Fair Campaigns and Elections
Clean Missouri Ballot Initiative
About: We're taking a desperately needed legislative reform measure directly to voters to make our state government more transparent, limit the power of big money in our legislature, and ensure we're able to hold legislators accountable when they fail to act in the public interest.
Focus: Campaigns, Elections, Redistricting, Lobbying
Open Secrets
About: Tracks money in politics. "Our mission is to produce and disseminate peerless data and analysis on money in politics to inform and engage Americans, champion transparency, and expose disproportionate or undue influence on public policy."
Focus: Campaigns and Elections
Unrig The Map
About: Focus on redistricting to overcome hyper-partisan gerrymandered maps. "It’s time to fight back – and one of the best ways to fight back is by electing Democratic governors in key states before the 2020 redistricting."
Focus: Campaigns and Elections
Civic Engagement
5 Calls
About: Turn your passive participation into active resistance. Facebook likes and Twitter retweets can’t create the change you want to see. Calling your government representatives on the phone can.
Focus: Civic Involvement
Missouri For All
About: Missouri For All is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that helps local communities identify the problems they're facing, connect with other communities around the state, and cooperate to find solutions to the issues affecting Missourians.
Focus: Civic Involvement
Show Me State Action
About: This site makes state-level activism easier by providing bill tracking for Missouri Legislature bills. You can follow bills and get email updates, find bills by issue, and enable one-click contacting to let your legislators know how you want them to vote.
Focus: Civic Involvement
Other Concerns: Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Gun Control, Health Care, Women's Rights
Small Deeds Done
About: A weekly action list that also includes a little pep talk for the patriotic. Newsletters arrive each Tuesday with suggested actions for Tuesday-Friday. Small Deeds is run locally in St. Louis, but is also member of the Action Alliance, a loosely federated group of action sites from across the country. You can find more member groups at https://www.actionalliance.co
Focus: Civic Involvement
Wall-of-Us
About: Our mission is to make it simply irresistible for Americans to become active participants in rebuilding our democracy.
Focus: Civic Involvement
Women's Voices Raised for Social Justice
About: Our mission is to identify, research and discuss critical issues; to mobilize, energize and inspire ourselves and others to action; to work as individuals and in community for social justice. Our programs are held on the second Thursday of the month, September-May, and are free and open to the public. We meet from 6:30 to 8:30 pm at The Heights, 8001 Dale Avenue Richmond Heights, MO 63117
Focus: Civic Involvement
Other Concerns: Criminal Justice, Education, Gun Control, Health Care, Racial Justice, Women's Rights
Criminal Justice
Criminal Justice Ministry
About: Since 1979 Criminal Justice Ministry (CJM) has served individuals, families and communities impacted by the criminal justice system. From offering services to incarcerated individuals to providing reentry programs for those returning to the St. Louis area, CJM seeks to serve the needs of the most vulnerable without judgement. Last fiscal year, CJM impacted over 23,000 individuals both inside area prisons/jails and throughout the St. Louis community.
Focus: Criminal Justice
The Sentencing Project
About: "Founded in 1986, The Sentencing Project works for a fair and effective U.S. criminal justice system by promoting reforms in sentencing policy, addressing unjust racial disparities and practices, and advocating for alternatives to incarceration."
Focus: Criminal Justice
Other Concerns: Immigration and Refugees, Racial Justice
All-Abilities
DisAbility Project
About: Comprised of people with and without disabilities from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of performance experience, the project creates and tours original material about the culture of disability. The project presents at educational institutions, conferences, special events, festivals, religious and civic groups, and corporations.
Focus: Disability
Other Concerns: Education
Paraquad
About: "Empowering people with disabilities to increase their independence through choice and opportunity." Paraquad has an active advocacy branch that tracks and responds to state and national legislature.
Focus: Disability
Economic Justice
Missouri Jobs With Justice
About: "Fighting for workers' rights and economic justice. Jobs with Justice is action-oriented. During each year, members and organizations take the Jobs with Justice Pledge to "Be There" at least five times for someone else's fight as well as their own. That means joining picket lines, attending contract rallies and participating in other actions or demonstrations for economic and social justice."
Focus: Economic Justice
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement
Awareness & Education
CAIR-MO
About: Our mission is to enhance understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties, empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and mutual understanding. The Missouri Chapter of CAIR was started in October 2000 to help educate Muslims living in Eastern Missouri and Southern Illinois as to their rights and ways to become active participants in the American experience. CAIR-MO is also committed to serving as a bridge between Muslims and non-Muslims, as well as to educate the American populace as to the true nature of Islam. The Council on American-Islam Relations in Missouri (CAIR-MO) is a non-profit 501(c)(3), grassroots civil rights and advocacy group to promote a positive image of Islam and Muslims in America.
Focus: Education
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, Immigration and Refugees
Missouri Education Legislative Advocacy
About: "Track bills in the Missouri legislature that pertain to education and receive ideas for advocacy supporting strong public schools. "
Focus: Education
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement
That Uppity Theatre Company
About: Uppity aims to instigate social change, promote civic dialogue and produce transformative theatrical art of the highest quality for people of all ages, focusing on creating commissioned work about social issues for corporations, school, and social services agencies. Other ongoing projects involve pairing amateur actors and seasoned professionals to create work about the lives of underrepresented populations.
Focus: Education
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, LGBTQIA, Women's Rights
Environment
National Resources Defense Council
About: NRDC works to safeguard the earth—its people, its plants and animals, and the natural systems on which all life depends. We combine the power of more than two million members and online activists with the expertise of some 500 scientists, lawyers, and policy advocates across the globe to ensure the rights of all people to the air, the water, and the wild.
Focus: Environment
Gun Control
Moms Demand Action
About: "Much like Mothers Against Drunk Driving was created to reduce drunk driving, Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America was created to demand action from legislators, state and federal; companies; and educational institutions to establish common-sense gun reforms."
Focus: Gun Control
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement
About: The mission and focus of March For Our Lives is to assure that no special interest group or political agenda is more critical than the timely passage of legislation to effectively address the gun violence issues that are rampant in our country. We demand morally-just leaders to rise up from both parties in order to ensure public safety.
Focus: Gun Control
Other Concerns: Civic Participation
Health Care
Missouri Health Care for All
About: Missouri Health Care for All is a statewide, non-partisan, faith- and community-based, grassroots movement for health care for all Missourians. We believe that every Missourian deserves access to quality, affordable health care, no matter where they live or how much money they make.
Focus: Health Care
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement
Planned Parenthood Advocates
About: This is the advocacy branch of Planned Parenthood that is active in Missouri. Has updates on bills in state legislature that affect women's health, and provides other ways to show support.
Focus: Health Care
Other Concerns: Women's Rights
Physicians for a National Health Program- MO
About: Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) is a non-profit research and education organization of 19,000 physicians, medical students and health professionals who support single-payer national health insurance.
Focus: Health Care
Immigration and Refugees
International Institute of St. Louis
About: The International Institute of St. Louis offers comprehensive adjustment services for refugees and immigrants in our community. In turn, these newcomers expand the richness of St. Louis’ diversity and help revitalize our economy.
Focus: Immigration and Refugees
The Advocates for Human Rights
About: "For more than 30 years, our innovative programming has changed the lives of refugees and immigrants, women, ethnic and religious minorities, children, and other marginalized communities. We investigate and expose human rights violations, represent immigrants and refugees seeking asylum, train and assist groups that protect human rights, engage the public, policy-makers, and children; and push for legal reform and advocates for sound policy."
Focus: Immigration and Refugees
Other Concerns: Women's Rights
LGBTQIA
Human Rights Campaign
About: The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation together serve as America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality. By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.
Focus: LGBTQIA
Pride St. Charles
About: Pride St. Charles will promote equality within St. Charles County and advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community through positive events, support, education, and resources.
Focus: LGBTQIA
Racial Equity & Justice
A Red Circle
About: Mission Statement: The holistic betterment of our community; reversing the effects of racism one person and cause at a time. Purpose: Economic development through a racial equity lens. A Red Circle’s vision: To restore North County to a safe, vibrant, sustainable, and economically sound community that remains diverse, and in doing so, help heal the racial strife and division that threatens to ruin North County altogether.
Focus: Racial Justice
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Education, Health Care
Better Family Life
About: Our mission is to establish social, cultural, artistic, youth, economic, housing and educational programs that help promote positive and innovative changes in the lives of individuals and their families. We provide holistic solutions to issues that commonly threaten the sustainability of the family unit through life-enhancing employment training and placement; education; housing and asset development; community outreach; and youth, family and clinical services.
Focus: Racial Justice
Other Concerns: Criminal Justice, Economic Justice, Education, Health Care
Expect Us (& the Movement for Black Lives)
About: This page is for us organizers to connect with others and build bridges and connect with people!!
Email us @ Expectus314@gmail.com for panels ect.
Focus: Racial Justice
Other Concerns: Disability, Women's Rights, LGBTQIA, Criminal Justice, Fight for Fifteen
Organization for Black Struggle
About: The Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) was founded in 1980. A group of veteran activists, students, union organizers and community members in St. Louis were seeking to address the needs and issues of the Black working-class. OUR VISION: To contribute to the creation of a society free of all forms of exploitation and oppression. OUR MISSION: To build a movement that fights for political empowerment, economic justice and the cultural dignity of the African-American community, especially the Black working class.
Focus: Racial Justice
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, Economic Justice
A Call to Conscience: Interactive Theater for Social Change
About: A Call to Conscience (C2C) is a nonprofit 501(c)3 theater collective that uses a multimedia format to dramatize historical themes dealing with the struggles of the oppressed. C2C's mission is to serve as a catalyst for activism within our community. Founded in 2012 by a group of women participants of the Regional Arts Commission's Community Arts in Training (CAT) Program, C2C presents challenging original works that engages audiences in thought-provoking conversations and an exchange of ideas regarding racism, police brutality, poverty, gender inequality, and all other issues dealing with civil and human rights.
Focus: Racial Justice
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, Criminal Justice, Disability, Economic Justice, Education, Immigration and Refugees, LGBTQIA, Women's Rights
Voter Rights
Let America Vote
About: This is Jason Kander's recently launched movement to combat voter suppression.
Focus: Voter Rights
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement
Advancement Project
Advancement Project is a next generation, multi-racial civil rights organization. Rooted in the great human rights struggles for equality and justice, we exist to fulfill America’s promise of a caring, inclusive and just democracy. We use innovative tools and strategies to strengthen social movements and achieve high impact policy change.
League of Women Voters-STL
The League of Women Voters is a nonprofit, nonpartisan political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government. LWV influences public policy through education and advocacy.
Focus: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy
Women's Rights
American Association of University Women
About: Advancing equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political.
Focus: Women's Rights
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, Economic Justice, Education
Center for Reproductive Rights
About: "For more than 20 years, the Center for Reproductive Rights has used the law to advance reproductive freedom as a fundamental human right that all governments are legally obligated to protect, respect, and fulfill."
Focus: Women's Rights
Other Concerns: Health Care
National Council of Jewish Women St. Louis
About: NCJW St. Louis is inspired by Jewish values to advance social and economic justice for all women, children and families.
Focus: Women's Rights
Other Concerns: Civic Involvement, Economic Justice
