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Here we will have links to some other websites that we think worth checking
out. Some of these are links to organizations we are involved with on some
level or another. Others are links to people or organizations who have
been kind enough to speak for us. And others are just links we feel are
worth checking out.
--> All things pass
Wanna know about Darfur? The Congo? This is what investigative
journalist Keith Harmon Snow knows about. He knows about a lot of
other stuff; check out his site.
--> Hands off
Venezuela
Hands Off Venezuela Campaign was established in
December 2002. At that time the Venezuelan reactionary opposition had
launched another attempt to overthrow the government of Hugo Chávez
and put an end to the Bolivarian revolution. A group of reactionary
military officers had gathered in the Altamira Square, in the rich
and middle class areas of the East of Caracas and made an appeal for
"disobedience".....more
--> Electronic
Intifada
The Electronic Intifada (EI) is a not-for-profit,
independent publication committed to comprehensive public education on
the question of Palestine, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the
economic, political, legal, and human dimensions of Israel's 37-year
occupation of Palestinian territories. EI provides a needed supplement to
mainstream commercial media representations of the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict.
--> Truth Out
Truth Out
is a site with a myriad of information ranging from the environment to
trade, to labor, to indigenous survival, and those are just a few
examples. Check it out.
--> Pan Left productions
Started in 1994 by Lisa Wise and Jeff Imig, Pan Left Productions was
born out of the desire to help local activists and artists make video
work for little or no money. Pan Left Productions has slowly but
steadily grown into a non-profit production company, with an active
membership that is consistently producing articulate, artistic, and
thought-provoking work....more
--> Addicted to War
This book written by Joel Andreas is a very good introduction to
the United States' history of military conquest and aggression. It takes a
linear look at this country's history, and shows the continual nature of
this behaviour. Though it leaves the reader looking at even this country's
most benevolent military endeavors with a suspicious eye, this book does
not go into the institution of which this kind of behaviour is symptomatic.
If you're new to politics, get this book to help get you started.
If you're a seasoned veteran, buy it to help some one else get started.
--> Africana
Studies at the University of Arizona
Our very kind sponsor. The
Africana Studies department at the University of Arizona is headed by Dr.
Julian Kunnie. Dr. Kunnie is also a core member of the planning commitee,
and has spoken for us on several occasions.
--> Plan Colombia:
Cashing in on the Drug War Failure
Colombia has been in a civil
war for nearly 40 years. It is also the target of America's drug war. The
U.S. has feuled money into Colombia under the auspices of the war on
drugs, as well as employing a policy of crop fumigation over suspected
coca farms to aid this war. This behaviour has had adverse side affects
that deserve attention, especially in light of the obvious failure of
America's war on drugs. The video is available for purchase at the
website, and for rental at Casa Video.
-->
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
On April 12th 2002 the
world awoke to the news that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez had been
removed from office and had been replaced by a new interim government.
What had in fact taken place was the first Latin American coup of the
21st century, and the world's first media coup...
--> GNU Project/The Free Software
Foundation
Not political by declaration, but by inevitability, The
Gnu project in conjunction with the Free Software Foundation has taken up
the good fight of keeping software
free
, not free of charge, but free of ownership and limitation. Sound crazy?
It's not. By restricting access to the various ideas, and concepts that
go into software and its development, software patents and copyrights
limit the individual's freedom to use that software to it's fullest
potential. This is what the GNU project, and The Free Software foundation
are fighting against. In today's ever more ubiquitous role of computers,
the concepts of software patents and copyrights is becoming a very
important issue, and there is a large push for legislation to be in place
in favor of such things
[more].
Securing profits is the motive behind copyrights and patents and the
M*crosoft Corporation is a prime example of the benefits that can be
reaped by taking advantage of these concepts. Who doesn't benefit though,
is the vast majority of people. Among the many results of this project
is the
GNU General Public License. The GNU General Public License is a legal
tool that software publishers can use to keep every component of their
software free, and it is very widely used. Now, what started out as an
endeavor for the benefit of software developers is now spilling over
into the general computer user's world. Check out the various Linux
projects, and you'll see that a dominating majority of software in
this ever more viable alternative to the M*crosoft W*ndows environment
is published under the GNU General Public License. Free software feeds
innovation. Anyway, you should probably just
let
a GNU tell you why software should be free :)
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