Multi-sector Resources
Activists
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union)
The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Our mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.
“Since 2014, we have been educating and organizing for human rights, democracy, and racial justice throughout the Americas. Through three focus areas, AfroResistance has worked to ensure that Black women and girls are leading movements for true liberation and equality.”
Through our detailed research and determined campaigning, we help fight abuses of human rights worldwide. We bring torturers to justice. Change oppressive laws. And free people jailed just for voicing their opinion.
Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation
“to eradicate white supremacy and build local power to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. By combating and countering acts of violence, creating space for Black imagination and innovation, and centering Black joy, we are winning immediate improvements in our lives. We affirm the lives of Black queer and trans folks, disabled folks, undocumented folks, folks with records, women, and all Black lives along the gender spectrum.”
Causa Justa :: Just Cause (CJJC)
“envisions equal rights for people of color, immigrants, women, and all oppressed and exploited people. We envision an end to racism, and want to build a society based on self-determination, social justice, and solidarity…. a future without displacement through real estate speculation and forced migration. We envision a society where housing is a human right and all families thrive…. a future where corporate control is replaced by an economy run by the people and for the people, and political power is in the hands of those who need change the most…. a restoration of balance between humans and nature, and an end to ecological plunder. We believe that bringing together Black and Latino people is a crucial part of building a multi-racial people’s movement in the US that contributes to a global movement for liberation.”
OUR VISION: East Point Peace Academy envisions a world in which historic conflict is fully reconciled and new conflict arises solely as an opportunity for deeper growth. OUR MISSION: East Point works to build a powerful, nonviolent army of peace warriors: leaders and active participants invested in creating, supporting, and nurturing the Beloved Community. COMMENT: Thus far, East Point is the activist organization that comes closest to fulfilling Systemopedia’s vision, but it seems that clarifying some ambiguities in their website content would be helpful (read more).
The beloved community becomes a reality when we act on our values to create a more just and inclusive world. The group and each leader is stronger when everyone brings their values and beliefs to the work of Genesis. Genesis believes that values come from stories. Our values are animated by our spiritual commitments and practices.
“GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through our integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, we empower individuals, families and children to achieve stability and thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society’s most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice…. We are all in recovery. We are a healing community. We love unconditionally. We break through barriers. We serve each other. We change the world.” GLIDE does not invite its members to participate in open-ended support groups that set aside time for mutual support for self-development. And it does not affirm that society is rooted in a single, self-perpetuating system that encourages everyone for personal gain to climb social ladders and look down on those below — or submit to those above.
WE BEAT TRUMP. NOW, LET’S SAVE DEMOCRACY.
Right now, we are facing the interlocking catastrophes of a rigged democracy, global pandemic, unimaginable and growing wealth inequality, racial injustice, and the escalating impacts of the climate crisis. We’re fighting back. People like you are leading local Indivisible groups in every single state. Be part of history—join the Indivisible movement.
a world-wide movement of people of diverse cultures and backgrounds, who are committed to the transformation of society through changes in human motives and behaviour, starting with their own. Vision: a just, peaceful and sustainable world to which everyone, responding to the call of conscience, makes their unique contribution. Mission: to inspire, equip and connect people to address world needs, starting with themselves. We work worldwide on many initiatives through a network of individuals, groups and organizations.
Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA)
“a grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a double mission of promoting personal transformation and building community power for social and economic justice. MUA members lead our movements for justice and dignity. We achieve our mission by:
Creating an environment of understanding and confidentiality
Empowering and educating our members to provide mutual support
Offering trainings to build economic security and leadership
Working in diverse alliances on the local, regional, national, and international levels
Organizing campaigns to win immigrant, workers’ and women’s rights.
…We work to liberate society from domestic violence, war, and other abuses of power. We want an economic and political system that creates just conditions at the local and global levels so that no one has to leave their country in order to survive…. MUA draws on the strengths of our community members to serve as peer mentors, group facilitators, community educators, and counselors.”
Network of Spiritual Progressives (NSP)
“Vision: Our well-being depends on the well-being of everyone else on the planet and the well-being of the Earth. We seek a world in which all of life is shaped by peace, justice, environmental stewardship, love, care for one another, care for the earth, generosity, compassion, respect for diversity and differences, and celebration of the miraculous universe in which we live.”
“The vision that informs the Pachamama Alliance’s work is of a world that works for everyone: an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet — a New Dream for humanity…. [We are] a global community that offers people the chance to learn, connect, engage, travel and cherish life for the purpose of creating a sustainable future that works for all.... [We] support personal, and collective, transformation.... [We affirm] a commitment to transforming human systems and structures that separate us, and to transforming our relationships with ourselves, with one another, and with the natural world.... Human beings are not separate from each other or Nature.” Pachamama Alliance does not invite its members to participate in open-ended support groups that set aside time for mutual support for self-development. And it does not affirm that society is rooted in a single, self-perpetuating system that encourages everyone for personal gain to climb social ladders and look down on those below — or submit to those above.
“We are rooted in a moral analysis based on our deepest religious and constitutional values that demand justice for all. Moral revival is necessary to save the heart and soul of our democracy.”
“an informational gateway aimed at helping people who are upset about America today to get engaged in fixing our democracy and making our economy fairer at the local level, where people power still has clout.”
— Doing Transition successfully is about finding a balance between these: The Head:… The Heart:… The Hands:…
Principles:
We respect resource limits and create resilience…
We promote inclusivity and social justice…
We adopt subsidiarity…
We pay attention to balance…
We are part of an experimental, learning network…
We freely share ideas and power…
We collaborate and look for synergies…
We foster positive visioning and creativity…
Books
Sacred America, Sacred World: Fulfilling Our Mission in Service to All (2016), Stephen Dinan — Infused with visionary power, Sacred America, Sacred World is a manifesto for our country’s evolution that is both political and deeply spiritual. It offers profound hope that America can grow beyond our current challenges and manifest our noblest destiny, which the book shows is rooted in sacred principles that transcend left or right political views.
Filled with practical ideas and innovative strategies honed from the author’s work with over 1000 luminaries via his company, The Shift Network, Sacred America, Sacred World rings with a can-do entrepreneurial spirit and explains how America can lead the world toward peace, sustainability, health, and prosperity. This vision of the future weaves the best of today’s emergent spirituality with seasoned political wisdom, demonstrating ways America can grow beyond its current stagnation and political gridlock to become a world leader in peace and progress.