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   FredsNaetet                   Nicarao                       Pegasus
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                 Global computer communications network
                 for Environment, Peace & Human Rights 


                 GLOBAL CO-OPERATION THROUGH COMMUNICATION
       The only global computer network designed specifically for 
             environment, peace and human rights groups.


Dial Locally, Act Globally
==========================
If you have a personal computer and a modem, you can
communicate, share information, pool resources and plan events
with individuals and groups all around the world.

Powerful Technology Made Accessible
===================================
World-wide communication made easy. Preparing joint projects
through electronic mail, or finding the latest information on
anything from Acid Rain to Star Wars is as simple as using a
typewriter.

Inexpensive, Instant Communication
==================================
You can send messages, letters, documents or telexes anywhere in
the world, within minutes or hours, for only pence per page.
The whole range of services is designed to meet the needs of
progressive groups.

Keep in Touch with the Latest News
==================================
Check your mailbox and conferences daily to monitor developments
around the world.  Postings come direct from people making the
news, and those in close contact with newsmakers.  Add your part
of the story for the rest of the world to read.




       HOW ENVIRONMENT AND PEACE GROUPS ARE USING THE NETWORK

Electronic Mail
===============
Groups and individuals can send messages to each other instantly
for less than the cost of using the post, with greater
dependability than the phone, and more flexibility than fax!

Computer Conferences
====================
Conferences (sometimes called 'electronic notice-boards' or
'bulletin boards') allow any number of individuals to:
* share information and opinions 
* assemble information from many sources
* collaborate on research, writing, or planning of events
* distribute and respond to "Action Alerts"
* ask questions that can be seen and answered by any other user 
  watching that conference

'On a 'typical day',  we might find users of the Network doing the following: 
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* An organiser for an environmental group in Edinburgh consults
  computer conferences on toxic and nuclear wastes to gather
  information for a new local campaign.
* A newsletter editor in Nottingham receives article submissions
  on-line, eliminating the need to key in the accepted articles
  herself.
* A journalist in West Germany researches developments in US
  windpower technology for a feature article.
* A peace group in Iceland sends comments to all the other
  members of an international peace network by writing them once
  in a private conference.
* A solidarity group in Bath update themselves on events in
  Central America of the last few days (in English or Spanish),
  and send a message to the project they support in Nicaragua.
* The headquarters of a major charity receives up-to-the- minute
   reports from all their regional offices on their latest
  fundraising campaign.
* A lobbying group in Brussels communicates the latest info on
   NATO plans to its Washington and London offices.
* A teacher on secondment in Canada sends messages home to his family in       
                        
  Britain.  
* An Irish campaigner adds info on the latest submarine accident
  to a conference building up a database of all known military
  accidents.

As you can see, our users are highly diverse.  What they
probably all share is a commitment to a future for the planet
that works a lot better than the present.  Our Network is
helping them to communicate and co-operate so they can work
together more effectively.


                       WHO IS USING THE NETWORK

Over 5000 groups and individuals are using the  Network,
including:-- Action Aid, ADIU, BASIC, CND, Central America
Resources Network, Christic Institute, Climate Research Unit
(Norwich), CRIES (Nicaragua), Dublin Portswatch, ECP, FoR,
Findhorn, Finnish Peace Union, FoE, Global Challenges Network,
Green Party (UK), Greenpeace, ITDG, Int'l Peace Bureau, IPPNW,
Media Transcription Service, Nat'l Wildlife Fed., NATTA, Nat'l
Peace Council, North Atlantic Network, NFIP support groups,
Oxfam, Physicians for Social Responsibility, Quaker Peace &
Service,  Rainforest Info Ctr., SANE/Freeze, Sierra Club,
Southscan, Survival Intl., Swedish Peace & Arbitration Soc.,
UNA, VERTIC, Vlaamse Vredesuniversiteit, War Resisters Int'l,
WILPF, WISE, Worldwide Fund for Nature, Zimtecnica....

Is th Network widely connected?
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Electronic mail can be exchanged with GeoNet, Interdoc, Poptel,
Janet, Bitnet, Telecom Gold, Telex and Fax and generally most
other academic or commercial networks.

Do you need a special computer?
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No. GreenNet is compatible  with virtually any personal computer
or computer terminal with a modem.  GreenNet supplies modems.

How much does it cost?
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 The services cost only a fraction of the going commercial price 
so voluntary groups and individuals can afford them. See price tarriff
at end.

Who is running the Network?
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Each node in the Network is an independent organisation running
wither under an explicit non-profit status, or a policy of
socially and environmentally useful reinvestment of any profits.
Staff have extensive experience and contacts in the
international peace and environment movements, coupled with
expertise in information technology and its applications.

What if I need help to use it?
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Our Network is designed to be easy and quick to use for those
who don't know much about computers, and don't want to spend a
lot of time messing about with them.  And if you get stuck, user
support is on the end of a phone during office hours and some
evenings.



For More Information Contact:

USA: 
Peacenet / Econet, 3228 Sacramento St., San Francisco,
California 94115, USA. Tel: +1 (415) 923 0900  Fax: +1 (415) 923
1665

UK: 
GreenNet,25, Downham Road, London N1 5AA Tel +44 1 923 2624
Fax +44 1 2541102 

Canada:
The Web, 456 Spadina Avenue, Floor 2, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 2G8
CANADA.  Tel: +1 (416) 929 0634  Fax: +1 (416) 461 2886

Sweden:
FredsNaetet, (PeaceNet Sweden; NordNet), Timmermansgr
nd 4nb, 116
27 Stockholm, Sweden. Tel: +46 (8) 7200001  Fax: +46 (8) 7200035

Nicaragua:
Nicarao, CRIES Equipo de Telecomunicaciones, Apartado postal
3516, Managua, Nicaragua.  Tel: +505  (2) 26228 or +505 (2)
25137 (ext. 5 for both numbers)

Brazil: 
Alternex, c/o IBASE, Rue Vincente de Souza 29, 2251 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Tel
: +55 (21) 286 0348

Australia:
Pegasus Networks, PO Box 201, Byron Bay 2481, Australia. Tel: +61 (66) 85 7286

Germany:
Coming soon!
