US Links
FOR ACTIVISTS
Resources & Contacts
www.pax.protest.net/
A project of Protest.Net to provide a central listing of anti-war
activites that have sprung up around the world. The cycle of terror
and violence that was seen on September 11th must not be followed by
further killing. You can also submit An Event: The Listings aren't
static, so add your events so everybody can know what's happening in
your area.
ANSWER (Act Now to Stop the War and End Racism)
Website: www.internationalanswer.org
If you believe in civil liberties and oppose racism and war, demonstrate
around the world. The coalition is planning future actions. We urge all
organizations internationally to join together at this critical time and
take action.
International Action Center
Information, Activism, and Resistance to U.S. Militarism, War, and Corporate
Greed, Linking with Struggles Against Racism and Oppression within the
United States , Founded by Ramsey Clark, Former U.S. Attorney General
Website: www.iacenter.org
One of the main organizers of the ANSWER coalition
Global Exchange "Hate-Free Community" campaign
Download posters from:
Website:www.globalexchange.org/september11/hateFreeZone.html
Phone: 415-255-7296;
Email: peace@globalexchange.org
Posters with anti-hate crime & and pro-religious unity messages (some bilingual) can be printed/downloaded from this Website: www.US-UNITE.ORG
HOTLINES
Hotlines for BIAS ATTACKS and HARASSMENT
Asian-American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF)
Legal guidance and assistance for Asians & Asian-Americans
Email contact for violence/harassment reports:
Sin Yen Ling,sling@aaldef.org
Phone: 212-760-9110,212-966-5932
Fax: 212-966-4303
Email (general): info@aaldef.org
Website:www.aaldef.org
Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence (CAAAV)
Advocacy, information and referrals for victims of anti-Asian violence
and police brutality.
Languages: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, English
Phone: 718-220-7391
Fax: 718-220-7398
Email: justice@caaav.org
Website:www.caaav.org
SIKH.org (website) Hate crimes against Sikhs or anyone else can also
be reported on the sikh.org Website:www.sikh.org/hatecrime
Email: hateagainstsikhs@yahoo.com.
Contact: info@sikh.org or
Phone: 212-894-3752 ext 3603
U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Hotline
To report discrimination against Muslims and Arabs. Callers should provide
as much detail as possible, and stress the prejudicial nature of the incident
as this line has been reluctant to classify incidents as hate
crimes.
Phone (toll-free): 800-552-6843
ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SPEAKERS OR WORKSHOPS
The Hagop Kevorkian Center at NYU
A national resource center on the Middle East, providing media briefings
for news professionals and teaching resources for high school and college
teachers, including training workshops, speakers and multimedia teaching
materials.
Phone: 212-998-8872,
Email:
Website:www.nyu.edu/gsas/program/neareast/
American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC)
A speakers list (with affiliations, areas of expertise and contact info)
is available along with extensive other information about Arab American
issues, on ADC's:
Website:www.adc.org
RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS & PARENTS
NY Teach Against the War
Email list for teachers, K-college, in the NYC metro area. Subscribe by
sending a message to: NYTeachAgainsttheWar@topica.com
"Beyond Blame: A Reaction to the Terrorist Attack," free 30-page
curriculum for middle and high school students, focused on issues of justice
and mislaid blame. Produced by Education Development Center (Newton, MA)
Phone: 617-618-2700;
Website:www.edc.org/spotlight/schools/beyondblame.html
Educators for Social Responsibility (Cambridge, MA)
Free lesson plans, newly updated guide on "Talking to Children About
Violence and Other Sensitive and Complex Issues in the World," &
other materials. Suggestions for when and how to talk to children, ways
to respond to revenge and retaliation fantasies, ideas for collective
action, anti-Arab sentiment, rage, fear, etc.
Contact:
Phone: 800-370-2515 or 617-492-1764; Fax: 617-864-5164;
Email: educators@esrnational.org
Website:http://www.esrnational.org
NECA/Teaching for Change (Washington, DC)
Lesson plans (updated daily)
And numerous other resources for educators (some in Spanish)
Contact: 800-763-9131;
Email: necadc@aol.com
Website: www.teachingforchange.org/Sept11.htm
Advocates for Children (New York, NY)
AFC works on behalf of children from infancy to age 21 who are at greatest
risk for school-based discrimination and/or academic failure, especially
children with disabilities, ethnic minorities, immigrants, homeless children,
foster care children, limited English proficient children and those living
in poverty. Provides individual case advocacy, technical assistance, and
training for parents, students, and professionals about children's educational
entitlements and due process rights in NYC.
Contact:
Phone: 212-947-9779 ext. 39;
Website:www.advocatesforchildren.org
More websites addressing the issue of talking to youth about hate crimes:
www.adl.org/main_education.asp
www.cphv.usm.maine.edu
www.adc.org/education/advice.htm
www.mincava.umn.edu/hatebias.asp
www.talkingwithkids.org
www.civilrights.org/news_and_events/tragedy.html
www.tolerance.org
National Lawyers' Guild
Up-to-date news and legal information, especially for immigration law;
will help you find a lawyer in an emergency; offers "Know Your Rights"
materials & trainings.
Phone: 212-627-2656 (national office); 617-227-9727 (National Immigration
Project, based in Boston);
Email: nlgno@nlg.org (national office);
Website:www.nlg.org
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
For information on proposed "anti-terrorism" laws and their
impact on immigrants and civil liberties:
Phone:212-549-2500;
e-mail:infoaclu@aclu.org
Website:www.aclu.org
Immigration Rights
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)
A Quaker organization with numerous immigration-related programs around
the country, plus information
on peace and conscientious objection.
Contact: Janna Shadduck-Hernandez
(national immigration program coordinator in the Philadelphia office),
Phone:215-241-7128; Fax: 215-241-7119;
Email: jshernandez@afsc.org
Website: www.afsc.org
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
A national organization composed of local coalitions and immigrant, refugee,
community, religious, civil rights and labor organizations and activists.
Contact:
Phone: 510-465-1984;
Email: nnirr@nnirr.org
Website: www.nnirr.org
La Resistencia
A national organization devoted to anti-discrimination and anti-racism,
especially as directed toward Latino/a immigrants.
P.O.
Box 2823, Houston, TX 77252-2823
Phone: 713-521-3099;
Email: laresistencia@laresistencia.org
Website:www.laresistencia.org
HUMAN RIGHTS
Amnesty International
Information about human rights issues and current situations around the
world, including recent events and responses.
Contact:
Phone: 212-807-8400; Fax: 212-463-9193 or 212-627-1451;
Email:admin-us@aiusa.org
Website:www.web.amnesty.org
Center for Economic & Social Rights (Brooklyn)
Fact sheets on Afghanistan & other information on human rights and
labor rights in general.
Contact:
Phone:718-237-9145; Fax: 718-237-9147;
Email: rights@cesr.org;
Middle East Program: mep@cesr.org;
Website: www.cesr.org
FILM & VIDEO
Jung (War)
In the Land of the Mujaheddin, about the devastating civil war in Afghanistan
which has maimed and killed thousands of its citizens for more than 20
years. The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival will provide
a Beta SP or VHS (NTSC) cassette copy of this film free of charge to organizations
for community screenings over the next several months.
Contact:
Bruni Burres, Human Rights Watch International Film Festival,
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th floor, New York, NY 10118-3299
Phone: 212-216-1264; fax 212-736-1300;
email :burresb@hrw.org
Website: www.hrw.org/iff
Paper Tiger Television Collective has two new 28-minute videos about
the Sept. 11 disaster and its aftermath: "9.11" and "Turning
Tragedy Into War".
For information:
Email: info@papertiger.org
Phone: 212-420-9045;
Website: www.papertiger.org
Women Make Movies is providing free rentals (charging only shipping and
handling) through Dec. 31, 2001, on films about Arab and Muslim culture.
Contact:
Women Make Movies,
462 Broadway, Suite 500G, New York, NY 10013.
Phone: 212-925-0606 x360; fax: 212-925-2052
email: educate@wmm.com
Website: www.wmm.com
Afghanis
Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) was established
in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 1977 as an independent political/social organization
of Afghan women fighting for human rights.
Contact:
RAWA, P.O.Box 374, Quetta, Pakistan;
Phone: 0092-300-8551638 (Pakistan);
Fax:760-281-9855 (California, USA).
Email: rawa@rawa.org
Website: www.rawa.org
Afghan Womens' Mission (Pasadena, CA) works to support Afghan refugees,
particularly by funding projects which address the desperate health care,
education, and empowerment needs of the Afghan refugees, primarily women
and children.
Contact: 509-756-2236;
Email: info@afghanwomensmission.org
Website: afghanwomensmission.org
Islam and Muslims
Latin American Muslim Unity (Fresno, CA)
Contact: 559-431-LAMU;
Email: LatinMuslims@hotmail.com;
Website: www.latinmuslims.com
(website includes historial page on Islam in Latin America, including
linguistic& cultural impact)
Zaytuna Institute of Islamic Studies (Hayward, CA):
Contact: 510-582-1979;
Email: info@zaytuna.org
Website: www.zaytuna.org
Islamic Institute (Washington, DC)
Politically conservative.
Website: www.islamicinstitute.org
(contains information on Islam and Muslim culture and society, as well
as news items and press releases regarding the Sept. 11 attacks).
Arabs and Arab-Americans
Arab American Institute (Washington DC): Clearinghouse for Arab American
participation government, and research on the Arab American constituency;
also deals with policy issues.
Contact: 202-429-9210; Fax: 202-429-9214;
Website: www.aaiusa.org
Arab American Action Network (Chicago, IL)
Phone: 773-436-6060; Fax: 773-436-6460;
Email: aaan@aaan.org
Website: www.aaan.org/board.html
Al-Hewar Center for Arab Culture and Dialogue (Virginia):
Contact: 703-281-6277; Fax: 703-281-0528 or 775-854-9846;
Email: alhewar@alhewar.com
Website: www.alhewar.com/
South Asians and Asian Americans
SAKHI for South Asian Women: a community-based organization in the New
York metropolitan area committed to ending exploitation and violence against
women of South Asian origin, with a particular focus on domestic violence.
P.O.Box 20208, Greeley Square Sation, New York, NY 10001-0006.
Phone: 212-714-9153; Fax: 212-564-8745;
Website: www.sakhi.org
Email: sakhiny@aol.com
South Asian Journalists Association: 212-854-5979;
Website:
www.saja.org
Asian American Journalists Association: 415-346-2051;
Website:
www.aaja.org
ALTERNATIVE MEDIA
Sources of reliable Information
Lists of bias attacks/incidents since Sept. 11, 2001:
www.aaldef.org
www.sikhe.com
www.nyc.indymedia.org/front.php3?article_id
Indymedia (for alternative news and information):
www.indymedia.org
(national)
www.nyc.indymedia.org (NYC)
English language news agencies from targeted regions:
www.paknews.com (Pakistan)
www.dawn.com/2001/09/14/ (Pakistan)
www.dawn.com/2001/09/14
(Afghanistan)
www.afgha.com
(Afghanistan)
www.afghandaily.com
www.arabnews.com (Saudi Arabia)
Yahoo has set up a site with regularly updated news on the post-attack backlash against Arab and Muslim Americans, and links to sites with more information about Arab and Muslim Americans: www.dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Arab_and_Muslim_Americans/
Middle East Network Information Center (MENIC), University of Texas at Austin (site includes information on Middle Eastern countries and resources related to Sept. 11, 2001): www.menic.utexas.edu/menic/
Center for Contemporary Arab Studies (CCAS), Georgetown University (Washington, DC): www.ccasonline.org
National Clearinghouse for Bilingual Education (NCBE) resource highlights:
Sept. 11, posted on Anti-Racism Net:
www.headlines.igc.apc.org
Women and Girls in Afghanistan:
Fact sheet released by the Senior Coordinator for International Women's
Issues, March 10, 1998:
www.state.gov/www/global/women/fs_980310_women_afghan.htm
Q&A on Islam and Arab-Americans, compiled by USA Today:
www.usatoday.com
"How stuff works" website has a section on terrorism with useful information & many links: www.howstuffworks.com
Quotations from Famous People about Islam and the Prophet Mohammed:
www.users.erols.com
BOOKS-SUGGESTED TITLES
Ahmed Rashid, Taliban: militant Islam, oil and fundamentalism in Central Asia: Yale University Press, 2000, New Haven, CT. A progressive scholar's account of the conflict and the full history of the Taliban in Central Asia, plus analysis and ideas about the future of the movement & the region.
Albert Hourani, A History of the Arab Peoples: Warner Books, 1992, New York, NY. A well-organized, comprehensive introduction to the history of Arab peoples in all areas of the Middle East and North Africa, from beginnings to the present.
William L. Cleveland, A History of the Modern Middle East: Westview Press, 1994, Boulder, CO.
Ilan Pappe, The Making of The Arab-Israeli Conflict 1947-1951: I.B.Tauris, 1994, London, UK.
John L. Esposito, ed., Political Islam: revolution, radicalism, or reform?: Lynne Riener Publishers, 1997, Boulder, CO. Collection of essays by scholars on the connections between Islam and politics, including a chapter on Afghanistan and the Taliban.
Elizabeth Warnock Fernea, ed., Children in the Muslim Middle East: Univ. of Texas Press, 1995, Austin, TX. Collection of essays by scholars on the subject of children's rights, education, and welfare in the Muslim Middle East.
WHERE TO FIND MORE BOOKS
American Multi-Cultural Publications:
702 Cedar Lane, Hamilton, NJ 08610;
Phone: 609-777-5533; Fax: 609-777-9500.
Contact for list of published books dealing with cultural diversity in
all parts of the world, especially the U.S., including many books on aspects
of Arab and Hispanic history and community. Publishes the Reference Library
of Hispanic America, and Reference Library of Middle Eastern America,
on Jewish and Arab Americans.
Books on Islam, Ltd.: 240 West 72nd Street, New York, NY 10023.
American Educational Trust (AET) Book Club website:
www.middleeastbooks.com
Powell's online bookstore (new & used), including updated list of available titles relevant to Sept. 11 events. Enter the bookstore website (powells.com) by going through the Powell's staff union website at www.powellsunion.com/Bookstore.htm so that 10% of your purchase will go directly to employees through a negotiated profit-sharing agreement.
A note of acknowledgment: Many of the contacts were taken from the Resource Sheet for NYC Area on the 9-11-01 Tragedy & its Aftermath, produced by Coalition for the Human Rights of Immigrants www.itapnet.org/chri
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