Monroe County Green Party
Monroe County, Indiana

Resources

• Alternative Press / Media Issues
• Corporate Power
• Diversity / Feminism
• Drug War
• Elections / Voting / Campaign Finance Reform
• Environment / Sustainability
• Government
• Green Party
• Local Media
• Living Wage
• Population Control / Family Planning
• Shopping
• Social Justice / Poverty
• Urban Sprawl
• Miscellaneous

Alternative Press / Media Issues

AlterNet: "Independent News & Information".
Bloomington Alternative: Our local alternative news source.
Center for Media and Democracy: Investigating the public relations industry.
Common Dreams: "Breaking News & Views for the Progressive Community".
DemocracyMatters.org
Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting: Media watchdog organization.
Independent Media Center: "A collective of independent media organizations ... offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage."
Indianapolis Progressive Television Coalition
Mediachannel.org: "As the media watch the world we watch the media." Be sure to check out their fabulous media ownership chart.
The News Insider -- under-reported news
Yahoo Public Access TV Webring (includes Public Access of Indianapolis)
ZNET:  "an independent political magazine of critical thinking on political, cultural, social, and economic life in the United States."

Corporate Power

ACriticalDecision.org: Effect of Corporate Power on the Environment
Corporate Accountability Project: Exactly what it says.
Corporate Watch: Independent source for news, research and activist alerts.
POCLAD: Program on Corporations, Law & Democracy
The Stakeholder Alliance: "Confronting Corporate Power with Stakeholder Power."
They Rule: Revealing how the same boardmembers run many of the world's most powerful corporations.

Diversity / Feminism

Feminist Majority Foundation: "Working for women's equality every day."
Hoosiers for Inclusive Scouting: Working to end Boy Scout discrimination on the basis of religion and sexual orientation.
Middle Way House: Safe place for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Monroe County NAACP: Local branch of "the oldest, largest, and strongest civil rights organization in the United States".
OUT: Indiana University gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender student union.
Women's Student Association: At Indiana University.

Drug War

Citizens' Alliance for the Legalization of Marijuana (CALM): Local to Bloomington.
NarcoNews
.StopTheWar.org:  What it says

Elections / Voting / Campaign Finance Reform

Ballot Access News: Updates on the struggle to widen ballot choices.
ElectionReform.org: Improving the election process.
Center for Voting and Democracy: Solid information on proposed election reforms.
HowDareThey.org: Public Campaign site for election reform
League of Women Voters of Bloomington and Monroe County: Non-partisan monitoring and information group.
Opensecrets.org: Dedicated to tracking money in politics.
Project Vote Smart: Information on candidates and issues.

First Amendment issues

A First Amendment Center 

Environment / Sustainability

ACriticalDecision.org: Effect of Corporate Power on the Environment
Bloomingfoods: "Cooperative market and deli" focusing on organic and locally-grown food.
Bloomington Bicycle Club: "Promoting bicycling in all its diversity."
Center for Sustainable Living: In Bloomington.
Citizens for Appropriate Rural Roads: Opposing the I-69 extension.
Daily Grist: Environmental newsletter.
EarthSave - Bloomington Chapter: Moving "toward a plant-based diet".
Environmental Law & Policy Center: Midwest sustainability group.
Environmental Protection Agency: ... or what's left of it.
Green Scissors: "Cutting wasteful and environmentally harmful spending."
Heartwood: Protecting hardwood forests.
HOWL (Hold Onto What's Left)
Indiana Forest Alliance: "Working to protect the forests of Indiana for future generations."
Indiana Recycling Coalition: Promoting recycling in Indiana.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: The UN body researching global warming.
League of Conservation Voters: "Dedicated full-time to educating citizens about the environmental voting records of Members of Congress."
Rainforest Action Network: "Works to protect the Earth's rainforests and support the rights of their inhabitants through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action."
Sassafras Audubon Society: Conserving our natural resources.
Simple Living Network: "Tools for sustainable living".
Student Environmental Action Coalition: At Indiana University.
Sycamore Land Trust: Preserving land in a natural state.
Worldwatch Institute: Environmental magazine and research organization.

Government

City of Bloomington

Mayor John Fernandez City Hall 401 N Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404 349-3406 mayor@city.bloomington.in.us	City Clerk Regina Moore City Hall 401 N Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404 349-3408 clerk@city.bloomington.in.us	Common Council District I Patricia Cole 828 W 7th Street Bloomington, IN 47404 339-7219 colep@city.bloomington.in.us
Common Council District II Jason Banach PO Box 6602 Bloomington, IN 47407 337-0204 (home), 339-3409 (work) banachj@city.bloomington.in.us	Common Council District III Michael Diekhoff 504 Staats Drive Bloomington, IN 47408 333-0120 (home), 349-3409 (work) diekhofm@city.bloomington.in.us	Common Council District IV Jeffrey Willsey 836 S Sheridan Bloomington, IN 47401 339-3094 willseyj@city.bloomington.in.us
Common Council District V L. David Sabbagh 320 Coppertree Drive Bloomington, IN 47401 333-3626 (home), 339-5500 (work) sabbaghd@city.bloomington.in.us	Common Council District VI Chris Gaal c/o R. T. Miller & Associates Graham Plaza, Suite 215 Bloomington, IN 47404 333-6642 (home), 349-3409 (work) gaalc@city.bloomington.in.us	Common Council At Large Anthony Pizzo 2665 S. Sare Rd. Bloomington, IN 47402 336-6775 (home), 336-9533 (work)
Common Council At Large Timothy Mayer 206 South Bryan Ave. Bloomington, IN 47408 332-5269 mayert@city.bloomington.in.us	Common Council At Large Andy Ruff 1414 E. University Bloomington, IN 47401 334-2160 (home), 349-3409 (work) ruffa@city.bloomington.in.us

Town of Ellettsville
Monroe County
State of Indiana

Governor Frank O'Bannon 206 State House Indianapolis, IN 46302 (317) 232-4567 fobannon@state.in.us	State Senator, District 39 John Waterman 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 S39@ai.org	State Senator, District 40 Vi Simpson 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 S40@ai.org
State Senator, District 44 Becky Skillman 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 S40@ai.org	State Representative, District 46 Vern Tincher 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 R46@ai.org	State Representative, District 60 Peggy Welch 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 R60@ai.org
State Representative, District 61 Mark Kruzan 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 R61@ai.org	State Representative, District 65 Brent Steele 200 W. Washington St. Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-9400 or (800) 382-9467 R65@ai.org

United States Congress
(Not sure which district you're in? Use opensecrets.org's "Find a Politician".)

US Senator Evan Bayh 717 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5623 (202) 228-1377 (fax) senator@bayh.senate.gov	US Senator Richard Lugar 306 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-4814 senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov	US Representative, 7th District Brian Kerns 226 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5805
US Representative, 8th District John Hostettler 1507 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-4636	US Representative, 9th District Baron Hill 1208 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5315

Green Party

Campus Greens: National alliance of students in the Green Party.
Green Party of the United States and Greens / Green Party USA: US National Green groups. Negotiations for unitification continue.
Greens.org: Green Parties worldwide.
Indiana Green Party: State Green party.
ingreens: Indiana Greens mailing list.
IUB Greens: Indiana University Campus Greens

Living Wage

Jim Hightower on the Living wage

Local Media

Population Control / Family Planning

Planned Parenthood: reproductive health services.
Population Reference Bureau: "Providing timely and objective population information." Be sure to check out PopNet in particular. The Population Institute: Organization dedicated to slowing population growth.
Zero Population Growth: "Saving the world for our children".

Shopping

Bumber stickers, T-shirts, etc.: You can get these directly from us; contact Isabel Piedmont, ipiedmon@hotmail.com. Items are also available on-line through Goods for Greens or Green Party USA.

Compact fluorescent light bulbs: Buy these wherever you find regular light bulbs. On-line, Full Spectrum Solutions offers a good deal on full-spectrum compact fluorescents, great for people with Seasonal Affective Disorder.

We're still looking for a good source of tree-free paper. If you know of one, please contact Peter Drake, pedrake@cs.indiana.edu.

Social Justice / Poverty

Amnesty International (IU): Defending the rights of prisoners, especially prisoners of conscience.
Community Kitchen of Monroe County: Feeding the hungry.
Habitat for Humanity (Monroe County): Providing housing for the needy.
Hoosier Hills Food Bank: Feeding the hungry.
Indiana Citizens to Abolish Capital Punishment: Opposing the death penalty.
Indiana Civil Liberties Union: Protecting our constitutional freedoms.
Martin Luther King's "Beyond Vietnam" speech, April 4, 1967.
No Sweat!: Fighting sweatshops.
RESULTS Bloomington: "Working to generate the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty."
Shelter, Inc.: Homeless shelter.
Students Organized Against Poverty (SOAP): Delivering used furniture to the needy.

Urban Sprawl

American Farmland Trust: http://www.farmland.org/ 
Colorado Sprawl Action Center: http://www.sprawlaction.org 
HOWL (Hold Onto What's Left)
National Neighborhood Coalition: http://www.neighborhoodcoalition.org 
Scenic America: http://www.scenic.org 
Smart Growth Network: http://www.smartgrowth.org 
Sprawl Watch newsletter: http://sprawlwatch.org/newsletter.html 
Trust for Public Land: http://www.tpl.org 

Miscellaneous

Association of Monroe County Taxpayers: Something of a stab at the pro-business Monroe County Taxpayers' Association.
Bloomington Volunteer Network: Coordinating volunteers around Bloomington and Monroe County.
BloomingtonWeb: Extensive resource on Bloomington groups and events.
Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana: Empowerment for social and environmental justice.
Common Bonds: "A coalition of Hoosier progressives".
CUBAmistad: "Sister city project between Bloomington, Indiana and Santa Clara, Cuba".
Indiana Public Interest Research Group (INPIRG): Research/lobbying group.
Institute for Policy Studies: Progressive think tank.
Monroe County Humane Association: Improving the lives of our furry friends.
Public Citizen: "Protecting health, safety, and democracy since 1971."
Secret Sailor Books: A resource for the Bloomington activist community.
Union of Concerned Scientists: Nonprofit alliance of scientists and citizens with environmental concerns.