Mois : juin 2009

(MIMC is registered under the Indian Government Societies Registration Act)

With pioneering zeal, Venerable Bhikkhu Sanghasena established the Mahabodhi International Meditation Center in 1986 to offer both spiritual instruction as well as desperately needed humanitarian services to impoverished people in the remote land of Ladakh. Ven. Sanghasena is a Ladakhi monk disciple of Ven. Acharya Budharakkhita who is a noted scholar, monk, meditation teacher, and founding president of the Mahabodhi Society Bangalore. Ven. Sanghasena has followed in his teacher’s footsteps, striving both to educate people in the teachings of the Buddha as well as improve the lives of the poor and needy. Ven. Sanghasena and a team of social workers, teachers, doctors, monks, nuns, community leaders and care-providers have created an integrated community at Devachan in Leh, Ladakh which provides comprehensive care to all segments of society: children, elderly, special needs individuals, monks & nuns, the sick, as well as those seeking spiritual development. The community has become a model for the region through sustainable, ecological development. MIMC is a registered non-profit, non-government, non-sectarian, charitable institution dedicated to the welfare of humanity … (Mission … full text).   Continuer la lecture de « Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre MIMC »

pratical, positive alternatives for peace

Peace Action has 27 state affiliates and over 100 chapters nationwide. To find an affiliate or chapter in your area, select one of the regions on the map below. (the national network).

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About: At Peace Action we believe:

• that war is not a suitable response to conflict.
• that every person has the right to live without the threat from nuclear weapons.
• That America has the resources to both protect and provide for its citizens.

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60 Years of NATO is enough – (en français, en flamand)

NATO GAME OVER 2009: PEACE ACTIVISTS CLOSE NATO HEADQUARTERS, March 21, 2009: From all over Belgium, by bus, bike, taxi, public transport and even by walking, hundreds of activists came to NATO’s headquarters in Evere, Brussels. They tried non-violently to enter the NATO terrain and seal gates, windows and doors … (full text press release).

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Agenda Peace Action – Action camp for nuclear disarmament, Büchel – July 13, 2009:

Join our camp at the nuclear arms base in Büchel (Rhineland-Palatine/Germany) between July 13th and August 9th. Four weeks long, everyday, we would like to enlist new groups as well as individuals for our non-violent actions. We want to focus attention on the illegal housing of nuclear weapons on the military base.  Continuer la lecture de « Vredses Actie (Peace Action /Action pour la Paix), Belgium »

Youth and Student Action on AIDS, Trade and Child Survival

Global Justice acts as the umbrella organization for a growing number of student advocacy campaigns aimed at promoting a more responsible and engaged US foreign policy. Each of these campaigns operates through a national steering committee and chapters organized on a campus by campus basis. Campus chapters engage in independent projects as well as participating in collective national initiatives. To date Global Justice houses three campaigns- the Student Global AIDS Campaign, the Student Campaign for Child Survival and the Student Trade Justice Campaign … (full text structure).

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About /What is Global Justice?

• A vision.
• An organization.
• A movement. Continuer la lecture de « Global Justice now.org »

Linked with GiveIndia.org of May 01, 2007.

This NGO has updated its website and changed links. Following please find its new presentation:
GiveIndia is a donation platform that allows you to support a cause of your choice from about 200 NGOs that have been scrutinised for transparency & credibility. GiveIndia does not raise funds for themselves, GiveIndia helps you donate to other NGOs. GiveIndia lets you choose exactly how you want your donation to be used.  GiveIndia then provides you with a feedback report so you know how you helped to change a life.  The organisation ensures that at least 90% of your contribution reaches the NGO you support (as against the average of 40% for the NGO sector).

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Address: GiveIndia, 3rd Floor, West Khetwadi Municipal School, Khetwadi lane No.5, Mumbai – 400 004, Maharashtra, INDIA;
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About: GiveIndia works towards poverty alleviation by supporting ten broad causes that help the poorest of the poor in India.  Children, Elderly, Employment, Disabled, and Education are among the causes supported.  GiveIndia partners with NGOs from all over India to bring donors the widest choice possible.  GiveIndia raises funds mainly through its online donation platfrom as well as the GiveIndia Payroll Giving program that has partnered with more than 75 of India’s leading companies.  Continuer la lecture de « GiveIndia.org UPDATED »