This computer messaging service hosts over a hundred online conferences for peace and social activist groups: the National Freeze Campaign, the Christic Institute, the Central America Resource Network, the Center for Innovative Diplomacy, Institute for Security and Cooperation in Outer Space, etc. It’s worth joining not just for the news-postings and calendars of events
(e.g. American Peace Test’s schedule of nuclear blasts at the Nevada test site), but because participating groups often use PeaceNet to administer themselves. It’s a treat to follow discussions of internal issues, goals, strategies and tactics, and most times kibitzers can add their two cents. Openness is an important principle for many of these groups; PeaceNet makes
that ideal both practicable and involving. (The system has
