September 26 - 30, 2007. Orlando, Florida.
The Global Peace Film Festival
DISCLAIMER: The list below of organizations, links and contacts is provided by the Festival for convenience of reference only, and no endorsement or validation is implied. Our intention is to encourage people to get involved in local activities that promote peace. Always satisfy your own curiosities concerning the effectiveness of an organization’s record of accomplishments. Please note that this is not a complete listing of local groups.
(of course the above disclaimer was written by a lawyer for legal purposes…!)
ACLU
Phone: (407) 619-1520
www.aclufl.org
Chapter Chair: George Crossley
American Red Cross of Central Florida
Phone: (407) 894-4141
http://centralflorida.redcross.org/home.php
Email: mail@centralfl-redcross.org
Amnesty International
P. O. Box 149383
Orlando, FL 32814-9383
Phone: (407) 841-3900
www.amnestyorlando.org
Coordinator: Will Thompson
Arab American Community Center
7041 Grand National Drive
Suite 231
Orlando, Florida 32819
Phone: (407) 352-4572
Email: taleb@aaccflorida.org
Atayal
656 Magnolia Drive
Altamonte Springs, FL 32701
Phone: (321) 231-5857
www.atayal.org
Contact: Tony Coolidge
Awakening Arts & Culture
5350 East Kaley Street
Orlando, FL 32812
Phone: (407) 273-4079
www.awakeningartculture.org
Nelson Betancourt, Executive Director
Back to Nature Wildlife
18515 East Colonial Drive
Orlando, FL 32820
Phone: (407) 568-5138
www.btn-wildlife.org/
Contact: Debbie Helsel
Campus Peace Action, University of Central Florida (CPA)
Phone: (321) 662-3929
www.campuspeaceaction.org
Email: antiwarucf@hotmail.com
Center For Peace
1021 North Goldenrod Road
Orlando, Florida 32807
Phone: (407) 273-8363
www.centerforpeace.net
Email: c4p@iscf.org
Coalition for the Homeless
639 West Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 426-1250
www.centraloridahomeless.org
Usha Tewari, Volunteer Coordinator (407) 849-2754
CODEPINK Orlando
Phone: (407) 719-4479
Email: codepinkorlando@yahoogroups.com
Dhamra Drum Mountain Buddist Association (DDMBA)
Phone: (407) 671-6250
www.ddmba.org
Contact: Chih Ho
Earth Awareness
1395 Bayshore Dr.
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Phone: (321) 784-0830
www.earthawareness.org
Email: EarthFestival@bellsouth.net
EarthEcho International
www.earthecho.org
Philippe Cousteau, President
ECO-Action, The Green Initiative
Phone: (407) 695-5050
www.ECO-Action.net
Email: Beth@eco-store.com
Contact: Beth Hollenbeck
Farmworker Association of Florida
815 South Park Avenue
Apopka, FL 32703
Phone: (407) 886-5151
Fax: (407) 884-6644
www.thefarmworkerassociationofflorida.org
Federation of Congregations United to Serve (FOCUS)
Phone: (407) 924-0085
www.focusorlando.org
Peter Philips, Executive Director
Florida Audubon Society Center for Birds of Prey
1101 Audubon Way
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: (407) 644-0190
Contact: Jerry Highlander
Florida Coalition for Peace and Justice
P.O. Box 336
Graham, FL 32042
Phone: (352) 468-3295
www.fcpj.org
State Coordinator: Bob Tancig
Florida Friends of Seeds of Peace
ffsop@seedsofpeace.org
Florida School of Herbal Studies
Phone: (407) 595-3731
www.floridaherbalschool.com
Director: Emily Ruff
Friends of Forthspring
www.friendsoffourthspring.org
Friends of the Wekiva
www.friendsofwekiva.org
Jay Exum, President
Give Kids the World
210 South Bass Road
Kissimmee, FL 34746
Phone: (407) 396-1114
http://www.gktw.org/
Contact: Caroline Schumacher
Global Hope Network International
1277 North Semoran Blvd. Suite106
Orlando, FL 32807
Phone: (407) 207-3256
www.ghni.org
Email: Info@GlobalHopeNetwork.org
Contact: Mary Johnston at (407) 927-9772
Habitat for Humanity
1940 Traylor Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: (407) 648- 4567 Ext. 210
Fax: (407) 648-4450
http://www.habitat.org/script/link.aspx?url=www.habitat-orlando.org
Contacts: Prue Lewis; Larry Davis, Director
Hands on Orlando!
199 E. Welborne Avenue #201
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 740-8652
Email:volunteer@handsonorlando.com www.handsonorlando.com
Health Care Center for the Homeless
234 North Orange Blossom Trail
Orlando, FL 32805
Phone: (407) 428-5751 Ext. 331
HOPE Team Exts. 319 & 320
Contacts: Dick McGee/Ayme Smith Ext. 331
Bakari F. Burns, CEO Ext. 238
www.hcch.org
Hindu Society of Central Florida
1994 Lake Drive
Casselberry, FL 32707
Phone: (407) 699-5277
www.hindutempleorlando.org
Holocaust Memorial Resource and Education Center of Central Florida, Inc.
851 North Maitland Avenue
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: (407) 628-0555
www.holocaustedu.org
Islamic Society Of Central Florida
1586 North Goldenrod Road
Orlando, Florida 32807
Phone: (407) 273-8363
www.ISCF.org
Jewish Community Center
Maitland Campus
851 No. Maitland Avenue
(corner of Maitland Ave. and Maitland Blvd.)
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: (407) 645-5933
South Orlando Campus
11200 Apopka Vineland Road
Orlando, FL 32836
Phone: (407) 239-7411
www.orlandojcc.org
Jobs with Justice
7001 Lake Ellenor Dr. Suite 130
Orlando, FL 32809
Phone: (407) 492-0168
www.jwj.org
Email: cfjwj@jwj.org
Latino Leadership
301 Thalia Drive
Orlando, FL 32807
Phone: (407) 249-9100
www.latino-leadership.org
Marytza Sanz, Executive Director
League of Conservation Voters
Phone: (850) 222-0592
www.floridalcv.org
Email: floridalcv@comcast.net
Lighthouse Central Florida
215 East New Hampshire Street
Orlando, FL 32804
Phone: (407) 898-2483
www.lighthousecentralorida.org
Contact: Mary Kimbrall
MATRIX
Louise Frankln Sheehy LFSheehy@aol.com
Mickey Bright Griffin kairosmg@aol.com
Olive Trees Foundation For Peace
3013 Cullen Lake Shore Dr.
Orlando, FL 32812
Phone : (407) 855-2060
www.olivetreesfoundation.org
Email: otffp@otffp.com
One Campaign
www.one.org
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oneorlando/
1008 WELLS FOUNDATION
8297 Champions Gate Blvd, Ste 127
Champions Gate, FL 33896
Phone: (407) 460-7276
www.1008wells.org
Email: info@1008wells.org
Contact: Jadeine Shives, Founding Chair
Orange County Regional History Center
65 East Central Blvd.
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 836-8500
Toll free: (800) 965-2030
www.thehistorycenter.org
PeaceJam Florida
Phone: (407) 695-4469
www.peacejam.org
Respect-for-Life, Inc.
Phone:(407)781-9924
www.respect-for-life.net
Save the Manatee Club, Inc.
500 North Maitland Ave.
Maitland, FL 32751
Phone: (407) 539-0990
Toll Free: (800) 432-JOIN
www.savethemanatee.org
Email: jnearing@savethemanatee.org
Second Harvest Food Bank
2008 Brengle Avenue
Orlando, FL 32808
Phone: (407) 296-0873
Contact: David Krepcho, Director
Sierra Club Florida Chapter Office
319 E. Park Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: (850) 915-0580
http://florida.sierraclub.org
Simple Living Institute Inc.
Phone: (407) 228-0721
www.simplelivinginstitute.org
Email: info@simplelivinginstitute.org
Ten Thousand Villages
346 N. Park Ave.
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: (407) 644-6484
www.orlando.tenthousandvillages.com
UNA-USA
www.unaorlando.com
www.unausa.org
Veterans for Peace
Phone: (386) 255-7441
http://cflveteransforpeace.org
Co-Chair: Philip C. Restino
Wells' Built Museum of African American History and Culture
511 West South Street,
Orlando 32801
Phone: (407) 245-7535
www.pastinc.org
Wings of Peace International
116 Avery Lake Drive
Winter Springs, FL 32708
Phone: (407) 971-6412
www.wingsofpeaceinternational.org
Email: wingsofpeaceorg@yahoo.com