From Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com Sat Jun 29 04:08:07 1996 From: Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com (Don R. Calkins) Reply-To: Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com To: revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: WebRings Date: 29 Jun 1996 03:59:38 GMT Organization: Common Link On-Line service Here is an interesting idea that I've gotten involved in. webring.com provides the software on their site to link various sites together in a chain. From any link, you can go forward or back one or two, go to any one of the next five, or to a random place in the chain. Most of the 80+ rings that have been established so far have a common subject, tho' one doesn't seem to have any subject, and another is just outstanding sites according to the ring master. It is a bit hard to explain just how it all works, but if it sounds intriguing, check my page on Baha'iRing. I also have a link there to webring so you can set up your own ring on any topic you wish. http://www.commonlink.com/~chiron_rising/ring.html Don C "Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other." - Baha'u'llah : Race Unity pages - http://www.commonlink.com/~chiron_rising/race/race.html From Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com Tue Jul 2 12:05:45 1996 From: Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com (Don R. Calkins) Reply-To: Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com To: COVR%ECUVM1.BITNET@mitvma.mit.edu, BRIDGE-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU, revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Fwd: [new race unity list] Date: 02 Jul 1996 12:20:53 GMT Organization: Common Link On-Line service To: Don R. Calkins Race Unity ,Internet The moderated email list, race-unity, is intended as a place for positive discussions about activities, projects, proposals, ideas, etc. to promote harmony and interactions between the various races. The list is sponsored by the Baha'i Computers and Communications Association (BCCA). Please make information about this email list widely available. To join this discussion, send email to: race-unity-request@bcca.org ====================================end================================= "Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other." - Baha'u'llah : Race Unity pages - http://www.commonlink.com/~chiron_rising/race/race.html From Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com Wed Jul 3 14:06:07 1996 From: Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com (Don R. Calkins) Reply-To: Don_R._Calkins@commonlink.com To: revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: RAce Unity List FAQ Date: 03 Jul 1996 13:28:40 GMT Organization: Common Link On-Line service ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 1 Jul 1996 15:05:54 -0400 (EDT) From: Bahai-Discuss List Manager To: race-unity@Bounty.BCCA.Org Subject: OK guys, here we go. This should be 'bounced' to the , race-unity approved address WELCOME to the RACE-UNITY mailing list The moderated email list, race-unity, is intended as a place for positive discussions about activities, projects, proposals, ideas, etc. to promote harmony and interactions between the various races. The list is sponsored by the Baha'i Computers and Communications Association (BCCA). Please make information about this email list widely available. To join this discussion, send email to: race-unity-request@bcca.org Send posts to: race-unity@bcca.org MISSION STATEMENT The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established. It is of paramount importance that we recognize our commonality as members of the human race, that we realize the necessity for us to be able to live in our communities (as well as the world) as one family. It is the responsibility of each of us to do what we can to bring about the unity of humanity. The goal being "Unity in Diversity." While we feel that the solution to the problem of racism is ultimately spiritual, the purpose of this forum is not to teach any particular religion. We believe: 1. The world is a diverse place and we must learn to live together. 2. Diversity is an asset that can enrich us all. 3. Every person, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or economic status is a valuable part of society. 4. Racism is a disease, transmitted subconsciously from parents to children in societies where it is not confronted with factual information. 5. The process of healing racism is an essential part of establishing unity among humankind. 6. Our best hope is to inoculate (teach) our children against racism. 7. Healing can occur through positive association with others who are different. 8. Healing racism and promoting unity requires patience and understanding. 9. Change and healing begin with us. ======================================end================================ "Know ye not why We created you all from the same dust? That no one should exalt himself over the other." - Baha'u'llah : Race Unity pages - http://www.commonlink.com/~chiron_rising/race/race.html From wluml@mnet.fr Mon Jul 8 10:38:19 1996 Date: Mon, 8 Jul 1996 18:45:24 +0000 To: revs@csf.colorado.edu From: wluml@mnet.fr (Harsh Kapoor) Subject: Database on Religious Fundamentalism in India (S.ASIA) 8 July 1996, Monday. Dear Dr.Alan Spector, Some time back i picked up a posting on the Internet concerning Racial-Religious-Ethno-Nationalist Violence Studies (REVS). Am quite interested in the proposed effort to collect information around REVS. I would like to draw your attention to a database I have infomally developed over the last two years. This database file which was initially developed as the 'Resources Against Communalism and Religious Fundamentalism in India' is now being enlarged to cover other countries of South Asia (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri-Lanka). The database lists Books, (also fiction), PhD. thesis, articles & papers (both from academic journals and the press), Documentary Films and Fiction, Songs, and art exhibits etc. It is now being developed under the title: Resources Against Communalism and Religious Fundamentalism in South Asia. A complete print out of the database is available in the paperback format document published by the research and documentation unit of WLUML Network (a non profit women's international solidarity network in the muslim communities and countries) Their postal address is: WLUML, B.P. 23, 34790 Grabels, France. An updated version of the database was re-printed in India by a citizens group called SAHMAT, in New Delhi, India. The database continues to informally grow and presently contains near 1000 items. The database has been developed on a popular databese program called Filemake pro 3 available of Macintosh computers (exists also for PC's running Windows 3.1) I would like to draw the attention of REVS list members to the existence of this database. I would like to request you and others REVS members for informal support to continue to update this database. I would like to share this database with REVS. Suggestions and advice about possible institutions that might be wiling to host this database on the net would be most welcome. Should you be interested, I would be willing to post a copy of one of the previously printed version(s) of this database. Look forward to hearing from you yours sincerely Harsh Kapoor (On behalf of the Research and Documentation Unit WLUML B.P. 23, 34790 Grabels, France) Harsh Kapoor Research and Documentation Unit WLUML Network: International Coordination Office B.P. 23, 34790 Grabels, France Fax: (33) 6710 9167 e.mail:wluml@mnet.fr From ajkosten@magigimmix.xs4all.nl Wed Jul 10 02:31:39 1996 From: "Arthur Kosten" To: REVS@csf.colorado.edu Date: Wed, 10 Jul 1996 10:30:40 +0000 Subject: Update on the V-lib Migration and Ethnic Relations Reply-to: ajkosten@xs4all.nl *** apologies for cross-posting *** For those interested in the field of migration and ethnic relations, this is to inform you of some new resources in the WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations. The Virtual Library now contains annotated links to well over 200 major online resources in the field. The Virtual Library has been designed as a shared resource for both professionals in the field and the wider Internet community. You are invited to have a look at it and see if there is something in it for you, and whether you know interesting resources that are not included yet. You can find the Virtual Library at: WHAT'S NEW? 1. A seperate section on documentation centers has been added; 2. Many new resources have been added; 3. Some descriptions have been added to existing resources; 4. Some minor updates and changes. Below is a list of resources added since 10 June 1996: Research Centers ---------------- CRER - Centre for Research in Race and Ethnic Relations CRER at the University of Warwick, Coventry, West Midlands, England (UK!) URL: http://www.warwick.ac.uk/WWW/postgrad/facult/social/race.htm "CRER is the UK National Centre of Excellence in the field of 'race' and ethnic relations: it combines an active research programme with MA courses, PhD research students, visiting research fellows and policy-relevant research funded by 'users'! It also has an unique 'resource centre' library. " [ Description provided by Mark R D Johnson (ERRAA@snow.csv.warwick.ac.uk) / 08 July 1996 ] OIM - La Organizacion Internacional Para las Migraciones CIMAL, Santiago, Chili URL: http://www.reuna.cl/oim/ No description provided Research Programs ----------------- PER - Project on Ethnic Relations Project on Ethnic Relations, Princeton, NJ 08542, USA URL: http://www.netcom.com/~ethnic/per.html "The Project on Ethnic Relations (PER) was founded in 1991 to encourage the peaceful resolution of ethnic conflicts in the new democracies of Central and Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation. It is sponsored by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, with additional funding from the Starr Foundation, the Pew Charitable Trusts, and the Philip D. Reed Foundation. PER conducts programs of action, education, research, and publication in Central and Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation." [Description from self presentation / 9 July 1996] Research Related Sites ---------------------- IACCP - International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology URL: http://www.fit.edu/ft-orgs/iaccp/ "The International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP) was founded in 1972 and has a membership of over 500 persons in more than 65 countries. The aims of the Association are to facilitate communication among persons interested in cross-cultural psychology and to pursue more effectively the universal validity of psychological theories in all branches of psychology and related disciplines." [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] REP - the Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politicsof of ASPA Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics, Providence, Rhode Island, USA URL: http://www.providence.edu/polisci/rep/ "the Organized Section on Race, Ethnicity and Politics of the American Political Science Association (APSA) is made up of professors, graduate students, researchers, teachers, activists, and authors, concerned with the politics of Native-, African-, Latino, and Asian-Americans. Our members work primarily in the academic fields of political science, sociology, history, and ethnic studies. " [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] SCCR - Society for Cross-Cultural Research URL: http://www.fit.edu/ft-orgs/sccr/ "SCCR is an organization of about 200 members devoted to pursuing cross-cultural research from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Society includes Psychologists, Anthropologists, Sociologists, other social scientists, and members of other disciplines such as Communications, Business, and Education. Online resources include information on SCCR and information on the journal Cross-Cultural Research. " [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] Journals and Newsletters ------------------------ CCR - Cross-Cultural Research SCCR URL: http://www.fit.edu/ft-orgs/sccr/CCR.html No description provided Documentation Centers --------------------- EDCOMER - the European Documentation Centre and Observatory on Migration and Ethnic Relations University of Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands URL: http://www.ruu.nl/ercomer/edcomer/index.html "EDCOMER was launched in June 1995 by the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) with financial support from the European Commission of the European Communities (DG V). EDCOMER aims to combine both written documentation and statistical data. It is both a collection point for information and data, and a means of its dissemination. This proactive role distinguishes EDCOMER from other documentation centres and data archives. Online resources include information on the center, and the WWW Virtual Library on Migration and Ethnic Relations - a comprehensive resource guide to online information in the field of migration and ethnic relations." [Information provided by Arthur J. Kosten (ajkosten@fsw.ruu.nl) / 9 July 1996} Topical Information ------------------- Profile of Illegal Border Crossers San Diego Dialogue, San Diego, USA URL: http://gort.ucsd.edu/mw/tj/profile.html "Description of "would-be illegal border crossers" was developed from research conducted by San Diego Dialogue in the San Ysidro Port of Entry (SYPOE), along the fence (FENCE) and in the Casa del migrante (CASA) in Tijuana. Supplemental information is included from the Canon Zapata Survey (COLEF) conducted by El Colegio de la Frontera Norte. The demographic characteristics of would-be illegal border crossers can vary depending on the place chosen for the attempted crossing." [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] More links... ------------- the Anti-Racism Resources Home Pages Dennis Westlind URL: http://www.efn.org/~dennis_w/directory.html "This web site is devoted to providing links to a wide variety of anti-racism resources on the World Wide Web. Classified links with short descriptions and regularly updated." [ Description provided by Arthur J. Kosten - VL editor (ajkosten@fsw.ruu.nl) / 09 July 1996 ] HRWEB - Human Rights Resources Page Catherine Hampton URL: http://www.traveller.com/~hrweb/resource.html "This page contains names of human rights organizations, other organizations doing substantial amounts of human rights work, and resources (such as libraries and internet-based information) of use to human rights activists and researchers. Two categories of resources are listed -- international and regional/national. Within the international group, resources are listed alphabetically. Within the regional/national group, resources are listed by region and by country, and within each region or country are alphabetized." [Description from self presentation / 09 July 1996] Related Virtual Libraries ------------------------- Indigenous Studies URL: http://www.halcyon.com/FWDP/wwwvl/indig-vl.html _________________________________________________________________ Arthur J. Kosten European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations P.O. Box 80.140, 3584 CS Utrecht, The Netherlands Phone: +31 30 2532968, Fax: +31 30 2534733 e-mail: ajkosten@fsw.ruu.nl ERCOMER website: http://www.ruu.nl/ercomer Virtual Library: http://www.ruu.nl/ercomer/wwwvl/wwwvlmer.html _________________________________________________________________ From jota@netbistro.com Tue Jul 16 10:12:43 1996 Date: Tue, 16 Jul 96 09:12 PDT To: revs@csf.colorado.edu From: jota@netbistro.com (Jay/Lois Cowsill) Subject: FWD. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Tue, 9 Jul 1996 12:54:50 -0600 From: Stefan Wray To: accion-zapatista@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu Subject: EZLN and ERP THE EZLN AND THE ERP: GOOD AND BAD GUERRILLAS A MESSAGE TO INTERNATIONALISTAS by Stefan Wray July 9, 1996 So now, in the eyes of the Mexican government, in the words of Zedillo, the EZLN in Chiapas are the good guys and the ERP in Guerrero are the bad guys. The EZLN, because they have participated in negotiations, because they have acted in a civil manner, because they have sat around the table in the comfortable meeting rooms with government representatives, because they have agreed to be a political front, because they have agreed to form an alliance with the PRD, because they have in some ways been neutralized (whereas before they pronounced revolutionary programs and now spout social democratic reforms), they are now the good guys and even received words of praise from Zedillo. Recently SEDENA (Secretaria de Defensa) announced that Chiapas is no longer a conflict zone, but an area of instability. But the ERP (like the EZLN when they first emerged) because they brandished weapons in a public display, because they are a new mysterious unknown and unmanageable threat, because they appeared and quickly disappeared, because they are not sitting around comfortable tables attempting to negotiate and create dialog (maybe because they do not have ex communication professors in their ranks), because they are in an area of the country that is not as fashionable as Chiapas, because they do not have demonstrations of solidarity and support in Mexico City, because the international solidarity community doesn't understand them and hasn't said a word, they are the bad guys and Zedillo and the Secretaria de Defensa have sent in thousands and thousands of troops with tanks and helicopters and humvees, not just in to Guerrero, to supposedly find these bad guys, but as well to other coastal states, to other imporverished desparate indigenous communities. And we, us gringos, norteamericanos y europeanos y otras personas del todo el mundo, are going to be with the good guys in a few weeks, to have meetings with the good guerrillas, who Zedillo has praised for their conciliatory nature. We will be in our relatively comfortable accomodations in los "centros de resistencia" y hablando, talking in civil manners with dirigentes from all over the world. Maybe we will be monitored by overhead satelites. But for the most part, we will be left alone by the repressive PRI state and military. But to the north, not far away, while we are in our mesas, while we talk with the good guerrillas, the bad guerrillas will be in hiding, the army will be making constant patrols, checking cars along the highway, going house to house looking for those bad guys. The focal point of conflict is shifting in Mexico. And we, us extranejeros need to recognize and move with it. If we are travelling hundreds and thousands of miles to go to Chiapas, then we need to also go to Guerrero. To do what? I don't exactly know right now. Maybe this can be a point of discussion. To clarify, I am in no way saying that we ought to abandon or ignore the Zapatistas and Chiapas because the EZLN has decided to form a poltical alliance with the PRD and work more above ground. But I do think that we should be critcally supportive and if we think it is a mistake we ought to say so. What I am saying is, just as when the EZLN emerged on January 1, 1994 and international interest was sparked and groups emerged throughout the world, the same interest ought to be there now for the emergence of the ERP. Or at a minimum, there is a need for international condemnation of the massive overkill use of force by the Mexican military. Perhaps many of us will think that the ERP is a fabrication created by the Mexican government to instill confusion and instability. Wasn't this said about the EZLN when they first emerged? Weren't the EZLN a group of aliens, foreigners, a creation of the government? I just spoke with John Ross, author of Roots of Rebellion, who returned from Guerrero on Friday. He has no doubt that the ERP are real. I talked with a friend who works with Mario Saucedo of the PRD, who was a guerrilla in the 1970s and has good knowledge of the situation in Guerrero. He has no doubt that the ERP are real. But, a lawyer who works on the case of the 17 assasinated in Guerrero on June 28, 1995, thinks that yes indeed the ERP are a fabrication. He notes their appearance was near a military base, they had good relatively new weapons, they were given two hours to disappear before the army began to look for them. Real or a fabrication? Shall we let that impede any response we may have to the massive militarization of Guerrero and other coastal states, to the detention, confinement, and torture of leaders of the OCSS and other social organizations not connected to this new mysterious force of bad guerrillas? Maybe it is time for pro-solidarity groups, whose focus has primarily been on the Zapatistas and the situation in Chiapas, to broaden our scope. Mexico as a whole is undergoing a process of militarization and repression. The mechanisms to repress and control and manage incipient or entrenched rebellion are quietly and quickly being put in place. Here is one example. Just last week the Mexican Congress passed new legislation that permits the detainment of individuals for up to 90 days solely on the basis of suspicion of some criminal activity. Human rights groups are worried that even though the law was designed to fight organized crime, that it can and will be applied to political groups as well. Other provisions of this new law include the legalization of government wiretaps, reading mail, and reading email. To end, even though the Mexican government and media are portraying the EZLN as the good guys and the ERP as the bad guys, we shouldn't operate using their frame of reference. We shouldn't fall into that trap. As individuals and groups from around the world who have been concentrating our efforts on Chiapas, now is the time to move our attention to Guerrero. So, when thousands of us come to Chiapas for the Intercontinental Encuentro against Neoliberalism and Humanity from July 27 to August 3, we ought to consider going to Guerrero as well to take a stand against the repressive forces of the PRI and the army. If the ruling PRI party considers this to be meddling in its internal affairs, we'll just remind them that if they want Mexico to be a new colony of the US, then they will have to put up with US dissidents and their friends coming here.. [Stefan Wray, a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin and member of a local group there called Accion Zapatista, is in Mexico City for two months, based at the Colegio de Mexico, researching US military assistance to Mexico, specifically concentrating on how the US is sharing its cyberwar technology.] -- From coatesrd@casmail.muohio.edu Thu Jul 18 15:05:34 1996 From: "Rodney Coates" To: "Racial-Religious-EthnoNationalist Violence Studies" Date: Thu, 18 Jul 96 17:05:20 +0 Reply-To: "Rodney Coates" Subject: Silent Storms Silent Storm rodney c///96 Waking from this slumber of dearth Distrust and envy, pain and angst. Breathing newly freedom's air. Standing for righteousness sake. Its not unusual, strange or criminal to love a stranger, help another. The way of life, the way of survival dictates we cross the bridge, see the other. Heeding life's song, one with eternity. Seeking sainted paths, running the eagles race. Smelling concern's fragrance, lifting the mantle of peace. Sifting the souls of all, reaping the harvest of love. If you hear me in my sleep will you listen or just ignore? Will you be my friend, can we talk? When you cry, will I know? Stranded on islands of hope and love. Bridged together through lines of trust. Silent partners waiting the day when truth prevails and dreams fulfilled. Unasked questions, savage nothings, desires unheeded. Invisible parameters hide, solitude, the needs. Fearful of the answers, pointed silence prevails. Fantastic chambers in the sky, rainbows pale blue. Time endures all save apathy, listen to the wind when it told of another day, some other way. Love renewed, lets start by honoring life. Songs of now, laughter heals the broken life Sing to me a song of hope, write of love Heal the wounds, cure the soul of broken promises Sooth away daymares tears and nightmare chills. Deconstruct the hateful walls, destroy the place of rage. Tempestuous selfless acts of humaneness, washing away the blues. Wading in streams of togetherness, extending hands of trust. Powerful bonds, building for a new tomorrow. Silent storms coming soon, carrying messages all will know. umoja Only when lions have historians will hunters cease being heroes. African Proverb Without struggle there is no progress. Frederick Douglass The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed. Steven Biko yours in the struggle Rodney D. Coates Director of Black World Studies Associate Professor of Sociology Miami University Oxford, Ohio 45056 513 529-1235 email: coatesrd@casmail.muohio.edu From RPlatkin@aol.com Thu Jul 18 22:53:13 1996 From: RPlatkin@aol.com Date: Fri, 19 Jul 1996 00:54:41 -0400 To: PSN@csf.colorado.edu, revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Anti-Immigrant Movements I am interestested in web sites and other data sources on current anti-immigrant movements. Of particular interest are their financial sources (especially foundations and other deep pockets), as well as their links to overt racist/fascist organizations and to police or intelligence agencies. Many thanks. Dick Platkin (rplatkin@aol.com) From spector@calumet.purdue.edu Fri Jul 19 15:01:01 1996 X-NUPop-Charset: English Date: Thu, 18 Jul 1996 15:57:44 -0600 (CST) From: "Alan Spector" Sender: spector@calumet.purdue.edu Reply-To: spector@calumet.purdue.edu To: revs@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Fw: Pages of German Info-Center for Racism research >From Alan Spector, REVS Editor: The following appeared on the ERAM network; it has information relevant to the interests of many REVS subscribers. ======================================================================= Subject: Pages of German Info-Center for Racism research At www.uni-marburg.de/dir you find the pages of the German-Informtion-Centre for Racism Research. We just put in the final-report of the European Youth Campaign in English, German and French. You ll find these pages at www.uni-marburg.de/dir/GRUPPEN/PROJEKTE/EYC/finalreport.html greets Juergen Schlicher -----------This message was brought to you by-------------- Informationszentrum fuer Rassismusforschung / D.I.R. e.V. Postfach 1221, 35002 Marburg, http://www.uni-marburg.de/dir Tel+BTX:06421-61188 FAX 06421-62588 E-Mail: dir@mailer.uni-marburg.de From jburrows@halcyon.com Sun Jul 21 13:43:21 1996 Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1996 12:32:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Center For World Indigenous Studies To: REVS@csf.colorado.edu Subject: SEMINAR: Collapsing States and Reemerging Nations The Center For World Indigenous Studies FOURTH WORLD INSTITUTE Presents A Seminar in Fourth World Geopolitics by Dr. Rudolph C. Ryser COLLAPSING STATES AND REEMERGING NATIONS: TERRORISM AS POLITICS OR CONSTRUCTING A NEW POLITICAL ORDER (Continuing Education Units) Puerto Vallarta, Mexico January 4-11, 1997 8 days, 7 nights WHO IS INVITED? International Affairs professionals and students. Nation and State government officials in foreign affairs, native administration, international policy formulation and diplomacy, academics concerned with geography, anthropology, international relations, political science, sociology, government administration as well as interdisciplinary researchers, faculty and graduate students. WHAT IS BEING OFFERED? This seminar applies a Fourth World geopolitical analysis of current and future relations between the world's more than 6000 nations and 192 states and poses the question: Will states necessarily continue to collapse and go bankrupt (i.e., USSR, Yugoslavia, Somalia, Rwanda, Liberia, Burundi, Afghanistan) in part as a result of the reemergence of Fourth World nations, and, will terrorism continue to develop as the increasingly common method of political discourse or is there another alternative of constructing a new international political order based on a balance between nations and states? We will explore terrorism from both the state and nation perspective and review examples of paramilitary terrorism, property terrorism, ecoterrorism, and economic terrorism. We will define terms of reference, define reigning and emerging paradigms of international relations, and culminate with an analysis of new forms of political relations between nations and between nations and states in the international political order. Special attention is paid to the growing conflicts in the United states and Canada involving Indians nations and the far right-wing, the anti-environmental movements (Wise Use Movement) and the anti-Indian movement; and other conflicts including the Maya in Chiapas, Mexico, the Chechens and the Federation of Russia, the Yanomami and Brazil, the Tibetans in their relations with China and the conflict between Hutu and Tutsi for control of the African states of Burundi and Rwanda. We will examine the strengths and weaknesses of progressive political analysis (right and left) as it relates to nations and state relations, the role of trans-state corporations and religions in nation and state conflicts, address the strengths and deficits of existing international bodies such as the United Nations, the Organization for Cooperation and Security in Europe, the International Labour Organization, and the growing role played by non-governmental organizations (NGO's) in the formulation of new international structures and domestic state and nation laws. The on-site location in a small fishing village (Yelapa, population 1,500) south of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico serves as a real-world context for discussing contemporary environmental, political and economic conflicts between indigenous peoples, the state and trans-state interests. Under the direction of Dr. Ryser participants have the opportunity to carry out research through observation and analysis in the Yelapa community. Participants may choose the opportunity to (co)author and publish their findings in the Fourth World Journal, a Center for World Indigenous Studies publication. ABOUT THE SEMINAR This Seminar is limited to 20 people, and is designed as an intensive learning and experiential practicum which is both structured and flexibly responsive to the academic and professional interests of the participants. The seminar meets for four hours, Sunday - Thursday, with afternoons spent in small-group colloquy, research, exploration, and leisure activities such as swimming, trips to waterfalls, horseback-riding, snorkeling and scuba diving. A day-long boat trip and cook-out to islands inhabited only by Booby birds offers a stunning culmination to the week. Special evening activities may include night walks and dancing at the local baile. Integrating theory with practice, this seminar proceeds from a "whole person" paradigm integrating personal experience with the subject matter. Participants have the opportunity to explore through simulation games their own nations heritage in order to understand influences on their current world view, explore issues of ethics, culture, intellectual property and natural resources development. Participants also have the opportunity to have a private interviews with Dr. Ryser regarding their own research, and career aspirations. WHERE IS THE SEMINAR LOCATED? Yelapa, a fishing village of 1500 people located on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, 17 miles south of Puerto Vallarta. It is accessible only by boat and is embraced by mountainous jungle which teems with varied plant and animal life. Away from cars and electricity, the village offers the challenge and adventure of tropical living, making the setting an integral part of the Institute's programs. Participation requires an adventurous spirit. INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Rudolph C. Ryser earned a Ph.D. in International Relations from the Union Institute. The principal architect of the discipline of Fourth World geopolitics, Dr. Ryser (Cowlitz Indian Tribe) founded the Center for World Indigenous Studies in 1984 with Grand Chief George Manuel (Shuswap Nation). He has served as negotiations advisor to resolve conflicts between indigenous governments and states in the United States, Canada, the Russian Federation, Nicaragua, Australia and Indonesia. His research focuses on a wide variety of topics including the Anti-Indian Movement in the United States and Canada, land and water rights, political sovereignty, terrorism, cultural diversity and environmental issues including nuclear waste dumping in the Fourth World. Early in his career Dr. Ryser served in a variety of public policy, research, economic development and inter- governmental relations posts including Executive Director of the National Congress of American Indians, the Small Tribes Organization of Western Washington, Special Assistant to the President of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples and Specialist on Federal Administration of Indian Affairs for the American Indian Policy Review Commission. For ten years, he participated in the proceedings of the U.N. Working Group on Indigenous Populations and served as the Rapporteur for the drafting of the International Covenant on the Rights of Indigenous Nations. He has addressed policy conferences of the Quinault Indian Nation, Lummi Indian Nation, Western Shoshone, National Aboriginal Council and Treaty Six Chiefs, and has lectured at the University of California - Berkeley and The Evergreen State College. He is the author of 4 books and more than 50 journal articles and essay contributions to anthologies. TUITION, LODGING, MEALS AND MATERIALS Housing and Food: Double occupancy accommodations are provided in beach-front hotel cabins and in private palapas (thatched-roof houses) framed by lush bougainvillea, visited by emerald-headed hummingbirds, and sun-looped iguanas. Beds, (hot) running water, showers, toilets, and pure drinking water are provided. Three meals a day offering fresh vegetarian, seafood and Mexican dishes are provided by the Institute and local restaurants. Travel: Puerto Vallarta may be reached by jet from all major cities. Airfare ranges from $350 ($US) to $700 ($US) round- trip. Fees: $1375.00 ($US) A non-refundable deposit of $150.00 is due 100 days prior to the start of the program. Full payment is due 90 days in advance. Upon receipt of your deposit you will receive a comprehensive packet containing a detailed itinerary, schedule and seminar materials. Checks payable to C.W.I.S. Tuition, course materials, housing and meals at the seminar site (single supplement $200.00 additional). [Certain educational and professional advancement expenses may be tax deductible in the United States.] SPONSORING INSTITUTION The Center for World Indigenous Studies is an Indian controlled research and education organization dedicated to the advancement of indigenous peoples' ideas and knowledge. Founded in 1984, CWIS elaborates national and international policy and through the Fourth World Institute, conducts continuing education seminars and workshops in Fourth World Geopolitics, health, history, philosophy, human ecology, and development. ____________________________________________________ For an Application or more Information contact: Center for World Indigenous Studies Fourth World Institute P.O. 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