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Amnesty International

Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending human rights abuses, on both an international and a local level.

mbomberg at gmail dot com
http://www.utexas.edu/students/amnesty

Burnt Orange Report

Democratic blog about National politics, Texas politics, Austin politics, UT and other college issues, and anything else that interests them.

http://www.burntorangereport.com

Campaign to End the Death Penalty

Educate and organize against the death penalty in Texas and the U.S.

jerryk at physics dot utexas dot edu

WalkoUT against the War

Campus Anti-War Movement to End the Occupation (CAMEO)

Anti-War Activist Group

Megliz_Reeves at mail dot utexas dot edu

Campus Environmental Center

To help students learn about the environment, to reduce the University's environmental impact, and to build a strong, sustained environmental movement at UT.

info at UTenvironment dot org
http://www.sustainus.org/UTenvironment/
SER 207, on the 2nd floor of the Service Building (on 24th b/t Speedway & San Jacinto).

Critical Mass

Critical Mass is an unorganized monthly bicycle ride to take back the streets. We meet where the West Mall hits Guadalupe, the last Friday of every month starting around 5:30pm.

Educational Equity, Politics & Policy in Texas

This blog contains posts on accountability, testing, dropouts, bilingual education, school finance, race, class, and gender issues.

http://texasedequity.blogspot.com/

Educators for Change (E4C)

The teachers, activists and scholars of E4C discuss political policies and strategies for fostering public education about critical literacy.

http://educatorsforchange.blogspot.com/

Engineers for a Sustainable World

To increase the effort applied by engineers towards improving the physical quality of life in developing communities/countries.

http://www.engr.utexas.edu/esw
sameerkamal at hotmail dot com

Hang Out

Welcomes Straight, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and questioning students to come together and celebrate sexuality differences.

alexflores85 at hotmail dot com
http://www.comehangout.org/

ISSUE

A free alternative student newspaper that always welcomes submissions.

http://www.utwatch.org/archives/issue/index.html
editors at issueonline dot org
300 Allen Street
Austin, TX 78702

Jovenes Imigrantes por un Futuro Mejor

To promote and acquire support for the Dream Act - a proposed law which would benefit undocumented students to obtain legal status and therefore practice their professions.

ourdream2005 at hotmail dot com

Resist Fist

Longhorn League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)

To advance the economic condition, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of the Latino population in the U.S.

info at longhornlulac dot org
http://www.longhornlulac.org
1 University Station A6220
SOC #233
Austin, TX 78712

¡Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan! (MEChA)

A political, cultural, and social organization that aims to encourage membership in MECHA and promote better relationships among students of all races and to promote the theory and practice of equality and social justice.

susiev at mail dot utexas dot edu

Multicultural Information Center

Our purpose is to create a welcoming environment for all students. The MIC's Mission is to develop and train students for the multicultural/diverse society of today and the future.

http://www.utexas.edu/student/mic/


OxFam UT

OxFam America is an international development and relief agency committed to developing lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice.

oxfamut at gmail dot com
http://www.oxfamut.org


Palestine Solidarity Committee

To promote education, discourse, activism, and awareness of the Palestinian struggle for freedom from oppression and occupation.

palnet at www dot utexas dot edu
http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/palestine


Recycling Task Force

This organization's official purpose is to recycle campus produced waste and to educate the campus community about recycling awareness.

recycling at utenvironment dot org
http://sustainus.org/UTenvironment/recycling/

Students Against Cruelty to Animals

To educate the University community of the consequences of using animals for food, clothing, entertainment, and experimentation.

utsaca at gmail dot com
http://www.utanimalrights.com/
100-C West Dean Keaton
SOC Box #146
Austin, Texas 78712

Students for the ACLU

To Promote awareness of civil liberties issues that exist on campus, in Texas, and in the rest of the nation.

studentsforaclu at gmail dot com

Student Independent Media Center (IMC)

To provide a space for students to report on issues they feel may be of value to other students, either university happenings, or those of broader scope.

austinimc at hotmail dot com
http://www.austin.indymedia.org
300 Allen Street
Austin, TX 78702

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Student Labor Action Project (SLAP)

To be a force for student labor representation on campus.

slap_ut at fastmail dot fm
http://www.slaput.org/

Texas State Employees Union

Education and advocacy concerning issues affecting the welfare of university employees.

http://www.cwa-tseu.org
phaney at cwa-tseu dot org
Claire Clossman, Staff Organizer. cclossman at cwa-tseu dot org
(512) 448-4225
1700 S. 1st St., 78704

University Democrats

To promote candidates and ideals of the Democratic Party and increase political awareness and activity in the University community.

president at udems dot org
http://www.udems.org
100C West Dean Keeton SOC #145
Austin, TX 78712

UT Watch

UT Watch is a student-based watchdog group for the University of Texas at Austin. We promote campus democracy, affordable education, and genuine access to higher education for all Texans.

P.O. BOX 7080
Austin, TX 78713-7080
www.utwatch.org
studentpower at utwatch dot org

Voices Against Violence

The Voices Against Violence is an educational program whose goal is to raise awareness regarding the issues of sexual assault, relationship violence and stalking.

geetac at mail dot utexas dot edu
http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~vav/
(512) 475-6989

Voices for Choice

To make information and opportunities available to all pro-choice UT students and to mobilize students to vote.

psychotaco at mail dot utexas dot edu

Youth Liberation Network

To revitalize the creativity of youth of color by encouraging collective learning and community/identity building through the exploration of art, media technology.

http://www.youthliberation.net/
youth_lib_net at yahoo dot com
c/o Bianca Flores
5307 Martin Ave.
Austin, TX 78751