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  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Amnesty International Group 70
  • Amnesty International at CWRU, CIA, and CIM- Founded in London in 1961, Amnesty International is a Nobel Prize-winning grassroots activist organization with over one million members worldwide. Activities range from public demonstrations to letter-writing, from human rights education to fundraising concerts, from individual appeals on a particular case to global campaigns on a particular issue. Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
  • American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio is headquartered at the Max Wohl Civil Liberties Center in midtown Cleveland, supported by a staff of 16, as well as numerous interns, law clerks and volunteers. The building was purchased and renovated in 2001, and now provides a comfortable home with the flexible space and technology that our staff needs to support our leaders, volunteers and activists across the state. The ACLU has chapters and working groups throughout Ohio to promote the efforts of the ACLU in their communities. The ACLU of Ohio is an affiliate of the national ACLU.