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The
Reno AntiWar Coalition is exactly that -- a coalition of very different
people who are united in one voice in opposition to aggression and war.
Below you will find an eclectic collection of links which represent a
wide range of views. And like RAWC they represent many very different
organizations, however, they do share a common voice in opposition to
aggression, war, and non-interventionist foreign policy.
Therefore,
when consulting any of the links below -- caveat emptor -- the Reno
AntiWar Coalition makes no endorsement of any of the following
organizations. They are provided as informational resources only.
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you have a link you would like added please submit it. Likewise please
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Contents:
Alternative
News Sources
Conscientious
Objection
Liberty & Privacy Groups
Links to Articles, Videos, & Songs
Local Groups
Other Links of Interest & Resources
Palestine / Israel Links
Peace & AntiWar Groups
Policy Groups
Religious Groups
Single Issue Groups
Veteran Groups
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Alternative News Sources ~
City
Blurbs (local alternative news)
Reno -
Tahoe - Carson City news that matters, top national stories, and
opinions that will make you think.
We comb the local and national newspapers for the stories that affect
your life. We do the weeding, you do the reading.
Have something to say about recent news? Don't bottle it inside (not
healthy) share your opinion with the world, maybe it will become a
better place.
Want To Know -
Cover-ups Uncovered!
This website provides a concise, reliable introduction to important
information being hidden from public view. For those responsible
citizens who care about our future, we highly recommend spending at
least a few minutes exploring these revealing documents. All information
on this website is taken from reliable sources and can be verified with
a little research. It can be quickly and easily accessed through concise
two-page summaries. For those with the time and interest, we provide
information-packed ten-page summaries and links to the original sources.
Non-Corporate
News on the USA/Iraq War
For those who live outside the USA, it may appear shocking as to how
much the average American is oblivious as to what the foreign press is
saying about us. Nearly all the major US media sources are sponsored by
corporate interests (often with petrochemical and/or defense industry
ties), or pressured (be it directly or indirectly) by government
interests to report within particular slants or leave out details. An
extensive list of non-corporate news sources.
FLORA.org
FLORA.org
is primarily concerned with Freedoms such as Free Speech and Free
Software. Activities involve the hosting of alternative viewpoints such
as alternative (to the private automobile) transportation, alternative
education (home schooling, etc), alternative politics (Green Parties),
and alternative Economics (Free Software's philosophical alternative to
"ideas as industrial-era property")
Buzz-Flash.com
Another
great resource!
Cursor,
Inc.
Cursor, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charity that educates the public
on the relationship between media and society through two free Web
sites, Cursor.org, and MediaTransparency.org. These sites are useful to
media practitioners, students, researchers, and the general public --
adding context to the mainstream media's output by illuminating the
structures and methods employed, as well as by providing an ongoing
library of links to the best media education, research and commentary
available on the Internet. We supplement this with our own original
research and commentary.
Guardian
Unlimited
The UK's most popular newspaper website.
Independent Media
Center
The Independent Media Center is a network of collectively run media outlets for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of the truth. We work out of a love and inspiration for people who continue to work for a better world, despite corporate media's distortions and unwillingness to cover the efforts to free humanity.
Take
Back the Media
Take Back The Media is a cooperative project by progressive American
citizens. We are dismayed at the pro-government, pro-corporate bias
shown by American media, and we intend to do something about it. Many
American share our views on how the media promotes a pro-war, pro-big
corporation agenda, and our numbers are growing every day.
War
Times
The First Casualty of War is Truth
Infowars.com
The Government Is Telling Us That Terrorists Are All Around Us. The
Solution They Say: Submit to a Highly Dictatorial Police State.
Meanwhile, They Are Doing Everything They Can to Exacerbate Our Security
Problems, Like Having Wide-Open Borders. Don't Forget, the Communist
Chinese Have Been Repeatedly Threatening to Nuke Us in Their Newspapers
for Years...But That's Not a Security Threat...No, We're the People That
Have to Be Watched -- We're the Cattle.
Rational
Review
The premier web journal of libertarian news and commentary on politics
and culture.
VoteNoWar.org
VoteNoWar.org is an educational campaign of International A.N.S.W.E.R.
The People's Anti-War Referendum is a component of an ongoing campaign
against war and racism and in support of grassroots democracy, including
teach-ins, conferences, local and regional events.
BBCi
BBC pictures and coverage of the concentration camp the U.S. maintains
in Cuba.
Shocking beyond belief.
ZNet
The Spirit of Resistance Lives
Common
Dreams
Breaking news and views for a progressive community
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Conscientious Objection ~
Selective
Service Draft Registration Freeze
The most important reason why you should not register for the draft is
because you own your body. You own your life. With the draft, the
government says that they own your life and they will do whatever they
want with your body for as long as they want when they decide the time
is right. So don't register!
Central
Committee For Conscientious Objection
In 1968 we joined together to protest killing and war. We mobilized
successfully against the Vietnam War, but haven’t been able to free
our government from its militaristic ways. The Gulf War, the poverty
draft, Junior ROTC, hazing, racism, sexual harassment and abuse are all
dangers of an unchallenged military. It’s time again to act.
Center
on Conscience & War
The Center on Conscience & War (CCW), formerly the National
Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO), was
formed in 1940 by an association of religious bodies. CCW works to
defend and extend the rights of conscientious objectors. The Center is
committed to supporting all those who question participation in war,
whether they are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, documented or
undocumented immigrants--or citizens in other countries.
The
Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft
COMD is an anti-militarism organization that also challenges the
institution of the military, its effect on society, its budget, its role
abroad and at home, and the racism, sexism and homophobia that are
inherent in the armed forces and Selective Service System. COMD
activities include community education, direct action and youth
outreach. Individuals sharing our goals are invited to become COMD
activists and supporters.
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Liberty & Privacy Groups ~
LewRockwell.com
"The premier anti-state / pro-market site on the 'net"
LewRockwell.com highlights the news and commentary that he finds
important, or simply interesting. It is therefore unapologetically
idiosyncratic.
American
Civil Liberties Union
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is our nation's guardian of
liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend
and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to all
people in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United
States.
Amnesty
International
Working to protect human rights worldwide.
Global
Exchange
Global Exchange is a human rights organization dedicated to promoting
environmental, political, and social justice around the world.
The
Bill of Rights Defense Committee
We support repeal of parts of the USA PATRIOT Act, Homeland Security
Act, and Executive Orders that infringe on Constitutional rights. This
web site documents and supports local efforts to restore civil liberties
guaranteed by the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution, which have
been threatened by the Act and Orders.
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Links to Articles, Videos, &
Songs ~
Preemptive
Diplomacy
Making the World Safe for Preemptive War Since 2003!
Very funny flash movie.
The
Philosophy of Liberty:
a Macromedia Flash movie (click the above link). (You'll
need the plug-in
(most browsers already have the plug-in)
to view it. If you have a modem the movie takes 5 - 10 minutes to
load, so be patient.) This is a wonderful presentation -- a
must see! It is an exemplary animated introduction to John Locke's
principles of Life, Liberty, & Property, as well as the
principles of nonaggression within civil society.
BushFlash.com
I'm a
32-year-old freelance illustrator/animator/web developer residing in the
beautiful town of Montclair, New Jersey with two cats, and a roomie.
Although I have no formal education in political affairs, I have been
studying history, politics, and sociology for the past 16 years. While
it's not much, it's more experience than Rush Limbaugh, Michael
"Savage" Wiener, and Sean Hannity had, combined, before they
began spewing their filth into the vox populi. Somewhere in the middle
of March, moved by the anger and frustration I felt at the unelected
government that currently runs the show here in the United States, I
created a little piece of flash called antiwar2. Within days, it had
been featured on Buzzflash. The next thing I knew I was getting hundreds
of e-mails, and my webserver was overloaded to the point that I had to
move it to a new host. Since then, I've been creating further
animations, and building a new site to house them.
This
is just plain scary!
Great
Flash comparison of Bush / GOP platform to utterances of leaders in the
National Socialist Party of WWII Germany.
Winning
Peace
A wonderful flash movie contrasting War and Peace.
Stay
Human
Songs
and videos.
Torture
- the New American Virtue
A collection of stories demonstrating that torture is approved and used
by the U.S. government.
Take
Back the Media
Flash movie showing the inhumanity of war.
This
Modern World
This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow is a crazy cartoon site. Check it out!
Essence
of War
The Quicktime video cartoon submitted by a fellow in Japan.
Fresh
Air interviews Joseph Cirincione
Mr. Cirincione specializes in defense and proliferation issues at the
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He directs the Endowment's
Non-Proliferation Project. The Endowment has just published the new
report Iraq: What Next? [see below for a link to this report], which
examines the weapons inspection process so far. A must listen! The truth
at last! Requires a free Real
Player.
Carnegie
Endowment for International Peace
Iraq: What Next? details concerns over Iraq’s weapons
capabilities and assesses the status of inspections. In brief Q&A
format, it addresses the effectiveness of intelligence sharing, site
visits, use of technology, and Iraq's willingness to cooperate. Far
from being exhausted, the report concludes, the inspections process
has just begun, and must be allowed a realistic timeframe – without
ruling out future use of force. With Saddam Hussein currently under
close watch, there is no need for a rush to war.
We
Don't Want Your War
Great song and shockwave video. Check it out!
Gulf
War 2 (aka World War 2.5)
This is a projection of the most likely outcome of a new war in the
Gulf. I used sophisticated temporal algorithms and historical semiotic
analysis to achieve an accuracy rating of 99.999%. It's the mother of
all Flash games.
The
Whitehouse Gift Shop
Please note: The Whitehouse.org parody gift shop is in no way
intimately affiliated with or enthusiastically endorsed by the United
States Government. Features WWII styles posters brought up to date to
reflect current affairs.
The
International Action Center
Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S. Militarism, War, and
Corporate Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and
Oppression within the United States.
Be sure to read Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark's Letter to
UN:
Do Not Support
Attack on Iraq.
Also read Ramsey Clark:
Report to UN Security
Council re: Iraq
Will
War Bring Prosperity?
Great article By Adam Young of the Ludwig von Mises Institute:
A think tank of classical liberalism.
The
Bushnev Doctrine
A parsing of The National Security Strategy of the United States with
link to the actual document.
"The overriding theme [of The National Security Strategy of the
United States] is an arrogant presumption and a near-hysterical
assertion of "world mission." This great mission is rooted in
a peculiarly American religious heresy, whose language has been taken
over by interested power-seekers and state-connected economic interests,
who give many signs of actually believing their own propaganda."
A
Place of Tears
On the first morning of the Iraq Sanctions Challenge, after our meeting
with Dr. Hashimi, our delegation met in front of the Al-Rasheed hotel in
downtown Baghdad. We gathered our gear together and prepared to go to
the place that for many, including myself, was one of the most
disturbing and emotionally distressing parts of the ISC itinerary, a
place that left nearly everyone in tears--the Amarijah bomb shelter.
LewRockwell.com
"The premier anti-state / pro-market site on the 'net"
LewRockwell.com highlights the news and commentary that he finds
important, or simply interesting. It is therefore unapologetically
idiosyncratic.
Don't miss this horrible story of government gone insane:
Coffee, Tea, or
Should We Feel Your Pregnant Wife’s Breasts Before Throwing You in a
Cell at the Airport and Then Lying About Why We Put You There?
Robert
Fisk.com
Pictures of the Afghanistan war before the Al Jazeera Arabic Satellite
Television Station was destroyed by American bombs in Kabul and before
the anti-Taleban forces were ordered to target and massacre all Arabs.
Some Arabs including the Al Jazeera News team managed to escape. Many
were mercilessly tortured and killed. Before Al Jazeera's voice
was silenced, it is on record that they had refused to comply with
demands from America not to show unedited pictures of war victims and
the destruction of property and public services. Please note that these
pictures below represent less than 0.01% of the actual reality. About
99.99% has not been reported in pictures due to the continued bombing
and finally the destruction of the Al Jazeera offices in Afghanistan.
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Local Groups ~
Reno Independent Media Center
News by and for the people: Volunteers building and facilitating civic engagement in northern Nevada through accurate and passionate grassroots journalism.
Nevada
Desert Experience
As
people of faith, we proclaim the immorality of nuclear and other weapons
of mass destruction. We name the extreme sinfulness of a policy of clear
intent to use such weapons that are physically, emotionally, and
spiritually devastating to all of creation. The mission of Nevada Desert
Experience (NDE) is to stop nuclear weapons testing through a campaign
of prayer, education, dialogue, and nonviolent direct action. NDE
mobilizes people of faith to work toward nuclear abolition. We are
committed to providing support for personal renewal in the desert
tradition. Our immediate goals include ending subcritical tests at the
Nevada Test Site and exposing the lie of the Stockpile Stewardship
Program.
Nevada
Green Party
The Green Party of the United States is working to reform corporatized
politics. And, the Green Party is promoting the real American goals of
grassroots democracy, community, a clean environment, peace, and
prosperity, for ourselves and our posterity.
American Civil
Liberties Union of Nevada
The ACLU of Nevada defends and advances civil rights, civil liberties
and other fundamental human rights. We are a non-profit organization
committed to the promotion of civil rights in the State of Nevada
through education, legislation, and when necessary, litigation. Members
of the ACLU of Nevada are also members of the National American Civil
Liberties Union. We invite you to join.
Libertarian
Party of Washoe County, Nevada
The Libertarian Party is committed to America's heritage of freedom: Individual
liberty and personal responsibility. A free-market economy of
abundance and prosperity. A foreign policy of non-intervention,
peace, and free trade.
Barghouti.com
Information
about Palestine from a local source.
Liberty
and Justice For All, Reno
On this
site you will find the original video productions of the 6 year running
"With Liberty and Justice For All" public access television
program and original videos/seminars produced by Dennis Grover in Reno,
Nevada. This is a cooperative site involving many Freedom and Liberty
organizations and a way for you to help support your favorite
organization while receiving valuable knowledge that has been
intentionally kept from you by the major media.
UNR
Campus Greens
The Campus Greens have been an active organization on the University of
Nevada Reno Campus and in the Reno/Sparks community for more than 10
years. We have engaged in all sorts of activities from letter writing,
to teach-ins, to direct action. Each semester we plan a number of events
that address local, national and global issues of which we are concerned
about. These events vary from year to year depending on who is involved
and how much energy we have. We have no hierarchy in the group and make
decisions based on the consensus process. Everyone is always welcome at
our meetings and events and we are always looking for new members with
new ideas.
Food
Not Bombs
Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing revolutionary movements
active in North America today and is gaining momentum all over the
world. There are over 175 autonomous chapters sharing vegetarian food
with hungry people and protesting war and poverty throughout the
Americas, Europe and Australia. The first group was formed in Cambridge,
Massachusetts in 1980 by anti-nuclear activists. Food Not Bombs is an
all volunteer organization. Food Not Bombs has no formal leaders and
strives to include everyone in its decision making process. Each group
recovers food that would otherwise be thrown out and makes fresh hot
vegetarian meals that are served in city parks to anyone without
restriction. The groups also serve free vegetarian meals at protests and
other events.
Local contact: Joe Ferguson Email
Coalition to Prevent Erosion of
Human Rights, Las Vegas, NV
Contact: Daniel Bell at CPEHRLASVEGAS@aol.com
We actively oppose the provisions of the "USA PATRIOT ACT",
the ongoing bombing attacks and the US governments' plans for a war
against Iraq. Coalition participants: Progressive Leadership Alliance of
Nevada, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, UNLV
Peace Coalition, Nation of Islam - Mosque 75 - Las Vegas, Pacee Bene
Nonviolence Service. We hold peace vigils every Thursday at 12noon at
the New Federal Building on Las Vegas Blvd. and are planning emergency
actions on the day the war starts at 6:00pm in front of the New York,
New York Casino and on the day after war starts there will be a rally
and march starting at 5:30pm at the New Federal Building on Las Vegas
Blvd. This group also has a Yahoo! group: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CPEHR/
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Other Links of Interest ~
CampusActivism.org
This
website has tools for progressive student activists. We built it, but
you must provide the site's content. You can use it to start a campaign,
share activism resources, publicize events, and build networks. Or you
can join an existing campaign, get resources, learn about upcoming
events, and let people find you.
Middle
East History & Resources
This is a great resource -- includes history, timelines (Iraq &
others), and links.
Poets
Against the War
The 11,000 poets whose work is published on this site were part of the
largest outcry of poets in history against the war. After the fall of
Baghdad and other Iraqi cities, and as the fighting winds down, it is
important for us to celebrate this eloquent demand for peace, and to
pledge ourselves to continue this work for peace
The
National Priorities Project (NPP)
Helping the public understand and shape the federal budget to meet
community needs by providing:
*Analysis of critical budget issues.
*State and local data.
*Tools for local action.
CarolMoore.net
On her site Carol states: "I have been active over the years in the
radical feminist, anti-nuclear, peace, libertarian, Green/bioregional,
radical decentralist, drug legalization and new age consciousness
movements." Carol has a long history of antiwar activism and she
has a great selection of antiwar / political BUTTONS as
well -- Click Here!
The
New Enlightenment
Great article comparing 21st century America with 1930's Germany. Do you
think you're free and the USA is not fascist? -- get enlighten!
The
Nation
In response to George Bush's unnecessary, unwise and illegal invasion of
Iraq, the antiwar movement is calling for emergency actions nationwide.
Tons of resources and links to great articles.
Infoshop.org
Anarchy and anarchism on the web? Infoshop.org has lots of information
of interest to anarchists, anti-authoritarians, and other activists.
Stop
the War against Iraq
This page has background articles on all the issues around the world
from Islam to US foreign policy.
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Palestine / Israel Links ~
Minaret
of Freedom Institute
Our dual mission at the Minaret of Freedom Institute is to educate
Muslims on the importance of liberty and free markets to a good society,
while educating non-Muslims about the beliefs and contributions of Islam
and the political realities of conflict between the two cultures. Toward
that end we have added a Q&A page in which we shall publish our
answers to e-mail questions you have submitted. Recent queries deal
with: Questions about women and attacks on Christians and Shi`a in
Pakistan.
Mitah.org
Your Key to Palestine. Extensive links section for anyone who seeks
to know the full story.
Not
In My Name
Different from the above "Not In Our Name" site. These are Jews
against the oppression of Palestine.
The Voice
for a Free Palestine
The
Electronic Intifada
The Electronic Intifada will equip you to challenge myth, distortion and
spin in the media in an informed way, enabling you to effect positive
changes in media coverage of the Palestinians and the
Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
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Peace & AntiWar Groups ~
International
A.N.S.W.E.R.
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism. International ANSWER is the premier
peace movement.
MoveOn.org
Citizens making a difference - MoveOn helps busy people be effective
citizens. MoveOn is committed to broadening participation to counter the
influence of monied interests and partisan extremes.
Not
In Our Name
The 'Not In Our Name' will you wage endless war resistance movement.
Culture
of Peace News Network
The Culture of Peace News Network (CPNN) is a project of the Global
Movement for a Culture of Peace initiated by the United Nations. It is
an interactive network of communities of people around the world, using
the Internet to share peace news.On this CPNN site you can read about
peace actions and events and media reviews from here and around the
world.
War
Resisters League
Across the political spectrum left, right and center, everyone says they
want peace. Too often they also want a gun, an army, or a bomb to ensure
they get the "right kind of peace." War Resisters League is
unique because we believe, to quote the late A.J. Muste, "There is
no way to peace — peace is the way." We reject the use of
violence for national defense or for revolutionary change. Deeply
influenced by the teachings of the Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi, as
well as Thoreau, Tolstoy, King, Deming, and others, War Resisters League
believes war is a crime against humanity. We use peaceful means to
create a society that is democratic, free of economic, racial, and
sexual oppression. The methods we use range from education to
demonstrations to lobbying to nonviolent direct action-at all times
trying to see those we oppose not as enemies, but as sisters and
brothers.
Antiwar.com
The title tells the story -- great resource.
Peace.protest.net
A global calendar of pro-peace and anti-racism protests, meetings,
benefits, and conferences. An eye for an eye will only leave the world
blind. - Mahatma Gandhi
Lake
Merritt Neighbors Organized for Peace
In January of 1991 it became apparent that the United States was going
to start bombing Iraq. A lone individual started holding a nightly vigil
at a gas station near Lake Merritt, holding a sign that read No Blood
for Oil! Richard and Emma, two Lake Merritt neighbors, were walking home
from the grocery store one evening & saw him. They decided that
something should be done to help this one brave soul who was
demonstrating against war. Lots of great content of interest to any
peace activist!
Woman's International
League for Peace and Freedom
Canadian
Activist
This
site was initially put together by one individual like many who wants to
make a difference. After the US invaded Iraq and the media propaganda
was at full strength many of us felt completely powerless. This site was
set up to try to change that, to put power back to each individual and
simplify how we can take action. The website targets the Canadian
anti-war movement as well as others that would like to participate in
such actions. Please forward this site to your mailing list as one
individuals effort can truly create a revolution. Any new actions or
updates to the ones posted are very much welcomed. Thanks for coming!
Webmaster: Erica Woolley - info@canadianactivist.com
Peace
Resource Project
Commercial site offering a variety of fundraising and promotional items
from buttons to bumper stickers to banners and a lot more!
California
Peace Action
United
for Peace
United for Peace is a collaboration of national and international peace
and social justice organizations and scores of local places of worship,
peace centers, and community organizations.
Non-intervention.net
PRINCIPLES: End U.S. role as "world policeman" aka
"imperialism." Bring U.S. troops home, close bases. Radically
cut back foreign military aid and alliances. Radically cut Pentagon
spending. Abolish landmines, chemical and biological weapons
unilaterally. Radically cut back conventional and nuclear weapons
unilaterally and multilaterally. Rely on nonviolent conflict resolution
and international institutions. Recognize right to political self-
determination/secession worldwide. In activism, avoid sectarian economic
and political agendas; employ diversity of nonviolent tactics like
lobbying, electoral politics, protest and civil disobedience.
The
Truth About War
Our duty as citizens is to determine which wars are fought for
legitimate reasons and work to prevent those that are unjust.
Poets
Against the War
Poets Against the War has garnered the largest gathering of poets
speaking in One voice against this war, EVER in the history of poetry,
thanks to Sam Hamill. They have received over 6,500 poems and counting,
will be creating an anthology of these anti war poems and present them
to the White house, as well as they are doing a documentary about this
outpouring of poets against the war.
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Policy Groups ~
International
Society for Individual Liberty
Welcome to the home page of the International Society for Individual
Liberty (ISIL). We are a network of individuals and associations in over
80 countries dedicated to building a free and peaceful world through the
ideals of free markets, social tolerance and individual responsibility.
The
Independent Institute
The mission of The Independent Institute is to transcend the
all-too-common politicization and superficiality of public policy
research and debate, redefine the debate over public issues, and foster
new and effective directions for government reform.
Today, the influence of partisan interests is so pervasive that public
policy debate has become too politicized and is largely confined to a
narrow reconsideration of existing policies. In order to fully
understand the nature of public issues and possible solutions, the
Institute’s program adheres to the highest standards of independent
scholarly inquiry. The Institute’s program is pursued to rigorous
standards without regard to any political or social biases.
Cato
Institute
The Cato Institute seeks to broaden the parameters
of public policy debate to allow consideration of the traditional
American principles of limited government, individual liberty, free
markets and peace. Toward that goal, the Institute strives to achieve
greater involvement of the intelligent, concerned lay public in
questions of policy and the proper role of government.
Center for Constitutional
Rights
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) is a
non-profit legal and educational organization dedicated to protecting
and advancing the rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and the
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Religious Groups ~
Fellowship
of Reconciliation
The Fellowship of Reconciliation seeks to replace violence, war, racism,
and economic injustice with nonviolence, peace, and justice. We are an
interfaith organization committed to active nonviolence as a
transforming way of life and as a means of radical change. We educate,
train, build coalitions, and engage in nonviolent and compassionate
actions locally, nationally, and globally.
Friends
Committee on National Legislation
FCNL, the Friends Committee on National Legislation, is a Quaker lobby
in the public interest. FCNL seeks to bring the concerns, experiences
and testimonies of the Religious Society of Friends to bear on policy
decisions in the nation's capital. FCNL's small staff works with a
nationwide network of thousands of Quakers and like-minded people to
advocate social and economic justice, peace, and good government. Since
its founding in 1943, FCNL has witnessed from a basis of spiritual and
ethical purpose, as we seek change in both national policy and public
opinion.
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Single Issue Groups ~
Law
Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
After
three decades of fueling the US war on drugs with over half a trillion
tax dollars and increasingly punitive policies, illicit drugs are easier
to get, cheaper, and more potent than they were 30 years ago. While our
court system is choked with ever-increasing drug prosecutions our
quadrupled prison population has made building prisons this nation's
fastest growing industry, with two million incarcerated - more per
capita than any industrialized country in the world. Meanwhile people
are dying in our streets and drug barons grow richer than ever before.
We must change these policies.
MADRE
Madre is an international women’s human rights organization that works
in partnership with women’s community-based groups in conflict areas
worldwide. Our programs address issues of sustainable development,
community improvement and women’s health; violence and war;
discrimination and racism; self-determination and collective rights;
women’s leadership development; and human rights education. MADRE
provides resources and training to enable our sister organizations to
meet immediate needs in their communities and develop long-term
solutions to the crises they face. Since we began in 1983, MADRE has
delivered over 18 million dollars worth of support to community-based
women’s groups in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East,
Africa, the Balkans and the United States.
O'Reilly-Sucks.com
I am a liberal independent, I am registered to vote as an independent. I
put this here because a few people with very little brains asked me why
I do not admit I am a liberal. Besides the fact I have mentioned it a
million times on the message board, it is pretty clear I am a liberal
when you read the website. I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000, but now that
I see what a republican president is doing to America, I will vote
democrat in 2004.
Iraq Peace
Team
Since September 2002, seasoned nonviolent activists have been on the
ground in Iraq working in tandem with those in the United States and the
world who seek to prevent a U.S. attack on Iraq. Initiated by Voices in
the Wilderness, Iraq Peace Team will remain in Iraq in the event of an
attack. Check out the diaries section!
Impeach
Bush
This site is dedicated to exposing the lies and impeachable offenses of
George W. Bush.
Take
Back The Presidency.com
George W. Bush is not our president. The people of the United States did
not elect him. He occupies the White House only because of a widespread
and coordinated effort to stop people from voting and to stop legal
votes from being counted. Obstruction of voting occurred at every level
of government. Republican officials violated election laws in more than
a dozen states, costing the Democratic candidate as many as 200,000
votes in Florida alone. Yet – contrary to misleading media reports -
they still could not deliver the majority vote to Bush, either
nationally or in Florida. Faced with these failures, Bush knew that only
a biased judiciary could secure him the White House. He sued to stop the
vote count, appealing to the highest Federal court, where he relied on
political allies and friends of the family to rule in his favor.
Neo-conservatives
Bad!
Leaflets to help you tell neo-conservatives to stop their warmongering!
Central
Committee for Conscientious Objectors
The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors supports and promotes
individual and collective resistance to war and preparations for war.
While most of us are teaching our kids to avoid violence, the US
military is extolling the virtues of war. Junior ROTC programs are
sprouting like weeds around the country — they’re now in over 2800
high schools.
Fair Taxes
For All!
A growing coalition united in its opposition to massive, irresponsible
tax cuts.
Cities
for Peace
Cities for Peace is a rapidly growing effort to get City Councils and
other civic bodies to pass resolutions against a war on Iraq. Civic and
religious leaders, educators, peace activists, business leaders and
individuals from all sectors are coming together across the country to
say "no" to Bush's call for war. We the people of the U.S. are
wary of a military venture against a country that has not attacked us.
Rooting
Out Evil
Rooting Out Evil is sending a weapons inspection team to the United
States to inspect the chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons produced
and concealed by the Bush regime!
Bush Watch
Bush Watch is updated daily & provides headlines from many highly
esteemed sources.
National
War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee
The National War Tax Resistance Coordinating Committee (NWTRCC) is a
coalition of groups from across the U.S., formed in 1982 to provide
information and support to people involved in or considering some form
of war tax resistance (WTR). Affiliate organizations and individual
supporters are joined together in a common struggle for a more just and
peaceful society. We oppose militarism and war and refuse to complicity
participate in the tax system which supports such violence. NWTRCC sees
poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, economic exploitation,
environmental destruction and militarization of law enforcement as
integrally linked with the militarism which we abhor. Through the
redirection of our tax dollars NWTRCC members contribute directly to the
struggle for peace and justice for all. NWTRCC promotes war tax
resistance within the context of a broad range of nonviolent strategies
for social change, and is firmly embedded in the peace movement.
Babykiller.com
Name speaks for itself -- graphic photos and descriptions of dead
humans. Contains both antiabortion and antiwar content. Real ugly site
-- view with extreme caution.
Peace
Flag Action
I believe that freedoms are lost if they are not exercised, and that our
freedoms are under severe attack by the Bush administration. I am
an American and was born in Baltimore, Maryland. Twice in my
childhood I lived in England. Having split my childhood between living
inside and outside the US, I grew to appreciate attributes unique to the
United States that I consider to be its great strengths. Among these are
our protection of civil liberties, our protection of individual rights
founded in our legal due process, the distribution of power across our
branches of government and non-governmental organizations.
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Veteran Groups ~
VAIW:
Veterans Against The Iraq War
Dear Veteran:
With the prospect of a major war looming just over the horizon, and the
threats of more suffering from violence growing, the times are a
changing -- for the worse!
If you are convinced that a U.S. invasion of Iraq is wrong, then you are
confronted with a choice: You can ignore the growing crisis, dismiss it
as another political conflict beyond your influence, or you can try to
stop a war. You can band together with other veterans and give voice to
what all of us know is wrong: a war with Iraq.
Iraq Veterans Against the War
Iraq Veterans Against the War went public on July 28th, 2004, during the Veterans for Peace annual convention in Boston, MA. The groundwork was laid when Mike Hoffman met Tim Goodrich in March, 2004 at the Dover to D.C. march, a protest of the war in Iraq and a memorial to the fallen soldiers. After that, contacts were made with the other co-founders until the decision to officially launch was made.
American
Gulf War Veterans Association
The American Gulf War Veterans Association (AGWVA) was established with
one goal in mind: To obtain treatment for those service members and
their families who experience symptoms collectively known as the
"Gulf War Illness". However, there is more to this issue than
meets the eye. As this investigation into causation has now progressed
into the arena of possible exposure to chemical and/or biological
agents, radiation poisoning due to the use of depleted uranium and most
disturbingly, the use of our fighting men and women as "Guinea
Pigs" in medical experimentation, the AGWVA has now added a second
goal: To obtain justice and compensation for all those affected by these
illnesses. Our troops returned home after serving their country with an
illness that appears to be spreading into the general population,
treatment is being denied and to date there are no safeguards of our
blood supply. Those responsible have passed the burden of proof onto
those that are suffering and least able to fight the enormous
bureaucracy of governmental agencies that are more concerned with
avoiding admission.
Veterans
for Peace
Veterans for Peace, Inc. (VFP) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and
humanitarian organization dedicated to the abolishment of war. VFP was
founded in 1985 by ex-service members committed to sharing the horrors
they experienced. We know the consequences of American foreign policy
because once, at a time in our lives, so many of us carried it out. We
find it sad that war seems so delightful, so often, to those that have
no knowledge of it. We will proudly, and patriotically, continue to
denounce war despite whatever misguided sense of euphoria supports it.
Wage Peace!
Veterans
for Common Sense
Veterans for Common Sense seeks to inject the element of Common
Sense into debates over war and national security. In an age when the
majority of public servants have never served in uniform, the
perspective of war veterans must play a key role in the public debate
over national security issues in order to preserve the liberty veterans
have fought and died preserving.
Call
to Conscience From Veterans
We are veterans of the United States armed forces. We stand with the
majority of humanity, including millions in our own country, in
opposition to the United States' all out war on Iraq. We span many wars
and eras, have many political views and we all agree that this war is
wrong. Many of us believed serving in the military was our duty, and our
job was to defend this country. Our experiences in the military caused
us to question much of what we were taught.
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