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New page: '''CREDO Mobile''' is a cell phone company that supports liberal (progressive) nonprofit groups. Users agree to have 1% of their charges contribute to libera...
'''CREDO Mobile''' is a [[Cellular telephone|cell phone]] company that supports [[liberal]] ([[progressive]]) nonprofit groups. Users agree to have 1% of their charges contribute to liberal groups like [[Planned Parenthood]], [[Rainforest Action Network]], [[Human Rights Watch]], the [[ACLU]] and more. <ref>[http://www.credomobile.com/index.cfm?event=ourMission CREDO Mobile - Our Mission]</ref>
"Credo Mobile, a division of the liberal firm [[Working Assets]], has partnered with [[Democracy for America]], a progressive political action committee born of [[Howard Dean|Howard Dean’s]] presidential campaign, to create DFA Wireless. When subscribers make a call on a DFA Wireless phone, 10 percent of their monthly charges will go to Democracy for America." <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/8219.html Wireless company gives liberals new outlet], [[Aoife McCarthy]] and [[Ryan Grim]], ''[[Politico]]'', Jan 31, 2008</ref>
CREDO Mobile lists their favorite liberal causes for 2008:
==Civil Rights==
*[[Alliance for Justice]]
*[[Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence]]
*[[Center for Constitutional Rights]]
*[[Center for National Security Studies]]
*[[Equality Now]]
*[[Family Violence Prevention Fund]]
*[[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]]
*[[National Center for Lesbian Rights]]
*[[National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty]]
*[[Planned Parenthood]]
==Peace & International Freedom==
*[[Acción International]]
*[[Americans for Peace Now]]
*[[Amnesty International]]
*[[Center for Victims of Torture]]
*[[Doctors Without Borders]]
*[[Global Fund for Children]]
*[[Iraq Veterans Against the War]]
*[[Oxfam America]]
*[[Pathfinder International]]
*[[Urgent Action Fund]]
==Economic & Social Justice==
*[[America's Second Harvest]]
*[[Campaign for America's Future]]
*[[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]]
*[[Corporate Accountability International]]
*[[Media Matters for America]]
*[[Mother Jones Investigative Fund]]
*[[Ms. Foundation for Women]]
*[[Physicians for a National Health Program]]
*[[Project On Government Oversight]]
*[[United for a Fair Economy]]
==Environment==
*[[Alliance for Climate Protection]]
*[[American Rivers]]
*[[Center for Biological Diversity]]
*[[Earthjustice]]
*[[Environmental Working Group]]
*[[ForestEthics]]
*[[Greenpeace]]
*[[Ocean Conservancy]]
*[[Organic Farming Research Foundation]]
*[[Sierra Club Foundation]]
==Voting Rights & Civic Participation==
*[[AlterNet]]
*[[Center for Independent Media]]
*[[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]]
*[[Democracia U.S.A.]]
*[[League of Conservation Voters Education Fund]]
*[[New Organizing Institute]]
*[[Project Vote]]
*[[Rock the Vote]]
*[[USAction Education Fund]]
*[[Wellstone Action]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
*http://www.credomobile.com/ Official Website
*[http://www.credomobile.com/causes-list.html Credo Mobile - Our Causes]
[[category:liberal activists]]
"Credo Mobile, a division of the liberal firm [[Working Assets]], has partnered with [[Democracy for America]], a progressive political action committee born of [[Howard Dean|Howard Dean’s]] presidential campaign, to create DFA Wireless. When subscribers make a call on a DFA Wireless phone, 10 percent of their monthly charges will go to Democracy for America." <ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0108/8219.html Wireless company gives liberals new outlet], [[Aoife McCarthy]] and [[Ryan Grim]], ''[[Politico]]'', Jan 31, 2008</ref>
CREDO Mobile lists their favorite liberal causes for 2008:
==Civil Rights==
*[[Alliance for Justice]]
*[[Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence]]
*[[Center for Constitutional Rights]]
*[[Center for National Security Studies]]
*[[Equality Now]]
*[[Family Violence Prevention Fund]]
*[[Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation]]
*[[National Center for Lesbian Rights]]
*[[National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty]]
*[[Planned Parenthood]]
==Peace & International Freedom==
*[[Acción International]]
*[[Americans for Peace Now]]
*[[Amnesty International]]
*[[Center for Victims of Torture]]
*[[Doctors Without Borders]]
*[[Global Fund for Children]]
*[[Iraq Veterans Against the War]]
*[[Oxfam America]]
*[[Pathfinder International]]
*[[Urgent Action Fund]]
==Economic & Social Justice==
*[[America's Second Harvest]]
*[[Campaign for America's Future]]
*[[Center on Budget and Policy Priorities]]
*[[Corporate Accountability International]]
*[[Media Matters for America]]
*[[Mother Jones Investigative Fund]]
*[[Ms. Foundation for Women]]
*[[Physicians for a National Health Program]]
*[[Project On Government Oversight]]
*[[United for a Fair Economy]]
==Environment==
*[[Alliance for Climate Protection]]
*[[American Rivers]]
*[[Center for Biological Diversity]]
*[[Earthjustice]]
*[[Environmental Working Group]]
*[[ForestEthics]]
*[[Greenpeace]]
*[[Ocean Conservancy]]
*[[Organic Farming Research Foundation]]
*[[Sierra Club Foundation]]
==Voting Rights & Civic Participation==
*[[AlterNet]]
*[[Center for Independent Media]]
*[[Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington]]
*[[Democracia U.S.A.]]
*[[League of Conservation Voters Education Fund]]
*[[New Organizing Institute]]
*[[Project Vote]]
*[[Rock the Vote]]
*[[USAction Education Fund]]
*[[Wellstone Action]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External Links==
*http://www.credomobile.com/ Official Website
*[http://www.credomobile.com/causes-list.html Credo Mobile - Our Causes]
[[category:liberal activists]]