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Tamiment-Wagner: Other Left Activism

Collected by: New York University

Archived since: Oct, 2015

Description:

Contains periodically archived websites (pending subdivision into individual topical projects) of primarily U.S. entities engaged in a variety of causes and issues, including civil rights (including internet-related issues), human rights, progressive electoral politics, the anti-globalization, environmental, feminist and peace movements, struggles for social and economic justice, including those working on behalf of immigrants, prisoners, women, the LGBT community, and other groups and issues. For technical, privacy and other reasons, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl.

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Title: Green Party of the United States

URL: http://greenpapers.net/

Description: The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties. It was formed in 2001 as a successor to the older Association of State Green Parties (1996-2001). The Green Party is affiliated with the European Federation of Green Parties and the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas. The Green Party’s goals include environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, and respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. The website contains news, election results, and organizational information.

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Subject:   Green Party of the United States. Greens/Green Party USA. Green movement--United States. Third parties (United States politics)

Title: Green Party of the United States

URL: http://greenpapers.net/

Description: The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties. It was formed in 2001 as a successor to the older Association of State Green Parties (1996-2001). The Green Party is affiliated with the European Federation of Green Parties and the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas. The Green Party’s goals include environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, and respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. The website contains news, election results, and organizational information.

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Subject:   Green Party of the United States. Greens/Green Party USA. Green movement--United States. Third parties (United States politics)

Title: American Library Association. Social Responsibilities Round Table

URL: http://libr.org/srrt/

Description: Since 1969, the American Library Association's (ALA) Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) has worked to make the ALA more democratic and establish progressive policies for the ALA and the librarian profession. SRRT maintains task forces, three listservs, and publishes a newsletter.

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Subject:   Librarians--Political activity--United States. Freedom of information. Libraries and society.

Title: Living Liberally

URL: http://livingliberally.org/

Description: Living Liberally, founded in 2003 by David Alpert and Justin Krebs, provides an entrance into progressive involvement, using social interaction to promote political action. Living Liberally is built upon networks of local gatherings. These projects include: Drinking Liberally, a national network of social clubs; Laughing Liberally, a political comedy project; Screening Liberally, a politically-conscious film series; and Reading Liberally, a book tour of progressive authors.

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Subject:   Living Liberally. Liberalism--United States. Liberals--Social networks--United States. Progressivism--United States. Progressives--Social networks--United States. Online social networks--United States. Social networks--United States.

Title: American Library Association. Social Responsibilities Round Table

URL: http://srrt40.wikispaces.com/

Description: Since 1969, the American Library Association's (ALA) Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) has worked to make the ALA more democratic and establish progressive policies for the ALA and the librarian profession. SRRT maintains task forces, three listservs, and publishes a newsletter.

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Subject:   Librarians--Political activity--United States. Freedom of information. Libraries and society.

Title: United for Peace and Justice

URL: http://unitedforpeace.org/

Description: United for Peace and Justice, founded in 2002, is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups that organizes opposition to U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, against nuclear weapons, and for economic and social justice. The website contains action alerts, news listings, event listings, and other resources.

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Subject:   United for Peace and Justice (Organization) Iraq War, 2003--Protest movements--United States. Peace movements--United States.

Title: ACORN

URL: http://www.acorn.org/

Description: The Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN), formed in 1970, was a collection of community-based organizations in the United States that advocated for low- and moderate-income families by working on neighborhood safety, voter registration, health care, affordable housing, and other social issues. In 2010, ACORN filed Chapter 7 liquidation and closed the organization. The organization consisted of 400,000 member families organized into more than 1,200 neighborhood chapters in 110 cities across the country.organizations that are committed to social and economic justice, and won victories on thousands of issues of concern to our members, through direct action, negotiation, legislative advocacy and voter participation. ACORN helps those who have historically been locked out become powerful players in our democratic system.

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Subject:   ACORN (Organization) Community organization--United States.

Title: American Friends Service Committee Prison Watch

URL: http://www.afsc.org/nymetro/criminalJustice/prisonwatch.htm

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Subject:   Prisoners--Civil rights--United States. Prisons--United States.

Title: Blackout Arts Collective

URL: http://www.blackoutartscollective.com/about.html

Description: Blackout Arts Collective (BAC), founded 1997 in New York, is a grassroots coalition of artists, activists and educators working to empower communities of color through the arts.

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Subject:   Blackout Arts Collective. Art-Political aspects--United States. Artists--Political activity--United States.

Title: Kunstler, William

URL: http://www.disturbingtheuniverse.com/index.html

Description: This is the website of the film, Disturbing the Universe, created Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, which explores the life of their father, William Kunstler, who was a radical civil rights lawyer. In the 1960s and 70s, Kunstler fought for civil rights with Martin Luther King Jr. and represented the famed “Chicago 8” activists who protested the Vietnam War. The website contains information on the film. It was last updated in 2010.

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Subject:   Kunstler, William M. (William Moses), 1919-1995--in motion pictures. Lawyers--Political activity--United States. Kunstler, Sarah.

Title: EPIC Education for Peace in Iraq Center

URL: http://www.epic-usa.org/

Description: Since 1998, EPIC: Promoting a Free & Secure Iraq has worked to improve human rights and humanitarian conditions in Iraq. Today, EPIC works through educational programs and advocacy initiatives to stabilize Iraq by supporting Iraqi efforts to advance peace and development on the ground. Iraqis have long suffered under repression, conflict and international isolation. Now they are enduring escalating political violence, lawlessness, social upheaval, and the loss of jobs and homes. More than five years after the arrival of U.S. and coalition forces, the war in Iraq has become the deadliest conflict in the 21st Century. EPIC works to bring an end to the violence. Through national media and direct advocacy, we are reaching public officials and their constituents throughout the United States, increasing pressure on Washington to find a better way forward in Iraq and ensuring that the needs and concerns of the Iraqi people remain at the center of the debate. EPIC also works to educate concerned citizens about organizations and community-based initiatives in Iraq that are bringing desperately needed relief and development to tens of millions of people affected by the war.

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Subject:   EPIC Education for Peace in Iraq Center. Iraq War, 2003- --Civilian relief. Iraq--Social conditions.

Title: Green Party of the United States

URL: http://www.gp.org

Description: The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties. It was formed in 2001 as a successor to the older Association of State Green Parties (1996-2001). The Green Party is affiliated with the European Federation of Green Parties and the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas. The Green Party’s goals include environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, and respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. The website contains news, election results, and organizational information.

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Subject:   Green Party of the United States. Greens/Green Party USA. Green movement--United States. Third parties (United States politics)

Title: Green Party of the United States

URL: http://www.gp.org/index.php

Description: The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties. It was formed in 2001 as a successor to the older Association of State Green Parties (1996-2001). The Green Party is affiliated with the European Federation of Green Parties and the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas. The Green Party’s goals include environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, and respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. The website contains news, election results, and organizational information.

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Subject:   Green Party of the United States. Greens/Green Party USA. Green movement--United States. Third parties (United States politics)

Title: Guerrilla Girls

URL: http://www.guerrillagirls.com/

Description: Guerrilla Girls are an anonymous group of feminists devoted to fighting against gender and ethnic bias within the visual fine art world. Started in New York City in 1985 to protest gender and racial inequality in the art world, members are known for the gorilla masks they wear to keep their anonymity, as well as for taking pseudonyms of dead women artists. The website lists their art projects, videos, lectures and appearances, exhibitions, and action projects.

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Subject:   Guerrilla Girls (Group of artists) Women artists--Political activity--United States. Art--Political aspects.

Title: Immigrant Solidarity Network

URL: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org

Description: The National Immigrant Solidarity Network (NISN) is a coalition of immigrant rights, labor, human rights, religious, and student activist organizations from across the United States. The network organizes action and letter-writing campaigns and publishes immigration related news and organizes conferences and mobilizations.

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Subject:   Immigrant Solidarity Network. Immigrants--Civil rights--United States. Immigrants--Civil rights--New York (State)--New York. Asian Americans--Civil rights.

Title: Immigrant Solidarity Network

URL: http://www.immigrantsolidarity.org/

Description: The National Immigrant Solidarity Network (NISN) is a coalition of immigrant rights, labor, human rights, religious, and student activist organizations from across the United States. The network organizes action and letter-writing campaigns and publishes immigration related news and organizes conferences and mobilizations.

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Subject:   Immigrant Solidarity Network. Immigrants--Civil rights--United States. Immigrants--Civil rights--New York (State)--New York. Asian Americans--Civil rights.

Title: pacifica radio foundation

URL: http://www.pacifica.org/

Description: Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States, composed of over 100 affiliated stations and five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations and is known for its progressive political orientation. Many other U.S. and Canadian community radio stations also carry Pacifica on program to program basis. The first public radio network in the United States; it is operated by the Pacifica Foundation, with national headquarters adjoining station KPFA in Berkeley, California. Programs like Democracy Now and Free Speech Radio News are some of its most popular productions. Pacifica was founded in 1946 by pacifist Lewis Hill. During World War II Hill filed for conscientious objector status. After the war Hill and a small group of ex-conscientious-objectors created the Pacifica Foundation. On-air broadcasting at KPFA in Berkeley, California commenced in 1949. The Pacifica Radio Archives, housed at station KPFK in Los Angeles, is the nation's oldest public radio archive, documenting more than five decades of grassroots political, cultural, and performing arts history.

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Subject:   Pacifica Radio Foundation. Alternative mass media--United States. Alternative radio broadcasting--United States. Mass media criticism--United States.

Title: Radical Reference

URL: http://www.radicalreference.info/

Description: Radical Reference, launched in 2004, is a collective of library workers that support activist communities, progressive organizations, and independent journalists by providing professional research support, education, and access to information. The website provides reference to activists and independent journalists related to their activities.

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Subject:   Librarians--Political activity--United States. Reference and research services--United States.

Title: Labor Party (U.S.)

URL: http://www.thelaborparty.org

Description: The South Carolina Labor Party, founded in June 1996 at a convention of 1,400 delegates from hundreds of local and international unions as well as individual activists. The Labor Party platform includes issues such as healthcare and the rights to organize, bargain, and strike. They attempt to run candidates in South Carolina.

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Subject:   Labor Party (U.S.) Labor movement--United States. Third parties (United States politics)

Title: Green Party of the United States

URL: https://secure.gpus.org/

Description: The Green Party of the United States is a federation of state Green Parties. It was formed in 2001 as a successor to the older Association of State Green Parties (1996-2001). The Green Party is affiliated with the European Federation of Green Parties and the Federation of Green Parties of the Americas. The Green Party’s goals include environmentalism, non-hierarchical participatory democracy, social justice, and respect for diversity, peace and nonviolence. The website contains news, election results, and organizational information.

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Subject:   Green Party of the United States. Greens/Green Party USA. Green movement--United States. Third parties (United States politics)

Title: National Lawyers Guild

URL: https://www.nlg.org/

Description: The National Lawyers Guild, founded in 1937, is a non-profit federation of lawyers, legal workers, and law students, who use the law to advance social justice and support progressive social movements. It was the first integrated bar association. The website lists their current campaigns, their chapters, and news.

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Subject:   National Lawyers Guild. Lawyers--United States--Political activities. Lawyers--United States-Societies, etc. Civil rights--United States. Freedom of speech--United States.

Title: United for Peace and Justice

URL: https://www.unitedforpeace.org/

Description: United for Peace and Justice, founded in 2002, is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups that organizes opposition to U.S. military involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan, against nuclear weapons, and for economic and social justice. The website contains action alerts, news listings, event listings, and other resources.

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Subject:   United for Peace and Justice (Organization) Iraq War, 2003--Protest movements--United States. Peace movements--United States.

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