Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy

Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy (CRESP) is a non-profit, nonsectarian, educational organization affiliated with Cornell University. It states that most but not all of its projects are locally based but seek national and international influence through direct work, outreach, and literature on religious tradition, spirituality and ethical thought.

CRESP Mission

CRESP states its mission is to "seek the active participation of concerned individuals at Cornell, in Ithaca, and beyond in fostering vital and caring communities to provide a foundation for a world of peace, mutual understanding, and respect for all life" and that its objective is to "increase the number of individuals and groups who are dedicated to building a just and sustainable society." ^[1]

Background

CRESP was founded in 1971 as an outgrowth of Cornell United Religious Work (CURW). Its administrative offices are located in Cornell's Anabel Taylor Hall. Initially a think tank on issues of social justice, Many CRESP-sponsored projects to address the issues of the day are now independent agencies, including Eco-Justice, the Learning Web, anti-apartheid efforts, socially responsible advertising, draft counseling, and farming alternatives. CRESP now serves as the umbrella for sixteen projects and works with Cornell student groups on progressive issues, and has two affiliates, one located in a traditional village outside Dakar, Senegal, and the other in the rural mountains of the Dominican Republic.

United for Peace and Justice, an anti-war coalition of more than 1,300 international and United States-based organizations, counts CRESP as a member organization. ^[2]

CRESP projects

Current CRESP projects include:

• Alternatives Library ^[3]
• Centro de Idiomas ^[4]
• Committee on U.S.-Latin American Relations (CUSLAR) ^[5]
• Ecovilliage ^[6]
• Engineers For A Sustainable World ^[7]
• Ithaca City Of Asylum ^[8]
• Positive News ^[9]
• Simple Living America ^[10]
• Take Back Your Time Day ^[11]
• TheocracyWatch ^[12]
• Tompkins County Living Wage Coalition ^[13]
• Vitamin L ^[14]

References

1. CRESP Mission Statement Archived February 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
2. UFPJ Member Groups Archived October 11, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
3. CRESP's Alternatives Library Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
4. CRESP's Centro de Idiomas Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
5. CRESP's CUSLAR Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
6. CRESP's Ecovilliage Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
7. CRESP's Engineers For A Sustainable World Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
8. CRESP's Ithaca City Of Asylum Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
9. CRESP's Positive News Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
10. CRESP's Simple Living America Archived August 10, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
11. CRESP's Take Back Your Time Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
12. CRESP's TheocracyWatch Archived September 1, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
13. CRESP's Tompkins County Living Wage Coalition Archived June 14, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
14. CRESP's Vitamin L Archived September 8, 2006, at the Wayback Machine

External links

• CRESP's website
• CRESP - Cornell University