Resource Pointer #72
March 13, 1996
For copies of the following resources, please contact
the appropriate publishers or organizations directly.
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*Hunger and Food Insecurity in California, 1995.* Linda
Neuhauser, Doris Disbrow and Sheldon Margen.
Investigates hunger in California and documents that
increasing poverty is threatening food security for more
Californians than in past. Reviews current strategies
for alleviating hunger, including federal, state and
private approaches. Recommends range of steps for
improving food security, including focusing on
prevention and surveillance, and increasing funding for
Food Stamp Program, School Meal Program, Child Care Food
Program, Summer Food Program and other similar programs.
51 pp. US$15 (make checks payable to U.C. Regents).
California Policy Seminar, University of California,
2020 Milvia Street, Suite 412, Berkeley, CA 94704; phone
(510) 642-5514; fax (510) 642-8793; email
ca.polsem@ucop.edu.
*Children, Pesticides, and Schools: What You Can Do to
Protect Your Children from the Harmful Effects of
Pesticides in Schools, 1996.* Beyond Pesticides. Packet
of materials aims to help activists reduce pesticide use
in schools. Discusses children's special vulnerability
to toxins, adverse effects of pesticides, extent of
pesticide use in schools and suggested actions for
concerned citizens. Includes bibliography of resources
related to children, schools and pesticides as well as
factsheets on hazards of pesticides. 14 pp. National
Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP), 701
E Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003; phone (202) 543-
5450; fax (202) 543-4791; email ncamp@igc.apc.org;
Washington Toxics Coalition, 4516 University Way, NE,
Seattle, WA 98105; phone (206) 632-1545; (206) 632-8661;
email wtc@igc.apc.org.
*Resistant Pest Management, Vol. 7, No. 2, Winter 1995.*
Pesticide Research Center, Michigan State University.
Biannual newsletter monitors pesticide resistance and
efforts to combat resistance worldwide. Winter issue
includes articles on monitoring resistance in cotton
pests, management of resistance by U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency, insecticide-resistant strains of
cotton bollworm, and constraints on evolution of
glyphosate resistance in weeds. Also includes updates of
recent publications, upcoming meetings and related
worldwide news. No charge. Coordinator, Resistant Pest
Management Newsletter, Michigan State University, B-11
Pesticide Research Center, East Lansing, MI 48824; phone
(517) 355-1768; fax (517) 353-5598; email
22513mew@msu.edu. Also available by FTP on Internet --
contact Pesticide Research Center for information.
*Agricultural Production Without Methyl Bromide: Four
Case Studies, 1995.* CSIRO Division of Entomology.
Examines methyl bromide-free crop production and pest
control strategies for four crops: cut flowers in
Colombia; strawberries in Netherlands; cucurbits in
Netherlands; and tomatoes in Italy. Includes cost
comparison analyses, discussions of acceptability to
farmers and future viability, and documents that cost
effective alternatives to methyl bromide exist on these
four crops. U.N. Environment Programme (UNEP) OzonAction
Programme, Mr. K. Sarma, Ozone Secretariat, P.O. Box
30552, Nairobi, Kenya; phone (254-2) 621 234; fax (254-
2) 521 930.
*WorldViews, Vol. XII, No. 1, January-March 1996.*
DataCenter. Quarterly periodical includes reviews and
announcements of organizations, books, videos,
educational materials and other resources related to
socially progressive activism. In addition to general
updates and reviews, each issue provides resource
listing on one topic; January-March issue focuses on
human rights in Sudan. Subscription information: U.S.
and Canada -- US$50 for organizations, US$25 for
individuals; outside U.S. and Canada -- US$65 for
organizations, US$45 for individuals. WorldViews, 464
19th Street, Oakland, CA 94612; phone (510) 835-4692;
fax (510) 835-3017; email worldviews@igc.apc.org.
Information from back issues available on World Wide
Web: http://www.igc.apc.org/worldviews/wvwais.html.
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in the Online Resource Pointer to send review copies of
publications, videos or other sources to our office
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Associates Adam Kirshner or Gina Schilling for further
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