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Social Justice
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Affirmative Action and Diversity Project: A Web Page for Research 
 A searchable and browsable collection of legal and administrative documents, theoretical analyses, and newspaper and journal articles exploring "diverse opinions regarding Affirmative Action." Topics include state initiatives and propositions, the economics and changing definitions of Affirmative Action, quotas and proportional representation, standardized tests, gender, race, University of California decisions, pending court cases and pending state and federal legislation, and alternatives to Affirmative Action. From the University of California, Santa Barbara. http://aad.english.ucsb.edu/ Topics: Business, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, K-12 Education, Social Issues Last updated Jul 29, 2003 American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
A Quaker organization, organized in the "belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice." Find newspaper and magazine articles relating to issues of social and economic justice, such as the plight of civilians of Afghanistan and Iraq. Volunteer opportunities are also highlighted. Searchable. http://www.afsc.org/ Topics: Christianity, Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 23, 2002 DataCenter Research Tools: Web Resources
Annotated collections of links are provided for company information, corporate responsibility, government information, money and politics, labor, environment, prison and criminal justice, welfare and economic rights, alternative politics and progressive activism, and general search engines and databases. This directory of Web sites was compiled by DataCenter, a nonprofit organization which has been providing strategic information for social justice organizations since 1977. http://www.datacenter.org/research/web_res.htm Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues Last updated Feb 11, 2004 People for the American Way (PFAW)
This organization is "fighting to maintain and expand 50 years of legal and social justice progress that right-wing leaders are trying to dismantle." Read about its history; see where it stands on such issues as public education, religious freedom, and civil liberties; search by state to find current highlighted issues and activities. http://site.pfaw.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Social Issues Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Sojourners: Faith, Politics, Culture
Website of "a Christian ministry ... to proclaim and practice the biblical call to integrate spiritual renewal and social justice." Covers human rights, war and peace, current events, social issues, and other topics. Much of the material is from current and past issues of Sojourner magazine. Features forums, a lecture calendar, directories of organizations, and websites of "like minded people." http://www.sojo.net/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Magazines, Musical Genres, Nonfiction by Genre, Social Issues, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq Last updated Aug 10, 2009 |
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