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Name of Site: AntiWar.com
URL: http://www.antiwar.com/
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Review: If you are a warmonger, you have the billions of dollars of governments,
corporations and criminals behind you. Us poor peace activists have to
rely on donations from an over-mortgaged public. Even so, the power of
peace as a dream lives on through grass-roots sites like this. Impressively
large content -constantly updated news sources, insightful columnists,
forums, front line horror stories, charity appeals - the tide is turning,
albeit a few thousand years and a few billion lives too late. - SS
Name of Site: Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
URL: http://www.wagingpeace.org/
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Review: Mutually Assured Destruction is a pretty mad concept, but very
real, when madmen are at the helm of civilization. It's time to wage peace,
not war. Now more than ever, new ways of thinking are needed to pull us
out of the vortex of the country-eat-country dogma. Here, the visionaries
get out and preach the word of peace to all who will listen through speakers
bureaus, radio, events and of course, right here. This is the just war
we should all be waging the fight for peace. - SS
Name of Site: Nonviolence.org
URL: http://www.nonviolence.org/
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Review: It seems amazing that anyone can condone violence, but even our
own PM thinks it can be a cool thing now and then to 'send the right message'
to certain individuals. Nonviolence.org points out the complexities behind
the reasons for war, and in doing so highlights the stupidity of military
action and the multiplicity of alternative solutions. Sadly the problems
seem systemic, so the solutions require political and economic epiphany
- something your average politician is unlikely to have in their lifetime.
Check the site, be aware and ring their alarms! - SS
Name of Site: StopTheDrugWar.org
URL: http://www.drcnet.org/
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Review: The war on drugs has been waged for quite some time now, with
the net effect of creating billionaires out of criminals, funding wars
from Serbia to South America and increasing the overall usage of drugs
in society. Common sense is written all over this website and the links
within, with tales of injustice, greed, power and hypocrisy unrivalled
in human history. Check it out, wake up and join the widening ranks of
reformists who see the drug war for what it really is - a mechanism to
oppress the poor and enrich the underworld. - SS
Name of Site: The Spirit of Resistance
URL: http://www.zmag.org/
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Review: This is a pretty big archive of major anti-war stuff. If you were
a neo-conservative you'd probably call this site a commie tree-hugging
drug crazed destroyer of civilization as we know it - and you'd be right.
Some very big names in the peace movement are featured in essays, articles,
books and videos (for sale). Endless links to external sites plug you
straight in to the anti-mayhem movement and add impetus to the hope that
refraining from killing and torturing one another is an achievable goal.
The spirit is well and truly alive. - SS
Name of Site: Vietnam Veterans Against the War
URL: http://www.oz.net/~vvawai/
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Review: These guys have been there big time and the emotion with which
they advocate peace and denounce imperialist warmongering is about as
strong as you would expect. The lads were sent to the front line, and
returned as outcasts by those they fought and died for. Powerful arguments
abound in rants, critiques and revelations as to what war is really all
about. Scary stuff only a veteran would have the courage to declare. Thanks
to the Internet, mainstream media's silence is becoming less and less
of a problem. - SS
Name of Site: Stockholm International Peace
Research Institute
URL: http://www.sipri.se/
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Review: While the superpowers talk of war, make war and steal TV airtime,
it is easy to forget that there are other countries and forces at work,
silently digging away at the problems of our world. Sweden hosts this
research institute, looking at alternative methods of conflict resolution,
arms control and international issues. Through Yearbooks, CDRoms, Reports
and other publications, SIPRI is adding to our enlightenment and moving
us out of the dark ages into a world of safe cars, smorgasbords designer
furniture and porn - yippee! - SS
Name of Site: United for Peace
URL: http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
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Review: A great site to visit if you are serious about getting involved
in the peace movement. It's one thing to sit here writing reviews and
ranting, another to stand in front of a tank or a row of thug policemen
and declare your disgust at the state of affairs. This site informs you
of rallies and protests through newsletters and event calendars and arms
you with tools - facts, flyers, chants, songs, bumper stickers and the
latest news. Power to the people! Peace out! - SS
Name of Site: AlterNet
URL: http://www.alternet.org/
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Review: The anti-war movement is part of a larger movement of justice,
environmentalism, sustainable living, economic equity and social welfare.
AlterNet brings these all together and shows the interconnectedness of
all of the above - wars destroy environments, poverty breeds violence
etc. An amazing collection of enlightened materials, links and information
that is sure to stir the conscience of the most ardent industrial-military
complex devotee or underworld arms dealer. - SS
Name of Site: Victorian Peace Network
URL: http://www.vicpeace.org/
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Review: The local peace movement has a bigger voice thanks to this comprehensive
site. Information, discussion and call to action contribute to helping
us all feel that little less powerless against the 'powers that be'. Vigils,
town meetings, petitions, stickers and toolkits are all provided to help
you even the scales of justice back from favouring the super rich with
their vested interests and lawyers, to the humble general public and the
creatures and plants with which we cohabit this little spinning rock.
Victory is looming! - SS
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