A national Temperance movement temperance Voluntary association union was formed in the United States 1826. Shortly thereafter, a second national temperanceunion was organized and the two groups merged in 1833 to form the AmericanTemperanceUnion . It was led by the Congregationalist minister John Marsh from 1837 until its dissolution in 1866. ref cite book title Alcohol and temperance in modern history an international encyclopedia last Blocker first Jack S. coauthors David M. Fahey , Ian R. Tyrrell page 400 year 2003 publisher ABC CLIO isbn 9781576078334 ref The official publication of the Union was the Journal of the AmericanTemperanceUnion . The Union and its publication were influential in promoting the temperance movement . See also AmericanTemperance Society References reflist refbegin http www.christianchronicler.com history1 benevolent empire.html Christian Chronicler refend culture stub alcohealth Category Temperance organizations in the United States ... more details
. Leavitt Company. See also AmericanTemperanceUnion Prohibition Temperance movement Volstead Act Further reading Young, Michael P. 2007 . Bearing Witness against Sin The Evangelical Birth of the American ...The AmericanTemperance Society ATS , also known as the American Society for the Promotion of Temperance was a society established on February 13, 1826 in Boston , MA. ref John L. Merrill, The Bible and the Americantemperance movement text, context and pretext, Harvard Theological Review 81, no. 2 1988 147. ref ref http chnm.gmu.edu lostmuseum searchlm.php?function find&exhibit temperance&browse temperance The Temperance Archive ref Within five years there were 2,220 local chapters in the U.S. with 170,000 members who had taken a pledge to abstain from drinking distilled beverage s. Within ten years, there were over 8,000 local groups and more than 1,500,000 members who had taken the pledge. The society benefited from, and contributed to, a reform sentiment in much of the country promoting the abolition of slavery , expanding women s rights , temperance , and the improvement of society. Possibly because of its association with the abolitionist movement , the society was most successful in northern states. After a while, temperance groups increasingly pressed for the mandatory prohibition of alcohol rather than for voluntary abstinence . The AmericanTemperance Society was the first .... Their objective was to become the national clearinghouse on the topic of temperance. ref http facweb.furman.edu corth shdb mediawiki 1.3235.html 1826 AmericanTemperance Society Founded Bensonwiki ... removed Image ATS 1827.jpg Auxiliaries to the AmericanTemperance Society added in 1827 Deleted image removed Image ATS 1828.jpg Auxiliaries to the AmericanTemperance Society added in 1828 Deleted image removed Image ATS 1829.jpg Auxiliaries to the AmericanTemperance Society added in 1829 gallery Category Temperance organizations in the United States Category 1826 establishments in the United ... more details
Image Harriman temperance university abt1906.jpg thumb 300px right Postcard depicting Temperance Hall AmericanTemperance University opened in 1893 in the planned town of Harriman, Tennessee , which was developed as a community with no alcoholic beverage s permitted. In its second year of operation the institution enrolled 345 students from 20 states. However, it closed in 1908. Those who attended included two students who later became members of the U.S. House of Representatives , John Jennings American politician John Jennings, Jr. ref cite book title Town Meeting Bulletin of America s Town Meeting of the Air date v.9 1943 1944 ref ref http bioguide.congress.gov scripts biodisplay.pl?index J000096 John Jennings, Jr. , Biographical Directory of the United States Congress ref and James Willis Taylor . ref cite web url http bioguide.congress.gov scripts biodisplay.pl?index T000083 title James Willis Taylor work Biographical Directory of the United States Congress ref The university s main building, Temperance Hall, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It now houses Harriman city government offices. The university s Bushrod W. James Hall of Domestic Science for Young Ladies, named for benefactor Bushrod Washington James , is now an inn ref http www.bushrodhall.com history.htm History of Bushrod Hall , Bushrod Hall Bed & Breakfast website, accessed October 22, 2009 ref it is included in the Cornstalk Heights Cornstalk Heights Historic District . Sources http tennesseeencyclopedia.net imagegallery.php?EntryID T012 Temperance in the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Furnas, J. C. The Life and Times of the Late Demon Rum. New York G. P. Putnam s Sons, 1965. References reflist Category Temperance movement Category Alcohol in the United States Category Defunct universities and colleges in Tennessee Category Buildings and structures in Roane County, Tennessee Category Educational institutions established in 1893 Category 1908 disestablishments Category ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Women s Christian TemperanceUnion Public Fountain nrhp type image caption location Clarinda and Sheridan Sts., Shenandoah, Iowa lat degrees 40 lat minutes 45 lat seconds 57 lat direction N long degrees 95 long minutes 22 long seconds 19 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin Iowa built 1912 architecture added September 27, 1984 area less than one acre governing body Local refnum 84001293 ref name nris NRISref version 2010a ref Women s Christian TemperanceUnion Public Fountain W.C.T.U. Fountain is a historic temperance fountain at Clarinda and Sheridan Streets in Shenandoah, Iowa . It was built in 1912 by the Women s Christian TemperanceUnion to provide water as an alternative to alcohol consumption. The fountain was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. References reflist National Register of Historic Places Category National Register of Historic Places in Iowa Category Buildings and structures completed in 1912 Category Page County, Iowa Iowa NRHP stub ... more details
Infobox nrhp name Women s Christian TemperanceUnion Community Building nrhp type image caption location 160 Fayette St., Morgantown, West Virginia lat degrees 39 lat minutes 37 lat seconds 52 lat direction N long degrees 79 long minutes 57 long seconds 22 long direction W coord display inline,title locmapin West Virginia built 1922 architect Reger, Carl architecture Classical Revival added October 30, 1985 area convert 0.3 acre governing body Private refnum 85003406 ref name nris NRISref 2009a ref Women s Christian TemperanceUnion Community Building , also known as the WCTU Building, is a historic building at 160 Fayette Street in Morgantown, West Virginia Morgantown , Monongalia County, West Virginia . It was built in 1922 by the Woman s Christian TemperanceUnion , and is a detached, brick, four story plus basement structure in the Neoclassical architecture Classical Revival style. It features a smooth cut stone cornice topped by a baluster balustrade . The interior has a two level basement that houses a large gym gymnasium . The building also houses office space, meeting rooms, private apartments, and recreational facilties. ref name dhr cite web url http www.wvculture.org shpo nr pdf monongalia 85003406.pdf title National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Women s Christian TemperanceUnion Community Building date July 1985 accessdate 2011 08 18 author Mary A. Markey publisher State of West Virginia, West Virginia Division of Culture and History, Historic Preservation ref It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is located in the Downtown Morgantown Historic District , listed in 1996. ref name nris References reflist National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Category Clubhouses on the National Register of Historic Places in West Virginia Category Classical Revival architecture in West Virginia Category Buildings and structures completed in 1922 Category Buildings and structures in Monongalia County, West ... more details
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The American Ornithologists Union AOU is an ornithology ornithological organization in the USA . Unlike the National Audubon Society , its members are primarily professional ornithologists rather than amateur birdwatching birders . It is a member of the Ornithological Council . It was founded in September 1883 by Elliott Coues , Joel Asaph Allen , and William Brewster ornithologist William Brewster . Its quarterly journal, The Auk , has been published since January, 1884. Other significant publications include the AOU Checklist of North American Birds , which is the standard reference work for the field, and a monograph series, Ornithological Monographs . The South American Classification Committee SACC , an official committee under the AOU, specifically deals with creating a standard Taxonomy classification , with Common name English names , for the bird species of South America . External links http www.aou.org AOU website http www.museum.lsu.edu Remsen SACCBaseline.html SACC website US org stub science org stub Category Professional associations based in the United States Category Ornithological organizations Category 1883 establishments in the United States de American Ornithologists Union es American Ornithologists Union eo American Ornithologists Union fr American Ornithologists Union id American Ornithologists Union it American Ornithologists Union nl American Ornithologists Union ja nn American Ornithologists Union pl American Ornithologists Union pt American Ornithologists Union ru simple American Ornithologists Union fi American Ornithologists Union sv American Ornithologists Union ... more details
Sport overview country American Samoa sport rugby union image imagesize 300px caption unionAmerican Samoa Rugby Union nickname first 1920s registered clubs match national1 Rugby World Cup national2 Rugby World Cup Sevens national3 IRB Sevens World Series national4 club1 club2 countryflag American Samoa Rugby union in American Samoa is a growing sport. Governing body The governing body is the American Samoa Rugby Union. History Rugby has been played to an extremely high level in neighbouring Western Samoa , which has reached the World Cup on a number of occasions, and whose team calls itself Manu Samoa meaning the Samoan team. Many immigrants to American Samoa come from Western Samoa, but in American Samoa itself, the game is overshadowed by American Football . National team The American Samoa national rugby union team has not competed in a world cup yet. External links http www.irb.com unions union 11000133 index.html IRB American Samoa page http www.oceaniarugby.com member unions foru member unionamerican samoa.html Federation of Oceania Rugby Unions, American Samoa page http www.pacificnationsrugby.com teams American Samoa.aspx Oceania nations, American Samoa References references Rugby union in Samoa Rugby union outside WC Oceania in topic Rugby union in Category Rugby union in American Samoa rugbyunion stub AmericanSamoa stub ... more details
Refimprove date February 2009 No footnotes date March 2009 For the U.S. Presidential Primary allocation system, see Graduated Random Presidential Primary System American Plan . The American Plan is the term that most United States U.S. employers in the 1920s used to describe their policy of refusing to negotiate with trade union unions . The policy promoted union free open shops, where workers would not be required to join a labor union. It was endorsed by the National Association of Manufacturers in 1920. As a consequence of companies promoting the American Plan, as well as Supreme Court decisions hostile to labor, union membership shrank from 5.1 million in 1920 to 3.6 million by 1929. http www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org pages 43.html Summary of the American Plan in the Encyclopedia of Chicago. Category 1920s in the United States Category 1920 in the United States Category History of labor relations in the United States Category 1920 labor disputes and strikes job stub US stub ... more details
Infobox organization name North American Football Union image size formation type Sports organization membership Concacaf Member nations 3 member associations headquarters leader title leader name general website Image Members of NAFU.svg thumb right 250px Members of NAFU orange , members of CONCACAF orange and camel . The North American Football Union , often referred to by the acronym NAFU , is a regional grouping under CONCACAF of national football soccer organizations in the North American Zone ... The NAFU consists of three of the four North American CONCACAF members fb Canada fb Mexico fb United States The 4th North American member, fb Bermuda , currently is a Caribbean Football Union CFU member ... for the Central American Football Union UNCAF and the Caribbean Football Union CFU . However ... associations North American Football Union Category Association football sub confederations Category Association football governing bodies in North America da North American Football Union es Uni n Norteamericana de F tbol fr Union nord am ricaine de football id Uni Sepak Bola Amerika Utara it Unione calcistica del Nord America nl North American Football Union pt Uni o Norte Americana de Futebol ... 1990 North American Championship ref http www.concacaf.com viewCompetition.asp?id 41 1990 North American Championship ref 1991 NAFC Championship 1991 North American Championship ref http www.concacaf.com viewCompetition.asp?id 42 1991 North American Championship ref Clubs There is a club tournament between two North American Zone leagues. It is an official tournament that is sanctioned by the CONCACAF ... Soccer ref When CONCACAF Champions Cup zone qualifiers were used for North American zone, Bermudian clubs played against Mexican and or American clubs. North American SuperLiga See also CONCACAF Central American Football Union Caribbean Football Union NAFC North American Football Confederation Confederacion Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Central American and Caribbean Football Confederation ... more details
Infobox Union Please include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. name APWU country United States affiliation AFL CIO , Union Network International UNI members 330,000 full name American Postal Workers Union native name image Image APWU logo.png founded July 1, 1971 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Washington, D.C. people Cliff Guffey, President website http www.apwu.org www.apwu.org footnotes The American Postal Workers Union APWU is a trade union labor union in the United States . It represents employees of the United States Postal Service who are clerks, maintenance employees, and motor vehicle service workers. It also represents approximately 2,000 private sector mail workers. The APWU is affiliated to the AFL CIO , and Union Network International . Current operations The American Postal Workers Union is currently working to stop the closing of Post Offices. Due to current economic factors the USPS is looking to close several local branches around the nation. ref http www.apwu.org issues consolidation consolidation magart0709.htm ref History File American Postal Workers Union Building 001.JPG thumb left The APWU headquarters at 1300 L Street NW in Washington, D.C. Postal workers in the United States first won ... Postal Union , the two largest unions, and the National Association of Post Office and General ... the financial health of the Postal Service when deciding Postal Union contracts, was added prior ..., and voted with committee Republican Party United States Republicans for its adoption. The American Postal Workers Union, National Postal Mail Handlers Union , the NALC and the NRLCA have all ... Postal Service National Association of Letter Carriers National Postal Mail Handlers Union National ... site. AFL CIO Category AFL CIO Category Union Network International Category United States Postal Service Category Postal trade unions Category Organizations established in 1971 US trade union stub ... more details
American Baptist Missionary Union also known as the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society and today, American Baptist International Ministries is an international Protestant Christian missionary society founded in 1814 in the United States . It is a constituent board affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA . History File Adoniram judson.jpg thumb right Adoniram Judson , co founder of the Missionary Society The Society was founded in 1814 at the first Triennial Convention and initially sponsored by two American missionaries in Burma , Adoniram Judson and Ann Hasseltine Judson . The Union is the oldest Baptist missionary organization based in North America. The Society was involved in sending workers to many different countries including China during the late Qing Dynasty . ref American Presbyterian Mission 1867 , p. v vi ref As of 2009 the society has missionaries in 76 countries. ref The Missionary Jubilee An Account of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the American Baptist Missionary Union, at Philadelphia, May 24, 25, and 26, 1864, with Commemorative Papers and Discourses. American Baptist Missionary Union Sheldon & Co., 1869 http books.google.com books?id 0BnPAAAAMAAJ&printsec ... States Category American Christian missionaries American Baptist Missionary Union Category Baptist ... in China American Baptist Churches USA Notes div class references small references div References cite book last American Presbyterian Mission year 1867 title Memorials of Protestant Missionaries to the Chinese publisher American Presbyterian Mission Press location Shanghai External links http www.internationalministries.org American Baptist International Ministries Official Website http www.abhsarchives.org American Baptist Historical Society website http www.prc.utexas.edu prec en data missions ... convention for missionary purposes held in Philadelphia, in May, 1814, American Baptist Foreign ... American Baptist Churches USA Category Religious organizations established in 1814 Category Article ... more details
The Union of Latin American Parties lang es Uni n de Partidos Latinoamericanos is an alliance of centre right political party political parties in Latin America and Canada . It is affiliated with the global International Democrat Union . UPLA has twenty two member parties including observers and an associate in eighteen of the region s twenty one countries. Member parties Full members flag Bolivia Nationalist Democratic Action flag Bolivia Social and Democratic Power flag Brazil Democrats Brazil Democrats flag Chile Independent Democrat Union flag Chile National Renewal Chile National Renewal flag Colombia Colombian Conservative Party Conservative Party flag Dominican Republic National Progressive Force flag Dominican Republic Social Christian Reformist Party flag Ecuador Social Christian Party Ecuador Social Christian Party flag El Salvador Nationalist Republican Alliance flag Guatemala National Advancement Party flag Honduras National Party of Honduras National Party flag Mexico National Action Party Mexico National Action Party flag Nicaragua Conservative Party Nicaragua Conservative Party flag Panama Paname ista Party flag Paraguay Colorado Party Paraguay Colorado Party flag Peru Christian People s Party Peru Christian People s Party flag Venezuela Project Venezuela Observer members flag Argentina Recreate for Growth flag Argentina Union of the Democratic Centre Argentina Union of the Democratic Centre flag Costa Rica National Integration Party Costa Rica National Integration Party Associate members flag Canada Conservative Party of Canada Conservative Party External links es icon http upla.net Union of Latin American Parties official website International Democrat Union state uncollapsed Category International Democrat Union fr Union des partis latino am ricains ... more details
The AmericanUnion Against Militarism was an American pacifist organization active established in response ... Cottrell47 Robert C. Cottrell, Roger Nash Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union. New York ... Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union, pg. 48. ref The slogan advanced by those favoring American entrance into the European conflict was that of Preparedness. Throughout the latter part ... name to the Anti Preparedness Committee in about January 1916 and to the AmericanUnion Against Militarism ... name Cottrell50 Cottrell, Roger Nash Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union, pg. 50. ref The organization ... to win elected officials to the ideas of the AmericanUnion. ref name Cottrell51 Cottrell, Roger Nash Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union, pg. 51. ref Activities Activities included ... but the organization continued despite these actions. The group was also known for a time as the AmericanUnion for a Democratic Peace and the League for an American Peace. Footnotes reflist 2 Notable ... External links http www.swarthmore.edu library peace DG001 025 DG004AUAM.htm AmericanUnion Against ... College, www.swarthmore.edu DEFAULTSORT AmericanUnion Against Militarism Category Organizations ... through mass demonstrations, public lectures, and the printed word. Failing in that effort with American entry into the war in April 1917, the Union battled against conscription , action which subjected ..., urging it to hold mass meetings in opposition to American participation in the war, an eventuality ... of civil liberties . ref name Cottrell49 Cottrell, Roger Nash Baldwin and the American Civil Liberties Union, pg. 49. ref The organization was not explicitly socialist, but rather was dedicated to a pacifist critique of international and American policy. With American entrance into the war ... of this grew the National Civil Liberties Bureau which later became the American Civil Liberties Union . In 1919, the organization was subpoenaed by the New York legislature s Joint Legislative Committee ... more details
Cleanup date December 2007 The American Art Union 1839 1851 was a subscription based organization founded in 1840, whose goal was to enlighten and educate an American public to a national art, while providing ... 1953 . American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art Union. New York New York Historical Society . p.101 ref The idea of an art union had been a popular one since the early 19th century in Europe. They first .... It was the UK s version &mdash Art Union of London AUL &mdash that was used as a model for the American Art Union AAU . ref Baker, Charles E. 1953 Introduction The American Art Union. Cowdrey, Mary Bartlett 1953 . American Academy of Fine Arts and American Art UnionArt Union. p.133 ref .... Impact Within its short thirteen years, the American Art Union would become the largest in America ... mann Mann, Maybelle 1977 . The American Art Union. Washington, D.C. Collage. p.19 ref The organization ... Art Union could not have been better. The American public, providers and politics would conspire for a meteoric ... of Management. p.103 ref Creation A new venue and a new name the American Art Union set itself ... of the American Art Union. ref Myers, p.41 ref The art union concept fell out of favor however ... and managed in a loose and unsatisfactory manner . ref New York Times. 1852 American Art Union. Report ... months. The concept of amateur merchant as the appropriate guardian of the American Art Union ... piled on the negative discourse regarding the American Art Union. Their reputation suffered as did their egos ... century, so did the American Art Union codify and define what the Art of America was to be it was proud ... 1853 Memorial of the Committee of Management, The American Art Union. http query.nytimes.com mem archive ... or by American A rtists abroad. ref The Apollo Association 1839 . Constitution of The Apollo Association ... the annual meeting, free admission to the Gallery, at least one original engraving published by the Union from an original piece of art by a contemporary American artist, and in New York City , the members ... more details
national defense in the Soviet Union, played a major role in the battle of espionage and tactics in the Cold War. The American Embassy in the Soviet Union appeared to have been invaded by the KGB ... first in 1988 when a brand new American Embassy in the Soviet Union was abandoned after Soviet people ... Union was bugging American buildings, the Soviets countered with claims of the United States .... However, during a large fire on March 28, 1991 at the American Embassy, the KGB was believed to have ... access to American information. This event sparked controversy in the United States, leading to negotiations ... Ronald Reagan sought to negotiate with the Soviet Union in 1987. Reagan was determined to come to an agreement that would leave the United States and Soviet Union s relationship in a better place with less conflict. Although the Soviet Union claimed it was in agreement with eliminating all missiles in Europe , word of infiltration of the American Embassy in Moscow hovered around. Due to his fear of spying in his embassy in the Soviet Union, President Reagan made several meetings with the Soviet ... quickly denied these charges and noted that the Soviet Union was attempting to cover up their dishonest ... to American militants if they were participating in serious espionage involving the following ... Soviet Union United States relations Category Espionage by period Category Intelligence operations ... more details
AmericanRailwayUnion.jpg right 325px thumb 1894 strike by the American Railway Union. Caption ... archive debs works 1895 aru.htm Proclamation to American Railway Union http www.museum.state.il.us exhibits athome 1850 voices curtis aru.htm United States Strike Commission THE AMERICAN RAILWAY UNION http www.kentlaw.edu ilhs debstory.htm Gene Debs and the American Railway Union http www.stanford.edu ... The Rise in the American Railway Union, 1893 1894 https sites.google.com site historyofrrunions home ... United States labor unions de American Railway Union fr American Railway Union ..., Illinois . Pullman reopened with all labor union leaders sacked. During Debs time in jail, he spent ... more details
labor The American Labor Union ALU was socialistic a labor organization whose membership was largely confined to the states of Colorado , Idaho , Montana , Washington state Washington , and Wyoming . ref name nie Cite NIE Labor Union, The American year 1905 ref History When the Western Labor Union WLU , a labor federation formed by the Western Federation of Miners , decided to overtly challenge the American Federation of Labor AFL in 1902, it changed its name to the American Labor Union. The ALU was created because the WFM wanted a class wide labor body with which to affiliate. At one time the American Labor Union claimed 135,000 members. ref Robert Franklin Hoxie, Lucy Bennett Hoxie, Nathan Fine, Trade Unionism in the United States , D. Appleton and Co., 1921, page 105. ref However, it did not flourish, ref The IWW Its First Seventy Years, Fred W. Thompson and Patrick Murfin, 1976, page 9 ppbk. ref and three years after its founding the ALU took part in the creation of the Industrial Workers of the World IWW . ref Elizabeth Jameson, All That Glitters Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek , 1998, p. 77. ref When the AFL excluded unskilled workers, the ALU accused that federation of exercising policies that divided the working class. However, the ALU favored Asian Exclusion. A Chinese Exclusion Act United States Chinese exclusion act had been passed in 1882, and wasn t repealed ..., page 140. ref The American Labor Union endorsed the Socialist Party of America Socialist Party ..., The Ronald press company, 1922, page 124. ref The American Labor Union employed the rhetoric of political ... of the executive board. ref name nie The American Labor Union produced a journal called the American Labor Union Journal , ref All That Glitters Class, Conflict, and Community in Cripple Creek, Elizabeth ... Fr. Thomas J. Hagerty . See also Western Labor Union Western Federation of Miners Labor federation competition in the U.S. References reflist Category National trade union centers of the United States ... more details
Primary sources date September 2009 The American Racing Pigeon Union AU is a national organization for pigeon racing hobbyists. The organization was founded in 1909 to centralize regional clubs, establish standardized rules, award cash prizes and promote the racing of homing carrier pigeons. The AU comprises approximately 700 affiliated clubs with a membership 7,500 members. The national office is located in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma . External links http www.pigeon.org index.html official website Category Pigeon racing Category Hobbyist organizations ... more details
File Agnes Reynolds and Joseph P Lash 1939.jpg thumb right 300px Agnes Reynolds and Joseph P. Lash of the American Student Union before the House Un American Activities Committee Dies Committee , 1939. The American Student Union ASU was a national left wing organization of college students of the 1930s ... Toward a Closed Shop on the Campus. New York American Student Union, 1936. http www.archive.org details TheCampusAFortressOfDemocracy The Campus A Fortress of Democracy. New York American Student Union, 1937. http www.archive.org details TheDismissalOfBobBurke.HeidelbergComesToColumbia The Dismissal of Bob Burke Heidelberg comes to Columbia. New York American Student Union, 1938. http www.archive.org ... by Making It Serve Human Needs Report of Proceedings of Fourth National Convention, American student Union, College of the City of New York, New York City, December 27 30, 1938. New YorK American ... Munich World. New York American Student Union, 1939. http www.archive.org details OberlinTheWarYears Oberlin The War Years. New York American Student Union, 1940. http www.archive.org details twaddleAStoryInPictures Twaddle, A Story in Pictures. New York American Student Union, 1940. http www.archive.org details AsuNowWeAre6 ASU Now We Are 6. New York American Student Union, 1940. External links http newdeal.feri.org students autobios3.htm American Student Union Memoirs , newdeal.feri.org ... Communist and socialism Socialist student organizations, the ASU was affiliated with the American Youth Congress . The group was investigated by the House Un American Activities Committee Dies Committee ... of Soviet Union Soviet foreign policy, the Socialist minority split from the group in 1939 ... over the Christmas holidays at the YMCA building in Columbus, Ohio . ref name Lewack16 The American Student Union was thus born. Change of line on pacifism In January 1938 the third annual convention ... of a Communist majority, dutifully supported the miliitary action of the Soviet Union, prompting ... more details
Image Acu logo.gif thumb right 500x500px Infobox Company name American Conservative Union foundation 1964 location 1007 Cameron St. Alexandria, VA 22314 homepage http www.conservative.org American Conservative Union The American Conservative Union ACU is an United States American politics political organization advocating American conservatism conservative policies , and is the oldest such conservative lobbying organization in the country. Organization The ACU is divided into three entities that share the same staff but maintain separate budgets The American Conservative Union is a 501 c 4 organization that is responsible for many of ACU s activities. The American Conservative Union Foundation is a 501 c 3 organization that is best known for putting on the Conservative Political Action Conference . The American Conservative Union Political Action Committee is a Political Action Committee PAC that formally endorses and funds conservative candidates for federal office. Activities ACU is well known for its annual ranking of politicians according to how they voted on key issues, providing a numerical indicator of how much the lawmakers agreed with conservative ideals. These scores are often used in political science research, in news stories and in election campaigns. ACU publishes Battleline, an online e magazine every few weeks on issues that are important to the conservative movement. ACU s most well known event is the Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC which according ... continued to stand with the policy supported by FedEx. ref cite web date July 17, 2009 publisher American Conservative Union title Press release Statement from ACU regarding false headline by Washington ...&lname American Conservative Union&id Center for Responsive Politics ref References references External ... Organizations based in Virginia es Uni n Conservadora Estadounidense it American Conservative Union ... more details
AmericanUnion NAU is a theoretical economic union, in some instances also a political union ... AmericanUnion feeds on fears publisher The Seattle Times date 2007 05 19 url http seattletimes.nwsource.com ... AmericanUnion has been the subject of various conspiracy theory conspiracy theories . ref name latimes ... index.php?context viewArticle&articleId 8247 title The North AmericanUnion Farce ... s recommendations included developing a North American customs union, common market, investment fund ... process who has expressed a desire for a North AmericanUnion style body. He noted the success ... integration that a North AmericanUnion was not only being planned, but was being implemented by the governments ... AmericanUnion analogous to the European Union EU , with open borders and a common currency among ... The belief that a North AmericanUnion was being planned and implemented in secret became widespread ... AmericanUnion? publisher CNN date 2006 06 21 accessdate 2008 06 25 ref and Republican Party United ... that this is not evidence of a plot to create a North AmericanUnion quote The idea of a regional union ... AmericanUnion Farce author Laura Carlsen url http www.globalresearch.ca index.php?context va&aid ... www.eagleforum.org column 2008 apr08 08 04 16.html title North AmericanUnion Conspiracy or Coverup ... article.php?id 16189 title Meet Robert Pastor Father of the North AmericanUnion publisher Human ... news article.asp?ARTICLE ID 53378 title North AmericanUnion leader says merger ... super highway and a North AmericanUnion on the horizon?A proposed multi modal transportation ... The Economics and Politics of a North American Monetary Union author Herbert G. Grubel year ... The Economics and Politics of a North American Monetary Union author Herbert G. Grubel year 1999 ... comments about a North AmericanUnion concept and an eventual common currency for the Americas by Vicente ... AmericanUnion share a number of common elements between them. NASCO and the SPP have both denied that there are any ... more details
Infobox Organization name American Geophysical Union image American Geophysical Union logo.svg image border size caption map msize mcaption abbreviation AGU motto formation 1919 extinction type Non profit status purpose Geophysics , and many other fields in Earth science Earth and Space science Space sciences headquarters Washington, DC location region served 135 countries membership 50,000 individuals ... num staff num volunteers budget website http www.agu.org remarks The American Geophysical Union or AGU ... cite web url http www.agu.org about history title AGU History work American Geophysical Union accessdate ... fellows title AGU Fellows work American Geophysical Union accessdate July 2011 ref Awards The American Geophysical Union offers several medals and awards. ref cite web url http www.agu.org awards title Union Medals & Awards work American Geophysical Union accessdate July 2011 ref AGU Medals William ... about governance section fg title Sections and Focus Groups work American Geophysical Union ... http www.agu.org meetings title AGU Meetings work American Geophysical Union accessdate July, 2011 ... pol positions title AGU Position Statements work American Geophysical Union accessdate September 2011 ... Category Organizations established in 1919 de American Geophysical Union fr American Geophysical Union nl American Geophysical Union ja pl Ameryka ska Unia Geofizyczna pt Uni o de Geof sica ... Research Letters . ref cite web url http www.agu.org pubs title AGU Publications work American Geophysical Union accessdate July 2011 ref Many of the journals have high impact factors , with Paleoceanography ... who personifies the Union s motto unselfish cooperation in research through their facilitating ... Society of America , the Canadian Geophysical Union , and the European Geosciences Union every ... positions climate change2008.shtml title AGU Position Statement Human Impacts on Climate work American Geophysical Union accessdate September 2011 ref Quote text The Earth s climate is now clearly out ... more details
American Karate Jujitsu Union is a martial arts organization founded by Don Madden, the AKJU s most successful coach, and also a tenth degree black belt in karate and jujitsu . The AKJU travels to tournaments across the world in countries such as Ireland , Bangkok , and Nepal . They have consecutively won many medals and continue to make a name for themselves. References See Wikipedia Footnotes on how to create references using ref ref tags which will then appear here automatically Reflist External links http www.akjuteamamerica.com Official web site Categories Category Articles created via the Article Wizard Category Martial arts organizations Sport org stub ... more details
Infobox NRHP name Pan AmericanUnion Building nrhp type image OAS Building DC crop.jpg image size 300px caption Organization of American States headquarters building location 17th Street NW between C Street NW and Constitution Avenue , NW. br Washington, D.C. nearest city lat degrees lat minutes lat seconds lat direction long degrees long minutes long seconds long direction locmapin United States Washington, D.C. central area built 1908 10 architect Paul Philippe Cret Paul P. Cret architecture added 4 June 1969 visitation num visitation year refnum 69000298 mpsub governing body Organization of American States OAS The Pan AmericanUnion Building is the headquarters for the Organization of American States . It is located at 17th Street N.W. between C Street N.W. and Constitution Avenue , Northwest, Washington, D.C. ref http eng.archinform.net projekte 8126.htm ref The cornerstone was laid on May 11, 1908, by Theodore Roosevelt , Elihu Root , and Andrew Carnegie , ref cite news url http query.nytimes.com mem archive free pdf?res F40A17FC3F5A1B7A93C5AB1783D85F458285F9 title Hall of Americas for Arms Meeting date August 27, 1921 work The New York Times ref and the building was dedicated on April 26, 1910. ref http pubs.usgs.gov gip stones stops1 6.html ref In 1919, the inital meeting of the International Labor Organization was held in the building, ref http www.ilo.org public libdoc ilo P 09616 09616 1919 1 .pdf ref and in 1921, the Washington Naval Conference was held there. In 1969, the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places . References Notes reflist External links http www.philadelphiabuildings.org pab app ho display.cfm 823231 http www.trumanlibrary.org photographs displayimage.php?pointer 1865&people &listid 2 http www.loc.gov pictures item 90711000 spacing NRHP stub Category National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. ... more details
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