[Air-l] Re: How anti-Iraq war protesters employed technology

[robert m. tynes]

Here's some of what you asked for, and a bit more:


(organizations that are very active on the net)

http://www.internationalanswer.org/

http://www.notinourname.net/


(info page about some of the groups around the globe)

http://www.antiwar.com/peaceactions.html


(The Virtual March)

http://www.moveon.org/winwithoutwar/



(some discussion lists)

studentsnowar at yahoogroups.com

professors_for_peace at yahoogroups.com

NYCstudents4peace at yahoogroups.com

NYTeachAgainsttheWar at topica.com






(a petition that longs to be an ad)

http://cows.ctsg.com/


(academic sources re: the Gulf War)

http://www.geocities.com/gulfprotestsbib/index.html




-Robert



On Mon, 24 Feb 2003, Yvonne Waern wrote:

> As a follow up of this discussion, I wonder if anybody has got any
> sources to point to as to the organization of anti-war demonstrations
> via the internet?
>
> I could not find anything before David's first invitation to check
> out his Seattle demonstration pictures.
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Yvonne
>
>
>
>
> >Steve mentioned three factors that can arguably be viewed as different
> >than media before it: relative instantaneity, its reach to so many people,
> >its inherent "copy-ability."  Yvonne Waern added two more: its ability to
> >be easily saved (or archived) and its searchability.
> >
> >i'll add a few more.  1) its still relatively decentralized nature allows
> >for less gatekeepers and arguably a more diverse spectrum of voices and
> >opinions. (no, i'm no cyberutopian but i do think the current information
> >landscape is more diverse than before.) 2) unlike traditional news where
> >we get what we're given (we can only subscribe or buy newspapers that are
> >shipped to our town or city; we can only watch television channels that
> >are bundled by our local providers), we can proactively access what we
> >want (with a few caveats: we need the necessary equipment and training, we
> >need to know the language used on the site or have access to really good
> >translation software, and we often need to subscribe for a fee or
> >register). 3) then there's the classic many-to-many, reader-writer aspect
> >we've been talking about for years -- yes, many past communication
> >technologies, including those mentioned by steve, have elements of this
> >but what other medium has the whole shebang and is used by so many?  david
> >
> >
> >
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