Ireland - The Roma Film Foundation
:: RFF are raising funds for their cinematographic project "Circus Europe". Issues: civil liberties; roma nationalism, anti racism, film funding Location: Athlone, Ireland.
Malaysia - Aliran On-Line
:: a Malaysian reform group dedicated to Justice, Freedom, Solidarity. Malaysia's oldest human rights group. Issues: civil liberties; human rights; media freedom; justice; democracy; environment; good governance. Location: Penang.
Netherlands - Social Criticism Review
:: A selection of top readings on modern society and its ills. Focuses on alienation between man, nature and a dysfunctional technical complex. Issues: politics; civil liberties; disarmament; environment; future; media; science; Third World. Location: Delft.
Lexington Bill of Rights Defense Committee (BORDC)
:: Concerned with overbearing laws such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the Homeland Security Act and their interference with civil rights. Issues: civil liberties; rights; patriot; act; freedom; speech. Location: Lexington, KY 40508.
Louisville Progressive Organizations
:: Louisville Peace Action Community provides a listing and webspace for local progressive organizations as well as community calendar at http://east.our.calendars.net/louisvillepeace/loujustice Issues: peace; peace; justice; civil rights & liberties; community action of all kinds Location: Louisville, KY 40204.
UK American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
:: University of Kentucky students protecting citizens’ rights under the law, such as First Amendment rights and the right to equal protection. Issues: civil liberties; campus; activism; student; racism; rights; constitution. Location: Lexington, KY 40506.
Irregular Times
:: A cornucopia of current cultural conundrums and neglected news from a progressive perspective. Issues: politics; progressive, anti-bush, liberal, peace, environment, civil liberties, voting, election. Location: Cato, NY 13033.
Working Families Party
:: A new independent voice for New York's working people. The first qualified community-labor political party in New York in more than 50 years. Our #1 priority this year: Defeating the anti-labor, anti-civil liberties Mayor Rudy Giuliani! Issues: labor; living wage; workers' rights; health care; housing; democracy; economic justice
Location: Brooklyn, NY 11217.
Compassion in Dying Federation
:: Nonprofit providing a national leadership structure for affiliates who provide information, counseling and support to patients for all end-of-life options including pain management, comfort or hospice care, and humane, effective aid-in-dying for those who are in the final stages of illness and whose suffering has become intolerable. Issues: death/dying; counseling; civil rights; civil liberties; health. Location: Portland, OR 97201.
Pagan Activist
:: A fun site for Pagans who want to save the world. Women's rights, animal rights, civiol rights. Info, links, graphics, ideas for action. Issues: environment; Paganism; Feminism; Civil liberties; peace; politics; vegetarianism; volunteering. Location: San Antonio, TX 78250.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin, Inc.
:: Defends the civil liberties, constitutional and civil rights of Wisconsin residents. Issues: civil liberties; free speech; religious liberty; civil rights; privacy. Location: Milwaukee, WI 53202.
1663 Mission St., 4th Fl.
San Francisco, CA 94103-2449
Affiliate: American Civil Liberties Union. Issues: justice; civil liberties; civil rights; censorship. Description: This periodical reports on violations of civil liberties from around the country and the efforts of people to combat them. The ACLU has recently been criticized for defending Nazis and KKK members as fundamentally critical to protecting the rights of all. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 20554
Chicago, IL 60620-0554 Phone: (312)874-6184
Issues: justice; civil liberties. Description: Short stories are the main attraction in this civil rights literary and cultural review. Black history, poetry, books, and national concerns are all dealt with in this functional periodical. Through the written word, to purge racism from the human blood stream and to encourage new writers to write. Other Resources: "Once a year we sponsor a short story contest. The 3 best are awarded $100. The best (two) receive $50. We also sponsor essay contests. Subject matter stem from top news items." Contacts(s): Ruth Apilado (Editor/Publisher), Dr. Myron Apilado (Managing Editor) Page#: 48. Price: $2/ea. Bulk Prices: 10% off/24. Subscriptions: $8/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 7M. Established: 1974. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Association of Clandestine Radio Enthusiasts
Box 11201
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1201
Affiliate: Association of Clandestine Radio Enthusiasts. Issues: media; justice; broadcasting; civil liberties. Description: A magazine receiving reports of pirate radio stations (Medium and Short Wave AM, FM and even pirate TV), latest attrocities on civil liberties committed by the FCC, further explorations of the mysterious number-stations. Page#: 28. Subscriptions: $18/yr. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Jerod Pore.
Box 140195
Austin, TX 78714-0195
Issues: justice; politics; media; civil liberties; anti-authoritarian; activism; cnesorship. Description: "...focuses on subjects of particular concern or interest to Atheists: state/church separation and relations, religious history and criticism, the history of Atheism, and the Atheist lifestyle. It also reports on current Atheist activism." Price: Free sample. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 12/yr. Office Address: 7215 Cameron Rd. #C, Austin, TX 78752-2973. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
132 W. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036-6506 Phone: (212)944-9800
Issues: justice; politics; feminism; civil liberties; censorship; pro-choice; civil rights; law; lobbying; death penalty; criminal system. Description: Founded with the purpose to define specific guarantees in the Bill of Rights: freedom of speech, the press, religion, association and assembly, due process of law, and equal treatment under the law. This is its national office. In recent years it has become rather controversial for defending murderers, Nazis and Klansmen, expressing a sometimes strong anti-religious bias. They are supporters of pro-choice and other related issues. Other Resources: General information, public policy reports; See newsletters CIVIL LIBERTIES and A.C.L.U. NEWS, and FIRST PRINCIPALS, co-sponsored with Center for National Security Studies. See guide, USING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. Committee for Public Justice Contacts(s): Ramona Ripston (Executive Director (S.Calif.)), Norman Siegel (Director), (202)544-1681. Other:(212)944-5736(Committee). Dues: $20+/yr. Established: 1920. Additional Address: American Civil Liberties Union Legislative Office, 122 Maryland Ave. NE, Washington, DC 20002 Contact: Morton Halperin (Executive Director) Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
PEN American Center
568 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-3225 Phone: (212)255-4009
Affiliate: PEN American Center. Issues: media; justice; civil liberties; censorship. Description: "Censorship is fought with articles on issues such as book-banning attempts. Civil libertarians and library advocates will be interested." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Harold Marcus Price: Free. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1970. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Progressive Periodicals/MEDIA.
8120 Fenton St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4781 Phone: (301)589-3707
Issues: politics; spiritual; analysis; civil liberties; civil rights. Description: This organization strives to achieve what the constitution required. Separation of church and state. Believes this important in order to maintain a country for the people by the people. Other Resources: See CHURCH AND STATE under periodicals. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 6656
Silver Spring, MD 20916-6656 Phone: (301)598-2447
Issues: justice; spiritual; politics; faith; civil liberties; conflict resolution; lobbying; censorship. Description: A public educational organization dedicated to preserving the America tradition of religious, intellectual and personal freedom in a secular democratic state. Annual dues are $20 for individuals, $25 for families, $10 for students and limited income. Through its publications, speakers bureau, coast-to-coast media appearances, research, testimony before Congress, litigation activity, and coalition building, it strives to make a difference. Other Resources: Publishes newsletter, THE VOICE OF REASON. Contacts(s): John M. Swomley, Jr. (President), Ed Doerr (Executive Director) Tax Status: Nonprofit. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
175 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10010-7703 Phone: (212)673-2040
Affiliate: National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee. Issues: justice; civil rights; civil liberties; minorities. Description: "Activists on the front lines of defense of the Bill of Rights explain strategies for defending these basic rights. The magazine ranks with the ACLU periodical Civil Liberties in effectively organizing for these rights. Highly recommended." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Jeff Kisseloff Price: $25/ea. Frequency: Annual. Established: 1951. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
601 S. Kingsley Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90005-2319 Phone: (213)487-5590
Affiliate: Constitutional Rights Foundation. Issues: justice; education; civil rights; civil liberties; minorities; students. Description: "Civil liberties are defended, with direct references and quotes from the US Constitution, for the benefit of school students. Minority rights are often highlighted in this newsletter." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Marshall Croddy Price: Free. Subscriptions: Free to educators. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1967. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
National Coalition Against Censorship
275 7th Ave., 20th Floor
New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212)807-6222
Affiliate: American Ethical Union. Issues: media; arts; justice; education; civil liberties; censorship. Description: Newsletter. Page#: 4. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
122 Maryland Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002-5610 Phone: (202)544-1681
Affiliate: Fund for Peace. Issues: justice; politics; peace; civil liberties; foreign policy; CIA. Description: Resists incursions against civil liberties justified on national security grounds, pursuing that goal through a carefully designed program of research, litigation, public education, and government relations. Has substantive expertise on national security matters; experience in negotiating with the intelligence community, executive agencies, and the Congress; and the research and litigation skills necessary to influence policy on national security issues when civil liberties are at stake. Other Resources: Publications list available. Publishes FIRST PRINCIPLES: NATIONAL SECURITY and CIVIL LIBERTIES (co-sponsored by the ACLU Foundation and the Fund for Peace). Established: 1974. Type: organization; center. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Americans United for Separation of Church & State
8120 Fenton St.
Silver Spring, MD 20910-4753 Phone: (301)589-3707
Affiliate: Americans United for Separation of Church and State. Issues: justice; spiritual; politics; civil rights; civil liberties. Description: "The US Constitution requires separation of the state and the church, and promoting this is the purpose of the magazine. Both government control of religions and government subsidies to religions, such as tax credits for church school education, are opposed." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Joseph L. Conn Price: $1/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 11/yr. Established: 1948. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Progressive Periodicals/RELIGIOUS.
American Civil Liberties Union
132 W. 43rd St.
New York, NY 10036-6506 Phone: (212)944-9800
Affiliate: American Civil Liberties Union. Issues: justice; feminism; civil liberties; censorship; death penalty; equal rights; pro-choice. Description: "Individual rights are staunchly defended in this tabloid of one of the world's best known civil liberties groups. Organizational activities such as court briefs, chapter news, et al., are emphasized. The ACLU is a politically neutral rights group which tends to be more of an activist social change group." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Ari Korpivaara Page#: 12. Price: $5/ea. Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 275M. Dues: $20/yr. Established: 1927. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
American Civil Liberties Union, DC
122 Maryland Ave. NE
Washington, DC 20002-5610 Phone: (202)544-1681
Affiliate: American Civil Liberties Union, DC. Issues: justice; civil liberties; censorship; death penalty; criminal system. Description: "This newsletter describes new legislation needing support or defeat, on issues of concern to the ACLU. Such issues range from free speech to the death penalty, with voting records documented." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Sherille Ismail Price: Free. Subscriptions: Donation. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1978. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
14 Beacon St., #407
Boston, MA 02108-3704
Description: See PUBLIC EYE MAGAZINE. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
Box 2047
Olathe, KS 66051-2047 Phone: (913)829-0609
Issues: justice; media; civil liberties; law. Description: Focuses on issues of due process before the law, opposes repressive legislation, champions freedom of speech, of the press, and open debate of ALL issues. The basic concern is for rights of individuals. Contacts(s): Laird Wilcox (Editor) Page#: 2. Subscriptions: $6/yr. Circulation: 600. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
838 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10021-7012 Phone: (212)249-0100
Affiliate: Union of American Hebrew Congregations. Issues: justice; Third World; feminism; spiritual; faith; civil liberties. Description: Synagogue social action is the process of translating the principles of Judaism into action in our communities, the nation, and the world. It cooperates with other groups in American life, Jewish and non-Jewish, in seeking to implement the positions on social issues taken by the Union at its biennial convention. Issues: race relations, civil liberties, Soviet Jewry, separation of church/State, Israel, poverty, abortion reform, women's rights, Jews in Arab lands, etc. Contacts(s): Albert Vorspan (Director), Rabbi David Saperstein Additional Address: 2027 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20036 Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Greenwood Press, Inc.
88 Post Rd. W
Westport, CT 06880-4208
Issues: justice; civil liberties. Description: List of publishers of about 700 books, articles, government publications, and ERIC documents following the efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment between 1975 and 1985, as well as organizations on record as supporting or opposing the ERA. Contacts(s): Renee Feinberg Publisher: Greenwood Press. Published Date: 11/86. Price: $29.95/ea. Type: reference; directory. Source: Gale Reasearch, Directories in Print.
Box 9222
Santa Fe, NM 87504 Phone: (505)988-4838
Issues: justice; politics; civil liberties; civil rights. Description: Publishes books that deal with social and philosophical problems and books that encourage reform., (800)326-4836. Type: publisher. Source: SPC.
Center for National Security Studies
122 Maryland Ave. NE, #207R
Washington, DC 20002-5610 Phone: (202)544-5380
Affiliate: Center for National Security Studies. Issues: justice; politics; civil liberties; law; government accountability. Description: "Legislation and judicial decisions are of concern in this newsletter. Typical articles are on government snooping, the Freedom of Information Act, and national security vis-a-vis civil liberties." - C.Canan Jointly funded by the ACLU and Fund for Peace. Contacts(s): Ann Profizich Subscriptions: $15/yr.; $10 students. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 3.5M. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1974. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
People for the American Way Action Fund
1460 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-7306 Phone: (202)462-4777
Affiliate: People for the American Way Action Fund. Issues: justice; media; civil liberties; censorship; civil rights. Description: "Book burnings and other forms of censorship are positively un-American, say People for the American Way. This paper inspires us to help protect our Constitutional liberties." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Matthew Freeman Price: Donation. Subscriptions: Membership. Frequency: 4/yr. Dues: $25/yr. Established: 1979. Type: periodical; newspaper. Source: Progressive Periodicals/GENERAL.
Council for Democratic & Secular Humanism
Box 5
Buffalo, NY 14215-0005 Phone: (716)834-2921
Affiliate: Council for Democratic & Secular Humanism. Issues: justice; media; civil liberties; censorship. Description: "Countering religious fundamentalists, the humanist scholars who write and support this 48-page magazine are dedicated to defending 'freedom and secularism in the contemporary world.' Each issue contains about 10 articles, usually by teachers." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Paul Kurtz (Editor), Tim Madigan (Executive Editor) Price: $3.75/ea. Subscriptions: $20/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1980. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Progressive Periodicals/GENERAL.
5105 Backlick Rd.
Building E
Annandale, VA 22003-6005 Phone: (703)650-0533
Affiliate: Speech Communication Association. Issues: media; justice; civil liberties; censorship. Description: "Each year First Amendment questions considered of key importance by the association are presented in scholarly footnoted papers, in journal form. Journalism students and scholars will appreciate it." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Stephen Smith Price: $10/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: Annual. Established: 1973. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Progressive Periodicals/MEDIA.
Institute for First Amendment Studies
Box 589
Great Barrington, MA 01230-0589 Phone: (413)274-3786
Affiliate: Institute for First Amendment Studies. Issues: justice; media; spiritual; censorship; civil liberties; civil rights. Description: Volume 9 Number 1 description: documents coming theocracy. How Californian religious extremists intimidated a Republican senatorial candidate. An article takes us into the frightening Christian Coalition, with Pat Robertson working up the troops to get ready for the "Spiritual battle. There will be Satanic Forces." The good news is that the Quayle Coalition (part of the Xtian Right) is rather unorganized. Very, very scary. Contacts(s): Barbara Simon, Skipp Porteous Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 10/yr. Established: 1984. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Jerod Pore.
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.
Box 673
Berkeley, CA 94701-0673 Phone: (510)848-0599
Issues: justice; politics; peace; civil liberties. Description: An archival library to house case files from human rights cases for use by other attorneys, et al, as models; and to house historic materials--National Lawyers Guild papers and files on McCarthyism, etc. Purpose and goals are to defend, strengthen, and extend civil rights and liberties, economic rights, and the right to peace. Publishes and distributes books and pamphlets and answers requests. Other Resources: Formerly Meikeljohn Civil Liberties Institute. See periodical, GUILD PRACTITIONER. Contacts(s): Ann Fagan Ginger Web or BBS: PeaceNet. E-Mail: 'peacelaw'. Established: 1984. Office Address: 1715 Francisco St. Type: organization; institute. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Foundation for National Progress
1663 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA 94103-2449 Phone: (415)558-8881
Affiliate: Foundation for National Progress. Issues: politics; justice; economics; environment; labor; civil liberties; workplace democracy. Description: "Provides investigative reports, national and international news, and progressive perspectives in politics, culture, and current controversies, It reports on subjects that matter the most: civil liberties, media censorship, national politics, social issues, peace and disarmament, and the environment." - C.W. Contacts(s): Adam Hochschild (Editor) Page#: 78. Subscriptions: $24/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Circulation: 110M. Established: 1976. Type: periodical. Source: CRISES.
72 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10011-8004 Phone: (212)242-8400
Issues: politics; economics; justice; labor; Third World; law; consumer protection; civil liberties; foreign policy; monopolies. Description: A 127-year-old progressive newsweekly that is firmly committed to reporting the issues of labor, national politics, business, consumer affairs, environmental politics, civil liberties, and foreign affairs. Other Resources: A news clipping service called INTER NATION. Publisher: Hamilton Fish, III. Price: $3/ea. Subscriptions: $44/yr.; $75/2 yrs. Frequency: 47/yr. Circulation: 85M. Fax: (212)463-9712. Established: 1865. Additional Address: Box 10763, Des Moines, IA 50340--8563. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
175 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10010-7703
Description: See RIGHTS and BILL OF RIGHTS JOURNAL (periodicals). Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm.
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
1735 I St. NW, #504
Washington, DC 20006-2402 Phone: (202)466-6313
Affiliate: Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Issues: media; justice; press; civil rights; censorship; civil liberties. Description: "The First Amendment of the Bill of Rights is defended by these reporters, with the emphasis on legal defense. This is a useful periodical for investigative reporters and civil libertarians working for a free press." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Jane E. Kirtley Price: $5/ea. Subscriptions: $20/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1977. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/MEDIA.
Intellectual Freedom Commission of the American Library Association
50 E. Huron St.
Chicago, IL 60611-2729 Phone: (312)944-6780
Affiliate: Intellectual Freedom Commission of the American Library Association. Issues: media; justice; civil liberties; censorship. Description: "For years librarians and civil libertarians have depended on this important periodical for information for fighting censorship. Articles on book-banning attempts and pertinent legislation, and general articles on the subject, make this a periodical every concerned librarian and reader will want to consider adding to his or her reading list." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Judith F. Krug Price: $5/ea. Subscriptions: $25/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Established: 1952. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Progressive Periodicals/MEDIA.
950 Parker St.
Berkeley, CA 94710-2524 Phone: (510)549-1976
Affiliate: NOLO Press. Issues: justice; economics; civil liberties; law; taxation. Description: Articles on legal topics of interest to self helpers and general public-- also lawyer jokes. Contacts(s): Ralph Warner, Steve Elias (Associate Publisher), (510)549-2001. Publisher: Nolo Press. Price: $2/ea. Subscriptions: $7/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1980. Type: periodical; newspaper. Source: Macrocosm USA.
950 Parker St.
Berkeley, CA 94710-2589 Phone: (510)549-2001
Issues: justice; politics; economics; labor; law; civil liberties. Description: Publisher of books and software that help people undertake legal tasks without lawyers. Other Resources: Quarterly Newsletter-NOLO NEWS, with articles on legal topics of interest to self helpers and the general public--also, Lawyer Jokes. Contacts(s): Steve Elias (Associate Publisher) Established: 1971. Type: publisher. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 422
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235-0422 Phone: (414)743-6777
Affiliate: Whitetails Unlimited, Inc. Issues: environment; justice; wildlife/endangered species; civil liberties. Description: Project that requires hunters to get the permission of the landowner before they enter the property to hunt. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
PBI/USA, Box 1233
Harvard Square Station
Cambridge, MA 02238 Phone: (617)625-1786
Issues: peace; justice; conflict resolution; civil liberties; nonviolence. Description: PBI sends unarmed peace teams invited into areas of violent repression or conflict to provide protective accompaniment to grassroots workers whose lives are threatened to foster reconciliation and peace dialogue and to education and train in nonviolence and human rights. Other Resources: Publishes a membership newsletter, PBI/USA REPORT. Contacts(s): Mary MacArthur, John Lindsay-Poland (Coordinators), (415)564-9707. Page#: 18. Subscriptions: $25/yr. includes newsletter. Frequency: 12/yr. Circulation: 1.2M. Fax: (617)876-8186. Web or BBS: PeaceNet. E-Mail: 'pbiusa'. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1981. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 392
Forest Grove, PA 18922-0392
Issues: justice; economics; taxation; civil liberties. Description: "..presents practical proposals for saving every person thousands in taxes by opening up government monopolies and services to competition. Examines beliefs and legislation that hinder individual lifestyle choices." Contacts(s): Jorge E. Amador (Editor) Page#: 16. Price: $3/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Circulation: 1.8M. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Box 421
Mount Morris, IL 61054-0421 Phone: (608)257-4626
Issues: politics; justice; civil liberties; activism. Description: A magazine of opinion and social commentary. "For 80 years, [it] has been a leading voice of dissent in America." Contacts(s): Erwin Knoll (Editor), Joy E. Wallin Subscriptions: $30/yr. Frequency: 12/yr. Office Address: 409 E. Main St., Madison, WI 53703. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
2650 Marshland Rd
Wayzata, MN 55391-2648
Issues: justice; spiritual; politics; interfaith; activism; civil liberties. Description: Promotes freedom of thought, conscience, and religion according to Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Tandem conference activities are directed at shaping and promoting a methodology for the worldwide development of tolerance, understanding, and respect for diversity of religion. The three elements of the program include academic papers and concrete projects in social theory, international law, and grassroots organizing. Type: organization; program. Source: TRANET.
Civil Liberties Committee, Massachusetts National Lawyers Guild
14 Beacon St., #407
Boston, MA 02108-3704
Affiliate: Civil Liberties Committee, Massachusetts National Lawyers Guild. Issues: justice; politics; civil liberties; government accountability; CIA. Description: A magazine covering government intelligence, abuse, right-wing spying, and harrassment of progressives. Frequency: 4/yr. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Macrocosm USA.
World Without War Council
1736 Martin Luther King Way
Berkeley, CA 94709-2140
Affiliate: World Without War Council. Issues: peace; environment; East-West; activism. Description: A fact-filled book with indispensable lists, names and ideas for action: what to read (annotated guide to the best periodicals, essays, books, and pamphlets from and about the region); Whom to meet (50+ independent grassroots groups in Eastern Europe concerned with ecology, peace, jazz, civil liberties, labor, religion and youth); how to help (over 40 organizations in the US and Western Europe in close contact with independent movements in Eastern Europe); and where to go (resource for educators.) Contacts(s): Lucy Dougall, Holt Ruffin Page#: 36. Type: reference; directory. Source: Macrocosm USA.
National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
175 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10010-7703 Phone: (212)673-2040
Affiliate: National Emergency Civil Liberties Committee. Issues: justice; civil liberties. Description: "This magazine contains features defending our liberties under the Bill of Rights, such as the freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly. In addition to publication of the magazine, the group brings cases to trial in defense of these rights." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Jeff Kisseloff Price: $1/ea. Subscriptions: $7.50/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Established: 1953. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/HUMAN RIGHTS.
Center for Constitutional Rights
666 Broadway
New York, NY 10012-2317 Phone: (212)260-5000
Affiliate: Center for Constitutional Rights. Issues: justice; media; civil rights; civil liberties. Description: Public Relations firm for the Center. Contacts(s): Kathy Engel Type: business; service. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Global Options
Box 40601
San Francisco, CA 94140-0601 Phone: (415)550-1703
Affiliate: Global Options. Issues: justice; peace; economics; feminism; urban; conflict resolution; sexism; racism; civil liberties; analysis; criminal system. Description: Combines authoritative analysis on global issues (human rights, peaceful resolution of interstate conflict, state terrorism, sovereignty and self-determination) with domestic policy concerns such as civil liberties, and reducing crime as well as race and gender discrimination, and utilizes an inter-disciplinary approach. Contacts(s): Gregory Shank (Managing Editor) Page#: 180. Price: $10/ea. Bulk Prices: 20% off/24. Subscriptions: $30/yr.; $68 institutions. Frequency: 4/yr. Circulation: 3.5M. Fax: (510)528-4731. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Labels: 1,500. Established: 1974. Type: periodical; journal. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Nation Institute
72 Fifth Ave.
New York, NY 10011-8004 Phone: (212)463-9270
Affiliate: Nation Institute. Issues: politics; justice; law; civl liberties. Description: Evaluates the civil rights and liberties records of potential and actual nominees to the Supreme Court; issues major reports which carefully reviews judicial records; attorneys, law students, and citizens function as an independent organization. Dues: $25-250/yr. Established: 1981. Type: organization; program. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Association for Union Democracy
500 State St.
Brooklyn, NY 11217-1803 Phone: (718)855-6650
Affiliate: Association for Union Democracy. Issues: labor; unions; civil liberties. Description: A newsletter dedicated to covering Union Democracy issues. AUD is a civil liberties and advocacy organization dedicated solely to the cause of advancing democracy in the US and Canada labor unions since 1969. "Teamsters for a Democratic Union and local union elections are typical topics briefly covered in this newsletter. Each issue concludes with an enlightening resource reviews section." - C.Canan Other Resources: Advice, referrals, legal support and advocacy. Contacts(s): Susan M. Jennik (Executive Director), Brett Nair (Office Manager) Price: $1.50/ea. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 6/yr. Circulation: 3M. Fax: (718)855-7699. Dues: $25/yr. Tax Status: Nonprofit. Established: 1973. Type: periodical. Source: Macrocosm USA.
ACLU
122 Maryland Ave NE
Washington, DC 20002-5610 Phone: (202)544-1681
Affiliate: American Civil Liberties Union. Issues: justice; civil liberties. Type: reference; guide. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Americans for Religious Liberty
Box 6656
Silver Spring, MD 20916-6656 Phone: (301)598-2447
Affiliate: Americans for Religious Liberty. Issues: justice; spiritual; civil liberties; civil rights. Description: Regularly informs readers about new threats to basic rights, sectarian intrusion into public education, how much your taxes are being used for sectarian purposes. It also keeps readers up to date on what is being done about church-state separation violations. Other Resources: Free with a membership to ARL. Contacts(s): Edd Doerr Price: Free. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Frequency: 4/yr. Established: 1981. Type: periodical; newsletter. Source: Macrocosm USA.
Institute for First Amendment Studies
Box 589
Great Barrington, MA 01230-0589
Affiliate: Institute for First Amendment Studies. Issues: justice; censorship; civil liberties. Description: Vol. 3 No. 3: An excellent little zine that examines the various effects of the Fundamentalist movement. This issue has an article on Robert Tilton's favorite hobby: speaking in tongues. Page#: 4. Subscriptions: $10/yr. Type: periodical; magazine. Source: Jerod Pore.
American Ethical Union
2 W. 64th St.
New York, NY 10023-7104 Phone: (212)873-6500
Affiliate: American Ethical Union. Issues: politics; justice; law; civil liberties. Description: "Legislation covering the relations between churches and the public is analyzed in this newsletter. Prayer in the public schools and other violations of the separation of church and state in legislation are opposed." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Barb Pequet, Herb Blinder Price: Donation. Subscriptions: $7.50/yr. Frequency: 10/yr. Established: 1976. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/PUBLIC INTEREST.
55 W. 17th St., 5th Floor
New York, NY 10011-5513 Phone: (212)255-0352
Issues: labor; justice; politics; feminism; economics; civil liberties; gay/lesbian; prisons; criminal system; minorities; unions. Description: "One of the oldest radical leftist newspapers in the US, this tabloid is particularly noteworthy for its coverage of prisoners' issues and the gay liberation movement. In addition, it has useful features on labor, peace, and women's movements, and on movements of people of color as well as analysis of developments in the socialist countries. This popularly written selection reflects the view of the Workers World Party, which is in the forefront of domestic social change movements." - C.Canan Contacts(s): Deirdre Griswold (Editor), John Catalinotto (Managing Editor) Publisher: W.W. Publishers. Page#: 12. Price: $.50/ea. Subscriptions: $20/yr. Frequency: Weekly. Fax: (212)675-7869. E-Mail: editor@wwp.blythe.org. Established: 1959. Type: periodical. Source: Progressive Periodicals/GENERAL.
215 Pennsylvania Ave. SE
Washington, DC 20003-1155 Phone: (202)546-9707
Affiliate: US Public Interest Research Group. Issues: justice; censorship; civil rights; civil liberties. Type: organization. Source: Macrocosm USA.