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Submitted by Anonymooose on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 10:38am
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Hello! I am trying to find good sources of polling data on American Public Opinion and public opinion in other countries related to 1) the economic/financial crisis and/or 2) the movements that are springing up in response to them, e.g. Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, Tea Party, etc. Thank you!
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Wed, 11/09/2011 - 10:41am
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Where would I be able to find information on the official positions and progressive critique(s) of the positions that the United States has taken or plans to take relative to the upcoming Rio+20 summit?
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 10/30/2011 - 6:39pm
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What did congress know about this invasion
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Mon, 10/24/2011 - 8:29pm
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Why aren't sustainable and renewable building materials like; straw, hemp and bamboo, used more often in low income housing?
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Wed, 10/05/2011 - 12:35pm
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Hi! I want to attempt to read some fiction to better understand the radical ideas that have been expressed in American Literature as well as to hear from some underrepresented voices. I want to be cautious about giving my time to authors that reinforce values of patriarchy, sexism, racism, or republic of America values.
I want to point you to an example of what didn’t work for me. I just finished reading the Adventurous of Tom Sawyer, and I felt Mark Twain might have been too apologetic for my taste and too nostalgic about a time period when slavery existed. I don’t want to waste my time on these kinds of books. I’m looking for books that have a stronger voice, reflection, or opinion when it comes to anti-racism or anti-patriarchy.
Are there any web sites or resources that point out “radical fiction” titles that would be good for me to read? I know there has got to be a syllabus for a class out there or a review publication or web site that would serve as a starting point for me to pick out my books. Thanks in advance for your help!
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Sun, 10/02/2011 - 10:23pm
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I am an activist visiting NY in October. Have little time in NYC but would like to check out a (used) bookstore or two. Interested in philosophy, education, postcolonialism, Palestine and/or Edward Said, writers like Joseph Massad, Robert Jensen, Noam Chomsky, Sut Jhally, topics like (Jewish) anti-Zionism and generally speaking left wing, progressive ideas. Can you give me a name or two of (used) bookstores for someone with my interests?
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Submitted by SLE on Fri, 09/23/2011 - 11:08am
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Can you help me collect citations/abstracts/full-text of research articles related to hydrofracking for natural gas? I'm particularly looking for technical/engineering and toxicology articles investigating the potential/actual harms caused by the hydraulic fracturing process. Articles concerning the socioeconomic impacts are useful as well. The more reputable and mainstream the journal, the better, since our goal is to provide comments to the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Abstracts and citations are appreciated, as I can probably track down the full text. Search strategy suggestions are also welcome.
For the sake of disclosure, I'm an occasional RR volunteer but I could use support and assistance from other activist library folks on this task. I'm working with citizens' groups in upstate NY to provide substantial comments on the Draft SGEIS, which will determine the constraints placed on fracking permits across NY, and influence the final regulations governing the process in our state.
If this question doesn't meet the guidelines, please let me know and I'm happy to take it down.
Thank you for your help!
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 3:33pm
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Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has an internal grievance procedure in which prisoners can try and resolve problems that arise within the system (eg. not getting proper health care, not getting access to family visits, being unfairly charged with an institutional offence etc). There are 3 levels to the greivance process (1st which is at the institutional level, 2nd which is at the regional level, and 3rd level which is technically the last level). After a prisoner has exhausted the third level grievance they can take their grievance to federal court. The grievance system was put in place to ensure prisoners were able to get access to a timely and fair process to their complaints. Unfortunately, this system has been an on-going failure and has not met the needs of prisoners. Several inquiries have been conducted to talk about the failures of the penal system and several of these public inquiries have criticized the grievance system (Arbour Report, several Correctional Investigator Reports and maybe others). Most of these public inquiries, investigations, inquests etc have stated that the grievance system should be an EXTERNAL process instead of the system investigating themselves (much like complaints of the police investigating the police). I have spoken to a few prisoners and we would like to create a research document outlining the critiques of the grievance system and recommendations to resolve this problem. I am wondering if you would be able to look into any sources that critique the Canadian Federal greivance system? I would like to create a background document with references to suggest why we need an external process. This could be a very effective advocacy tool to bring legislation forward to protect the rights of prisoners and their loved ones.
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Mon, 09/05/2011 - 2:01am
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I'm looking into a non-profit called the Alliance for Youth Movements (movements.org). I searched for its IRS 990 forms on both guidestar.org and foundationcenter.org and nothing turned up. How do I get their 990? Do I have to go through the IRS directly? Is it possible for non-profits to file their IRS paperwork under a different name than the one they publicly use, making it impossible to search for their records?
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Submitted by Anonymooose on Fri, 09/02/2011 - 4:02pm
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Is there a radical reference section on grants or general fundraising opportunities for not-for-profit organizations? I've been trying to find grant opportunities for our collective, but we are not a 501C3 (registered non-profit) and don't plan on becoming one. We are a collective space that has a tool cooperative, infoshop, free store, community garden, and organizing space for groups such as food-not-bombs and free school.
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