PEACENET: INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR PEACE AND HUMAN RIGHTS PeaceNet 18 De Boom Street San Francisco, CA 94107 415-442-0220 415-546-1794 (fax) Telex: 154205417 Internet: peacenet@igc.org "For the information we need to organize, we must turn to PeaceNet. If you don't have a computer and modem, find someone who does." Tony Avirgan, Investigative Journalist in Costa Rica "Getting to know peace workers all over the world is enormously encouraging. It is wonderful to share resources and ideas with people I could never meet." Margaret Phillips, American Friends Service Committee, St. Louis, MO "I use PeaceNet to connect to other like-minded people. When I read the alerts, I feel immediately close to what's going on. It's a great way to build the critical mass for peaceful change." Patrick McNamara, Global Family Tourism, England "PeaceNet helps us link elementary and secondary schools internationally so kids can have the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the health and welfare of the planet." Peter Copen, Yorktown Heights, NY "The Gulf war proved that PeaceNet is invaluable in gathering news deliberately filtered out by the establishment press." Larry Bensky, National Affairs Correspondent, Pacifica Radio "PeaceNet is a powerful tool for building our network of progressive lawyers and legal workers." Debra Evenson, President, National Lawyers Guild DIAL LOCALLY, ACT GLOBALLY PeaceNet will let you talk, plan and work with people in over 90 countries, all without expensive travel and phone bills. You can truly dial locally and act globally. INTERNATIONAL CONNECTIONS PeaceNet is a founder of the Association for Progressive Communications (APC). With partner networks in Nicaragua, Brazil, Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada, Sweden, the Soviet Union and Germany (more are being planned), the APC is world's only distributed computer network linking peace, social change and environmental activists. There are several ways to connect to PeaceNet. You can connect from over 90 countries through local phone lines and international data networks. If you reside in one of the APC member countries, contact that network (see list below). If you are outside these countries, we can assist you in locating the public data network through which you can connect to us. INTERNET CONNECTIONS You can connect to us through the Internet, the worldwide research and education network, as "telnet igc.org" or from unix computers, type: "rlogin igc.org -l " HARNESS POWERFUL COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY PeaceNet offers the latest networking tools for international communications and information exchange. You can post events nationally and internationally, prepare joint proposals, disseminate vital information and find the latest data on everything from the arms race to Zimbabwe. PeaceNet also carries a number of important alternative news sources, including Inter Press Service, the Third World's largest news agency. HOW ARE PEOPLE USING PEACENET? ELECTRONIC MAIL You can use PeaceNet's electronic mail capability to send and receive private messages to and from more than 8,000 international peace and environmental users on our partner networks or to millions of users on other networks. Electronic mail is quick, reliable, and easy to use. We also have an inexpensive fax service and telex capacity. CONFERENCES PeaceNet's conferencing services offer you the latest tools in group communication and event coordination. Geographically dispersed people can communicate inexpensively on any subject. Whether you are administering an organization, working on a magazine article with a co-author, or distributing an urgent action alert, PeaceNet is an indispensable tool. Private conferences can be set up to facilitate internal group decision-making, task-sharing processes, or sensitive communications. Public conferences are great for information sharing, policy discussions, newsletter distribution, legislative alerts and news services. INFORMATION RESOURCES PeaceNet has hundreds of public conferences. These include events calendars, newsletters, legislative alerts, press releases, action updates, breaking stories, calls for support as well ongoing discussions on issues from China to economic conversion. PeaceNet also carries hundreds of conferences from Usenet, which are linked to thousands of university and commercial sites around the world. COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT PEACENET WHAT EXACTLY IS PEACENET? PeaceNet is a computer communications system helping the peace and social change communities to cooperate more effectively and efficiently. PeaceNet is operated by the non- profit Institute for Global Communications (IGC) in San Francisco, California, a project of the Tides Foundation, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. By subscribing to PeaceNet, you also have access to EcoNet (environmental issues) and ConflictNet (mediation and conflict resolution). See descriptions of EcoNet and ConflictNet below. DOES PEACENET REQUIRE A SPECIAL COMPUTER? No. Using a public data network called SprintNet, you can connect to PeaceNet with virtually any personal computer and a modem. SprintNet has local access numbers in hundreds of U.S. and overseas cities. DOES PEACENET CONNECT WITH OTHER NETWORKS? PeaceNet has "gateways" connecting it to the following international systems: ABA/net; Alternex (Brazil); AppleLink; ArpaNet; AT&T Mail; BitNet; BIX; Red BolNet (Bolivia); CARINET; CGNet; CIGNet; ComLink (Germany); CompuServe; ConflictNet; CONNECT; COSY; CSNet; DASNet; Dialcom; EasyLink; EcoNet; EIES; ENVOY 100; FidoNet; Galaxy; GeoNet; GreenNet (U.K.); GTE Mail; HandsNet; IMC; INET; Internet; JANET; MCI Mail; MetaNet; MicroLink; NASA Mail; Nicarao (Nicaragua); NWI; Pandora Systems; Peacenet Sweden; Pegasus (Australia); PINET; Portal; Prairie; PsychNet; ScienceNet; San Francisco-Moscow Teleport (USSR & USA); TCN; Telecom Gold; TeleMail; TWICS (Japan); TYMNET/OnTyme; UNDP, UNDRO, UNINET; Unison; UUCP Mail Net; WEB (Canada); The WELL. HOW DO I GET IN TOUCH WITH THE APC PARTNERS? For users in Brazil, Nicaragua, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Sweden, the USSR and Australia (and their neighbors), you should join the APC partner network nearest to you. If you are in another country, contact PeaceNet for more information. We will recommend the cheapest way to connect. See the list of APC partners at the end of this file. WHO IS USING PEACENET? Approximately eight thousand leaders, thinkers, activists, and concerned citizens are using PeaceNet and its partner networks. Here is a sampling of U.S. groups using PeaceNet: American Friends Service Committee Indian Law Resource Center American Peace Test Institute for Media Analysis Americas Watch Institute for Peace (Hawaii) Amnesty International USA Institute for Policy Studies Beyond War International Assoc Against Torture Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament Korea Information Center Campus Watch Labor Notes Center for Constitutional Rights Labor Resource Center Center for Cuban Studies Latin American Institute Center for Defense Information Meiklejohn Civil Liberties Inst. Center for Innovative Diplomacy Mozambique Support Network Center for US-USSR Initiatives National Lawyers Guild Center for War/Peace Studies New York Online Central America Resource Center Nicaragua Network Central America Resource Network Office of the Americas Central Amer. Historical Inst. Physicians For Soc. Responsibility Chile Information Project Pledge of Resistance Christic Institute Public Media Center CISPES Pueblo To People Council on Economic Priorities SANE/FREEZE Educators for Soc. Responsibility SEIU El Salvador Media Project SatelLife Empowerment Project South Africa Now! Esalen Soviet-American Exchange Swords To Plowshares Friends World Com. on Consultation Tecnica Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting The Other Americas Radio Fellowship of Reconciliation The Other Economic Summit Global Action Network TibetNet Grassroots International Union for Democratic Communications Green Committees of Correspondence Union Of Concerned Scientists Greenpeace Veterans Peace Action Team (VPAT) Guatemala Human Rights Commission Vietnam Veterans Against the War Honduras Information Center War Resisters League Human Rights Watch Washington Office on Latin America Humanitarian Law Project Witness For Peace WILPF World Federalist Association CONFERENCES ON-LINE Here are the subject categories for the 650 conferences of the IGC Networks: PeaceNet, EcoNet and ConflictNet. In addition, PeaceNet carries more than 2000 Usenet conferences. Activist Resources Health Africa Homeopathy Air & Climate Human Rights Beyond War Indigenous Peoples Central & South America Labor Community Media Conflict Resolution Middle East Development Military & Security Disarmament Network Resources East-West New Age/Spirituality Economics Nuclear Weapons & Testing Education & Research Pacific Rim Energy Peace Legislation Environment - Education Peace/Social Justice - General Philosophy & Religion - Legislation Politics Europe Seas & Waters Food & Agriculture Spanish-language Foreign Policy Technology Forests Toxics & Waste Friends of the Earth United Nations General Interest Wilderness & Wildlife Global Action Network Women Government Sources Youth Greens Movement ABOUT ECONET AND CONFLICTNET By subscribing to PeaceNet, you also have full access to EcoNet and Conflict. EcoNet serves organizations and individuals who are working for environmental preservation and sustainability. Some important issues covered include: global warming, rainforests, legislative activities, water quality, energy policy, toxics, and environmental education. ConflictNet serves groups and individuals working for social justice and conflict resolution. ConflictNet's resources include: guidelines for choosing a neutral third party, sample case development in conflict resolution, extensive bibliographies, legislative updates, education materials and newsletters from around the world. HOW MUCH DOES USING PEACENET COST? After a $15 sign-up fee, the monthly subscription is $10 which includes one free hour of off-peak time ( 6 p.m. - 7 a.m. and weekends) and phone support. Domestic connect time is $5/hour for off-peak and $10 for peak time. A special access number in Boston's 617 area code offers rates of $4 per hour, 24 hours per day. Alaska and Hawaii users are subject to higher rates. Access to PeaceNet via the Internet is $3 per hour. International connect rates vary with each country's Public Data Network (PDN). A growing number of countries have direct SprintNet connections at $21 per hour. Some gateways and storage space are extra. ARE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE? Yes! For every new user you bring online, we'll give you two free hours of off-peak connect time. Group discounts for ten or more are also available. HOW YOU CAN JOIN To get started, fill out this coupon, then mail or fax it to us. Credit card holders can sign up online by dialing (415) 322-0284 (8-N-1) or from an Internet machine by typing "telnet igc.org". Type "new" at the login prompt and hit at the password prompt. 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