Getting Involved in the World Around You

Some worthy organizations

In the world today, there are more seemingly insurmountable problems blockading the younger generation from achieving the paradigm of the American Dream than there have ever been. The fading talisman of that promise imbues the young with a sense of hopelessness, its only respite derived from the knowledge that today's youth are more determined, more inspired and more capable to challenge the world than those who came before them. Here are some worthy organizations whose efforts take the first steps towards those goals.

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The Southern Poverty Law Center The SPLC fights the proliferation of hate groups by taking them to court. The lawyers at the SPLC illustrate how the legal profession can be truly noble work.
Doctors Without Borders won the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize. They travel to all parts of the globe, providing free medical services, vaccinations and surgeries to the hopelessly poor, who otherwise have no access to the medical community.
Planned Parenthood Ensuring that a woman's body remains her own, and seeking to prevent the needless deaths that result from unsanitary abortions or a lack of pre-natal health care.
Common Cause My mother has worked long and hard for this tireless and devoted watchdog organization. A nonprofit, nonpartisan citizens' lobbying organization promoting open, honest and accountable government.
Amnesty International I celebrate those who fight for human emancipation in countries and cultures across the globe
The Skeptics Society A group of people who seek to debunk and disprove information dispersed in the media which is not scientifically valid or not obtained through scientific methodology. Addresses everything from Holocaust deniers to those who advocate the teaching of Creationism in public schools.
The Sierra Club One of the oldest and largest environmental community supporters in the world.
Human Rights Watch They conduct regular, systematic investigations of human rights abuses in some seventy countries around the world.
National Coalition of Advocates for Students NCAS is a national education advocacy organization that works to achieve equal access to a quality public education for the most vulnerable students -- those who are poor, children of color, recently immigrated, or children with disabilities.
PETA Gives a voice to our furry friends who can't speak for themselves
The National Audubon Society Not just for birdies, either. The NAS has fought against pesticides and protected our natural resources for many years
The ACLU The American Civil Liberties Union has been keeping the right's of the individual citizen alive for generations
Center for the Study of Ethnic and Racial Violence Never has tolerance and empathy for distinct cultures and ethnicities been more essential than in our increasingly diverse society.

African Wildlife 2000 Supports the establishment and development of community-based wildlife santuaries, particularly the Nyanzou Community Wildlife Santuary in Zimbabwe.

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