| Progressive
Organizations in Utah |
| Asian
Association of Utah
- The Asian Association of Utah (AAU) advocates equality
for Utah's Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in
areas of immigration, education, and all other socioeconomic
concerns of the community. |
| Centro
de la Familia de Utah
- Centro de la Familia's education and human services
programs help Latino families bridge language and
cultural barriers to become self-sufficient, allowing
these families to pursue personal and family goals
as active members of Utah communities. |
| Crossroads
Urban Center - Crossroads
is a multipurpose nonprofit, grassroots organization
that organizes low income, disabled, and minority
Utahns to be advocates on their own behalf in addressing
essential issues affecting the quality of their lives.
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| Equality
Utah - Equality Utah
is a grassroots, statewide political advocacy organization
working on behalf of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender
people to secure equality and fairness, regardless
of sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Gay
and Lesbian Families of Utah
- Gay and Lesbian Families of Utah is a
parenting support and advocacy group. |
| Healthy
Environment Alliance of Utah
- The Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah
(HEAL Utah) is an alliance of citizens and organizations
working to protect the health of Utahns from nuclear
and toxic waste. HEAL Utah's membership is a diverse
coalition that empowers citizens to fight the governmental
agencies and private interests that have targeted
Utah as a nuclear and toxic waste dumping ground.
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| People
for Peace and Justice of Utah
- People for Peace and Justice is a grassroots
organization advocating nonviolence and justice. |
| Shundahai
Network - Shundahai
Network opposes nuclear weapons research, development,
testing and production. To this end, Shundahai Network
organizes and participates in nonviolent direct actions,
demonstrations, workshops and conferences. |
| Southern
Utah Wilderness Alliance
- The Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance builds public
support for wilderness preservation by focusing its
attention on grassroots activists and public outreach
campaigns. |
| Utah
Coalition Against Sexual Assault
- UCASA's mission is to advance a society
in which sexual violence is not tolerated and help
advocate and support a strong voice for victims of
sexual violence in Utah. |
| Utah
Community Action Partnership Association
- The Utah Community Action Partnership
Association (UCAPA) works with and on behalf of Utah's
nine local community action agencies to address the
causes and effects of poverty in Utah. The model of
community action brings together low-income individuals
with public and private sector partners to identify
local priorities and strategies for achieving measurable
improvements in lives and communities. |
| Utah
Environmental Congress
- The Utah Environmental Congress' mission statement
is: Reclaiming and acting upon our ancestral responsibility
to the land, the Utah Environmental Congress brings
people together to engage in genuine protection of
living forest systems that provide islands of refuge
in Utah's desert country. |
| Utah
Pride Center - The
Utah Pride Center supports and serves the Utah GLBT
community and its allies to strengthen their collective
vision, impact, and collaboration. |
| Utah
Progressive Network
- Utah Progressive Network is a coalition of organizations
and individuals united by a shared commitment to social,
racial, economic, and environmental justice. Its mission
is to expand democracy and civil liberties, protect
individual freedoms, ensure access to opportunity,
and create opportunities for people to engage in the
political process. |
| Utah
Society for Environmental Education
- The Utah Society for Environmental Education
provides statewide leadership to expand the scope,
quality, and effectiveness of environmental education.
The organization works to cultivate ecological knowledge
to build environmental consciousness that ensures
economic, social, and environmental sustainability
for Utah. |
| Utah
Wilderness Coalition
- The Utah Wilderness Coalition (UWC), comprised of
over 200 local, regional and national organizations,
was organized in 1985. The Coalition facilitates communication
and consensus building among its member organizations
and serves a grassroots organizing role when activities
transcend the work of an individual member organization. |
| Wasatch
Coalition for Peace and Justice
- WCPJ is a coalition of 26 member groups
advocating for peace and social justice. |
