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In Daily Life:

American Company Review

Read reviews of American companies that are sweatshop-free, animal free, environmentally friendly, unionized, and socially responsible.

http://www.acreview.suburbanalcuts.com

Graand

Free Classified Ads Portal

www.graand.com

Be The Dream

Focuses on building community resources and practices for a new world order.

http://www.bethedream.net

Boycott City

Forum for people to share information about things they do not like in the world around them.

http://boycottcity.org

Boycott Now

A forum for the discussion and promotion of worldwide boycotts and protests.

http://www.boycott-now.org/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi

Caution: Children at Work

Church World Service page with information about youthful activists, links to their library which has films about sweatshops where millions of children are imprisoned.

http://www.churchworldservice.org/FactsHaveFaces/childwrk.html

Civic Practices Network (CPN)

CPN shares a commitment to bring practical methods for public problem solving into every community and institutional setting in America.

http://www.cpn.org/

Dads and Daughters

Organization of men with daughters. Provides tools to build relationships. Current project confronts western culture's valuing girls only for superficial aspects such as body weight and appearance.

http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/

Dalit Solidarity Network - UK

Network of individuals, groups, movements and agencies working in solidarity with Dalit communities in India. Offers overview, activities and campaigns.

http://www.dsnuk.org/

Empowerment

A source for empowering people and communities via the internet with links to a wide range of progressive topics.

http://www.angelfire.com/mi3/empowerment/

GoodHumans Guidelines

Visitors may obtain a rating of goodness, learn about how to be a "GoodHuman" and contribute to a definition of what that is.

http://www.goodhumans.com/Guidelines?

Human Rights - at The Mining Co.

Stay on top of human rights efforts and issues worldwide. Link to campaigns, organizations, and learn what actions you can take.

http://uspolitics.about.com/

Ikuyo Conant Taiko Drummer

About Taiko drumming and performing arts to create a more life-enhancing and peaceful world.

http://www.geocities.com/ikuyoconant/

Kindness Inc.

Information about Dr. Chuck Wall and his organization to promote random acts of kindness.

http://www.kindnessinc.org/

Labour Behind The Label

Network of organisations supporting garment worker's efforts worldwide to defend rights and improve wages.

http://www.labourbehindthelabel.org/

No Statusquo Websites

Articles and web links about political issues.

http://www.nostatusquo.com/

People Owning Infinite New Tomorrows

Bringing together individuals and groups who recognize the need for a raising of consciousness in our society, and who are willing to start taking responsibility for making a positive difference in their own lives.

http://maxpages.com/point

The September Project

Join with neighbors on September 11 at your local library to share and discuss ideas about democracy, citizenship, and patriotism through public talks, roundtables, and performances.

http://www.theseptemberproject.org/

So what can I do?

Weblog discusses specific ways an individual can make a positive impact on the world.

http://sowhatcanido.blogspot.com/

A Spiral Path to Knowhere

One couple's experience and insights with simple living, peace and justice issues, creativity, and living in the spirit.

http://vst.cape.com/~rch/index.html

Sustainable Settings

A demonstration and research project designed to focus community life around meaningful and environmentally sustainable practices.

http://www.sustainablesettings.org

Sxethic

Many essays on ethics, with a focus on animal and human rights in daily life. Covers vegetarianism, veganism, sexual and racial equality, straightedge, and hardliners.

http://www.angelfire.com/ok2/sxethic/index.html

Tony Schwartz "How To"

Review and summary of works of this media consultant and author. Focus is on how progressive, activists can effectively use air and print media.

http://home.nyc.rr.com/tonyschwartz/

Topfree Equal Rights Association (T.E.R.A.)

An association that helps women having legal difficulty going without tops in public places in Canada and the USA, and informing the public on this issue.

http://tera.ca

Wastewatch

Promotes action on waste reduction, reuse and recycling throughoutt the UK.

http://www.wastewatch.org.uk/

Who Will Love America?

Web book about how to be a responsible citizen. Contains 100 actions that, when done by each of us on a day-to-day basis and when the situations arise, keep America strong and thus free.

http://www.goodcitizen.org

Women's Environmental Network

WEN is an organisation which links women and the environment and is especially concerned with issues concerning women's health and reproductive systems.

http://www.wen.org.uk/

What's At Stake 2: Defining the Public Interest in the Digital Age

A publication of the Benton Foundation addressing points where digital technology intersects with important issues. (1997)

http://www.benton.org/publibrary/was2/toc.html

Bank cuts UK rates to 57-year low

The Bank of England has cut interest rates by one percentage point from 3% to 2%, their lowest level since 1951.

news.bbc.co.uk

Keane resigns as Sunderland boss

Roy Keane stands down as Sunderland manager after 27 months in charge at the Stadium of Light.

news.bbc.co.uk

Nice smell...

But why else would anyone buy a new car these days?

news.bbc.co.uk

Mother guilty over Shannon kidnap

Shannon Matthews's mother and co-accused Michael Donovan are convicted of kidnapping the nine-year-old in a plot to claim a £50,000 reward.

news.bbc.co.uk

US Congresswoman hangs up on Obama

A US Congresswoman hangs up the phone on President-elect Barack Obama, thinking the call is a hoax.

news.bbc.co.uk

DNA database 'breached rights'

Keeping the DNA of two Britons with no convictions was a breach of their human rights, a European court rules.

news.bbc.co.uk

Send your video, pictures and story ideas

Have you got a good story? BBC News wants to hear from you.

news.bbc.co.uk

Your pictures

Readers' images of snowfalls across the UK

news.bbc.co.uk

Jobs go at Troubles murder team

The special police team set up to investigate murders during the troubles is to make 75 staff redundant.

news.bbc.co.uk

Menezes family's inquest protest

The family of Jean Charles de Menezes have walked out of the inquest into his death at the Oval Cricket Ground in London in protest.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pietersen praises collective move

England captain Kevin Pietersen says he did not have to persuade any of his Test squad to return to India following the Mumbai terror attack.

news.bbc.co.uk

Cash glow

How much does a street light cost for one night?

news.bbc.co.uk

Kenya PM calls for Mugabe removal

Power-sharing in Zimbabwe is dead and Africa must unite to oust President Mugabe, says Kenya's prime minister.

news.bbc.co.uk

Smith accused of raid 'ignorance'

Jacqui Smith is attacked for not knowing a Tory MP was to be arrested, as her predecessor says she should have been told.

news.bbc.co.uk

DNA dilemma

Will European ruling result in more unsolved crimes?

news.bbc.co.uk

Interest rates

Which lenders are passing on the rate cuts to customers?

news.bbc.co.uk

Carmakers 'affect entire US economy'

The chairman of the Senate committee deciding whether to rescue the Detroit Three carmakers says the health of the entire US economy is at stake.

news.bbc.co.uk

Child protection review announced

The Scottish Government announces a wide-ranging review of guidance on child protection practices.

news.bbc.co.uk

Pakistan dilemma

Relations with India strained in wake of the Mumbai attacks

news.bbc.co.uk

Lie detectors for benefit claims

Voice-recognition lie detectors are used by two Welsh councils in a bid to clamp down on people making false benefits claims.

news.bbc.co.uk

Canada PM wins parliament delay

Canadian PM Stephen Harper secures a suspension of parliament, saving him from defeat in a confidence vote.

news.bbc.co.uk

Liverpool hit by Torres setback

Liverpool striker Fernando Torres faces a minimum of four weeks on the sidelines because of a hamstring injury.

news.bbc.co.uk

No decision over Shields pardon

The High Court reserves judgement in the case of jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields, who has started a pardon bid.

news.bbc.co.uk

Controversial Lapland theme park closes down

The firm running a Lapland-style theme park in the New Forest criticised by visitors as "hell" and a "scam" close it down.

news.bbc.co.uk

Nasa delays its next Mars mission

The US space agency (Nasa) has delayed the launch of its Mars Science Laboratory rover mission from 2009 to 2011.

news.bbc.co.uk