readysetresearch: Contemporary Issues: Find Your Issue! Websites

Sites Covering Many Issues

AMAZE Videos ~[392]~
AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed. Real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know about sex, your body and relationships.

Ballotpedia
You can search the Encyclopedia of American Politics at the top of the home page. Ballotpedia is the digital encyclopedia of American politics and elections. Our goal is to inform people about politics by providing accurate and objective information about politics at all levels of government. We are firmly committed to neutrality in our content. As a nonprofit, our mission is to educate. We're here for you when: You're considering a run for office; You're making decisions about how you'll vote in an election; You need the latest political news and analysis from a reliable, nonpartisan source.
JSTOR Daily: Black Lives Matter
Freely available authoritative articles on Black Lives from JSTOR.

Brookings ~[392]~
Conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and global economy and development

Change.org
Scroll down and search by Topic. Start a petition for change.

Freedom House ~[392]~
Freedom of the Press, an annual report on media independence around the world, assesses the degree of print, broadcast, and digital media freedom in 199 countries and territories. Published since 1980, it provides numerical scores Freedom House works to defend human rights and promote democratic change, with a focus on political rights and civil liberties. We act as a catalyst for freedom through a combination of analysis, advocacy, and action.

PBS Frontline
Watch the television program Frontline past investigations.

Human Rights Watch ~[392]~
Human Rights Watch defends the rights of people in 90 countries worldwide, spotlighting abuses and bringing perpetrators to justice
Humane Society of the United States ~[392]~
We fight the big fights, working to end all forms of animal cruelty and achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society.
The Institute for Women's Policy Research ~[392]~

Issue Lab
Search by Issue Areas
Learning for Justice
We provide free resources to educators—teachers, administrators, counselors and other practitioners—who work with children from kindergarten through high school. Educators use our materials to supplement the curriculum, to inform their practices, and to create inclusive school communities where children and youth are respected, valued and welcome participants.
Topics: Race & Ethnicity, Religion, Ability, Class, Immigration, Gender & Sexual Identity, Bullying & Bias, Rights & Activism
PEW Research Center: Global Attitudes & Trends
ProCon.org
Today's issues with different points of view
Public Agenda
Search by Issue area. While U.S.-centered, find reports on immigration, foreign policy, energy & environment.

Room for Debate: New York Times ~[392]~
Scroll down for discussion topics
TED Talks ~[392]~

Times Topics: The New York Times Topic Guide
Each topic page collects all the news, reference and archival information, photos, graphics, audio and video files published on topics ranging from A M Castle & Company to Zyuganov, Gennadi A. This treasure trove is available without charge on articles going back to 1981.

Understanding Prejudice ~[392]~
Women's eNews ~[392]~

Women's Rights: Human Rights Watch
Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are needlessly high, and women are prevented from making deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.

Some Specific Issues . . .Click Topic and then Scroll Down for Resources

Animals Ethics
BBC Ethics Guide
Animal rights, human wrongs?
From the Journal EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) Reports. U.S.National Library of Medicine. Introduction to the Talking Point on the use of animals in scientific research.
Animal Testing – Pros & Cons
ProCon.org
Animal Welfare Act
Animal Welfare Information Center. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Times Topics: Animal Abuse, Rights and Welfare
New York Times

Humane Society of the United States ~[392]~
We fight the big fights, working to end all forms of animal cruelty and achieve the vision behind our name: A humane society.

The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
List of Top 10 Endangered Animal Species in Asia
Owlcation
PETA: The Issues
People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals

Black Lives Matter Guide
Lots of resources!

Advertising’s Toxic Effect on Eating and Body Image
Harvard University, School of Public Health
Asia's Ideal Beauty: Looking Caucasian
CNN
Body Image
University of Michigan
Body Image
Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
Bwell: Eating Concerns and Body Image
Brown University
Do Racial Minorities Respond in the SameWay to Mainstream Beauty Standards? Social Comparison Processes in Asian, Black, and White Women
Self and Identity, 2: 153–167, 2003
Psychology Press
1529-8868/2003
DOI: 10.1080/15298860390129908
How Beauty Teaches Minorities To Look More White
Refinery29
Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls
2007. American Psychological Association
What is Body Image? - National Eating Disorders Collaboration
The National Eating Disorders Collaboration (NEDC) is an initiative of the Australian Government Department of Health

7 Things You Own That Might Have Been Produced By Child Labor
BuzzFeed
11 Facts About Human Trafficking
DoSomething.org
Child Labor: Child Protection from Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
UNICEF
Indonesia: Child Tobacco Workers Suffer as Firms Profit
Human Rights Watch
School Doors Closed for Millions
Human Rights Watch
Trafficking in Children
ILO - International Labour Organization

Bullying & Prejudice Research Guide
Lots of resources!
Bullying
American Psychological Association
Bullying
Pew Research Center
BullyingUK
Ditch the Label: Research Papers
An Educator's Guide to Combating Bullying & Bully Prevention
Teacher.org
Frenemies and Bullying: Helping Girls Cope When Friendship Is Used as a Weapon
A Mighty Girl
Kids Against Bullying
Learning for Justice: Bullying & Bias
MediaSmarts: Cyberbullying
Resources for students, teachers, parents
New York Times Topics: Bullying
StopBullying.gov
Trevor Support Center
Trevor Project - LGBTQ Youth
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Asexual
Bisexual
Coming Out
Family & Friends
Gay & Lesbian
Glossary
Healthy Relationships
HIV/AIDS
Homelessness
I have a Crush
In School
International
Mental Health
LBBT& Religion
Self-Injury
Sexual Health
Trans* & Gender Identity

Use these "ReadySetResearch" Guides:

Global Climate Change
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Environmental Justice
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Center on Wrongful Convictions
Northwestern University
Death Penalty
Amnesty International
Death Penalty Focus
DPIC: Death Penalty Information Center
History of the Death Penalty
Frontline PBS
Innocence Project
The Innocence Project, founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice.
The Innocence Project of Texas
"Wrongs Made Right"
An International Perspective
DPIC: The Death Penalty Information Center
National Coallition to Abolish the Death Penalty

Are Social Networking Sites Good for Our Society?
ProCon.org
Digital Addiction
Psychology Today
Do Violent Video Games Contribute to Youth Violence?
ProCon.org:
Google Glass User Treated for Internet Addiction Caused by the Device
Student News Daily
Growing Up Online
PBS. 2008
Studies, Surveys, Research
The Internet and Education
News Articles
Internet & Technology
Pew Research Center. Many topics
Media Issues
MediaSmarts. Canada's Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
Virtual Worlds - Internet Addiction
PBS Frontline

Environmental Justice Guide

Fake News? Media Literacy Research Guide
What is Plagiarism?
Plagiarism.org
Google News: Plagiarism
Find latest news on plagiarism
The Guardian: Plagiarism News
The Guardian, Articles
NY Times Topics: Plagiarism
Avoiding Plagiarism: Exercises
Purdue University, Online Writing Lab
Preventing Plagiarism when Writing
Plagiarism.org
5Ws Checklist & Worksheet
Print out & fill in for each resource
Website Evaluation Guide
EasyBib

News Lit Quiz: So, what’s the First Amendment?
These 10 questions test your knowledge of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Can you ace it?
The First Amendment: What do we Know?
START HERE! NewsLiteracyProject.
Is Press Freedom Eroding in the U.S.?
NLP
Unsurprisingly, it’s Hard to Define ‘Fake Mews’
NLP
FOIA: Information: It's for Everybody
NLP
First Amendment
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
First Amendment
National Constitution Center. The National Constitution Center in Philadelphia brings together people of all ages and perspectives, across America and around the world, to learn about, debate, and celebrate the greatest vision of human freedom in history, the U.S. Constitution. A private, nonprofit organization, the Center serves as America’s leading platform for constitutional education and debate, fulfilling its congressional charter “to disseminate information about the U.S. Constitution on a nonpartisan basis.”
Constitution Annotated: First Amendment
U.S. Government. Find US Supreme Court cases decided within each Clause of the First Amendment.
World Press Freedom Day 3 May
United Nations

Armenian Genocide
Armenian National Institute
Armenian Genocide - Facts & Summary
History Channel
Genocide: Prevention
United States Hoiocaust Memorial Museum
Genocide Acts During the 20th Century, Chart
Utah Educational Network
Genocide in the 20th Century: Armenians in Turkey: 1915-1918 1,500,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide in the 20th Century: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992-95 - 200,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide in the 20th Century: Nazi Holocaust: 1938-1945 - 6,000,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide in the 20th Century: Pol Pot in Cambodia 1975-1979 2,000,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide in the 20th Century: Rape of Nanking: 1937-1938 - 300,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide in the 20th Century: Rwanda: 1994 - 800,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide in the 20th Century: Stalin's Forced Famine: 1932-1933 - 7,000,000 Deaths
The History Place
Genocide Studies Program
Yale University
The Triumph Of Evil | 1994 Rwandan Genocide
PBS Frontline

Globalization Guide
Many resources

Organizations Linked to International Economic Development

Economic & Financial Terminology - The Economist

ASEAN Business Advisory Group
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Brookings: Global Economy
The Commonwealth iLibrary
Titles are organized by series, year and alphabetically, and search and discovery of complete publications or even their components – articles and chapters – is a click away. You can READ but not download or print articles and books.
G20
G20 was initiated in 1999 and consists of Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union (EU).
Global Exchange
A bit dated. Use for definitions, background. Global Exchange is an international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world.
Global Gateway: Research Guides & Databases
Library of Congress
- Country Studies
- Latin American Studies
- Global Legal Information Network
- Vietnam Era POW/MIA Database
- US / Russian Joint Commission Database
Global Policy Forum
""...an independent policy watchdog that monitors the work of the United Nations and scrutinizes global policymaking. GPF works particularly on the UN Security Council, the food and hunger crisis, and the global economy.""
The Group of 77
The Group of 77 (G-77) was established on 15 June 1964 by seventy-seven developing countries signatories of the “Joint Declaration of the Seventy-Seven Developing Countries” issued at the end of the first session of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva.
IHME: Measuring What Matters
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation. Search by Topic, Country, Reports, more.
IMF: International Monetary Fund Data & Statistics
Popular Data:
World Economic Outlook April 2016
Global Financial Stability Report April 2016
Learn About Global Development: Understanding Poverty
The World Bank
MBS: Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online
The Monthly Bulletin of Statistics Online presents current economic and social statistics for more than 200 countries and territories of the world. It contains 55 tables, comprising over 100 indicators, of monthly, quarterly and annual data on a variety of subjects illustrating important economic trends and developments, including population, industrial production indices, price indices, employment and earnings, energy, manufacturing, transport, construction, international merchandise trade, finance and national accounts.

For more than 80 years, the Monthly Bulletin of Statistics has been published by the United Nations Statistics Division and previously by the League of Nations.
OECD iLibrary
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. Books, papers and statistics and is the gateway to OECD’s analysis and data
TED: Global Issues
UN Data
Database is comprised of a wide range of important statistics and metadata drawn from the United Nations, UN agencies and other international sources. It covers key economic, social, financial and development topics.
UN iLibrary: Economics
United Nations publications. Browse by Theme, Country, and Theme & Country!
United Nations: Sustainable Development and Climate Action
World Bank Open Data
World Economic Forum
"international organization for public-private cooperation"
World Statistics Pocketbook
UN
World Trade Organization
Hover over each tab on top for subtopics. Ex: Trade Topics

Coalition for the Homeless
The Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children. We believe that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since our inception in 1981, the Coalition has worked through litigation, public education and direct services to ensure that these goals are realized.
Institute of Global Homelessness
The IGH is the first organisation to focus on homelessness as a global phenomenon with an emphasis on those who are living on the street or in emergency shelters. It is a partnership between Depaul International and DePaul University, in Chicago, where the IGH is based.
Learning for Justice: Class
Build a deeper understanding of wealth, poverty and systems of economic class. Empower students to understand income and resource disparity. Empower yourself to recognize the unique assets of low-income students and to challenge school practices and policies that favor wealthier students.
National Alliance to End Homelessness
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
Although flawless counts are impossible to come by – the transient nature of homeless populations presents a major difficulty – the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates that 40,056 veterans are homeless on any given night. Over the course of a year, approximately twice that many experience homelessness. Only 7% of the general population can claim veteran status, but nearly 13% of the homeless adult population are veterans.

Human RIghts Research Guide
African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies
African Commission on Human and People's Rights
The African Charter established the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Commission was inaugurated on 2 November 1987 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Commission’s Secretariat has subsequently been located in Banjul, The Gambia.In addition to performing any other tasks which may be entrusted to it by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, the Commission is officially charged with three major functions: Protection of Human and Peoples' Rights; Promotion of Human and Peoples' Rights; and Interpretation of the African Charter.
Amnesty International USA - Protect Human Rights
Since 1961, we’ve been helping
people claim their rights across
the world.
ASEAN Human Rights Body
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Commission on the Status of Women
United Nations. United Nations. See "What We Do" and click on an area of concern (Violence, Economic, Leadership, etc.)
Equipo Nizkor
Equipo Nizkor is an international organization working for the respect and promotion of human rights in different topics and areas. Our work includes the socialization of human rights information, the investigation of human rights abuses, the development of international human rights law, the preservation of memory and the fight against impunity.
Freedom House: Freedom in the World
Freedom House is founded on the core conviction that freedom flourishes in democratic nations where governments are accountable to their people. Our research and analysis frame the policy debate in the United States and abroad on the progress and decline of freedom.
Global March Against Child Labour
The Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) is a worldwide network of trade unions, teachers’ associations and civil society organisations that work together towards the shared development goals of eliminating and preventing all forms of child labour, slavery and trafficking and ensuring access by all children to free, meaningful and good quality public education.
Human Rights First
Human Rights First is an independent advocacy and action organization that challenges America to live up to its ideals. We believe American leadership is essential in the global struggle for human rights, so we press the U.S. government and private companies to respect human rights and the rule of law. When they fail, we step in to demand reform, accountability and justice. Around the world, we work where we can best harness American influence to secure core freedoms.
Human Rights Watch
ICBL - International Campaign to Ban Landmines
The International Campaign to Ban Landmines is a global network in some 100 countries that works for a world free of antipersonnel landmines, where landmine survivors can lead fulfilling lives.
International Criminal Court
Trying individuals for genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression
Learning for Justice: Rights
Help students understand the role of rights and resistance in shaping our history, and provide models of informed civic engagement. From women's suffrage to the civil rights movement to Standing Rock, our rights and activism resources can help inspire students to recognize and speak out against injustice.
National Human Trafficking Hotline
Human trafficking is a form of modern-day slavery. This crime occurs when a trafficker uses force, fraud or coercion to control another person for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex acts or soliciting labor or services against his/her will. Force, fraud, or coercion need not be present if the individual engaging in commercial sex is under 18 years of age.
Oxfam International
Oxfam is a global organization that fights inequality to end poverty and injustice. We offer lifesaving support in times of crisis and advocate for economic justice, gender equality, and climate action. We demand equal rights and equal treatment so that everyone can thrive, not just survive.
Project Disappeared: Memory, Truth and Justice
Project Disappeared is an attempt by diverse human rights organizations and activists to keep the memory of the disappeared alive and search for justice. It is a place to get to know and to remember the victims of State terrorism in Latin America and the world. And it's a place where to also get to know the kidnappers, the torturers and killers responsible for the disappearances and deaths of thousands of people. Finaly, it is a place where to begin to learn, understand and analyze what State terrorism and the practice of forced disappearances means, and fight so it never happens again.
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Algeria
Argentina
Brazil
Colombia
Chile
Guatemala
Indonesia
Mexico
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Turkey
USA
Uruguay
Western Sahara
Other Countries
United Nations Human Rights Council
The Human Rights Council is an inter-governmental body within the United Nations system made up of 47 States responsible for the promotion and protection of all human rights around the globe. It has the ability to discuss all thematic human rights issues and situations that require its attention throughout the year. It meets at the UN Office at Geneva.
Universal Human Rights Index
United Nations. The Index allows the user to find out about human rights issues worldwide, and to see how the legal interpretation of international human rights law has evolved over the past ten years.
UNODC on Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling
United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Human trafficking and migrant smuggling are global and widespread crimes that use men, women and children for profit. The organized networks or individuals behind these lucrative crimes take advantage of people who are vulnerable, desperate or simply seeking a better life. UNODC strives for the eradication of these crimes through the dismantling of the criminal enterprises that trade in people and the conviction of the main perpetrators. Ultimately, our work safeguards people from the abuse, neglect, exploitation or even death that is associated with these crimes.

Annenberg Classroom: Immigration
This timeline addresses milestones in immigration and government policies.
The Brookings Institution: Immigration
A wealth of information and reports
Global Migration Group
The Global Migration Group (GMG) is an inter-agency group bringing together heads of agencies to promote the wider application of all relevant international and regional instruments and norms relating to migration, and to encourage the adoption of more coherent, comprehensive and better coordinated approaches to the issue of international migration. The GMG is particularly concerned with improving the overall effectiveness of its members and other stakeholders in capitalizing upon the opportunities and responding to the challenges presented by international migration.
Immigration
The Heritage Foundation. Heritage’s mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense.
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Congress and the Administration must start pursuing fair and practical solutions to America’s broken immigration system and porous borders. Learn more with Solutions.
International Migration
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs. Publications, Databases, Reports, Events
The International Migration Review (IMR)
Center for Immigration Studies. The International Migration Review (IMR) is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects of international migration. Established in 1964, IMR is widely regarded as the leading scholarly journal in the field of international migration, ethnic group relations and refugee movements. It represents the single most comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis and review of international migration.
Learning for Justice: Immigration
Tell complex stories about immigration in the United States and find strategies for serving immigrant students and families. Our resources can help you teach accurately about immigration and offer undocumented and ELL students resources and support. Address immigration myths, research changing demographics and explore the value of a diverse society.
OECD: Migration
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Key links:
Economic aspects of migration
Integration policies and indicators
Migration and development
Migration policies
Monitoring migration
Migration policy debates
Yick Wo and the Equal Protection Clause
Annenberg Classroom. This documentary examines the case Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886) in which the Supreme Court held that noncitizens have due process rights under the 14th Amendment’s equal protection clause. The Court said that unequal application of a law violated the rights of a Chinese immigrant.
(20 min)

Healthy Relationships Research Guide
LGBTQ Rights & Resources Research Guide
Women's Studies Research Guide
Good links for women's issues, feminism, sexism

AMAZE Videos ~[392]~
AMAZE takes the awkward out of sex ed. Real info in fun, animated videos that give you all the answers you actually want to know about sex, your body and relationships.

7 Tips on How To Be A Trans-Ally
Ditch the Label
14 Ways You Can Help Destroy Rape Culture
BuzzFeed
24 Stereotypes Women Are Sick And Tired Of Hearing
BuzzFeed
Alliance for International Women's Rights
A clever, cute ad that shatters gender stereotypes ... by Barbie? Yep.
UpWorthy
Female Mutilation
UNICEF
Gender, Sexuality, & Identity
Amnesty International:
Global Fund for Women
We fund bold, ambitious, and expansive gender justice movements to create meaningful change that will last beyond our lifetimes.
Great Women's Rights Movement Footage - 1970s
David Hoffman
Guttmacher Institute
The Guttmacher Institute is a leading research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights in the United States and globally.
Haaretz: A Look at the Rights of Women in Arab Countries
Online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel,
International Womens' Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific
International Women’s Rights Project (IWRP)
Learning for Justice: Gender & Sexual Identity
Teach the facts about sex assigned at birth, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, and learn how to advocate for LGBTQ youth. Whether you're just becoming familiar with gender diversity or ready to start a gay-straight alliance at your school, our resources can help you and your colleagues shape inclusive policies and empower vulnerable students.
List of Gender Stereotypes
Health Guidance
ONE: The First Gay Magazine in the United States
JSTOR. Article about the publication of ONE
Real men don't say 'cute' Psychologists Tap Big Data and Twitter to Analyze the Accuracy of Stereotypes
Science Daily
Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity are Nothing New
Free & Equal United Nations
The Third Gender in Thailand - Kathoey
Service Learning in Thailand
Transgender Rights: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
UN MDG#3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women
United Nations Millennium Development Goals and Beyond 2015
UN Women
UN Women is the global champion for gender equality, working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential. We are trusted partners for advocates and decision-makers from all walks of life, and a leader in the effort to achieve gender equality.
Womankind Worldwide
We support women’s rights organisations across Africa and Asia to change the lives of women and girls. Our partners are key to creating a better world for women and girls. They understand what is happening in their communities and how to tackle negative social norms and gender stereotypes that perpetuate gender inequality.
Women's Rights: Human Rights Watch
Despite great strides made by the international women’s rights movement over many years, women and girls around the world are still married as children or trafficked into forced labor and sex slavery. They are refused access to education and political participation, and some are trapped in conflicts where rape is perpetrated as a weapon of war. Around the world, deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth are needlessly high, and women are prevented from making deeply personal choices in their private lives. Human Rights Watch is working toward the realization of women’s empowerment and gender equality—protecting the rights and improving the lives of women and girls on the ground.
Women's Rights: Pictures, Videos, Breaking News
Huffington Post
Women in Southeast Asia
Asia Society

All Things Nuclear
Union of Concerned Sciences
Arms Control Association
Working to eliminate the threats posed by the world’s most dangerous weapons
The 1986 Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident
From The International Atomic Energy Agency.
"In October 1989 the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) received a request from the Government of the USSR to organize and co-ordinate an assessment of the guidance given by the Soviet authorities to persons living in radiologically contaminated areas, and to evaluate measures to taken to safeguard the health of the population."
Backgrounder on Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident
U.S.Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Background
Health Effects from the Accident
U.S. Reactors and NRC's Response
Discussion
Sarcophagus
Information Resources
Chernobyl: The True Scale of the Accident
World Health Organization. 20 Years Later a UN Report Provides Definitive Answers and Ways to Repair Lives
Chernobyl Then and Now: 28 Haunting Images from Nuclear Disaster
April 26 is the day the world commemorates the worst-ever nuclear disaster. Twenty-eight years after the Chernobyl power plant blew up, RT remembers the tragedy and takes a look at the changes that time has wrought to the fallout zone. April 26, 2014
ICAN | International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
ICAN is the international campaign to stigmatise, prohibit & eliminate nuclear weapons.
International Atomic Energy Agency
NPEC: The Nonproliferation Policy Education Center
A nonpartisan, nonprofit, educational organization
founded in 1994 to promote a better understanding of strategic weapons proliferation issues. NPEC educates policymakers, journalists,
and university professors about proliferation threats and possible new policies and measures to meet them.
NRC: Nuclear Security and Safeguards
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) was created as an independent agency by Congress in 1974 to ensure the safe use of radioactive materials for beneficial civilian purposes while protecting people and the environment. The NRC regulates commercial nuclear power plants and other uses of nuclear materials, such as in nuclear medicine, through licensing, inspection and enforcement of its requirements.
Nuclear & Uranium
U.S. Energy Information Administration. Independent Statistics & Analysis
Nuclear Energy Institute
Voice for nuclear energy

Air Pollution Puts Children at Higher Risk of Disease in Adulthood, According to Stanford Researchers and Others
Climate Policy, Environmental Justice, and Local Air Pollution
The regulatory framework designed to safeguard our air quality is failing to adequately address local air pollution problems.
Fossil fuel Air Pollution Responsible for 1 in 5 Deaths Worldwide
02/09/2021 | Environmental Research
More Lights, More Diseases?
CityLab. Jan 2018. "An ongoing study suggests light pollution’s effects on animals can help spread some viruses, like West Nile."
The Most Detailed Map of Auto Emissions in America
NY Times, Oct 10 2019
Noise and Light Pollution Impact Songbird Reproduction
“We already know that songbirds are facing threats from climate change, plus, they’re experiencing habitat fragmentation and habitat loss with more intensification of agriculture and urbanization. Even if we are able to address some things by adding habitat, our findings show that if there’s noise and light pollution, birds might not breed well there,” said Caren Cooper, associate professor in the North Carolina State University Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources and a study co-author.
Public Health Literacy
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Air Pollution; Biological Pollution; Noise Pollution; Water Pollution
Shedding Light on the Cost of Light Pollution
Artificial light has a huge variety of harmful effects on ecosystems. Scientists are exploring ways to mitigate the damage.
Why is Everything Getting Louder?
The Atlantic. Nov 2019. Noise pollution! "Experts say your body does not adapt to noise. Large-scale studies show that if the din keeps up—over days, months, years—noise exposure increases your risk of high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and heart attacks, as well as strokes, diabetes, dementia, and depression. Children suffer not only physically—18 months after a new airport opened in Munich, the blood pressure and stress-hormone levels of neighboring children soared—but also behaviorally and cognitively."

10 Amazing Cold War Propaganda Posters
Advertising, Promotion and Sponsorship
Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth
Boston University
Chinese Posters
1. Early years (1949-1965)
2. Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
3. Modernization (1977-1997)
Cuba Demands
""This pamphlet reviews the case made by Cuba before the UN in 1999 against the United States for crimes committed against the Cuban people. It was simultaneously published in Spanish."
Democrata Daisy TV Ad for 1964 Presidential Campaign
Famous LBJ Advertisement that only ran one time on television.
Editorial Cartoons: An Introduction
Learning for Justice. This lesson explores what editorial cartoons are and how they differ from other types of editorial content, and it offers students a simple strategy that will help them analyze and understand these cartoons' larger meanings. GRADE LEVEL 6-8 9-12
Herblock!
Political cartoonist. Library of Congress
Powers of Persuasion
U.S. National Archives. Poster art from World War II
MediaStudies@ca
Media Studies. Malaspina University-College. See these articles & presentations:
The Spectrum of Persuasion
Excerpts from Endless Propaganda
Images and propaganda: From the Sacred to the profane
Persuasive Technologies
Revolution, Reform, and Modernity
PR! A Social History of Spin
Fascism and the Cult of Nation
Propaganda in the Communist State
Propaganda at War
The Art of Protest: From Vietnam to AIDs
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion: Weapons of Influence and Reciprocation
Excerpts from No Logo
Influence: Commitment and Consistency
Influence: Social Proof
Influence: Liking and Authority
Influence: Scarcity
Propaganda Critic
Propaganda Critic. Author Aaron Delwiche. Although the authors hold clearly defined political views, the site is intended to be as objective as possible, holding all sides of the spectrum up to equal scrutiny.
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The author, Aaron Delwiche, holds a doctorate in communications from the University of Washington and a B.A. in political science from the University of California at Berkeley. Aaron is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Trinity University.

As an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at Trinity University, Aaron teaches courses on hacking subcultures, transmedia storytelling and video-game design and criticism. His award-winning experiments with games in the classroom have been covered by international publications ranging from Wired to The Guardian (UK). In 2009, he received a grant from the Lennox Foundation in support of the seminar series "Reality Hackers: The Next Wave of Media Revolutionaries." and published an anthology of essays related to the series. He is also the co-editor, with Dr. Jennifer Henderson, of the forthcoming Routledge Handbook of Participatory Cultures.
Reading the Signs on the Wall: Unsanctioned Images in the Public Sphere
Marshall Soules and Tricia Irish, Vancouver Island University. In many jurisdictions around the world, graffiti and unsanctioned postering have been identified as a costly urban social problem. While many solutions have been proposed, most of them treat graffiti as vandalism and postering as a form of unsightliness or litter. Both graffiti and postering are assumed to signify urban decay and increased incidence of crime, and municipalities are often willing to devote considerable resources to control these related phenomena.
Vintage Ad Browser (search by topic)
Over 100,000 examples of decades of advertisements.

10 Reasons You Should Support Black Lives Matter
A must read. DNA weekly.
158 Resources to Understand Racism in America
Articles, videos, podcasts, and websites from the Smithsonian that chronicle the history of anti-Black violence and inequality in the United States.
Anti-Oppression LibGuide
New York Institute of Technology. Anti-Oppression Resources; Anti-Racism Resources; Anti-Islamophobia; LGBTQIA Resources; Anti-Ableism Resources; Feminist Resources; Resources for DACAmented Students; Allyship-Take Action; Identify Our Biases; Self-Care Resources
Anti-Racism Resources for All Ages
Created by Dr. Nicole A. Cooke, Augusta Baker Chair, University of South Carolina.
Anti-Racist Resource Guide
Guides on all these Topics: Anti-Asian Racism; Black Trans Lives; Breonna Taylor; Buy; Children & Parents; Confederate Monuments; Crime & Policing; Education; For Black Women & Girls; Get Involved; Implicit Bias; Listen; Organizations; Protests; Racism, Defined; Read; Start Conversations; Vote; Watch
Ben & Jerry's Just Explained Systemic Racism in a Mic-dropping Statement
Upworthy
EJI: Equal Justice Initiative
Racial Justice; Children in Prisons; Mass Incarcerations; Death Penalty; Just Mercy
ENAR (European Network Against Racism): Afrophobia in Europe
Key FIndings
Glossary of Terms and Acronyms
University of Texas Libraries, Diversity Action Committee
Learning for Justice: Class
Build a deeper understanding of wealth, poverty and systems of economic class. Empower students to understand income and resource disparity. Empower yourself to recognize the unique assets of low-income students and to challenge school practices and policies that favor wealthier students.
Learning for Justice: Race & Ethnicity
Cultivate positive identity formation, encourage students to confront racial and ethnic injustice, and prepare them to live and work together in a diverse world. Our resources can help you facilitate discussions about race and guide students through lessons on white privilege, economic inequality, mass incarceration, the complexities of identity and more.
Post-Brexit hate crimes have a context: Europe is More Racist than the Rest of the World
World Economic Forum
Posters Encouraging People To “Join The Alt-Right” Have Popped Up In Toronto
BuzzFeed
Racism & Anti-Racism Guide
Full guide with databases, websites, video, audio
Racism - Primary Sources
The Zine Guide @ Berea College
Racism. It Stops With Me.
Australia. Racism. It Stops With Me is a national campaign that provides tools and resources to help people and organisations learn about racism and stand against it by acting for positive change.
Racism in 30 Vintage Ads
BuzzFeed
Slavery - An Unbroken Chain
The New Humanitarian. Azara is one of at least 43,000 people born into slavery in Niger, a landlocked West African country with a population of 12 million, comprising eight main ethnic groups.
A Smart Dude Takes on Racism with Facts. Not Wild Accusations. Facts. And I'm Begging you to Listen
Upworthy. John Green
Teaching for Change: Educator Resources
By drawing direct connections to real world issues, Teaching for Change encourages teachers and students to question and re-think the world inside and outside their classrooms, build a more equitable, multicultural society, and become active global citizens. Our professional development, publications, and parent organizing programs serve teachers, other school staff, and parents. Our main focus is national and we have dedicated programs in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Understanding Prejudice
Resources, Video, Activities, Links, Assessments
Understanding Prejudice In these pages you will find more than 2,000 links to prejudice-related resources, as well as searchable databases with hundreds of prejudice researchers and social justice organizations.
What is Systemic Racism?
RaceForward
White Supremacy Culture Characteristics
Showing Up for Racial Justice

Above the Influence
A program of the non-profit Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.
Alcohol & Public Health
Centers for Disease Control
Alcohol: Problems & Solutions
State University New York
Alcoholics Anonymous
Tobacco: Statistics & Facts
"Since 1967, we’ve been defying the odds and pushing back against Big Tobacco, leading to a reduced death toll from tobacco."
Tobacco and Cancer
American Cancer Society
Club Drugs
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Drug Facts
National Institute of Drug Abuse
Drugs & Alcohol
Teen Health
Drugs of Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
Gallup Polls: Tobacco and Smoking
Gallup Polls
Global Tobacco Control (CDC)
Centers for Disease and Control
NIDA for Teens: Facts on Drugs - Tobacco Addiction
National Institutes of Health
SAMHSA Current Topics
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA Publications and Digital Products
SAMHSA. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Smoke in the Eye
Frontline
Smoking
Teens Health
Smoking & Tobacco
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tobacco Statistics & Facts
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: A Call for Global Citizens
We are a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In an increasingly crowded, chaotic, and contested world and marketplace of ideas, the Carnegie Endowment offers decisionmakers global, independent, and strategic insight and innovative ideas that advance international peace.
Children of Conflict
BBC World Service. Click Child Soldiers; Wounded Children; Lost Children; Child Workers; Child-headed Households
Cold War History
BBC 1950-1991
Cold War International History Project: Wilson Center
"The Cold War International History Project supports the full and prompt release of historical materials by governments on all sides of the Cold War, and seeks to accelerate the process of integrating new sources, materials and perspectives from the former "Communist bloc" with the historiography of the Cold War."
Ethics of War
BBC
Global March Against Child Labour | From Exploitation to Education
The Global March Against Child Labour (Global March) is a worldwide network of trade unions, teachers’ associations and civil society organisations that work together towards the shared development goals of eliminating and preventing all forms of child labour, slavery and trafficking and ensuring access by all children to free, meaningful and good quality public education.
Global Policy Forum
Global Witness
Our goal is a more sustainable, just and equal planet. We want forests and biodiversity to thrive, fossil fuels to stay in the ground and corporations to prioritise the interests of people and the planet.
Hot Issues: Jamestown Foundation
Jamestown Foundation, Global Research & Analysis. Publications:
China Brief
Eurasia Daily Monitor
Terrorism Monitor
Militant Leadership Monitor
Commentaries
Russia in Decline
Russia in the Middle East
War by Other Means
The Growing Importance of Belarus on NATO’s Eastern Flank
Russia’s Path to the High-Tech Battlespace
Black Sea Battleground: Risks and Challenges in Europe’s Threatened Frontier
Is a Two-State Solution (Israel and Palestine) an Acceptable Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
ProCon.org
Making the History of 1989: The Fall of Communism in Eastern Eiurope
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History & New Media. Introductory Essay; Primary Sources; Scholar Interviews; Teaching Modules:Case Studies
Our Modern World at War
BBC
Price of Freedom: Americans at War
The Smithsonian National Museum of American History
Refugees International
Refugees International advocates for lifesaving assistance, human rights, and protection for displaced people and promotes solutions to displacement crises. We do not accept any government or UN funding, ensuring the independence and credibility of our work.
Terrorism / Counterterrorism
Human Rights Watch
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism Web Links
United States Institute of Peace. Great place to start when researching Terrorism
UCDP Conflict Data Program
The Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP) is the world’s main provider of data on organized violence and the oldest ongoing data collection project for civil war, with a history of almost 40 years. Its definition of armed conflict has become the global standard of how conflicts are systematically defined and studied.
Issue Areas
As part of our mandated responsibility to help prevent, mitigate and resolve violent conflict abroad, the U.S. Institute of Peace is joining the efforts being undertaken by civil society organizations, elected officials and governments across the world to address issues of justice, diversity, equity and inclusion in the field of peacebuilding.
War and Terrorism | National Council for the Social Studies
National Council for the Social Studies

Foundations for Peace & Justice

Foundations for Peace & Justice Websites

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: A Call for Global Citizens
We are a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
In an increasingly crowded, chaotic, and contested world and marketplace of ideas, the Carnegie Endowment offers decisionmakers global, independent, and strategic insight and innovative ideas that advance international peace.
The Carter Center: Waging Peace. Fighting Disease. Building Hope
Council on Foreign Relations
"The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries."
The Ford Foundation: Working with Visionaries on the Frontlines of Social Change Worldwide
Global Policy Forum
The Rockefeller Foundation: Building Greater Resilience and More Inclusive Economies
We improve lives and the planet, and unleash human potential, through innovation. We are dedicated to the principle that all men and women – dignified and resilient as they are – have the right to health, food, power and economic mobility. We seek to advance those goals with a better use of science and data and through collaboration with partners and grantees. By identifying and accelerating breakthrough solutions, ideas and conversations, The Rockefeller Foundation works to improve the well-being of people everywhere.
UNICEF

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Foundations for Peace & Justice