Welcome to Ellner for Manhattan's Link Page. Below you'll find a few featured links of some of the groups we love. The rest of our links page is made up of a diverse group of organizations all working for causes in which we believe.
If you have suggestions for links, please email them to info@brianellner.com.
ACLU
Protecting our civil rights for over 84 years.
Act Blue
Find info about all the close races across the country in 2005 and 2006.
Ali Forney Center
Providing homeless LGBT youth with vital services including shelter, HIV prevention and vocational training.
Alliance for Quality Education
Fighting for smaller class sizes, better schools and full funding from the Campaign for Fiscal Equity Decisions.
America Coming Together
Led the largest grassroots and GOTV mobilization in history in 2004 and gearing up to do it all again!
Campaign for Fiscal Equity
Ensuring that ALL of New York's children get the quality education they deserve.
Cosmopolity
A guide to fun, progressive political activities in New York City.
Daily Kos
A community produced blog focused on progressive dialogue and electing good Democrats.
Democracy for America
The new organization of DNC Chair Howard Dean-now led by his brother Jim. Supporting progressive candidates at all levels.
Democracy for New York
An exciting local group working to support progressive Democrats in NY.
Demos
Merging research and activism towards a more vibrant and inclusive democracy.
DL21C
Organization dedicated to increasing the political awareness and participation of a new generation of New Yorkers.
Downtown for Democracy
Engaging the creative community in the political process.
Drinking Liberally
Promoting Democracy One Pint at a Time.
Emerging Democratic Majority
Strategy center for working towards a new democratic majority.
Empire State Pride Agenda
The largest statewide LGBT advocacy organization in the country, fighting for LGBT rights across New York State and New York City.
Fiscal Policy Institute
In depth studies on the state of the state's economy.
Freedom to Marry
A gay and non-gay partnership working to ensure marriage rights for all.
Fresh Air Fund
Not-for-profit agency that provides free summer vacations to children from NYC's toughest neighborhoods.
Friends of the Highline
Non-profit dedicated to the preservation and reuse of the Highline, the old elevated railways on Manhattan's West Side.
Gawker
Part of the largest weblog media group is visited by media and
political junkies, alike.
Generation Engage
A wonderful forum dedicated towards inspiring younger and first-time voters to get involved in grassroots politics.
GLBT Center
The home of countless LGBT organizations - a true community center.
Hells Kitchen/Hudson Yards Alliance
Coalition behind the defeat of the West Side Stadium.
Hetrick-Martin Institute / Harvey Milk High School
Creating safe and healthy environments for LGBTQ youth.
Human Rights Campaign
The nation's largest GLBT advocacy group.
League of Women Voters
Encouraging informed and active participation of all citizens within the political process.
Legal Momentum
The nation's oldest women's legal rights organization.
Manhattan Young Democrats
Local chapter of the active democratic group.
Marriage Equality New York
Working towards marriage equality through education and advocacy.
MoveOn
The pioneers of online organizing; two million strong, and growing.
Music for America
Music and other social causes.
NAACP
The nation's oldest civil rights organization.
National Organization of Women (NOW)-NYC
Securing rights for women - the founding chapter of the national organization.
NARAL/NY
Protecting women's reproductive rights for over 30 years.
New Democracy Project
One of the country's foremost institutes on urban policy. Located here in NYC.
New York League of Conservation Voters
Helping to make enviromental decisions an election priority.
New York Restoration Project
Restores, develops, and revitalizes underserved parks, community gardens and open spaces in NYC.
New Yorkers Against Gun Violence
Fighting to reduce gun violence in New York City and across the State.
New Yorkers for Parks
Leading the fight
New York State Young Democrats
Energetic group commited to advancing the highest principles of the Democratic party.
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
The country's largest advocacy group for women's rights.
Parks
Fighting to make New York's Parks #1 in the nation.
People For the American Way
Advocates of freedom and guardians of our courts for over twenty years.
PFLAG
Working towards advancing equal rights for the LGBT community and their loved ones.
Planned Parenthood - New York City
Providing safe and confidential reproductive care for New York's women.
Project Democracy
Young organizers working across the country to re-engage young people in the political process.
Stop the NRA
Stopping the NRA from writing America's gun laws.
Swing State Project
The source on what's happening in key 2006 races.
The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence United with the Million Mom March
Working towards sensible gun laws, including the renewal of the assault weapon ban.
The Nor'Easter
Opening up the inner workings of New York politics for all to see.
The Tank
Midtown space for grassroots activists and emerging performance and visual artists. Just lost its home in May but opened in a new space in June!
Yoga Soup
We love yoga - and he's Brian's brother
