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Reproductive Rights
- Abortion Clinics OnLine - a directory service comprised of providers of abortion services and other reproductive health care
- The Abortion Rights Activist - information to the pro-choice community, to others with an interest in abortion and abortion-related issues, or to women seeking an abortion
- The Alan Guttmacher Institute - Reproductive Health Research, Policy Analysis and Public Education
- BACORR Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights
- California Catholics for Free Choice - a national non-profit organization which provides a voice for the majority of Catholics who uphold reproductive freedom
- Canadian Abortion Rights Action League - Canada's only national pro-choice organization working full-time through public education and political action to keep abortion legal and accessible to all women.
- CARAL - California Abortion and Reproduction Rights Action League, dedicated to defending the rights of all women to have access to a full range of reproductive choices
- Catholics for Choice Catholics for Choice is an independent non-profit organization engaged in policy analysis, education, and advocacy on issues of gender quality and reproductive health.
- Family Planning Advocates of New York State Working every day of the year with NYS legislature, the Governer's staff, and various state agencies, FPA protects a woman's right to choose, and promotes her access to safe, affordable health care.
- Feminist Women's Health Center - provides empowering information about women's health. Covers abortion, birth control, menopause, menstruation, monthly cycles, breast cancer, HIV. Includes personal stories and information in Spanish.
- Greater Los Angeles Coalition for Reproductive Freedom - The Greater Los Angeles Coalition for Reproductive Freedom is the largest family planning and reproductive freedom coalition in California, representing 18 organizations with a combined membership of well over one million Los Angelenos.
- International Society of Abortion Doctors - "Every child has the right to be welcome"
- Medical Students For Choice - founded in 1993 by students concerned about the practitioner shortage, the lack of abortion education in medical schools, and escalating violence against abortion providers
- NARAL - National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League
- The National Abortion Federation - the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. The organization's mission is to preserve and enhance the quality and accessibility of abortion services
- National Women's Health Organization - to make abortion services available to women in less populated areas of the country
- Planned Parenthood Federation of America - National Home Page, your online source for sexual and reproductive health information
- Pro-Choice Action Network - Located in beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, we're a political and educational advocacy group that lobbies for women's right to choice on abortion.
- Refuse & Resist! - "There can be no communality of purpose, healing of divisions, or coming together as one nation behind this new course. To acquiesce further in silence is to be complicit. It is not enough to hope that all of this will simply go away. There must be massive resistance."
- Reproductive Rights Network A Boston-based grassroots coalition of reproductive rights activists and women's health care providers dedicated to making abortion truly accessible, in Massachusetts, and across the country.
- Voters For Choice - the only national pro-choice organization whose sole purpose is to elect pro-choice candidates
- WRRAP - Women's Reproductive Rights Assistance Project WRRAP raises money for low income women of all ages, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds who are unable to pay for either emergency contraception or a safe and legal abortion.
Women's Advocacy & Resources
- American Association of University Women - a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls
- ElectraPages - Directory of Women's Organizations
- Feminist Activist Resources on the Net - This guide is particularly oriented toward connecting Feminists who are Activists to resources on the Internet which could be of use
- The Feminist Annex - Feminism is the radical notion that women are people
- The Feminist Majority - By proclaiming ourselves feminists, we emphasize what it means to stand up for women's rights, equality, and empowerment
- FEMINIST.COM - Committed to: Awareness! Education! Action! Empowerment!
- Institute for Women's Policy Research - established to rectify the limited availability of policy relavant research on women's lives and to inform and stimulate debate on issues of critical importance for women
- Ms. Foundation for Women - The National Women's Fund
- National Organization for Women (NOW) - NOW's quarter of a million members and hundreds of chapters make a difference
- National Women's Political Caucus - Dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected and appointed office at all levels of government, regardless of party affiliation
- Oklahoma Women Organizing for Change - Feminist Heaven Website
- The National Women's Health Information Center The home pages of the U.S. Public Health Service's Office on Women's Health -- the government's champion and focal point for women's health issues.
- Third Wave - devoted to young feminist activism for social change
- Woman's Web - Register your organization; Info from Working Woman, Working Mother, and Ms. magazines.
- Women In Leadership - Mission to provide a bi-partisan coalition to advocate strong, moderate, pro-choice women of both county, state or federal levels.
- Women Leaders Online - WLO is the first and largest women's advocacy group created on the Internet. We are building a powerful network of one million women and men to improve women's lives.
- Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) - to foster women's leadership and advocacy skills to transform women's concerns about the environment, development, population, and gender equity into actions, programs and policies in countries around the world
- Women's Wire - Where women make the front page every day
- WomensNet - supports women's organizations worldwide by providing and adapting telecommunications technology to enhance their work
- WWWomen - The Premier Search Directory for Women Online
First Amendment Rights
- The Alliance for Tolerance and Freedom - Speaking out for Tolerance, Diversity, and Equality In Politics, Religion and Society
- American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) - Freedom Network
- Americans United for Separation of Church and State Since 1947, Americans United has worked to protect the constitutional principle of church-state separation, a vital cornerstone of religious liberty.
- Battle For the Minds Page devoted to the film "Battle For the Minds" - A shocking tale of politics, fundamentalism and women.
- Biblical America Resistance Front - The Biblical America Resistance Front is a resource for all groups and individuals who wish to monitor and counter the activities of the Biblical America movement.
- Center for Reproductive Law & Policy Sign the Petition to Repeal the Comstock Act!
- Education & Vigilance Network The EVN Network is a Pennsylvania based Anti-Racist Information and Resource Center.
- The Electronic Frontier Foundation - working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information online
- Electronic Privacy Information Center - established to focus public attention on emerging civil liberties issues and to protect privacy, the First Amendment, and constitutional values.
- Encryption Policy Resource Page - Encryption technologies are the locks and keys of the Information age. The Encryption Policy Resource Page has been set up to provide a one stop site for information on the this issue.
- Institute for First Amendment Studies - IFAS is a non-profit educational and research organization focusing solely on the activities of the radical Religious Right.
- Mainstream Opinion Providing The Tools To Fight The Religious Right
- The Militia Watchdog - This page brings you the latest information available on the growth and nature of the neo-militia movement.
- The On-Line Books Page - Banned Books On-line - special exhibit of books that have been the objects of censorship or censorship attempts
- Pennsylvania Alliance for Democracy - promoting democratic values including respect for a diverse society, separation of church and state, and individual rights as guaranteed in the Constitution.
- People For the American Way - committed to fighting the Religious Right's political agenda
- Political Research Associates - The Public Eye, Challenging the Right Wing Backlash
- Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press - WIFP is a non-profit, tax-exempt research, education, networking and publishing organization, founded in 1972, to increase communication among women and to the public.
Media
- Albion Monitor - The News You're Missing
- Alternative Press Center The Alternative Press Center (APC) is a non-profit collective dedicated to providing access to and increasing public awareness of the alternative press.
- CNN Interactive - updated 24-hours per day, 7-days per week so you'll always have the latest news at your fingertips
- The Earth Times - the leading independent international nonpartisan newspaper on the environment and sustainable development, and such interrelated concerns of the international system as population, conflict-resolution, governance, human-rights, trade, and women's and children's rights
- FAIR -- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting - the national media watch group offering well-documented criticism in an effort to correct media bias and imbalance
- The Institute for Alternative Journalism - dedicated to strengthening and supporting independent and alternative journalism, and to improving the public's access to independent information sources
- Institute for Global Communications - Mission: To expand and inspire movements for peace, economic and social justice, human rights, and environmental sustainability around the world
- Los Angeles Times News - The Times has been an integral part of the Southern California landscape since 1881 when the first paper--a four-pager--was published
- The MoJo Wire - Interactive Exposes and Politics. The MoJo Wire is an offering from Mother Jones magazine, the first general-interest magazine to appear on the World Wide Web.
- The New York Times on the Web - the latest from The New York Times
- Philanthropy Journal Homepage - Mission: To strengthen philanthropy by providing a forum for the exchange of news, information and ideas
- Yahoo! - News and Media - Latest news, and pointers to all media an the web
Legislative Watch
Politics
- EMILY's List: A Political Network for Pro-Choice Democratic Women Abortion, Feminism, Campaigns, Fun
- League of Women Voters of the United States The League of Women Voters is a multi-issue organization whose mission is to encourage the informed and active participation of citizens in government and to influence public policy through education and advocacy
- Project Vote Smart - tracks the performance of over 13,000 political leaders: President, Congress, Governors, State Legislatures
- Voters Telecommunications Watch - We actively participate in the democratic and legislative processes to promote civil liberties in telecommunications
Reference Sources
Comics
- The Dilbert Zone Sporting a growth curve that would be the envy of any corporation, Scott Adams' Dilbert is the fastest growing comic strip in newspapers
- Doonesbury Electronic Town Hall Think Participatory Democracy. Think Cyber Citizenship. Think Conventional Wisdom.
-- Finished? Good, because we're none of those things.
- The Punster Homepage Home page of the newsletter dedicated to PUNS and other FUN WORDPLAY
- PythOnline Before PythOnline.com, there existed a great void. And the Lord spake, saying "LET THERE BE GAMES!" And there was much rejoicing.
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