Cultural Environment Movement P.O. Box 318947, Philadelphia, PA 119104 Phone 215/387-5303
Organizing began in 1991 for this effort to build a coalition of organizations "working for freedom, fairness, diversity and democracy on the cultural front." Its founding convention was just held 15-17 March 1996 in St. Louis. For information see CEM's Web site at
http://ccwf.cc.utexas.edu/~cmbg/cem/
CultureNet University of Calgary, Canada
This electronic information clearinghouse and publications service on Canadian cultural organizations (initiated by arts faculty at the University of Calgary, in cooperation with the Canadian Conference of the Arts and the Canadian Institute for Theatre Technology) can be accessed at
http://www.culturenet.ucalgary.ca/index.html
Democracy Works -- a project of the
Institute for Alternative Journalism
Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) formerly in Washington, DC, now in San Francisco
For information about this national advocacy organization, visit their Web site at
http://www.eff.org
or send e-mail to
info@eff.org
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) Washington, DC
For information about this national advocacy organization, send e-mail to
info@epic.org
Esperanza Peace and Justice Center San Antonio, TX
Esperanza's Web site, featuring articles from La Voz de Esperanza, Center schedules, upcoming events, and articles of interest to the Center's constituents, is located at
http://texas.net/users/thestich/
FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting) New York, NY
Media watchdog group documenting the conservative bias of mass media, publisher of EXTRA!, offers online information at FAIR's Web site:
http://www.fair.org/fair/
including a usefully cross-referenced online index of FAIR articles and a national press list.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal regulatory agency for telecommunications publishes notices, the Daily Digest and downloadable materials at the FCC Web site:
http://www.fcc.gov
Independent Television Services (ITVS) Suite 401, 51 Federal Street, San Francisco, CA 94107 -- Phone 415/356-8383 -- fax 415/356-8391
This national producer and supporter of independently-produced media for the public TV network, established as a Congressional mandate to the Corporation for Public Bradcasting, maintains a Web site at
http://www.itvs.org/ITVS
The media-forum was founded by ITVS for discussing the future of public television and other media: to subscribe, send e-mail to media-forum-approval@actwin.com, explaining your interest in the group saying whether you want to receive the digest or non-digest version of the list.
Institute for Alternative Journalism San Francisco, CA
Nonprofit dedicated to strengthening and improving public access to independent and alternative journalism maintains a Web site focusing especially on media professionals and people engaged in combatting right-wing efforts to censor arts and media, restrict civil rights and influence government, reachable at
http://www.mediademocracy.org
Of particular interest is the home page for Democracy Works, an online guide to people and organizations promoting greater understanding and tolerance in America and heightened awareness of threats to freedom of expression and civil liberties, at
http://www.democracyworks.org
IAJ's Congress on The Media and Democracy was held 29 February-3 March 1996 in San Francisco. For proceedings, see IAJ's Congress Web page at
http://www.mediademocracy.org/congress/1996
A draft of the Information Bill of Rights to be discussed at the conference can be found at
http://www.alternet.org/an/congress/bill.html
Institute for First Amendment Studies
Founded in 1984, IFAS is a non-profit educational and research organization focusing solely on the activities of the radical Religious Right. Institute for First Amendment Studies Web site at
http://www.berkshire.net/~ifas
IFAS maintains The Electronic Activist, an e-mail address directory of congresspeople, state governments, and media entities nationwide at
http://www.berkshire.net/~ifas/activist/index.html
Institute for Global Communications (IGC Networks) San Francisco, CA
Nonprofit progressive computer networking project operating under the aegis of the Tides Foundation, IGC Networks -- comprising PeaceNet, EcoNet, LaborNet, WomensNet -- maintains a Web site including many links to progressive organizations and issue discussions at
http://www.igc.org
Left Curve P.O. Box 472, Oakland, CA 94604-0472
Left Curve is an artist-produced critical magazine which has established a Web site, which includes highlights from issue Number 18 onward, at
http://www.wco.com/~leftcurv
Left Curve "addresses the problem(s) of cultural forms emerging from the crises of modernity that strive to be independent from the control of dominant institutions and free from the shackles of instrumental rationality." See Csaba Polony's editorial essay for a more thoroughgoing treatment of this irregularly published journal's editorial focus. Subscriptions are $35 for 3 issues for institutions and $35 for individuals.
Library of Congress Washington, DC
Full texts of bills, the Congressional Record, and links to other federal services can be found via "Thomas" at
http://www.loc.gov
National Alliance for Media Arts & Culture (NAMAC) 346 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone 415/431-1391 -- fax 431-1392
Nonprofit established in 1980 as a national alliance of media arts centers, NAMAC provides support the media arts field and represents over 200 member media arts organizations. The National Coalition of Multicultural Media Artists (NCMMA) operates as a special interest group of NAMAC, focusing on media artsists from historically excluded communities. For more information, write, call or send e-mail to
namac@igc.apc.org
or visit their Web site at
http://www.igc.org/namac
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) Washington, DC
Nonprofit membership organization for the 56 state arts agencies of the United States and its territories, providing member agencies with information, resources and representation in Washington. For NASAA's Web site, go to
http://www.tmn.com/0h/Artswire/www/nasaa/nasaa.html
National Asian American Telecommunications Association (NAATA) 2nd Floor, 346 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
For more information on this national nonprofit's program to support independent Asian American media, contact them at: NAATA, Second Floor, 346 Ninth Street, San Francisco, CA 94103. Phone 415/863-0814, fax 415/863-7428. Regular memberships $30/year, students and seniors $15. Visit NAATA's Web site at
http://www.naatanet.org
CrossCurrent Media (NAATA's distribution program) catalogue of over 180 film, video and audio titles by Asian Pacific American and Asian independent producers for the educational media market is available on the Web at
http://www.naatanet.org/distrib/index.html
National Campaign for Freedom of Expression (NCFE) Seattle, WA and Washington, DC
National organization established to fight censorship in the arts, now broadening to focus on cultural policy generally as it affects freedom of expression. NCFE's quarterly Bulletin, legislative updates and press releases are available through the AlterNet "Culture Wars " home page at
http://www.alternet.org/an/demworks.html#freedom.html
Organizational information is available at NCFE's own Web site:
http://www.tmn.com/Artswire/www.ncfe.html
or gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org:70/00/orgs/.alternet2/orgs/18
Current and back issues of NCFE's quarterly Bulletin are available at at
gopher:/gopher.igc.org:70/11/orgs/alternet/newslet/ncfe
National Committee Against Repressive Legislation (NCARL) Washington, DC
For information about NCARL, send e-mail to
kgage@igc.apc.org
National Public Radio (NPR) Washington, DC, with local affiliates nationwide
Nonprofit programming service for national public radio. Program information, job openings in public broadcasting by state at NPR's Web site:
http://www.npr.org
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) New York, NY
Nonprofit arts service organization provides grants and services to individual artists and their organizations in all artistic disciplines throughout New York State and in other parts of the United States, as described further at the NYFA Web site:
http://www.tmn.com/0h/Artswire/www/nyfa.html
People For the American Way 2000 M Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20036
Established in 1980. Artsave project begun in 1991 to monitor and combat attacks on creative expression. Contact them at
pfaw@pfaw.org
or call 1-800-743-6768. They plan to have a Web site up and running soon.
Political Research Associates (PRA) Suite 300, 120 Beacon Street, Somerville, MA 02143-4304
Nonprofit monitors the activities of antidemocratic, rightwing organizations, publishing The Public Eye quarterly and has published a great deal of information on the Internet. Visit PRA's Web site at
http://www.igc.apc.org/pra/
P.O.V./The American DocumentaryNew York, NY
Nonprofit producer of national PBS series of independently produced nonfiction film and video. The P.O.V. Interactive initiative provides online information and discussion opportunities relating to broadcast programs, as well as links to organizations involved with the issues they address. For information, go to
http://www.pbs.org/pov/
Public Broadcasting System (PBS) 1320 Braddock Place, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone 703-739-5000 -- fax 739-0775. Local affiliates nationwide
Nonprofit programming service for national public TV. Public information and educational materials, as well as links to national PBS programs and local public TV stations at PBS's Web site:
http://www.pbs.org
Social Thought San Francisco, CA
Interview program with wide range of social theorists produced by Michael Phillips at Western Public Radio for distribution to radio stations and on cassette. Information at the producer's Web site:
http://www.well.com/user/mp
Strategies for Media Literacy, Inc. P.O.Box 450910, San Francisco, CA 94146-0910 -- Telephone: 415-621-2911.
This San Francisco-based non-profit promotes media education in the United States. Works with educators to provide Media Literacy Institutes in analysis of classroom media and hands-on production of print, video and new technologies for the K-12 classroom. A journal of media literacy Telemedium is co-published by Strategies for Media Literacy and the National Telemedia Council. Strategies for Media Literacy's WWW site can be found at
http://www.kqed.org/fromKQED/Cell/ml/home.html
A mirror site can be reached at
http://www.sirius.com/~medialit
WebActive Progressive Networks, Suite 701, 616 1st Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104 Phone (206) 447-0567 -- fax 223-8221
WebActive: What's New In Activism Online? is a project of Progressive Networks (who make audio-on-demand software for the Internet), producing a weekly Web publication for progressive activists. WebActive can be found at
http://www.webactive.com
Of special interest to progressive Websters is the WebActive Directory, located at
http://www.webactive.com/webactive/directory/directory.html