Antisystemic
Protest
In Global Problems and the
Culture of Capitalism, we ask whether or not the many forms of
social and political protest current in the world today share
opposition to the expansion of the culture of capitalism. Thus a
question becomes whether or not each of the protests represented in
the following list of web sites share a common goal, or whether they
are unrelated, each movement pursuing its own separate goals?
This page contains links to general
antisystemic sites and organizations, labor
protest sites, indigenous
protest sites, environmental
protest sites, feminist
protest sites, minority
protest sites, and
political protest sites. There is, of course, often
considerable overlap in the sites, many explicitly identifying
capitalist expansion as the object of their
protest.
General
Anarchism International
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/inter.html
Anarchism is a movement largely
opposed to state power, the state viewed as "the organised violence of
the bourgeoisie against the workers and the system of its executive
organs." Its main doctrines formed in the late 19th Century, its
main figures included Peter Kropotkin and Mikhail Bakunin in Europe, and
Emma Goldman in the United States. At Anarchism International you
can find the Organizational Platform of the Libertarian Communists, some
historical background on the evolution of the Organizational Platform,
various documents, along with links to other anarchist
sites.
Anarchist Groups of New York
http://flag.blackened.net/agony/index.html
A good point of entry to various
anarchist groups in New York, with links to other anarchist
organizations around the world. You might want to check out the
essay by Emma Goldman, "Syndicalism: Its Theory
and Practice," for one statement of the goals and purposes of
anarchism by one of its major proponents..
Arm the Spirit (Censored
by UCSD)
burn.ucsd.edu/~ats
Arm The Spirit defines itself as
"an autonomist/anti-imperialist information collective based in Toronto,
Canada. Our focus includes a wide variety of material, including
political prisoners, national liberation struggles, armed communist
resistance, anti-fascism, the fight against patriarchy, and more."
At the site you'll find an extensive collection of articles on
antisystemic protest, as well as reports on current affairs taken from
news accounts. Check out, for example, the collection of articles
on anti-abortion
violence in the United States. You'll also find links to
various nationalistic movements, such as the Kurdish national
liberation movement, and Peru's Tupac Amaru
Revolutionary Movement (MRTA).
Boycott Action News
http://www.coopamerica.com/boycotts/index.html
One way to protest the excesses of the
culture of capitalism is to boycott it; that is, refuse to purchase the
products of corporations that abuse employees, consumers, or the
environment. At this site you can get information on existing
boycotts and the reasons for them. You can also find out whether
or not they get results.
Cocaine Importing Agency
http://speech.csun.edu/ben/news/cia/
This site is about the accusations
that CIA operatives, largely working in Central America, were involved
in the wholesale smuggling of cocaine into the United States. This
sites examines those accusations and the role that drugs have played in
intelligence operations carried out by employees of the
CIA.
Committees of Coorespondence for a Democratic and Socialist
Future
http://www.cofc.org/
Modeling themselves after the committees of
the thirteen colonies who formed to resist what they saw as British
oppression, the COCDS consists of activist groups that seek constructive
solutions to the problems of poverty and unemployment, racism, sexism,
health, education, and housing. As of now (9/17/98) the site is
still under construction, but contains positions papers and links to
other antisystemic organizations.
Encyclopedia of 1848 Revolutions
http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/~Chastain/index.htm
Compiled by Ohio University
Professor Emeritus of History James Chastain, this online encyclopedia
contains a large number of articles written by scholars from around the
world on topics related to the "Springtime of the Peoples," the popular
revolutions that spread across Europe in 1848. Users can browse the
encyclopedia by alphabetical entry or by contributor, although the
latter is not currently available. Typical entries contain one lengthy
or several smaller paragraphs and a bibliography. The site also includes
an introduction by Chastain which discusses the study of 1848 and the
Encyclopedia’s contents. Both scholars and students studying
nineteenth-century Europe will find this site a handy reference
resource. (Scout Report, November 5,
1999)
 Free Speech
Movement, Student Protest U.C. Berkeley, 1964-65 --University of
California, Berkeley Library
http://library.berkeley.edu/BANC/FSM/
The Bancroft Library at UC, Berkeley has made
available an array of documents and media materials relating to the Free
Speech Movement (FSM) on the UC campus in the mid-60s. The site includes
an online finding aid to the protest collections of the library, online
video and sound recordings, a chronology, a bibliography, and a plethora
of documents relating to the movement. These last include oral
histories, journals, legal proceedings, contemporaneous journalism, FSM
newsletters, books, pamphlets, minutes of meetings, government
documents, and more. An excellent site for researchers, journalists,
historians, and students. For more information about Bancroft Library
and its Oral Histories project, see the January 29, 1999 _Scout Report_.
[The Scout Report for Social Sciences & Humanities -- May 1,
2001]
French Revolution,
1789-1799
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/History/teaching/french-rev/
Some scholars would define the French
Revolution as the first stirrings of antisystemic sentiment, and the
event that led later to the Revolution of 1848. You can find out
about the French revolution, the events that led up to it, and the
motivation that led the people of France to overthrow the
monarchy.
Gegenstandpunkt
http://www.gegenstandpunkt.com/english/en_index.html
An avowedly Marxist site that contains information and essays
regarding globalization, imperialism and the scientific analysis of
society.
Mid-Atlantic Infoshop: Your Guide to Anarchy on the
Web (Removed from the Web)
http://burn.ucsd.edu/~mai/Welcome.html
"Organized anarchy? The political tenets of
Anarchism are often misconstrued. The Mid-Atlantic Infoshop dispels this
confusion by providing an extensive collection of anarchist and activist
resources on the Web that promote voluntary cooperation, equality, and
free association among persons. Within the guide, myriad information
resources are clearly arranged by topic area, such as Anarcha-feminism,
Anarchist Opinion, and Practical Anarchy. Also included in the guide are
an anarchist news kiosk, a comprehensive anarchist FAQ, and a search
engine for anarchy on the Web." (The Scout report for the Social
Sciences, 10/20/98)
Newspeak
www.scn.org/newspeak
Wayne
Grytting's wonderful site that points out some of the linguistic
contortions corporations and government use to minimize the effects of
bad news. Here's a sample: " With
shortages of labor cropping up many companies are turning to a new
source of employees right here in the USA: our prison system and its 1.7
million inmates. In the words of the Wall Street Journal, "economic
reality and criminal justice intersect in America. " Corporations are
finding that parolees and inmates in halfway houses and drug abuse
programs make good employees. Why? Because says the Journal, "Street and
prison life, it turns out, aren't bad ways to prepare for certain jobs."
(Let it be noted for the record, the Journal reported this with a
straight face without questioning the nature of jobs requiring such
"preparation." ) A key reason for their success? "The parolees do so
well in part because they are under tight supervision and risk returning
to jail if they fail a drug test." Another vital lesson for managing our
nation's workers. (WSJ 5/12)
The Noam Chomsky Archive
[RealPlayer
http://www.zmag.org/chomsky/intro.cfm
Znet
http://www.zmag.org/
Hosted by ZNet, the Website of _Z
Magazine_, this archive features an excellent selection of writings
and other materials from renowned cultural and political analyst Noam
Chomsky. At the site, users will find the full text or excerpts from
fourteen of Chomsky’s books, the former including major works such as
_What Uncle Sam Really Wants_, _Necessary Illusions_, and
_Deterring Democracy_. Another major feature of the archive is a
large number of audio selections; the site offers various radio
interviews and talks and the full contents of several CDs of significant
Chomsky lectures. Other sections of the archive include a large number
of Chomsky’s articles from _Z Magazine_ and the text of selected
talks, interviews, and debates. Users will want to be sure to visit the
Introduction section, which highlights recent additions to the archive,
among them several audio and text selections on Kosovo and the Balkans.
(Scout Report 5/21/99)
The Non-Violence Web
http://www.nonviolence.org/
In addition to seeking alternatives to
violene, one of the aims of Non-Violence Web is to stimulate thought and
discussion regarding the creation of alternative societies.
One World
http://www.oneworld.net/
One World describes itself as 200 global
justice organizations under one roof. Here you will find the
latest in global
news and stories relating to human rights, the environment, and
economic exploitation. You can even sort through the news by
country.
Protest.Net
http://protest.net/
A Web Site that attempts to
coordinate news on global protest. "Protest.Net is a community of
activists who are working together to create our own media. By
publishing a public record of our political activities on the web we are
taking a stand against the established media. We are standing up and
showing that serious activism is alive and well at the dawn of the 21st
century. Everyday from Kansas to India activists are meeting,
organizing, and protesting to demand a better world for all. When the
corporate media takes note of our activities it is only to spit upon our
struggle." At the site you can get information on protests all
over the world.
Renegade
http://fornits.com/renegade/
This site represents a good example of how
persons can utilize the Internet to publicize concerns related to the
expansion of the culture of capitalism. Created by Robert
Cherwink, the site contains a rich archive on material about social
injustice, environmental concerns, and corporate abuse that is updated
weekly. You can search the site by keyword.
Social Justice E-Zine
members.tripod.com/~goforth/socialjustice.html
An Online magazine devoted to stories having
to do with social justice (e.g. labor issues, human rights, peasant
protest, etc). For example, you can find articles on harrassment and
layoffs of workers in the U.S. who complained about nuclear safety,
thoughts on the massacre in Chiapas,
and protests over austerity measures in
Brazil.
Two Political Poster
Collections:
Transnational Poster Art
http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/german/exhibit/GDRposters/project.html
Revolutionary Art of Peru
http://www.csrp.org/art2.htm
These two sites highlight revolutionary art
from the former East Germany and from imprisoned fighters and supporters
of the PCP (Communist Party of Peru, also known as "Shining Path"). The
first site, hosted by the Stanford University Library, features 25
posters commissioned by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) government
during the 1970s and 80s. The posters address themes such as
anti-(American) imperialism and solidarity with leftist movements in
Latin America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. The second
site is produced by the Committee to Support the Revolution in Peru
(CSRP), a Berkeley, CA based organization. The exhibition contains 20
works created with materials smuggled into Peruvian prisons. The themes
will be familiar to anyone acquainted with the Marxist-Leninist
aesthetic: the strength of solidarity and of international revolutionary
movements, the power of women, and resistance and the people’s war.
(Scout Report, 7/30/99)
The Turning Point Project
http://www.turnpoint.org/
A site largely devoted to
publicizing the social and environmental damage caused by economic
globalization, largely through full-page ads in the new York
Times. The ads themselves are informative articles about issues
such as genetic engineering, the industrially-induced global water
shortage, and species extinction. But you can also find some
excellent backgound material on these and other
issues.
Theyesmen
http://www.theyesmen.org/
There are many ways
of conveying dissent, including through art, theater, and satire.
Perhaps some of the most effective (and amusing--at least to some) ways
of registering dissent can be found at theyesmen.org. For example,
their appearance as members of the WTO in
Finland, remains a classic example of exposing the absurdity of the
"growth-at-any-cost" mindset of many economists and corporate
leaders.
Unabomber
Manifesto
http://www.enviroweb.org/coe/resources/fc/unabetoc.html
It is often a thin line between violence and
social protest, between one group's "terrorist" and another's "freedom
fighter." How would you, for example, classify the unabomber? At
this site you can read Ted Kaczynski's critique of industrial society
and his defense of his actions.
World Revolution
www.worldrevolution.org
Begun by Devesh Kumar, The World
Revolution defines itself as "a new, large-scale, activist social movement for progressive
social change. It aims to resolve in a comprehensive manner the major
social problems of our world and our era. Major objectives &
issue areas of the WR include: Peace- Social Justice - Environmental
Balance - Economic Well-Being - Ethical
Culture."
Z-Net
http://www.zmag.org/
Do you want to talk to Noam Chomsky?
Ask Barbara Ehreneich a question? Or just find a wealth of
progressive Web links? Z-Net is a great place to start. You
have to register to participate in the forums and discussions, but it is
free. The site is an extension of Z Magazine, one of the best of
the alternative publications. You can also find articles, reviews,
and other resources too numerous to list.
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Disgruntled
www.disgruntled.com
This could be characterized as the magazine
of protest for the American, middle-class worker. It contains
satire, as well as serious articles about problems with corporate
downsizing, but it represents recognition that even the once-secure
middle-class worker can be caught in the revolutionary nature of the
culture of capitalism (see pp. 306 ff in Global Problems and the Culture
of Capitalism).
In
Defense of Marxism Website
www.marxist.com
"The aim of these pages is to defend Marxist
ideas and their validity for today's labour movement." The site
contains an extensive collection of articles and documents about the history of Marxist
thought, and the applications of Marxist ideas to contemporary
social, political, and economic problems.
The Militant
http://www.themilitant.com/
"The Militant is a socialist newsweekly
published in theinterests of working people. It features articles on
theclass struggle from the United States to Bosnia to NewZealand and
South Africa. Every week the Militant coversthe fight for Black and
women's rights, union struggles,the campaign to defend socialist Cuba,
the Irish freedomstruggle, the fight against the death penalty, the
battle for Quebec sovereignty, and many other issues in world
politics."
McIntyre, Pennsylvania: The
Everyday Life Of A Coal Mining Company Town:
1910-1947
http://www.mcintyrepa.com/frontpage.htm
Presented by Susan
Ferrandiz, assistant professor in the library department of Slippery
Rock University, McIntyre, Pennsylvania: The Everyday Life of a Coal
Mining Company Town "tells the story of a representative bituminous coal
town in western Pennsylvania" from its founding in 1910 to its fall as a
company town in 1947. Equipped with photos, documents, letters, and the
memories of current and former town residents, the site is divided into
a number of sections that include the coal company, miners and mining,
the union, school and education, family and town life, leisure and
recreation, and church and religion. A product of her master's thesis,
Susan Ferrandiz hopes that "this assemblage of documents, memories, and
information will convey a taste of the everyday life of the town and its
residents during the first half of the 20th century." [MG]
Project
Censored
www.sonoma.edu/ProjectCensored/
"The primary objective of Project
Censored is to explore and publicize the extent of censorship in our
society by locating stories about significant issues of which the public
should be aware, but is not, for one reason or another. The project
hopes to stimulate responsible journalists to provide more mass media
coverage of those issues and to encourage the general public to demand
mass media coverage of those issues or to seek information from other
sources."
- National
Labor Committee
- http://www.nlcnet.org/
If you’ve ever checked the tag on a polo
shirt, wondering where it was made, and whether the workers there are
treated fairly, Charles Kernaghan has touched your life. He heads the
National Labor Committee, a New York-based group that campaigns against
sweatshops and for workers’ rights worldwide. It has taken on some of
the biggest names in the nation’s apparel and clothing industries
(Chicago Tribune)
Women’s
Labor History—AFSME
http://www.afscme.org/otherlnk/whlinks.htm
In honor of Women’s history month, the
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSME)
has posted on their Website an annotated directory of Websites devoted
to women’s labor history. This includes a number of sites on famous
women agitators and labor advocates including Mary Kenney O’Sullivan
(co-founder of the Women’s Trade Union League), Florence Kelley (who
agitated for reform of the women’s sweatshops of Chicago), Jane Addams,
Mother Jones, and others. Historical sites dedicated to key periods in
women’s labor history are also listed as well as a section of general
women’s labor history links. [ Scout Report for Social Sciences &
Humanities -- March 20, 2001]
Workers Solidarity Movement
http://flag.blackened.net/revolt/wsm.html
The Workers Solidarity Movement was
founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1984 in response to growing unemployment
and inequality. They state that "Like most socialists we share a
fundamental belief that capitalism is the problem. We believe that as a
system it must be ended, that the wealth of society should be commonly
owned and that its resources should be used to serve the needs of
humanity as a whole and not those of a small greedy minority. But, just
as importantly, we see this struggle against capitalism as also being a
struggle for freedom. We believe that socialism and freedom must go
together, that we cannot have one without the other. As Mikhail Bakunin,
the Russian anarchist said, "Socialism without freedom is tyranny and
brutality". The site contains their publications and links to other
anarchist organizations.
- Human
Rights in Turkey
- www.ozgurluk.org
- Chico Mendez Sustainable Rainforest
Campaign
http://www.fragilecologies.com/apr26_99.html
Chico Mendes was a rubber tapper, union
leader and environmentalist whose assassination in 1988 stirred
international condemnation and contributed to Brazil’s decision to host
the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. This site describes
Mendes's work, and hosts material on rainforest preservation and a
movement to continue Mendes's work.
Earthhope Action Network
http://earthhopenetwork.net/
An excellent set of resources and links
devoted to environmental protest.
- Global Survival Network
- www.globalsurvival.net/
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- Context:Sustainable Culture
- www.context.org/index.html
AGRALIN: Gender Studies in Agriculture Bibliographical
Database
www.bib.wau.nl/gsia/
- "A database containing bibliographic
descriptions of journal articles and book chapters on the position of
women in rural societies. Most concern the Netherlands, Western European
countries or developing countries. Literature which is important for
analyzing their position is also included, e.g. articles on feminist
theory and methodology. Articles on labour and health issues and history
for example, are included if they concern also the position of rural
women. The articles are being selected from 240 agricultural and social
science journals. A number of chapters taken from readers and books are
also included in the database. At this moment, about 5 000 descriptions
are entered into the database."
Just type in a keyword, an author, or
a title, and get a list of resouces, many of which can be retrieved
through the data base.
Ending Violence Against Women_
http://www.jhuccp.org/pr/l11edsum.stm
This new report by the Johns
Hopkins School of Public Health and the Center for Health and Gender
Equity (CHANGE) reveals that around the world "at least one in three
women worldwide has been beaten, coerced into sex or abused in her
lifetime." Based on over 50 population-based surveys and more than 500
studies of domestic violence, the report finds that by far the greatest
risk of violence comes not from strangers, but from male family members
including husbands. Users can read the full text of the report, which
was published as part of the Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public
Health _Population Reports_ series, by chapter in HTML format.
The report also includes selected highlights, figures, tables, a
pull-out guide for health care providers, and a bibliography. (Scout
Report, 1/21/00)
Equality Now
www.equalitynow.org/
EQUALITY NOW is an international human rights
organization dedicated to action for the civil, political, economic and
social rights of girls and women. Among their concerns are rape,
trafficking, domestic violence, female infanticide, genital mutilation,
reproductive rights, gender discrimination, political representation,
sexual harassment, and pornography. At the site you will find specific
actions that involve women's rights.
Domestic Violence Against Women and
GirlsDomestic
Violence Against Women and GirlsDomestic Violence Against Women and Girls_
-- UNICEF [.pdf, 22 pages]
http://www.unicef-icdc.org/cgi-bin/unicef/Lunga.sql?ProductID=213
This Website serves
as a launch pad for the UNICEF report _Domestic Violence Against Women
and Girls_ released last week to coincide with the UN’s special
session on the progress of women’s rights worldwide (see the June 9,
2000 _Scout Report_ for a link to the main document of this
session). According to the _Domestic Violence_ report, "up to
half of all women and girls in some countries have experienced
physical violence at the hands of an intimate partner or family
member." Even more disturbingly, "more than 60 million females are
simply missing from population statistics—killed by their own families
deliberately or through neglect, simply because of their gender."
Nonetheless, the report does not see the problem as unsolvable.
Recommendations are offered concerning education and awareness-raising
efforts as well as training law enforcement and judiciary officers to
be more sensitized to the issue. (Scout Report for Social Sciences,
6/13/2000) You will need to download the .pdf
file.
GABRIELA Network
www.gabnet.org/
A Philippine-U.S. women's solidarity
organization. Among their concerns is the exploitation of women and
men who leave the Philippines each year to work, and end up being
driven to prostitution of wage labor at less than poverty wages.
Check out some of these concerns at their "not for sale"
page.
Girls Fight for a Living
http://athena.louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/special/girls/girls.html
Girls Fight for a Living is an
online component to an exhibit from the University of Louisville
Special Collections. The exhibit profiles women in the forefront of
several industries including some of the first women to earn wages in
journalism, the arts, and the military. Along with photographs and
accompanying descriptions and texts, Girls Fight for a Living also
includes numerous links throughout the exhibit, leading to additional
information and resources from a multitude of sources. (Scout
Report for Business and Economics, Dec. 2, 1999)
Global Trade Expansion and Liberalisation: Gender
Issues and Impacts [.pdf]
http://www.ids.ac.uk/bridge/re42.pdf
In Global Problems and the Culture of
Caoitalism we discuss the affects that capitalist expansion has had on
the role of women. "Global Trade Expansion and Liberalisation:
Gender Issues and Impacts is a new study prepared by Marzia Fontana,
Susan Joekes, and Rachel Masika for the UK-based Department for
International Development (DFID) and published by Briefings on
Development and Gender, BRIDGE (reviewed in the March 23, 1999 Scout
Report for Social Sciences). The authors advocate the use of gender as
a variable in formulating trade policies and consider the implications
of trade liberalization on the livelihood of women in poor nations.
This 86-page study also reviews existing research on gender and trade
and provides case studies for Ghana, Uganda, Sri Lanka, Pakistan,
Bangladesh, and Jamaica." (Scout Report for Business and Economics,
4/8/99)
Impact of the Global Economy on
Women
http://ijgls.indiana.edu/vol4/no1/toc.html
A special issue of the Indiana Journal
of Global Legal Studies addressing the impact of the global
economic on women. The articles are: Introduction by Alfred C.
Aman, Jr., Toward a Feminist Analytics of the Global Economy by
Saskia Sassen, Implications of Global Polarization for Feminist Work
by Gracia Clark, Dividing the Surplus: Will Globalization Give Women a
Larger or Smaller Share of the Benefits of Cooperative Production? by
Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, STOP STOMPING ON THE REST OF US: Retrieving
Publicness from the Privatization of the Globe , by Zillah Eisenstein,
Globalization, Privatization, and a Feminist Public by Susan H.
Williams, Strategic Sisterhood or Sisters in Solidarity? Questions of
Communitarianism and Citizenship in Asia by Aihwa Ong, and As
the World (Or Dare I Say Globe?) Turns: Feminism and Transnationalism
by Fedwa Malti-Douglas
Living the Legacy: The Women's Rights Movement
1848-1998
http://www.nwhp.org/legacy98_old/index.html
A wonderful site commemorating 150
years of struggle for women's rights, beginning with the Women's Rights
Convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. The site includes a
brief history of the movement, a detailed timeline, and lots of other
curricular resources.
National Women's History Project
www.nwhp.org/
Lots of good information on the history of
the women's right's movement, along with an extensive collection of links to
other sites.
Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady
Stanton and Susan B. Anthony_
[RealPlayer]
http://www.pbs.org/stantonanthony/
This new documentary film by Ken
Burns and Paul Barnes tells the story of "one of the most productive
working partnerships in US history," that of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
and Susan B. Anthony. As the site describes them, "Stanton was the
leading voice and philosopher of the women’s rights and suffrage
movements while Anthony was the powerhouse who commandeered the
legions of women who struggled to win the ballot for American women."
This fine companion Website offers a number of related resources.
First among these is a well-crafted, 20-part overview of Stanton and
Anthony’s lives and the nineteenth-century women’s movement with
streaming audio that presumably comes from the documentary. The
Resources section of the site contains information on teaching the
history of women’s rights; selected articles, essays, and original
documents; a biographical sketch of Stanton and Anthony; a suggested
reading list; and annotated links. Other offerings include a
discussion forum, essays on the current state of women’s rights, a
kids section, and an interview with the filmmakers. Simply put, PBS
has done it again. (Scout Report, November 5,
1999)
Russian Feminism
Resources
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/2533/russfem.html
A guide to online resources about Russian
women, Russian feminism, women’s studies and the women’s movement in
the Former Soviet Union. You will also find links to other sites
on global feminism. For example, you can find a report on the
influences of foreign financial support on social movements in
Russia. What are some of the negative consequences and dangers
of foreign funding?
SAWNET: South Asian Women’s Network
http://www.umiacs.umd.edu/users/sawweb/sawnet/
"SAWNET, the South Asian Women’s Network,
provides a forum for disseminating information about women’s issues in
the nations of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri
Lanka. Organized into seventeen topical sections, SAWNET includes
articles and books by and for South Asian women, background material
on South Asian women’s organizations, the latest news about women in
the region, and a myriad of other resources relevant to women’s rights
and health. SAWNET also hosts an electronic mailing list to discuss
issues covered by the Website. Please note that the moderated list is
restricted to women only. Detailed subscription information and
mailing list policies are available at the site." (Scout Report for
Social Sciences, 4/20/99)
Toolkit to End Violence Against
Women [.pdf]
http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/
The Toolkit to End Violence Against Women
was launched last month by the National Advisory Council on Violence
Against Women, which is chaired by the US Department of Justice (DOJ)
and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Each of the
Toolkit's sixteen chapters (.pdf) is geared toward a specific audience
(e.g., Native Women, the US Military, the entertainment industry,
health and mental care systems, etc.) and stresses ways in which these
audience can increase prevention efforts and better services for
victims. Clicking on a chapter title brings up a bullet-pointed list
of things that particular audience can do to make a difference and
links to the .pdf version of the chapter and an "action card" (a .pdf
version of the bullet points with explication). (Scout Report
12/14/01)
ViVa: A Bibliography of Women's History in
Historical and Women's Studies Journals - Update
http://www.iisg.nl/~womhist/
ViVa (originally reviewed in the October 6, 1998 Scout Report for Social
Sciences), a current bibliography of articles about women's
and gender history, has announced the release of the complete
bibliography online. Compiled at the International Institute of Social
History, ViVa contains over 5,200 articles from 114 European,
American, and Indian journals published between 1975 and 2000. To
facilitate browsing, bibliographic citations are divided by the year
of publication and then by the historical era of article content. The
bibliography is searchable by keyword or via an advanced search with
six variables. A list of journals indexed and a link to a related
collection of women's history sites round out the
site.
Women and Social Movements in the United States,
1830-1930
http://womhist.binghamton.edu/
"This site was created to introduce
secondary and higher education students to some of the primary
documents available for the study of women’s involvement in social
movements in the US between 1830 and 1930. The material at the site
has its origins in editorial projects of undergraduate and graduate
students at the State University of New York at Binghamton, collected
and revised by Professors Kathryn Kish Sklar and Thomas Dublin. These
are presented as a collection of learning modules addressing specific
topics, such as African-American Women and the Chicago World’s Fair,
1893; Women’s Peace Mission to European Capitals, 1915; and Pacifism
vs. Patriotism in Women’s Organizations in the 1920s, among others.
Each module contains an introductory essay and, in most cases, between
fifteen and twenty primary documents. The modules have potential in
classrooms as either discrete learning units or perhaps as examples to
students on how to incorporate primary documents in their essays.
Additional resources include a modest collection of annotated links
and an internal search engine." (The Scout Report,
11/13/98)
Women in Politics: Beyond Numbers—International IDEA
http://www.idea.int/women/
"Developed by the
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA),
Women in Politics: Beyond Numbers is an initiative devoted to
researching, evaluating, and promoting the role and impact of women in
the advancement of sustainable democracy and electoral processes
worldwide. This Website functions as an international resource
providing information about IDEA’s research projects and publications
related to women’s political involvement. The site features an
extensive report, "Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers," that examines
such issues as obstacles to women’s political participation and the
impact of women in international politics, as well as compares the
involvement of women within various electoral systems. The site also
includes links to relevant resources and maintains several interactive
forums for discussing IDEA’s projects to enhance women’s political
participation." (The Scout Report for Social Sciences,
11/3/98)
WomenWatch--The UN Internet Gateway on the Advancement and
Empowerment of Women
www.un.org/womenwatch/
At this United Nations site you can find
out about the various UN programs on the empowerment of women, and get
access to information and
statistics about the status and role of women in countries all
over the world.
WSSLinks: Women and Gender Studies Web Sites--ACRL
WSS
www.library.yale.edu/wss/
The purpose of WSSLinks is to provide
access to a wide range of resources in support of Women's Studies.
Affirmative Action and Diversity Project
http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/
"From the Univeristy of California, Santa
Barbara this site offers various voices on the affirmative action
debate and on multicultural issues. It's a site mainly for scholars
and students offering law review articles, analyses, policy
documents and other writings. Since it is California-based group,
there's a lot of information on Proposition 209. Its major sections
include Multiculturalism and Diversity; Measuring Cultural Merit;
Assimilation, Integration and Separatism and, an annotated
Bibliography." (PBS)
African
American History
http://web.uccs.edu/~history/index/afroam.html#general
University of Colorado at
Colorado Springs maintains this page of Web links to other
sites. Excellent resource.
AFRO-American Almanac
http://www.toptags.com/aama/
"Created by Dr. Jack Powell and Donald E.
Jones II, this site explores African-American history from the
beginning of the slave trade, through the Civil Rights movement, to
the present. The easy-to-navigate and fast-loading Almanac offers a
number of resources for any user interested in an introduction to
some of the cultural, political, and social facets of
African-American history and identity. These include traditional
folk tales, commentary and speeches, the text of 26 related books
(including works by W.E.B. Du Bois, Frederick Douglass, Booker T.
Washington, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Henry David Thoreau),
historical documents, brief biographies, and synopses of key
historical events. Additional features include trivia games and a
collection of related links." (Scout Report,
4/2/99)
The Avalon Project:
African-Americans - Biography, Autobiography and History
http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/treatise/african_americans.htm
The Avalon Project at
Yale Law School, (last mentioned in the April 4, 1997 Scout Report) has recently added an
African American biography, autobiography, and history section. The
section contains complete copies of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I
Have A Dream" speech, My Bondage and Freedom by Frederick Douglass,
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth, dictated by Sojourner Truth and
edited by Olive Gilbert, The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois,
and Up From Slavery: An Autobiography by Booker T. Washington. All
transcripts are lucid and available in HTML format. [MG]
Black Radical Congress
http://www.blackradicalcongress.com/
While civil rights is one of the issues
addressed by the BRC, their Freedom Agenda is much broader, and
includes concerns about growing class differentiation, exploitaton
of foreign workers, and environmental devastation. At the site
you will also find a collection of Bulletins addressing world
events. There is also a discussion list that you can
join.
Bobby Seale's Homepage
http://www.bobbyseale.com/
"Announcing that his site "is about more
than the sixties protest movement era" Bobby Seale (the chairman and
co-founder, with Huey P. Newton, of the Black Panther Party), offers
his web sites as a nexis for bringing the sixties movement full
circle by connecting civil-human rights issues to
"ecological-economic enviro-empowerment" awareness and action. You
will find here Seale's biography, background on the sixties and some
four dozen photos of Party members and key events during the
sixties/early seventies." (PBS)
Brookings Research on Race and Minority Politics
This new special section from the
Brookings Institution explores the issue of race and minority
politics in America. With articles from the _Brookings Review_,
selected op-ed pieces, brief summaries of Brookings books, and links
to related resources, the site addresses a wide swath of related
topics. These include opportunity and affirmative action, the future
of racial and ethnic politics, racial and ethnic preference in
school admissions, test scores, and race and urbanization. (Scout
Report. 5/7/1999)
Civilrights.org [.pdf]
http://civilrights.org/
Billing itself as the "definitive
source for civil rights on the net," this Website "aims to serve as
a central repository and trusted intermediary for information on a
variety of civil and human rights issues." The site provides
information on recent policy issues and legislation, a civil rights
library, which includes materials on the 2000 Census, and a section
devoted to supplying support and materials for educating students
and adults about civil rights. An event calendar and newsletter can
also be accessed from the site as well as a copy of a recent report
by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights entitled "Justice on
Trial: Racial Disparities in the American Criminal Justice System."
The report can be browsed in HTML or downloaded in .pdf format.
Annotated links to hundreds of organizations involved in Civil
Rights issues are listed in the site’s main directory; click on "our
coalition." Civilrights.org is maintained by the Leadership
Conference on Civil Rights and the Leadership Conference Education
Fund. (Scout Report for Social Science,
7/11/00)
From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet
Collection, 1824-1909
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/aapchome.htmlCollection,
1824-1909
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aapchtml/aapchome.html
This collection of pamphlets
written by African-American authors in the nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries boasts "complete page images of 397 titles . . .
as well as searchable electronic texts and bibliographic records."
Part of the Library of Congress’s American Memory project, the
pamphlets constitute a wonderful collection of online primary
resources in African-American history. Users can examine works here
by pivotal black writers, such as Frederick Douglass, Kelly Miller,
Charles Sumner, Mary Church Terrell, and Booker T. Washington. The
materials deal with slavery, emancipation, African colonization, and
related topics; and range from "personal accounts and public
orations to organizational reports and legislative speeches." The
collection is searchable by keywords and browseable by subject,
author, and title. The pamphlets serve as a useful complement to the
earlier American Memory Collection "African American Perspectives:
Pamphlets from the Daniel A.P. Murray Collection, 1818-1907" (Scout
Report for Social Sciences, 2/22/2000)
Gateway
to African-American History
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/blackhis/
This gateway created by the State
Department’s International Information Programs features
well-annotated links to Internet sites devoted to African-American
literature and historical studies or involved with African-American
issues. The site links to bibliographies, archival and research
sites, presidential speeches, and full-text versions of government
reports and articles on such topics as The Amistad Revolt, the Civil
Rights Movement, and President Clinton’s National Conversation on
Race. A link is also provided to The Association for the Study of
Afro-American Life and History whose theme for this millennial Black
History Month is "Heritage and Horizons: The African-American Legacy
and the Challenges of the 21st Century." (Scout Report
for Social Sciences, 2/8/2000)
The
History of Jim Crow
http://www.jimcrowhistory.org/home.htm
This new educator's site takes users on a
journey through American history by highlighting the era of Jim
Crowism, lynching, and the disfranchisement of African Americans
from the 1870s through the 1950s. Designed and created by educators
from all across the country, this site is equipped with historical
essays, lesson plans, and other resources designed to assist history
and literature teachers with the development of an educational
curriculum concerning Jim Crowism. Beyond the above, the site also
contains an image gallery consisting of historical photographs from
archives across America that offer visual perspectives of the Jim
Crow years; an American literature book list for middle school, high
school, and college-level students; and an interactive encyclopedia
that offers users access to terms, people, and events relating to
the history of Jim Crow. Additionally, the site has a geography
section featuring maps that give "a multi-layered look at the impact
of Jim Crow on the social and political landscape of the nation,"
and contains first hand narratives from people who actually lived
and experienced life under Jim Crow. Although designed by and for
teachers, this site is valuable for anyone interested in African
American history and literature. [MG].gif)
- www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/audiofiles.html#malcolm
- www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/audiofiles.html
Jump, Jim Crow, or Did
Emancipation Make Any Difference?
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/~ljones/Jimcrow/index.html
Created by Lynn
Jones, a librarian at UC Berkeley, this Web site is an American
history teaching resource that provides basic information concerning
the historical context of Jim Crow. Contained in the site is a
glossary of terms that provides the definition, along with
background information on the Emancipation Proclamation, the
Freedmen's Bureau, Black Codes, the Ku Klux Klan, and lynchings.
Equally important, this site also provides links to other history
sites that feature slave narratives, as well as images of and songs
about Jim Crow. Easily navigable, this site is valuable for
teachers, students, and enthusiasts of African American studies and
American history. [MG]
(6/14/02)
Letter from the Birmingham Jail
http://almaz.com/nobel/peace/MLK-jail.html
One of the sites that
maintains Martin Luther King's letter in response to Alabama clergy
which questioned the tactics of the Southern Christian Leadership
Conference in the economic boycott in Birmingham. The classic
statement on the use of non-violent protest.
Malcolm-X Interview by Barry Gray
[RealAudio]
www.albany.edu/history/index.html
A remarkable 45 minute interview with
Malcolm X, at that time a Minister in the Nation of Islam. He
was later assassinated after he broke with the leadership of the
Nation of Islam. But the interview is an eloquent summary of
the goals of the Nation.
Malcolm X: A Research Site
http://www.brothermalcolm.net/mxcontent.html
"Designed to be a resource for
scholarship in Black Studies," this Website offers a chronology of
Malcolm X’s life and a comprehensive listing of his speeches,
writings, and interviews, from his letter of application to Islam in
1947 to his "last message" in 1965. Twelve of these items are
currently offered in text format, and over two dozen 30-60-second
sound clips of Malcolm X’s speeches and interviews are also
featured. The site’s Webliography links to resources and Webpages
focussing on Malcolm X and his work. The on-site study guide gives
an overview of the history of Malcolm X and his years with the
nation of Islam, including substantial references to his writings.
Note: Given the study guide’s advocacy of Malcolm X’s earlier
confrontational perspective, some may find the rhetoric overly
political. The site is under the direction of Gerald McWorte at the
University of Toledo’s Africana Studies. (The Scout Report for the
Social Sciences), 8/10/99)
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers
Project
http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/
"Located at Stanford University, the
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project is producing what will almost
certainly become the definitive collection of the great civil rights
leader’s writings. When completed, the fourteen-volume _The
Papers of Martin Luther King, Jr._ will serve as an
indispensable reference tool for historians of the civil rights
movement. In the meantime, teachers and students can make use of the
resources offered at this site. These include a number of full-text
primary documents (including the "I Have a Dream" speech and the
"I’ve Been To The Mountaintop" sermon), a general biography, a
chronology of King’s life, a recommended reading section, and
scholarly articles produced by Project staff members (under
construction). The Project plans to continually add new documents to
the site as they are digitized. Free registration is required to
view the papers, and registered users may choose to be informed
about future site updates and related events." (Scout Report,
1/1/99)
Mosaic: A Library of Congress Resource Guide for the
Study of Black History and Culture
http://lcweb.loc.gov/exhibits/african/intro.html
"The Mosaic is the first
Library-wide resource guide to the institution's African- American
collections. Covering the nearly 500 years of the black experience
in the Western hemisphere, the Mosaic surveys the full range size,
and variety of the Library's collections, including books,
periodicals, prints, photographs, music, film, and recorded sound.
Moreover, the African-American Mosaic represents the start of a new
kind of access to the Library's African-American collections, and,
the Library trusts, the beginning of reinvigorated research and
programming drawing on these, now systematically identified,
collections." The site links to information about colonization,
abolition,
black
migration, ex-slave
narratives and also presents pictures and original
documents.
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
http://www.undergroundrailroad.org/
Before 1863, the Underground Railroad was a system of
cooperation among Black slaves, abolitionists, sympathetic Whites,
and Native Americans to help slaves escape the bondage of American
slavery. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center wants to
educate the public about the legacy of the Underground Railroad and
its historic struggle to abolish human enslavement. The Freedom
Center is currently under construction and is scheduled to open in
Cincinnati, Ohio during the summer of 2004. The Freedom Center is
sponsored by the Federated Department Stores Foundation and has the
mission of teaching lessons of courage and cooperation from
Underground Railroad history in order to "promote collaborative
learning, dialogue, and action to inspire today’s freedom
movements." Exhibits will include history galleries on pre-slavery
African Kingdoms and post-slavery freedom movements in North
America, Poland, South Africa, India, and more. The Center’s site
currently contains a timeline dating from 1501 - 1865, a list of
major players and contributors of the Underground Railroad Movement
along with brief descriptions, and a list of related resources on
each individual. The site also contains family stories and links to
other related history sites. For those interested in the history and
legacy of the Underground Railroad, this is definitely a Web site to
explore and bookmark. [MG]
Race and Ethnicity
http://eserver.org/race/
The English Server at the University of
Washington (see the December 12, 1996 _Scout Report_)
consists of reference material, essays, fiction and non-fiction
books, and other resources "addressing issues of race and ethnicity
in the United States." The Server’s selections are discriminating
and up-to-date with essays by luminaries in the field such as bell
hooks, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Cornel West; autobiographical
narratives from Frederick Douglass and W.E.B. DuBois; a useful list
of links to high-quality Websites; and famous "quotables" such as
Martin Luther King’s "I have a Dream" speech and Nelson Mandela’s
speech upon his release from prison. A keyword search engine is also
available. [Scout Report for Social Sciences & Humanities --
February 6, 2001]
RaceSci:
History of Race in Science
http://web.mit.edu/racescience/
"RaceSci functions as a centralized
collection of information resources relevant to the study of the
history of race in science. The site provides comprehensive
bibliographies on current scholarship; university syllabi on race
and science in regard to medicine, eugenics, rhetoric, and social
studies; recent journal articles and news items on affiliated
topics; briefly annotated links to associated sites; and a list of
requests for comment, calls for papers, and announcements for
lectures and conferences. Maintained at the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, RaceSci is edited by Evelynn Hammonds, associate
professor of history of science, Michelle Murphy, postdoctoral
fellow in women’s studies, and Stephanie Higgs, a graduate student
in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society." (Scout Report
for Social Science, 5/4/99)
State Department: Perspectives on Race Relations in
the United States
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/race/
This second site from the
State Department’s International Information Programs offers a
directory of sites dealing with race relations in America. Subject
areas include Law and Race, Affirmative Action, Race and Ethnic
Diversity, and Hate Crimes. Also posted here are an online
bibliography; a listing of relevant links; and the Final Report of
President Clinton’s Initiative on Race, including background
information and transcripts from dialogue sessions and presidential
speeches on the Initiative. (Scout Report for Social Sciences,
2/8/2000)
The Web Site for a PBS special on the
history of Black protest in America. Lots of excellent
resources. Check out, for eample, the interview
with Angela Davis, one of the major leaders in the struggle for
equal rights.
The Underground Railroad—National
Geographic [JavaScript, Shockwave
Flash] http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/
"The Underground Railroad, a current Web
feature at National Geographic Online (see the June 28, 1996 Scout
Report), explores the pre-Civil War, covert system that helped
escaped slaves to reach freedom safely. The site includes The
Journey, an interactive first-person account of a runaway slave;
Routes to Freedom, a Shockwave map of escape routes; Time Line,
which chronicles slavery in the New World from 1501 until the US
abolition of slavery in 1865; and Faces of Freedom, a section
containing twelve very brief biographies of famous abolitionists and
civil rights leaders. In addition, the site includes For Kids, a
section for younger students, and Classroom Ideas, which suggests
educational activities for K-12 students. A discussion forum and a
list of resources and links provide visitors with more opportunities
to learn." (Scout Report for Social Sciences,
2/23/99)
Universal Black Pages
http://www.ubp.com/Words/Electronic_Text/
Graduate students at the Georgia
Institute of Technology have put together this online collection of
works by black scholars and historians including Frederick Douglass,
Harriet Beecher Stowe, Cornel West. This page of links is part of
the larger UBP index on African American history and culture which
links to magazines, newspapers, sports articles, etc.
- Anarchy for Anybody
- www.radio4all.org/anarchy/
Countering the New Terrorism_ -- RAND [.pdf]
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR989/
"Countering the New
Terrorism, a new 153-page book published
by RAND, has recently been made available online. The book contains
four chapters that address the changes, trends, and implications of
the new terrorism. The introductory chapter, written by Ian O. Lesser,
overviews the changes in terrorism in a changing world. The second
chapter, "Terrorism Trends and Prospects," by Bruce Hoffman, looks at
trends in international terrorism. Chapter three, "Networks, Netwar,
and Information-Age Terrorism," by John Arquilla, David Ronfeldt, and
Michele Zanini, examines the special problem of terrorism in the
information age. The final chapter, "Countering the New Terrorism:
Implications for Strategy," also by Lesser, suggests how to meet
terrorist challenges to US interests. The book also includes three
figures, one table, an index, and a foreword by Brian Michael Jenkins.
Each part of the online book is provided as an individual .pdf
file." You can find additional resources on terrorism from RAND
here. (Scout Report for Social Sciences,
5/4/99)
Eat the
State
www.scn.org/news/ets/ets39.html
Characterizing itself as "a forum for
anti-authoritarian political opinion, research and humor," Eat
the State contains articles largely concerning the American
Northwest. The magazine raises issues relating to race, the
homeless, gender discrimination, etc. Check out their comments
on political prisoners after the release of Geronimo
ji jaya Pratt after 25 years in jail.
- Electronic
Policy Network
- epn.org
-
- Frontline: Behind the Mask: The IRA and Sinn
Fein--PBS
- www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/ira/
-
Radical Urban Theory
www.rut.com/
Characterizing itself as an Online
magazine for "writings on the modern urban condition, Radical
urban Theory contains articles on urban problems, centering
largely on Los Angeles. One of the more interesting articles
concerns chupacabra,
the goat-sucking vampire. Read the article and judge
whether or not the story represents a form of resistance to the
culture of capitalism similar to that found in the case of spirit
possession in Malaysia described in Global Problems and the
Culture of Capitalism (pp 66ff).
Siege and Commune of Paris,
1870-71
www.library.nwu.edu/spec/siege/
Considered by some the first uprising of
the proletariat against capitalism, the Commune of Paris represented
an uprising of the people of Paris against the French
government. It was one of a series of communes, and while the
others were quickly put down, the Paris Commune lasted from March
18, 1870 to May 28, 1871. This site contains images and
documents of the revolt.
Sinn Fein
Homepage
www.irlnet.com/sinnfein/
The Irish Republican Party of Northern
Ireland's political platform centers on "the establishment of a new
Ireland based on sustainable social and economic development;
genuine democracy, participation, equality and justice at all levels
of the economy and society; and a lasting and meaningful peace with
unity of purpose and action." The Website contains the background and history
of the party and the struggle against the British occupation of
Ireland.
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