Learn more about the following organizations that were represented at Peace Works 2011. The success of this years conference would not have been possible without their presence and the importnat work they do.
Artists Against Apartheid
International alliance of artists committed to equal rights and justice, and the elimination of apartheid in our world.
BNC Palestinian Boycott, Divestment, & Sanctions Campaign National Committee
The central body coordinating BDS work in Palestine and all over the world. Visit their recently redesigned website for the latest information on the global BDS movement.
Canaan Fair Trade
We are women’s cooperatives. We are families who choose to make a positive contribution to the world. We find honor in sharing the fruits of our labor with others. We find dignity in work, responsibility and community. Our motto is “Insisting On Life.”
Counsel on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)
CAIR’s 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 Coalition of Women for Peace
A feminist organization against the occupation of Palestine for a just peace.
Democracy Now!
Independent International News source.
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence
A national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and our communities through direct action, critical dialogue and grassroots organizing.
International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
The International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network is creating space within Jewish communities around the world for critical discussions of Israeli policy.
International Solidarity Movement (ISM)
Palestinian-led movement committed to resisting the Israeli apartheid in Palestine by using nonviolent, direct-action methods and principles.
Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)
Using grassroots organizing, education, advocacy, and media, JVP works to achieve a lasting peace that recognizes the rights of both Israelis and Palestinians for security and self-determination.
Minnesota Break the Bonds
Community members and allies working together to bring Palestine-centric education to Minnesota in order to promote justice and human rights.
Middle East Children’s Alliance (MECA)
For over twenty years MECA has provided direct support for clinics, counseling programs, children’s centers and libraries, and organizations working for the rights of prisoners, women, labor, and Palestinians inside Israel.
Muslim Student Association West
MSA West is an umbrella organization comprised of Muslim Student Associations (MSAs), representing Muslim students and their organizations from campuses across the West Coast.
Never Again for Anyone
Holocaust Survivor, Dr. Hajo Meyer raises awareness about reverse genocide.
Olympia Movement for Justice and Peace
Believing, as proposed by humanitarian, human rights, peace, religious, and international law groups world wide, that other means of achieving justice exist, but also suspecting that our own government would fail to exercise available nonmilitary options, we organized the Olympia Movement for Justice & Peace.
Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project
The Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project began in 2006 and results from the collaborative effort of more than 150 groups and individuals–from the local to the global, from Olympia, Washington to the Americas, from Europe and Asia to Rafah, Palestine.
Olympia BDS
Group of community members in Olympia dedicated to building the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions campaign.
Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI)
Palestinian academics and intellectuals joining the growing international boycott movement.
Palestinian Solidarity Committee
Seattle supports Palestinians in their struggle for the fundamental right of self-determination. PSC works for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights.
Palestinian Queers for Boycott (PQBDS)
Palestinian Queers for BDS (PQBDS) is a group of Palestinian queer activists who live in the Palestinian Occupied Territory and inside Israel, who came together to promote and stand for the Palestinian civil society call for Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions.
Philly BDS
Philly BDS is a creative partnership working for human rights in Israel/Palestine. We support the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions campaign called for by Palestinian civil society in 2005.
Portland BDS Coalition
Oregon’s BDS coalition.
Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign (SeaMAC)
The Seattle Mideast Awareness Campaign joins a growing number of national and international groups using mainstream advertising media to increase public awareness of U.S. taxpayer complicity in Israel’s denial of Palestinian rights.
Students for Justice in Palestine – Hampshire College
SJP Hampshire College led their school to become the first major academic institution in the US to divest from companies doing business in Israel.
TESC Divest
The Evergreen State College alums, students, teachers, and community members demanding the Board of Trustees respect the Palestinian call for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions.
US Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel
A campaign specifically dedicated to the boycott of Israeli academic and cultural institutions.
US Campaign to End the Israeli Occupation
An organization dedicated to informing, educating, and mobilizing the public about the U.S. government’s current role and potential role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Volunteers Without Borders
An international disaster relief management organization established to assist the victims of natural disasters.
Who Profits?
The Coalition of Women for Peace’s grassroots investigatory group examines who profits from the illegal occupation of Palestine.