waldron@newport.rutgers.edu (James Waldron) (11/11/89)
THE DEMOCRATIZATION OF INFORMATION
A Memorandum from Dr. James Waldron
Executive Director UNITEX
The moderated newsgroup, MISC.HEADLINES.UNITEX, has been
cancelled due to the recent resignation of its moderator.
We can provide services via our mailing list and will possibly
have an unmoderated newsgroup on the Net in the very near future.
Direct your inquires about UNITEX to:
waldron@newport.rutgers.edu
UNITEX Mailing List inquires should be sent to:
unitex-request@rubbs.UUCP
The UNITEX news and information is best described as a weekly
news digest of current proceedings, speeches, international
meetings, discussions, press releases and special committee
reports obtained from the major organizations and agencies within
the United Nations and other related governmental and
non-governmental agencies, including several independent news
and information services located throughout various parts of the
world.
Current information relating to arms negotiations, peace talks,
disarmament issues, international boundary and treaty agreements,
international trade agreements, electronic data interchange, global
environmental rulings, laws of the sea and other matters of
global consequence have definite ramifications for commercial
enterprises, multinational corporations, trade unions and
individuals who need or want to keep abreast of a rapidly
changing world.
UNITEX has pioneered UN information gathering and its
dissemination on behalf of the United Nations. We are a
non-profit organization and are NOT funded by the United
Nations. The variety of articles and the quality of the
international news that is distributed by UNITEX is very costly
to produce. We have provided this service free of charge for
over two years. This distribution has increased enormously
since we began this pilot project in the fall of 1987. Our
financial limitations obligate us, at this point in time,
to seek outside funding and support in the form of state and
government grants to make possible a continued supply
of 'free' information to the NET.
During the Pro-Democracy Movement in China, UNITEX carried much
of the news from the group, SOC.CULTURE.CHINA, and directed
information back into that very same newsgroup which
resulted in a unique, up-to-date, interactive news forum of
significant international consequence. We are currently posting
news from China Spring, China News Digest and several other
publications that report directly on the political and social issues
of China today and on the current 'voice' of the Chinese students
both here and abroad.
UNITEX has worked with Amnesty International by donating time and
resources in supporting AI Action Alerts on our host system as well
as distributing worldwide, news and information relating to Human
Rights Issues.
In addition to the dissemination of UN material and current
international news and press releases, we distribute information
gathered from many of the environmental networks and
organizations, such as, GreenNet, Green Party, GreenPeace, EcoNet
and other organizations, such as, The Sierra Club, Audubon
Society, etc...
We are an electronic news conduit for other organizations that
promote peace and reduce international misunderstanding, on
issues relating to anti-apartheid, news from and about Africa
and South Africa, issues concerning decolonization, news from
Central and Latin America, issues concerning Non-Governmental
Organizations (NGO'S), public information and news from the
Department of Defense (DOD) and NASA, Nicaragua news bulletins
and many other independent news gathering agencies too numerous
to mention.
UNITEX believes that it is important to provide a source of
information which is almost totally unavailable to the general
public. The founders of UNITEX, James Waldron, PhD., and
Dorothy Nicklus, United Nations NGO Representative, would like
to extend to all the opportunity to continue receiving this
important international news and information. We invite new
readers as well as thoses who have participated in
MISC.HEADLINES.UNITEX to send for a membership application. This
will help to keep you informed of our mailing list subscription
as well as new features we plan to introduce in the near future,
which include: an electronic magazine formulated with
'categories', such as, UN Press Releases, Human Rights Issues,
Disarmament, Environmnetal Issues; A multi-line host system for
direct access to this information with a search and retrieve,
on-line encylopedia database capability; courseware for Distance
Education which will incorporate material for international
studies, political science simulation modeling and other
education-related projects. There are even possibilites of
a toll-free 800 number access in the works.....
We thank all that believe in the Democratization of Information
and wish to support UNITEX. Please let us hear from you! For
further information on the availability of the UNITEX NEWS DIGEST,
membership, or any other information relating to UNITEX in
general or the mailing list in particular, send email to:
waldron@newport.rutgers.edu or call our administration office
in New York City, re: Dorothy Nicklus UN NGO REP. (212) 799-4566.
Our FAX number is (212) 787-1726
Thank you.............
Dr. James Waldron
Executive Director, UNITEX