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The following is a list of articles that the members of POL 214 will be working on during the Fall 2009 semester. These articles will be closed to editing by other citizens until after the conclusion of the course, though we'd appreciate hearing any comments or suggestions you might have on their respective talk subpages.
The following is a list of articles that the members of POL 214 will be working on during the Fall 2009 semester. These articles will be closed to editing by other citizens until after the conclusion of the course, though we'd appreciate hearing any comments or suggestions you might have on their respective talk subpages.


[[Interest group]]
{{r|Interest group}}


[[American Association of Retired Persons]]
{{r|American Association of Retired Persons}}


[[American Association of University Professors]]
{{r|American Association of University Professors}}


[[American Cancer Society]]
{{r|American Cancer Society}}


[[American Farm Bureau]]
{{r|American Farm Bureau}}


[[American Federation of Teachers]]
{{r|American Federation of Teachers}}


[[Americans for Democratic Action]]
{{r|Americans for Democratic Action}}


[[Amnesty International]]
{{r|Amnesty International}}


[[Anti-Defamation League]]
{{r|Anti-Defamation League}}


[[Arab American Institute]]
{{r|Arab American Institute}}


[[Bread for the World]]
{{r|Bread for the World}}


[[Christian Coalition]]
{{r|Christian Coalition}}


[[Family Research Council]]
{{r|Family Research Council}}


[[Federalist Society]]
{{r|Federalist Society}}


[[Feminist Majority Foundation]]
{{r|Feminist Majority Foundation}}


[[Greenpeace]]
{{r|Greenpeace}}


[[Heritage Foundation]]
{{r|Heritage Foundation}}


[[Human Rights Watch]]
{{r|Human Rights Watch}}


[[Humane Society of the United States]]
{{r|Humane Society of the United States}}


[[John Birch Society]]
{{r|John Birch Society}}


[[League of Women Voters]]
{{r|League of Women Voters}}


[[Marijuana Policy Project]]
{{r|Marijuana Policy Project}}


[[Mothers Against Drunk Driving]]
{{r|Mothers Against Drunk Driving}}


[[NARAL Pro-Choice America]]
{{r|NARAL Pro-Choice America}}


[[National Association for the Advancement of Colored People]]
{{r|National Association for the Advancement of Colored People}}


[[National Committee for an Effective Congress]]
{{r|National Committee for an Effective Congress}}


[[National Congress of American Indians]]
{{r|National Congress of American Indians}}


[[National Council of La Raza]]
{{r|National Council of La Raza}}


[[National Immigration Forum]]
{{r|National Immigration Forum}}


[[National Organization for Women]]
{{r|National Organization for Women}}


[[National Rifle Association]]
{{r|National Rifle Association}}


[[National Right to Life Committee]]
{{r|National Right to Life Committee}}


[[Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays]]
{{r|Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays}}


[[Partnership for a Drug-Free America]]
{{r|Partnership for a Drug-Free America}}


[[Project RACE]]
{{r|Project RACE}}


[[Rock the Vote]]
{{r|Rock the Vote}}


[[Sierra Club]]
{{r|Sierra Club}}


[[USAction]]
{{r|USAction}}


[[U.S. Border Control]]
{{r|U.S. Border Control}}


[[Veterans of Foreign Wars]]
{{r|Veterans of Foreign Wars}}


[[Violence Policy Center]]
{{r|Violence Policy Center}}




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Revision as of 09:28, 21 July 2009

Instructor: Shamira Gelbman

Email: sgelbman@ilstu.edu

Office Hours: T, Th 12:30-1:30 PM in 405 Schroeder Hall

What We'll Be Working On

The following is a list of articles that the members of POL 214 will be working on during the Fall 2009 semester. These articles will be closed to editing by other citizens until after the conclusion of the course, though we'd appreciate hearing any comments or suggestions you might have on their respective talk subpages.

  • Interest group [r]: In the United States, an organization (usually non-profit) that represents its members' interests by lobbying, publishing, or other activities, and may publish information presented as expert analysis. [e]
  • American Cancer Society [r]: American Cancer Society mission statement says “The American Cancer Society is the nationwide, community-based, voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.” [e]
  • American Farm Bureau [r]: "Farm Bureau is an independent, non-governmental, voluntary organization governed by and representing farm and ranch families united for the purpose of analyzing their problems and formulating action to achieve educational improvement, econmomic opportunity and social advancement and, thereby, to promote the national well-being." [e]
  • American Federation of Teachers [r]: The American Federation of Teachers is a labor union representing 1.4 million education professionals in pre-K, primary, secondary, and higher education, related school personnel; federal, state, and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. [e]
  • Amnesty International [r]: International non-governmental organisation, founded in London in 1961, which draws attention to human rights abuses and campaigns for compliance with international standards. [e]
  • Christian Coalition [r]: The Christian Coalition is a grassroots organization that educates people on legislative issues that effect Christian based family values, the organization also lobbies in an effort to promote these values. [e]
  • Greenpeace [r]: An organization devoted to environmental activism, founded in the United States and Canada in 1971. [e]
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