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Tamiment-Wagner: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties

Collected by: New York University

Archived since: Oct, 2015

Description:

Contains websites of U.S. based entities advocating and defending civil rights and liberties, including freedom of speech. Civil rights are citizens' rights as established by law and protected (usually) by constitution. For technical, privacy and other reasons, archived websites may not be exact copies of the original website at the time of the web crawl.

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Title: Refuse & Resist!

URL: http://artists.refuseandresist.org/

Description: Refuse & Resist! was a human rights activist group founded in New York City in 1987. They opposed censorship, war, acts of police brutality, advocated against the death penalty and other acts of violence. They supported political prisoners, undocumented immigrants, the poor, and reproductive rights. Refuse & Resist! worked through nonviolent resistance, including speaking out in schools, communities and in the media; organizing forums and meetings; demonstrating in the streets; creating and performing cultural works; and contributing financially. The organization officially dissolved in 2006 and the website ceased updating in 2008. The website contains news listings, their CounterAttack magazine, and their artists network.

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Subject:   Radicals |z United States |x Civil rights. Peace movements |z United States. Prisoners |x Civil rights |z United States. Human rights |z United States.

Title: Global Exchange

URL: http://beattheheat.globalexchange.org/

Description: Global Exchange, founded in 1988, is an international human rights organization and resource center dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice and educating the U.S. public about root causes of injustice and the impacts of U.S. government policies and corporate practices. The website contains information on their programs, reality travel tours, event listings, and news updates.

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Subject:   Social justice. Human rights.

Title: Communities United for Police Reform

URL: http://changethenypd.org/

Description: Communities United for Police Reform is a campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and includes dozens of community organizations. Communities United for Police Reform was a key supporter of the Community Safety Act, a groundbreaking reform to the New York Police Department that was signed into law in 2014.

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Subject:   Police brutality. New York Police Department Public safety.

Title: Communities United for Police Reform

URL: http://changethenypd.org/news

Description: Communities United for Police Reform is a campaign to end discriminatory policing practices in New York, and includes dozens of community organizations. Communities United for Police Reform was a key supporter of the Community Safety Act, a groundbreaking reform to the New York Police Department that was signed into law in 2014.

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Subject:   Police brutality. New York Police Department Public safety.

Title: Ferguson Action

URL: http://fergusonaction.com/

Description: Website documenting the Black Lives Matter movement following the police murders of Mike Brown and Eric Garner in 2014. The website includes listings for actions, movement demands, and resources.

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Subject:   Black power. Police Brutality. Grand jury -- United States

Title: Ferguson October

URL: http://fergusonoctober.com/

Description: Website was not captured successfully. Possibly associated with the Organization for Black Struggle.

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Subject:   Black power--United States. Police violence --United States

Title: Ferguson National Response Network

URL: http://fergusonresponse.tumblr.com/

Description: This site was originally created to list actions across the United States organized in response to the Ferguson, MO grand jury decision in the killing of unarmed African-American teenager Mike Brown in 2014. The website later expanded to list other events pertaining to police brutality, racial injustice, and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Subject:   Black power. Police brutality. Grand jury -- United States.

Title: Law Office of Elizabeth M. Fink

URL: http://fkolaw.com/

Description: This is the website for the Law Office of Elizabeth M. Fink, a civil rights and criminal defense attorney. Fink has worked on a number of cases including as the defense attorney for the Attica Prison riot class action suit. She also defended Silvia Baraldini, Dhoruba Bin-Wahad, and the United Freedom Front. The website also contains information on the other attorneys in the law office, Sarah Kunstler and Rebecca Heinegg.

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Subject:   Attica Prison. Legal assistance to prisoners |z United States. Legal services |z New York (State) |z New York. Women lawyers.

Title: Haiti Grassroots Watch

URL: http://haitigrassrootswatch.squarespace.com/

Description: Haiti Grassroots Watch operates as a “watchdog” website which produces text, video, and audio content on the aid and reconstruction of Haiti from the point of view of the Haitian majority. The website provides updates and critique on the reconstruction efforts, as well as structural causes and challenges. Haiti Grassroots Watch is a collaboration of two Haitian grassroots media organizations, Groupe Medialternatif/Alterpresse and the Society for the Animation of Social Communication (SAKS), along with two networks – the network of women community radio broadcasters (REFRAKA) and the Association of Haitian Community Media (AMEKA), which is comprised of community radio stations located across Haiti.

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Subject:   Human rights--Haiti. Haiti.

Title: Campaign to Stop Killer Coke

URL: http://killercoke.org/

Description: The Campaign to Stop Killer Coke is a worldwide movement based on the efforts of thousands of volunteers. Ray Rogers is the director of the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke. His organization, Corporate Campaign, Inc., created the Campaign to Stop Killer Coke to hold The Coca-Cola Company, its bottlers and subsidiaries accountable and to end the gruesome cycle of violence including the systematic intimidation, kidnapping, torture and murder of union leaders and members of their families in efforts to crush their unions, particularly in Colombia and Guatemala.

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Subject:   Coca-Cola Company Human rights--Columbia Human rights--Guatemala Employee rights--Columbia Employee rights--Guatemala Social responsibility of business

Title: The Trials of The Scottsboro Boys

URL: http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/FTrials/scottsboro/scottsb.htm

Description: This website was an archive dedicated to the trials of the Scottsboro Boys. Nine Black teenagers, Haywood Patterson, Charles Weems, Clarence Norris, Andy Wright, Ozzie Powell, Olen Montgomery, Eugene Williams, Willie Roberson, and Roy Wright were falsely accused of raping two white women on a Southern Railroad freight run on March 25, 1931. The results of the trials opened southern juries to Black people, exacerbated sectional strife, and divided America's political left.

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Subject:   Scottsboro Trial, Scottsboro, Ala., 1931. African Americans--Civil rights--Alabama.

Title: I am Mike Brown Livestream

URL: http://livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930

Description: Livestream coverage of protests and events following the murder of unarmed African-American teenager Mike Brown by Darren Wilson, a Ferguson, MO police officer.

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Subject:   Black power. Police brutality. Grand jury--United States.

Title: Million Hoodies Movement for Justice

URL: http://millionhoodies.nationbuilder.com/

Description: The Million Hoodies Movement for Justice is a national non-profit with over 50,000 members working to protect and empower young people of color from racial profiling and gun violence. The organization was founded in response to the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012. The organization is named for the hooded sweatshirt Martin wore when he was shot. The organization works through demonstrations and lobbying. The website contains event listings, curated music for the organization and actions, and a blog.

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Subject:   Martin, Trayvon, 1995-2012 Discrimination--United States. Racial profiling in law enforcement--United States.

URL: http://millionhoodies.net/

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Title: National Action Network

URL: http://nationalactionnetwork.net/

Description: National Action Network is a civil rights organization in the Nation with chapters throughout the entire United States, founded in 1991 by Reverend Al Sharpton. They work to promote a civil rights agenda that includes the fight for one standard of justice and equal opportunities for all people regardless of race, religion, nationality, or gender. Their initiatives include criminal justice, voter protection, anti-violence and gun control, jobs creation, corporate responsibility, education, and decency. The organization works through a ministry as well as non-violent direct action. The website includes information on their campaigns and events, news, video, images, and Al Sharpton's blog.

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Subject:   Civil rights |z United States. Corporate accountability. Peace movements |z United States. Voter registration.

Title: Organization for Black Struggle

URL: http://obs-stl.org/

Description: The Organization for Black Struggle was founded in 1980 by activists, students, union organizers and other community members in order to build Black power. The organization strives to build a movement that fights for political empowerment, economic justice and the cultural dignity of the African-American community, especially the Black working class.

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Subject:   Black power--United States. Police violence --United States

Title: Puerto Rico - Solidarity Network / Red Solidaria PR-SN

URL: http://prsolidarity.blogspot.com/

Description: The Puerto Rico Solidarity Network is an organization that works to inform and build support for the Puerto Rico working class labor, community, environment, and student grassroots struggles and also work to promote and develop connections in New York and across the United States.

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Subject:   Working class--Puerto Rico Puerto Rico--History--Autonomy and independence movements

Title: Haiti Grassroots Watch

URL: http://www.ayitikaleje.org/

Description: Haiti Grassroots Watch operates as a “watchdog” website which produces text, video, and audio content on the aid and reconstruction of Haiti from the point of view of the Haitian majority. The website provides updates and critique on the reconstruction efforts, as well as structural causes and challenges. Haiti Grassroots Watch is a collaboration of two Haitian grassroots media organizations, Groupe Medialternatif/Alterpresse and the Society for the Animation of Social Communication (SAKS), along with two networks – the network of women community radio broadcasters (REFRAKA) and the Association of Haitian Community Media (AMEKA), which is comprised of community radio stations located across Haiti.

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Subject:   Human rights--Haiti. Haiti.

Title: Cuban American Alliance Education Fund

URL: http://www.cubamer.org/

Description: The Cuban American Alliance Education Fund, Inc. (CAAEF) is a nonprofit national network of Cuban Americans that educates the public on issues related to hardships resulting from United States-Cuba relations. The Alliance is a vehicle for the development of mutually beneficial engagements which promote understanding and human compassion. The website contains news and legislative updates, event listings, reader commentary, and gallery.

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Title: Global Exchange

URL: http://www.globalexchange.org/

Description: Global Exchange, founded in 1988, is an international human rights organization and resource center dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice and educating the U.S. public about root causes of injustice and the impacts of U.S. government policies and corporate practices. The website contains information on their programs, reality travel tours, event listings, and news updates.

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Subject:   Social justice. Human rights.

Title: International Freedom of Expression Exchange

URL: http://www.ifex.org/

Description: International Freedom of Expression eXchange Network, created in 1992 in Montreal works to expose violations of free expression around the world and promote free expression. The website publishes news and runs advocacy campaigns. IFEX’s positions are based upon the principles of Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. IFEX numbers 95 independent organizations worldwide and is managed by the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).

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Subject:   Freedom of speech. News Web sites. Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Human rights.

Title: Million Hoodies Movement for Justice

URL: http://www.mhoodies.org/

Description: The Million Hoodies Movement for Justice is a national non-profit with over 50,000 members working to protect and empower young people of color from racial profiling and gun violence. The organization was founded in response to the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012. The organization is named for the hooded sweatshirt Martin wore when he was shot. The organization works through demonstrations and lobbying. The website contains event listings, curated music for the organization and actions, and a blog.

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Subject:   Martin, Trayvon, 1995-2012 Discrimination--United States. Racial profiling in law enforcement--United States.

Title: Millions March NYC

URL: http://www.millionsmarchnyc.org/

Description: The Millions March NYC was a march on December 13th 2014, which was part of a national "Day of Anger" in response to the police murders of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Akai Gurley in 2014. The website includes logistical information about the march, as well as the demands of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Subject:   Black power. Police brutality. Grand jury -- United States.

Title: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

URL: http://www.rcfp.org/

Description: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press (RCFP) is an American nonprofit organization, founded in 1970, that provides free legal assistance to and on behalf of journalists. A number of prominent journalists presently sit on the organization's steering committee, including Dan Rather, and Judy Woodruff and, prior to his death, Walter Cronkite. Its offices are located in Arlington, Virginia.The RCFP actively aids in defending reporters facing subpoenas and court orders to disclose the identity of confidential sources. The Reporters Committee is also involved in a variety of First Amendment, shield law, freedom of information, and other free speech activities, including state open records and meetings law compliance. The organization publishes a quarterly magazine, The News Media & The Law. In addition, the Reporters Committee files legal briefs on a variety of issues that affect a journalist's ability to gather and disseminate news and also maintains a 24-hour legal defense hotline for journalists and media lawyers.

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Subject:   Freedom of the press.

Title: Refuse & Resist!

URL: http://www.refuseandresist.org/

Description: Refuse & Resist! was a human rights activist group founded in New York City in 1987. They opposed censorship, war, acts of police brutality, advocated against the death penalty and other acts of violence. They supported political prisoners, undocumented immigrants, the poor, and reproductive rights. Refuse & Resist! worked through nonviolent resistance, including speaking out in schools, communities and in the media; organizing forums and meetings; demonstrating in the streets; creating and performing cultural works; and contributing financially. The organization officially dissolved in 2006 and the website ceased updating in 2008. The website contains news listings, their CounterAttack magazine, and their artists network.

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Subject:   Radicals |z United States |x Civil rights. Peace movements |z United States. Prisoners |x Civil rights |z United States. Human rights |z United States.

Title: This Stops Today

URL: http://www.thisstopstoday.org/

Description: This Stops Today came together to respond to the Staten Island grand jury’s failure to indict police officers in the killing of Eric Garner in 2014. The organization called for eleven days of action to reflect the eleven times Eric Garner told police officers "I can't breathe" before he died. This website includes listings of actions in New York City.

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Subject:   Black power. Police brutality. Grand jury -- United States.

Title: Trayvon Martin Organizing Committee

URL: https://trayvonoc.wordpress.com/

Description: The Trayvon Martin Organizing Committee is an organization that advocates for justice for Trayvon Martin. Martin was fatally shot by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012. Zimmerman was tried on June 24, 2013, and found not guilty the following day. The organization believes that Martin’s death was a race based murder and Zimmerman was not arrested because of white supremacy and classism inherent in the criminal justice system. The website contains information about rallies in response to the not guilty verdict, as well as reports from the rallies’ aftermath.

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Subject:   Martin, Trayvon, 1995-2012 Discrimination--United States.

URL: https://vimeo.com/21200560/

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URL: https://vimeo.com/25386631/

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URL: https://vimeo.com/96122755/

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92RpDk0o3CU

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgaWZGyItCY

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URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWM0uNdjL4U

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