This message was sent to Maps-L by Larry Cruse.----------Johnnie ---------------------------------------------- ----------------------------Original message---------------------------- ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 10:58:24 -0800 (PST) From: Norman E. Bixby <[log in to unmask]> To: "Fullerton Librarians -- Albert J. Milo" <[log in to unmask]>, Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 15:25:20 -0800 SENDER: George Gundrey <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Mexico WWW Site Now Available!!! LATEST INTERNET TOOLS FURTHER THE CAUSE OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN MEXICO PeaceNet, NACLA, LADB Join Forces in Publishing Mexico Information via the Internet. (SAN FRANCISCO, CA) - November 1, 1994. PeaceNet, the San Francisco-based non-profit computer network, announced today its release on the Internet of the "Mexico Out of Balance" World Wide Web information resource. With this release, the vast Internet community gains instant access to hard-to-find, in-depth information and analysis concerning political, economic, labor and trade issues in Mexico. This project also marks the first collaboration among three of the most respected organizations working in the field of Latin American information and news -- the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA), the Latin America Data Base (LADB) and PeaceNet. The information resource, titled "Mexico Out of Balance" and released in a World Wide Web (WWW) format, includes articles, pictures and artwork from the July/August issue of "NACLA Report on the Americas", articles from LADB's SourceMex - Economic News & Analysis, plus information from the PeaceNet computer network. It gives a comprehensive overview of the situation in Mexico, particularly during the recent period of unrest, with political analysis from NACLA and economic trend information from LADB's SourceMex. Highlights include an interview with Subcomandante Marcos, an analysis of National Party Politics, and an outline of cross-border corporate expansion and labor organizing. "We feel that it is imperative that the Internet and the new Information Superhighway technology be used to disseminate information that is more thought provoking and in-depth than five o'clock news sound bites" said PeaceNet's Program Coordinator, George Gundrey. "This has always been a big part of PeaceNet's mission. By presenting alternative perspectives, and bringing information to public's attention that otherwise is hard to find, we feel we are contributing to social justice and respect for human rights in Mexico." The "Mexico Out of Balance" resource complements a wide range of information collected in the Progressive Directory which resides on IGC's World Wide Web Server. This server points to the best alternative and progressive resources available on the Internet - resources hosted by IGC and by other Internet hosts. To access the "Mexico Out of Balance" web site, use the URL http://www.igc.apc.org/nacla/mexico.html or go to the IGC Progressive Directory. The IGC Progressive Directory can be accessed at http://www.igc.apc.org. Founded in 1966 to encourage a democratic transformation of U.S. Inter-American politics, NACLA has become one of the most respected sources of progressive research and analysis on Latin America and Caribbean. With over 30,000 readers in 72 countries, the bi-monthly "NACLA Report on the Americas" is the most widely read English-language publication on the region. LADB was created in 1985 with the objective of generating timely, comprehensive information on the Latin American region, and making this information easily accessible to scholars, business people, activists, and government officials. LADB produces three publications containing information that is difficult to find elsewhere: SourceMex, the Chronicle of Latin American Economic Affairs, and NotiSur. PeaceNet is the foremost computer network serving activists and organizations working for peace, human rights and social justice. The PeaceNet, EcoNet, ConflictNet and LaborNet computer networks together comprise the Institute for Global Communications (IGC), a nonprofit umbrella organization that supports computer networking for progressive causes, focusing on peace and social justice, human rights, conflict resolution, labor and environmental issues. Through its international partners in the Association for Progressive Communications, IGC exchanges information daily with over 22,000 people in 154 countries, including most of Latin America. PeaceNet provides computer networking services, including complete Internet access and publishing through World Wide Web and gopher. For more information, contact George Gundrey at 415-442-0220 ext 109, e-mail <[log in to unmask]>. >-- Saved internet headers (useful for debugging) >Received: from eis.calstate.edu by ucsd.edu; id PAA29486 sendmail 8.6.9/UCSD-2. >Received: by eis.calstate.edu (4.1/KNMods2.1) id AA18117; Sat, 26 Nov 94 15:01: >Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 15:01:03 -0800 (PST) >From: "Albert J. Milo" <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: WWW> Mexico WWW Site Now Available!!! (fwd) >To: REFORMANET <[log in to unmask]> >Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII >X-CCaddr: Bcc: tami echavarria AT ucsdlibrary >X-CCaddr: *To: [log in to unmask] at @UCSD