Ivan
Illich Archive
One of the most radical political and social thinkers in the second half of
the twentieth century. His aim is to analyze the institutional structures of
industrialized society and to provide both rigorous criticism and a set of alternative
concepts. On WTP's pages resides a transcript
of Jerry's discussion of a politics of friendship with Illich on 03/22/96.
The
Circle of Friends
Circle for Research on Proportionality (CROP). Key
resource site for background and basis of the Oakland Table project.
Deep Springs College Seminar on Ivan Illich
Companion web site, September 2003.
Interview with Jerry Brown
and Ivan Illich
March 22, 1996. Click here for
excerpts or the full transcript.
Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration
Formerly the Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI). This organization is dedicated
to the conservation and sustainable improvement of agricultural biodiversity,
and to the socially responsible development of technologies useful
to rural societies. RAFI is concerned about the loss of genetic diversity
- especially in agriculture - and about the impact of intellectual
property rights on agriculture and world food security.
Arcosanti
Arcosanti is an experimental city designed according to the concept of arcology
(architecture + ecology), developed by Italian architect Paolo Soleri. In an
arcology, the built and the living interact as organs would in a highly evolved
being. This means many systems work together, with efficient circulation of
people and resources, multi-use buildings, and solar orientation for lighting,
heating and cooling. Parts I
and II of a discussion
with Paolo Soleri and Jerry Brown is available on WTP's pages.
Bulletin
For the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons
A Global Network
to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons formally established at an international
meeting in the Hague/ The Netherlands on 5 November 1995.
Center
of Excellence for Sustainable Development
A Project of the US DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
Consortium
for International Earth Science Information Network
CIESIN is a
non-profit, non-governmental organization to provide information that
would help scientists, decision-makers, and the public better understand
their changing world.
Environmental
Working Group
Water issues,
money's influence in political environmental decision making.
Public
Citizen
Founded by Ralph
Nader in 1971, Public Citizen is the consumer's eyes and ears in Washington.
With the support of more than 150,000 people, Public Citizen fights
for safer drugs and medical devices, cleaner and safer energy sources,
a cleaner environment, and a more open and democratic government.
Global
Trade Watch documents the threat posed by the so-called "free
trade" agenda, of international trade and economic globalization,
to our jobs, the environment, public health and safety and democratic
accountability. The Critical
Mass Energy Project is a powerful voice in the movement to decrease
reliance on nuclear and fossil fuels and to promote safe, economical,
and environmentally sound energy use through conservation and renewable
sources. Congress Watch
champions consumer-related legislation on Capitol Hill, exposes campaign
financing abuses, demands fair U.S. trade and banking policies, and
lobbies to strengthen U.S. health and safety regulations. Most of
all it seeks to bring the democratic process back to the people, by
trying to diminish the influence of moneyed interests who make meaningful
change impossible.
Rainforest
Action Network
Works to help
bring about a sustainable society that will protect the Earths forests
and support the rights of their inhabitants and all life through education,
grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action. RAN is a clearinghouse
for the most up-to-date information on the rainforests. This site
even contains a children's action page.
Right
To Know Network (RTK NET)
Providing free
access to numerous databases, text files, and conferences on the environment,
housing, and sustainable development.
Social
Statistics Briefing Room (SSBR) (A Service of the Whitehouse)
The purpose
of this service is to provide easy access to current Federal social
statistics. It provides links to information produced by a number
of Federal agencies. All of the information included in the Social
Statistics Briefing Room is maintained and updated by the statistical
units of those agencies.
THOMAS
In the spirit
of Thomas Jefferson, a service of the U.S. Congress through its Library.
Complete Publicly Documented Legislation Information. Information
ranges from hot bills on the Congressional Floor this week to Historical
Founding Fathers Documents.
Union of Concerned Scientists
Using sound science,
the UCS tackles problems of global sustainability and global security
focusing on five issue areas: agriculture, arms control, energy, global
resources, and transportation. Issued the World
Scientists Warning to Humanity, an unprecedented appeal from the
world's leading scientists on the destruction of the earth's natural
resources. Signatories included 1,700 scientists worldwide, including
a majority of Nobel laureates in the sciences. Site contains many
thought provoking propositions.
World Food Summit
World leaders
assemble in Rome in November 1996 for a World Food Summit aimed at
renewing global commitment to the fight against hunger. Technical
discussions and information/trivia surrounding this meeting.
World Resources Institute (WRI)
The mission
is to move human society to live in ways that protect the Earth's
environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations
of current and future generations.
Worldwatch
Institute
Dedicated to
fostering the evolution of an environmentally sustainable society,
one in which human needs are met in ways that do not threaten the
health of the natural environment or the prospects of future generations.