Covering both home schooling and other alternative schools, these pages help you familiarize yourself with what works and what doesn't in education. All levels of education are covered, and there are tools to help your child learn no matter what the situation.
If you're not looking to make a radical change to your lifestyle, but would still like to live by some of the ideals of intentional living, this page is your guide to ensuring that you support companies whose policies you agree with.
This group developed in response to the impersonal living experienced in many suburbs in America. It provides links to a state-by-state list of communities throughout the country that have adopted this manner of living, and it explains the benefits of the lifestyle.
Eco-villages are primarily concerned with integrating comfortable living spaces with their surroundings. This site provides background and links to successful communities.
Promoting the ideals of cooperative living, this page is a springboard to help you find communities throughout the country, as well as links to places that will assist you if you're already living in a cooperative.
This site is what personal ads should be. Tales of successful and failed matches within intentional communities can be found. You also can enter yourself into the pool of prospective members and read about others who would like to live in a cooperative environment.
Full of deeply nested links and going off the fundamental belief that we need to simplify our lives, these pages explore the background of cooperative living and expand on some of the shared ideas within particular communities.
Provides info on every front at which the ACLU is battling, including Net censorship, separation of church and state, abortion rights, the death penalty, and immigrant rights. Closely follows the ACLU v Reno anti-CDA trial and rightfully argues against anti-terrorism legislation resulting from the Oklahoma bombing.
The human rights defenders go online to provide information about rights violations and what you can do to help. Topics include China and women.
Links to a host of issues concerning civil liberties. Includes updated headlines of articles regarding the Internet, with further links to the events that caused issues to come to the forefront of the public's attention.
With links to sites pertaining to disability issues from a local to an international level, this site is not just for the disabled, but also for people who provide services to those who are.
This very delicate subject is handled well and extensively by the Euthanasia Research & Guidance Organization's page. It contains comprehensive lists of links to right to die organizations, as well as information on their stands and legislation they would like to see passed.
Dedicated to reforming the country's recent, unconstitutional forfeiture laws that impose double jeopardy on undeserving defendants by taking property without a hearing, while convicting the person to jail and heavy fines.
Gopher links to areas throughout the world keep you updated on current events in human rights. Lists shows pertaining to the issues covered in the page and where they can be viewed, as well as the transcripts from previous shows.
A globally comprehensive list of links for information about human rights, who's trying to violate them, and what you can do to protect them.
Maintained by the MLK Center in Atlanta, this site is the storehouse for all of the Reverend's papers, speeches, and history.
A highly interactive site that encourages you to voice your opinion about pertinent civil rights issues of the day. You can vote or just read about the pro and con sides to an issue, as well as participate in a forum discussion on the topic
Hotwired's page is full of links to essays about freedom of expression and the Internet's role in it. Other links expose the novice or experienced Web surfer to the power that the Web holds.
If the opportunity does not present itself to see this traveling showcase on the history and roots of censorship, this site is the next best thing. Click on the burning books to enter the exhibit.
Rulings and reactions from officials involved, as well as concerned observers, regarding the Communications Decency Act. Regularly updated with new developments in the case, as well as links to the background of the case and those involved in it.
Dedicated to making as much fun of the Communications Decency Act as possible, though this page could in no way be called indecent. Links to many related sites.
The most recent and back issues of this magazine are available in their entirety online. Look here for well-written articles on the repercussions of freedom of speech in our everyday lives.
Where to go to find brief summaries on many of the more notorious enemies of free speech. Within each description are links to other articles dealing with their histories and cohorts.
Devoted to listing online news stories that impact all of us, but that weren't well publicized. Not the place to go if you want to remain in a good mood. This site might cause the hairs on your neck to rise and fists to form.
Here is a clearinghouse of links on the Rimm case and its far-reaching implications regarding censorship on the Web. Be sure to check out Project 2000's other research projects after becoming familiar with this landmark study.
A comprehensive list of occurrences of censorship in academia around the world. Links to pages describing past incidents where the viewer can decide what should have been done, then compare reactions to "Library Policy."
Dedicated to providing info about prevention, the criminal justice system, and articles about how crime affects American society.
Find online guides to teach you how to better protect yourself and your belongings. Not intended to replace the need for police officers, but to help them help you.
This page is not limited to accounts of crimes. However, there is so much to look at about real occurrences police, firemen, military personnel, and others have encountered, that surely you'll find something of interest.
While some links are still under construction as of this printing, this site currently contains a wide array of articles pertaining to our prison system, from the inside and out.
Stop here if you are a recent victim of crime. Site offers info about what you and supporters can do to fight for victims' rights. Discusses legislation and statistics, offers an index of books, links, and other helpful publications.
Organization offers info to parents and friends of youth killed by violence.
Written by prisoners for other prisoners, their friends, and loved ones, this online journal has current and back issues available. The articles pertain to prisoners' rights in America and throughout the world.
Read survivors' stories and find out how to help someone who has been raped. Very straightforward and very informative, this page replaces myths about rape with facts.
Answer simple questions to see your risk of being assaulted, robbed, raped, stabbed, or murdered. Offers a virtual police academy so you can learn what being an officer is like. Provides pages about specific self-defense techniques.
An informational, albeit disturbing, page about what's different in a serial killer's mind than in other people's.
Includes investigative articles about domestic violence, links to everything you should know about it, as well as links to other guides on the Internet and other articles.
This site is purely for links to articles pertaining to crime statistics and occurrences throughout the world, bills and resolutions pertaining to crime, and home pages of justice agencies.
The Department of Justice is here to serve you, so find out what they're doing and what's on their minds. You can link to other justice servers, other government sites, or explore the different branches of the Justice Department from this page.
This database of articles allows you to search by keyword or letter, and is cross-referenced by subject and author. The links are varied and the directions clear, making it a good starting point for information.
To find out about current trends in the area of ethnicity and racism studies, take a look at this page. Then, if you'd like to read more, link to The ERaM WWW pages to look at the sources that went into the research you've just read about.
Published every other month to serve the mixed-race/interracial community. Advocates universal recognition of mixed-race individuals as constituting a separate "racial" entity and supports the initiative to establish a multiracial category on the 2000 Census.
Intended as a tool for businesses, this site serves a purpose for people who are interested in learning about the different cultures that make up the United States, including African, Irish, Jewish, Puerto-Rican, and Native American.
Dedicated to in-depth discussions of race relations, immigration, affirmative action, and bilingual education.
A high-tech, hands-on experiential museum that focuses on two themes through unique interactive exhibits: the dynamics of racism and prejudice in America, and the history of the Holocaust. Includes info about visiting the museum's 3D site in LA.
Take a tour of this Memphis-based museum, which starts from the beginning—Brown v Board of Education—and provides links to related sites.
Provides a forum for the discussion of the critical issues of multiculturalism through conferences in February, June, and November, and through training and consulting programs.
Designed to educate and entertain on the topic of cross-cultural communications. Offers useful info to the student and the educator on global language (and a body language page is under construction), religion, embassies, business and currency, and more.
This very user-friendly site contributes to AARP's goal of allowing senior citizens to lead the rich and fulfilling lives that they are accustomed to. Not only by staying well-informed, but also by staying active.
The program's online resource for people interested in volunteering or learning about regional activities.
The Canadian woman who maintains this site became a caregiver herself overnight. She is very aware of what resources you need to take care of someone you care about. Most links are in the United States, and many will refer you to services in your own area.
With the fundamental belief that no one should ever stop learning, this site provides access to resources around the world to continue your education. Currently, you must register through postal mail, but all of the registration information is at the site.
An e-zine dedicated to the needs of active retirees. Example topics include travel, useful products, beating the casino, high-tech bird feeders, and relief from arthritis, back pain, and migraines.
If you're already acquainted with Yahoo, this site will look very familiar to you. The wide array of links here all keep senior citizens in mind, though, from travel information to fraud, scams, and abuses.
Designed for use by long-term care administrators and anyone seeking information about the social, emotional, and physical concerns of the elderly and their caregivers.
Visit this page if you feel that the NRA is too extremist, but you still believe in a gun owner's rights. Here you can read about the group's position on many issues dealing with the right to bear arms.
Looking to empower families to help young people resist the temptations of drugs and gangs, this site provides three primary links to groups that help accomplish these goals.
A very well-managed site that doesn't just link to its own articles and journals. It has gone out and found the best of the Web at other sites and links you to social issues from homelessness and abuse to guns, disasters, and so on.
Concerned primarily with eliminating handgun violence, this group has put together pages of information and links to data on crimes and accidents that involved guns, as well as what you can do to help (besides just joining their organization).
With the ability to link to five major social action groups, PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet, LaborNet, and WomensNet, as well as to general information on current social issues, this Gopher page is a good place to begin your search.
This collection of personal experiences and encounters with real social issues is invaluable. The goal here is to put a human face to issues that are too often decided upon by people who will never feel the ramifications of their actions.
This page is set up by a larger group called SIRS. Their intention is to provide an easier means of access to information for schools and libraries. What they have a complied here are meta-links to most of the relevant social issues of the day.
A very political wing of the pro-choice movement, this site is an effort to keep Americans informed of current trends in the battle to defend reproductive rights.
Visit this page for an informed introduction to the Right to Life's stands and beliefs. Links to politicians' voting records and articles to keep you up-to-date on the newest developments in the movement.
Access links to a varied list of resources, find out how to contact them to either utilize their services or volunteer time, or read about PP's past and where it's going.
Pick a topic, any topic. This site picks an issue a month, features an article about it, and gives you a forum to voice your opinion on how to fix what's wrong with society. Each topic then has links to experts in the field.
Partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, this page introduces many topics of historical and social importance, along with where to find out more. Some of the topics included also have reading and resource lists.
Our urban legends say a lot about us as a society, what we're afraid of and what we hope for. This site is aiming to be the most comprehensive one out there, and the stories that it doesn't have links to can be found through links to other urban legends pages.
There are several extensive lists to be found at this site. Many non-denominational groups, as well as some that are affiliated with organized religions can be found. Information on the pro-life movement also is available.
This online journal covers the right and the left, not trying to placate, just deliver from both sides of the spectrum. There are links to issues such as family violence and poverty, as well as other, more political matters.
This page not only helps voters make informed choices in their voting, it also introduces those who might not be familiar with the electoral college to some of the nuances of how our government works.
Yes, one of the most recognized symbols of help also has a Web page. On their home page, you can find out where the nearest Red Cross is, as well as what projects they are currently working on.
Atlanta, Georgia is where the former U.S. President and his wife have based their public policy institute. Visit the site to get information about their current and past work, as well as to find out what you can do to help.
This group's stated purpose is to provide links to and between nonprofit organizations so that they might better help themselves and each other. You can find groups by country or keyword, or explore how Contact can help your organization.
Intended as a site for sharing information, links can be made to basic information or specific issues, where further links take you to the sites of those who know the topic best. A valuable resource for community service groups.
When Theodore Roosevelt founded this group with the goal of improving communities, he surely didn't realize how helpful and accessible it would become. This site will link you to mission statements, recent progress in the area, how you can assist your own community.
With the primary goal of abolishing homelessness in mind, this group relates tales of people's struggles with homelessness and provides links to information on recent developments and legislation that pertain to homelessness.
River of Hope is not itself a service organization, instead it provides links to groups that it believes in. As of this printing, there are links to groups that deal with drug abuse, eating disorders, and emotionally troubled children.
Provides information about the entire history of the Rotary Club, current service projects, and how you can join.
Volunteers in Service to America has been around since 1964, and it is now part of the larger AmeriCorps program. Find out about both groups' successes in the past, what they're planning to do in the future, as well as how to find someone that you might have worked with in either group.
This site dedicated to community service not only includes complete coverage of current issues that need attention, but listings of social activism events nation wide. You also can read about what others are doing to help out various causes.
Offers info about the Legion's stance on patriotic programs (such as for education, the Boy Scouts, and scholarships), veteran health issues, flag protection, news releases, Bosnia topics, and more.
A crossroads for veterans and their supporters, this site directs surfers to relevant sites organized as news, chat, support, politics, surveys, and miscellaneous.
An up-to-the-minute report about where veterans can go to find out about benefits, facilities, and special programs available to them.
This Department of Defense sponsored research deals with how the entire family is affected by military service. There are also links for "military brats," and be sure to check out the guest book to see if anyone is looking for you.
A database of veterans looking for old friends.
An index of events pertaining to Vietnam Vets, as well as links to works by vets themselves. This page will let you in on current goings on in the veteran community, as well as what's being done to assist veterans.
