A San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Directory Saturday 9 Jul ...

and ecology, the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center serves communities and
organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area promoting these principles, and offers a safe
environment where people can seek out peaceful, nonviolent solutions to the challenges we all
face. Address: POBox 6518, Oakland CA 94603 Voice: (510) 383-1067 Fax: (510) 383-
1068 Email: info@mlkfreedomcenter.org Web: http://www.mlkfreedomcenter.org
[20 Jan 2008]
Mary & Patty Bowden Foundation A non-profit 501(c)3 foundation whose mission is to
assist disadvantaged children & youth. We are educational and provide scholarships & child
care services. Address: 2041 Miramonte Avenue, Apt. 12, San Leandro CA 94578
Voice: (888) 897-6023 Email: info@bowdenfound.org Web: http://bowdenfound.org/
[30 Jan 2010]
Media Access Office North A disability resource for the performing arts, run by the State
EDD Workforce Services Dept. Media Access helps find jobs in entertainment and other media
related fields for people with disabilities (both performers and others), and also helps assure
accurate portrayals in the media of persons with disabilities. Address: 4071 Port Chicago
Highway, Suite 250, Concord CA 94520-1157 Voice: (925) 602-7721 Fax: (925) 602-3981
Email: Dgordy@edd.ca.gov
Web: http://www.edd.ca.gov/Jobs_and_Training/Media_Access_Office.htm [21 Jan 2009]
Media Access Project (MAP) A non-profit, public interest law firm and advocacy
organization working in communications policy. For over 37 years, MAP has promoted the
public interest before the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Courts, fighting
for an open and diverse communications system that protects freedom of expression, promotes
universal and equitable access to media outlets and telecommunications services, and
encourages vibrant public discourse on critical issues facing our society.
Web: http://www.mediaaccess.org [15 May 2010]
Media Alliance A media resource and advocacy center for media workers, non-profit
organizations, and social justice activists. Our mission is excellence, ethics, diversity, and
accountability in all aspects of the media in the interests of peace, justice, and social
responsibility. Address: 1904 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Oakland CA 94162
Voice: (510) 832-9000 Email: information@media-alliance.org Web: http://www.mediaalliance.org
[17 Jan 2009]
Media Matters for America A Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research
and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting
conservative misinformation in the U.S. media. Web: http://mediamatters.org/
[17 Jan 2009]
Media Watch Goal is to challenge abusive stereotypes and other biased images commonly
found in the media. Media Watch, which began in 1984, distributes educational videos, media
literacy information and newsletters to help create more informed consumers of the mass
media. We do not believe in any form of censorship, especially the silencing of marginalized
groups. We believe education will help create a more active citizenry who will take action
against commercial media saturation. Web: http://www.mediawatch.com [28 Mar 2009]
MediaChannel A nonprofit, public interest Web site dedicated to global media issues.
MediaChannel offers news, reports and commentary from our international network of mediaissues
organizations and publications, as well as original features from contributors and staff.
Resources include thematic special reports, action toolkits, forums for discussion, an indexed
directory of hundreds of affiliated groups and a search engine constituting the single largest
online media-issues database. Web: http://www.mediachannel.org [08 Mar 2008]
Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Institute (MCLI) Uses Human Rights and Constitutional
Law to promote within the United States fundamental human rights including the right to
jobs, food, and housing. Address: POBox 673, Berkeley CA 94701-0673 Voice: (510) 848-
0599 Fax: (510) 848-6008 Email: mcli@mcli.org Web: http://www.mcli.org