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	Consumer organization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Consumer organizations are advocacy groups that seek to protect people from corporate abuse.
		The aim of consumer organizations may be to establish and to attempt to enforce consumer rights.
		Glutenfreebeerfestival.com is a consumer organisation who's main aim is to encourage brewers to provide gluten free beer, and to alert industry that there are consumers keen to purchase a product should they wish to privide it.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Consumer_organization (377 words)

	National Consumer Advocates' Statement In Support Of Testimony At WI Public Hearings Re: Blue Cross Conversion, 12/13/99
		Consumers Union is a nonprofit organization that advances the interests of consumers by providing information and advice about products and services and about issues affecting their welfare, and by advocating a consumer point of view.
		Consumers Union's income is solely derived from the sale of Consumer Reports, its other publications and services, and from noncommercial contributions, grants, and fees.
		Consumers Union and Community Catalyst understand that the opportunity for more detailed analysis of the valuation aspects of the deal will be offered at the future administrative hearings where the Wisconsin consumer groups will play a vital role.
	www.consumersunion.org /health/cuccwc100.htm (3587 words)

	NCPW: Web Links
		Consumer who have been the victim of fraud or deception may file a complaint online with the FTC at www.ftc.gov or send their complaint to the FTC.
		CFA is first and foremost an advocacy organization, working to advance pro-consumer policy on a variety of issues before Congress, the White House, federal and state regulatory agencies, and the courts.
		Finally, CFA is a membership organization, providing support to national, state, and local organizations committed to the goals of consumer advocacy and education.
	www.consumer.gov /ncpw2001/links.htm (1195 words)

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		An education and advocacy organization specializing in credit, finance, and telecommunications issues, Consumer Action offers a multi-lingual consumer complaint hotline, free information on its surveys of banks and long-distance telephone companies, and consumer education materials in as many as eight languages.
		Made up of more than 240 organizations representing a membership exceeding 50 million consumers, CFA is a consumer advocacy and education organization.
		The league is a non-profit, membership organization working for consumer health and safety protection and fairness in the marketplace and workplace.
	www.csj.org /infoserv_idx/idxlnk_retp_consumerorg.htm (666 words)

	Consumer Organizations
		AAPD is a non-profit, non-partisan, cross-disability organization whose goals are unity, leadership and impact.
		CCD is a coalition of national disability organizations working together to advocate for national public policies that ensure the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
		This is a community, non-profit organization which emerged from the disability independent living movement and whose mission has been to create, demonstrate and encourage resources and model early intervention services which are non-pathological and empowering.
	www.uncc.edu /sdsp/links/consumer_organizations.asp (481 words)

	Consumer Resources
		Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts.
		Consumer Federation of America is a coalition of 240 national, state and local consumer groups around the country.
		Consumer Action is serving consumers nationwide by advancing consumer rights, publishing educational materials, advocating for consumers in the media and before lawmakers, and comparing prices on credit cards, bank accounts, and long distance services.
	www.caclawyers.com /consumer_resources.html (1224 words)

	NCL Advocacy: MADE IN THE USA POLICY COMMENT
		The National Consumers League strongly opposes the Commission's proposed "Guides for the Use of U.S. Origin Claims." We believe that the current "all or virtually all" standard for the use of the "Made in USA" label reflects an honest claim to consumers.
		Consumers will support a lowering of the standard because they realize that if they don't, fewer products will be able to carry the label in the emerging global marketplace.
		Consumers, businesses, and government recognize the need for a new standard, given that the U.S. is participating in an increasingly global marketplace.
	www.nclnet.org /advocacy/workersrights/comment_made_in_usa_08111997.htm (312 words)

	Joint Representation of Consumers in Class Litigation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Recent cases demonstrate that consumer legal representation is maximized by the joint efforts of private and nonprofit association attorneys.
		By contrast, nonprofits seek to maximize consumer justice by utilizing broad based means, such as public relations, lobbying, research, education and litigation.
		Nonprofits who use litigation to advance consumer justice may not have the legal resources or knowledge of particular state or federal courts to advance the litigation.
	www.consumerlaw.org /action_agenda/cocounseling/synergy.shtml (1872 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Groups
		From its website: "Consumer Alert was founded in 1977 as a national, non-profit, non-partisan, membership organization for people concerned about the excessive growth of government regulation at the national and state levels.
		Consumer Alert is dedicated to informing the public about the consumer benefits of competitive enterprise and to promoting sound economic, scientific, and risk data in public policy decisions.
		Consumer organization designed to network health freedom activists to oppose government regulation worldwide.
	www.supplementquality.com /links/advocacy.html (294 words)

	Consumer Action :: Groups unite to battle phishing
		Consumer confidence in conducting business and protecting personal data online is threatened every day by phishing scams.
		Consumer Action's Linda Sherry, who participated in the retreat, said, "This was a welcome opportunity to focus on the thorny problem of phishing and other Internet frauds.
		In the next phase of this project, NCL is forming working groups and inviting organizations and experts who are concerned about phishing to examine how the anti-phishing strategies in the report can be adopted on a widespread basis.
	www.consumer-action.org /coalition/articles/groups_unite_to_battle_against_phishin (606 words)

	FCIC - The Handbook - National Consumer Organizations
		The Consumer Protection unit is charged by AARP to examine those consumer problems and issues that impact the financial security of people 50 years of age and older, and to help its members protect themselves from marketplace fraud and deception.
		American Council on Consumer Interests (ACCI) is the leading consumer policy research and education organization consisting of a world-wide community of researchers, educators and related professionals dedicated to enhancing consumer well-being.
		Consumer Reports® is published by Consumers Union (CU), an expert, independent nonprofit organization whose mission is to work for a fair, just, and safe marketplace for all consumers and to empower consumers to protect themselves.
	www.consumeraction.gov /resprt2.shtml (2251 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Links From Bachus & Schanker, LLC
		If you are a Colorado resident who has suffered personal injury due to someone else's negligence or a consumer who has been hit with rising insurance costs, an unfair cancellation of an insurance policy, or injured by medical negligence or any major consumer issue, Colorado Citizens for Accountability can provide resources to help you.
		The organization also has real statistics and information on medical malpractice, asbestos, personal injury, and the attacks on the civil justice system provided by lawyers in Colorado and throughout the country.
		MADD is an organization working to stop drunk driving, prevent underage drinking and support the victims of drunk driving.
	www.coloradolaw.net /html/advocacy.html (710 words)

	For Immediate Release (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Consumer advocacy groups are proposing several amendments to the law, including one that would close a legal loophole allowing penalized debt collectors to evade ongoing responsibility for their actions.
		To the news media: It’s often hard to get consumers to speak publicly about their experiences with debt collectors – they’re at a stressful point in their lives, the harassment was in some cases frightening, and many are ashamed of their indebted situation even if caused by an unanticipated shock.
		A list follows of consumers who’ve agreed to be interviewed plus attorneys from 12 states who’ve agreed to talk about their debt-collection cases.
	www.consumerlaw.org /action_agenda/debt_collection/press_release.shtml (996 words)

	KID Links - Consumer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		An advocacy, educational and membership organization working to advance pro-consumer policy on a variety of issues.
		Consumers Union, publisher of Consumer Reports, is an independent, nonprofit testing and information organization serving only consumers.
		A national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded by Ralph Nader to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts.
	www.kidsindanger.org /04v1/nav/links_consumer.asp (73 words)

	CRInfo: The Conflict Resolution Information Source -
		Consumer advocacy organizations range from the old-established and wide-ranging, such as Consumers Union (best known as publisher of Consumer Reports magazine), to highly specific organizations that are concerned only with a single issue or type of product or service.
		Also a form of consumer advocacy is the television or radio personality who presents a show on consumer issues.
		Consumers Union is a classic example of a full-service consumer organization (except for lobbying and politics), putting pressure on manufacturers and service providers supplying a vast range of goods and services bought by the general public.
	www.crinfo.org /CK_Essays/ck_consumer_advocacy.jsp (384 words)

	Overview of the European Consumer Movement, National Mental Health Information Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Consumer advocacy is taking place in varying degrees in every country on the European continent.
		The European Union, the new organization of European countries, maintains that the word “survivor” is reserved for the survivors of the Holocaust and should not be used in a psychiatric context.
		Previously, the practice of consumer advocacy, especially directed at government-operated services, was prohibited under communism, and this oppression applied both to consumers and physicians.
	www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov /publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0108/overview.asp (1298 words)

	National Consumer Protection Week - 2003
		AARP, celebrating 40 years of service to Americans of all ages, is the nation's leading organization for people age 50 and older.
		In addition, access the online edition of the Consumer Action Handbook, designed to help citizens find the best and most direct source for assistance with their consumer problems and questions.
		Consumer who have been the victim of fraud or deception may file a complaint online with the FTC at www.ftc.gov, or call 1-877-FTC-HELP.
	www.consumer.gov /ncpw2003/resources.htm (1288 words)

	NSCLC: Advocacy Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		AARP Foundation Legal Advocacy Group--AARP Foundation Litigation brings law reform litigation on behalf of older persons primarily in the areas of age discrimination; pensions and other employee benefits; consumer fraud including predatory lending; health and long-term care; and access to justice.
		CCD is a Coalition of national consumer, advocacy, provider and professional organizations that advocates on behalf of people of all ages with physical and mental disabilities and their families.
		The LCAO is a coalition of national nonprofit organizations concerned with the well-being of America's older population and committed to representing their interests in the policy-making arena.
	www.nsclc.org /links_advocacy.html (2239 words)

	National Association For Chiropractic Medicine - A Consumer Advocacy Association
		The National Association for Chiropractic Medicine (NACM) is a consumer advocacy association of chiropractors who confine their scope of practice to scientific parameters and seek to make legitimate the utilization of professional manipulative procedures in mainstream health care delivery.
		The NACM is a professional organization of chiropractic physicians who are dedicated to the scientific advancement and understanding of physical medicine, spinal manipulation, and consumer advocacy.
		The NACM is a consumer protection/education-based organization and is not a fraternal or political organization.
	www.chiromed.org (1811 words)

	MyWireless.org® (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		MyWireless.org, a new consumer advocacy organization, is launching a media campaign on radio and television stations across Pennsylvania to mobilize the more than 6 million wireless users in Pennsylvania to support current legislation to repeal the state's 5% Gross Receipts Tax (GRT) on wireless service.
		MyWireless.org, a national consumer advocacy organization, today reiterated its strong opposition to legislation proposed by the Louisiana legislature to add a 2% “excise tax” that could cost wireless consumers $30 million a year.
		MyWireless.org is a new consumer advocacy organization that will give wireless users the information and tools they need to make their voices heard with policymakers nationwide.
	www.mywireless.org /news/mwpress (1118 words)

	Open Directory - Home: Consumer Information: Advocacy and Protection: Organizations (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Consumer Action - Advocacy group focuses on defending consumer rights, referring consumers to complaint-handling agencies through free hotline, publishing educational materials.
		Consumer Federation of America - Consumer advocacy organization lobbying on issues such as health, insurance, financial services, agriculture, food safety, housing, firearms, product safety, and product liability.
		National Assn. of Railroad Passsengers - This national organization, does not represent the interest of those who are advocating the revival of old steam trains; but preferably modern, economically viable, and environmentally safe surface transportation.
	dmoz.org /Home/Consumer_Information/Advocacy_and_Protection/Organizations (945 words)

	Printer Friendly Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In the letters, Public Citizen urged government officials to assess whether the states' consumer laws provide adequate protection for auto purchasers and to collaborate with other state agencies, such as the Department of Motor Vehicles, and with other consumer protection or attorney general's offices around the country, to stem dealership fraud.
		Consumers buying automobiles are particularly vulnerable to being ripped off by auto dealers because of the large size of the purchase, the flurry of paperwork and the fact that the financial deals are often complicated.
		Consumers must also be willing to walk away from the deal at any point that something smells fishy or they are treated disrespectfully, as hard-ball sales tactics can distract consumers from the precise terms of a deal.
	www.consumeraffairs.com /printme.php?url=/news04/pubcit_auto_scams.html (886 words)

	Consumer Advocacy Partnership
		Consumers were quick to express their feelings on what steps we need to take to realize this vision, as well as what attitudes we need to change.
		The Consumer Advocacy Partnership is hosting a Wellness and Recovery Consumer Forum on Wednesday, November 5, 2003 in order to gather input from people with a mental illness about their recovery and rehabilitation back to the things that matter to them.
		Consumers and advocates were responding to the Governor’s challenge accepted on March 13, 2003 at the Consumer Budget Forum at the Statehouse in Trenton.
	www.mhanj.org /cap.htm (2202 words)

	Consumer Reports Web Watch Investigations: Health, Online Drug Sales
		And, unfortunately, those consumers most likely to take a gamble online are also the most vulnerable: the elderly, the ill, and those who can't afford insurance.
		Consumers may legally import a prescription if the product is not an FDA "scheduled substance" — a habit-forming or narcotic drug — and if it meets a bevy of criteria.
		Consumers are permitted to import a three-months' dose for personal use if the product is for a serious condition and is unavailable in the U.S., isn't considered a health risk, and is being taken under a physician's supervision.
	www.consumerwebwatch.org /dynamic/health-investigations-online-drug-sales.cfm (1745 words)

	Texas Mental Health Consumers - Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Advocacy Inc. (website) is a nonprofit corporation funded by the United States Congress to protect and advocate for the legal rights of people with disabilities in Texas.
		The Disability Policy Consortium (DPC) (website) is an independent group of statewide advocacy organizations that strives to achieve the development and full implementation of public policy that promotes and supports the rights, inclusion, integration, and independence of Texans with disabilities.
		The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (website) is a professional medical organization comprised of child and adolescent psychiatrists trained to promote healthy development and to evaluate, diagnose, and treat children and adolescents and their families who are affected by disorders of feeling, thinking and behavior.
	www.tmhc.org /resources.shtml (1458 words)

	Consumer Complaint: Submit Your Complaint
		State and federal laws provide consumers with remedies for products that do not perform as warranted or advertised, along with broad protections from illegal, unfair or deceptive business acts or practices.
		As we explain in our disclaimer, which you are encouraged to read, both you and our firm must first agree in writing that we will represent you in a legal proceeding.
		FTC Consumer Law Page provides helpful information to consumers regarding their rights under various consumer laws and also issues "alerts" about unfair practices of which consumers should be aware.
	www.lieffcabraser.com /consumer.htm (741 words)

	Advocacy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization that represents consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch, and the courts.
		PHI is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people throughout California, across the United States, and around the world by promoting and sustaining independent, innovative research, training and demonstration programs—many in collaboration with the private health care system and community-based organizations.
		The organization is to decrease the impact of breast cancer, create and increase breast cancer awareness, and ensure—through information, empowerment and peer support—that no one faces breast cancer alone.
	www.soros.org /Staging/initiatives/map/links/advocacy?&start:int=15 (445 words)

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