submissions only).
Veterans For Peace: 747-3138 jbbandlhb@msn.com, 1st Tues. mtg 7pm Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave.
Women In Black: vigils every Fri. 5-6pm, intersection of Speedway & Euclid. To protest war, violence & terrorism everywhere. 407-1432
Womens International League for Peace & Freedom (WILPF): 908-9269 or 791-9535
Animal Defense League of AZ: http://www.adlaz.org/ 623-3101 2nd Tuesdays??
Arizona Greyhound Rescue:
Bicycle Inter-Community Action and Salvage (BICAS): 628-7950 Every thurs 4-7pm & Sat.1-5pm earn a bike programbuild yourself a bike from salvaged parts or upgrade the one you have. 44 W. 6th St.(at 9th Ave.).
Cañada del Oro Watershed
Campaign: 818-2815 or 628-1720, canadadeloro@aquiferprotectionalliance.org,
http://www.aquiferprotectionalliance.org/
Center For Biological Diversity: protect habitat for endangered species! 623-5252 http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/
Defenders of Wildlife 623-9653
Earth First!: No compromise in defense of Mother Earth! 740-0810, 1st Sun. 6pm veg potluck & 7pm mtg. (call for location) az_earth_first@hotmail.com POB3412, Tucson 85722
Emerald Resource Solutions: 792-6372 mail@emeraldrs.org
Environmental Action Justice Group: 1st Thurs., El Pueblo Neighborhood Center, 101 W. Irvington. 908-9269 or birnie@gci-net.com
Food Conspiracy Co-Op: 624-4821 http://www.foodconspiracy.org/ , 1st Wed 7-9pm Board mtg., Quaker Meeting House 931 N. 5th Ave.; Members’ Forum 3rd Thurs. Living Community Ctr. (7th St., W of 4th Ave.)
Friends of Sabino Canyon 749-1900 P.O. Box 2022, Tucson, AZ
Green Party Of Pima County: 881-8022 info@pimagreens.org 1st Tues. 7pm mtg. Northwest Neighborhood Center, 2160 N. 6th Ave.
Humane Society of Southern Arizona 3450 N. Kelvin Blvd. 327-6088
AZ League Of Conservation Voters: 622-2819
Native Seeds/SEARCH: 622-5561
Nature Conservancy of Arizona 1510 E. Ft. Lowell 622-3861
Permaculture Drylands Institute 572-1672
ReTHINKit Hotline (Tucson recycling info): 791-5000
Sierra Club Rincon Group: 620-6401 issues mtg. All welcome 4th Thurs., Historic YWCA 738 N. 5th.
Sky Island Alliance: 624-7080 http://www.skyislandalliance.org/
Tucson Clean & Beautiful: 4004 S. Park Ave., 791-3109
Tucson Cooperative Warehouse: 622-3911
Tucson Organic Gardeners: 670-9158, tucsonorganicgardeners@hotmail.com, http://iwhome.com/nonprofits/TOG. Free lectures Sept.-Apr., 3rd Tues. St. Marks Presbyterian Church.
Tucson Traders: 388-8844, tucsontraders@hotmail.com
Wildlife Damage Review: 884-0883 wdr@azstarnet.com
Witches Against Animal
Abuse (SW chapter):
Women For Sustainable Technologies: 690-6356 http://www.mindspring.com /~wstlist
Zuni Ave. Bike Club: 6054 E. 30th St., 514-0900
Note: There are many local labor unions (not listed here) which can be found in the yellow pages under the heading "Labor Organizations".
AFL-CIO Southern AZ Central Labor Council: 606 S. Plumer Ave., 882-8168
Communist Party USA: 1st & 3rd. Mon. 7pm. SELC, 1902 E. Irene Vista
Humanist Community of Tucson: Joan Morris 529-3890
Jobs With Justice: 889-1927 stevenvalencia@cs.com 2nd & 4th Tues. 7pm AFSCME 3865 E 34th St.
Labor Party: 321-0335
Pima County Interfaith Council (PCIC): 740 E. Speedway, 622-5926
UA Progressive Alliance: mtgs.every Wed. 7-9pm, UA Econ bldg rm 109
Salt of the Earth Labor College: selc@webtv.com 624-4789
Socialist Workers Party: 325-4121
Southern Arizona Alliance for Economic Justice: 670-1515 saaej@azstarnet.com, mtg.:2nd Mon. 7pm Centro Digna #135, 842 S. 6th Ave
UA Students Against Sweatshops: 882-8165, llester@u.arizona.edu , mtg every thurs.7pm UA social Sci. bldg rm 415
Workers Rights Board
Hotline: 620-9325
Young Uprising Radicals: Student-based political activism club based at Catalina Foothills High School. yurpac@yahoo.com
Al-Anon/Alateen Info Center: 1011 N. Craycroft 323-2229
Alcoholics Anonymous (2
locations):
840 S. Campbell 624-4183
2549 S. 6th Ave., South Tucson 622-5112
American Red Cross: 4601 E. Broadway. 318-6740.
Arizona Smokers' Helpline: 1-800-556-6222
Brewster Center: Shelter & support for victims of domestic violence. 881-7201
Child Abuse Hotline (statewide): 1-888-767-2445 (888-SOS-CHILD)
Childrens' Info Center (referrals): 1-800-232-1676 or TDD 602-256-7577
Cocaine Anonymous: P.O. Box 57298 326-2211
Desert Spring Childrens Center: 620-1575
Nicotine Anonymous: 326-6165
Pima Council on Developmental Disabilities: 888-3304
SAMHC: 24-hour crisis
line and walk-in service. Se habla
Español. 622-6000.
1930 E. 6th St. (SE corner of intersection at Campbell Ave.)
Senior Resource Network: 3130 N. Dodge Blvd. 795-7480
Southern Arizona Aids Foundation 628-7223 or 623-9312; 375 S. Euclid Ave.
Southern AZ Ctr. Against Sexual Assault (formerly Tucson Rape Crisis Ctr.): Business office - 327-1171 Crisis line - 327-7273 or 1-800-400-1001
Tucson Indian Center: 705 N. Main, 884-7131
Vegetarian Resource Group: 682-0075 spirit5@mindspring.com http://www.vivaveggie.com/