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The Brookings Institution - The Brookings Institution traces its beginnings to 1916, when a group of leading reformers founded the Institute for Government Research (IGR), the first private organization devoted to analyzing public policy issues at the national level.
Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives - The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is an independent, non-partisan research institute concerned with issues of social and economic justice. Founded in 1980, the CCPA is one of Canada’s leading progressive voices in public policy debates.
Caravan for the Rights of Refugees and Migrants - Works for the rights of refugees and migrants in Germany. Nationwide network made up of refugees, migrants and antiracist groups. The site provides content in English, French and German.
Douglas-Coldwell Foundation - A Canadian think-tank that promotes education and research into social democracy. Our premise: a democratic society can function only if its citizens are informed enough to make intelligent choices.
Fair Trade Federation - FTF directly links low-income producers with consumer markets and educates consumers about the importance of purchasing fairly traded products which support living wages and safe and healthy conditions for workers in the developing world.
The Halifax Initiative - Since 1994, we have worked through research, education, advocacy and alliance-building to fundamentally transform the international financial system and its institutions to achieve poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and an equitable re-distribution of wealth.
The Hope Institute - A think-tank based in Korea. Inaugurated in March 2006. The Institute aims to be an independent civil research center, which is able to design the future of Korean society with insight and imagination.
MakePovertyHistory.ca - Here’s what we want in 14 words: More and Better Aid. Trade Justice. Cancel the Debt. End Child Poverty in Canada.
OneWorld.ca - Showcases progressive social movements in Canada and beyond our borders. We are a partnership of NGOs committed to social justice, human rights and sustainable development.
Our Times Magazine - An independent, pro-union Canadian magazine dedicated to promoting worker’s rights and social justice. We feature the work of pro-labour photographers and illustrators. Our Times is not an academic publication. It is not a hip publication. It is a workers’ publication.
The Pembina Institute is an independent, not-for-profit environmental policy research and education organization. Founded in Drayton Valley, Alberta, the Pembina Institute has a multidisciplinary staff of more than thirty, with offices in Drayton Valley, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver and Ottawa.
The Polaris Institute - Designed to enable citizen movements to re-skill and re-tool themselves to fight for democratic social change in an age of corporate driven globalization.
rabble.ca - was built on the efforts of progressive journalists, writers, artists and activists across the country. We launched rabble just before the protests against the Summit of the Americas in Quebec City, and leapt onto the Net with the kind of coverage you could only get from the point of view of the rabble.
The Rockridge Institute - The Rockridge Institute is a non-profit, non-partisan think tank dedicated to strengthening our democracy by providing intellectual support to the progressive community. We partner with advocates, activists, and policy professionals to articulate the system of American values and ideas and reframe public debate.
Straight Goods - A watchdog working for Canadian consumers and citizens. The purpose of Straight Goods is to help you save money, protect your rights and untangle spin with investigative reports, features, forums, archives, and links to many others who share our values.