"This is the sort of pedantry up with which I will not put."
-Winston Churchill

www.pirg.org
The state Public Interest Research Groups are an alliance of state-based, citizen-funded organizations that advocate for the public interest. They uncover threats to public health and well-being and fight to end them, using the time-tested tools of investigative research, media exposes, grassroots organizing, advocacy and litigation. The state PIRGs' mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented activism that protects the environment, encourages a fair marketplace for consumers and fosters responsive, democratic government.


closecampsfield.org.uk
Campsfield House is an Immigration Detention Centre at Kidlington, six miles from Oxford. It is a prison run for private profit by Group 4, supervised by Home Office immigration officials. It used to be a youth detention centre, but it re-opened as an Immigration Detention Centre in November 1993.

There are 200 detainees in Campsfield House. Most are political refugees fleeing danger, torture and even death from countries such as Nigeria, Algeria, Ghana, Turkey, India and Zaire. They are held without charge, without time limit, without proper reasons given, and without proper access to legal representation. Amnesty International report that these are breaches of internationally recognised human rights. The former Chief Inspector of HM Inspectorate of Prisons (Judge Stephen Tumim) and The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture have condemned conditions at Campsfield House.


schnews.org.uk
SchNEWS was born in a squatted Courthouse in Brighton in 1994 as part of Justice? - Brighton, Englands campaign against the Criminal Justice Act. The paper has developed into a revealing look at the ever changing political climate of Britian.

notbored.org
An anarchist, situationist-inspired, low-budget, irregularly published, photocopied journal.


indymedia.org
Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.


jubileedebtcampaign.org.uk
Jubilee Debt Campaign helps contribute to a world in which the people of the poorest countries are liberated from the crushing burden of debt, and in which the future financial arrangements between rich and poor nations are founded on fairness, accountability and transparency.

corpwatch.org
CorpWatch counters corporate-led globalization through education, network-building and activism. They work to foster democratic control over corporations by building grassroots globalization a diverse movement for human rights and dignity, labor rights and environmental justice.

undercurrents.org
Independent news organization with an aim to accurately show and portray the worlds policies on the population.

hrw.org
Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world. They stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. They investigate and expose human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. They challenge governments and those who hold power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. They also enlist the public and the international community to support the cause of human rights for all. Human Rights Watch is an independent, nongovernmental organization, supported by contributions from private individuals and foundations worldwide. It accepts no government funds, directly or indirectly.

fair.org
The national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. They work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. As an anti-censorship organization, they expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled.

wdm.org.uk
The World Development Movement tackles the underlying causes of poverty. They lobby decision makers to change the policies that keep people poor. They research and promote positive alternatives. They work alongside people in the developing world who are standing up to injustice.


reclaimthestreets.net
They provide links to street-reclaiming direct action (ex. protests, sit-ins, boycotts) around the world.

greenpeace.org
Greenpeace is a non-profit organization, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. As a global organization, Greenpeace focuses on the the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment.


haddock.org
Haddock is a mailing list of a bunch of friends that began around May 1996. Most people on the list are based in London and work in new media.

liberty-human-rights.org.uk
In an attempt to combat threats to society like terrorism and crime, governments often rush to create new laws. They give themselves new powers - without stopping to consider the impact on our civil liberties and human rights. Sometimes they end up sacrificing the very freedoms these laws are intended to protect. They expose laws that attack our liberties and work with politicians to correct them. Liberty's lawyers take human rights cases to UK courts and the European Court of Human Rights. They analyze where current policies may take us and then publish reports on a wide range of issues - from deaths in custody to privacy intrusion. They provide advice and training to lawyers and the public and run two specialist advice lines, organize human rights training courses and offer guidance to thousands of people every year.

worldwatch.org
The Worldwatch Institute offers a unique blend of interdisciplinary research, global focus, and accessible writing that has made it a leading source of information on the interactions among key environmental, social, and economic trends. Our work revolves around the transition to an environmentally sustainable and socially just society—and how to achieve it.

nothing-to-fear.org
Music for Human Rights

peopleandplanet.net
Provides a global gateway to the greatest issue of our time: the future health and wellbeing of the human family as it presses ever more heavily on the natural resources of our planet.

amnesty.org
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights.

milarepa.org
The Milarepa Fund is a non-profit organization that actively supports the Tibetan peoples nonviolent struggle to regain independence.

freetibet.org
Free Tibet Campaign stands for the Tibetans' right to determine their own future. It campaigns for an end to the Chinese occupation of Tibet and for the Tibetans' fundamental human rights to be respected. It is independent of all governments and is funded by its members and supporters.

newint.org
New Internationalist Publications is a communications co-operative based in Oxford with editorial and sales offices in Toronto, Canada; Adelaide, Australia; Christchurch, Aotearoa /New Zealand; and Lewiston, USA. It exists to report on issues of world poverty and inequality; to focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless in both rich and poor nations; to debate and campaign for the radical changes necessary if the basic material and spiritual needs of all are to be met.


zmag.org
A community of people committed to social change by using essays and articles to inform the public.

ifamericansknew.org
In a democracy, the ultimate responsibility for a nation’s actions rests with its citizens. The top rung of government – the entity with the ultimate power of governance – is the asserted will of the people. Therefore, in any democracy, it is essential that its citizens be fully and accurately informed. This website details the truths and lies behind the Israeli\Palestinian conflict.