Current News and Information
Getting the Real Story on Iraq
A small group of Iraqis cheering in the streets of Baghdad is far from the full story. We must not let the U.S. corporate media drive our assumptions about this war and occupation. United for Peace and Justice has organized a terrific page of independent news and information sources so you can stay solidly informed about the reality of what's happening on the ground in Iraq, and help to spread the word.
A Costly War
Visit www.costofwar.com to see the financial cost of the war. Figures are provided for states and many cities. Comparison are provided to show other ways the money could have been spent.
Media Reform
Free Press is a national organization working to increase informed public participation in crucial media policy debates. The ultimate aim of Free Press is to generate a range of policies that will produce a more competitive and public interest-oriented media system with a strong nonprofit and noncommercial sector. This site provides crucial information and resources on the battle for a free press, including updates on the current push to get Congress to overturn the FCC decision.
The Memory Hole
This great site professes to exist "to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to find, or is not widely known." Examples: government files, court files, corporate memos, congressional testimony, etc. It emphasizes material that exposes information we're not supposed to know (or that we're supposed to forget).
Big Picture Small World
Given the news coverage of the war seemed more like coverage of a football game, this website only takes a couple of minutes to experience and yet makes an entirely different, highly powerful message.
FREE MUSIC
Thurston Moore of the 22-year old avant-rock band Sonic Youth, along with Chris Habib, Sonic Youth's Webmaster and technology whiz, has started his own free music label, Protest Records. Protest Records is giving its music away as MP3's on the Internet. Most songs on the site advocate peace, or question the motives for the current war. Songs by such artists as Cat Power and the Beastie Boys are alongside more avant-garde acts such as Eugene Chadbourne and Sharon Cheslow.
Citizens for Legitimate Government
is a multi-partisan activist group established to expose the Bush coup d'etat, and to oppose the Bush occupation in all of its manifestations. Highly informative and humorous site.
Poets Against the War in Iraq
On March 6th in Judson's Sanctuary, eight distinguished poets spoke out against the impending war. An attendee contributed a beautiful drawing of the event.
Organizations You May Want To Check Out
United For Peace and Justice
is a national campaign that brings together a broad range of organizations throughout the United States to help coordinate our work against the U.S. war on Iraq.
Not In Our Name
is an organizing vehicle to register opposition to Bush's muscular go-it-alone policies on terror as well as Ashcroft's conduct of the war against dissent at home. Add your name to the "Not In Our Name!" statement, and help grow the opposition.
Common Dreams
is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future. Founded in 1997, they are committed to being on the cutting-edge of using the internet as a political organizing tool - and creating new models for internet activism. Featuring a News Center that offers an eclectic mix of politics, issues and breaking news with an emphasis on progressive perspectives that are increasingly hard to find with our corporate-dominated media.
Peace Action
Through national and grassroots citizen action Peace Action works to redirect federal spending from military to human needs, abolish nuclear weapons, end the international arms trade and foster the peaceful resolution of conflicts.
Global Exchange
is a human rights organization dedicated to promoting environmental, political, and social justice around the world. Since their founding in 1988, they have been striving to increase global awareness among the US public while building international partnerships around the world.
Labor Against the War
is a solid nationwide network of trade unionists who understand that a surge of patriotic gore is never good for working women and men. To receive their excellent digests, go to LaborAgainstTheWar@yahoogroups.com.
Peaceful Tomorrows
is 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.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International undertakes research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.