1998/07/28 - AmeriSpan's Latin American Volunteer/Internship Program
:: Placements in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, and the Caribbean. We offer placements in such areas as Social Work, Environmental Work, Working with Children, Education, ESL, Business, Healthcare, and much more! Time commitment: 2 weeks to 6 months, depending on position. Spanish level requirement varies with each position. Some placements offer FREE room and board! Otherwise, volunteers live with host families for $55-$200/week depending on the country. http://www.amerispan.com/volunteer
AmeriSpan Unlimited
PO Box 40007
Phildelphia, PA 19106
In the US: 800-879-6640
Worldwide: (215) 751-1100
Fax: (215)751-1986
info@amerispan.com
Mama D.O.C.
:: We promote natural health and sustainable economic development projects in Latin America. Issues: Caribbean; natural health; Dominican Republic; economic development; environment; indigenous rights. Location: Portland, OR 97217.
Dept. of English
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903 Phone: (804)924-6637
Issues: arts; Third World; literature; Caribbean; Africa. Description: Fiction and poetry by, and critiques on Afro-American, Caribbean, and African artists and writers. Contacts(s): Charles H. Rowell (Editor) Type: periodical. Source: Writers.
Box 2866
Gainesville, FL 32602-2866 Phone: (904)373-6441
Issues: environment; wildlife/endangered species; conservation; oceans; volunteers. Description: An international, public foundation with the purpose of sponsoring long-term scientific studies, preservation and conservation of the Atlantic Green Turtle. CCC continues to support and collaborate on projects in the US and other parts of the world, and is active in environmental education and natural resources management. Currently, volunteers are tagging turtles, collecting data and monitoring the sites of the largest green turtle nesting colony in the Atlantic at Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Contacts(s): Colin Phipps (President), Dr. Archie Carr (Technical Director) Fax: (904)375-2449. Dues: $35/yr. Additional Address: Box 3048, Tallahassee, FL 32315 Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Caribbean Workers Council
Box 122
Glen Oaks Station, NY 11004 Phone: (718)898-3601
Affiliate: Caribbean Workers Council. Issues: Third World; labor. Description: "Workers' rights and union organizing are agitated for, usually bimonthly. Workers of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and other Caribbean countries find a voice here." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Paul N. Tennessee Price: $1/ea. Subscriptions: $3/yr. Frequency: Irregular. Established: 1986. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/LABOR.
Friends for Jamaica
Box 20392, Parkwest Station
New York, NY 10025-1513
Affiliate: Friends for Jamaica. Issues: Third World; Caribbean. Description: Caribbean Newsletter covers current news and analysis on political, economic, and social conditions in the English-speaking Caribbean. It is published by the Friends for Jamaica Collective. Price: $2/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Circulation: 500. Established: 1981. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 122
Glen Oaks Station, NY 11004
Description: See CARIBBEAN LABOR under periodicals. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
EPICA
1470 Irving St. NW
Washington, DC 20010-2804 Phone: (202)332-0292
Affiliate: Ecumenical Program on Central America & the Caribbean (EPICA). Issues: Third World; politics; Central America; volunteers. Description: A journal that depicts the works of many brave volunteers working in Central America to change the society there along with the actions of the church there and here in the US. Contacts(s): Minor Sinclair Page#: 16. Price: $3.50/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 3/yr. Circulation: 2M. Fax: (202)332-1184. Labels: 5,000. Established: 1968. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Center for Cuban Studies
124 W. 23rd St.
New York, NY 10011-2400 Phone: (212)242-0559
Affiliate: Center for Cuban Studies. Issues: Third World; Caribbean. Description: "The progress of the advancement of Cuban society and relations between Cuba and other nations are featured. Interesting perspectives of Cuban barrios, workplaces, and culture find space here." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Sandra Levinson, Jane Franklin Price: $2.50/ea. Subscriptions: $15/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Established: 1978. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/INTERNATIONAL.
464 19th St.
Oakland, CA 94612-2297 Phone: (510)835-4692
Issues: labor; justice; economics; Third World; media; development; Latin America; Africa; South Africa; Central America; South America; Caribbean; unions; corporate responsibility; press. Description: A user-supported library and resource center dedicated to collecting, organizing, and providing access to information concerning the political economy of the US and the world. Other Resources: Fees for walk-in use and "search service" mail requests. See CENTRAL AMERICA MONITOR, PLANT SHUTDOWNS MONITOR; CORPORATION RESPONSIBILITY MONITOR, a monthly clipping service. Contacts(s): Mary Welter (Librarian), Fred Goff (Director) Page#: 100. Subscriptions: $420/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Member of: Co-op America. Type: organization; center. Source: Co-op America Quarterly.
National Puerto Rican Coalition
1700 K St. NW, #500
Washington, DC 20006-3817 Phone: (202)223-3915
Affiliate: National Puerto Rican Coalition. Issues: Third World; Caribbean. Description: About 60 local and national organizations in the US interested in programs and issues affecting the Puerto Rican community. Fax: (202)429-2223. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
Box 1338
Frederiksted, VI 00841 Phone: (809)772-1011
Issues: Third World; Caribbean. Description: Dedicated to quality publications in economics, politics, poetry and culture of the Caribbean, particularly the eastern region. Established: 1982. Type: publisher. Source: SPC.
1470 Irving St.NW
Washington, DC 20010 Phone: (202)332-0292
Issues: Third World; politics; Central America. Description: Educates the American public about social and political struggles in Central America and the Caribbean and about US impact on development of these societies. EPICA is a small press and solidarity organization which publishes educational materials on Central America and the Caribbean and offers faith-based forums such as delegations and workshops using a popular education model on El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. Other Resources: See CHALLENGE: A JOURNAL OF FAITH AND ACTION IN CENTRAL AMERICA (periodical). Contacts(s): Minor Sinclair Fax: (202)332-1184. Web or BBS: Peacenet. E-Mail: 'epica'. Established: 1968. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
157 Plan Way
Warwick, RI 02886-1011 Phone: (800)225-1234
Issues: Third World; demographics; health; hunger; poverty; homelessness; nutrition. Description: Non-sectarian/non-political agency for international development based on one-to-one sponsorship of children overseas, assisting 450,000 children and their families in over 26 nations in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia. Combines personal correspondence with grassroots assistance individually tailored to the needs of each situation emphasizing participation, self-help, nutrition and health, education, water and sanitation, income-generation, agricultural and community development. Contacts(s): Kenneth H. Phillips (President), (401)738-5600 x316. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 20392, Parkwest Station
New York, NY 10025-1513
Description: See CARIBBEAN NEWSLETTER. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
Box 20714
New York, NY 10025-1522
Affiliate: Committee for Human Rights in Grenada. Issues: Third World; justice. Description: The decline of human rights in this Caribbean nation since the US-supported invasion in the early '80s is noted. Increased rights violations by the government, civil liberties issues and other such concerns are featured. Price: $2/each. Subscriptions: $5/year. Frequency: Quarterly. Established: 1986. Type: periodical; bulletin. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
c/o Human Rights Centre, University
of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, ON-K1N 6N5 CANADA Phone: (613)564-3492
Affiliate: Human Rights Internet. Issues: Third World; justice; peace; Latin America; Caribbean; Central America. Description: A bilingual directory that describes nearly 800 organizations concerned with human rights and social justice in Latin America and the Caribbean worldwide. Detailed descriptions and acronyms index and is intended as resources for networking, research and policy making. It primarily focuses on non-governmental organizations (NGOs), although relevant governmental bodies are described and is meant to highlight the work and concerns as well as serve the information needs of progressives. Published Date: 1990. Price: $50/ea. Fax: (613)564-4054. Dues: 50% off to subscribers to HRI Reporter. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
c/o Human Rights Centre, University
of Ottawa, 57 Louis Pasteur
Ottawa, ON-K1N 6N5 CANADA Phone: (613)564-3492
Issues: justice; peace. Description: International communications network and clearinghouse on human rights, focusing on activities of nongovernmental organizations. Serves human rights advocacy organizations worldwide, promotes teaching and research. Directories include: AFRICA: HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY & Bibliography; HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY: Eastern Europe & the USSR; HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY: Latin America & the Caribbean; NORTH AMERICAN HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY: Western Europe: and more. Other Resources: Publishes the HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNET REPORTER. Other directories: MIDDLE EAST HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY; HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY: ASIA & THE PACIFIC; HUMAN RIGHTS DIRECTORY: THE COMMONWEALTH. Fax: (613)564-4054. Dues: $75/institution: $50/individual: with Reporter and 50% privileges. Established: 1976. Type: organization; NET. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 4506
Albuquerque, NM 87196-4506 Phone: (505)842-8288
Issues: Third World; education; labor; development; hunger; foreign policy; global understanding. Description: A private organization which produces books, reports, and audiovisuals for use in colleges, churches, and activist organizations about US foreign relations with third world countries, particularly Central America and the Caribbean. The goal of the Resource Center is to use information as a catalyst for social change. This is done through the publication of books and reports, participation in seminars, and educational sessions. Other Resources: Publishes quarterly newsletter, RESOURCE CENTER BULLETIN. Free list of educational services. Seminars and educational briefing sessions, books, reports. Contacts(s): Deb Preusch (Director), Jodi Gibson (Administration Aide) Fax: (505)256-0071. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Labels: 3,500. Established: 1979. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Western Hemisphere Division
902 Broadway
New York, NY 10010-6002 Phone: (212)995-8800
Affiliate: Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Issues: feminism; demographics; population; family planning; pro-choice. Description: Is one of the six regions of the worldwide IPPF, global headquarters are in London where they exchange information, experience and new ideas with family planning associations in Asia, Africa, and Europe. There are 23 national associations and a sub- regional organization, the Caribbean Family Planning Affiliation, with 21 members covering French, Dutch and English-speaking countries of that area. Provides services to 7 million+ with one million new a year. Goal: accessibility to everyone. Established: 1952. Type: organization; federation. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Third World Resources
464 19th St.
Oakland, CA 94612-2297 Phone: (510)835-4692, x113
Affiliate: Third World Resources/Data Center. Issues: Third World. Description: For postage and handling, add $1.50 for North America and $3.00 for foreign air mail. Please, order from Third World Resources. Contacts(s): Thomas P. Fenton, Mary J. Heffron (Compilers/Editors) Publisher: Orbis Books. Published Date: Spring 1986. Page#: 160. Price: $12.95/ea. Other Formats: Geonet, user ID: 'geo2:tfenton'. Web or BBS: Peacenet. E-Mail: 'tfenton'. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, #301
Washington, DC 20036-2001 Phone: (202)483-0043
Issues: Third World; health; environment; hunger; development. Description: An independent information and policy studies organization dedicated in working in partnership with others to raise public understanding of sustainable development. Other Resources: Magazine, PANASCOPE; Case studies of community-based resource management, COMMUNITY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: LESSONS FROM THE CARIBBEAN. Offices in Hungary, Paris and London. Contacts(s): Don Edwards (Executive Director), Dana Alston, (202)483-0044. Fax: (202)483-3059. Web or BBS: Econet. E-Mail: 'panos'. Other:Telex: 490-000-8533PAN. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Population Reference Bureau
1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, #520
Washington, DC 20009-5728 Phone: (202)483-1100
Affiliate: Population Reference Bureau. Issues: demographics; Third World; population. Description: These clear, concise guides cover the terms and concepts of demography, explaining the fundamental statistical rates and how to calculate them. An indispensable reference for students, teachers, journalists, and anyone who needs to know about population. Available: US, Caribbean, and International editions in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. The Bureau has been in existence since 1929. Published Date: Soon. Fax: (202)328-3937. Other:(800)877-9881(orders). Dues: $45/ea. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Labels: 5. Established: 1978. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 28703
Oakland, CA 94604-8703 Phone: (510)834-4263
Issues: justice; Native Americans; indigenous peoples. Description: Supports the struggles of Native Americans for self-determination in South and Central America, the Caribbean, and Mexico, by publishing a magazine, organizing conferences, urgent action bulletins, and organizing for 500 years of Native American Resistance. Other Resources: "We have a small library open to the public. We publish many special publications on various related issues and SAIIC Newsletter. We hold many public events and tours of South and Meso American Indian leaders. We also have a small library of videos." Contacts(s): Nilo Cayuqueo (Coordinator), Peter Veilleux (Editor/Office Manager) Fax: (510)834-4264. Web or BBS: PeaceNet. E-Mail: 'saiic'. Established: 1983. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
464 19th St.
Oakland, CA 94612-2247 Phone: (510)835-4692, x113
Description: See directories, AFRICA, ASIA AND PACIFIC; FOOD, HUNGER, AGRIBUSINESS; HUMAN RIGHTS; LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN; MIDDLE EAST; THIRD WORLD RESOURCE DIRECTORY; THIRD WORLD STRUGGLES FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE; TRANSNATIONAL CORPORATIONS AND LABOR; and newsletter, THIRD WORLD RESOURCES: A QUARTERLY REVIEW. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
Third World Resources
464 19th St.
Oakland, CA 94612-2247 Phone: (510)835-4692, x113
Affiliate: Third World Resources/Data Center. Issues: Third World. Description: Each issue of this newsletter contains a four-page guide to organizations and their print and audiovisual resources: (Spring) ASIA AND PACIFIC, (Summer) AFRICA, (Fall) LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, (Winter) the MIDDLE EAST, providing educators and activists with up-to-date, annotated materials from all Third World areas. Contacts(s): Thomas P. Fenton, Mary J. Heffron (Compilers/Editors), (510)536-1876. Page#: 24. Price: $2.50/ea. Bulk Prices: Call. Subscriptions: $10/yr.; $30/yr. organizations. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 1.5M. Other Formats: Geonet, user ID: 'geo2:tfenton'. Web or BBS: Peacenet. E-Mail: 'tfenton'. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
1744 R St. NW
Washington, DC 20009-2410 Phone: (202)547-2550
Issues: Third World; justice; politics; development; hunger; Africa; lobbying; Caribbean; South Africa. Description: This organization lobbies for foreign policy reform concerning Africa and the Caribbean. Contacts(s): Niikwao Akuetteh Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights
160 W. Lippincott
Philadelphia, PA 19133-4221 Phone: (215)634-4443
Affiliate: National Congress for Puerto Rican Rights. Issues: Third World; justice; Caribbean. Description: "Independence for Puerto Rico from the US is the key concern. Treatment of Puerto Ricans both in the US and in their country is highlighted, in hopes the reader will take personal action in defense of their rights." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Joan Blaustein Price: $2/ea. Subscriptions: $7/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1982. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/INTERNATIONAL.
339 Lafayette St. #8
New York, NY 10012 Phone: (212)674-9499
Affiliate: Nicaragua Solidarity Network of Greater New York. Issues: Third World; peace; politics; Latin America; Central America. Description: Concise news summaries from computer networks, and the Englilsh-, French- and Spanish-language press. Covers Latin America and the Caribbean. Strong focus on grassroots movements. Widely used by alternative media. Contacts(s): Jare Guskin (Editor) Publisher: Nicaragua Solidarity Network. Page#: 6. Price: donation. Bulk Prices: Negotiable. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: weekly. Circulation: 250. Web or BBS: PeaceNet. E-Mail: nicanet@blythe.org. Established: 1990. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm.