"I" List

IMMIGRANT LEGAL RESOURCE CENTER

1663 Mission St., Suite 602

San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 255-9499

FAX: (415) 255-9792

Susan Lyndon, Exec. Director

 

Provides educational information to other non-profit organizations

 

Updated March 1999

INDEPENDENT SCHOLARS OF ASIA

2321 Russell St. #3C

Berkeley, CA 94705-1959

Tel: (510) 849-3791

Fax: (510) 849-3791

E-mail:RIHeinze@juno.com

Ruth-Inge Heinze, Contact

 

Makes the expertise of Asian specialists available to the public. Disseminates information on ongoing research, grants, events, fellowships. Reviews relevant publications.

 

Updated January 1999

INDOCHINESE RESETTLEMENT AND CULTURAL CENTER

422 Park Ave.

San Jose, CA 95110-2612

Tel: (408) 971-7851

Fax: (408) 971-7882

Loc Vu, Exec. Director

 

Helps Indochinese immigrants.

 

Updated March 1999

INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF THE WORLD

San Francisco Branch

Redstone Bldg.

2940 16th St. at Capp

SanFrancisco, Ca 94103

 

P.O. Box 40485

SanFrancisco, CA 94140

Tel: (415) 863-9627

Fax: (415) 626-2685

 

Fights for workers rights. Publishes monthly newspaper " Industrial Worker".Headquarters of this organization is in Michigan.

 

Updated March 1999

INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY STUDIES

870 Market St., Suite 423

San Francisco, CA 94102-2500

Tel: (415) 981-5353

Fax: (415) 986-4878

E-mail: mail@icspress.com

Website: www.icspress.com

Robert B. Hawkins, Jr., Pres.

 

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Updated February 1999

INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND DEVELOPMENT POLICY (FOOD FIRST)

398 60th St.

Oakland, CA 94618-1212

Tel: (510) 654-4400

Fax: (510) 654-4551

E-mail: foodfirst@foodfirst.org

Website: www.foodfirst.org

Dr. Angus Wright, President

Dr. Peter Rosset, Director

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Updated November 1998

INSTITUTE FOR THE FUTURE

2744 Sand Hill Rd.

Menlo Park, CA 94025-7097

Tel: (650) 854-6322

Fax: (650) 854-7850

Website: www.iftf.org

Robert Johansen, President

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Updated November 1998

INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

Presidio Bldg. #1012

Torney Ave.

PO Box 29904

San Francisco, CA 94129-0904

Tel: (415) 561-6100

Fax: (415) 561-6101

E-mail: support@igc.org

Website: www.igc.org

Marci Lockwood, Exec. Dir.

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Updated March 1999

INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION ( IIE)

Western Regional Office

41 Sutter St., Suite 510

San Francisco, CA 94104-4903

Tel: (415) 362-6520

Fax: (415) 392-4667

E-mail: keisele@iie.org

Website: www.iie.org

William Draper III, President

Karin Eisele, Director

 

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Updated November 1998

INSTITUTE OF NOETIC SCIENCES

475 Gate 5 Rd., Ste. 300

Sausalito, CA 94965-2835

Tel: (415) 331-5650

Fax: (415) 331-5673

E-mail: membership@noetic.org

Website: www.noetic.org

Paul Temple, Board Chair

Winston Franklin, Pres

 

Educates people on the nature and potential of mind, body and spirit.

 

Updated December 1998

INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF HUMAN KNOWLEDGE

PO Box 176

334 State St.

Los Altos, CA 94023-0176

Tel:(650) 948-9428

Fax: (650) 948-2687

Robert Ornstein, Exec. Dir.

 

Updated March 1999

INSTITUTO LABORAL DE LA RAZA

2947 16th St.

San Francisco, CA 94103-3612

Tel: (415) 431-7522

Fax: (415) 431-4846

E-mail: laboral@aol.com

Felisa Pastillo, President

Sarah Shaker, Exec. Dir.

 

Provides leadership training, information on workersí rights and responsibilities, education, and legal defense for urban Hispanic workers. Part of The Progressive Way.

 

Updated November 1998

INTERFAITH COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS

965 Mission St., Suite 514

San Francisco, CA 94103

Tel: (415) 227-0388

Fax: (415) 543-0442

E-mail: icir@igc.org

Website: www.igc.org/icir

Betty Canton-Self, Executive Director

 

Challenges policies, legislation, and attitudes that attack new-comers to America by cooperating with different faith traditions and promoting hospitality.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GLOBALIZATION

1555 Pacific Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94109

Tel: (415) 771-3394

FAX: (415) 771-1121

E-mail: ifg@ifg.org

Website: www.ifg.org

Jerry Mander, Acting Director

 

An international alliance of activists, scholars, economists, researchers, and

writers to stimulate new thinking, joint activity, and public education in response

to the rapidly emerging economic and political arrangement called global economy.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERFAITH SERVICE BUREAU

3720 Folsome Blvd.

Sacramento, CA 95816-6727

Tel: (916) 456-3815

Fax: (916) 456-3816

Dexter McNamara, Director

 

One program consists of clergy working in community projects to aid refugees.

Also works with City and County of Sacramento to implement welfare reform.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH

777 Campus Commons Rd., Suite 200

Sacramento, CA 95825

Tel: (916) 563-7164

Fax: (916) 563-7166

E-mail: vzuccala@iceg.org

Web-site: www.iceg.org

 

San Francisco contact:

1 Sansome St., Suite 2000

San Francisco, CA 94104

Tel: (415) 984-3193

 

Enhances capacity of indigenous policy research institutions for sound economic policies. Conferences and publications worldwide.

 

Updated February 1999

INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR SELF-GOVERNANCE

870 Market St., Suite 423

San Francisco, CA 94102-2500

Tel: (415) 981-5353

Fax: (415) 986-4878

Robert B. Hawkins, Jr., Pres.

 

Program of the Institute for Contemporary Studies. Provides tools for institutional reform necessary for self-governance and entrepreneurship. Works in developing countries. Provides education and training, networking and publishing.

 

Updated February 1999

INTERNATIONAL CHILD RESOURCE INSTITUTE

1581 LeRoy Ave.

Berkeley, CA 94707-2717

Tel: (510) 644-1000

Fax: (510) 525-4106

E-mail: icrichild@aol.com

Website: www.icrichild.org

Kenneth Jaffe, Exec.Dir

 

Intends to improve the lives of families and children around the world. Gives technical assistance and consultation.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF LAWYERS FOR TIBET

Main Office

2288 Fulton St., Suite 312

Berkeley, CA 94704

Tel.: (510) 486-0588

Fax: (510) 548-3786

E-mail: iclt@igc.apc.org

Website: www.tibeticlt.org

Dennis Cusack, Esq., President

Janice Mantell, Executive Director

 

Provides legal expertise and resources for Tibetans, Tibet support groups and non-governmental organizations in order to address human rights abuses and effect positive change in Tibet.

 

Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXCHANGE (IDEX)

827 Valencia, Ste. 101

San Francisco, CA 94110-1736

Tel: (415) 824-8384

Fax: (415) 824-8387

E-mail: idex@igc.apc.org

Website: www.idex.org

Sarah Hobson, Exec. Dir.

 

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Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMACY COUNCIL

312 Sutter St., Ste. 402

San Francisco, CA 94108

Tel: (415) 986-1388

Fax: (415) 986-4701

E-mail: info@diplomacy.org

Website: www.diplomacy.org

Sharon de Zardo, Exec. Dir.

 

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Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL FARMERS AID ASSOCIATION

91 Gregory Lane, Unit 4

Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-4914

Tel: (925) 682-4804

Fax: (925) 682-2931

E-mail: ifaa@value.net

Akira Fukuda, President

Chris McNulty, Office manager

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Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON GLOBALIZATION

1555 Pacific

San Francisco, CA 94109

Tel.: (415) 771-3394

Fax: (415) 771-1121

Debbie Barker, Administrative Director

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL GAY AND LESBIAN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION

1360 Mission St., Ste. 200

San Francisco, CA 94103-2609

Tel: (415) 255-8680

Fax: (415) 255-8662

E-mail: iglhrc@iglhrc.org

Website: www.iglhrc.org

Julie Dorf, Exec. Dir.

 

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Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL INDIAN TREATY COUNCIL

 

2390 Mission St., Suite 301

San Francisco, CA 94110

Tel: (415) 641 4482

Fax: (415) 641-1298

E-mail: iitc@igc.apc.org

Web-site: http://hookele.com/iitc

Andrea Carmen, Director

 

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Updated February 1999

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THE EAST BAY

297 Lee St.

Oakland, CA 94610-4345

Tel: (510) 451-2846

Fax: (510) 465-3392

Website: tilde.com/iieb/

Kazuko Tsuchiya, Board Chair/Pres.

Valerie O'Donnell, Exec. Dir.

 

A resource for immigrants and refugees.

 

Updated December 1998

 

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SAN FRANCISCO

657 Mission St.,Suite 500

San Francisco, CA 94105

Tel: (415) 538-8100

Fax: (415) 538-8111

Email: iisf@iisf.org

Website: www.iisf.org

Margi Dunlap, Exec. Dir.

Susan Taha, Board President

 

Aids immigrants and refugees with legal and social services.( See also International Institute of San Francisco in San Mateo, and International Institute of the East Bay,listed this page.)

 

Updated December 1998

 

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SAN FRANCISCO IN SAN MATEO

2600 Middlefield Rd.

Redwood City, CA 94063-3402

Tel: (650) 780-7260

Fax: (650) 364-4634

Email: wcabuich@iisf.org

Margi Dunlap, Exec. Dir

 

Aids immigrants and refugees with legal and social services.

 

Updated December 1998

INTERNATIONAL JEWISH PEACE UNION

1930 Vine Street, Apt 205

PO Box 5672

Berkeley, CA 94709

Tel: (510) 527-5003

Laurence Harris, Exec. Dir.

 

Works for a peaceful resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

 

Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL LADIES GARMENT WORKERS UNION

AFL/CIO Locals 8,101, 213,214,215

660 Howard St.

San Francisco, CA 94105-3916

Tel: (415) 543-9990

Fax: (415) 543-6910

Lynda Whittaker, Manager

 

Represents Garment Workers, is affiliated with International Trade Union

Federation.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S & WAREHOUSEMEN'S UNION

International Office

1188 Franklin St., 4th floor

San Francisco, CA 94109-6800

Tel: (415) 775-0533

Fax: (415) 775-1302

Brian MacWilliams, Pres.

 

Studies the effect of policy in the Pacific Coast, the Western Region and Hawaii.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE

1370 Mission St., 4th Fl.

San Francisco, CA 94103-2609

Tel: (415) 863-3777

Fax: (415) 863-9264

Website: www.intrescom.org

Don Climent, Dir.

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Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL RIVERS NETWORK

1847 Berkeley Way

Berkeley, CA 94703-1576

Tel: (510) 848-1155

Fax: (510) 848-1008

E-mail: irn@irn.org

Website: www.irn.org

Juliette Majot, Exec. Dir.

 

Dedicated to preserving the world's rivers and watersheds. Provides information and technical expertise in river and fresh water issues.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR ECOLOGY AND CULTURE

The Ladak Project

P.O. Box 9475

Berkeley, CA 94709

Tel: (510) 548-4915

Fax: (510) 458-4916

Helena Norberg-Hodge, Exec. Dir.

 

Promotes sustainable development in the Ladakh region in India.

 

Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR GENERAL SEMANTICS

2465 Salvio St., Suite B

Concord, CA 94520

Mailing address:

PO Box 728

Concord, CA 94522-0728

Tel: (925) 798-0311

Fax: (925) 798-0312

E-mail: isgs@a.crl.com

Website: www.crl.com/~isgs/isgshome

Paul Johnston, Exec. Dir.

D. David Bourland, President

 

Researches and educates on how language effects human behavior.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERCULTURAL CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL - USA (I.C.C.)

260 Stockton St., 2nd Fl.

San Francisco, CA 94108

Tel: (415) 788-5678

Fax: (415) 788-2602

E: iccinternationalusa@hotmail.com

G. Vittoria Abbate, Chair

M. Maghsoudi, Executive Director

 

International trainers and consultants in international business, specializing in cross-cultural issues of doing business internationally.

 

Updated November 1998

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING AND EXCHANGE (INTRAX)

One Post St., 7th Floor, Dept. CS

San Francisco, CA 94104-5203

Tel: (415) 434-1221

Fax: (415) 616-0582

E-mail: admissions@intrax-iei.com

 

Offers short-term academic homestay programs and specialized English language courses.

 

Updated March 1999

INTERNEWS

Mailing address: P.O. Box 4448, Arcata, CA 95518

Street address: 987 8th St., Arcata, CA 95521

Tel: (707) 826-2030

Fax: (707) 826-2136

E-mail: raedelle@internews.org

Website: www.internews.org

Kim Spencer, Executive Director

 

Supports independent media in the CIS and other parts of the world.

 

Updated November 1998

ISLAMIC CENTER OF SAN FRANCISCO

400 Crescent Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94110-6017

Tel: (415) 282-9039

Samy Braghil, Exec. Dir.

 

Updated November 1998

ITALIAN CATHOLIC FEDERATION

675 Hegenberger Rd., Ste 110

Oakland, CA 94621

Tel: (510) 633-9058

Fax: (510) 633-9758

E-mail: icf1924@earthlink.net

Website: home.earthlink.net/~icf1924

Thomas Sarnicola, Exec. Dir.

 

Raises funds for local churches and charities.

 

Updated March 1999

ITALIAN CULTURAL INSTITUTE

425 Washington St., 3rd Floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

Tel: (415) 788-7142

Fax: (415) 788-6389

E-mail: instituta@sfiic.org

Website: www.sfiic.org

 

Diplomatic institution representing Italy.

 

Updated March 1999

ITALIAN-AMERICAN SOCIAL CLUB OF SAN FRANCISCO

25 Russia Ave.

San Francisco, CA 94112-2733

Tel: (415) 585-8059

Fax: (415) 585-8060

John Figone, Board Chair

 

Sponsors Italian cultural activities.

 

Updated March 1999