A guide to student activism 

This list was culled from university, social justice and political Web sites. Due to the ever-changing lives of college students, group leadership and membership may come and go. Contact the respective university's student affairs departments for more info. For environmental groups, see "These days, school colors are green"; for LGBT groups, see "Out (or not) and proud."

Raleigh

N.C. STATE

• Amnesty International: a worldwide social and political action organization that advocates for human rights, such as the ongoing conflict in Darfur. N.C. State's chapter also deals with local issues, including the death penalty and workers' rights. President: Medha Surampudy, msuramp@ncsu.edu. Advisor: Sophia Kathariou, Sophia_kathariou@ncsu.edu
• College Democrats: President: Hannah Lea Fornes, hlfornes@ncsu.edu. Advisor: Michael D. Cobb, mike_cobb@ncsu.edu
• College Libertarians: Cameron Gower, RCGower@ncsu.edu
• College Republicans: President: Charles McDowell, cfmcdowe@ncsu.edu. Advisor: Andrew Taylor, andrew_taylor@ncsu.edu
• Students for Concealed Carry: a national grassroots organization seeking to allow students and faculty with state-issued concealed handgun licenses to carry firearms on campus. www.concealedcampus.org

MEREDITH COLLEGE

• College Republicans: Republicans@meredith.edu
• College Democrats: Amanda Eubanks, eubanksa@meredith.edu

PEACE COLLEGE

• College Democrats: Rabby Kamau, Gangel85@hotmail.com

ST. AUGUSTINE'S COLLEGE

• College Democrats: Jason Howard, jasoncoryhoward@hotmail.com
• Young Democrats of America (YDA): The group's political activities focus on issues impacting Democrats under age 36 and on increasing the voter turnout of young Democrats. www.yda.org.

SHAW UNIVERSITY

• Shaw Man & Shaw Woman Society: The group "strives to be a roadmap for character, citizenship and individual development while at Shaw University." www.smsws.org/history.htm

Durham

DUKE UNIVERSITY

• ACLU: lm47@duke.edu or szm@duke.edu.
• Association for India's Development: A volunteer movement committed to promoting sustainable, equitable and just development. In solidarity with nonviolent people's struggles, AID supports grassroots organizations in India and education, livelihoods, natural resources, health, women's empowerment and social justice. aidindia@duke.edu
• Black Student Alliance: Brandon Roane, DukeBSApresident@gmail.com, www.duke.edu/web/bsa
• College Libertarians: Michael Munger, political science professor, munger@duke.edu
• Duke Conservative Union: DCU represents conservative students by advocating good student governance and administration, bringing conservative speakers to educate the student body on political and cultural matters and conducting conservative activist events. dcb19@duke.edu
• Duke Democrats: bzb2@duke.edu, Benjamin Bergman, ben.bergmann@duke.edu
• Duke Students Against Sweatshops:fights for labor rights in solidarity with workers on our campus, in our communities, and throughout the world. www.duke.edu/web/usas
• Duke Environmental Alliance: an undergraduate student group committed to promoting the implementation of sustainable practices at Duke University. www.duke.edu/web/env_alliance
• Duke International Justice Mission: A Christian-based group, it intervenes on behalf of victims of violence, sexual exploitation, slavery and oppression. Its interventions are aimed at providing relief to the victims of abuse, holding the perpetrators of abuse accountable for their actions, addressing the structures enabling oppression and finding after-care services for victims. www.dukeijm.org

N.C. CENTRAL

• ACLU: An organization of NCCU's School of Law, it "focuses on awareness of current legal topics concerning civil liberties and rights." web.nccu.edu/law/student/organizations.html#outlaw
• College Democrats: Danielle Adams, dadams12@mail.nccu.edu
• NAACP: The NCCU chapter of NAACP works to advance the "economic, educational, social and political status" of African-Americans and other minorities. www.nccu.edu/directory/?department=Student%20Affairs
• Voices of Planned Parenthood of NCCU: The organization seeks to educate the community on a variety of reproduction topics, and is active in the pro-choice movement on campus. www.nccu.edu/directory/?department=Student%20Affairs

Chapel Hill

UNC

• College Democrats: Justin Rosenthall, justin@uncyd.com; Charlie Sellew, charlie@uncyd.com
• College Libertarians: President, Paige Shetley, paige@unclibertarians.com. Advisor: Georg Vanberg, advisor, gvanberg@email.unc.edu, www.unclibertarians.com
• College Republicans: John Eick, 914-2242, jeick@email.unc.edu
• Feminist Students United: Rakhee Devastali rakhee@email.unc.edu, studentorgs.unc.edu/fsu
• NAACP: Brian Allison 210-6453, NAACP@unc.edu, studentorgs.unc.edu/naacp
• Project Dinah: women's safety and empowerment initiative that seeks to end all sexual violence on campus and in the community through education and advocacy. Jessica Edens, jedens@email.unc.edu
• Student Poverty Outreach: provides information, outreach and advocacy to low-income individuals in Chapel Hill and beyond. We are devoted to engaging students with low-income members of the community and to providing useful services to those who need them. Advisor: Kelley O'Brien, 962-8273
• UNC-CH SGAC: a chapter of the Student Global AIDS Campaign, a national network of students and youth committed to the fight against global AIDS through education, informed political advocacy and direct action. Advisor: Ron Strauss, 966-2788, ron_strauss@email.unc.edu
• Student Action With Workers: uncsaw.wordpress.com
• Students for a Democratic Society: a national organization that seeks to unite youth and students fighting for social, economic and political justice. unc.sds@gmail.com, chapelhillsds.org