They Fight the Right ----- Compiled by Political Research Associates ----- AFL-CIO Civil Rights Department Richard Womack 815 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20009 202-637-5000 ----- American Civil Liberties Union Lynn Decker 132 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 212-944-9800 212-869-9061 (fax) Membership organization, many local chapters. Setting up task force to look at the threat to civil liberties posed by the religious right. Series of books on Constitutional rights. Some available in bookstores. Write for full list. Rights of Lesbians and Gay Men. $7.95 + $1.50 postage. ACLU, Dept. L., P.O. Box 794, Medford, NY, 11763. ----- American Jewish Committee Institute of Human Relations Kenneth S. Stern 165 East 56th Street New York, NY 10022-2746 212-751-4000 Thirty local and regional offices. Gearing up for multi-department effort examining rise of the religious right. No special focus on homophobia, but some references in general material. Future booklets planned: Beth Rickey on local campaigns; Naomi Cohen on history of religious right 1970Õs-1980Õs. Call for availability. Politics & Bigotry. Kenneth S. Stern. $3.00. Section on religious right. Bigotry on Campus: A Planned Response. Kenneth S. Stern. $3.50. ----- American Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee Judith Krug 50 E. Huron Chicago, IL 60611 312-944-6780 Censorship, school curricula, library protests, legal decisions. Coverage frequently involves local campaigns by religious and political right. Newsletter: Newsletter on Intellectual Freedom. Bi-monthly, $30. ----- Americans for Religious Liberty Albert J. Menendez Ed Doerr P.O. Box 6656 Silver Spring, MD 20916 301-598-2447 Several books and pamphlets available, write for list. Newsletter: Voice of Reason. Quarterly, $20. Visions of Reality: What Fundamentalist Schools Teach. Albert J. Menendez. $14.95. Religious Liberty and the Secular State. John M. Swomley. $14.95 ----- Americans United for Separation of Church and State Joe Conn Rob Boston 8210 Fenton Street Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-3707 Membership organization. Newsletter: Church and State. Monthly, $18. ----- Anti-Defamation League of BÕNai BÕRith Gail L. Gans 823 UN Plaza New York, NY 10017 212-490-2525 Many regional offices. Largest and most frequently cited resource on anti-Jewish bigotry and prejudice. Has recently begun adding homophobia to a few of its tolerance materials. Print and electronic resources are extensive. Special reports on Skinheads, the Ku Klux Klan, Identity Churches, Liberty Lobby, Lyndon LaRouche, etc.. Call for availability and pricing. Newsletter: ADL on the Frontline. Monthly, free with membership, or $5 per year. Newsletter: Law Enforcement Bulletin. Periodic, 2-4 times yearly, call for information. Human Relations Materials for the School. An extensive 48-page catalog of print, film, and video materials for combatting prejudiceÑno special entries on homophobia. Write for a free copy. Extremism on the Right: A Handbook. Profiles of organizations and individuals involved in far-right racist and anti-Jewish activity. $10. ----- Arts Censorship Project American Civil Liberties Union Marjorie Heins 132 West 43rd Street New York, NY 10036 212-944-9800, x704 Newsletter: ACP Newsletter. Send request to be on list. ----- Center for Constitutional Rights Joan Gibbs Susanne Shende 666 Broadway New York, NY 10012 212-614-6420 MSN Hotline....212-614-6422 Progressive legal advocacy group. Coordinates Movement Support Network (MSN) which collects data on harassment of activists by government agents. If an Agent Knocks: Federal Investigators and Your Rights. English or Spanish. $1.50 ----- Center for Democratic Renewal Loretta Ross P.O. Box 50469 Atlanta, Georgia 30302 404-221-0025 ----- Center for Democratic Renewal - Midwest Leonard Zeskind POB 413767 Kansas City, MO 64141 Largest community-based coalition fighting hate-group activity. Formerly National Anti-Klan Network. Has numerous local affiliates. Every civil rights office should have a copy of the handbook, When Hate Groups Come to Town to respond to incidents of hate-motivated violence or intimidations. Newsletter: Monitor. Bimonthly, $15/individual, $25/institutions. When Hate Groups Come To Town: A Handbook of Effective Community Responses. $18.95 Quarantines and Death: The Far RightÕs Homophobic Agenda. Examines Klan, neo-Nazi, and far-right homophobia. $5. They DonÕt All Wear Sheets: A Chronology of Racist and Far Right ViolenceÑ1980-1986. $6. ----- Center for Women Policy Studies 2002 P Street, NW, Suite 508 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-872-1770 ----- Coalition Against Anti-Asian Violence Break the Silence P.O. Box 2165 San Francisco, CA 94126 415-982-2959 ----- Coalition Against Anti-Asian Violence 191 East 3rd Street New York, NY 10009 212-473-6485 Newsletter: CAAAV Voice. $15/individual; $25/institution; $7/low income/student. ----- Coalition for Human Dignity Steven Gardiner P.O. Box 40344 Portland, OR 97240 503-281-5823 The Coalition for Human Dignity, an affiliate of the Center for Democratic Renewal, studies, analyzes and organizes around the Christian Right and its growing prominence. CHD traces the links between conservative Christian churches; "family values" political organizations (the Oregon Citizens' Alliance); nationwide Christian Right organizations (Eagle Forum, Concerned Women for America, the Christian Coalition); and white supremacist Christian organizations (Christian Identity, White Aryan Resistance). Rolling Back Civil Rights: The Oregon Citizens' Alliance at Religious War. $8.50 (includes postage). ----- CovertAction -- Louis Wolf, research CovertAction Quarterly -- Terry Allen, editor 1500 Massachusetts Ave., NW, #732 Washington, D.C. 20005 202-331-9763 fax 202-331-9751 Newsletter: CovertAction Quarterly. $19, +5 for institutions Back issues with articles on religious/political right. $6. Winter 92-93: Covert Tactics and Overt Agenda of the New Christian Right. Spring 1987: Special Issue on the Religious Right. ----- Cult Awareness Network 2421 West Pratt Blvd., #1173 Chicago, IL 60645 312-267-7777 Monitors cults through research and information from chapters in many states. Has very good information on MoonÕs Unification movement. Sometimes works with religious right on cult issues. Very useful publications list with material from several publishers. ----- Data Center Bill Berkowitz 464 19th Street Oakland, CA 94612 510-835-4692 Research on contract into a variety of topics with special expertise in corporations and current political issues. Large collection of clippings and specialized computer skills for searching electronic databases. Discounts for eligible non-profit groups. Write for complete resource list. ----- Facing History and Ourselves Margaret Stern Strom 16 Hurd Road Brookline, MA 02146 617-232-1595 High school curriculum on the Holocaust, slavery, Armenian genocide, and theory of prejudice and violence. ----- Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) 175 Fifth Avenue, Suite 2245 New York, NY 10010 212-633-7600 Newsletter: Extra! Bi-monthly, call for pricing. ----- Federation for Industrial Retention and Renewal 3411 West Diversey Blvd., Suite 10 Chicago, IL 60647 312-252-7676 Assists in dealing with prejudice in the workplace or worksite. ----- Fundamentalists Anonymous Richard Yao P.O. Box 20324 Greeley Square Station New York, NY 10001 212-696-0420 Helps individuals trying to leave aggressively domineering fundamentalist churches. Preparing report on TV evangelists, write for availability. Provides speakers. ----- Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders Mary Bonauto, atty/civil rights dir. Box 218 Boston, MA 02112 617-426-1350 Public interest legal advocacy. Newsletter: Brief. Spring & Fall, sent to contributers. ----- Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLADD) New York Donald Suggs, Dir. Public Affairs 150 West 26th Street, Suite 503 New York, NY 10001 212-807-1700 Primarily monitors coverage by news organizations. Newsletter: GLAAD Bulletin. ----- Group Research Wes McCune Gladys Segal 2000 M Street NW, Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-347-6626 Has extensive file collection dating back almost thirty years. Photocopies documentation for a fee. Excellent newsletter. Newsletter: Group Research Report. Monthly, $45/year ----- Institute for First Amendment Studies Skipp Porteous, Freedom Writer Barbara Simon, atty. P.O. Box 589 Great Barrington, MA 01230 413-274-3786 413-274-0245 (fax) Tracks religious right and covers separation of Church & State issues. Reliable expertise on religious right and reconstructionism. Provides speakers, available for talk shows & interviews. Newsletter: Freedom Writer. 6 per year, $30. $25 yearly membership includes subscription. Challenging the Christian Right: The ActivistÕs Handbook. $20. 3-ring binder (revised edition). ----- Klanwatch Project Southern Poverty Law Center P.O. Box 548 Montgomery, AL 36195-5101 205-254-0286 Has developed Teaching Tolerance curriculum. Write for details. Newsletter: Klanwatch Intelligence Report. Primarily by request to law enforcement agencies. The Ku Klux Klan: A History of Racism and Violence. 4th ed. $1.75 (bulk pricing available). ----- Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Lambda-New York Suzanne Goldberg 666 Broadway New York, NY 10012 212-995-8585 212-995-2306 (fax) Lambda-Los Angeles Mary Newcombe 606 Olive Street, Suite 580 Los Angeles, CA 90014 213-629-2728 213-629-9022 (fax) Lambda is tracking initiatives and referenda. Provides legal research to eligible groups. Notify immediately if petitions are circulated or legislation filed or placed on ballot. Copies of all legislation referenda should be sent to both addresses. ----- Latino Rights Project Poryecto Pro-Derechos Latinos 666 Broadway, Suite 625 New York, NY 10012 212-722-1645 ----- National Abortion Rights Action League NARAL Foundation Bob Bingaman 1156 15th Street, NW, 7th Floor Washington, D.C. 20005 202-973-3000 202-973-3097 (fax) Membership organization fighting to preserve abortion right. Plans focus on religious right and state legislatures. Has special materials for campus organizing. Checks to NARAL Foundation. Newsletter: NARAL News. Available to members. Who Decides? A Reproductive Rights Issues Manual. $5 Who Decides? A State By State Review of Abortion Rights. $10 ----- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) 4805 Mt. Hope Drive Baltimore, MD 410-358-8900 Newsletter: Crisis. ----- National Campaign for Freedom of Expression Bernadette Rodriguez 918 F Street, #506 Washington, D.C. 20004 202-393-2787 1402 Third Ave., Room 421 Seattle, WA 98101 206-340-9301 Focuses on art censorship with special attention to attacks by the religious right. ----- National Coalition Against Censorship ; 275 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10001 212-807-6222 Coalition of over 40 participating organizations. Write for long list of topical resource materials. Newsletter: Censorship News. 5 issues/year, $30. A full set of National Coalition Against Censorship, continued back issues beginning with March 1975 is available for $30. Freedom is Not a Dirty Word. Leaflet, box of 250. Call for shipping charges. The Religious Right and Freedom of Speech. 1981, $3. Creationism: Information Packet. $1. Feminist Anti-Censorship Packet. $4. Censorship, Black Literature, and Racism. $1. ----- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 34103 Washington, D.C. 20047 202-638-6388 ----- National Conference of Christians and Jews Stephen Steinlight Maurice Bozarth 71 5th Avenue, Suite 1100 New York, NY 10003 212-206-0006 65 regional offices. Nonprofit relations organization, focus on religious affairs, workplace & community education programs. ----- National Education Association Paul Putnum; 1201 16th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20036 202-833-4000 Call for resources on combatting curriculum censorship. ----- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force NGLTF Policy Institute Peri Jude Radecic David Smith 1734 14th Street Washington, D.C. 20009-4309 202-322-6483 202-322-0207 (fax) Major national clearinghouse for issues involving homophobia. Anti-Violence project list, Organizations Working Against Violence. Newsletter: Activist Alert. ----- NGLTF Fight the Right Project Scot Nakagawa 522 SW 5th Ave, Suite 1375 Portland, Oregon 97204 503-221-0115 503-228-1965 (fax) Monitoring and organizing aginst religious right and anti-gay legislative initiatives and lobbying efforts. Fax or send information about any religious right organizing or petition circulation to this office. ----- National Institute Against Prejudice and Violence 31 South Greene Street Baltimore, MD 21201 410-328-5170 Study papers and reports on bigotry. Prejudice and Violence: An Annotated Bibliography of Selected Materials on Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Violence and Intimidation. $4. Striking Back at Bigotry: Remedies Under Federal and State Law for Violence Motivated by Racial, Religious, and Ethnic Prejucice. $15. ----- National Lawyers Guild 55 6th Avenue, 3rd floor New York, NY 10012 212-966-5000 Membership organization of lawyers and legal workers with local chapters. Especially useful for finding local legal advice and monitors for demonstrations. Call national office for referrals. ----- National Organization for Women 1000 16th St., NW, Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-331-0066 ----- National Urban League 1111 14th Street, NW, 6th floor Washington, D.C. 20036 202-898-1604 ----- People for the American Way Mary Gill Deanna Duby, legal Robin Joynes, sales 2000 M Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, D.C. 20036 202-467-4999 202-293-2672 (fax) Write for current list of background reports. All orders must be prepaid. Has several recent reports and press releases on homophobic campaigns and rise of the religious right. Newsletter: Right-Wing Watch. 10 issues/year, $15. Videotape: The Religious Right, Then and Now. $25. Attacks on the Freedom to Learn. $8.95. Values, Pluralism, and Public Education: A National Conference. $7.95. The Witch Hunt Against "Secular Humanism." David Bollier, $5.95 Religious Education and the First Amendment: The Appeal to History. R. Freeman Butts. $5.95 Religion, Politics, and the Media. Panel Discussion. $5.95 "How Many Future Generations?" Armageddon Theology and American Politics. Jim Castelli. $4.95. Hate in the Ivory Tower: A Survey of Intolerance on College Campuses and AcademiaÕs Response. Includes guidelines for campuses. $10.95. ----- Planned Parenthood Federation of America Al Ross National Office 810 7th Avenue, 14th Floor New York, NY 10019 212-541-7800 Internal newsletter, no public circulation. Call to request a copy. Brochure on attack on abortion rights. ----- Political Research Associates Dr. Jean Hardisty Chip Berlet Margaret Quigley Francine Davis 678 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 702 Cambridge, MA 02139 617-661-9313 617-661-0059 (fax) Extensive ten-year file and publication archive on right-wing movements ranging from New Right to white supremacist groups. Dr. Hardisty was expert witness on political and religious right in Colorado lawsuit to block Amendment 2. Plans publication of Fred Clarkson manuscript on religious right & Reconstructionism. Has co-published with South End Press two books on political right with Russ Bellant (see South End Press). March 1993 newsletter on history of homophobia and religious right. Newsletter: The Public Eye. Quarterly, $29. ($19 low income/student/retired. $39 profit-making groups.) Constructing Homophobia: How the Right Wing Defines Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals as a Threat to Civilization. #1. Selected newspaper, magazine, and newsletter articles on religious right and homophobia. #2. Examples of publications and direct mail appeals of key religious and political right groups promoting homophobia. #3. Materials from Oregon and Colorado, sample tables-of- contents from homophobic books, assorted homophobic articles. $11 each, any two for $20, full set of three, $26. Theocrats and Anti-choice Organizing Information packet. $6.50 ----- ReportersÕ Committee for Freedom of the Press 1735 Eye Street, NW, Suite 540 Washington, D.C. 20006 202-466-6313 ----- Resource Center Inter-Hemispheric Education Resource Center Beth Sims P.O. Box 4506 Albuquerque, NM 87196 505-842-8288 General Central America research with special focus on political manipulation by humanitarian groups and missionaries. Covers religious right in Central America. Sells background reports profiling key groups and individuals, write for list. ----- Simon Wiesenthal Center Rick Eaton; 9760 West Pico Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-553-9036 Write for complete resource list. Library open by appointment. Extensive collection on the Holocaust & dynamics of prejudice. ----- Southerners for Economic Justice Box 240 Durham, NC 27702 919-683-1361 State Historical Society of Wisconsin James Danky Periodicals Collection Periodicals Library 816 State Street Madison, Wisconsin 53706 608-264-6531 Has large collection of obscure periodicals, including political and religious right material. Makes photocopies of specific pages for a fee. Some microform materials available through inter-library loan. ----- United Auto Workers Civil Rights Department 8000 East Jefferson Avenue Detroit, MI 48214 313-926-5361 ----- The WomenÕs Project Suzanne Pharr 2224 Main Street Little Rock, AR 72206 501-372-5113 501-372-0009 (fax) Back issues of the WomenÕs Project newsletter, Transformation, contain excellent articles on the religious right. Suzanne Pharr travels around the country to organize against the Christian right, and spent much of 1992 organizing in Oregon against Ballot Measure 9. Transformation is published bi-monthly. Subscriptions are $15/year. Suzanne PharrÕs book, Homophobia: A Weapon of Sexism, may be ordered for $9.95 + $2 for postage and handling. The WomenÕs Project also developed a Handbook for Victims of Hate Violence, ($1.50), written specifically for Arkansas, but an excellent model for those wishing to develop their own handbook. ----- To request the complete Fight the Right Action Kit, call NGLTF at 202-332-6483, TTY 202-332-6219. .