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Documents, photos, and essays on the events of the 1964 movement in Berkeley. With updates and reunions.
http://www.fsm-a.org/

The goal of Whistleblowers Australia (WBA) is to help promote a society in which it is possible to speak out without reprisal about corruption, dangers to the public and other vital social issues, and to help those who speak out in this way to help themselves.
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/contacts/au_wba/

Current news, features and trend analysis in free expression issues in U.S.
http://www.freeexpression.org/

Intended to be a resource for anyone wanting to learn about the First Amendment.
http://w3.trib.com/FACT/

SAFE provides links on censorship search engine, arguments against campus political correctness as it affects free speech.
http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/safe/home.html

Michael Martin argues that atheistic organizations should generally allow their members to criticize them.
http://www.infidels.org/library/.../michael_martin/free_speech.html

Nature photographers face a crisis of ethics as digital imaging makes photo fakery easier than ever. Overview in Atlantic Monthly of May, 1998.
http://www.TheAtlantic.com/issues/98may/photo.htm

Speech to the Harvard Law School Forum February 16, 1999 on the idea that political correctness is invading our freedom of thought and speech.
http://mizai.tripod.com/index.html

A lawsuit ends Commodity Futures Trading Commission's campaign against online publishers and software developers. Details case to protect rights of those who offer opinions, analysis, or general information on commodities (like prices) in exchange for compensation.
http://free.ij.org/

Perhaps the most essential right is that of communication. Without the freedom to communicate, other rights deteriorate.
http://30th.freedommag.org/page29.htm

Group to restore democratic voice to governance by the community, for the community of progressives of Pacifica Radio.
http://www.savepacifica.net/indexa.htm

An extensive compilation of links and resources pertaining to freedom of expression, great thinkers, famous quotes and related issues.
http://www.freespeech.org/unlimitedfreedom

Twenty-six Hundred dot com pages on challenges to their free speech on hacking computers.
http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2000/0600.html

Article discusses pro baseball player John Rocker's inflammatory racist statements and his right to freedom of expression.
http://www.askmen.com/sports/fanatic/fanatic7.html

Announced on April 13, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, the award's namesake, the Jefferson Muzzles go to individuals or organizations responsible for particularly egregious limitations to free expression.
http://www.tjcenter.org/muzzles.html

Opposes recent court decision against recitation of Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
http://www.keepthepledge.com/

Academic freedom website, including free speech, freedom of the college press, and current controversies in higher education.
http://collegefreedom.org/

Argues that there is no constitutional right of freedom of speech or of press in America since a person could be defamed, sued or boycotted.
http://www.udarrell.com/constitutional_freedom_speech_press.html

Publisher campaign asking webmasters who agree that the true right of free speech is accurately carried out when self-restraint is responsibly exercised to add their ribbon graphic to their site.
http://www.zondervan.com/greenzon.htm

Editorial from April 1998 on a high school student's refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, with a comparison of the repercussions to the loyalty oaths of the McCarthy era.
http://unquietmind.com/loyalty.html

Fosters examination of issues including whistleblowing, free speech, systems of social control and action against suppression.
http://www.uow.edu.au/arts/sts/bmartin/dissent/

Links to issues such as censorship, campaign finance reform, commercial speech, and flag desecration.
http://www.aclu.org/FreeSpeech/FreeSpeechMain.cfm

An association of photographers, journalists, teachers, designers and artists brought together by a shared concern for the current state of free speech and human rights.
http://www.resolution217.org/

Reports that nine alternative media members were arrested during peaceful protests at the National Association of Broadcaster's convention in San Francisco.
http://sfbay.indymedia.org/news/2000/09/199.php

Network of free expression groups that monitors violations worldwide. Issues alerts, publishes a weekly newsletter and hosts a searchable alerts online archive.
http://www.ifex.org/

Links and critical commentaries on free speech, media law, and the courts.
http://www.overlawyered.com/archives/cat_media.html