WATER Links to related organizations

Bi-National Servants  Mary E. Hunt is a member of the Bi-National Servants Program.

Call To Action-USA(CTA) is an independent national organization of over 22,000 people and 40 local organizations who believe the Spirit of God is at work in the whole church, not just in its appointed leaders.

Catholics For a Free Choice(CFFC) is an advocacy group for women's reproductive health.

Center for Feminist Theology and Ministry in Japan The Center intends on "doing theology" through integrating Christian theology and ministry from feminist perspectives. We hope to raise voices of the marginalized, especially those of women, through participating in global and inter-religious dialogues.

Chicago Women-Church is an egalitarian faith community that creates and celebrates ritual.

Christian Lesbians OUT (CLOUT) is a solidarity movement nationally and internationally celebrating the miracle of being Lesbian, OUT, and Christian. 

Dignity Chicago Dignity/Chicago celebrates its 35th year of service to their community; it is not only a Catholic reform organization, but rather a consistent and key contributor to the local community, and the national organization. Dignity/Chicago is the third longest serving DignityUSA chapter.

Faith Trust Institute FaithTrust Institute, formerly the Center for Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence, offers a wide range of services and resources, including training, consultation and educational materials, to provide communities and advocates with the tools and knowledge they need to address the religious and cultural issues related to abuse.

Harvard Pluralism Project's Women's Multi-Faith Networks Since 2001, the Pluralism Project has convened a series of multi-religious consultations with women leaders, activists, and academics. In giving voice to women who are developing new forms of civic and religious leadership, these events have provided a much-needed forum where participants have forged new linkages and identified common ground." WATER has participated in a number of these meetings.

Human Rights Campaign Foundation The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against GLBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.

Leaven provides resources and education in the areas of feminism, anti-racism, spiritual development, and sexual justice.

The Pluralism Project WATER Participates in Women’s Interfaith Work.

Rockhaven is a holistic, transformative center which supports and nurtures the personal quest for self-directed living.

Sophia Smith Collection, Women's History Manuscripts at Smith College; home to the WATER archives.

Soulforce Freedom for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people from religious and political oppression through the practice of relentless nonviolent resistance.

WITNESS is an ecumenical center working to bring women into fuller leadership in the church.

Women-Church Convergence(W-CC) is a coalition of thirty autonomous Catholic-rooted organizations and communities raising a feminist voice and committed to an ekklesia of women which is participative, egalitarian and self governing.

Women's Bible Legends Women's Bible Legends is a nondenominational site that encourages people to read and write about women in the Bible. Site visitors engage creatively with the strong, vibrant women of the Bible. The site's advisers are women academics, authors and clergy with an interest in contemporary writing about women in the Bible. Selected original submissions from site visitors are posted on the site from time to time for others to read and share.

Women's Justice Coalition We are a coalition of organizations working for reform and renewal within the Roman Catholic Church in a variety of ways. Catholics Speak Out, a program of the Quixote Center, coordinates the coalition. The Report Card Project will rate the U.S. bishops' progress on meeting certain measurable benchmarks to hold the bishops accountable for their promise to find alternative ways for women to exercise leadership in the church.

Women's Ordination Conference (WOC) works for the ordination of women as priests and bishops into a renewed priestly ministry in the Roman Catholic church.