RIVERKEEPER - With a mission to safeguard the ecological integrity of the Hudson River system (which feeds the New York City drinking water supply), Riverkeeper has investigated and prosecuted more than 300 environmental lawbreakers in the past quarter century. With a powerful and dedicated staff including Chief Prosecuting Attorney Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and board of directors member John McEnroe, Riverkeeper is fighting to keep the Hudson River, its tributaries and its entire watershed area - "from the Adirondack Headwaters to New York Harbor" - free of pollutants. Support Riverkeeper now!

UNITED FOR PEACE & JUSTICE - United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 750 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to oppose our government's policy of permanent warfare and empire-building. United for Peace and Justice welcomes the participation of any and all national, regional and local groups who share our goals and wish to work with others. Lost At Sea Magazine is proud to be a Member Group of United for Peace and Justice. Become a Member Group now!

DEFEND DEMOCRACY ON ELECTION DAY - With America's younger generations having grown up with the victories of Women's Suffrage and the Civil Rights movement already won and its older generations sliding into political complacency, the struggle for a true democracy was one not garnernering much attention before the winter of 2000. But in November of that year many of us witnessed the disenfranchisement of millions of voting citizens, primarily and disproportionately minority voters. By January of 2001 it seemed that real change was on the horizon for the national voting system, but shortly thereafter complacency once again set in and the issue seems to have been forgotten by most.

But not everyone has forgotten. Working Assets, in conjunction with numerous other national civil rights organizations, has put together the Election Protection Volunteer program in an effort to ensure a nonpartisan force for democracy on election day, educating voters about their rights, monitoring the polls and ensuring that every vote gets counted. Visit ElectionProtectionVolunteer.org to find out what you can do to help and to sign up to volunteer on November 2.

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS - A private, non-profit international network with sections in 18 countries, Doctors Without Borders delivers emergency aid to victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and natural and man-made disasters, and to others who lack health care due to social or geographical isolation.

While it is better known as Doctors Without Borders in the United States, the organization's worldwide name is Médecins Sans Frontières, or MSF. MSF was founded in 1971 by a small group of French doctors who believed that all people have the right to medical care regardless of race,religion, creed or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people supersede respect for national borders. It was the first non-governmental organization to both provide emergency medical assistance and publicly bear witness to the plight of the populations they served.

The importance of an organization such as MSF has been greatly underscored by the humanitarian disasters that Western military and political actions (or lack thereof) have wrought in isolated areas such as Afghanistan, Iraq, North Korea and Sudan. Now, more than ever, it is imperative that medical care be proliferated beyond the sphere of Western political and military usefulness. Support Doctors Without Borders.

Oxfam International - Oxfam International is a confederation of 12 organizations working together in more than 100 countries to find lasting solutions to poverty, suffering and injustice.

With many of the causes of poverty global in nature, members of Oxfam International believe they can achieve greater impact in addressing issues of poverty by their collective efforts. 

To achieve the maximum impact on poverty, Oxfams link up their work on development programs, humanitarian response, lobbying for policy changes at national and global level. Our popular campaigns and communications work is aimed at mobilizing public opinion for change. Support Oxfam International

Tortured Alive: Vivisection - Animal experimentation intrinsically involves the incarceration of animals (which itself causes intense psychological distress) and subsequent poisoning, mutilation, disease and killing of those individuals. It is arguably the most brutal and most severe form of systematic, genocidal-scale violence in the modern world. IF YOU CANNOT STOMACH THE PICTURES YOU SHOULD NOT BE SUPPORTING VIVISECTION. Educate yourselves about the practices that your daily routines support.

World Week for Animals in Laboratories (WWAIL) is an annual event designed to expose the plight of animals used for testing and research. WWAIL seeks to arouse concern for animal in laboratories as well as educate the public about the scientific, moral, and economic objections to animal experimentation, also known as vivisection. Participate in WWAIL.

China: Killer State - In 2003 there were 1146 reported state-sanctioned executions around the world. Of those, 726 were carried out in China, more than twice the rest of the world combined. Those numbers only reflect official executions; a government official suggested last month that the Chinese government executes more than 10,000 individuals each year. Learn more from Amnesty International.