Mois : octobre 2008

Linked with Ellen Barry – USA.

The period immediately after release from prison is one of the most vulnerable for people with chronic illnesses. The Post-Release Wellness Project (PRWP) is an innovative model designed to promote the health and well being of newly released prisoners–Community Health Workers are at the heart of its success. The model has been developed through the partnership of three organizations: Transitions Clinic, the Health Education and Community Health Studies Department of City College of San Francisco, and Legal Services for Prisoners with Children … (full text Making the Transition).

Homepage;
Prisoners with children;
Publications;
LSPC Staff/ (About);
News and Events;
Issues in Dept;
Fact sheets;
Links;
Address: Legal Services for Prisoners with Children, 1540 Market Street, Suite 490,  San Francisco, CA 94102;
Contact. (415) 255-7036, e-mail.

LSPC Celebrates 30 Years: This year, Legal Services for Prisoners with Children (LSPC) proudly celebrates 30 years of organizing against the prison industrial complex.

Over the past three decades, LSPC has seen the collapse and re-birth of the anti-prison movement while also witnessing the incredible growth and devastating effects of the prison system on people in prison, their loved ones and the broader community. Through it all, we have not only survived, but changed and grown to meet new challenges. We were born from the incredible vision of our beloved Founding Director, Ellen Barry, who started LSPC in 1978 with the help of two small grants from the Berkeley Law Foundation and the New York Public Interest Law Foundation. In the ensuing 30 years, we’ve expanded from a one-person legal services agency to a nationally-renowned organization of 15 people with a $1 million budget.

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Linked with Candi Smucker – USA.

At Ten Thousand Villages, we work with over 120 artisan groups in more than 30 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America to bring you fair trade jewelry, home decor, gifts and more. As one of the world’s oldest and largest fair trade organizations, we build long-term relationships with artisans that are based on mutual understanding and respect. Fair trade enables artisans to earn a fair wage and provides the opportunity for a better quality of life. (Homepage).

Sitemap;
Fair Trade: A Worldwide Movement;
What Fair Trade Means;
How We Practice Fair Trade;
IFAT: Key Principles Of Fair Trade;
Our Fair Trade Friends;
Akron Offices, More than 130 Hearts, One Giving Mission;
How To Get Involved;
Find Artisans by region or coutry;
Ten Thousand Villages News;
About Us;
Contact.

Fair Trade: Unique Products. Unique Business: Ten Thousand Villages is a nonprofit fair trade organization that markets handcrafted products made by artisans from more than 130 artisan groups in 36 countries. As one of the world’s oldest and largest fair trade organizations, Ten Thousand Villages has spent more than 60 years cultivating long-term buying relationships in which artisans receive a fair price for their work and consumers have access to unique gifts, accessories and home decor from around the world. Enterprising Artistry: Ten Thousand Villages comprises a global network of social entrepreneurs who strive to improve the livelihood of disadvantaged artisans by building a market for handmade products in North America.

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Linked with Kate Donnelly – USA.

The United States’ oldest secular pacifist organization, the War Resisters League has been resisting war at home and war abroad since 1923. Our work for nonviolent revolution has spanned decades and been shaped by the new visions and strategies of each generation’s peacemakers. (Who we are).

Homepage;
News, Events and Newsletter;
2009 Peace Calendar;
Publications;
Media;
Resources;
Join WRL;
War Tax Resistance;
Address: War Resisters League, National Office, 339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY 10012;
Contact.

What We Believe: The United States’ oldest secular pacifist organization, the War Resisters League has been resisting war at home and war abroad since 1923.

Our work for nonviolent revolution has spanned decades and been shaped by the new visions and strategies of each generation’s peacemakers. Our political influences span the globe; central are the teachings of the Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi, and of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., pacifist-feminist activist and theorist Barbara Deming, labor organizer Cesar Chavez, and peace agitators A.J. Muste and Dave Dellinger.

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Linked with Ellen Barry – USA.

The prison abolition movement seeks to abolish prison and the prison system which advocates of the movement claim are inhumane. Prison abolitionists present a broad critique of the modern Western criminal justice system, alleged to be both racist and classist as well as ineffectual at reforming criminals, decreasing crime, or reconciling the victims of crime … (wikipedia).

More on wikipedia:

• Advocates for prison abolition.
• Prison reforms and alternatives.
• Arguments made for prison abolition.
• List of organizations supporting prison abolition.

The prison abolition movementseems not having an own website, but it is named on many related publications:

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To search for the truth of the Hawaiian Culture

Linked with Roselle Bailey – USA /Hawai.

Ka `Imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei … means to search for the truth of the Hawaiian culture. Through hula, we help restore the culture to its original dignity. We teach how to understand, enjoy, and appreciate the medicine, science, art, language, crafts, philosophy and religion of the Hawaiian people. « E Mau Ke Ea, E Mau Ke Ola », Let the spirit live; may life and health flourish. (About).

Homepage;
Halau News;
Upcoming events;
Archives;
Classes;
Membership;
Bibliography;
Instruments;
Our Kumu;
Ceremonies;
Addresse: Ka`Imi Na`auao O Hawai`i Nei, P.O Box 1686, Kapa`a, Kaua`i, Hawai`i 96746;
Contact.

Halau History:

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Linked with Aileen Clarke Hernandez – USA, with NOW and Abortion Rights /Reproductive Issues, with National Organization for Women NOW, and with The California Women’s Agenda CAWA.

Founded in 1993, the African American Women’s Institute (AAWI) is a focal point for cross-cultural studies of  women in color … (Homepage 1/2).

Abstracts of Papers;
News;
Mission and Committee-Members;
AAWI Profiles;
Member Directories;
Address: AAWI, Howard University, P.O. Box 590492, Washington, D.C. 20059;
Contact.

Homepage 2/2: … The Institute seeks to build collaborative links with other local university women’s programs and community organizations and also seek to create scholarly exchange programs between the university and local institutions like the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, The Bethune Museum and Archives, and the Library of Congress, Research emphases include chronicling African American women’s history, research, and scholarship with particular emphasis on the upper south of the United States, using related fields like urban geography and history to study area-wide patterns of employment and migration. While examining the complex interface of race, sex, and class in the region, AAWI will also emphasize the compelling ways women have reshaped the culture and managed economic realities of the region. AAWI is also working to create a nexus between African-American women and other women of the DiaspOSP-RA and is developing a mentoring/support program and certificate program for women on the Howard Campus and in the community.

Linked with Aileen Clarke Hernandez – USA, with The African American Women’s Institute AAWI, with The California Women’s Agenda CAWA, and with NOW and Abortion Rights /Reproductive Issues.

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Since its founding in 1966, NOW’s goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society … (full text about NOW {a}).

Homepage;
actions;
join/give/support;
hot topics /news;
members;
chapters;
Links;
Contact online for your local chapter;
Get Information online.

About NOW {b}:
NOW is the largest, most comprehensive feminist advocacy group in the United States. Our purpose is to take action to bring women into full participation in society — sharing equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities with men, while living free from discrimination.

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Linked with Hadayai Majeed – USA.

Our Mission: Help eliminate the climate of fear and ignorance that makes family violence possible;
Our Vision: A world where violence is not used to solve problems and parties to relationships are not required to sacrifice integrity and well-being as a condition of participation. (Homepage, Helplines and Sign Petition).

Announcements;
Shelter; History;
Resource Directory; Financial Reports;
Join our yahoo discussion group IDVAG;
Address: Baitul Salaam Network, PO Box 11041, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA;
Contact/Feedback.

About: The Baitul Salaam Residence for Abused and Neglected Women and Children.

Since November 1, 1999 the shelter program has housed 610 women and children from various parts of the US and four foreign countries (Pakistan, India, Egypt, Ghana and Tanzania). Through our outreach program we have assisted thousands with gas money and bus fare to look for work, referrals for medical assistance, housing, legal and many other services.

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celebrating women who ignite global change

Sparks seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world. (Homepage).

Events;
Get involved;
Advocating;
Grantmaking;
Grant Application;
Field Partners;
Support;
Annual Report 2007, 12 pages;
Volunteering;
Join our mailling list;
Address: Spark | 2130 Fillmore Street, #243 San Francisco, CA 94115, USA;
Contact: Tel. 415-829-8068, e-mail.

About:
Our Mission:

• Spark seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world.

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Linked with Rosalie Bertell – USA.

The International Institute of Concern for Public Health is a Canadian-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities assess and improve their environmental health status. The IICPH alerts and informs the public of the health hazards of pesticides, nuclear industries and other commercial, military, and industrial products. As well — independent of government and industry — the Institute provides the evidence and documentation needed by survivors of environmental disasters. This unique and essential service both supports and furthers the key principle on which the IICPH operates: that a safe environment is a fundamental human right … (about 1/2 /mission).

Homepage;
english docs;
docs en français;
links;
Bios and CVs;
Projects;
Donate;
Get involved;
Address: IICPH, P.O. Box 80523 Rpo White Shields, 2300 Lawrence Ave. East, Toronto ON Canada M1P 4Z5;
Contact.

About 2/2: … IICPH works in cooperation with Native Peoples, professionals, grassroots organizations, and citizens groups in Canada, the United States, Russia, the Central Pacific, India, South America, Europe, South Africa, and many other countries.

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The URPP Foundations of Human Social Behavior, Altruism and Egoism

Linked with Tania Singer – Germany.

The Univesity of Zurich founded the Research Priority Program on the Foundation of Human Social Behavior in 2005.

This interdisciplinary program focuses on the investigation of human social behavior from the perspectives of neuroscience, economics, psychology, philosophy, and evolutionary anthropology (on wikipedia, on WILEY InterScience, on Max Planck Institute).

The main goal is to understand the factors which determine prosocial and antisocial behavior in humans. The program concentrates not only on the social and biological bases of altruistic and egoistic behavior, but also on the economic and ethical consequences of people displaying this behavior … (Homepage).

Sitemap;
News;
Neuroeconomics;
Professor Ernst Fehr der UZH erhält Benoist-Preis 2008;
New Paper in Science / The Coevolution of Cultural Groups and Ingroup Favoritism;
New Paperin Nature / Egalitarianism in young children;
New Paper in Neuron / Oxytocin Shapes the Neural Circuitry of Trust and Trust Adaptation in Humans;
Research Groups;
Institutions;
Research Seminars;
Teaching;
Symposia and Workshops;
People;
Archive /Symposia;
Imprint;
Address /Administration: University Research Priority Program (URPP), « Foundations of Human Social Behavior », Blumlisalpstrasse 10, CH – 8006 Zurich;
Contact /Administration.

About / Resources: The Research Priority Program Foundations of Human Social Behavior is an interdisciplinary research program that investigates social behavior adopting a multi-method approach.

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Linked with Fumihiko Sueki – Japan.

The Buddhist Community at Stanford is an ecumenical group dedicated to creating a supportive community for Buddhist study and practice. We welcome experienced Buddhists from different traditions as well as people who are exploring. Our activites include daily sitting periods, meditation classes, study groups, visits to local monasteries, Dharma talks, social gatherings, community service and more! (Homepage).

Activities;
Resources;
Links;
Mailing list/newsletter (inside of about):

• 1. Send an e-mail to subscribe, or to unsubscribe from the BCAS mailing list,
• 2. The subject line and body is ignored,
• 3. Make sure the rest of the message is blank;

Contacts.

The Buddhist Study Circle (click on the link inside of Activities): The study circle is structured so that there is practice and study. Beginning with a short and peaceful chant in the beginning, the group then learns from an American Tibetan nun about karma and how it functions in our lives. There are exercises in trying to make the principle come alive in our day-to-day lives. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Linked with Cora Weiss – USA.

• The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War.
• We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910), and over the years
• 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Our 300 member organisations in 70 countries, and individual members, form a global network which brings together expertise and campaigning experience in a common cause.
• Our main programme centres on Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development.
• We welcome your participation.

Homepage;
Sitemap;
History;
Publications;
Archives;
Disarmament for Development Program, General;
Membership;
Support;
Better World Links;
Newsletters and Calendars;
Address: International Peace Bureau, 41, rue de Zürich,  CH-1201 Geneva;
Contact.

About/what is IBP: The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War. We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910); over the years, 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Without community, there can be no liberation

Linked with Audre Lorde – USA (1934-1992).

Mission: The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming People of Color center for community organizing, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, we work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. Committed to struggling across differences, we seek to responsibly reflect, represent and serve our various communities … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Statements;
Color Life;
What we do;
Organizing Areas;
Get involved;
Resources;
Calendar / events;
about Audre Lorde;
Donate now/support;
Internships;
Address: Audre Lorde Project, 85 South Oxford Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217-1607, USA;
Contacts / Staff.

About 2/2: History: The Audre Lorde Project (ALP) is a Community Organizing Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two-Spirit, Trans and Gender Non Conforming (LGBTSTGNC) People of Color Communities.

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Challenging Homophobia

Linked with Suzanne Pharr – USA.

History: Lesbian Information Service is an independent organisation. Set up in July 1987 by Jan Bridget (Foster) and Sandra Lucille, it has provided one-to-one support to lesbians of all ages and backgrounds throughout Britain via face-to-face work, support groups, helplines, publications, newsletter, pen-pal schemes, telephone and correspondence counselling, residentials, campaigns, training, projects … (full long list of links).

This website seems have been updated until 2004. But some articles and researches are still available.

News (updated 20.1.04);
publications;
Battering;
research;
Address: P.O. Box 8, Todmorden, Lancashire, OL14 5TZ;
Contact: Tel: 01706.817235

Homepage: Established in 1987, Lesbian Information Service:

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