LIST OF APC RESOURCES ON WOMEN

• women.news - Sample messages, Description: News items and announcements about women and women's issues. keys: feminism, feminist, gender, discrimmination.
• hr.women - Sample messages Description: This conference will contain information and materials on women and human rights issues specific to women. keys: women, human, rights
• women.events - Sample messages, Description: This conference is for information related to events/programmes/courses/conferences organised by or for women. Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women/events/calendar/conference
• women.unwcw Description: This conference is meant to be used by all groups who are working on information networking around the UN World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995. Anyone is welcome to take part and the intent is to make available a forum where all can share their plans. keys: women, mujers, femmes, frauen, vrouwen, feminism, un, wcw, unwcw, beijing, information, networking, planning
• hivnet.women - Description: Issues confronting women with arc/hiv/aids. Sponsored by the HIVNET, HIV Nereniging Nederland, Postbus 15847, 1001 NH Amsterdam, The Netherlands, tel:+31 20 6644076, fax: +31 20 6646689, email: [email protected]
• africa.wcw.doc - Description: Conference for official documents related to the 4th World Conference for Women. keys: women, africa, wcw, beijing, documents, process
• africa.wcw.new - Description: News and information pertaining to the 4th World Conference on Women. keys: women, un, united, nations, africa, news, process, beijing
• amlat.mujeres - Description: Esta conferencia se propone abrir un espacio para el intercambio entre organizaciones y movimientos de mujeres de America Latina y el Caribe, en torno a su problematica y sus procesos de coordinacion regional. keys: espanol, spanish, women, latin, america, latina
• cmm.novedades - Description: Tiene por objetivo concentrar indicadores y resumenes de los principales documentos relacionados con la IV Conferencia Mundial sobre la Mujer que circulan en la red APC y sus afiliadas, incluyendo documentos claves, comunicados de prensa, e informacion. Sponsor: APC Women Information Program keys: mujer, novedades, informacion, CMM, conferencia mundial de mujer
• cmm.ong.doc - Description: Documentos de las ONGs en el marco de la CMM y Foro de ONGs. keys: mujer, women, united, nations, un
• dh.mujer - Description: Derechos humanos de las mujeres - Spanish and English language conf re human rights of women.
• econ.lets.wome - Description: This LETS conference acts as a forum for support and general information sharing keys: women, economics, permaculture, technology, employment, business, sustainability
• gen.men - Description: Explore the flip-side of women's liberation and discuss what it means to be a male in today's world.
• gen.women - Description: Discussion of women's issues; open to all. keys: feminism
• muj.beij95 - Description: Conference de ISIS Internacional con informacion sobre el proceso hacia Beijing. keys: united, nations, un, women, mujer
• mujer.cmm - Description: Espacio de intercambio y planificacion para la Conferencia Mundial de Mujeres y Foro de ONGs. keys: mujer, women, united, nations, un
• mujer.com - Description: Espacio de interaccion del Foro Permanente sobre Comunicacion de Genero. keys: mujer, women, united, nations, un
• wcw.highlights - Description: This conference will concentrate indexes and summaries of main documents related to the IV World Conference on Women that circulate in APC networks and others linked to it, including key documents, press releases, a monthly on-line bulletin and info. Sponsor: APC Women Information Program
• wcw.ngo.doc - Description: NGO documents related to the World Conference on Women and NGO Forum. keys: women, un, united, nations, ngo
• women.frontier - Description: Space to plan the North-South Media Women's Dialogue (24 February-5 March '95; San Marcos & Austin, TX).
• women.media - Description: A place for discussion and resources of all forms of media in use in many areas of work. keys: women, television, radio, newspapers, press, media
• women.dev - Description: This conference is for information relating to local/regional/international development issues affecting/involving women Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women/development/politics
• women.health - Description: This conference is for information relating to women's health and associated issues. Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women/health/aids/reproductive/medical
• women.info.src - Description: This moderated conference will contain detailed listings of information sources pertaining to women's issues - dbases, live or electronic networks, books, clearhouses, documents, libraries. If you have or know of information sources, please send details Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications -- GreenNet keys: women, information, sources, poverty, health, violence, literacy, refugees, technology, policy
• women.labr - Description: This conference is for news/information/discussion concerned with women and labor/labour issues Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women/labour/labor/work/union
• women.only - Description: A private discussion place for women only. Contact 'support' for access information. Sponsor: Assoc for Progressive Communications keys: feminism, goddess, spirituality, rights
• women.populati - Description: This conference is for information relating to Women and Population issues. Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women/population/development
• women.violence - Description: This conference is for news/information/discussion relating to all acts of violence against women Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women/violence/rape/domestic/rights
• women.clinicde - Description: Information and discussion on women's reproductive rights, defense of abortion clinics, and Religious Right. Sponsored by Bay Area Coalition for Reproductive Rights, this can include tracking of White Supremacists, militias, Christian Identity/Patriots. Sponsor: Bay Area Coalition for our Reproductive Rights keys: abortion, clinic defense, women's health, Christian right, militia, Right Wing, clinic violence
• econ.women - Description: The goal of this conference is to foster ideas and actions towards the creation of an economic system which is based on other than monetary values. We are particularly interested in women's perspectives. We welcome ideas from women which further this. Sponsor: Ottawa Women for a Healthy Planet keys: women, economics, development, environment, alternative, north, south, progressive, movements, gender, feminism
• women.sci+tech - Description: A forum to exchange information and experiences on how science and technology impacts women's lives. Participants are also welcome to share how women make a difference through S&T; innovation, development, formulation. Sponsor: International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Studies keys: women, science, technology
• unced.women - Description: This conference will be the main information repository for the women's issues in preparation for the UNCED meeting in Rio. The goal is to encourage women's full participation to develop an action agenda for presentation to the official delegation. Sponsor: Institute for Global Communications keys: women, environment, development
• women.180days - Description: Women.180DAYS is a public global conference established to facilitate the dissemination of information regarding the 180 Days/180 Ways Women's Action Campaign '95. Individuals and groups are encouraged to use this conference to post events/actions etc. Sponsor: Women's Environment and Development Organization keys: women, campaign, plan
• glas.moldova - Description: This conference has been renamed to: moldova.herita Sponsor: GlasNet keys: environment, socail, ecology, population, women, health, lifestyle, consumpation, human, right
• moldova.herita - Description: Social-ecological newsletter Heritage by Internatinonal Ecological Agency "ALTA IR", an NGO from Kishinev, Moldova. Sponsor: GlasNet keys: environment, socail, ecology, population, women, health, lifestyle, consumpation, human, right
• women.wcw.cana - Description: Conference for Canadian organizations to prepare for the UN World Conference on Women to be held in Beijing, in 1995. Sponsor: NirvCentre/Web keys: United Nations, women, support, networking, news, updates, reports, pointers

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  ** Organisation-Sponsored APC Conferences:

• greenleft.news - Description: Articles and letters from Green Left Weekly, covering environment, politics,labor movement, socialism. women, gay/lesbian,imternational news and progressive movements/causes generally. Sponsor: Green Left keys: media, press
• militant.news - Description: The Militant is a socialist newsweekly published in the interests of working people. News and analysis on working-class struggles worldwide, crisis of capitalism, Cuba, South Africa, labor movement, women's rights, Black rights, and more. Sponsor: The Militant keys: socialism, communism, labour, union, women, abortion, Blacks, racism, fascism
• mnl.meet - Description: Reports and workings from conferences held in Manila, Philippines and the region - starting with the first regional Asian Indigenous Women's Conference 24-30 January 1993. Originates from the Email Centre, Philippines. Sponsor: Email Centre, Philippines

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  ** News Wire Services:

• aia.news - Description: Private subscription conference for Africa Information Afrique, posted weekly from Harare, Zimbabwe. Development news; political news; labour news; women, education and health news. See aia.samples for more information. Sponsor: Africa Information Afrique keys: south, africa, aia, news

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  ** Organisation-Sponsored APC Conferences:

• apngowid.meet - Description: (Asia-Pacific NGO women in development) where the proceedings of the November 16-20 meeting in Manila will be posted. This will be a prime posting conference for ongoing activities by the group above for the next 2 years running to the Beijing UN conf. Sponsor: Asia-Pacific NGO women in development keys: women, unwcw, asia, pacific, development
• hca.structure - Description: Activists in CSCE countries chat political and social issues. To review the common problems that occur in democratic NGO's and create mechanisms for maintaining grassroots control. Comments from experienced independent and individual activists welcome! Sponsor: Helsinki Citizens Assembly keys: ngos, democracy, constitution, accountability, human rights, disarmament, women, ecology, economy, fedralism
• hrnet.women - Description: Human rights conference concerning women. For more details contact [email protected] Sponsor: Human rights network keys: human, rights, women
• isar.journal - Description: This conference contains 'Surviving Together' a journal on relations with the former Soviet Union. 'Surviving Together' is published by ISAR, and covers development, the environment, economics, women, civil society and other topics. Sponsor: ISAR keys: Russia, Eurasia, ISAR, women, sustainability, sustainable, economics, agriculture
• lescon - Description: Lesbian Contradiction: A Journal of Irreverent Feminism is a quarterly of opinion, testimony, cartoons and humor by and for women who aren't afraid to disagree or to challenge each other. Sponsor: Lesbian Contradictions keys: dyke
• nalgo.news - Description: Selection of articles from NALGO weekly newspaper for trade union activists. Sponsor: National And Local Government Officers Association keys: union, labour, economics, gay, lesbian, women, equal opportunities, health, safety, hazards, black, anti-racist, peace, environment, disabilit
• women.east-wes - Description: A forum to discuss gender issues in the radically altered societies of East and Central Europe and the former Soviet Union. Sponsored by the Network of East - West Women (NEWW) Sponsor: Network of East - West Women keys: women, gender, feminism, reproductive, rights, post, communism, NIS, CIS, CEE, ECE, FSU
• ngls.news - Description: Newsletter of the United National Non-Govermental Liaison Service. Sponsor: United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service keys: UN, nations, third, development, africa, women, trade, debt, international, north-south, economic, food, environment, ngo, adjustment
• un.wcw.doc.eng - Description: Official UN documents for the Fourth World Conference on Women. In English. Sponsor: NGO Liaison Service keys: United, Nations, documents, 1995, Fourth, World, Conference, Women, Beijing, China
• un.wcw.doc.esp - Description: Official UN documents for the Fourth World Conference on Women. In Spanish. Sponsor: NGO Liaison Service keys: united, nations, documents, 1995, fourth, world, conference, women, Beijing, China
• un.wcw.doc.fra - Description: Official UN documents for the Fourth World Conference on Women. In French. Sponsor: NGO Liaison Service keys: united, nations, documents, 1995, fourth, world, conference, women, Beijing, China
• pna.news - Description: A news conference of the People's News Agency (PNA) with the support of Proutist Universal. This conference is for news, analysis, commentary, good news coming primarily from PNA members from around the world. Sponsor: Proutist Universal keys: news, ecology, earth, family, economy, development, education, women, labor, labour, youth, PROUT, culture, reviews, democracy, environment
• sejup.news - Description: Weekly reports in English on human rights and social, political and economic topics in Brazil. Sponsor: Servico Brasileiro de Justica e Paz keys: Brasil, Brazil, human, rights, ecology, indigenous, church, grassroots, movement, land, urban, questions, women, politics, social, economic
• twr.nl - Description: Annotated lists of third world related organizations, books, periodicals, pamphlets and audio-visuals. Sponsored by Third World Resources. Sponsor: Third World Resources keys: thirdworld, asia, pacific, latinamerica, caribbean, middle east, africa, hunger, humanrights, women, peace, nuclear, corporations, labor, nati
• vs.onlinestrat - Description: Share ideas, resources and experiences directly related to activist women's organizations' utilization of electronic communication & publishing technologies. Sponsor: Virtual Sisterhood keys: women, global, electronic, communications, publishing, sustainable, grassroots, justice, third world, media

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  ** News Wire Services:

• wfs.english - Description: Articles from Women's Feature Service (WFS) based out of New York. Sponsor: Womens Feature Service

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  ** Organisation-Sponsored APC Conferences:

• wilpf.hotline - Description: Regular updates on legislation on such issues as disarmament, racial justice and an end to U.S. global intervention. Sponsored by the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Sponsor: Women's International League for Peace & Freedom
• workers.news - Description: News and analysis not available in corporate-controlled media. Written by trade unionists, the unemployed, community and environmental activists, leaders in struggles against racism, the oppression of lesbians and gays, for rights of women, etc. Sponsor: Workers World Party keys: Marx, socialism, communism, news, worker, labor, union, lesbian, gay, women, racism, imperialism, war, capitalism, disabled, oppression, youth
• panos.discuss - Description: Discussion and feedback on articles in conference panos.news Sponsor: Panos Institute keys: social, justice, third, world, development, environment, aids, health, women, media
• panos.news - Description: Features service and briefing documents from the Panos Institute. Monthly postings on international issues affecting work for development that is socially, environmentally and economically sustainable. Articles may be reproduced, see terms in each topic. Sponsor: Panos Institute keys: social, justice, third, world, development, environment, aids, health, women, media

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  ** United Nations Conferences:

• wssd.women - Description: The purpose of this conference is to provide a public forum for women and women's organisations concerned with social development issues as discussed during the NGO Forum and World Summit for Social Development in Copenhagen, Denmark (March 4-12, 1995).
• unced.francais - Description: Disucssion en francais des themes lies a la CNUED 1992. Conference pour les members du groupe de travail quebecois sure l'environnement et le developpement et de tous les organismes et individus qui ouvres au developpement viable. Sponsor: Association Quebecois des Organismes de Cooperation Int'l keys: alternative, autochtones, ecologie, energie, environment, femmes, forets, pauvrete, population, reseau, women, ecology, energy
• un.cedaw.docs - Description: Official documents and other United Nations materials related to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). Sponsor: United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women keys: UN, United Nations, DPCSD, DAW, Division for the Advancement of Women, CEDAW, women, discrimination, gender
• un.csw.docs - Description: Official documents and other United Nations materials related to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW). Sponsor: United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women keys: UN, United Nations, DPCSD, DAW, Division for the Advancement of Women, CSW, Commission on the Status of Women, women, gender

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  ** Private Conferences:

• techwomen.only - Description: Women-only private conference for women in technical audio/visual fields to share experiences and reduce the sense of isolation many experience in these traditionally male-dominated areas. Sponsor: TechNet keys: broadcast, video, radio, audio, engineer, women
• women.technet - Description: Private conference for the 'Technet' network of women in technical audio/visual fields. Sponsor: Technet keys: video, broadcast, engineer, audio

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  ** APC Internal Conferences:

• vienna.coord - Description: Private conference for planning logistics of the APC presence in Vienna, supporting the UN 4th World Conference on Women.
• apc.wcw.traini - Description: Internal APC Conference for discussion/posting of gender sensitive training materials for The Fourth World Conference on Women (WCW). To be held in Beijing, China, September 1995. Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications
• apc.women# (bin\gnadmin-SECRET) - Description: Working conference for APC staff and invited guests to work on women's networking projects. Sponsor: Association for Progressive Communications keys: women, female, development, feminsm, gender, poverty

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  ** GreenNet Internal Conferences:

• apc.wcw# (gnadmin-SECRET) - Description: Internal APC conference for planning of the Fourth World Conference on Women (WCW). To be held in Beijing, China, September 1995. This is the place for all APC nodes staff to conduct planning activities for the two years prior to WCW and for activities.
• gn.wcw* (gnmisc-private) - Description: GreenNets womens outreach training programme. Sponsor: GreenNet keys: women, un, wcw, networking

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  ** Mailing List Conferences:

• list.femisa - Description: FEMISA is conceived as a list where those who work on or think about feminism, gender, women and international relations, world politics, international political economy or global politics, can communicate. keys: feminist, theory, international, studies, association
• list.sappho - Description: postings from women from many other systems, many of whom are lesbian or bisexual, although all women are welcome. Email to 'support' for access information. keys: women, lesbian, bisexual, feminist, feminism

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  ** UseNet/BitNet - Academic/Industrial Network:

• alt.fan.karla- - Description: alt.fan.karla-homolka Why are there so few hot exhibitionist S&M; women?
• bionet.women-i - Description: bionet.women-in-bio Discussions about women in biology.
• soc.women
• uk.wic Description: Discussion of Women in Computing.