Where can I get a list of advocacy organizations in & around Washington D.C.?  Ditto on lobby firms.?
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There are THOUSANDS, literally.  You have to be more specific about what you're looking for - what topic area?
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http://www.independentsector.org
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http://mlis.state.md.us/\n\nLook down the page for various ways to search for your congressmen.
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Try out the First Amendment Center:\n\nhttp://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/?src=overture\n\nI haven't researched this site, but they list their categories as "speech, press, religious liberty, assembly, and petition."  The top few of their articles listed under "Headlines" are:\n\n"Anti-war protest allowed outside NY mall"\n"Md. high court: Baltimore agency must open meetings"\n"Texas PBS station to air program it initially blocked"\n"Ind. judge rejects prosecutor's bid to stop opponent's political ad" \n\nAnd, it allows you the option to choose from more headlines.  There are also many other options.\n\nHope this helps.  I simply did an Internet search and it was the first I found.  You may even be able to find more if you research.  Good luck with your homework.
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I would contact your local city manager, state representative, or Congressman/Senator in DC. These are the types of questions and anwsers they are there to help you with.\n\nYou may get a bit of run around at first. But don't give up, keep at it. That info is out there.
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Washington D.C. in the District of Columbia.
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http://www.nationalcenter.org/AA.html
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Your best bet would be to go to the American Civil Liberties Union web site in your area, or look in your local phone book under attorneys, or look up the Library of Congress.
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do what Washington lobbyists do! offer politicians drugs, sex, and money!
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try the usa freedom corps, there are also some other governement sponsered organizations which you can help with.
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Nobody currently in Washington. There are people "on both sides of the aisle" who would agree with you on some of these issues, but not all. Think 3rd party. Try my link...
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Visit the official DC property tax website, not some marketing site with (probably) inaccurate and generic information:\n\nhttp://otr.cfo.dc.gov/otr/cwp/view,a,1330,q,594366,otrNav_gid,1679,otrNav,%7C33280%7C.asp
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Yes.  This is a great site!\nhttp://action.citizen.org/scorecard/
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Contact your local congressional rep. and offer to volunteer.  Go to local civic meetings.  Volunteer to support candidates during election periods.
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contact rebecca blood in arlington virginia,,,,she has classes on how to lobby congress.
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Foreign Policy Association - Job Board:\nhttp://www.fpa.org/jobs_contact2423/jobs_contact.htm\n\nA large list of NGOs:\nhttp://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~dw413/rw_idlst.htm\n\nA directory of NGOs from Georgetown University:\nhttp://conflictresolution.georgetown.edu/ngo.htm\n\nA job search engine and career center from Idealist.org, a non-profit organization:\nhttp://www.idealist.org/if/idealist/en/AdvancedSearch/Job/default?sid=50131197-237-mkHKF\nhttp://www.idealist.org/career/career.html\n\nHere is another search engine from Volunteer Match:\nhttp://www.volunteermatch.org/volunteers/
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Check the phone book or go to a political party's website. They'll have contact information of a local affiliate. \n\nOr,you can check out Democracy for America's website. They'll help direct you to a local group.