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  For 20 years, Western States Center has had the pleasure of working with incredible grassroots leaders and organizations in the West working to build power for their communities and win progressive social change. The following are a few of the many progressive Montana-based organizations working for justice.  
     
 
Progressive Organizations in Montana

Five Valleys Land Trust - Five Valleys Land Trust works to protect and preserve western Montana's natural legacy: river corridors, wildlife habitat, agricultural lands and scenic open spaces.

Forward Montana - Forward Montana is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to training, mobilizing, and electing a new generation of progressive leaders in Montana.

High Plains News Service - High Plains News is a radio service that covers Western issues from a community perspective. High Plains News provides quality, in-depth coverage that's important to rural America.

Indian Law Resource Center - Indian Law Resource Center provides legal advocacy for the protection of indigenous peoples' human rights, cultures, and traditional lands so that Indian tribes and nations may flourish for generations to come.

Greater Yellowstone Coalition - Greater Yellowstone Coalition was founded in 1983 on a simple premise: An ecosystem will remain healthy and wild ecosystem only if it is kept whole. Since that time GYC has emerged as a nationally known advocate for the idea that ecosystem level sustainability should guide the management of the region's public and private lands.

Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence - Incorporated in 1986, the Montana Coalition Against Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCADSV) is a statewide coalition of individuals and organizations working together to end domestic and sexual violence through advocacy, public education, public policy, and program development. Our mission is to support and facilitate networking among our member organizations while advocating for social change in Montana.

Montana Environmental Information Center - The Montana Environmental Information Center is a member-supported advocacy and public education organization. It was founded by concerned Montanans in 1973 to protect and restore Montana's natural environment. MEIC's accomplishments and experience have earned it the reputation of being Montana's leading state government-focused advocate promoting progress in environmental policy.

Montana Human Rights Network - The Montana Human Rights Network (MHRN) is a grassroots, membership-based organization of over 1400 members. MHRN's mission is to promote democratic values such as pluralism, equality and justice; challenge bigotry and intolerance; and organize communities to speak out in support of democratic principles and institutions.

Montana Pride - Montana Pride's mission is to secure constitutional rights to privacy, equal protection and dignity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Montanans and to serve as a voice for Montana's LGBT community, promoting political action, education and communication.

Montana People's Action / Indian People's Action - Montana People's Action is a socially and racially diverse organization of low and moderate income Montanans. We empower our members to achieve lasting change for social, economic and racial justice using Direct Action. Indian People's Action, as a project of Montana People's Action, organizes and builds the voice and power Montana's urban Indians. IPA utilizes the strength in numbers and direct action organizing to achieve systemic change to improve the lives of its members.

Montana Women Vote - Montana Women Vote is a coalition of nine state-level organizations that share a common goal of encouraging women to participate in the democratic process. Member organizations address issues of economic self-security, domestic violence and sexual assault, the environment, and reproductive health care.

Native Action - Native Action is a non-profit community empowerment organization located on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana. Founded in 1984 by members of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe, Native Action has established itself as a leading model for citizen empowerment on Indian Reservations.

Western Organization of Resource Councils - WORC is a regional network of seven grassroots community organizations that include 9,500 members and 45 local chapters. WORC helps its member groups succeed by providing training and coordinating issue work. WORC's mission is to advance the vision of a democratic, sustainable, and just society through community action. WORC is committed to building sustainable environmental and economic communities that balance economic growth with the health of people and stewardship of their land, water, and air resources.

Women's Opportunity & Resource Development - Women's Opportunity and Resource Development, Inc. (WORD) is a feminist, non-profit organization founded in September 1986 to inspire and support women's development, leadership and choice. WORD works to offer women the resources they need to transform their lives and communities and in so doing to fulfill their potential.

Women's Voices for the Earth - Women's Voices for the Earth is a grassroots environmental justice organization. WVE's mission is to empower women, who historically have had little power in affecting environmental policy, to create an ecologically sustainable and socially just society. WVE works regionally and nationally to eliminate and/or substantially reduce environmental toxics impacting human health, and to increase women's participation in environmental decision making.

Working for Equality and Economic Liberation (WEEL) - WEEL is a grassroots, economic and social justice organization made up of people experiencing poverty and their supporters. Through advocacy, action, and education WEEL members work together to eradicate the myths, stereotypes and stigmas that are harmful to low-income families. Their priority is to ensure that those most affected by poverty are civically engaged and part of the democratic process from voting to policy creation and implementation.

 
     
 
 
     
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