Voices of the People, 1979
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Channel: US National Archives · 2010 · Education
CREATED BY U.S. Information Agency. (1982 - 10/01/1999 ) USE RESTRICTIONS SPECIFIC RESTRICTIONS: Public Law 101-246 USE RESTRICTIONS NOTE: Issued February 6, 1990, this law provides for the domestic release and distribution of USIA motion pictures, films, videotapes, and other materials 12 years after initial dissemination overseas, or, if not disseminated, 12 years from the preparation of the material. ONLINE RESOURCES: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001FB4Z4A NOTE: A DVD of this film can be ordered from our partner, Amazon.com/NATIONALARCHIVES. A DVD of this film is ALSO available for viewing and copying free of charge in the NARA Research Room in the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD. DESCRIPTION A LOOK AT HOW CITIZEN ACTION GROUPS WORK, FOCUSING ON COMMON CAUSE, LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS, SIERRA CLUB, AND AMERICAN NUCLEAR COUNCIL AS THEY PRESS THEIR VIEWS ON NUCLEAR POWER ISSUES. SHOWS CITIZEN ACTION FROM INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED FOR PURPOSES OF THEIR ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE METHODS THEY USE TO INFLUENCE GOVERNMENT POLICY DECISIONS AT ALL LEVELS - CITY, STATE, AND NATIONAL. USES THE ENERGY ISSUE TO DEMONSTRATE THE PROCESS OF CITIZEN ACTION. SUBJECTS Pressure groups FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalDOSearch?searchExpression=54984
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