Mois : août 2008

Linked with Chris Norwood – USA.

Health People is unique in the United States as a groundbreaking peer organization which helps people from low-income communities become leaders to effectively fight chronic ill health. Started in 1990 as a women’s AIDS prevention and support program, Health People has grown to provide a full range of AIDS services for men, women and families, as well as to start a large community asthma program, New York’s first diabetes peer educators program and a community smoking cessation program … and: The Health People Pledge: I promise to be responsible to myself, my family, and my community. I promise to fight AIDS-asthma-diabetes-smoking with compassion, determination and love. (Homepage).

Prevention and Support that helps;
Groups and Programs;
Workshops and Services;
Events and News;
Health People Team;
How You Can Help;
Gift Donations;
Address: Health People: Community, Preventive Health Institute, 552 Southern Blvd., 2nd Floor, Bronx, New York 10455, USA;
Contact, map and how to go there.

About: « The mission of Health People: Community Preventive Institute, a peer-based organization, is to empower and train residents of communities overwhelmed by chronic disease to become leaders and educators in effectively preventing ill health, hospitalization and unnecessary death »

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Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture and Education

Linked with Chris Norwood – USA.

The origins of the SGI-USA worldview can be traced to the teachings of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, who lived some 2,500 years ago in what is modern-day Nepal. Born Gautama Siddhartha, he abandoned his sheltered, princely life and sought instead to understand the inescapable sufferings of every human being — birth, aging, sickness and death — and the means by which these sufferings could be overcome … (full text).

Homepage with Highlights and search;
News and Events;
Community Support;
The three founding presidents;
Exhibitions and Resources;
Member Resources and Tools;
Women’s activities;
Men’s activities;
Study and Publications;
Newsletter /subscribe online;
Links to SGI Organizations and Affiliates;
Find us /search SGI-USA locations;

About SGI-USA:  The SGI is based on the teachings and philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism, which places the highest emphasis on the sanctity of life. Members seek, through their practice of Buddhism, to develop the ability to live with confidence, to create value in any circumstance and to contribute to the well-being of friends, family and community.

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United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government’s policy of permanent warfare and empire-building. We welcome the participation of any and all national, regional and local groups who share our goals and wish to work with others … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Get involved;
End the war on Iraq;
Member Groups Directory;
Ongoing campaigns;
Grassroots action;
Events;
Address: UFPJ, PO Box 607, Times Square Station, NY, NY 10108, USA;
Contact and feedback.

About 2/2:
Since our founding in October 2002, UFPJ has spurred hundreds of protests and rallies around the country, and organized the two largest demonstrations against the Iraq war.

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Principles Guiding AHRC and ALRC Programmes:

• Victims-directed approach must be combined with structural reforms needed to prevent human rights abuse and to promote rights;
• Protest work will be combined with a community-based approach. In this, building of a support base in church and religious groups will be given priority;
• UN-directed approach must be combined with regional and country based human rights promotional activities;
• Human rights promotion must be combined with promotion of democracy and rule of law;
• The issues of poverty eradication, gender equality, caste, indigenous peoples’ and minorities’ rights must be brought into all programmes.

Homepage;
Sitemap/NaviNuke and last some CHR- resp. HRC-sessions;
Press Releases;
HR legual links;
Our Publications: books, and articles;
National Human Rights Institutions Acts (Asia-Pacific);
Human Rights Case Law;
Related Documents;
General background;
Address:  Asian Legal Resource Centre, 19/F, Go-Up Commercial Building, 998 Canton Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;
Contact.

About /Background of ALRC: The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is an NGO having General Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

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Programm und praktische Infos

Per mail erhalten von: Infoliste von ATTAC-Schweiz (Rundbrief anmelden oder abmelden)
Date: 27/08/2008

Zur Einführung: Das Klima spielt verrückt und treibt die Herrschenden dieser Welt zu kranken Lösungen. Die Nahrungsmittel sollen nun nicht nur die Bäuche, sondern auch die Tänke der reichen Minderheit im Norden füllen! Durch die Bankenkrise mit ihren Milliardenverlusten und „faulen » Krediten entdecken die Spekulanten jetzt die Nahrungsmittel als sicheren Wert und heizen die tödliche Maschinerie weiter an. Schon gibt es Hungerrevolten. Währenddessen foutieren sich die Eliten immer mehr um den sozialen Ausgleich. Die obersten Chefs belohnen sich selbst mit Millionengehältern und zügeln diese in Steuerparadiese, während der Anteil der Working Poor und SozialhilfeempfängerInnen zunimmt. Die Umverteilung von arm zu reich ist in vollem Gang und wird medial unterstützt. Die Reichen und Schönen werden glamourös gefeiert, während Arme und Ausgegrenzte verteufelt und kriminalisiert werden – Geits no?!

An der Sommeruni 2008 befassen wir uns mit den ideologischen, wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Aspekten der aktuellen Systemkrise. Wir diskutieren Alternativen und konkrete Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Denn Auswege aus der Sackgasse sind vorhanden!

Redaktion: attac schweiz / suisse, Rue des Savois 15, CH-1205 Genf, info en français, Info auf deutsch.