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Where global and local meet sustainability

IATP works locally and globally at the intersection of policy and practice to ensure fair and sustainable food, farm and trade systems. (Our mission /on the Homepage).

Trade & Global Governance; Projects; Publications; Blog;
Staff; Board; Jobs & Internships; Support;
Address: IATP, 2105 First Avenue South, Minneapolis MN 55404, USA;
Contact.

About: Rooted in Family Farms: In the mid-1980s, family farmers across America were in the fight of their lives. Prices had dropped below the cost of production. Family farmers were told they were inefficient and they had to either get big or get out. Deeply flawed national and international policies were the root cause of the crisis. A galvanizing effort to save the family farm helped spawn the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP). In 1986, IATP began documenting the underlying causes of America’s rural crisis and proposing policies that would benefit farmers, consumers, rural communities and the environment.   Continuer la lecture de « Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy IATP »

The Neighborhood Schools Alliance is a diverse group of parents, teachers, students, and community members from all areas of Portland, Oregon working together to support and strengthen our neighborhood schools. Our goals include:

• Serve as a watchdog to PPS/School Board, demanding transparency in decision making
• Raise community awareness and involvement in PPS decisions regarding the Jeff cluster
• Increase public awareness about future school closures and the sale/development of closed schools
• Connect with other community organizations and individuals concerned about the fate of Portland’s crown jewels, our neighborhood schools
• Gather community input on ways to support and strengthen neighborhood schools and quality education in ALL parts of Portland. (Mission and Goals).

Homepage & articles;
Issues; Take action; Join us; Committee;
Press; Readings; Blogs; Content Navigation; Create Content; Links;
Contact: by e-mail, by our yahoo group.

About: NSA was founded at a community meeting at King Elementary in NE Portland School on March 9, 2005.  Continuer la lecture de « Neighborhood Schools Alliance NSA »

A collectively run building providing space and resources for people and groups working on self-organised, non-hierarchical projects for radical social change. The resources of the building include meeting-space, library, shared offices, a roofgarden, banner and prop-making space and an action information area. If you’re interested in helping out with LARC, booking a meeting-space, or otherwise using the buildings resources, please contact us at the address above … (full text Homepage).

News; Events; Resources; Networks;
anti-roads movement; Reclaim the Streets; Carnival against Capitalism;
Address: 62 Fieldgate Street, Whitechapel, London E1 1ES, UK;
Contact online.

About: When did the project start and why?   Continuer la lecture de « London Action Resource Centre LARC »

UK Local Exchange Trading and Complementary Currencies Development Agency

LETS – Local Exchange Trading Systems or Schemes – are local community-based mutual aid networks in which people exchange all kinds of goods and services with one another, without the need for money … (full long text Homepage).

Theory of LETs; Publications; Articles; latest news; Trustees;
Find your local group; events; Join the network; Conferences; Links;
Contact.

About: Pioneering complementary currencies – LETSlink UK is the lead body supporting Local Exchange Trading Systems nationally. We represent LETS in the media, to the government and national organisations.  Continuer la lecture de « LETSLINK UK »

Sisters in service to enhance resource sharing

BWN is celebrating 30-Years of community services. A Non-Profit 501(c)(3) nonpartisan Business and Professional Women’s Organization. Black Women’s Network making a difference by Networking & Mentoring Urban Women in Business, Career and Professional Development. (Homepage & events).

News & calendar; Board; Join; Get involved; Download membership brochure;
Address: BWN, P.O. Box 56106, Los Angeles, CA 90056, USA;
Contact online.

About: HISTORY: Black Women’s Network (BWN) was formed in March 1979 as the result of the energy of the Black women who attended a regional career conference in Los Angeles, California. Many of these women in attendance realized the potential strength that could be derived from creating a supportive organization that could serve as a vehicle for addressing the specific needs of professional Black women.  Continuer la lecture de « Black Women's Network BWN, USA »

Make Your Mark is the national campaign inspiring young people to make their ideas happen. If you have an idea, the first step is to find other people who can help you. On this website you can ask a question, share advice, make contacts and find networking groups or events near you. (Homepage and upcoming events).

Events; Networks; Connectors; Connect me; Start a group; Mailinglist;
Address: Make Your Mark  172 Drury Lane, London, WC2B 5QR, England.

About: We do this by giving people in their teens and twenties the inspiration and opportunity to turn their ideas into reality, whether through starting businesses or social enterprises or by making an idea happen at work. Visit make your mark.org.uk for more information.    Continuer la lecture de « National Black Women's Network, England »

Linked with Hopi and Navajo Elders Warned Lehman Bros., with Big Mountain Native writes an appeal, and with FIRST NATIONS, FIRST RESISTANCE.

Western concepts view Dineh, as they view all other indigenous nations of the Americas, with deliberate racist error. Euro-America believes Dineh (Navajos) acquired domesticated sheep & goats by raiding early Spanish explorer settlements, and that Dineh made-up religious belief about Life Dependency on Sheep and Goats. Clarification is needed that Dineh were relying on the mountain sheep & goats thousands of years before the Spaniards washed-up ashore in the Americas. (Big Mountain Survival Camp).

Homepage;
Take Action; News; Archives; Voices from the Land; Background; Dooda Desert Rock;
The Black Mesa Water Coalition; Links resp. Recent posts: scroll down in the left column;
Address: Black Mesa Indigenous Support, P.O. Box 23501, Flagstaff, Arizona 86002, USA;
Contact.

About: Come Back Soon to learn more about our mission, our vision, our work, and our principles of unity & core values. Continuer la lecture de « Black Mesa Indigenous Support »

The Center for World Indigenous Studies (CWIS) is an independent, non-profit [U.S. 501(c)(3)] research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations … (about /who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
Certificate program; Traditional medicine; Fourth world institute; Internships/Fellowships;
News; Forum; Media; Research; Donate; Links;
Address: Center for World Indigenous Studies, PMB 214, 1001 Cooper Point Road SW, Suite 140, Olympia, WA  98502-1107, USA;
Contact.

About /who we are 2/2: The Center fosters better understanding between peoples through the publication and distribution of literature written and voiced by leading contributors from Fourth World Nations. An important goal of CWIS is to establish cooperation between nations and to democratize international relations between nations and between nations and states.   Continuer la lecture de « Centre for World Indigenous Studies CWIS »

Welcome to Black History 365 – The premier all year round independent comprehensive portal; Celebrating and highlighting Caribbean and African activities, with profiles, articles and news plus an Amazon Store with a range of DVD’s, Books, Music and much much more. (Homepage and new issue).

Sitemap;
Campaigns; Workshops; Videos; Jobs; Opportunities;
Events; News; Online shop; Links; FAQs;

About: Black History Month (BHM) Afrikan History Month (AHM)   is held every October in Britain, and February in USA and Canada.  Continuer la lecture de « Black History Month BHM »

a multi-lingual news service by, for, and about anarchists

• In the struggle for a free society, we distribute news and articles in several languages, covering a wide range of areas.
• These include workplace, environmental and anti-imperialist struggles as well as the fight against racism, sexism and homophobia. (Homepage, with the last 100 posts according to language).

first few lines of all posts of last 24 hours; last two week’s post; Archive; the supplement list;
General Informations; Subscribe newsletter; advanced search; Options; Links to friends;

A-Infos Vision: The A-Infos Project is coordinated by an international collective of revolutionary anti-authoritarian, anti-capitalist activists, involved with class struggle and who regard it as a total social struggle.

These are people who conceive themselves as revolutionary class struggle social anarchists, anarcho-communists, libertarian communists, syndicalists and others who hold similar opinions but use other labels. Continuer la lecture de « A-Infos »

an acknowledged national resource institute engaged in entrepreneurship education, research & training

The Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India EDI, an autonomous body and not-for-profit institution, set up in 1983, is sponsored by apex financial institutions, namely the IDBI Bank Ltd, IFCI Ltd. ICICI Ltd and State Bank of India (SBI). The Institute is registered under the Societies Registration Act 1860 and the Public Trust Act 1950. The Government of Gujarat pledged twenty-three acres of land on which stands the majestic and sprawling EDI campus … (full text Homepage).

The Origin; Governing body; Faculty; Jobs; Publications; Videos; International Affiliations;
Address: Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Via Ahmedabad Airport & Indira Bridge, P.O. Bhat 382 428, Dist. Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India;
Contact.

The Mission: An acknowledged national resource institution, EDI is committed to entrepreneurship education, training and research. The institute strives to provide innovative training techniques, competent faculty support, consultancy and quality teaching & training material.  Continuer la lecture de « Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India EDI »

• Christian Foundation for the Blind – India is a Spiritual, Social, Charitable and non-profit Registered organisation founded by Rev. Dr. P C Alfred George & Mrs. Nireekshana George in the year 1974.
• The Organisation based in Chennai, South India renders its varied services to all classes of disabled persons in India by offering Educational, Vocational, Technical training, Rehabilitation and placement service through its various projects & services. (Homepage).

Projects; Gallery; We Need; Donate; Partner with us;
Address: Christian Foundation for the Blind – India, CFBI. Service Complex, No.2, Officer’s Line, GST. Road, (Opp. International Airport), Pallavaram, Chennai  600 043, INDIA;
Contact.

About: Christian Foundation for the Blind – India is a Spiritual, Social, Charitable and non-profit Registered organisation offering its services to the Blind, Disabled and Destitute Men, Women and Children in India in meeting their Spiritual, Social, Educational and Rehabilitation needs.   Continuer la lecture de « Christian Foundation for the Blind India »

• The Mission of eHealth-Care is to help patients, physicians, and community hospitals to make appropriate use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in order to improve access and quality of healthcare delivery and reduce the cost of its management.
• eHealth-Care Foundation supports civil, community, government, and non-government health care delivery vehicles in improving their management by making available web-based patient care, physician, and hospital management solutions affordably. It supports exchange of patient data in a secure network across all the stakeholders in delivering healthcare.
• eHealth-Care Foundation, (eHCF) a New Delhi based Not for Profit Organization. Registered under Society Registration Act (XXI) of year 1860 and Registered u/s 12A and 80G of Income Tax Act of year 1961 … (Homepage).

Projects; Benefits; Technicalities; Presentation; Management; Advisors; Alliances;
Addresses: eHealth-Care Foundation, Communication Office, B-5 A/B, Top Floor, Street#-13, Madhu Vihar, I.P.Extension, Delhi-110092, India;
Contacts.

About /Profile: eHealth-Care was conceptualized in 2001 as e-Swasthya (eHealth in Hindi) with a goal to implement it across 21 health centres in the Madhubani district of Bihar. Continuer la lecture de « eHealth-Care Foundation »

Voluntary action towards social development

FOOD India is a 20-year-old non-profit organization conducting research on social development and implementing welfare programs in the field of employment generation, poverty alleviation, cost effective housing, education, health, water and sanitation, energy conservation, ICTs, electronic NGO networking, E-commerce, institutional and capacity building for women networks … (about 1/2).

Homepage & what’s new; Sitemap;
(many) Projects; External evaluation of FOOD; Remote area networking;
Team; Partners; Awards; Links;
Address: FOOD India, C-Block, 1st floor, Bharathiar Complex, 100 feet Road, Vadapalani, Chennai – 600 026, Tamilnadu, INDIA;
Contact.

About 2/2: Our mission is to foster sustainable development among the poor through social development programmes by advocating participatory approach in implementing programs.   Continuer la lecture de « Foundation of Occupational Development »

also in french

Every 15 seconds a child loses a mother or father to AIDS: The mission of FXB is to fight poverty and AIDS, and support the world’s orphans and vulnerable children left in the wake of the pandemic by advocating for their needs and basic rights and providing direct support to families and communities that care for them.
Investing in Families. Saving Children: For 20 years, FXB has worked with the conviction that the best solution for helping these children is to strengthen the social and economic capacities of their families and communities.  When empowered with the right tools and resources, caregivers are able to protect, care for, and raise the orphans and vulnerable children in their extended families and community … (full text Mission).

Homepage;
Children and AIDS; Country Programs; Orphan’s Day; FXB Villages; Board; Team; Partners;
News; Newsletter; Photos & Videos; Support; Donations;
Addresses (1 of 3): FXB INTERNATIONAL – Association François-Xavier Bagnoud, 82, rue de Lausanne, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About /History: FXB carries the name of François-Xavier Bagnoud, a helicopter pilot specialized in rescue operations, which were his passion and his commitment. He lost his life at the age of 24 during a helicopter mission in Mali … (full text History).  Continuer la lecture de « FXB International – Association Francois Xavier Bagnoud »