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Linked on our blogs with In-depth: Razor’s Edge – The Controversy of FGM, with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

• EN: An organisation which campaigns against female genital mutilation
• FR: Une organisation qui lutte contre les mutilations génitales féminines
• NL: Een organisatie die strijdt tegen vrouwelijke genitale verminking

Evènements /Events (sous le Haut Patronage de sa Majesté La Reine).

• 4 février 2011 de 9h00 à 17h00, à l’Institut pour l’Egalité des Femmes et des Hommes (IEFH), 1 Rue Ernest Blérot à 1070 Bruxelles, Belgique;
• 6 février 2011 de 14h30 à 18h30, au Théâtre Molière, 3 Square du Bastion, Galerie de la porte de Namur, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgique.
• INSCRIPTIONS/régister: GAMS Belgique, par e-mail,  ou par tél/fax 02 219 43 40, en mentionnant votre nom, institution, adresse et email. Entrée libre / entry free, Traduction/translation simultanée français-néerlandais.

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Addresse: Rue Traversière, 125 in St-Josse Ten Noode. We are open Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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GAMS Belgium: GAMS Belgium was established in 1996. The group is made up of African and European men and women who campaign for the abolition of female genital mutilation. Continuer la lecture de « Group pour l'Abolition des Mutilations Sexuelles GAMS.be »

aligned with nature, supported by science

• Green Body and Mind, a non-profit organization committed to establishing a psychotropic, drug-free society, is the umbrella organization to GreenMentalHealthCare.com.
• We recognize the epidemic health disorders, socially destructive, and financially taxing impact the pharmaceutical and psychiatric industries are having on the citizens of our community, the nation and the world as a whole … (Vision 1/2).
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Problem; Solution; Team; Resources; Get Active; Blog; Green Docs; Videos; Shangri La Bio Spa …;
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Vision 2/2: … When most all other industries are seeking methods to become « green » and honor and hold reverence for the natural processes and resources of nature, Green Body and Mind believes the mental health industry needs to do the same.   Continuer la lecture de « Green Mental Health Care »

Linked on our blogs with PHILO – ACTION, POUR PENSER ET CHANGER L’ECOLE, et avec La philosophie à l’école primaire: dix paradoxes pour une innovation.

This site is inspired and produced from the work of Gary Matthews, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. (About).

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Introduction /The Flower Question … first a story … then: This is the story opening I wrote for a class of eight-and-a-half to eleven-year-olds in St. Mary’s Music School in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1982.  Continuer la lecture de « Philosophy for Kids »

Linked on our blogs with Anti-Racist DVD and Education Pack.

Show Racism the Red Card is an anti-racist charity, which was established in January 1996. The aim of our organisation is to produce anti-racist educational resources, which harness the high profile of professional footballers to combat racism … (about 1/2).

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Address (1 of 4): Show Racism the Red Card, Head Office, PO Box 141, Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, NE26 3YH. UK;
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About 2/2: … Our educational materials are very accessible and have been highly successful over many years.  Continuer la lecture de « Show Racisme the Red Card »

the oldest NGO for Tribes in Asia – Linked on our blogs with AKHA.net Laos, with Sinuan – Laos, Akha tribe, and with A re-compilation of texts and blogs for indigenous peoples.

• Religion, Belief and Akha Scripture: The Akha share the uniform belief found in many ancient cultures that everything has its owner, its spirit which in the Akha’s case is called Yaw Shahl. Shamanism predates all other religions and survives today after over 20,000 years, because it is a sustainable philosophical way of life.
• The Akha live by the code “all is always now” an inherent belief of the « eternal wheel of time » where there is no separation between mankind and a « material or objective » world. It is the bridging link between the world and the human psyche, the collective unconscious, or the“synchronicity” of human life. In Jungian psychology it is a ‘universal archetype’ – an inner cosmic map of the Universe within ourselves … (full long text OUR CULTURE, THE WORLD AND THE GREAT SPIRIT).

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Address: AFECT, 468 Moo 4 T.Rimkok, A. Muang, Chiang Rai, 57100, Thailand;
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The History Of The Akha People: The Akha originated from Tibet and are spread over 5 countries in S.E. Asia: China, Laos, Burma, Vietnam and Thailand. There is an estimated population of 2.3 million. Continuer la lecture de « Association for Akha Education and Culture in Thailand »

Female Genital Mutilation concerns us all. It is a crime that is being committed in many countries. – Linked on our blogs with Waris Dirie et la MGF, with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, with International Centre for Reproductive Health ICHR,with Législation de contraste aux MGF dans les pays africains, with Nigerian family struggles to protect daughters from painful African tradition, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

With my worldwide campaign I want to raise awareness of this cruel practice. I want to contribute all I can to make it possible to finally eradicate FGM worldwide … (Mission).

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Waris’ Manifesto: I demand:  Continuer la lecture de « Desert Flower Foundation »

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• API is a non-profit regional organization whose primary mission is to advance the cause of economic and social development in the Arab countries through training, research, consultancy, expert-group meetings and publication.
• The API’s main objectives are to: … (full text Objectives).

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About /Historical Overview: In 1966, the Government of Kuwait in cooperation with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) … Continuer la lecture de « Arab Planning Institute API »

With the funds raised at “Sweet Charities”, private donations and contributions made through Give2Asia, FERC contributed scholarships to 97 Thai and ethnic hill tribe children at a specially organized Scholarship Awards Day. FERC honored the children while the Department of Education honored the foundation, its board and donors with a Certificate of Excellence … (full long text Projects 2008).

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Address: FERC, Marc Dumur, Chairman11/1 Soi 13, Praprokklao Road, T.Sriphoom, A.Muang, Chiang Mai, 50300, Thailand;
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History: The Early Years: 1999-2000: The Foundation dates its origin to the summer of 1999 when several American women living in Chiangmai, Thailand, learned the Viengping Children’s Home desperately needed a vehicle.  Continuer la lecture de « Foundation for the Education of Rural Children FERC »

Linked on our blogs with Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget, and with Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation.

• Vision Statement: Intact America envisions a world where children are protected from permanent bodily alteration inflicted on them without their consent, in the name of culture, religion, profit, or parental preference.
• Mission Statement: Intact America works to protect babies and children from circumcision and all other forms of medically unnecessary genital alteration, whether carried out for cultural conformity or profit, in medical or non-medical settings … (about 1/2).

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Address: Intact America, PO Box 8516, Tarrytown, NY 10591, USA;
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About 2/2: … We seek to achieve our goals through education, advocacy, public policy reform, and the empowerment of our supporters, partners, and volunteers. You can read our Statement of Principles here. Continuer la lecture de « Intact America – say no to circumcision »

Mission: To support physical, mental and spiritual betterment using the most natural, safest and most effective methods available.  To employ drug or surgical therapies when judgment requires, with regard for individual circumstances and desires.  To always respect each person’s integrity and right to self-determinism … (about 1/2).

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Address: Institute for Progressive Medicine, 4 Hughes #17,5, Irvine, CA 92618, USA;
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About: … Twenty-first century medicine in western societies is sophisticated, mechanical and intimidating.  The rituals of care correspond to the hectic patterns of modern life.   Continuer la lecture de « Institute for Progressive Medicine »