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BAY AREA SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP
1819 10th. St. (at Hearst), 94710
Promotes international friendship through films, speakers and exchange visits. Local branch of the U.S. Council for International Friendship, a nonpartisan organization, with no governmental or political affiliations. Cost: $12 annual membership; $6 low income. Wheelchair accessible. Contact: Jim Wood, President. 849-1338 [7/94]

CENTRO LATINO
See listing under Education above

I-PRIDE
P.O. Box 11811, Berkeley 94712
Assists interracial and intercultural families and adults by providing a supportive network, works in schools to encourage curriculum changes, develops teacher sensitivity to racial and cultural issues and change the schools’ racial classification system, increases public awareness of these issues. Frequent social gatherings. Community outreach. Strives to assess the needs of the multiracial/multiethnic community in order to establish other services. Newsletter. Open to all. Cost: $35 annual membership; $20 low-income. Contact: Stacy Thompson, President. 653-1929 [3/95]

INTER-AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION/NICARAGUA MEDICAL AID
560 9th St. Suite 213B (at Dwight Way), 94710. Mailing Address: 1400 Shattuck Suite 7-125, Berkeley, 94709
Supplies medical aid to health clinics in Nicaragua, supports health rights in Nicaragua, collects donated goods locally to send to Nicaragua. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: Spanish. Contact: Gloria Gnevara, 841-1644. FAX: 644-2923 [1/95]

JAPANESE CULTURAL ARTS CENTER
2525 8th. St., #12 (at Dwight Way), 94710
Workshops, classes in Japanese music, dance, flower arranging, papermaking, meditation, martial arts. Workshops, where applicable, are open to adults and children. Special children’s classes in calligraphy, Japanese martial arts, music, tea ceremony. Martial arts offered also in Albany; call for information. Open to all. Cost: Varies. Wheelchair accessible. Languages: Japanese. Contact: 848-3437 FAX: 848-1327. Hours: M-F 9am-9pm [4/95]

JAPANESE-AMERICAN CITIZEN LEAGUE. BERKELEY CHAPTER
Penthouse, 1035 San Pablo Ave., 94710
Pursues the betterment of Japanese-American individuals and community. Special focus on civil rights issues. Cost: $39 annual membership. Board meetings are wheelchair accessible. Languages: Japanese interpretation available upon request. Meetings: Public board meetings held first Tuesday at 7pm. Contact: Ann Yabusaki, 527-7688 [2/95]

MIDDLE EAST CHILDREN’S ALLIANCE
905 Parker St., 94710
Monitors human rights violations against Palestinian children in the occupied territories in West Bank and Gaza. Raises money for aid projects, such as medical clinics in the refugee camps. Open to all. Cost: Donations. Wheelchair accessible. Contact: Howard Levine and Barbara Lubin, 548-0542. FAX: 548-0543 [9/95]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (NAACP) BERKELEY BRANCH
P.O. Box 613, Berkeley 94702
Working to achieve "through peaceful and lawful means, equal citizenship rights for all American citizens" by eliminating segregation and discrimination in housing, employment, voting, schools, the courts, transportation and recreation. Oldest civil rights organization in the country. Cost: $15 annual membership; $5 youth. Meetings: Second Saturdays (except July), at 1pm, at the Church-by-the-Side-of-the-Road, 2108 Russell, Berkeley. Contact: Frank Brown, 845-7416 [8/95]

OYATE
2702 Mathews, 94702
Working to ensure Native American lives are portrayed honestly. Workshops, consultations for teachers and school districts, curriculum materials, books for sale."Oyate" means "The People" in the Dakota Language. Contact: Beverly Slapin, 848-6700 [1/95]