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- Chicago Public Schools: Social Justice StandardsThe Social Justice Standards are a road map for anti-bias education at every stage of K–12 instruction. Comprised of anchor standards and age-appropriate learning outcomes, the Standards provide a common language and organizational structure educators can use to guide curriculum development and make schools more just and equitable.
- Cause IQ: Chicago Civil Rights and Social Justice OrganizationsThere are 421 civil rights and advocacy organizations in the greater Chicago metro area, including the cities of Chicago, Bolingbrook, Des Plaines, Elgin, Evanston, Hoffman Estates, Naperville, Schaumburg, Skokie, and Gary within the states of Illinois and Indiana. Combined, these Chicago metro civil rights and social justice organizations employ 2,164 people, earn more than $249 million in revenue each year, and have assets of $204 million.
- Chicago Alliance Against Sexual ExploitationSocial and institutional systems do not adequately serve survivors of sexual violation, which harms marginalized communities at the highest rates. To create the greatest change and best support survivors, our programs seek to break down inequity and focus on those most impacted, including people who are girls and women, of color, LGBTQ+, living with disabilities, experiencing poverty, immigrants, or undocumented.
- Injustice WatchOur goal is one of public service: to listen to and center people affected by institutional injustices and provide our community with the perspectives, information, and resources needed to hold power to account.
- NAACP Chicago Far South Suburban BranchOur mission is to achieve equity, political rights, and social inclusion by advancing policies and practices that expand human and civil rights, eliminate discrimination, and accelerate the well-being, education, and economic security of Black people and all persons of color.
- NAACP Chicago South SideFor more than a century the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has worked to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate race-based discrimination.
- NAACP Chicago Westside BranchWe work to disrupt inequality, dismantle racism, and accelerate change in key areas including criminal justice, health care, education, climate, and the economy.
- Workers Center for Racial JusticeWe are a grassroots organization fighting for Black Liberation and for a fair and inclusive society that benefits all people. We organize Black workers and their families to address the root causes of high rates of unemployment, low-wage work and over-criminalization impacting Black communities.
- The Young Center for Immigrant Children's RightsThe Young Center is a champion for the best interests of children who arrive in the United States on their own, from all corners of the world. We serve as trusted allies for these children while they are in deportation proceedings, advocating for their best interests, and standing for the creation of a dedicated children’s immigrant justice system that ensures the safety and well-being of every child.
- ACLU of IllinoisThe ACLU of Illinois has been the principal protector of constitutional rights in the state since its founding in 1926.
- Equip for EqualityAdvancing the Human and Civil Rights of People with Disabilities
- Illinois Innocence ProjectThe Illinois Innocence Project’s three-pronged mission guides our work to bring justice to the wrongfully convicted. Advocacy:
We free innocent people from Illinois prisons. Education: We educate students, the public and law enforcement about wrongful convictions. Reform: We enact legislation to protect innocent people and prevent wrongful convictions. - Individual Advocacy GroupAt Individual Advocacy Group, we are a CARF-Accredited boutique nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering adults with disabilities to lead meaningful lives. We firmly believe that every individual deserves the opportunity to thrive, and we provide comprehensive support to ensure they can achieve their full potential.
- Legal Council for Health JusticeLegal Council for Health Justice works with Illinois communities to overcome and dismantle barriers to the care and services they need to stay healthy, fed, and housed.
- Midwest Action CoalitionNow, as many states are choosing to further restrict or ban abortion, individuals in this region face even greater barriers to access. Many people are forced to travel out-of-state in order to receive the services they need.
- ACLUWith more than 1.7 million members, 500 staff attorneys, thousands of volunteer attorneys, and offices throughout the nation, the ACLU of today continues to fight government abuse and to vigorously defend individual freedoms including speech and religion, a woman’s right to choose, the right to due process, citizens’ rights to privacy and much more.
- Action Center on Race & The EconomyAt ACRE, we approach all of our work through an explicit racial lens. We believe that race and class are intrinsically linked and that we cannot achieve economic or environmental justice until we confront structural racism.
- Center for Anti-Racist ResearchThe Boston University Center for Antiracist Research represents a collaborative research and education effort across multiple disciplines to build a world where racial equity and social justice prevail.
- Chicago VotesAt Chicago Votes, we believe in the potential of our generation to use organizing and advocacy to change politics as usual. We utilize these tools to develop the next generation of young leaders in Chicago.
- National Asian Pacific Americans Womens ForumThe National Asian Pacific American Women’s Forum is the only multi-issue, progressive, community organizing and policy advocacy organization for Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) women and girls in the United States.
- National Redistricting FoundationThe National Redistricting Foundation was formed in 2017 to pursue legal challenges to gerrymandered congressional and state legislative districts and to engage in work that affects the redistricting process.
- Southern Poverty Law Center Learning for JusticeLearning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people.
- Mapping American Social Movements ProjectThis project produces and displays free interactive maps showing the historical geography of dozens of social movements that have influenced American life and politics since the late 19th century, including radical movements, civil rights movements, labor movements, women's movements, and more.
- Amnesty InternationalAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 10 million people who are committed to creating a future where human rights are enjoyed by everyone. United by our shared humanity, we know that the power to create positive change is within all of us.
- Environmental Law Alliance WorldwideELAW is a global alliance of attorneys, scientists, and other advocates collaborating across borders to build a sustainable, just future. ELAW envisions a world where ecosystems and communities are respected and protected, and decisions are grounded in the rule of law, sound science, and principles of environmental justice.
- Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch investigates and reports on abuses happening in all corners of the world. We are roughly 550 plus people of 70-plus nationalities who are country experts, lawyers, journalists, and others who work to protect the most at risk, from vulnerable minorities and civilians in wartime, to refugees and children in need.
