Iraq Resources

Iraq Occupation Watch
Baghdad-based center under the auspices of United for Peace and Justice aims to monitor the occupation in Iraq.
 

Pages from Humanitarian Organization

UN Iraq Page
Includes daily UN humanitarian briefings from Kofi Amman, UN agency (e.g., UNICEF, WHO) Iraq pages, Secretary-General Iraq statements and briefings, and UN news stories.

UNICEF Iraq page

ReliefWeb Iraq Page
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

International Red Cross Iraq page

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Elections Resources

Voter Information and Activism

Peace Action Peace Voter Campaign
Profiles on the candidates regarding foreign policy and nuclear proliferation. Also includes a printable factsheet (pdf).

Council for a Livable World Elections Analysis
Includes responses from Presidential candidates to six critical national security questions.

Slate magazine Campaign 2004 Field Guide
General profiles of candidates including "buzzwords, agenda, worldview, best, worst, flip-flops [and] gaffes."

Slate magazine Campaign 2004 Field Guide
General profiles of candidates including "buzzwords, agenda, worldview, best, worst, flip-flops [and] gaffes."

National Voice
A "coalition of non-profit and community groups" dedicated to increasing public participation in the electoral process. The site includes a library of documents to help guide organizations in voter registration and eduction.

Environmental Victory Project
A project of the League of Conservation Voters dedicated to "defeat George W. Bush and elect a pro-environment president".

America Coming Together
A voter mobilization project headed by Steve Rosenthal, former Political Director of the AFL-CIO and Ellen R. Malcolm, ounder and president of EMILY's List. Their mission is "defeat George W. Bush and elect Democrats in federal, state, and local elections in 2004,"

Fair Elections

Verified Voting
A site dedicated to the problem of electonic voting machines and what to do to assure fair elections.

Where's the Paper Trail for Each Ballot Cast?: A Web Site Dedicated to Verifiable Election Results
Another site on the very pressing issue of electronic voting. Ideas and resources for assuring a fair election. Also includes the "Fraudulent Voting Machine."

Electronic Voting
Site by Rebecca Mercuri, Ph.D. on electronic voting.

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News Sources

AlterNet.org
AlterNet is an online magazine from Independent Media Institute. A search area allows you to either search AlterNet's own articles or from a group of other alternative news sources.

Antiwar.com
Links to news on the war in Iraq and anti-war movements. Also includes links to various anti-war resources.

British Broadcasting Center News
Internet news center for the BBC news reporting agency.

Common Dreams News Center
A national non-profit founded in 1997, Common Dreams provides progressive news and commentary.

Counterpunch
A bi-weekly political newsletter edited by former The Nation Alexander Cockburn and Jeffrey St. Clair.

Guardian Unlimited
The online version of the popular British newspaper, The Guardian.

The Independent
A British independent newspaper. Robert Fisk, a world renowned correspondent in the Middle East, writes for the paper.

Independent Media Center
Established by independent media groups and activists to cover the Seattle WTO protests, the site provides news using an "open-publishing system."

The Nation
Online version of the weekly newsmagazine of progressive news and commentary. The online version also features "rapid response" weblogs from correspondents.

truthout
A site that compiles news and commentary from major newspapers. There is original commentary as well.

UN Wire
"An Independent News Briefing About the UN and the world"

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Discussion Groups

LAPC Discussion List
Our own LAPC discussion group for announcement and discussion. Hosted by Yahoo Groups.

Portside
A discussion group from the Committees of Correspondence for Democracy and Socialism. Hosted by Yahoo Groups.

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Indiana Peace and Justice Activist Groups

Greater Lafayette Democracy for America

Greater Lafayette Democracy for America Meetup Group

~Purdue Peace Action
Purdue's student organization.

Indiana Peace and Justice Network
A coalition of Indian peace and justice organizations, large and small. Their directory lists over 30 organizations. The site also provides an online forum for communication between groups. A resources page is planned.

Jasper County Citizens for Peace
Our "neighbor" group, located in Renssalaer, Indiana. They hold weekly vigils in Renssalaer as well as other events.

Lafayette Friends Meeting

Bloomington Peace Action Coalition
Founded in August 2001, the Bloomington Peace Action Coalition's mission is "to stop/prevent/avert/end war and militarization by all non-violent means at our disposal." The group maintains an excellent website with lots of news and resource links

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National Peace and Justice Groups

MoveOn.org
MoveOn began with the goal of bringing "ordinary people back into politics." The MoveOn Peace campaign was started shortly after September 11. The group sponsored the recent "Virtual March on Washington."

Peace Action
The 1987 merger of the groups SANE (Committee for a Sane Nuclear Policy) and The Freeze (Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign) resulted in Peace Action.

United for Peace & Justice
A new campaign created to coordinate different organizations opposing a possible war against Iraq. The group has promoted a calendar of anti-war events.

National Network to End the War Against Iraq
A network of over 250 local grassroots organizations in 47 states. Site includes flyers for download, the "Iraq Peace Pledge" and "Iraq Pledge of Resistance," and a discussion list. LAPC is a network member.

War Resisters League
Begun in 1923 by resisters to World War I, WRL believes that "all war is a crime against humanity." The group published a magazine, The Nonviolent Activist and a peace calendar. The groups main focus is "Roots, A War Resisters League Campaign Promoting Nonviolence, Justice and an End to the Militarization of Youth."

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Civil Liberties

Bill of Rights Defense League
Includes tools to make your community a " Civil Liberties Safe Zone."

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

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Social Justice

The Hunger Site
A site that allows you to click to send food to hungry people in the US and abroad. Food is paid for by the site's sponsors.

America's Second Harvest
US anti-hunger organization which distribute food and grocery products throughout the country.

Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres
USA site for the Nobel Peace Prize-winning medical relief organization.

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Other Resources

Terrorism and Children
A site created by Judith A. Myers-Walls Human Development Specialist Purdue Extension and LAPC member. Includes articles on talking to children about war and terrorism.

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