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poverty is an injustice that must be overcome – Linked on this blog with Poverty Portal, one of our projects.

• Core Beliefs: Poverty is an injustice that should be overcome. Overcoming poverty involves changing policies and practices nationally and internationally, as well as working with people in poverty.
• Mission: To be the leading organisation providing independent analysis of poverty, shaping policy in Sri Lanka and the region.
• Objectives: … (full text Mission and Objectives).

Homepage;
Programmes; Services; Resources; Team; Links;
CEPA is online with more websites: Poverty Portal, CEPA Library,  Peace and Conflict Timeline, Poverty Blog;
Address: CEPA, 29, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka;
Contact and map.

About /Introduction: The Centre for Poverty Analysis CEPA was established in May 2001 as an independent organisation providing professional services on poverty related development issues. Continuer la lecture de « Center for Poverty Analysis CEPA Innovation Funds »

• CHA was founded in April 1997 to serve a membership and has since become a national service provider in the non-profit sector. It is representative of the resources and work of the humanitarian sector in Sri Lanka. (Main Page).
• Vision: CHA believes in the respect of diversity and the promotion and achievement of fundamental rights and freedom, which provides equal opportunities for development for all Sri Lankans.
• Mission: CHA works in the non-profit humanitarian sector to: … (full text Vision/Mission).

Homepage;
Networking; Non Profit Service; Information; Advocacy; Professional; Management;
Address: Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies GTE Limited, 86, Rosmead Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka;
Contact: Tel/Fax: +94-11-4610943/4, e-mail.

About CHA: The Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies (CHA) is an association of agencies working in, and supporting work in, Sri Lanka. Continuer la lecture de « Sri Lanka: Consortium of Humanitarian Agencies CHA »

CAAB is focused on American bases in the UK and world wide and campaigns non-violently to:

• raise public awareness, scrutiny and accountability of American bases in the UK – over here, out of control and secretive
• oppose the US Missile Defense system
• promote Independence FROM America

CAAB works to reveal this by: … (full text Aims and Objectives).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Bases; Parliaments, politics; Non-Violence; News; Articles; Reports; Newsletter; Get involved;
Address: CAAB, 59 Swarcliffe Road, Harrogate, HG1 4QZ, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2:  The Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB) evolved in 1992 out of the long campaign of protest at the American base at Menwith Hill, near Harrogate, North Yorkshire; local people having expressed their concerns at the arrival of the US Army at Menwith Hill in 1951.  Continuer la lecture de « Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases CAAB »

craniosacral therapy practitionr program

The training offers a 50 day practitioner course for individuals wanting to become qualified craniosacral therapists. The training is biodynamic in its approach orienting to the body’s natural wisdom and allowing innate intelligent processes to arise and bring about authentic change. These changes will be physiological and psycho-emotional. The body’s own priorities for change are listened for and encouraged to arise … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Awareness exercises; Curse Curriculum; Application; Advanced; Books; Videos; Blog; Resources; Practitioners;
Contacts online for 7 countries: see on Menu of any page.

About 2/2: … The art of the therapist is to connect with the underlying forces of health and facilitate a process of natural reorganisation. These forces express as subtle motion of tissues and fluids that can be felt by sensitive hands. Biodynamic craniosacral therapy takes a whole-person approach to healing and the inter-connectedness of mind, body and spirit are deeply acknowledged.  Continuer la lecture de « Body Intelligence Training »

Global Peace Index: The 2010 rankings are here! This year 149 nations of the world have been ranked by their peacefulness and the results have stimulated some very interesting analysis. Discover the thermal maps, and download the Results Report and the Discussion Paper. (Homepage).

Global Peace Index; Peace and Society; Stats on Life; Info Center; News; GPI data;
Address: Vision of Humanity, PO Box 42, St Leonards NSW 1590, Sydney, AUSTRALIA;
Contact.

Vision: We are in an epoch different to any other epoch in human history. The problems we are facing are global in nature. They include climate change, ever decreasing biodiversity, full use of the fresh water on the planet and underpinning all these – overpopulation.  Continuer la lecture de « Vision of Humanity »

(Parliamentary Democracy)

OVERVIEW: The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments (Article 1 of the Statutes of the Inter-Parliamentary Union). It was established in 1889. (What is the IPU 1/2).

Homepage;
Latest news; History; Members; Activities; Functionning, docs; Publications; Press; Partner: ASGP;
Addresses (1 of 2): Inter-Parliamentary Union, 5, chemin du Pommier, Case postale 330, CH-1218 Le Grand-Saconnex/Geneva, Switzerland;
Contacts: scroll down on What is IPU.

What is the IPU 2/2? … The Union is the focal point for world-wide parliamentary dialogue and works for peace and co-operation among peoples and for the firm establishment of representative democracy. To that end, it: Continuer la lecture de « Inter-Parliamentary Union IPU »

en français

The Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments (ASGP), constituted as a consultative body of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, seeks to facilitate personal contacts between holders of the office of Secretary General in any parliamentary assembly, whether such assembly is a member of the IPU or not. ASGP membership is thus independent of the IPU … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
News; Publications; Members; Partner: IPU; Meetings: past, Upcomming;
Addresses (1 of 4): ASGP, Secretary Steven Mark, House of Commons, 7 Millbank, London, SW1P 3JA, UK;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … It is the task of the Association to study the law, procedure, practice and working methods of different Parliaments and to propose measures for improving those methods and for securing co-operation between the services of different Parliaments.  Continuer la lecture de « Association of Secretaries General of Parliaments ASGP »

Flex Your Rights (Flex), a 501(c)(3) educational nonprofit, was launched in 2002. Our mission is to educate the public about how basic Bill of Rights protections apply during encounters with law enforcement. To accomplish this, we create and distribute the most compelling, comprehensive and trustworthy know-your-rights media available … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Audience; Busted Movie; 10 Rules; Staff; Success stories; Donate; FAQs;
For mailings: Flex Your Rights, PO Box 21497, Washington, DC 20009, USA;
Contact.

About: … The founder, Steven Silverman, was previously a campus organizer for the campaign to repeal the Higher Education Act’s aid-elimination penalty.  Continuer la lecture de « Flex Your Rights »

What do we do when communties fail? Build schools, not jails.

Educators for Sensible Drug Policy has several goals. We seek to encourage open debate between educators, parents, law makers, law enforcement and students. We are working to create a Speaker’s Bureau of knowledgeable and articulate educators who can describe the impact of these failed drug policies on things like safety, the relationship between student/teacher, teacher/administration and student/administration and also describe the human and financial costs of current drug policies … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Drug-Free School Zones; Drug testing; Events; News; Newsletter; Join; Donate; Links;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … We want to restore student respect for teachers, respect that has been diminished by their acquiescence to authority that delegates the job of teaching children about drugs by police officers, through programs such as D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). Continuer la lecture de « Educators For Sensible Drug Policy EFSDP »

is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization

Forfeiture Endangers American Rights is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to reform of federal and state asset forfeiture laws to restore due process and protect property rights in the forfeiture process. Donations are tax deductible. (What is FEAR – up in the left column).

All pages have the same URL – Find in the left column under Homepage: New /FEAR /what is Forfeiture:  /of state /International, Law, Court, Legislation, Police, Victim: stories /support, Public Opinion, Foundation Journal, Publications, Attorney Directory … ;
And under What is FEAR: Why FEAR exists, History, Official Position on Forfeiture, How join, Contact by e-mail … ;
Address: FEAR, 20 Sunnyside Suite A-419, Mill Valley, CA 94941, USA;
Contact by Phone: 415-389-8551  or toll-free  888-FEAR-001.

History: F.E.A.R. was formed in New Jersey in early 1992. Continuer la lecture de « Forfeiture Endangers American Rights FEAR »

Africa Fighting Malaria is a non-profit health advocacy group founded in 2000 and based in South Africa and the United States.  Our mission is to make malaria control more transparent, responsive and effective.  We conduct research into the social and economic aspects of malaria and raise the profile of the disease and the issues surrounding its control in the local and international media.  AFM strives to hold public institutions accountable for funding and implementing effective, integrated and country-driven malaria control policies and to promote successful private sector initiatives to control the disease … (full text Mission).

Homepage;
Research; Reports; Board, Staff; Initiatives; Events; Support; FAQs;
Addresses: Africa Fighting Malaria AFM, PO Box 17156, Congella 4013, South Africa;
AFM, 1150 17th Street, NW, Suite 910, Washington DC, 20036, USA;
Contact.

Malaria: Malaria is a preventable and curable infectious disease caused by the Plasmodium parasite transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito. Continuer la lecture de « Africa Fighting Malaria ARM »

better health for Africa – Linked with AMREF cautiously welcomes G8 commitment to maternal and newborn health.

• AMREF tackles diseases such as malaria, TB, and HIV/AIDS, working with local communities to make sure our programmes address them in the context of poverty and local cultural beliefs.
• AMREF gives mothers and young children a healthy start … (full text What we do).

Homepage;
Where we work; Infos; News; Accesssibility; Get involved; Partners; Donate;
Address: AMREF UK, Clifford’s Inn, Fetter Lane, London, EC4A 1BZ, UK;
Contact.

Who we are: We are Africa’s leading health development organisation. Our vision is an Africa where good-quality, affordable health care is accessible to everyone.  Continuer la lecture de « African Medical and Research Foundation AMREF »