These are links to useful permanent resources, arranged below under various categories:- Peace and anti-war Local organisations Alternative media Thinkers and activists Iraq Israel/Palestine Afghanistan Diego Garcia South Asia Sudan (Darfur) Colombia Human rights and civil liberties Arms trade Environmental Ethical(?) consumerism, trade and worker's rights Resisting propaganda Fighting racism Women's rights Bush Anti-capitalism Please email us if you see something you think we should add.

Peace and anti-war Stop the War Coalition - Those people that organise all the marches Student Stop the War Coalition CND - Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament GROW - Grassroots Opposition to War UnitedForPeace.org InternationalAnswer.org - Act Now to Stop War & End Racism Refusingtokill.net - site encouraging non-cooperation with the military National Youth and Student Peace Coalition - American student peace activists Projects for a participatory society - "exists to propose, investigate, debate, explore, and advocate radical ideas for a desirable future. It focuses on social, economic, cultural, and political life. It's membership is responsible for this site and for related projects which include struggling, writing, speaking, and acting on behalf of attaining a better world. The PPS core values include solidarity, diversity, equity, self management, justice, and sustainability." BlockTheBase.org.uk - Protesting against Menwith Hill US Army base World Social Forum 2004 Voices from Mumbai (WSF 2004) European Social Forum 2004, London March 20th 2004, Global Day of Action March 20th 2004, The World Still Says No to War Ministry for Peace - Organisation working for establishment of Ministry for Peace within government and independent Commission for Peace Legal Action Against War (LAAW) - Set up to pursue legal means to prevent the UK government using military force to resolve international disputes European Creative Forum Mayday No Borders Weekend in Dublin NASPIR - Network of Activist Scholars of Politics and International Relations JNV - Justice not Vengeance International Center on Nonviolent Conflict Peace x Peace - Women on the frontlines Trident Ploughshares - disarming Britain's Trident nuclear submarines Think Peace - Giving consequence to general Humanist Principles and Values Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) NoBases.net - A proposal to the world's peace groups and activists Block the Builders - preventing the development of nuclear weapons facilities at Aldermaston International Women's Peace Service - IWPS Palestine documents human rights abuses, works with the media, and non-violently intervenes in abuses Traffic lights 4 peace - 'A new and unique peace protest' Peace News - Written and produced by and for activists, campaigners and radical academics all over the world Learn Peace - Educational resources White poppies for peace Arms Reduction Coalition (ARC)

Local organisations Sign up to our discussion list Sign up to our planning list Nottingham Student Union Environment and Social Justice Nottingham Stop the War Coalition The Sumac Centre - Independent community centre in Nottingham attempting to tackle issues of peace, environment and social justice Sign up to the Nottingham Social Forum - Taking its inspiration from the World Social Forum and the growing network of localised fora, this group is for the people of Nottingham to debate, cooperate, and help to create the other World which we believe is possible. Nottingham Social Forum Wikki Peace Together - Peace festival in Nottingham Sheffield Social Forum Notts Trade Justice Movement Nottingham Alternative News The Crocus Cafe & Bakery - Locally sourced and fair trade foods

Alternative media ZMag Indymedia UK Schnews - Direct action newsletter MediaLens - Correcting for the distorted vision of the corporate media Nottingham Alternative News Satya magazine - 'Satya Magazine is a monthly publication focusing on vegetarianism, environmentalism, animal advocacy, and social justice. In Sanskrit, "satya" means "truth," and formed the basis of Mohandas Gandhi’s Satyagraha or "truth action" movement for Indian self-sufficiency. Satya Magazine is committed to continuing Gandhi’s legacy by increasing dialogue among activists from diverse backgrounds and engaging readers in ways to integrate compassion into their daily lives.' The Commoner - A web journal for other values Positive News - When you're feeling down! Peace News - Written and produced by and for activists, campaigners and radical academics all over the world Undercurrents - Underground media activists

Thinkers and activists ZMag - "The Spirit of Resistance Lives" MKGandhi.org - his life and philosophy The Noam Chomsky Archive - large resource of speeches, interviews and writings GeorgeMonbiot.com Chomsky.info - New Chomsky site Infoshop - Your online anarchist community Reclaim the commons - SF Biotech and G8 mobilisation Empire notes - Rahul Mahajan's blog following US politics Cry havoc! - Enlightened ramblings Foreign Policy in Focus -Think tank without walls What matters - Forget the diversions Fountain International - A world-wide community healing project People's Global Action Informed Comment - Juan Cole's thoughts on the Middle East, history and religion

Iraq Occupation Watch - Iraqi site monitoring the occupation Voices in the Wilderness - Solidarity with the Iraqi people AlMuajaha, The Iraqi Witness - Newspaper written by Iraqi children Future of Iraq portal Jubilee Iraq Today in Iraq The Organisation of Womens' Freedom in Iraq Kurdo's world - Very interesting blog by Kurdish Iraqi Understanding the present crisis - Andrew Chitty (lecturer in philosophy at Sussex)'s website collecting information and reports about Fallujah Photos of Iraqis being abused by US Personnel - The Memory Hole Iraq Coalition Casualty Count Iraq on the Record - the Bush administration's public statements on Iraq Under the Same Sun - blog following events in Iraq In Memoriam - Names of the Iraq war and occupation's dead Cost of War - See what the funds for the occupation could have payed for

Diego Garcia Lalit (Struggle) The UK Chagos Support Association Student Friends of Chagos (mailing list) Paradise 873

South Asia ZNet South Asia Watch

Israel/Palestine Petition to release Israeli refusniks Gush Shalom Tikkun International Women's Peace Service - IWPS Palestine documents human rights abuses, works with the media, and non-violently intervenes in abuses The Peace Cycle - London to Jerusalem bike ride, to end the cycle of violence European Jews for a Just Peace (EJJP) Boycott Israeli Goods campaign (BIG)

Afghanistan Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) Get your war on - comic-strip view of American values

Sudan (Darfur) Darfur Information Center Sudan: The Passion of the Present - "Independent, non-partisan, all-volunteer community initiative to stop the genocide in Sudan"

Colombia Justice for Colombia

Human rights and civil liberties Amnesty International Click to contact Amnesty International at Nottingham University Student Action for Refugees (STAR) Click to contact STAR at Nottingham University Globalexchange.org - US site campaigning for human rights No Sweat - Fighting sweatshop bosses, in solidarity with workers Anti-Slavery International Statewatch - Monitoring civil liberties in the EU

The arms trade Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) - Working for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade Smash EDO campaign - Highly successful campaign against arms manufacturers in Brighton Campaign Against Depleted Uranium (CADU) Arms Reduction Coalition (ARC)

Environmental People & Planet - Student ecological and fair trade activists Click to contact P&P; at Nottingham University Fragile ecologies - The politics of climate change and ecological issues StopEsso.com GlobalCirlce.net - Promoting self-sufficiency and sustainable lifestyles Satya magazine - 'Satya Magazine is a monthly publication focusing on vegetarianism, environmentalism, animal advocacy, and social justice. In Sanskrit, "satya" means "truth," and formed the basis of Mohandas Gandhi’s Satyagraha or "truth action" movement for Indian self-sufficiency. Satya Magazine is committed to continuing Gandhi’s legacy by increasing dialogue among activists from diverse backgrounds and engaging readers in ways to integrate compassion into their daily lives.' Road alert! Freecycle GM Watch

Ethical consumerism? Corporate watch EthicalConsumer.org - a practical guide Never enough? - Anticonsumerism campaign Notts Trade Justice Movement Notts Trade Justice Movement McSpotlight - the truth about McDonalds Tell Starbucks where to go Reverend Billy - and the church of stop shopping Focus on the Global South - a program of development policy research, analysis and action Justice for Colombia - standing up for trade unionist's in the firing line US Labor Education in the Americas Project - fighting for justice for workers in the global economy Global Unions Campaign to hold Coca-Cola accountable The Vegan Society International Network of Scientists and Engineers for Global Responsibility (INES) Boycott Israeli Goods campaign (BIG)

Resisting propaganda Good propaganda and psychological warfare resource Institute of Propaganda Analysis (IPA) The Disillusioned Kid - Right on blog Adbusters - Culture jammers The Memory Hole - Information from insiders, whistle-blowers and researchers Undercurrents - Underground media activists

Fighting racism Anti-Nazi league Black Information Link (BLINK)

Women's rights Global Womens' Strike Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) The Organisation of Womens' Freedom in Iraq Peace x Peace - Women on the frontlines International Women's Peace Service - IWPS Palestine documents human rights abuses, works with the media, and non-violently intervenes in abuses Global Womens' Strike - Invest in life & welfare, not military budgets & prisons

Bush One thousand reasons to dump Bush in 2004 Misleader - A daily chronicle of Bush administration distortion BushFlash - Some excellent animations

Anti-capitalism Dissent - A network of resistance against the G8 People's Global Action