Organizations and Programs Taking Action for Women & Religion
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Beatitudes Society - Santa Barbara, CA
Develops and sustains emerging Christian leaders
at seminaries and divinity schools to build
a progressive network for justice, compassion
and peace.
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Black Church and Domestic Violence Institute - Atlanta, GA
Provides church support, advocacy and capacity
development to empower and protect victims
of domestic violence, hold abusers accountable
and promote healing and wholeness in African-American communities.
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Boston Women’s Fund - Boston, MA
Organized the African-American Women Faith-Based
Philanthropy initiative. Published "Expanding
the Circle: An African-American and Asian
Women’s Perspective on Giving" that focused on
Black women’s faith-based giving circles.
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Catholics for Choice - Washington, D.C.
Works in partnership with reproductive health,
interfaith and Catholic Church reform groups
that share commitment to safe, legal reproductive
health care; affirms moral capacity for women
to make sound decisions about their lives.
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Center for the Advancement of Women - New York, NY
Dedicated to research-based education and
advocacy for women; produces the Women
on Religion survey on how women define the
influence of religion upon their attitudes toward
issues that most affect their lives.
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Christians for Biblical Equality - Minneapolis, MN
Composed of individuals and church members
from more than 80 denominations who believe
that the Bible, properly interpreted, teaches
fundamental equality of men and women of all
ethnicities and all economic classes.
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Church Women United - New York, NY
Works through United Nations office, as well as local chapters,
to organize events, produce publications
and sponsor awards for Christian women.
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Con-spirando - Santiago, Chile
Empowers women in the areas of ecofeminism,
spirituality and theology in Latin America.
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Dallas Women’s Foundation - Dallas, TX
Part of the Faith, Feminism and Philanthropy
Initiative, invests in education and training, health
care, economic sustainability, domestic violence
protection and pregnancy prevention programs
for women and girls.
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Damaris Project - Dallas, TX
Story-based discussion group provides women
with resources for starting conversations in their
personal circles and communities about women’s
lives and the teachings of Jesus.
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