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Buddhism and Buddhist Resource
 

Dharmanet International Buddhadharma Resource

Prison Dharma Network is an international nonsectarian contemplative support network for prisoners, prison volunteers, and correctional workers. It was founded in 1989 by Fleet Maull, a then federal prisoner.

Vallecitos Mountain Refuge Wilderness ranch and contemplative retreat in New Mexico


Buddhist Resources Selection of Buddhist Resources in San Diego County

L.A. Dharma Vipassana in Los Angeles

Insight L.A.
Vipassana teacher Trudy Goodman

Skillful Meditation Project   Vipassana teacher Jason Siff and others


Inner Kids Foundation
Meditation for kids in the Los Angeles Area

Spirit Rock
Spirit Rock Center, Woodacre.

Plum Village
The teaching of Thich Nhat Hanh

Zen Home Stitchery
Southern California Resource for meditation cushions, meditation benches etc.

Sutta Database Downloadable database of Sutras in English from the Pali Cannon

Meditation & Meditating @ ABC-of-Meditation.com Meditation Site, Info on Meditation in different traditions, many links to Meditation Centers, Buddhist as well as non-Buddhist.

Meditation Mats, Cushions, Bolsters and other Meditation Products Shop @ SHOP-of-Meditation.com Yoga gear and meditation Cushions

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Socially Engaged Buddhism
 

Buddhist Peace Fellowship
The web site for BPF, International voice for Buddhism and Social Action.
(www.bpf.org)

Dharmanet Engaged Practice Links Page

A Comprehensive Site Listing Engaged Buddhist Resources
www.dharmanet.org/engaged.html)

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Interfaith and Peace Sites
 

The M K Gandhi Institute

Institute for Non-Violence Programs

Peace and Conflict Research

Peace Links

Bearing Witness Journal

Quotations from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Alternative News Sources
 
 

Alternet Great coverage of current events. Recommended.

Independent Media Center  Good international coverage

The Nation The Nation Magazine.

Commondreams
Breaking News and Views for the Progressive Community
(www.commondreams.org)

Democracy Now Radio
Amy Goodman's continually astonishing, groundbreaking, challenging, moving, informative, daily radio show. If you are not within range of Pacifica Stations in Southern California, the Bay Area, New York, Washington, Houston and elsewhere, or would like to access archived radio shows, and can get radio on your web connection.
(www.democracynow.org)

ZNet
"A Community of People Committed to Social Change"
(www.lol.shareworld.com/weluser.htm)

The Independent
Free Thinking News Source from the U.K.
(www.independent.co.uk)

War Times "The First Casualty of War is Truth." SF Bay Area based paper published in response to current events.

Tom Paine  "A Journal of Common Sense"

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Legal Antidotes to the Erosion of Civil Liberties and Constitutional Rights
 

National Lawyers' Guild The National Lawyers Guild is an association dedicated to the need for basic change in the structure of our political and economic system. The Guild unites lawyers, law students, and legal workers as an effective political and social force in the service of the people. Our aims: to eliminate racism; to safeguard and strengthen the rights of workers, women, farmers and minority groups, upon whom the welfare of the entire nation depends; to maintain and protect our civil rights and liberties in the face of persistent attacks upon them; to use the law as an instrument for the protection of the people, rather than for their repression.

The American Civil Liberties Union

USA for the International Court  Crimes against humanity cannot be considered an internal affair of a nation

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Non Violence
 

Bruderhof Peacemakers Guide
informative guide to nonviolence resources

Global Solidarity
Coalition for Global Solidarity and Social Development

VDay
VDay is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls.

Victims' Families for Reconciliation
After a murder, victims' families face two things: a death and a crime. At these times, families need help to cope with their grief and loss, and support to heal their hearts and rebuild their lives. From experience, we know that revenge is not the answer. The answer lies in reducing violence, not causing more death. The answer lies in supporting those who grieve for their lost loved ones, not creating more grieving families. It is time we break the cycle of violence. To those who say society must take a life for a life, we say: "not in our name."

Sabeel
Sabeel is an ecumenical grassroots liberation movement among Palestinian Christians

United for Peace
Encouragingly, there are numerous events being staged around the US in the next few weeks calling for peace, justice, equality and international solidarity. You can find a searchable list of more than 200 currently at UnitedForPeace.org a new site hosted by Global Exchange.

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Social Action
 

Moveon.org Petition Your Representative for Peace

True Majority "Give us two minutes a month. We'll give you a better world"

Axis of Justice Resource site originally put up by guitarist Tom Morello

International A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism!)


Global Exchange Global Exchange Human rights organization for environmental, political, and social justice worldwide

The Violence Policy Center  Research, analysis, and advocacy for effective gun control

Independent Judiciary Alliance for Justice web site, encouraging public participation in the judicial nomination process

Public Citizen.org  "Protecting health, safety and democracy." Healthcare watchdog

Just DissentT  Protection of rights to allow civil disobedience

The International Action Center  Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S.
Militarism, War, and Corporate Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and Oppression within the United States

Stop The FTAA  The Free Trade Area of Americas (FTAA) is an international business deal, disguised as a proposed treaty, that would create the world's largest free market zone- affecting 650 million people and $9 trillion in capital

Work For Change  Working Assets' social justice site

iabolish.com Slavery in the Sudan, Burma, and elsewhere


Wagingpeace.org  web site of the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: peace, nuclear weapons, abolition, disarmament

Earthjustice - White House Watch

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Native Voices and Native Rights
 

The Four Directions Institute

To Preserve the Cultural Continuum of Native Americans

Original Voices

Before you celebrate the Gold Rush, read the horrid truth!

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Friends' and Associates' Sites
 
 

Threshholds A Personal and Compassionate Alternative to Current Funeral Practices
Spiritual Activist Resources  Selection of resources mentioned by Lawrence Ellis, in TV show 'Points of Interests'
Susan Moon Writer Teacher Photographer
joannamacy.net Joanna Macy's Current Letter
Fixing Back Pain Structural Integration Bodywork by Lou Gross
The YogAbility Institute Bea Miller Ammidown, therapeutic Yoga for recovery from illness, injury, surgery, pain.
A journey into deep space  based on Hubble and NASA photos
Paths to Change: Lawrence Ellis and Associates
Purple Moon Dance Company integrating non-Western and Western traditions of dance
Sacred Music Gaia Mama

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Environmental
 

Deep Ecology Net

Deep Ecology by Stephan Harding
Ecophilosophy, Ecosophy and the Deep Ecology Movement by Alan Drengson

Envirolink Network
Guide to Philosophy and the Environment by Noel Charlton
Harvard Forum on Religion and Ecology
Earth's Biggest Environment Search Engine
Institute for Deep Ecology for Deep Ecology's Website
Joanna Macy's Web site

NRDC (National Resources Defence Council)
Rainforest Information and Action Worldwide
Schumacher College
Treepeople
Vandana Shiva on globalization and bioethics etc
-- http://www.nativeweb.org/pages/legal/shiva.html
-- http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/shiva.html
-- http://lists.essential.org/mai-not/msg00181.html

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Transgender and Queer
 


Transgender Law Center Advocating for Our Communities

Southern California Transgender Coalition Making the world, especially our corner of Southern California, a safe, and just place… for all transfolk

Los Angeles County Transgender Task Force

National Center for Transgender Equality dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment.

Trans-Academics.org - Celebrating Trans Identities Through Academics! 

Gender Pac. Gender Public Advocacy Coalition

Remembering Our Dead "Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it" George Santayana

Los Angeles Gender Center Counseling and Support

Center for Gender Sanity A refuge from male/female dichotomies, sex-based stereotypes, and other gender madness. Employment issues for trans folk and conferences in the Pacific NW and New England for trans women.

TS Roadmap all journeys need a roadmap

 

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Other
 

The Speeches and Writings of Sucomandante Marcos

Michael Moore


Letter to America by Breyten Breytenbach  from The Nation January 2003

Adbusters Satire on corporate banality.

Black People Love Us  Is this off the scale of politically incorrect? Or is it funny?

One Institute  Largest GLBT archive in the World

Truth Out   Truthout Forum editorials

In Memoriam--June Jordan  Links to various sites honoring June Jordan

Resources of the Middle East  Useful sources of news and analysis. Links from Not In My Name web site


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Internet Directories of Retreats Centers and Resources
 

http://www.yoysearch.com YoYsearch.com - a convenient interface to ten types of search

http://www.artofcalm.com
The Art of Calm

http://www.l3xicon.com   Internet directory, thesaurus, and lexicon

http://www.kwmap.com A keyword map of the Internet

http://www.the-insight.com/add.cgi   The Insight. A Spirituality Web Directory.

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Health Centers
 

http://www.achievehealthcenter.com
Achieve Health Center in Newport Beach, Orange County; specializes in addressing multiple health concerns from chronic conditions to changing unwanted habits and behaviors.  Offers Natural Medicine, Acupuncture, Hypnosis, Bio-Feedback, and Homeopathy.

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