December 11, 2011
Beyond an Apple a Day: Finding Health Information Online
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The Washington DC Radical Reference Collective started October 2011 with the staff of the Occupy DC People's Library. |
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Last night 8-10 members and friends of Rad Ref NYC visited the People's Library at the Wall Street Occupation. We helped process books for the library, which Library Journal says is growing at 30-50 books per day.
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A resource guide compiled by and for the Play-Jurisms conference in Cambridge, MA May 21-22, 2011. |
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None of these resources came up specifically during the talk, but they're all useful and relevant to the topics at hand: |
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Compensation, Access, and Theft: Copyright in the 21st Century, a Radical Reference panel at the NYC Anarchist Bookfair, Judson Memorial Church, 2011. Imperfect notes: |
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These links can help you research the influence of business (aka big business, corporations, big corporations) on government, the media, and other areas of life. This information is often difficult to find as this kind of influence tends to be exerted through a wide variety of means such as campaign donations, pseudo-grassroots organizations, PR and advertising campaigns, lobbying, professional organizations, research funding (or obstruction thereof), and more. While every effort has been made to link to sites that present accurate information, it's important to view everything you find with a grain of salt. Interaction between a corporate representative and a government official doesn't necessarily mean explicit corruption. Political scientists and other academics have debated the extent, forms, and impact of corporate influence for decades. These complex issues deserve careful consideration from the people most interested in building a more just world - activists, researchers, and other radicals. Activists and independent journalists can always post their questions on the main page to get further assistance with making the most of these resources. For now, this guide will focus most of its efforts on US politics - but that can change if you contribute international resources (domestic ones are, of course, also welcome)! Categories include: For Starters, Lobbying, Interest Groups, Front Groups, Funding/Tax Info, 527s, "Revolving Door", Think Tanks, Wikileaks Cables, US Government Records, Government Contracts, and Money in Medicine & Science For Starters |
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Saturday, April 9th, 4:15pm **AUDIO FROM THE EVENT (thanks to Dan V.) Panelists: Moderated by Melissa Morrone. |
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We are sharing a table at the NYC Anarchist Bookfair on Saturday April 9 from 11-7 with the Barnard Library Zine Collection. We'll need people to set up, table, and break down. Please sign up for a shift! |
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2019-Present ActivitiesThe Boston Radical Reference Collective has expanded into the New England Radical Reference Collective and has moved its activities to Slack. Join us on Slack by filling out our contact form: https://forms.gle/nzWznxzXvgnvdPAC6. This shift to Slack was prompted by closure of all the radicalreference.info mailman listservs in 2020. 2016-2017 ActivitiesBoston Rad Ref documented its activities from 2016-2017 on Wordpress: https://bostonradicalreference.wordpress.com/. 2004-2014 ActivitiesBoston Rad Ref documented its activities from the beginning to 2014 on this website: http://radicalreference.info/localcollectives/boston. Tuesday, May 20, 2014 - 8 pm Boston Radical Reference Collective Meeting Meeting at Yvonne Pappenheim Library at Community Change Inc. Bring updates on projects or new ideas seeking input/help. We'll also be thinking about BRRC infrastructure including: Create a schedule of meeting facilitators, find an online location for documents and schedules, and creating/updating a resource to help facilitators find meeting locations. April 7 & 8, 2014 |
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