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Death

CCP Remembers...

http://www.seanet.com/Users/jbrian/memorial.html: Site to remember those that have experienced death, and to pray for others who lave lost loved ones.

Church of Euthanasia

http://www.paranoia.com/coe/: Suicide, abortion, cannibalism and sodomy. Welcome.

Dead People Server

http://web.syr.edu/~rsholmes/dead/index.html: The Dead People Server is a list of celebrities who are, or might be dead.

Death Notices

http://www.funeral.net/info/notices.html: This is a placement of death notices for information purposes and tells you how to list the death notice of someone whose death you think should be announced on-line.

DeathNET

http://www.rights.org/~deathnet/: International information service dealing with end-of-life issues and the rights of the terminally ill.

ERGO! Information Center

http://www.islandnet.com/~deathnet/ergo.html: An invaluable resource for materials on death and dying. Covers the history of euthanasia from Nazi Germany to the Netherlands - and beyond; features selected essays on Euthanasia by euthanasia authority and noted author Derek Humphry; and has a glossary of terms and concepts on the subject.

Euthanasia World Directory

http://www.efn.org/~ergo/: A comprehensive listing of groups, contact names and addresses of members of the World Federation of Right to Die Societes. Features the Euthanasia World Directory and has information on the biennial World Euthanasia Conference .

Garden of Remembrance

http://www.islandnet.com/~deathnet/gate.html: This is a list of commemorative homepages combining text, graphics, sound and video. Accepts submissions such as obituaries and commemorative homepages and includes an "Alphabetical Guide to Obituaries."

GriefNet - Rivendell Resources

http://rivendell.org/: Variety of resources related to death, dying, bereavement, and major emotional and physical losses. Offers info in directories and interactive communication facilities oriented to both professionals and lay persons.

Hospice at Home

http://www.meer.net/users/taylor/hospice.htm: A program of choice enabling patients to live comfortably until they die.

Humphry, Derek: a biography

http://www.efn.org/~dhumphry/: Derek Humphry's Home Page containing Hemlock Society founder Derek Humphrey's biography detailing his 50-year journalism career and his work regarding assisted suicide.

Life Should Not be a Sentence T-shirt

http://www.rights.org/~deathnet/ruth.html: This page tells you how to order LIFE SHOULD NOT BE A SENTENCE T-Shirts for those interested in either changing Canada's law regarding assisted suicide, or for those who, in general, support the concept of assisted suicide. The message on the front is "LIFE shouldn't be a SENTENCE" and the back message is "AMEND SECTION 241(B)" (a reference to the 104-year-old section of Canada's Criminal Code which forbids aiding a suicide). The shirts are designed by Ruth von Fuchs, head of the Toronto Area chapter of The Right to Die Society of Canada.

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

http://www.crawford.com/cdc/mmwr/mmwr.html: The flagship publication of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Natural Death Centre

http://www.protree.com/worldtrans/naturaldeath.html: An inexpensive, green, 'do-it-yourself' funerals in the UK.

The Obituary Page

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/README.html: List of obituaries of famous and not-so-famous. Includes obituary pages from various publications.

The Oregon Death with Dignity Act

http://www.islandnet.com/~deathnet/ergo_orlaw.html: This page contains the full text of The Oregon Death With Dignity Act.

Please Help Me to Die with Dignity

http://www.rights.org/~deathnet/HELP_AUSTIN.html: Austin Bastable, a Canadian paralyzed from multiple sclerosis, announced in September, 1995 that he would be seeking an assisted suicide before the end of the year. This page has news from The Right to Die Society of Canada and features Bastable's messages and points of view.

Resources for the Family Funeral

http://www.ilhawaii.net/dovetail/: When a loved one dies, how family and friends can provide a legal, dignified and inexpensive funeral without professional help.

The Right to Die Society of Canada

http://www.islandnet.com/~deathnet/RTDSC.html: Information regarding The Right to Die Society of Canada. The Right to Die Society of Canada was formed in 1991 to change Canadian law to permit choice-in-dying. The Society claims to be the only organization in the world committed to new research in euthanasia and assisted suicide. The RTDSC has a Canadian focus, but is international in its range of services.

SAVE

http://www.save.org/: Millions of Americans suffer from depression--80% can be effectively treated, but only 30% seek help and of that number. Slightly more than half are accurately diagnosed and receive appropriate treatment. SAVE's mission is suicide education and to be a voice for suicide survivors.

Save Austin Bastable

http://haven.uniserve.com/~jhof/welcome.html: This is the Save Austin Bastable Home Page, sponsored by: Campaign Life Coalition British Columbia P.O. Box 175, 7101-C, 120th Street Delta, B.C. Canada V4E 2A0 Telephone: (604) 534-4828. In response to Austin Bastable, a Canadian victim of multiple sclerosis, and his efforts to seek death by euthanasia, this organization claims that assisted suicide and euthanasia laws are wrong.

#Suicide

http://www.io.com/user/sheol/suicide.html: This is site for those lonely, depressed, or suicidal people.

Virtual Memorial Garden

http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/memorial.html: This is a place where anyone can be remembered. Users can create a memorial for people and pets, submit requests about people who have died and access Genealogical Resources from Ireland and the UK.

World Wide Cemetery

http://www.io.org/cemetery/: The World Wide Cemetery was established April 28, 1995 as a place where Internet users, their families and friends can erect permanent monuments to their dead.

Zen Hospice Project

http://www.well.com/user/devaraja/index.html: Runs several programs dedicated to the care of people approaching death and increasing our understanding of our own impermanence.

Diversity

Bald is Beautiful

http://pubweb.acns.nwu.edu/~pfa/bald.html: A sometimes humorous site concerning different aspects and related topics about baldness. Includes pages regarding the Baldness Hall of Fame, proud bald men on the Web, Bald Pride and Organizations, and music for, by, and about bald headed men.

Ethnic Heritage Council

http://www.eskimo.com/~millerd/ehc/: The Ethnic Heritage Council is a private, non-profit umbrella organization which promotes ethnic diversity and cross-cultural understanding in the Pacific Northwest. The site includes information about events, services, publications and contributors .

Index - Diversity Home Page

http://www.inform.umd.edu/EdRes/Topic/Diversity: This database contains campus, local, national and international academic material relating to the following areas of diversity as defined by the Office of Human Relations at the University of Maryland at College Park: age, class, disability, ethnicity, gender, national origin, race, religion & sexual orientation.

Index - Resources for Diversity

http://www.nova.edu/Inter-Links/diversity.html: A pointer to on-line resources regarding diversity.

Interracial Voice

http://www.webcom.com/~intvoice/: This electronic publication 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. In addition to in-depth interviews with notable opinion-leaders from within the mixed-race, multiracial community, IV makes available information on the numerous interracial advocacy groups in America and spotlights different ones.

JustCause

http://www.webcom.com/~justcaus/: JustCause was formed to work toward the elimination of prejudice and hate. It works to discourage racism, prejudice and homophobia through the use of media campaigns that promote tolerance and diversity. It keeps its members up-to-date and offers suggestions as to what we can do on an individual level to discourage hate and prejudice in our own communities.

Multicultural Alliance

http://branson.org/mca/index.html: The Multicultural Alliance is an advocate for diversity in schools, helping elementary, secondary and postsecondary institutions realize the need to work together to ensure the best education for all children. Its mission: To help public and private schools increase and support racial, cultural and ethnic diversity within their institutions.

PC (politically correct) primer

http://www.umd.umich.edu/~nhughes/htmldocs/pc.html: A tongue in cheek look at political correctness.

Standards: An International Journal of Multicultural Studies

http://stripe.Colorado.EDU/~standard/: Standards is an international journal of multicultural studies.Its aim is to engage visual artists, writers, and thinkers around the world in an active dialogue on the appearance and effectiveness of "cultural" and "postcolonial" studies. It presents the works of a few of those authors whose names have long been on the frontlines of cross-cultural activism as well as introducing the works of new writers and artists.

Etiquette

Information on Tipping (Tips)

http://www.cpmc.columbia.edu/homepages/gonzalu/tipping.html: Suggestions on tipping for various services rendered.

The web guide to real world interaction

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/afs/andrew/usr23/dt2i/www/home.html: A humorous look at dating in the '90's.

Families

The Conspiracy of Silence

http://www.echonyc.com/~marshad/Marshad/dv.html: Information about a documentary of domestic violence hosted by Kathleen Turner and Denise Brown. Provides links to sites with domestic violence information and resources.

Facts for Families

http://www.psych.med.umich.edu/web/aacap/factsFam/: Provides over 40 information sheets which provide concise and up-to-date material on issues such as the depressed child, teen suicide, stepfamily problems and child sexual abuse.

Family Explorer

http://www.parentsplace.com/readroom/explorer/index.html: A monthly newsletter of art, science and nature activities for kids and their parents.

Family Planet

http://family.starwave.com/: A daily summary of health, safety, education, and political news affecting families. Includes news and advice on parenting, movie reviews, guides to children's products, fun stuff for kids, and local activities calendars.

Family Violence Prevention Fund

http://www.igc.apc.org/fund/: A site operated by an organization committed to preventing domestic violence. Includes personal stories, suggestions for action, and links to other sites with domestic violence resources and information.

Family World

http://family.com/: a collaboration of more than 40 monthly parenting publications. Includes monthly feature articles, information and articles concerning education, and links to Internet resources for parents, children and schools.

Higher Education Center Against Violence & Abuse

http://www.umn.edu/mincava/: A collection of resources, references, conference information, and teaching aids examining issues of violence and abuse. Includes an art gallery of art by child witnesses of domestic violence.

Idea Central: Welfare and Families

http://epn.org/idea/welfare.html: The Welfare and Families Page carries new articles, reports, and other information about the national debate over welfare reform and family issues, much of the material from leading policy research and advocacy organizations.

Interesting Places for Parents

http://www.crc.ricoh.com/people/steve/parents.html: Links to educational resources, articles, and net-related issues for parents.

Men and Domestic Violence Index

http://www.vix.com/men/domestic-index.html: Studies, testimonials, research on the topic of husband battering. Includes links to other men's issue topics.

New Parents Network

http://www.indirect.com/www/kstorek/parents.html: A social and service information provider. Gives immunization schedules, recalled toy listings, disability information and support services, poisonous plant information, and child abuse prevention hotlines.

Nicole Brown Simpson Charitable Foundation

http://www.mind.net/bba/NBSCF/index.html#who: A site created in an effort to educate the national community to the dangers of family violence.

Raphael House

http://www.pagone.com/raphael_house/: Information about Raphael House, a nonprofit human services organization providing a foundation of hope for victims of domestic violence and based in Portland, Oregon.

Safety Net - Domestic Violence Resources

http://www.cybergrrl.com/dv.html: Domestic violence resources. Includes important phone numbers, statistics, a handbook on domestic violence, and bibliographies.

SafetyNet Domestic Violence Resources

http://www.cybergrrl.com/title.html: Agencies and other women resources intended to help those in need of protection. It also contains bibliographies, statistics and a domestic violence handbook with a warning list and safety plan.

Shattered Love Broken Lives

http://www.s-t.com/newstandard/projects/DomVio/domviohome.HTML: A chronological list of 60 articles produced by The Standard-Times of New Bedford, Ma. following six months of investigating domestic violence.

Fashion

Charlie's Sneaker Pages

http://www.neosoft.com/~sneakers/: Everything that you ever wanted to know about sneakers is right here.

Chic Full Figure Fashion Newspaper

http://www.webcom.com/~cfffnews: Contains information about Chic Full Figure Fashion Newspaper, published monthly and featuring apparel industry news, fashion resources for plus sized, big and tall, women, men and children. Online advertising rate card and virtual Chic Expo boots available.

Clear Plastic Fashions

http://clearplastic.com: Need a raincoat? Make your own. Instructions are right here.

Designers

http://cedrom-sni.qc.ca/~designers/p1.html: A site made for the clothes horse. Providing the latest news about fashion in Quebec.

Fashion Design

http://ziris.syr.edu/dj/dj.Fashion/Fashion.html: The highlight of this page is a Quick-Time fashion video.

Fashion Net

http://www.fashion.net/: This server provides access to Fashion Net, a service dedicated to the fashion industry. The site is designed to serve as the Internet's global meeting point for the world of fashion.

Fashion Page

http://www.charm.net/~jakec/: An online magazine covering current trends in fashion. The articles have entertainment as well as reference value.

Fashion photographs

http://www.interport.net/~kadvocat/: A repository for fashion photography.

Golden Shears

http://www.infobahn.com/goldenshears: The Golden Shears site presents a view of the diverse fashion talent in the San Francisco Bay Area. This was the first fashion show to be available online.

Haute Couture, the House of Sculptro.

http://www.xs4all.nl/~sculptro: Take a stroll down this virtual shopping mall.

Index - Complete Fashion Index

http://www.kean.edu/~lisajoy/fashion.html: A complete resource for Internet fashion links.

Internet Centre for Canadian Fashion and Design

http://www.ntg-campus.com/ntg/fsh&dsgn.htm: This page contains information about the Internet Center for Canadian Fashion and Design, a meeting place for the fashion and design industry.

Is Fashion Silly?

http://www.softeam.it/pittimmagine/: Visit this site and then dare to answer that question.

Labyrinth Modular Clothing

http://wwbc.com/english//profiles/laby/laby.html: This server contains information about Labyrinth Modular Clothing, which offers feminine, beautiful and affordable one-size-fits-all cotton clothing for women.

The Lipstick Page

http://www.wineasy.se/bjornt/lip.html: Welcome to the lipstick page. The goal of this site is to create a lipstick library where you can find (or list) your old favorites and find new ones.

MadeinItaly On*Line

http://www.flashnet.it/made.htm: This site showcases the best in things Italian: fashion, autos, design, etc.

Menswear Unlimited

http://www.clark.net/pub/menswear/suits.html: Menswear Unlimited in Baltimore is proud to be the first tailored men's clothing store to open its own Web site, answering the question, "Why should you consider buying men's tailored clothing on the Internet?"

Running River Hat Collection

http://www.webcom.com/~witnet/biz/rrh/: Shop 'til you drop for fashions for the head.

Slipper of the Future

http://slipper.mit.edu/: Want to stay on top of innovations about slippers in the future? This is part of a course offered by the MIT media lab. See what it takes to be consigned to the Useless Pages.

Sonie's Creations

http://neptune.tcn.net/~sonie/scindex.html: Take a look here for fashion designing house information.

Theresa Ann's Surrealistic Clothing

http://www.packet.net/business/artwhere/theresa.html: Online catalog of Surrealistic Clothing. Theresa Ann is now available at Artwhere and the Net.

VALS Interactive Server

http://future.sri.com/vals/valshome.html: This VALS Interactive Server, SRI International's Values and Lifestyles (VALS) program server invites users to explore VALS type via the Internet. This interactive server allows personality typing according to the VALS system and examination of survey data about psychographic types.

What do you expect for free, Vogue?

http://www.sils.umich.edu/~sooty/fashion.html: The best in tongue-in-cheek fashion is right here.

Folklore

Camarilla - South Central Region

http://acs.tamu.edu/~balfour/scregion.html: A page dedicated to Live Action gaming throughout the world in White Wolf Game Studio's World of Darkness.

Columbus by Night LARP

http://metro.turnpike.net/L/larp/index.html: Columbus by Night is a Live Action Role Playing Event based on the White Wolf Mind's Eye Theater.

Emrys' Vampyre Page

http://ucsu.Colorado.edu/~whitneym/vamp.html: Dedicated to all things vampire. Includes Prose, Poems, Pictures, Links, alt.vampyres newsgroup information, and the alt.vampyres frequently-asked questions (FAQ) file.

FAQ - The Vampyres Only

http://www.vampyre.wis.net/vampyre/scrolls.html: The Vampyres Only Frequently-asked Questions file.

Gallery Of The Damned

http://www.dct.ac.uk/~mcscs2smt/INDEX.HTML: A library of pictures, poetry and stories that deal with the darker side of life.

House of the Ruby Chalice

http://acs.tamu.edu/~emv416a/chalice.html: A page maintained by the Academie Vampirica to promote the understanding and study of the vampire myth as it exists across cultures, in modern pop-culture and in film and literature.

Index - and on a darker note

http://www.geopages.com/Athens/1894/vamp.html: A page with lots of vampire-related links.

Madison By Night

http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~desmet/mbn/MadisonByNight.html: Madison By Night is a Registered Student Organization with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A place for mature role-players to engage in interactive drama.

New York by Night

http://www.microserve.com/~thequail/NYC/: A directory of Vampire: The Masquerade files of New York in the World of Darkness. Character descriptions, places, nightclubs, politics, and new clans can be browsed and downloaded.

Philadelphia by Night

http://crazy.rutgers.edu/sabbat/: The Sabbat home page. Contains files used in Mind's Eye Theatre campaigns in Media, PA and the Pennsylvania State University in State College, PA.

Pirates [Beej]

http://www2.ecst.csuchico.edu/~beej/pirates/piratepage.html: Dedicated to the history, ships, and weapons of pirates. Includes pictures of pirate ships, historical documents, maps, and links to other sources of pirate information.

Pirates [Toby]

http://tigger.cc.uic.edu/~toby-g/pirates.html: Contains sections on the Facts, legends and Myths of Piracy, A Pirates Who's Who of the Caribbean, A bibliography of Piracy, Notorious places of pirate lore, and the Definition and History of Piracy. Also includes pictures of weapons, ships, flags, and historically-significant pirates.

The Prince

http://copper.ucs.indiana.edu/~camarila/home.html: The Prince is an exclusively Vampire live-action role playing game that explores Camarilla politicking. The situation focuses on one of the most tense possible--the establishment of a new Prince.

Vampire: the Masquerade [ens.fr]

http://www.eleves.ens.fr:8080/home/granboul/Vampire/: A collection of resources for Vampire: the Masquerade players. Includes White Wolf Stuff, Reviews and Announcements, New Rules and Rule Modifications, New Bloodlines, New Disciplines, Cities and Chronicles, Characters and Backgrounds, Fiction, and Graphics files.

Vampyre Books

http://radon.eecs.berkeley.edu/~mudie/vampfic.html: A list of vampire fiction recommended by the denizens of alt.vampyres and other dark recesses of the Internet.

VAMPYRES Film list.

http://ubu.hahnemann.edu/Misc/Vamp-Mov.html: A very extensive listing of Vampire movies from the archives of VAMPYRES@GUVM.BITNET.

Vampyres Only

http://www.vampyre.wis.net/vampyre/index.html: Links to vampire infomation. Undead and Kicking since September 1994.

The Western Bigfoot Society

http://www.teleport.com/~caveman/wbs.html: Home page of The Western Bigfoot Society. Contains links to WBS newsletters and other Bigfoot-related Web sites.

Wizard Wolf's therianthropy page

http://lycanthrope.com/~wizwolf/: A site with links to the alt.horror.werewolves (AHWW) newsgroup, AHWW Frequently Asked Questions file, and related topic.

Friendship

Canadian International Penfriends

http://www.magic.mb.ca/~lampi/snailmail/ipl.html: The Canadian International Penfriends List. A quarterly postal penpal service. Free listings by email.

E-Mail Key Pal Connection

http://www.comenius.com/keypal/index.html: An e-mail pen pal service. Make a new friend. Learn about a different culture. Explore a far away land.

Heinemann Global Keypals

http://www.reedbooks.com.au/heinemann/global/keypal.html: A listing of e-mail pen pals from around the world. Post a short description of yourself on list.

Hugging

http://www.uta.fi/~ms54336/halia.htm: A resource for information about hugging and human interaction.

Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connections

http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/: The IECC is a listing to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges.

Internet Social Registry

http://www.vpm.com/isr/: A low-cost service to help you find people with similar interests on the Internet.

L.B. Alberti Pen-Pal Connection

http://alberti.crs4.it/pen-pal/: A free pen-pal listing service. Provides an opportunity to practice a foreign language, to exchange opinions, compare point of views and learn about places and people thousands of miles away.

Moms at Home

http://iquest.com/~jsm/moms/penpals.html: A free listing of E-Mail pen pals for kids and at-home moms and dads.

Pen Pal Connection [HLC]

http://www.start.com/start/penpal2.html: A free service provided by HLC-Internet for e-mail pen pals. Allows you to search entries by age, interests, and hobbies.

Pen Pal Page [bestmall.com]

http://www.bestmall.com/penadd.html: A free e-mail pen pal listing.

Pen Pal Page [dds.nl]

http://huizen.dds.nl/~florisb/ppe.html: A listing of nearly 1,000 pen pals from around the world. Includes a short description of each person.

Pen pals list and soc.penpals info

http://www.hials.no/~ga/penpals/: Answers to some frequently-asked questions for the soc.penpals newsgroup.

Penpal Lists (Email and Snail)

http://www.mbnet.mb.ca/~lampi/penpal.html: A page with links to e-mail and postal pen pal listings.

Rigby Global Keypals

http://www.reedbooks.com.au/rigby/global/keypal.html: E-mail pen pal listings for kids and classrooms. Exchange mail with a class from around the world.

Soccer Pen Pal Connection

http://www.cts.com/browse/jsent/pen-pal.html: Write and share soccer and other fun ideas with kids around the world. Find people with the same favorite teams and favorite players.

TCM - Pen Pal

http://205.133.101.6/sfleming/index.html: A place to match interested students and adults with school children to be E-Mail Pen Pals.

Victoria's Network: VICNET

http://www.vicnet.net.au/: Cooperative project between the State Library of Victoria and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology provides Internet access to Victoria residents.

Generation X

Slacker Stories

http://www.cobleskill.edu/faculty/blisscd/slacker/1.htm: One of the few sources of slack in academia today: Slacker Stories. This course is designed to study the literature, art, politics, and philosophy of today's twenty something generation, often referred to as slackers, Xers, whiners, or twenty nothings. Focuses on the slack aspect of our generation.

X-tensions Newsletter

http://www.erinet.com/chris/www-files/xten.html: X-tensions is a newsletter designed to be a forum for Generation-X. (approx. ages 14-34) which began as a movement on America Online. Contains access to archive issues and feedback.

YaZone

http://www.spectracom.com/yazone/: A 'Zone’ just for Generation Xers to tell the world what you think and learn about, find others who agree or challenge you, discuss life issues, news, fads and clothing trends. A place that will hopefully never be boring.

Gypsies

Association of Gypsies/Romani International

http://www.niia.net/customers/agri/agri.html: A nonprofit association with the intent of glorifying GOD, of preserving, maintaining, and promoting the Gypsy race, culture, ethnicity, pride and integrity.

Hawaiian Culture

Nation of Hawaii

http://www.aloha.net/nation/hawaii-nation.html: Here you will find topical discussions regarding the restoration of Hawaiian independence along with cultural Included is a writing by Newt Gingrich.

History

The Cemetery

http://loki.stockton.edu/~whitew/cemetery/cemetery.html: The Cemetery is an ongoing project based in the Richard Stockton College. Documentary information is available about the cemetery, all that remains of a small black community that existed between 1851 and 1924 in Port Republic, NJ.

Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World

http://www.uky.edu/ArtsSciences/Classics/gender.html: Diotima: Women and Gender in the Ancient World is an online resource of announcements, courses, anthologies, essays, reviews, bibliographies, images about women in the ancient Mediterranean. There is a forum for instructors who teach related courses. This site is considered to be among the best on the web.

Uppsala University/Update, The Computer Society

http://www.update.uu.se/: This Computer Society server is devoted to the pursuit of computer history and historic computers.

Homelessness

Bay Area Homelessness Project

http://thecity.sfsu.edu/~stewartd/: Consortium of colleges and universities organizing to prevent and end homelessness. This Web Site was authored and is maintained by Dave Stewart, who was once homeless himself. Site Includes: a large index of services and information about homelessness.

Food Not Bombs, San Francisco

http://www.webcom.com/~peace/PEACTREE/stuff/stuff/HOMEPAGE.html: Food Not Bombs is one of the fastest growing grassroots political groups in North America. There are over 70 autonomous chapters protesting militarism and poverty by serving free vegetarian food to people in need and in support of on-going political organizing efforts. Site includes: Food Not Bombs mailing list, What is Food Not Bombs, Press Release Archives, and much more.

Foothill Family Shelter

http://www.csz.com/community/service/ffs/html/ffs.html: The Foothill Family Shelter currently serves as a transitional facility for homeless families with children from the west end of San Bernardino County and the east end of Los Angeles county. Site Contains: information on services provided by this shelter.

Homeless Discussion List

http://csf.colorado.edu/homeless/index.html: HOMELESS is a global electronic discussion list focused on the subject of Homelessness. This site provides a place in which a variety of viewpoints on homelessness can be discussed.

Homeless in Covington, Kentucky

http://www.iia.org/~deckerj/: Homeless in Covington is a photographic documentary on the Homeless in the Northern Kentucky city of Covington by photojournalist John Decker. Site includes: Photos and description of the plight of Covington Kentucky's homeless population.

Homeless in Paradise

http://metro.turnpike.net/D/dmorgan/index.html: This site, authored and maintained by David W. Morgan, previously homeless himself, contains a wealth of information on Homeless programs throughout the US and has many links to articles, images, and stories about the homeless plight in America. This website was mentioned in the September 1995 issue of Internet World.

Innvision

http://www.meer.net/users/taylor/innvis.htm: InnVision is dedicated to helping individuals and families break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. This site contains: Information about InnVision, California's largest year-round shelter for the poor and homeless (San Jose CA).

National Coalition for the Homeless

http://nch.ari.net/: The National Coalition for the Homeless home page provides answers to questions about homelessness, and provides updates on current legislation affecting poor and homeless people.

Overview of 54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless

http://ecosys.drdr.virginia.edu/ways/54.html: 54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless, a hyper-book By Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff. Site contains a hyper-book on the subject of eliminating homelessness.

Peacetree

http://webcom.com/~peace/: Site includes; links to Alternatives To Violence Project, Peaceworkers International, Food Not Bombs, Ultimate Frisbee Benefit, Coalition on Homelessness San Francisco, and other links to progressive resources.

Resources for Homeless People in Portland

http://www.teleport.com/~ldotm/HOMELESS/pdxhomeless.html: Site includes; listings of agencies and social service organizations that provide various types of assistance to those who are homeless in Portland, Oregon.

St. Francis House

http://www.tiac.net/users/sfh/sfh.html: Located in Boston, Massachusetts, St. Francis House is New England's largest most comprehensive Day Program for homeless and poor men and women. Site Contains: information on services provided by this shelter.

STONE Soup

http://nimue.wustl.edu/~stone/: STONE Soup stand for: Students Together Offering Nourishment and Enthusiasm in the St. Louis Community.

Human Rights

Adopted Child Home Page

http://www.moscow.com/Resources/Adoption/: Child adoption for the professional as well as adoptive parents.

Adoptee Resources

http://www.mtjeff.com/~bodenst/page1.html: Carrie's Crazy Quilt contains links to adoption resources, as well as numerous genealogical sites.

American Library Association Children,s Book Award Winners

http://dab.psi.net/ChapterOne/children/index.html: First chapters of 14 ALA children's book Newbery Award winners are available on this server. Also, the criteria for selection and the history of the award. Books may be purchased on-line for UPS delivery.

Australian Human Rights Page

http://www.vicnet.net.au/~victorp/vphuman.htm: This page contains a number of papers and hotlinks relating to human rights. It will focus on Australian issues and matters but will contain a compendium of international links.

The Children's Village Child Care Center

http://www.tiac.net/users/cvi/CVHome.html: Children's Village and its nonprofit child-care center provides care for infants through pre-kindergarten and is open to all.

Comprehensive Human Rights Initiative

http://mozart.cc.iup.edu/manweb/chrihome.html: The CHRI is a grassroots movement promoting equal protection of human rights for every individual member of the human species. Site contains the following links: Why a Comprehensive Human Rights Initiative?, The text of the CHRI as HTML (3K), The text of the CHRI (2.9K), PostScript version of the CHRI petition (22.3K), The PHI Factor: a biological basis for the CHRI, How do I help with the CHRI?, Sign the CHRI online.

DIANA - International Human Rights Database

http://www.law.uc.edu/Diana/: Dedicated to completing the pioneering work in human rights information of Diana Vincent-Daviss. This database is designed to promote the creation, preservation, organization, and dissemination of primary and secondary electronic materials critical to human rights research and advocacy.

Free Burma

http://sunsite.unc.edu/freeburma/freeburma.html: Free Burma is a collection of software, hardware, documentation, and volunteers, all doing what we're best at to hasten the replacement of the current military government who tortures its citizens with one chosen by the people who live there.

Hands On Children's Museum

http://www.wln.com/~deltapac/hocm.html: Of interest to children under 10 years old. It contains information about the museum location, hours open, admission price, schedule of events and exhibits. Additional links provide access to resources in topics related to the museum's current theme.

Hivos

http://www.dds.nl/~hivos/: Hivos is a development organization which stands for emancipation, democratization and poverty alleviation in developing countries. This site contains links to; Press releases, Campaign Five for Africa, Hivos-partners Online, Hivos International (newsletter), African Studies, OneWorld Online, and Latin American Network.

Human Rights [igc.apc.org]

http://www.igc.apc.org/hr/.: Directory of Human Rights Resources Site includes links to; Actions!, Human Rights News and Recent Developments, Human Rights Documents and Clearinghouses, Human Rights Organizations, Additional Resources Campaign to Defend South Korean Socialists, Koigi wa Wamwere Page, and information on how to join PeaceNet.

Human Rights Library - University of Minnesota

http://www.umn.edu/humanrts/: The University of Minnesota Human Rights Center has developed this site in cooperation with the DIANA consortium to commemorate the pioneering work of Diana Vincent Daviss. Site contains links to other Human rights subjects and sites.

Human Rights Violations and Persecution against Ahmadi Muslims

http://www.umn.edu/nlhome/g626/ahma0011/rights/: The Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam has experienced religious persecution for almost as long as it has been established. This site provides extensive information about this persecution as well as extensive links to other Human Rights related sites.

Human Rights Web

http://www.traveller.com/~hrweb/hrweb.html: The human rights web site contains information on; HUMAN RIGHTS EMERGENCIES, WHAT ARE HUMAN RIGHTS?, WHAT CAN I DO TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS?, and links to; HUMAN RIGHTS RESOURCES PAGEs.

International Foundation on Drug Policy & Human Rights

http://www.calyx.com/~mariolap/drugtext.html: The purpose of both DrugText and The Board of the International Foundation for Drug Policy and Human Rights is to promote the development and dissemination of knowledge, research, education, scholarship and international jurisprudence in the area of drug policy and human rights.

Jennifer Harbury Page

http://www-personal.engin.umich.edu/~pavr/harbury/index.html: Jennifer Harbury is a Harvard-educated lawyer whose 3-year quest to find her Guatemalan husband, Efrain Bamaca Velasquez, has revealed high-level involvement between the CIA and the Guatemalan military.

Journal Of Hummmanitarian Affairs

http://www.gsp.cam.ac.uk/jha.html: The purpose of the Journal is to bring together academics, policy makers and practitioners in the field of humanitarian assistance.

Koigi wa Wamwere Page

http://www.cornell.edu/Alumni/koigi.html: The Kenyan human rights activist and politician, Koigi wa Wamwere, was convicted of robbing a police station and sentenced to four years in prison and six "strokes" (lashes with a cane). Amnesty International, and other respected legal and human rights associations maintain that the charges were fabricated due to political motivations of the Kenyan Government. Koigi has been imprisoned for over twenty-two months. He has been beaten, tortured, and denied visitation. These activities are unlikely to end as long as he is in prison.

Nonviolence and Nonviolent Action

http://www.igc.apc.org/nonviolence: Peace Brigades International sends teams of volunteers into areas of political repression and conflict where they provide protective international accompaniment for individuals and organizations who have been threatened by political violence or who are otherwise at risk in countries like Guatemala, Sri Lanka, and Colombia.

Tibetan Aid Project

http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~wgs/tap.html: Tibetan Aid Project (TAP) has provided for individual Tibetans outside the monasteries and sponsored community, medical, and educational projects. Today our efforts are focused on supporting young lamas studying in the Buddhist colleges (Shedras) and the monks and nuns in monasteries inside Tibet and in the exile communities of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim, and India.

Hunger

Development Archive

http://www.interport.net/~mmaren/development.html: This page will contain articles on economic development expressing views beyond what is normally sanctioned by the Development Aid Establishment. Site contains links and articles including; How U.S. Food policies and charities are starving people to death in Africa: The Food-Aid Racket, "U.S. Agricultural Policy: Back to the Future", Humanitarianism Unbound, and many more.

Emergency Logistics Air Advisories

http://os2.iafrica.com/emlogist/: A list of aircraft available for use on emergency relief operations throughout the world. The list includes cargo and personnel aircraft. Site also contains a link to the ReliefNet Home Page a non-profit organization dedicated to helping humanitarian organizations raise global awareness and encourage support for relief efforts via the internet.

Greater Philadelphia Food Bank

http://www.libertynet.org/~gpfb/: The Greater Philadelphia Food Bank is southeastern Pennsylvania's primary provider of donated food for agencies that serve the needy in the Philadelphia area. Site includes FAQs about hunger, and access to a monthly Newsletter.

Hunger Project

http://www.thp.org/thp/index.html: Unleashing the Human Spirit for the End of World Hunger. The Hunger Project is a not-for-profit global strategic organization committed to the sustainable end of World Hunger. Site includes; access to information brochures, newsletters, maps, and press releases.

S.H.A.R.E. of Northern California

http://community.net/~tfrance/share.html: San Francisco Bay area. The S.H.A.R.E. program is a non-profit organization of people combining their resources in order to obtain an increased buying leverage. Site includes; information on programs, last month's menu, and other great links.

Indigenous Cultures

Australian Indigenous Population

http://webnet.com.au/koori/homekori.html: Various information on Australian Aboriginals-art, lifestyle, history, living off the land, social control, impacts on Aboriginal life, self determination, Aboriginal assimilation, Aboriginal land rights, Cultural resilience, Aboriginal outstations, and Aboriginal population.

Fourth World Documentation Project

http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/fwdp.html: Its goal is to present the online community the greatest possible access to Fourth World documents and resources related to social, political, strategic, economic and human rights issues to create a historical archive of the political struggles engaged by Indigenous Peoples.

FWDP -- Center For World Indigenous Studies Information

http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/cwisinfo.html: The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is a non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] organization dedicated to research and education promoting better understanding of ideas and knowledge on human rights, politics, social and economic situations of indigenous people. Goal of the CWIS is to establish cooperation between Fourth World nations and to democratize relations between nations and between nations and states.

Index - Aboriginal Studies - WWW Virtual Library

http://coombs.anu.edu.au/WWWVL-Aboriginal.html: Keeps track of data and facilities of Australian Aboriginal and the indigenous/Native Peoples studies.

Mayan Culture

500 years of Sacrifice before Alien Gods

http://www.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/menchu.html: Maya Page for American Indian Schools provides interview with Rigoberta Menchu Tum, Mayan refugee from Guatemala, shortly before she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Maya Adventure

http://www.ties.k12.mn.us/~smm/: The Science Museum of Minnesota presents Maya Adventure, a World-Wide Web site that highlights science activities and information related to ancient and modern Maya culture. Maya Adventure includes images from the Science Museum's anthropological collections and activities developed by the Science Museum's education division. Featured in the project is information from two exhibits about the Maya developed by the Science Museum of Minnesota, Cenote of Sacrifice and Flowers, Saints and Toads .

Maya World

http://www.wotw.com/wow/mexico/cancun/mayaruin.html: Provided by Anaco Communications, this site details points of interest to tourists visiting the Yucatan area of Mexico who wish to learn more about Mayan culture and history.

Mayan Culture

http://udgftp.cencar.udg.mx/ingles/Precolombina/Maya/mayasintro.html: Site served by University of Guadalajara with section on Pre-Columbian history. Mayan folklore tales told in their original style.

MayaPages

http://www.fdl.cc.mn.us/~isk/maya.html: Maya Page for American Indian Schools serves this site on Maya Civilization--Past & Present. Recommends that Indian youth study their history and culture as Western societies study their own. Details the existence of Mayan descendants in contemporary Mexico and Gautemala.

Photo Archive - Science Museum of Minnesota

http://ties.k12.mn.us/~smm/teacher.html: Maya Photo Archive from the Science Museum of Minnesota. This archive allows one to view individual images from Maya Adventure . The images are listed according to the site at which they are found.

Minorities

Federal Information Exchange, Inc. - MOLIS Home Page

http://web.fie.com/web/mol/: The Minority On-line Information Service has information available in the following areas: Minority Institution Information, Minority Federal Opportunities, Federal Obligations to HBCUs, Search Scholarship and Fellowship Information, Minority Institution Current Events, The Science & Engineering Alliance.

Minority Information - FEDIX

http://web.fie.com/web/fed/magency.htm: Site includes links to agencies that provide information about their minority opportunities and activities.

MIT ECSEL - Engineering Coalition

http://web.mit.edu/ethics/www/ecsel.html: Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and Leadership, ECSEL is a coalition of schools and colleges of engineering engaged in an effort to renew undergraduate engineering education. Site includes access to information and research helpful to women and minorities in science and engineering.

MU-SPIN - Minority University-SPace Interdisciplinary Network

http://muspin.gsfc.nasa.gov/: MU-SPIN is a comprehensive educational initiative of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and Other Minority Universities (OMUs). The focus of the program is on the transfer of advanced computer networking technologies to HBCUs and OMUs and their use for supporting multi-disciplinary research.

University of Oklahoma - Minority Student Recruitment Services

http://ghc-www.ghc.uoknor.edu/mrs/mrs.html: The Home Page of Minority Student Recruitment Services at the University of Oklahoma. Site includes information on programs and support services to assist with minority education while a student on the Norman campus.

Miscellaneous

Blooms Across America

http://www.ibp.com/pit/blooms: An earth-friendly fundraising project, Blooms Across America is a program designed to accommodate children's fund-raising and community action projects.

Oceania

http://oceania.org/: A virtual country that is in development. It contains the constitution and laws, pictures and animations of Oceania as well as information about how to receive an Oceania passport and books such as The Atlantis Papers and The Millennial Project.

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Cyberspace: The New Frontier

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Island Web

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