FOE is a national environmental organization. The Northwest office in Seattle covers Oregon, Idaho, and Washington. FOE is working on projects such as the removal of two dams on the Elwha River on the Olympic Peninsula and the environmental impacts of Pacific Rim trade. The Earth needs more friends. Celebrate Earth Day year-round with a membership in Friends of the Earth.

Pacific Crest Biodiversity Project

4649 Sunnyside Ave. N., #321, Seattle WA 98103
206-545-3734; fax 206-545-4498

Our mission is to protect and restore the ecological integrity off forests in Cascadia. We are an activist organization engaged in a major campaign to preserve the remaining ancient forests in the Northwest. We seek paid door-to-door canvassers plus volunteers to help with tabling at events, trailhead outreach, field events, forest monitoring and, on occasion, non-violent direct action.

Washington Toxics Coalition

4649 Sunnyside Ave N #540-E, Seattle WA 98103; 206-632-1545

The Washington Toxics Coalition is a nonprofit environmental group working to prevent pollution by promoting alternatives to toxic chemicals. Project areas include industrial toxics, household toxics, pesticide reform, ground water protection, and information services. Contact the Toxics Coalition for information on alternatives to toxic chemicals or if you would like to get more involved.

COA educates and activates the Seattle community about the threats covert action and secrecy pose to democracy at home and abroad. We sponsor public events, publish newsletters, and loan books and audio or video tapes–including the International Resource Center’s tapes on covert action, Central America, and the Mideast. Meets first Tuesday each month, 7pm, 4759 15th Ave NE.

National Lawyer's Guild-Seattle

115 Prefontaine, Seattle 98104, 206-989-2673

Representing activists, fighting the state, changing the world. The NLG works for human rights, not property rights. Locally, we're providing legal assistance to street people, defending the Tenant's Union against a lawsuit, suing Seattle over the new anti-sitting law, representing United Farmworker activists and “Jungle” defendants against criminal charges, and more. Call or write us to join or help.

Washington Ceasefire

PO Box 20246, Seattle WA 98102
206-322-7564; fax 206-324-7885; WashCease@aol.com

An average of 15 American children a day are killed in firearms homicides, suicides, and accidents. Gunshot treatment costs at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle tripled from $1 million in 1986 to $3 million in 1992. Join Washington Ceasefire and learn ways you can stop the violence! We are a statewide non-profit working to end gun violence through organizing, legislation, and education. Give us a call to learn more about our efforts.