Free Speech Makes Free People
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression's mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of all Americans to free speech and free thought — the most essential qualities of liberty. FIRE educates Americans about the importance of these inalienable rights, promotes a culture of respect for these rights, and provides the means to preserve them.
FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986. We work to invigorate the First Amendment by advocating for greater diversity in the press and by scrutinizing media practices that marginalize public interest, minority and dissenting viewpoints. As an anti-censorship organization, we expose neglected news stories and defend working journalists when they are muzzled. As a progressive group, FAIR believes that structural reform is ultimately needed to break up the dominant media conglomerates, establish independent public broadcasting and promote strong non-profit sources of information.
Resource Library
As we work to bring you feminist news and information, we access many sites to corroborate our information; to get different perspectives on the issues; and to broaden our knowledge and approach. If you have not fully explored our site, you may not be aware of our Resource Library, the vehicle for sharing the sources of our information with you.
New sites will be added as we find and vet them. New categories will be added as the need presents itself. Please use it freely and share it, whenever and wherever you wish. The more we educate ourselves, the more powerful we become as activists and voters, while expanding the size, the scope , and the power of our organizations.
Additionally, many of these sites offer additional services such as: (1) Help with problems you may be experiencing and (2) Opportunities to get involved in the causes you care about so you can become a part of the “solution”. We hope you will be so inspired
Here is a look at two of our library posts. The wide difference in the work they do gives you an idea of the variety of subjects we cover with our entries.
ARBOR DAY FOUNDATION https://arborday.org
The Arbor Day Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to planting trees and promoting the importance of trees in our environment. The foundation has been working since 1972 to plant and protect trees around the world, and their efforts have had a tremendous impact on reforestation efforts. Here’s how the Arbor Day Foundation is helping to reforest the world. READ MORE https://womensvoicesmedia.org/index.php?blog=12&p=1106&more=1
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER (SPLC) www.splcenter.org
The SPLC is a catalyst for racial justice in the South and beyond, working in partnership with communities to dismantle white supremacy, strengthen intersectional movements, and advance the human rights of all people.
REMEMBER: these are only two of many. Explore!
Stalking is a course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear. Unlike other crimes that involve a single incident, stalking is a pattern of behavior. It is often made up of individual acts that could, by themselves, seem harmless or noncriminal, but when taken in the context of a stalking situation, could constitute criminal acts. Legal definitions of stalking differ depending on where you live; however stalking is a crime under the laws of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. Territories, and the Federal government. Stalking is serious, often violent, and can escalate over time.
Victim Connect Resource Center https://victimc onnect.org/learn/types-of-crime/stalking/
Stalking Prevention, Awareness & Resource Center (SPARC) https://www.stalkingawareness.org/about-sparc/
Take some time to go to these sites. They are full of important information on what "stalking" is, what you can do about it and resources you can access. Whether you are a current victim or not, you should familiarize yourself with this information. 1 in 3 Women and 1 in 6 Men experience stalking at some time in their lifetimes. You could be one of them. Be prepared by arming yourself with this information.
In Our Own Voice: National Black Women’s Reproductive Justice Agenda is a national-state partnership focused on lifting up the voices of Black women leaders at the national and regional levels in our fight to secure Reproductive Justice for all women, girls, and gender-expansive individuals. Our eight strategic partners are Black Women for Wellness, Black Women’s Health Imperative, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, SisterLove, Inc. SisterReach, SPARK Reproductive Justice NOW, The Afiya Center and Women With A Vision. Together, we deliver proactive advocacy and policy solutions to address issues at the intersections of race, gender, class, sexual orientation and gender identity within the situational impacts of economics, politics and culture that make up the lived experience of Black women in the United States.