CONNECTING
WOMEN ONLINE / ALTERNATIVE NEWS/ZINES
This section contains information about discussion
groups/listservs/electronic mailing lists you can join, zines,
and alternative news services.
Womennet (www.womennet.ca)
the Canadian Women's Information Centre, helps women respond
to challenges and improve their quality of life. Whether they
are working outside the home or parenting, on their own or
with a spouse, young, middle-aged or elderly, women face challenges.
Womennet.ca is the site to turn to for information and resources
to help women take charge of their lives. This site offers
a directory of Canadian women’s resources, a links section,
news and resources, and a bulletin board.
Womenspace (www.womenspace.ca)
is a place where women activists share stories of
adventures in cyberspace and explore how the Internet is being
used as a powerful tool for women. Articles are posted by
contributors access to the net for women, how to use it effectively,
encountering pornography on the net, activism on-line, and
much much much more!
PAR-L (www.unb.ca/PAR-L)
is an electronic network of individuals and organizations
interested in women-centred policy issues in Canada . It is
a tool for developing, conducting, and distributing feminist
research in a multidisciplinary context and in both official
languages. It is intended as a support for the community of
feminist researchers and activists in Canada . PAR-L also
maintains an interactive forum for exchanging information
about policy, action, and research on issues of concern to
women in Canada which is open to anyone who supports their
goals.
Women's Enews (www.womensenews.org/subscribe)
is a nonprofit independent news service covering
the issues that are of particular concern to women. The site
allows you to subscribe and start receiving the headlines
distributed weekly over email for no charge. This is a US
based organization with contributors worldwide.
News We Can Use (www.newswecanuse.com)
aims give women a voice and publicize important stories
that are either ignored by the mainstream press in US or don't
get the attention they deserve. Subscribers can have the headlines
distributed to them weekly over email for no charge.
Common Dreams (www.commondreams.org)
is a national non-profit citizens' organization working to
bring progressive Americans together to promote progressive
visions for America 's future. The newscentre is an eclectic
mix of politics, issues and breaking news with an emphasis
on progressive perspectives that are increasingly hard to
find with our corporate-dominated media. In addition, the
Common Dreams website provides links to hundreds of alternative
and public media websites from around the world. Founded in
1997, they are committed to being on the cutting-edge of using
the internet as a political organizing tool - and creating
new models for internet activism.
Gender-Related Electronic Forums (research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums.html)
is an annotated, frequently-updated listing of publicly-accessible
e-mail discussion forums related to women or to women-focused
gender issues.
Mediachannel (www.mediachannel.org)
is a not-for-profit organization operating in the
public interest and is said to have been the first media and
democracy supersite on the World Wide Web. On this site you
will find daily news, and weekly editions of their publication.
NetFemmes (netfemmes.cdeacf.ca)
est un réseau pour et par les femmes, mis sur pied
par le Centre de documentation sur l'éducation des adultes
et la condition féminine (CDÉACF), organisme à but non lucratif
dont la mission est la démocratisation des savoirs et la promotion
des savoirs faire des réseaux de l'éducation des adultes et
de la condition féminine, et développé en étroite collaboration
avec les regroupements nationaux de groupes de femmes du Québec
et le Réseau Québécois de chercheuses féministes.
Quebec 's Centre for Media Alternative
( www.cmaq.net
) is on-line in several different languages
and is a meeting point and a virtual platform for independent
and alternative information. Believing that information should
be freed from the mass media’s rigid models, CMAQ wishes to
enlarge the scope of the independent media community in Quebec
. On this site you will find news on many issues including
the anti-globalization movement and genetically modified foods.
Hate Watch (www.hatewatch.org)
Weekly reports on hate-driven activities in America. Hatewatch collects
newspaper reports on events surrounding the movements and members of known
hate groups (racist, anti-gay, anti-semetic,...). Noticeable on this site was
the broad coverage, it is not simply hate crimes or acts that are reported,
but the general activities of these groups.
Rabble.ca (www.rabble.ca)
is a progressive Canadian news service for those
looking for alternatives to mainstream media. On this site,
you will find news, news, and more news on everything from
the anti-globalization movement to Canada 's latest version
of the immigration and refugee protection act
Rural Zone (www.ruralwomyn.net)
is a US based site for women living in areas where
local feminist organizations are not accessible. Women communicate
on-line to share experiences, politics, information and learn
from one another. On this site, you will find poetry, images,
stories, and calls to action around environmental issues.
Women Online News (www.wwwomen.com/news/wonews.htm)
provides news of interest to women as well as feminist
news analysis on current events. On this site you'll find
news but also trivia questions, freebies, and competitions
for joke of the week
ZINES
Aviva (www.aviva.org)
is a free 'Webzine' based in London , United Kingdom
. They provide a free listings service for women everywhere,
funded by advertising and sponsorship. On this site, you will
find contributions from women all over the world and great
links to organizations.
Bitch | Feminist Response to Pop Culture
(www.bitchmagazine.com)
is a print magazine devoted to incisive commentary on our
media-driven world. We feature critiques of TV, movies, magazines,
advertising, and more—plus interviews with and profiles of
cool, smart women in all areas of pop culture. Bitch
seeks to be a fresh, revitalizing voice for feminism, one
that welcomes complex arguments and refuses to ignore the
contradictory and sometimes uncomfortable details that constitute
the realities of women's lives.
Bust (www.bust.com)
is a magazine “for women with something to get off their chests.”
The website includes articles, a bulletin board, chat, personals,
an extensive listing of sites from the “girl wide web” and
calls for submissions.
Chicklit (www.chicklit.com)
is a website for women about reading, writing, literature
and language. This site has articles and reviews, as well
as a bulletin board, and links.
Good Girl Magazine (www.goodgirl.ca)
is a Canadian quarterly magazine dedicated to publishing ideas
that challenge, critique, and break the rules of the status
quo. Showcasing young writers and artists of all genders,
colours, dimensions, persuasions, and abilities, good girl
magazine’s intelligent, thought-provoking content explores
perspectives on youth, genders, politics, fads, pop culture,
and feminisms.
gURL.com (www.gurl.com)
is the leading online community for teenage girls. It contains
stories, games and interactive content produced with an independent
editorial voice. This site is committed to discussing issues
that affect the lives of girls age 13 and up in a nonjudgmental,
personal way. Through honest writing, visuals and liberal
use of humor, they try to give girls a new way of looking
at subjects that are crucial to their lives.
At Soapboxgirls (www.soapboxgirls.com)
a different theme is explored each month and is largely driven
by reader submissions. Topics range from sexualities to war
and peace. Based in Canada , the zine also attracts submissions
from the US .
Technodyke (www.technodyke.com)
Their mission is to provide a gathering place on the internet
for lesbians in general and to provide entertainment, education
and a vantage point from which to watch and join in the evolution
of technology. This site has news and reviews, forums and
chat, as well as a music column, drag king section, technology
and web design info, web dating and advice.
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