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From Adoption options to Vegetarian recipes, here are the best of the best on the net for socially progressive families. If you have something you'd like to add, please use the "Suggest a Resource" link to the right. |
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| Adoption |
Adoptive Families Magazine – the most significant magazine dedicated to the adoption process and family experience. Great resource.
www.adoptivefamilies.com |
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Adoption.com – fantastic portal into and about all things adoption. If you’re trying to figure out if adoption is a good choice for you then start here.
www.adoption.com |
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Child Welfare Information Gateway – another excellent resource to start your adoption journey.
http://www.childwelfare.gov/adoption/index.cfm |
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| Animal Rights |
Path – People protecting animals and their habitats.
www.ppath.org |
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World Society for the Protection of Animals – excellent global approach to animal rights.
www.wspa-usa.org |
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The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
www.aspca.org |
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Best Friends Animal Sanctuary – Utah based animal sanctuary that takes in animals that would otherwise have no home. Around 1,500 animals, from rabbits to wolves call Best Friends home on any given day.
www.bestfriends.org |
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Farm Sanctuary - Farm Sanctuary provides lifelong care and rehabilitation to farm animals rescued from cruelty and neglect.
www.farmsanctuary.org |
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| Environment |
Parents Magazine Article: 8 Reasons to Buy a Hybrid Car
http://www.parents.com/parents/story.jhtml?storyid=/templatedata/parents/story/data/5706.xml |
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The New Environmentalist – very cool site dedicated to helping folks make better choices for the environment in their day-to-day lives.
www.thenewenvironmentalist.com |
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EnviroLink Network – the mother portal. Thousands of environmental links and organizations can be accessed through this easy to use site.
www.envirolink.org |
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An Inconvenient Truth – official site for Al Gore’s monumental film. You can find some cool info on how small changes in your life can make a big impact. Sounds familiar huh?
www.climatecrisis.net |
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| GLBT Families |
Emma and Meesha My Boy– finally, a book where the fact that there are two mommies is incidental. The plot is about a little girl who learns to be nice to her cat. Precious illustrations, lovely story.
www.twomombooks.com |
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Mombian – Sustenance for Lesbian Moms
www.mombian.com |
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Families Like Mine – created to decrease isolation for people who have parents who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT), and bringing voice to the experiences of these families
http://www.familieslikemine.com/ |
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Two Lives Publishing – the best place on the net to find books for GLBT families.
www.twolives.com |
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of NY, NY – an excellent repository of information as well as a great model for how to run a successful program for GLBT folks. Even if you’re not a New Yorker, you’ll find something helpful.
www.gaycenter.org |
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Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation – promotes the fair and accurate inclusion of glbt people and events in the media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination.
http://www.glaad.org/ |
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Human Rights Campaign – probably the strongest voice in Washington when it comes to GLBT concerns.
www.hrc.org |
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Pride Parenting - great one-stop shop for glbt people who are parents or are thinking of becoming parents.
www.prideparenting.com |
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Camp It Up - California based camp that provides very cool vacations for gay families.
www.campitup.org |
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Gay Parent Magazine - very useful if you’re just starting on your family quest. How to’s when it comes to using sperm banks, considering adoption, looking for gay friendly schools, etc.
www.gayparentmag.com |
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The Other Mother – Letters from the Outposts of Lesbian Parenting
www.theothermother.typepad.com |
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| Natural Parenting |
Barefoot Mamas Network – Real mamas supporting each other in their efforts to parent naturally.
www.barefootmamasnetwork.com |
| Progressive Philosphies |
Moms Rising – amazing site that is taking on the American issue with devaluing motherhood. Take time to read the Motherhood Manifesto. It’s awesome!
www.momsrising.org |
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The Progressive – a leading voice in the progressive movement.
www.progressive.org |
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Center for American Progress – interesting, thought provoking takes on domestic and foreign policy issues from a progressive perspective.
www.americanprogress.org |
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| Vegetarian/Vegan |
Vegetarian Times – A great resource for how to eat well as a vegetarian.
www.vegetariantimes.com |
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Vegan Outreach – A superb primer on how and why to be Vegan.
www.veganoutreach.org |
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The Vegetarian Resource Group – Great place to find vege recipes
www.vrg.org |
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Vegan Essentials – Where compassion meets convenience. Helping make the choice to become vegan a little less challenging.
www.veganessentials.com |
