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  • Catholic Sisters for Justice and Peace- A grassroots groups of sisters from various religious communities working in the Cleveland diocese, who strive to respond to pertinent issues such as global warming, anniversary of Iraq war, death penalty, justice issues and ecological issues.
  • Catholic Worker Community of Cleveland - Deeply convinced of the radical truth of the Gospel, we strive to follow a Catholic Worker philosophy. We emphasize the corporal works of mercy—identifying with and ministering to the homeless, poor, sick, imprisoned—and radical action against the causes of poverty and oppression. We seek to be nonviolent and opposed to all war and to answer Jesus' call to be peacemakers. We recognize the continual need to clarify our thought through prayer, reflection, dialogue, and action.
  • Council of American-Islamic Relations- The Council of American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) is America’s largest Islamic civil liberties group. Established in 1994 as a non-profit, grassroots civil rights organization, CAIR is dedicated to presenting an Islamic perspective on issues of importance to the American public. In offering that perspective, CAIR seeks to empower the Muslim community in America through political and social activism. The national headquarters is located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., and is assisted by 28 regional offices in the United States and Canada—including CAIR-Ohio, based in Columbus.
  • Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cleveland- The Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cleveland is a private, non-profit organization providing hospitality, meals, and support to homeless families through a network of religious congregations. IHN mobilizes Greater Cleveland’s religious community to respond to the needs of our community’s most vulnerable: homeless families. The mission of the Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cleveland is to provide hospitality to homeless families. IHN offers compassionate care to homeless families, alleviates the trauma of homelessness and assists families in securing a stable home.
  • Cleveland Coalition Against the Death Penalty- The Cleveland Coalition Against the Death Penalty (CCADP) is a diverse group of religious and secular organizations, and individual citizens, working to oppose all Ohio and federal executions and to abolish capital punishment in Ohio and the United States. We believe that no one should be put to death at the hand of any government. We bring this message to the public, and to public officials, through sidewalk protest vigils, leafleting, petitioning, media contact, an e-mail network, and our speakers' bureau.
  • InterReligious Task Force on Central America- The InterReligious Task Force on Central America (IRTF) is a Cleveland-based interfaith group that promotes peace and human rights in Central America and Colombia. People of faith and conscience founded IRTF after the 1980 execution of four U.S. church women in El Salvador by U.S.-trained soldiers. (The Cleveland mission team lost Jean Donovan and Sister Dorothy Kazel.) Carrying on the legacy of the martyrs, IRTF educates, advocates, and organizes for peace and human rights, economic justice, and aid to Central Americans and Colombians. IRTF works to change U.S.
  • Interfaith Council for Peace in the Middle East- The Interfaith Council for Peace in the Middle East is a faith based organization based in Northeast Ohio. We utilize education, peaceful activism and dialogue as the means for raising awareness about the situation in Palestine, Israel and the Middle East. We are an organization of Christians, Muslims and Jews dedicated to working for a peaceful resolution to the various conflicts in the Middle East. We aim to put a human face on the suffering and hardships of its people and to help bring to life their aspirations for peace, justice, dignity and freedom.
  • Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee- The Northeast Ohio American Friends Service Committee is a Quaker social action organization that educates, advocates and organizes on concerns of justice, peace, sustainability and democracy. The Akron office is home to two programs, the Wage Peace/Anti-War Program and the Economic Justice and Empowerment Program. In addition, since 9/11 the Northeast Ohio AFSC has actively promoted peace, justice, and civil liberties through community forums, rallies, marches, and vigils.
  • Tiferet Village- Tiferet Village is a unique spiritual community: vibrant, post-denominational, pluralistic, attuned to the pulse of contemporary life, but grounded firmly on the traditional foundations of Torah, Avodah, and Gemilut Hasadim. The Tiferet community emphasizes and integrates: (1) engaging study of Jewish spirituality, (2) spiritual culture of creative expression, and (3) commitment to social and environmental activism - local, national, and global.