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Peace Movements
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Americans for Peace Now (APN) 
 This group "was founded to ... build an informed and empowered pro-peace American public." Its website explains the relationship of APN to the Israeli group Shalom Achshav (Peace Now), and offers news, position papers, and Peace Links, which includes a range of Israeli websites promoting peace. http://www.peacenow.org/ Topics: Activism, History, Social Issues, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Jan 30, 2009 Electronic Iraq
"A news portal on the US-Iraq crisis published by veteran antiwar campaigners....offering News & Analysis, Opinion/Editorial, Iraq Diaries, International Law, Aid & Development, Fact Sheets , and Action & Activism ." For daily updates, subscribe by e-mail to the Electronic Iraq News List. Includes related links. http://electroniciraq.net/ Topics: Activism, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Sep 5, 2005 In Pursuit of Peace: An Exhibit From the Earle and Akie Reynolds Archive
Exhibit devoted to Earle Reynolds (1910-1998), an "anthropologist, Quaker, and world-renowned peace activist who skippered the yacht Phoenix into waters in the South Pacific declared off limits during the 1958 Eniwetok Atoll nuclear bomb tests." Contains a biography of Earle, photographs of Earle and his family, and a guide to the materials in the archive. From Special Collections and Archives, University Library, University of California, Santa Cruz. http://library.ucsc.edu/oac/exhibits/web120/ Topics: Activism, Notable People, Weapons Last updated Aug 8, 2006 International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War and End Racism)
International organization focusing its efforts on opposing U.S. war with Iraq. Activities include organizing mass demonstrations (such as the January 18, 2003 march and rally in Washington, D.C., and elsewhere). The website includes information about local and regional organizing centers, flyers to download, a list of endorsers, and the "scenarios" motivating these activities. http://answer.pephost.org/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 13, 2007 The International Day of Peace September 21
This day "provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date." The site features the U.N. resolutions designating this day, a listing of events throughout the world, educational resources, and links to related material. This site "is provided by Pathways To Peace, the International Secretariat of the Culture of Peace Initiative (formerly We The Peoples Initiative), a United Nations-designated Peace Messenger Initiative." http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues Last updated Sep 11, 2007 International Day of Peace Vigil
This site describes the "global 24-hour spiritual observation for peace [on September 21 that] is meant to demonstrate the power of prayer and other spiritual practices in promoting peace and preventing violent conflict." Includes a FAQ and lists of groups making vigil commitments throughout the world (back to 2002). International Day of Peace Vigil is supported by the United Nations and other organizations. http://www.idpvigil.com/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues Last updated Sep 11, 2007 Iraq War
A collection of articles and links about the Iraq War (2002 to the present). From The Nation. http://www.thenation.com/sections/iraq_war Topics: Activism, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Oct 6, 2009 Linus Pauling Online
Collection of resources on Linus Pauling (1901-1994), "the only recipient of two unshared Nobel Prizes, (Chemistry, 1954; Peace, 1962) [who] undertook a wide range of studies during his seventy-year career as a scientist, humanitarian and peace activist." Features online exhibitions focusing on Pauling's research (blood, quantum mechanics, and DNA) and his work in the peace movement. Also includes a timeline, blog, and other material on Pauling. From Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections. http://pauling.library.oregonstate.edu/ Topics: Activism, Notable People Last updated Jun 1, 2009 Norbert's Bookmarks for a Better World: Conflict Regions Iraq!
A collection of annotated links about Iraq and the war. Links are arranged topically and include news, background information, US/UK War Against Iraq, actions and statements against the war, U.N. inspections, sanctions, exiled Iraqi, and more. Part of a larger collection of links by a "socially committed German citizen and physician." Also available in German. http://www.betterworldlinks.org/index.php?cat=1122&thema=IRAQ_! Topics: Activism, International Governments, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jun 7, 2007 The Pacifica Radio/UC Berkeley Social Activism Sound Recording Project: Anti-Vietnam War Protests in the San Francisco Bay Area & Beyond
A chronology of the Vietnam War (1960-1975), highlighting major events and associated political activism, with an emphasis on the UC Berkeley campus. Contains audio and video of protests, debates, and interviews; photographs; and links to related resources. Also features a chronology of notable post-war events. Includes a bibliography. Note: newspaper articles available only to the UC Berkeley community. From the Media Resources Center, University of California, Berkeley. http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/pacificaviet.html Topics: Activism, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Sep 18, 2006 Peace Boat
Founded in 1983, "Peace Boat is a Japan-based international non-governmental and non-profit organization that works to promote peace, human rights, equal and sustainable development and respect for the environment. ... [It] carries out its main activities through a chartered passenger ship that travels the world on peace voyages." The site features news, itineraries, and information on shipboard and port activities. http://www.peaceboat.org Topics: Activism, Environment, Social Issues Last updated Sep 29, 2004 Poets Against the War
A Web site featuring thousands of poems submitted by poets opposed to the "planned assault on Iraq" by the United States. Includes news, related links, a form for submitting poems, and background on the site, which supports a movement that began "after many of the nation’s finest poets declined [a White House] invitation" to a poetry symposium. http://www.poetsagainstthewar.org/ Topics: Activism, Poetry, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Mar 18, 2003 The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
This nonprofit organization, funded by a private donor who wishes to remain anonymous, "is a resource for people committed to spreading kindness." Its website provides "activity ideas, lesson plans, project plans, teacher's guide, project planning guide, publicity guide, and workplace resources." Also includes inspirational stories and quotes, and links to member sites. Membership is free. The organization has designated the week including February 14 as Random Acts of Kindness Week. http://www.actsofkindness.org Topics: Activism, Social Issues Last updated Feb 20, 2008 September Eleventh Families for Peaceful Tomorrows
The site for "an advocacy organization founded by family members of September Eleventh victims. Its mission is to seek effective nonviolent responses to terrorism, and identify a commonality with all people similarly affected by violence throughout the world." Includes events, news, contact information, and a selection of readings, "40 Ways to Peace, Not 40 Years of War." http://www.peacefultomorrows.org/index.php Topics: Activism, September 11 & Beyond, Social Issues, Terrorism Last updated Dec 23, 2006 United for Peace and Justice
A coalition of national and international peace and justice organizations, community peace centers, and religious/spiritual congregations of all kinds united to "stop the war on Iraq." An index of upcoming activities, mostly in the U.S., is updated daily, and users may submit additions. There are profiles of international activists, links to relevant articles, chat rooms, press statements, and bibliographies of relevant books and resource material. http://www.unitedforpeace.org/ Topics: Activism, Musical Genres, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Feb 16, 2003 VoteNoWar.org
"VoteNoWar.org is a project of International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism), a national network who believe that money should be spent on jobs, health care, schools, child care and human needs and not on war." The site provides information about the organization, how to participate, and upcoming events. Viewable in seven languages. http://votenowar.org/ Topics: Activism, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Nov 25, 2006 The War on Terrorism - Iraq
Librarian-selected and annotated links to Iraq-related websites, including country information; government reports; maps; military and war-related sites; news-related sites and special news reports; nongovernmental organizations; reports from other organizations; Saddam Hussein; sanctions, human rights, and the anti-war movement; and United Nations and weapons inspection sites. From the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06003/637667.stm Topics: Activism, Country Studies by Continent, Government, Regions of the World, Terrorism, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Jan 28, 2006 The War Within: Dissent During Crisis in America
This exhibit "examines issues of war, peace, dissent and dialogue during critical periods in the 20th century when free speech and civil liberties were threatened." It features works by artists and almost 75 digitized items (from books, pamphlets, newspapers, handbills, and other materials) accompanied by essays on conscientious objectors and Japanese-American internment during World War II, McCarthyism during the Cold War, and Vietnam War protests. From University of California, Irvine, Libraries. http://www.lib.uci.edu/about/publications/exhibits/warwithin/index.php Topics: Activism, Social Issues, Wars & Conflicts Last updated Aug 21, 2009 |
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