Created: Sep 02, 2006
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Non Governmental Organization: Dakota Rural Action

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Activities: Activist
Type: Non Governmental Organization
Scope: regional
Website: www.dakotarural.org
Main Email: drural [at] brookings.net
Contact Name: John Bixler, Staff Director
Phone: 605/697-5204
Fax: 605/697-6230
Headquarters: Box 549,
Brookings, South Dakota 57006
United States
Local Time: Sun Sep 7 00:09:50

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Mission: Through community organizing efforts, we enable families and individuals to effectively work together to achieve and create a sustainable society which will guarantee freedom of choice for future generations.



Dakota Rural Action is a ...



grassroots,



* Dakota Rural Action members come from all walks of life, and serve as spokespeople who guide the decisions of the organization.

* They participate in the organization through local chapters and statewide committees.

* Dakota Rural Action members work directly with local, state and federal decision makers about the issues that affect their communities.



family agriculture,



* Dakota Rural Action believes in family agriculture.

* Family agriculture, if protected and given the opportunity, has the flexibility to take South Dakota's economy into the new century and define our state as something special.

* Dakota Rural Action members work for open and fair markets and strongly support mandatory Country-of-Origin-Labeling.

* Dakota Rural Action supports fair trade agreements that build family agriculture, workers' rights and protect the environment.



and conservation group.



* Dakota Rural Action members work to conserve and protect both South Dakota's environment and our unique way of life.

* Dakota Rural Action works to protect ground water and air quality from pollution.

* Dakota Rural Action members support stronger protections from factory style animal agriculture facilities which have destroyed local environments and communities.

* Dakota Rural Action works to remove the barriers and promote the development of clean renewable energy sources like wind power, and biofues.

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