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Last revised: 24 January 2000
We're still trying to wrestle this page into a more useful shape. We'd like to have links that are useful to people in different countries and also a way for people to compare how people do things in other places. Any suggestions on how to organize this page, or links to other sites are always welcome.
This section is UK oriented, but some of the references are of more general use. Also check out our general campaign guides.
An excellent introduction to PPG16, the main UK planning policy instrument for protecting archaeological sites.
The Media Internet Directory: lists names, addresses, phone and fax numbers for all UK television, radio, and newspapers. A better source is The Guardian Media Guide, published annually, and (sadly) not available online.
Freedom Network's guide to Manipulating the Media: gives some good broad advice on getting coverage and the pros and cons of dealing with the media.
Who reads what in the House of Commons?: Summary of a 1997 survey by Harris Research Centre over one week of what UK politicians read.
The Campaigning Handbook by Mark Lattimer. An excellent guide to all aspects of campaigning, from writing press releases to engaging Whitehall effectively. Unlike similar guides, it doesn't shy away from talking about direct action in a very open and honest way. Available from Directory for Social Change (DSC) Publications, 24 Stephenson Way, London NW1 2DP, UK . Tel +44 (0)171 209 5151. Also available in many British public libraries.
Paul Mobbs provides an enormous service to environmental campaigners with an excellent website full of useful stuff, including a regular review of useful environmental material on the web ("The Source"), and the text of various PPG notes, MPG notes, and circulars.
The Biz: National Official Information Sources: An amazingly comprehensive catalogue of organizations and useful groups -- particularly useful for campaigners.
Corporate Watch research transnational corporations, their contribution to environmental degradation and social injustice. Publish a quarterly newsletter.
US heritage legislation: A list of relevant US legislation related to cultural heritage protection (with links to the text of the laws themselves) compiled by the Miami Circle campaign.
National Archeological Database: Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
Earthrights is a good UK-based firm of environmental lawyers.
We have now fixed (most of) the broken links in this section.
SchNEWS: Radical weekly newspaper covering environmental and social justice issues.
Earth First! Action Update: Monthly roundup of UK Earth First! activities.
Basic law for road protesters by barrister Peter Gray, sets out the various aspects of English law that apply to direct action protest.
Road Raging - Top Tips for Wrecking Roadbuilding is one of the best "how to" guides to campaigning we've seen.
My First Little Book of Peaceful Direct Action: a gentle introduction to a challenging subject, produced by campaigners at Newbury.
The Environment, Transport, and Regional Affairs Select Committee of the House of Commons has been good on housing, water pollution, and other environmental issues.
Department of Environment, Transport, and Regions (DETR): Access to official government press releases and other useful stuff.
Department of Culture Media and Sport (DCMS): Formerly the Department of National Heritage.
English Heritage: Read what they have to say about archaeology and development or check out their Agenda for the Future.
Images of England: A project by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England to make available
photographs of all
England's listed buildings by 2002.
The Monuments at Risk Survey (MARS) is a joint project between Bournemouth University, Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England, and English Heritage. It is designed to be: "a survey to see how many archaeological sites we have left, how many are still in good condition, how many are still in fair shape, how many have been lost, and how sites have come to be as we see them today. Check out a summary of the findings.
National Register of Historic Places, by the National Park Service, USA.
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