From Connexions:
101 Web Sites for Inquiring Minds
Allan Bonner Communications
Management - Media
training.
AlterLinks
- Publishing services.
Alternative
Information Center - The AIC is a Palestinian-Israeli organization
which disseminates information, research and political analysis
on Palestinian and Israeli societies as well as the Israeli-Palestinian
conflict, while promoting cooperation between Palestinians and Israelis
based on the values of social justice, solidarity and community
involvement.
Alternative
Press Center - Indexes and lists a wide range of alternative
periodicals, mostly American.
American
Society of Indexers - Indexing expertise.
Amicus
- Service giving search access to over 30 million records from
1,300 Canadian libraries including Library and Archives Canada.
Babel
Fish - Computerized translation. Mostly good for laughs.
Bat
Conservation International - A site devoted to bats.
BBC
- News from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Bees
for Development - An information service working at the centre
of an international network of people and organizations involved
with apiculture in developing countries. Beekeeping is an effective
way for poor people to strengthen their livelihoods, and Bees for
Development works to provide information to assist them.
Bi.org
- Serving the world bisexual community
Book
and Periodical Council - The people
who sponsor Freedom to Read week and monitor censorship attempts
in Canada.
Bookfinder
- Site for finding new, used, rare, and out-of-print books.
The Canada
Centre for Inland Waters - Information on water research
and the Great Lakes.
CanadaSources.ca
- Pointers to information about Canada
CanadaSources.org
- Links to information about Canada
Canadian
Association of Labour Media - For trade union publications
and those who produce them.
Canadian
Authors' Association - Writing Links -
Resources for writers.
Canadian
Encyclopedia Online - Canadian history and much else about
Canada.
Canadian
Postal Code Information - The place to look up postal codes.
Canadian
Press - News service
CanadianSources.org
- Pointers to Canadian information
CBC
- News from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.
Clusty
- Search engine that clusters results by relevance and relatedness.
Committee
on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) - Information
on endangered species in Canada.
Connexions
- The site of Connexions Information Sharing Services,
an information clearing house dealing with grassroots organizing,
social and environmental alternatives, and social justice.
Connexions
Digest - Reviews, abstracts, articles, and resources
from the Connexions Digest, a social change sourcebook..
Connexions
Directory A-Z Index - A directory of Canadian NGOs
and grassroots organizations.
Counterpunch
- Progressive American newsletter.
Datadevco
- Database development
Dean
Tudor - Dean Tudor's research site.
Deutsche
Welle Online - News from the German broadcaster, Deutsche
Welle.
Diemer.ca
- A left-wing perspective.
Elections
Canada - Canadian federal election information.
Environment
Canada Weather Forecasts - The weather.
ExpertPages
- A selection of some of the best "expert" pages and
sites.
ExpertSource
- Need an expert to interview, a quotable spokesperson, an articulate
speaker? Try these resources.
ExpoWorld
Canada - ExpoWorld
Facility
of the Month - A regular photo feature on the Warrington
Cycle Campaign's Web site, featuring photos some of the worst and
most bizarre examples of 'bicycle lanes' to be found.
FAIR
(Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) - Documenting and analyzing
bias in the U.S. media.
FLAP
- Fatal Light Awareness Project - Concerned with the carnage
inflicted on birds by brightly lit tall buildings.
Globe
and Mail - Canadian newspaper.
Google
- Search engine.
Google
Image Search - Searches for images on the Web.
Google
Scholar - Searches of scholarly information sources.
Guardian
Weekly - One of the world's great newspapers.
Gush
Shalom - Israeli group work for peace with justice.
HotLink
- A media relations resource featuring articles and resources
dealing with publicity, media relations, and public relations.
IceRocket
- Blog search tool.
Idealist
- International directory, organized by country, of thousands
of non-profit activist organizations, designed to help people "think
globally and act locally".
Improbable
Research - Research that makes people laugh and then think.
Index on Censorship -
Covering censorship issues worldwide.
InfoSources
- A selection of some of the best information sources for journalists,
reporters, editors, and researchers,
in Canada and abroad.
International
Dark Sky Association - Concerned with stopping the adverse
environmental impact of light pollution and space debris.
International Labor Rights
Fund - Dedicated to achieving just and humane working conditions
for workers worldwide. They are committed to overcoming child labour,
forced labour and other abusive practices.
James
Randi Educational Foundation - Skeptical reports on psychics
and other frauds.
Kawartha
Turtle Trauma Centre - Taking care of injured turtles.
Kartoo
- Search engine which clusters results by relevance.
LabourStart
- Where trade unionists start their day on the Net.
Library
and Archives Canada - Gateway to Canada's information heritage.
Marxism.ca
- A hub featuring links to selected resources about Marxism.
Marxists
Internet Archive - A online archive of the writing
of Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels and many other writers in the Marxist
tradition.
Marxmail
- The Marxism Mail list
Media
Link - Publications & Broadcast Media Online.
Media
Names & Numbers - A comprehensive directory of
the Canadian media.
MediaInfo
- Media lists, media relations, media training, media resources.
MediaSource
- Resources for effective media relations.
MediaSources
- Media relations tools, resources and training.
Microsuck
- For those who don't love Microsoft.
The
Middle East Conflict - Resources for peace, justice, and
human rights.
Mooter
- Search engine ranking results by relevance.
The
Nation - Progressive American periodical.
National
Research Council Web Clock - When you need to know the time
to the second.
New
Internationalist - Articles from the New Internationalist,
chat forum, ethical shopping, more.
New
York Times - The #1 U.S. daily newspaper.
NewsSources.ca
- Pointers to news
9/11
Myths - Takes on the conspiracy theories about September
11 and examines them critically.
OnlineSources
- Online information sources for journalists, reporters, public
relations practitioners and other in the field of news, media, and
media relations.
Parliamentary
Names & Numbers - A comprehensive directory of
Canada's federal and provincial governments.
Planet-Friendly
Calendar - A calendar of events.
Project
Gutenberg - Online electronic library of thousands of books.
Publicity
Plus: Raise your profile and get media coverage - How
to maximize your media impact using Sources,
Red
Menace - A libertarian socialist
newsletter.
Rockridge
Institute - Looks at how issues are framed by the right and
how the left can respond.
Shunpiking
Online - Progressive Nova Scotia periodical.
Skeptical
Inquirer - In defense of science against all manner of unscientific
thinking.
Socialism.ca
- A hub featuring links to selected resources about socialism,
as well as other progressive sites of interest to socialists and
activists.
Sourcebook.ca
- Sources for the media and for those who need to reach the media.
Sources
- Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating
information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly
reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background
information and comment on a wide range of topics. Publications
and services include Sources, SOURCES SELECT® Online, Parliamentary
Names & Numbers, Media
Names & Numbers, The
Sources HotLink, and The
Sources Calendar.
Sources also provides mailing
lists, publishing
and research services, and consultations on publishing projects.
The Sources directory has a search
engine
for subject and name searches, and also features browseable Alphabetical
and Subject
Indexes.
The
Sources Calendar - Check
out newsworthy events across Canada.
Sources
News Releases - Recent news releases from Canadian
organizations and companies.
SourcesAlert
- Tools for reaching the media with your message.
SourcesCanada.com
- Pointers to information about Canada
SourcesCanada.net
- Links to Canadian info
SourcesCanada.org
- Leads to Canadian information
SourcesOnline
- Online sources of information for and about the media, and
for those who need to reach the media.
SourcesSelect
- Articles, reviews, and resources for reporters, writers, editors,
researchers, and media relations and public relations practitioners.
SourceWatch.ca
- Links to watch
SourceWatch.info
- Links to watch
Spacing
- Understanding Toronto's Urban Landscape
Speakers
Gold - Public speaking.
Der
Spiegel - Site of the German newsweekly.
Straight
Goods - Progressive Canadian online publication.
Taz: Die
Tageszeitung - German-language daily published in Berlin.
Toronto
Public Space Committee - Dedicated to protecting public space
from excessive advertising and privatisation.
Toronto
Star - Canada's largest daily newspaper.
Transport
2000 - Promotes environmentally-sound transportation solutions
and gets actively involved in a wide range of issues such as: public
transportation, safety, accessibility, energy efficiency, protection
of the environment, intermodal cooperation and government regulation.
Vivismo
- Search tool software.
Wikipedia
- Internet encyclopedia.
World
Rainforest Movement - An international organization involved
in efforts to defend the world's rainforests. Works to secure the
lands and livliehoods of forest peoples and fights commercial logging,
dams, mining, plantations and other interferences that threaten
the survival of these people and their habitat.
Yahoo.com
- Internet directory.
Zatoun
- Distributes olive oil from occupied Palestine and highlights
the plight of Palestinian farmers and the destruction of their livelihood.
Olive oil is a basic food which reminds us of our common humanity
and the need for justice and peace.
ZNet
- Left-wing magazine and Web site.
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