Organizations, activist

Known far and wide for her success as an MCS activist and educator, Ann moved to New Mexico in the early 1990s in search of a safer house and environment. Santa Fe hasn t been the same since her arrival. She recently was recognized by leaders of the city for her contributions to the community. She was one of the founders of the Healthy Housing Coalition of New Mexico, a non-profit organization providing information on MCS and New Mexico, and tips for creating safe housing. 

Dees-Thomases, Donna, and Alison Hendrie. Looking For a Few Good-Moms How One Mother Rallied a Million Others Against the Gun Lobby. Revised ed. Emmaus, Pa. Rodale Press, 2004. Recounts how a shooting tragedy at a day-care center impelled Dees-Thomases and others to organize the Million Mom March for gun control. There are also many vivid accounts of the experiences of gun victims. The book also includes much information and suggestions for activists for gun control and other issues. 

Two-thirds of the chlorine produced in North America is consumed by the organic chemicals industry (25% goes to ethylene dichloride production alone). Pulp and paper mills account for another 15%, while 5% of the total is used in water treatment. All of these applications, however, have environmental implications that led to demands from activist groups that the production of chlorine derivatives be reduced (even, in the extreme view, phased out entirely). While these concerns are being taken seriously in all quarters, and some chlorinated products have already been banned, the fact is that chlorine-based technologies make, and will continue to make, important positive contributions to human health and prosperity. Indeed, at the time of writing in 1996, chlorine consumption continues to rise, al-... 

From the beginning of the development of nuclear power, nuclear scientists had agonized about what safety measures were needed in power plants and what health impacts radioactivity releases might cause. They published their analyses and arguments for all to see, and it took little effort for the antinuclear activists to collect, organize selectively, and distort this information into ammunition for their battle. People experienced in debate and political fights are well prepared to do that... 

Activists in the South are even more intensely engaged in similar campaigns, often with a broader base including labor, religious leaders, and organized civil society. 

Since its founding in 1970, the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws has been the principal national advocate for legalizing marijuana. Today NORML serves as the umbrella group fur a national network of activists committed to ending marijuana prohibition. 

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