- Globalization: Links - Specific Topics
I will be adding more links as I find them, so check back here occasionally.
| 5. Solutions? (technology?... activism?) (general links) |
5. Solutions
a) Genetic Engineering
Genetically Engineered Food-a good introduction to the topic from GreenPeace International
Genetically Manipulated Food News - loads of pertinent articles
Biotechnology in Agriculture- a report from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations
Why Genetically Altered Food Won't Conquer Hunger- September, 1999 article from the N.Y. Times. For similar but more detailed arguments, see Ten reasons why biotechnology will not ensure food security, protect the environment and reduce poverty in the developing world - You will need Adobe Acrobat to read this document.
Biotech Action Montreal - Get involved!
The Next GM Threat: Frankenstein Forests - You've heard of GM foods; now read about GM trees... This was found in the July 1999 issue of The Ecologist
Is the Biotech Dream Crumbling? - Worldwide opposition to GMO's appears to be winning the day; biotech giants like Monsanto are losing both customers and investors - from the July 1999 issue of The Ecologist
Terresacree - SOS Plan�te, from France
Monsanto Watch - a regularly updated look at Monsanto's latest moves in the GM seed industry
b) Nanotechnology
Engines of Creation by K. Eric Drexler
Preparing for Nanotechnology- the Foresight Institute
It's a small, small, small, small world- by Ralph Merkle
The Nanotechnology Weapons Program - a futuristic scenario describing a nanotechnology weapons proposal
Ralph Merkle - author of "It's a small, small, small world
c) Space Colonization
The Space Settlement FAQ- by Mike Combs
Space Settlement- with some pretty cool pictures and some great links
The Last Frontier Exploration and Settlement- an archive of many space settlement related articles
INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SPACE SETTLEMENT DESIGN COMPETITION- the comptetition is based on a simulated scenario in the year 2020. There is some good material available in the "About space" and the "Training Materials" links.
Space Frontier Foundation- a sort space-settlement lobbying group. Note that this organization is pushing for the privatization of space programs.
d) Activism
Activism news, events, mobilizations, links, etc.
Inspirational Words from Dr. Martin Luther King
Protest Net: A calendar of protest, meetings, and conferences
SalAMI - a Montreal-based activist group which played an important part in the successful battle against the MAI (Multilateral Agreement on Investment). Currently, this group is planning a major action to protest against the Summit of the Americas (and their "Free Trade Area of the Americas" - FTAA - agreement) in Quebec City in April 2001.
WTO Action - an anti-WTO organization
Co-op America - using consumer and investor power for social change (e.g. boycotts, etc.)
McSPOTLIGHT- anti-McDonald's site
Adbusters-anti-commercial site. If this topic interests you, take a look at the following
Culture Jam Links, and also these Supermarket Enslavement Techniques (an exposé of how marketing techniques fuel mindless consumerism).
Biotic Baking Brigade - baking for a better world
Mad Anarchist Baker's League - more pie-throwers
GapSucks- a site devoted to boycotts against The Gap and Banana Republic
Sweatshop Watch-committed to eliminating sweatshop conditions in the global garment industry
Overcoming Consumerism Citizen-Activist's Anti-Consumerism site -This is THE site on consumerism. It offers many useful links...
The Canadian Ecumenical Jubilee Initiative - working to eliminate third world debt by the end of the year 2000
May Day - a bit of history about the day celebrated by workers around the world
Mobilization for Global Justice - a site which was devoted to coordinating protests in Washington in mid-April, 2000, against IMF and World Bank policies
White Overalls Movement Building Libertarian Effective Struggles
Electronic Civil Disobedience - hacktivism site
View from the Summit - this site documents the making of a specific documentary, View from the Summit, directed by Magnus Isaacson. The documentary itself is about the Summet of the Americas (April 20-22, 2001) as seen through the eyes of six people, but the site is more about the making of the film, and it goes into a lot of detail about the different stages of production.
e) Luddism / Post-Technology
Luddite Resources from he University of Colorado at Denver.