Culture & Engagement

If you are looking for organizations around the world that advocate for disability rights and inclusion on Twitter check out these handles.

The Art of Autism is a 501c3 nonprofit. We are an international collaboration of talented individuals who have come together to display the creative abilities of people on the autism spectrum and others who are neurodivergent.

The Center for Disability Rights, Inc. (CDR) is a not-for-profit, community-based advocacy and service organization for people with all types of disabilities. Incorporated as an all-volunteer organization in 1990, CDR began providing services and grew throughout the 1990s.

This section contains resources on ableism, police violence against folks with disabilities, accessibility and inclusion, and more.

Monstering is a magazine, written by and for disabled women and nonbinary people.

A posting by Debra Muzikar on The Art of Autism website

Ramp Your Voice!, an organization focused on promoting self-advocacy and strengthening empowerment among disabled people.

(formerly known as "American Association of Retired Persons")

The Administration for Community Living was created around the fundamental principle that older adults and people of all ages with disabilities should be able to live where they choose, with the people they choose, and with the ability to participate fully in their communities.

ASA brings together leaders from the business, academic, government and nonprofit communities in aging. To unite, empower and champion our members, we have committed to the following strategic plan and priorities.

The National Resource Center on LGBT Aging is the country's first and only technical assistance resource center aimed at improving the quality of services and supports offered to lesbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgender older adults.

A collection of articles from Pew Research Center conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis, and other empirical social science research.

WHO is working together with key partners on a Global Campaign to Combat Ageism—an initiative supported by WHO's 194 Member States. The Campaign aims to change the narrative around age and ageing and help create a world for all ages.

Non-profit association focused on addressing the inequalities in today’s education system.

As GLSEN was founded by a group of teachers in 1990, we knew that educators play key roles in creating affirming learning environments for LGBTQ youth. But as well as activating supportive educators, we believe in centering and uplifting student-led movements, which have powered initiatives like the Day of Silence, Ally Week, and more.

National Educational Association Center for Social Justice created a professional development program designed to help educators identify and correct explicit and implicit discrimination in their classrooms. Student-centered, research-based, and educator-driven, our trainings and resources are helping educators across the country adjust their practice to better serve students from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, promoting racial and social justice in their communities.

Learning for Justice seeks to uphold the mission of the Southern Poverty Law Center: to be a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements and advance the human rights of all people.

To lead higher education toward inclusive excellence through institutional transformation.

For more than seven decades, this principle has remained at the heart of UNCF, enabling us to raise more than $5 billion, and help more than 500,000 students and counting not just attend college, but thrive, graduate and become leaders.

Behavioral Health Equity is the right to access quality health care for all populations regardless of the individual’s race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, or geographical location. This includes access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services for mental and substance use disorders.

Nurses Advancing LGBTQ Health Equality.

Health disparities are health differences between different groups of people.

To better meet this need, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) partnered with the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) to expand DATA2020, the HealthyPeople.gov data search function, to include a tool that shows health disparities information for measurable, population–based objectives where data are available.

ince 1975, NAHN has been the nation’s leading professional society for Latino nurses. With a growing membership in 47 local chapters, NAHN represents the voices of Latino nurses in our country. NAHN and its chapters are committed to advancing the health in Hispanic communities and to lead, promote and advocate for educational, professional, and leadership opportunities for Hispanic nurses.

NBNA serves as the professional voice for over 200,000 African American registered nurses, licensed vocational/practical nurses, nursing students and retired nurses from the USA, Eastern Caribbean and Africa. Through our 115 chapters, we provide countless hours of community-based health care services.

From the American Cancer Society discuss facts about health equity.

The Center for Black Equity aims to improve the lives of Black LGBT individuals by improving economic equity, social equity and health equity.

GLAAD works through entertainment, news, and digital media to share stories from the LGBTQ community that accelerate acceptance.

Collected by University of Houston

The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where every member of the LGBTQ family has the freedom to live their truth without fear, and with equality under the law.

Collected by the ACLU

NOLOSE is a diverse, vibrant community of fat queer and trans folks and our allies, with a shared commitment to intersectional anti-oppression ideology and action, seeking to end the oppression of fat people!

A federation of LGBTQ Asian American, Southeast Asian, and Pacific Islander Organizations.

PFLAG is made up of moms, dads, family and friends who can help by sharing their stories and experiences.

A free online resource for effective LQBTQ awareness and ally training workshops.

a next-generation community platform, chronicles and celebrates the stories, people and voices that are emerging and inspiring all of us, ranging in topics from pop culture and style to politics and news, all through the lens of today’s LGBTQ community.

Principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics. The BLS is an independent national statistical agency that collects, processes, analyzes, and disseminates statistical information.

Closing the racial wealth divide

Data center from NASA. Maps and data on a wide variety of socioeconomic indicators - income, agriculture, conservation, health, hazards, infrastructure, land use, water, and more.

The World Factbook provides information on the history, people and society, government, economy, energy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.

Each day, we offer an overview on current events and apply an anti-racism lens. Learn how practices embedded in our politics, criminal justice system, and workplaces enforce systemic oppression – and what you can do about it.

A Project by the Augusta Baker Chair Dr. Nicole A. Cooke -University of South Carolina (Padlet)

From Cornell University

The Black Lives Matter Global Network is a chapter-based, member-led organization whose mission is to build local power and to intervene in violence inflicted on Black communities by the state and vigilantes. We are working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically targeted for demise.

Their mission is to secure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights in order to eliminate race-based discrimination and ensure the health and well-being of all persons

Collected by Online MSW Programs

The SPLC is a progressive social justice advocacy group.

A Google doc prepared by Jason Oliver Chang an Associate Professor of History and Asian American Studies at the University of Connecticut.

The largest immigrant youth-led network

From NPR podcast Code Switch

From The Christian Science Monitor is a list of some of the organizations and initiatives working to create a lasting peace based on dignity, security, equality, and respect for the human rights of all Palestinians and Israelis.

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is the leading global Jewish advocacy organization. From city halls to Capitol Hill, at the UN and in world capitals, AJC works to impact policy and opinion on some of the most important issues facing the Jewish people: fighting antisemitism and all forms of hate, strengthening Israel’s place in the world, and defending democratic values.

The Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA) strives to democratize access to the best data on religion. Founded as the American Religion Data Archive in 1997 and going online in 1998, the initial archive was targeted at researchers interested in American religion

CAIR is America's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization. We hold Islamophobia in the United States to be one of the manifestations of the problem of prejudice and racism that has afflicted the nation since its earliest days. Muslims have been involved in historical American movements combatting prejudice, but only after the 9/11 terror attacks have they become a primary focus for purveyors of hate. With this in mind, CAIR is dedicated to countering prejudice at large.

To be true grassroots, representative organization of Muslim Americans, welcoming to a diversity of age, gender, ethnicity, and economy.

The Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) is a faith-based organization that seeks to unify the North American Muslim community and improve society at large. ISNA's strategy includes the enhancement of interfaith collaboration and civic engagement as well as programming and services for the Muslim community. The ISNA website provides information about its programs and events and access to resources such as educational papers, webinars, and publications.

PSC brings people from all walks of life together to campaign for Palestinian rights and freedom.

The Data Vault from PRRI- a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to conducting independent research at the intersection of religion, culture, and public policy.

Study: Previous research suggests that microaggressions, or subtle and covert manifestations of bias, are commonplace in the life experience of people of color, women, and sexual minorities. However, there is a dearth of research focusing on microaggressions toward people from religious minority groups.

They are dedicated to empowering women to achieve their full economic potential by inspiring both women and men to become advocates, change-makers, and leaders in their community.

For more than 50 years, the Governor’s Commission for Women has served as a resource and champion for women throughout the state of Texas.

The National Council of Negro Women is an “organization of organizations” (comprised of 300 campus and community-based sections and 32 national women’s organizations) that enlightens, inspires and connects more than 2,000,000 women and men. Its mission is to lead, advocate for, and empower women of African descent, their families and communities.

The National Women’s Law Center fights for gender justice—in the courts, in public policy, and in our society—working across the issues that are central to the lives of women and girls.

Gender equality is a global priority for UNESCO and inextricably linked to its efforts to promote the right to education and support the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Everyday Feminism is an educational platform for personal and social liberation.