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Alternative Electronic Sources

Given the steady march toward war, and reasonable expectations that most
corporate media sources will fold even further, the following are some
extraordinary links to alternative news sites:

Contents Alternative News, Analysis, and Commentary
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/#anchor219731>  Sites with Additional
Links to
News, Analysis, and Commentary
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/#anchor213203>
Petitions and Call-in, E-mail, and Letter Writing Campaigns
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/#anchor220392>  Demonstrations and Other
Antiwar Activities <http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/#anchor68522>  SRRT
Resolutions on the U.S. "War Against Terrorism"
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/#anchor28699>

Alternative News, Analysis, and Commentary
The Alternative Information Center <http://www.alternativenews.org/>  "The
AIC
is a Palestinian-Israeli organization which disseminates information,
research and political analysis on Palestinian and Israeli societies as well
as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict . . . ."

AlterNet.org <http://www.alternet.org/>  "AlterNet.org is a project of the
Independent Media Institute, a non-profit organization dedicated to
strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism."

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee <http://www.adc.org/>  "The
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights
organization committed to defending the rights or people of Arab descent and
promoting their rich cultural heritage."

American Friends Service Committee <http://www.afsc.org/>  "The American
Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes
people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace, and
humanitarian service."

Antiwar.com <http://www.antiwar.com/>  "This site is devoted to the cause
of
non-interventionism, . . . . our own politics are libertarian . . . ."

Centre for Research on Globalisation <http://globalresearch.ca/>  ". . . an
independent research and media group of progressive writers, scholars and
activists committed to curbing the tide of "globalisation" and "disarming"
the New World Order."

Common Dreams News Center <http://www.commondreams.org/>  "Common Dreams is
a
national non-profit citizens' organization working to bring progressive
Americans together to promote progressive visions for America's future."

Counterpunch.org <http://www.counterpunch.org/> "CounterPunch is the
bi-weekly
muckraking newsletter edited by Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair. .
. .Ours is muckraking with a radical attitude . . . ."

Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting <http://www.fair.org/>  "FAIR, the
national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of
media bias and censorship since 1986."

Flashpoints News Radio <http://www.flashpoints.net/>  "Your Daily
Investigative
Radio Magazine"

Foreign Policy in Focus <http://www.fpif.org/> "A think tank without walls.
. .. .Working to make the U.S. a more responsible global leader and
partner."

The Future of Freedom Foundation: The War on Terrorism
<http://www.fff.org/aboutUs/index.asp>  "The mission of The . . . Foundation
is to advance the libertarian philosophy by providing an uncompromising
moral and economic case for individual liberty, free markets, private
property, and limited government."

The Global Site <http://www.theglobalsite.ac.uk/>  "Critical gateway to
world
politics, society, and culture."

In These Times <http://www.inthesetimes.com/index.shtml> ". . . a national,
biweekly magazine of news and opinion" providing "groundbreaking coverage of
the labour movement, environment, feminism, grassroots politics, minority
communities and the media."

Independent Media Center <http://www.indymedia.org/> "Indymedia is a
collective of independent and alternative media activists and organizations
offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and
political issues."

The InterActivist Info Exchange <http://slash.autonomedia.org/>  "The Info
Exchange provides original content and links to important or interesting
stories on the net."

Konscious: 9/11 & Beyond: Independent Voices Speak
<http://www.konscious.com/films/special_feature/911/index.html>  ". .
.collection of video responses to, and reflections on, the changes thrust
upon communities since 9/11. Voices of the people, from the streets."

MichaelMoore.com <http://www.michaelmoore.com/>  From the creator of the
film Roger and Me and the television show The Awful Truth.

Media Education Foundation: Beyond the Frame
<http://mediaed.sitepassport.net/btf>  "Alternative views on the September
11th atrocities" with "streaming video featuring America's leading dissident
thinkers and activists."

Mid-East Realities <http://www.middleeast.org/mernew.htm>  "News, Views,
and Analysis that Governments, Lobbies, and Associated Interest Groups Don't
Want You to Know"

Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP)
<http://www.merip.org/>
"MERIP provides news and perspectives about the Middle East not available
from mainstream news sources."

Monthly Review: Terror Crisis in Context
<http://www.monthlyreview.org/nov2001.htm>  "MR speaks to workers and labour
organizers no less than to academics, and against class exploitation, no
less than against racial and sexual oppression." This is a special issue
devoted to September 11 and the war.

Mother Jones <http://www.mojones.com/> "Mother Jones is an independent,
non-profit magazine that focuses on issues of social justice, the
environment, politics, and popular culture."




The Nation: September 11, 2001
<http://www.thenation.com/special/wtc/index.mhtml>  "The Nation website will
offer continuing reporting, analysis, commentary and investigation on the
terror attacks and their aftermath on this special page."

News for Change <http://newsforchange.com/>  "WorkingForChange is a
comprehensive Web site made up of resources for people with progressive
values."

NY Transfer: Middle East Page
<http://www.blythe.org/nytransfer-subs/Middle_East/>  "All the news that
doesn't fit."

OMB Watch: The Post-September 11 Environment: Access to Government
Information
<http://www.ombwatch.org/info/2001/access.html>  ". . . provides an
inventory of government information that has been withheld since the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks."

OneWorld.net <http://www.oneworld.net/> "OneWorld is dedicated to
harnessing the democratic potential of the internet to promote human rights
and sustainable development."

Online Journal <http://www.onlinejournal.com/index.html>  "Building a new
news media of, by and for the people."

Open Democracy <http://www.opendemocracy.net/>  ". . . a global network for
debate and invention. It will be guided by ideals of independence,
participation and quality, and will tackle the major issues of our time."

Pacifica Radio <http://www.pacifica.org/>  ". . . the only radio network in
the
United States to function unconstrained by corporate underwriting and policy
decisions."

PAX Christi USA Responds to Terrorism
<http://www.paxchristiusa.org/news_events_more.asp?id=116>  "Pax Christi USA
strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring,
articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian non-violence."

Peace Response <http://www.peaceresponse.org/>  ". . . is maintained by the
American Friends Service Committee in cooperation with the National
Coalition for Peace and Justice."

The Progressive <http://www.progressive.org/>  "The mission of The
Progressive
is to be a journalistic voice for peace and social justice at home and
abroad."

Project on Defense Alternatives <http://www.comw.org/pda/>  "Since its
inception . . . [the PDA] has sought to adapt security policy to the
challenges and opportunities of the post-Cold War era. Toward this end it
promotes consideration of the broadest range of defense options."

ReliefWeb <http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf>  ". . a project of the
United
Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)."

Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
<http://rawa.fancymarketing.net/index.html>  ". . . an independent
political/social organization of Afghan women fighting for human rights and
for social justice in Afghanistan."

Stop the War <http://struggle.ws/stopthewar.html>  "Anarchists deplore the
attack on the World Trade Centre which killed over 6,000 people but it must
not become the excuse for another imperialist war in which tens or hundreds
of thousands more innocent people may die."
U.S. Committee for Refugees <http://www.refugees.org/>  "Since1958, the
U.S. Committee for Refugees has identified those at greatest risk and given
them a voice. Our work helps refugees get the protection and assistance they
need to survive."

War Resisters League <http://www.warresisters.org/>  ". . . we believe, to
quote the late A.J. Muste, 'There is no way to peace--peace is the way.'"

Women Living Under Muslim Laws International Solidarity Network
<http://www.wluml.org/>  ". . . an international Network that provides
information, solidarity and support for all women whose lives are shaped,
conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam.."

Washington Report on Middle Eastern Affairs <http://www.wrmea.com/>  ". . .
published by the American Educational Trust (AET) . . . by retired U.S.
foreign service officers to provide the American public with balanced and
accurate information concerning U.S. relations with Middle Eastern states."

World Press Review: Battle without Borders: The War against Terror
<http://www.worldpress.org/specials/wtc/front.htm>  "World Press Review
provides readers with a succinct view of the political and economic climate
outside of the U.S., as well as how the rest of the world perceives the role
the U.S. plays in the global community."

ZNet: Emergency, Terrorism and War <http://www.zmag.org/reactionscalam.htm>
Includes "ZNet's Original Essays and Selected Links Regarding the Sept. 11,
2001 Calamity and preparations for war"

Sites with Additional Links to News, Analysis, and Commentary

Alternative Press Center: Alternative Viewpoints on the Internet
<http://www.altpress.org/links.htm> "Links to other alternative Internet
resources compiled by the Alternative Press Center." The APC is "a
non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public
awareness of the alternative press."

Another View <http://anotherview.blogspot.com/>  "A collection of links to
sites with war-related news stories and documents that aren't showing up in
the mainstream American press."

Argot Library of Educational Resources: Opposition to the War in
Afghanistan
<http://members.fortunecity.com/homework1/afghano.html>  Links to antiwar
sites.
Argot Library is "a resource database for K-6 teachers, administrators and
parents."

Documents Analyzing the World Trade Center/ Pentagon Terrorist Attack
<http://chss.montclair.edu/english/furr/pol/wtcanalysis.html>  Produced by
Grover Furr, English Dept., Montclair State University.

Holt Labor Library's 9-11 Antiwar Resources
<http://www.holtlaborlibrary.org/anti-war.html>  "The mission of the Holt
Labour Library is to make available to working people, activists, and
scholars the theoretical, historical, and experiential dimensions of the
class struggle in the advanced industrialized world in the 19th and
especially 20th centuries."
Independent Media Center's Terrorism Page
<http://urbana.indymedia.org/library/terrorism.html>  "Indymedia is a
collective of independent and alternative media activists and organizations
offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage of important social and
political issues."

The list is separated into three categories: links to pages of links, links
to news and commentary, and links to specific articles.

Jay's Leftist and 'Progressive' Internet Resources Directory
<http://www.neravt.com/left/>  "A Web Portal for all Good People around
Planet Earth who are anti-War, anti-Imperialist, anti-Racist, anti-Sexist,
and anti-Homophobic and who want to Resist Oppression and build together a
Better World"

Newsplace.org <http://www.niu.edu/newsplace/>  Includes links to news &
opinion, sources, and tools related to the events of September 11 and the
war.

No War: Stop "Operation Infinite Justice"
<http://tao.ca/~resist/NoToWar.html>
"This site supports anti-authoritarian responses to "Operation Infinite
Justice", with a focus on anti-war organizing in Canada and the west coast."

Includes links to articles and to additional anti-war sites.

PeaceNet's September 11, 2001 Links Page
<http://www.igc.org/igc/gateway/pnindex.html> "The Mission of IGC is to
advance the work of progressive organizations and individuals for peace,
justice, economic opportunity, human rights, democracy and environmental
sustainability through strategic use of online technologies. " Includes
links to news sources and anti-war sites.

Reconciliation, not Retribution: Responses to the 9/11 Attack
<http://www.people-link.net/~klopfer/9-11.htm>  Page includes links to
editorials, letters to Washington and the editor, statements from peace
groups, information about peace activities and relief efforts, and essays on
the war.

Social Criticism Review: War on Terrorism
<http://www.socialcritic.org/terror.htm>  SRC contains "selected readings on
modern society and its ills. Focus on alienation between man, nature, and a
dysfunctional scientific-technical complex. Forum for ideas that go against
the current."

The University of Chicago Library: Alternative News Sources
<http://library.uchicago.edu/e/su/news/altnews.html>  Links to web sites
with alternative news.
The War in Context <http://warincontext.org/>  "Alternative perspectives on
the
'war on terrorism and the Middle East conflict.'"

War on Terrorism Web Sites <http://yama333.tripod.com/>  "Links to
outstanding web sites rich with information and, especially, opinions about
the September 11 terrorist attack."

Wider War Watch <http://www.comw.org/pda/widerwarwatch/index.html>  "This
Website [of the Project on Defense Alternatives] provides an online diary of
key articles, news reports, and commentaries reflecting the inclinations of
influential officials, policy analysts, and political actors to widen the
war."



Petitions and Call-in, E-mail, and Letter Writing Campaigns
Call for Peace and Justice

<http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/224622495>  Petition to President
Bush for peace and justice.
Denounce Jerry Falwell
<http://www.petitiononline.com/falwell/petition.html>
"We, the undersigned, denounce and condemn Jerry Falwell for using the
tragedy of September 11th to further his own extremist agenda."

Do not invade Iraq <http://www.capwiz.com/afsc/home/>  Tell the Bush
Administration not to expand the "war on terrorism."

Email the United Nations to Protect the Delivery of Aid
<http://www.9-11peace.org/un.php3>  "It is important that the security
forces be deployed NOW, before hundreds of thousands of people starve."

Emergency Declaration to Halt Preparations for Bombing Afghanistan:
Librarians
Speak Out! <http://libr.org/peace/emergency_declaration.html>  "We . .
.librarians . . . implore the United States government and its allies to
halt the preparations for all-out war against the nation of Afghanistan . .
. ."

Foreign Policy In Focus:Response to Terrorism
<http://www.fpif.org/form_terrorsignon.html>  "We stand opposed to the
massive, widespread, and prolonged military response . . . ."

International A.N.S.W.E.R <http://www.september29.org/endorse.html> .
<http://www.fpif.org/form_terrorsignon.html>  Call to Join a New Anti-War
Coalition: International A.N.S.W.E.R.(Act Now to Stop War & End Racism)

No More Violence! <http://www.flora.org/coat/appeal/>  " We believe that
military retaliation in response to this mass murder will only accelerate
the cycle of fear, anger and violence."

Peace Response: S <http://www.peaceresponse.org/petition/index.shtml> Sign
the
Campaign of Conscience Peace Pledge to Stop the Spread of the War to Iraq
<http://www.peaceresponse.org/pledge/>  "I grant permission to use my name
and city publicly as an opponent of the ongoing economic and bombing war on
Iraq, and of any escalation of that war. "

Demonstrations and Other Antiwar Activities

Fellowship of Reconciliation <http://www.forusa.org/>  Includes "FOR Action
Alerts!"
International Action Center <http://www.iacenter.org/>  "Information,
activism, and resistance to U.S. militarism, war, and corporate greed,
linking with struggles against racism and oppression within the United
States."

Peace.protest.net <http://pax.protest.net/>  "A global calendar of
pro-peace and anti-racism protests, meetings, benefits, and conferences. "

Protest.Net <http://protest.net/>  ". . . a collective of activists who are
working together to create our own media. By publishing a public record of
our political activities on the web we are taking a stand against the
established media."

War Resisters League: Demonstrations for Peace
<http://www.warresisters.org/demos.htm> ". . . the WRL has set up this page
to post events from around the country that have happened, will happen, or
are happening on a continuous basis."

SRRT Resolutions on the "U.S. War Against Terrorism"
Libraries in a Time of War & Emergency
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/resolutions.war.html>  (Passed by SRRT
Action Council, 2002)
Resolution Against the War in Afghanistan
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/resolutions.afghan1.html>  (Endorsed by
SRRT
Action Council, 2002)
Resolution on Intellectual Freedom & the Use of Torture in War or Peace
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/resolutions.torture.html>  (Endorsed by
SRRT
Action Council, 2002)
Resolution Against Secret Tribunals
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/resolutions.tribunals.html>  (Endorsed by
SRRT
Action Council, 2002)
Resolution on the Protection of Privacy Rights
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/resolutions.privacy.html>  (Endorsed by
SRRT
Action Council, 2002)
Statement of Concern on the Use of Flags in Libraries' Public Areas
<http://www.pitt.edu/~ttwiss/irtf/resolutions.flags.html>  (Endorsed by SRRT
Action Council, 2002)
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