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2011 Contributions Phoundation for the Pursuit of Happiness Is a Private, Non- Profit 501(C)3 Organization Dedicated to Preserving the U.S 1 Youth Emergency Service, Inc., dba The Phogg 2011 Contributions Phoundation for the Pursuit of Happiness is a private, non- profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to preserving the U.S. Youth Emergency Service, Inc. Constitution and the protection afforded by the U.S. Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights, especially The Phogg Phoundation for the right to pursue happiness and our right to privacy. the Pursuit of Happiness Please network with other YES, Inc. grantees on this PO Box 13549 Austin, TX 78711 list! You will find allies across issues and geographical e-mail: [email protected] [email protected] boundaries. www.Phogg4.com In addition to specific memorial gifts, all of our YES, Inc., Board of Directors work is dedicated, in loving memory, to former board members and Phogg Phounders Roland O. DeNoie and Michael Kleinman, President Susan Ramsey, former Mayor of Austin and YES board Roland D. DeNoie founder Jeffrey M. Friedman, to former YES board member Mariann Garner-Wizard Walter ("Terry") Falk, and to our late sister in struggle, Matthew Kleinman Marilyn Jean Buck. Robert E. Lee, Jr. -ALL POWER TO THE PEOPLE! Sandra Ackermann -DARE TO DREAM, DARE TO WIN! JUSTICE FOR 9/11 Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth www.ae911truth.org I love agitation and investigation 2342 Shattuck Ave., Suite 189 Berkeley, CA 94704 and glory in defending unpopular (510) 292-4710 truth against popular error.” Demanding a real investigation of the Sept. crimes – James A. Garfield • What caused the collapse of the third skyscraper, WTC 7? (which was not hit by a plane) • Were the twin towers and WTC 7 brought down by explosives? (See "The Case for Demolitions" - WTC7.net) ANTI-WAR, PEACE NOW! Veterans for Peace “If everyone demanded www.VeteransForPeace.org peace instead of another Dennis Lane, Executive Director 216 S. Meramec Ave. television set, then there would St. Louis, MO 63105 be peace.” 314-725-6005 – John Lennon 314-725-7103 fax [email protected] Men & women veterans of US wars working to end all war. An Friends Peace Teams/Alternatives to Violence Project official UN Non-Governmental Organization (NGO). www.friendspeaceteams.org Val Liveoak, Coordinator GI Rights Hotline. G.I. Rights Network, Inc. Kathy Wright, Admin. Asst. www.girightshotline.org FPT Administrative Office, 1001 Park Ave. c/o Alison Carter, Treasurer St. Louis, MO 63104 486 Sun Way 314-621-7262 Fairbanks, AK 99709 [email protected] 877-447-4487 Peace trainers work in impoverished communities in South [email protected] and Central America to foster alternatives to violence. A Provides accurate, helpful counseling and information on project of American Friends Service Committee. military discharges, AWOL and UA, and GI rights. In memory of peace and anti drug war activist Karen Heikkala. ANTI-WAR, PEACE NOW! 2 Viet-Nam Agent Orange Relief & Responsibility Campaign School of the Americas Watch www.vn-agentorange.org www.soaw.org PO Box 303, Prince Station PO Box 4566 New York, NY 10012-0006 Washington, DC 20017 [email protected] 202-234-3440 Works with US veterans of the Vietnam conflict and in 202-636-4505 fax Vietnam to ease continued suffering produced by US [email protected] use of the poisonous defoliant Agent Orange. Promotes Calls for closure of US-sponsored schools teaching reconciliation & restoration. A project of Veterans for Peace. repression & torture in Georgia and opposes Increasing militarization of Latin America. Iraq Veterans Against the War Under the Hood Cafe, Killeen, TX www.ivaw.org www.underthehoodcafe.org Jose Vasquez, Executive Director Cynthia Garza Thomas, President 630 9th Avenue, Ste. 807 PO Box 16174 New York, NY 10036 Austin, TX 78761-6174 646-723-0989 [email protected] 646-723-0996 fax Providing a safe haven for military personnel and their [email protected] families next door to the US' largest military base. A project Veterans and active duty service members working to of the Ft. Hood Support Network. mobilize the military to end support for the Iraq war & bring troops home now. Courage to Resist www.bradleymanning.org Citizen Soldier Bradley Manning Defense Fund www.Citizen-Soldier.org 484 Lake Park Ave #41 Tod Ensign, Director Oakland, CA 94610 267 Fifth Ave., #901 Bradley Manning is the US Army private who stands accused New York, NY 10010 of leaking the "Collateral Murder" video and State Department 212-679-2250 cables to Wikileaks. 212-679-2252 fax [email protected] “Everything comes to him who hustles Counseling, support for GIs. Works to stop exposure to toxic materials, equipment, vaccines; demands safe working while he waits" conditions, decent health care for GIs and vets. - Thomas A. Edison END THE DRUG WAR, HARM REDUCTION Harm Reduction Coalition The November Coalition www.harmreduction.org/index.php www.November.org Allan Clear, Executive Director Nora Callahan, Executive Director 22 West 27th Street, 5th Floor 272 W. Astor New York, NY 10001 Colville, WA 99114 212-213-6376 509-684-1550 phone & fax 212-213-6582 fax [email protected] [email protected] Supports victims of the drug war & their families. Promotes policies to reduce the harm of drugs, such as legalizing distribution of clean needles to addicts. Judicial Process Commission http://rocjpc.org Bexar Area Harm Reduction Coaltion SusanPorter, Coordinator Curt Harrell, Chairman 285 Ormond Street 6710 Avila Rochester, NY 14605 San Antonio, TX 78239 585-325-7727 210-656-5581 [email protected] 210-413-1324 cell Promotes restorative justice; ending the drug war. Distributes free, clean needles to addicts. NORML Foundation www.NORML.org Austin Harm Reduction Coalition Allen F. St. Pierre, Executive Director Jana Birchum, President 1600 K St., NW, Ste. 501 PO Box 13482 Washington, DC 20006-2832 Austin, TX 78711 202-483-8751 512-374-4470 voicemail [email protected] [email protected] Experienced national foes of cannabis prohibition. Distributes free, clean needles to addicts. END THE DRUG WAR, HARM REDUCTION 3 Drug Sense/MAP, Inc. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) www.DrugSense.org http://leap.cc Mark Greer, Executive Director Neill Franklin, Executive Director 14252 Culver Dr., #328 121 Mystic Ave. Irvine, CA 92604 Medford, MA 02155 800-266-5759 781-393-6985 [email protected] 781-393-2964 fax News sharing, policy discussion, factual information on drug [email protected] issues & resources for activists. Law enforcement personnel, including policemen, judges, customs agents, etc., work to end the drug war and Patients Out of Time, Inc. prohibition. www.medicalcannabis.com Mary Lynn Mathre/Al Byrne Criminal Justice Policy Foundation Fish Pond Plantation, 1472 Fish Pond Rd. www.cjpf.org Howardsville, VA 24562 Eric Sterling, President 434-263-4484 8730 Georgia Avenue, Suite 400 434-263-6753 fax [email protected] Silver Spring, MD 36660 Patient advocates inform health care providers, regulators, & 301-589-6020, 301-589-5056 fax public about medical uses of cannabis. [email protected] Promotes solutions to the problems facing the criminal Americans for Safe Access justice system; concerned especially with fair sentencing. www.safeaccessnow.org Steph Sherer, Executive Director DRCNet Foundation, Inc. 1322 Webster St., Ste. 402 http://stopthedrugwar.org Oakland, CA 94612 David Borden, Executive Director 510-251-1846 1623 Connecticut Ave., NW, 3rd floor 510-251-2036 fax Washington, DC 20009 [email protected] 202-293-8340 Patients, caregivers, scientists & citizens promote safe, legal 202-293-8344 fax access to cannabis for therapy, and research. [email protected] Online news & discussion on drug war issues. The Sentencing Project www.SentencingProject.org Citiens Opposing Prohibition (COPS) Marc Mauer, Executive Director www.CitizensOpposingProhibition.org 1705 DeSales St., NW, 8th floor Howard Wooldridge, Drug Policy Specialist Washington, DC 20036 PO Box 772 202-628-0871; 202-628-1091 fax Buckeystown, MD 21717-0772 [email protected] 817-975-1110 (cell) Promotes alternative sentencing & alternatives to [email protected] incarceration. Organizes citizens and law enforcement personnel opposed to the harms of drug prohibition. PRISON & PRISONERS Texas Jail Project Texas CURE www.texasjailproject.org www.TXCURE.org Diana Claitor, Director Helga Dill, Chairperson 1712 E. Riverside Dr. Box 190 4121 Burning Tree Lane Austin, TX 78741 Garland, TX 75042 512-597-8746 972-276-9865 [email protected] [email protected] Dedicated to improving conditions in Texas jails. Helps Texas prisoners & families. Buys fans for indigent Texas inmates. Citizens United for Rehabilitation of Errants (CURE) www.curenational.org Murder Victims Families for Reconciliation Charlie & Pauline Sullivan www.mvfr.org PO Box 2310 Beth Wood, Executive Director Washington, DC 20013-2310 2100 M St., NW, Ste. 170-296 202-789-2126; 413-845-9787 fax Washington, DC 20037 [email protected] 877-896-4702 Helps prisoners & families, fights abuses of prison system. National organization of family members of victims of both murder & execution that opposes death penalty. PRISON & PRISONERS 4 Legal Services for Prisoners with Children Marc Scott Emery www.prisonerswithchildren.org www.FreeMarc.ca/ Karen Shain & Dorsey Nunn, Co-Directors www.bcmarijuanaparty.com/ 1540 Market St., Ste. 490 Jodi Emery (Pay to: Jodie Giesz-Ramsay) San Francisco, CA 94102 307 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6B 1H6 Canada 415-255-7036; 415-522-3150 fax Marc Emery's arrest was politically motivated, and targeted [email protected] by the US Drug Enforcement Administration for the Marijuana Provides vital help to prisoners, especially women deprived Legalization organization that Emery ran in Canada. of adequate medical care while incarcerated. Write to: Marc Emery #40252-086 Prison Legal News FCI Yazoo City - Medium E-1 www.PrisonLegalNews.org P.O. Box 5888 Rollin Wright, Paul Wright Yazoo City, MS 39194 PO Box 2420 West Brattleboro, VT 05303 Roger Christie 802-257-1342; 866-735-7136 fax c/o Federal Bureau of Prisons, Roger Christie, 99279-022 News & discussion on prison reform issues by & for P.
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