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Society & Culture



Crime

Crime-Free America


http://announce.com/cfa/cfa.htm

Dedicated to providing info about prevention, the criminal justice system, and articles about how crime affects American society.


National Victim Center


http://www.nvc.org/

Stop here if you are a recent victim of crime. Site offers info on what you and supporters can do to fight for victims' rights. Discusses legislation and statistics, offers an index of books, links, and other helpful publications.


Parents of Murdered Children


http://www.metroguide.com/pomc/

Organization offers info to parents and friends of youth killed by violence.


Rate Your Risk


http://www.Nashville.Net/~police/risk/

Answer simple questions to see your risk of being assaulted, robbed, raped, stabbed, or murdered. Offers a virtual police academy so you can learn what being an officer is like. Provides pages about specific self defense techniques.


Cross Cultural Resources


Interracial Voice


http://www.webcom.com/intvoice/

Published every other month to serve the mixed-race/interracial community. Advocates universal recognition of mixed-race individuals as constituting a separate "racial" entity and supports the initiative to establish a multiracial category on the 2000 Census.


Minority Affairs Forum


ftp://heather.cs.ucdavis.edu/pub/README.html

Dedicated to in-depth discussions of race relations, immigration, Affirmative Action, and bilingual education.


Museum of Tolerance


http://www.wiesenthal.com/mot/

A high-tech, hands-on experiential museum that focuses on two themes through unique interactive exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. Includes info about visiting the museum's 3D site in LA.


National Civil Rights Museum


http://www.mecca.org/~crights/ncrm.html

Take a tour of this Memphis-based museum, which starts from the beginning—Brown v Board of Education, and provides links to related sites.


The National Multicultural Institute


http://www.nmci.org/nmci/history.html

Provides a forum for the discussion of the critical issues of multiculturalism through conferences in February, June, and November, and through training and consulting programs.


The Web of Culture


http://www.worldculture.com/

Designed to educate and entertain on the topic of cross-cultural communications. Offers useful info to the student and the educator on global language (and a body language page is under construction), religion, embassies, business and currency, and more.


E-Zines & Publications


Balance


http://www.agt.net/public/dolphin/

Online zine provides articles to balance issues that have not gotten fair treatment from all sides, for social or political reasons. Readers are encouraged to contribute their viewpoints, but no sides are taken by the site.


Conservative Generation X (CGX)


http://www.cgx.com/

For members of Gen X who are no longer willing to accept a media and society that says that Generation X is nothing more than a bunch of whining slackers who are fans of Clinton but who refuse to grow up.


Consumer Alert


http://www.his.com/~chyden/CAlert/

Serves as a counterbalance to the Naderite groups that push for government solutions to "protect" consumers from evil business practices. The philosophy is that well-informed consumer choice and competition best advance consumers' interests.


Glow


http://www.glowmag.com/

Well-written balanced articles provide commentary on different aspects of life in America and life on Earth.


Inconspicuous Consumption


http://www.core77.com/beerframe/index.html

Critiques products that are interesting or are otherwise indicitive of American culture at any given time. This week's edition featured Student Food, body glue, scented Crayola crayons (including black, which is called "black leather jacket"), and—gotta love this—canned pork brains! Hmmmmmm, pooork brains.


The Internet Herald


http://server.berkeley.edu/herald/

Online zine for Generation Xers (defined as those born between 1963-1983) covers politics, music, poetry, humor, and more. Includes discussion of the Presidential election as it relates to this age group. A site worth checking out, no matter your age.


Spank: Youth Culture Online


http://daffy.cadvision.com/spank/

Covers entertainment, recreation, fashion, education, employment, and pop culture for North American youth. Produced by persons aged 14 to 28 to ensure it remains focused on youthful matters. Welcomes submissions.


Undercurrent


http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~heroux/subscribe.html

Analyzes the currents beneath local and global events. Published three times per year, you can browse and freely download an issue, or you can subscribe yourself for notification of the contents of new issues as they appear.


Yazone


http://www.yazone.com/

Online zine directed toward Gen X topics and concerns. Many parts are accessible by password.


Rights


American Civil Liberties Union


http://www.aclu.org/

Provides info on every front at which the ACLU is battling, including Net censorship, separation of church and state, abortion rights, the death penalty, and immigrant rights. Closely follows the ACLU v Reno anti-CDA trial and rightfully argues against anti-terrorism legislation resulting from the Oklahoma bombing.


Amnesty International Online


http://www.amnesty.org/

The human rights defenders go online to provide information about rights violations and what you can do to help. Topics include China and women.


Fear—Forfeiture Endangers American Rights


http://www.fear.org/

Dedicated to reforming the country's recent, unconstitutional forfeiture laws that impose double jeopardy on undeserving defendants by taking property without a hearing, while convicting the person to jail and heavy fines.


The Indecency Page


http://cctr.umkc.edu/userx/bhugh/indecent.html

Dedicated to making as much fun of the CDA as possible, though this page could in no way be called indecent. Links to many related sites.


Project Censored


http://zippy.sonoma.edu/ProjectCensored/

Devoted to listing online all those news stories that impact all of us, but that weren't well publicized. Not the place to go if you want to remain in a good mood. This site might cause the hairs on your neck to rise and fists to form.


Senior Citizens


The Adopt a Grandparent Program


http://hanksville.phast.umass.edu/misc/Grandparents.html

The program's online resource for people interested in volunteering or learning about regional activities.


Grand Times


http://www.grandtimes.com/

An e-zine dedicated to the needs of active retirees. Topics include travel and useful products, and this week's issue covers beating the casino, high-tech birdfeeders, and relief from arthritis, back pain, and migraines.


SWT Age Page


http://elo.mediasrv.swt.edu/Departments/Honors_Program/AGE_NET/agenetf/AGENET

Designed for use by long-term care administrators and anyone seeking information about the social, emotional, and physical concerns of the elderly and their caregivers.


Veteran’s Affairs


The American Legion


http://www.legion.org/

Offers info about the Legion's stance on patriotic programs (such as for education, the Boy Scouts, and scholarships), veteran health issues, flag protection, news releases, Bosnia topics, and more.


Baudo's Vet Links


http://www.teleport.com/~baudo/

A crossroads for veterans and their supporters, this site directs surfers to sites that cover relevant sites organized as news, "chat," support, politics, surveys, and miscellaneous.


Veterans Archive


http://home.earthlink.net/~beerborn/index.html

A database of veterans looking for old friends.


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