Mois : octobre 2008

(also in french and spanish)

Linked with National human rights institutions play a key role.

An international forum for researchers and practitioners in the field of national human rights institutions. At this site you will find:

• Key global and regional documents;
• Documentation on the work of global and regional fora;
• Information on and from national human rights institutions;
• Bibliography and research materials;
• Capacity building and training resources

… (Homepage).

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About: … The Danish Institute for Human Rights has developed this website in cooperation with the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights …

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Linked with Andrea Smith – USA.

INCITE! is a national activist organization of radical feminists of color advancing a movement to end violence against women of color and our communities through direct action, critical dialogue, and grassroots organizing … (full text abougt 1/2).

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Address: INCITE! PO Box 226, Redmond, WA 98073, USA;
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About 2/2: WHO WE ARE:

INCITE! is made up of grassroots chapters and affiliates across the U.S.; other collectives working on particular political projects such as police violence, reproductive justice, and media justice; a national collective that works to leverage this grassroots organizing on a national and transnational platform; an advisory collective that helps increase the capacity of national organizing; and thousands of members and supporters.

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Linked with Patrick Bond – South Africa, and with New African Resistance to Global Finance.

The School of Development Studies is one of the world’s leading centres for the study of the political economy of development. Its research and graduate teaching programmes in economic development, social policy and population studies, as well as the projects, public seminars and activism around issues of civil society and social justice, organised through its affiliated Centre for Civil Society, place it among the most well-respected and innovative inter-disciplinary schools of its type in the world … (Homepage/about 1/2).

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Address: School of Development Studies, Memorial Tower Building, Howard College Campus, University of KwaZulu-Natal, DURBAN 4041, SOUTH AFRICA;
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About 2/2: It offers course-work or dissertation Masters degrees in Development Studies and Population Studies. In addition, the School offers a diploma option and has a thesis-based PhD programme.

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Raheel Raza is an Intercultural and Interfaith Diversity Consultant, Author, Public Speaker

Linked with Raheel Raza – Pakistan and Canada, and with Their Jihad … not my Jihad.

I AM WOMAN – EDUCATE ME
I am the woman from a village in Pakistan
Where they threw acid in my face because their honour was at stake
Battered, bullied and bruised – I suffered great pain
But the damage they have done has only fired my resolve
To never let them make MY honour, THEIR gain
I forced the courts to hear my case and took others like me
Caught in the vicious circle of male violence and frenzy
in trying to dehumanize us
My disfigured face has empowered me; the cries of my sisters
have given me strength in my own strength
I won’t be cowed down by cowardly acts
I have found my path and will never return to the fetters of slavery
I ask for no accolades for my bravery
… more poems

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About: … Ms. Raza has appeared in print, on television and radio throughout Canada, to discuss diversity, harmony and interfaith.

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envisioning a peace rooted in the needs, rights, values and histories of both the Israeli and Palestinian people

Linked with Terry Greenblatt – USA.

Bat Shalom is an Israeli national feminist grassroots organization of Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women working together for a genuine peace grounded in a just resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, respect for human rights, and an equal voice for Jewish and Arab women within Israeli society … (who we are 1/2).

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Address: Bat Shalom, The Jerusalem Women’s Action Center, King George 14, P.O. Box 2426 , Jerusalem 91023, Israel;
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About 2/2: In 1989, a meeting was convened in Brussels between prominent Israeli and Palestinian women peace activists. The meeting initiated an on-going dialogue that in 1994 resulted in the establishment of The Jerusalem Link comprising two women’s organizations—Bat Shalom on the Israeli side, and the Jerusalem Center for Women on the Palestinian side. The two organizations share a set of political principles, which serve as the foundation for a cooperative model of co-existence between our respective peoples …

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Linked with Krishnammal Jagannaathan – India, and with Land to the tillers.

Land for Tillers’ Freedom, LAFTI, is a non-profit organization based out of India that is focused on changing the conditions of the Dalit Caste or India’s poorest of the poor.  LAFTI works with the government and financial institutions to purchase land for Dalit families.  Through farming, the land will provide them with a steady income.  In addition to land distribution, LAFTI’s other projects include:

• Housing construction;
• Youth programs;
• Adult vocational training;
• Disaster assistance;
• Domestic Animal distribution.

… (full text Homepage).

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About: LAFTI (Land For Tillers’ Freedom) is based on the Gandhian idea of equitable land
distribution as a basis for rural  economic development. Located in the village of
Kuthur, LAFTI serves hundreds of village communities throughout the
Nagapattinam and Thiruvarur districts in India’s southeastern state of Tamilnadu.

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ITVS funds, presents and promotes award-winning documentaries and dramas on public television and cable, innovative new media projects on the Web and the Emmy Award-winning weekly series Independent Lens Tuesday nights at 10:00 PM on PBS … (about 1/2).

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linking the people who change the world

Linked with Sister Emmanuelle – Belgium and France.

We are collecting visions of how a new civilization might be. Submit your entries here or send them by e-mail to the New Civilisation Network.
They are published regularly in the New Civilization Visions electronic newsletter. (Vision Space).

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Introduction/about: The New Civilization Network (NCN) is a meeting place for people of good will who are working on building a world that works for all of us. A world of increased quality of life, freedom, fun and inspiration for all. A world where the needs of all of humanity are met.

NCN is a place where you can find people to work with and where you can share your experiences with others.

NCN is not an organization. It is a database of people and a lot of facilities intended to help you find what you need and collaborate with others when appropriate.

This is an open space. Move in and talk about what you want to do. Find other who want to do similar things. Get busy. Use the virtual workgroup facilities if you need them.

This is an experiment in self-organization. Nobody will tell you what you’re supposed to do, but you will probably find support and friendly ears, and possibly you’ll find collaborators.

If you are interested, register through an an on-line form http://www.newciv.org/ncn/ncnjoin.html
by just filling in a bit of information about yourself … (full text).

Linked with Linda Burnham – USA, and with The Great Unmasking.

Mission: Founded in 1990, the Women of Color Resource Center (WCRC) is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and promotes the political, economic, social and cultural well-being of women and girls of color in the United States. Informed by a social justice perspective that takes into account the status of women internationally, WCRC is committed to organizing and educating women of color across lines of race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, class, sexual orientation, physical ability and age … (about 1/2).

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Address: WCRC, 1611 Telegraph Ave. #303, Oakland, CA 94612, USA;
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Peace & Solidarity Internship … : The Women of Color Resource Center is offering an enthusiastic, self-starting, hardworking student an exciting internship in the Peace & Solidarity Program of a respected social justice organization.

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Picked up on Weitzenegger’s Website for International  Development Cooperation, and its Newsletter.

AfDevInfo is:

• a research facility and software house working at the interface between cutting edge data capture, processing and distribution technologies and pragmatic politico-economic research.
• Our sister site, afdevinfo.com tracks the mechanics of political and economic development in Sub-Saharan Africa.
• At the heart of AfDevInfo ‘s development and delivery capability is a suite of integrated databases tracking and linking people, organisations and places; projects, meetings and disputes; financial transactions, documents, news and statistics.
• We develop technologies and practices that transform the high volume of unstructured, low quality electronic data now available into accessible, structured, high quality information.
• Our team encompasses a wide range of in-country development experience in Sub-Saharan Africa, with diverse academic and professional backgrounds.
• AfDevInfo is a commercial, not-for-profit enterprise committed to harnessing information to strengthen and improve government in Africa.

(Homepage).

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Address: African Development Information Services Ltd, Unit 1, 30a Highgate Rd, London, NW5 1NS, United Kingdom;
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Linked with Gayle Williams – South Africa and UK, and with UK charity worker killed in Kabul.

Our Purpose: SERVE Afghanistan’s purpose is to express God’s love and bring hope by serving the people of Afghanistan, especially the needy, as we seek to address personal, social and environmental needs … (who we are 1/2).

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Who we are 2/2: … UK Registered Charity: SERVE Afghanistan is a Christian charity registered in the UK (no.1105086), has been working with Afghan refugees since 1980 in Pakistan and has gradually moved both its project work and its head office into Afghanistan itself. Until September 2001, SERVE’s Head Office was located in Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Currently, the Head Office is located in Kabul.

Funding Sources: SERVE Afghanistan’s expatriate staff are all volunteers. SERVE’s funding comes from a combination of private agency donations, government co-funding, trusts, foundations, churches and concerned individuals. Its accounts and books are audited annually by an external chartered accountant. In 2005 SERVE provided full time paid employment to over 200 Afghan nationals, male and female.

On the Ground: SERVE Afghanistan is registered with the governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan and works in cooperation with UN bodies and other local and international relief and development organizations.

Linked with Antonio « Toni » Negri – Italy, and with Professor David Held Interviewed by Naked Punch.

Naked Punch originates from a collective, now dissolved, called “The Postanalytic Group”, that in 2002 met for a series of weekly gatherings. Naked Punch is run by a large editorial collective headed by three editors working on a voluntary basis … (about).

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About: Naked Punch is an engaged review of contemporary art and thought. Essentially a federal, « non-institutional » project, Naked Punch is the spontaneous collaboration of thinkers and artists residing in different cities of the world. Before being a magazine, a container of material or a « cabinet of objects », it is a shared understanding, a shared feeling of unease, a shared concern, and a shared sensitivity.

A distinguishing feature of Naked Punch is its contemporaneity . The review aims to actively engage with current developments in, broadly, three deeply connected areas.

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Linked with Beena Sarwar – Pakistan.

Convention Statement: We, the participants of this convention on human development, believe that we must take control of our own future and work for an enabling environment for pro-poor and development-friendly public policy. We pledge to continue working for a Pakistan where:

• Governance of public institutions is transparent and effective; there is austerity in government spending; and wide public participation in national decision-making.
• Ready access to justice for all is ensured, constitutional supremacy and rule of law is established, and the independence of judiciary and media is respected.
• Public spending is re-directed to significantly increase investments in education, primary and preventive health care, and grass roots economic development.
• The culture of dependence on foreign aid and loans is curtailed.
• Social and economic entrepreneurs are given the space to create a vibrant and just society.

(Convention Statement).

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Address: Human Development Foundation, 1350 Remington Road, Suite W, Schaumburg, IL 60173, USA;
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About: Introduction: For the past decade, the Human Development Foundation of North America (HDF) has helped more than 200,000 of the most underprivileged people in all four provinces of Pakistan.

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Linked with Fumihiko Sueki – Japan.

The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) was established in 2002 to advance the academic study of Asia (South, East, and Southeast) and Asian Diasporas. YCAR continues the strong tradition of internationally recognized research in Asian studies pioneered since 1974 by the University of Toronto-York University Joint Centre on Modern East Asia, more recently known as the University of Toronto-York University Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies (JCAPS), in which York faculty members and graduate students played a central role … (about 1/2).

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Address: York Centre for Asian Research YCAR, Suite 270 York Lanes, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M3J 1P3;
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About 2/2: YCAR is an Organized Research Unit (ORU) within York University. ORUs bring together researchers from across the university, including social sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and the professional schools, to organize and administer research, conference, and training projects, as well provide public profile for York University research.

YCAR currently administers research and conference activities with total annual project accounts of $500,000, and works with an annual operating budget for centre administration of about $100,000. Financial accounting for York University ORUs is overseen by York University’s research accounting department.

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Linked with Terry Greenblatt – USA.

(She began working with UAF on June 1, 2008, and officially succeeded co-founder, Julie Shaw, on July 1, 2008).

Urgent Action Fund, as part of women’s rights movements worldwide, supports women’s rights defenders working to create cultures of justice, equality and peace. We provide rapid response grants that enable strategic interventions, and participate in collaborative advocacy and research. We are led by activists, inspired by feminism, and strengthened through solidarity. (Homepage).

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Address: 3100 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 201, Boulder, Colorado 80303, USA;
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About /COLLABORATIVE INITIATIVES PROGRAMME: The Collaborative Initiatives programme brings like-minded women activists together to share knowledge, skills and information and to strategise on the growth of a strong and sustainable African women’s human rights movement.

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