Mois : septembre 2009

International Association for Integration, Dignity and Economic Advancement IDEA

  • For over 3,000 years and continuing into the 21st century, the stigma associated with leprosy has been one of the most persistent and pervasive forms of social injustice that society has forced upon its fellow human beings. Men, women and children of all ages whose lives have been challenged by leprosy have had their most basic human rights denied by virtually every culture and major religion throughout time. Despite the fact that there has been a cure for leprosy for more than 60 years, outdated images and stereotypes persist, resulting in widespread prejudice and discrimination.
  • In March, 2003, IDEA launched a Global Campaign to Eliminate the Stigma Associated with Leprosy. IDEA has identified nine strategies that have been shown to effectively get rid of the stigma associated with leprosy. We have repeatedly seen, from country to country, that these are the activities that work together to transform the image of leprosy and, consequently, people’s lives: … (full text Acknowledging).

Homepage;
Mission; IDEA Center; Activities; Oral History; Father Damien and Human Rights; Books; Newsletter; Links;
Addresses (1 of 5): IDEA, 32 Fall St., Suite #A, P.O. Box 651, Seneca Falls, NY 13148, USA;
Contacts.

About Leprosy;
… and about IDEA:

InterPride

International Association of Gay Pride Coordinators
(In English, Em Portugese, En Français, Auf Deutsch, En Español)

InterPride was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, as the National Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators, where in the fall of 1982 representatives from about half a dozen US Pride Organizations gathered together to network. Since then, an annual conference has been held, in a different city, and attendance has steadily grown … (about /History 1/2).

english Homepage;
News and Human Rights; Past themes; Conferences; Calendar;
FAQs; Donate; Join; Membership; Member Orgs;
Contacts.

About /History 2/2: … As the movement for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender equal rights has grown over the years, so have Pride Events and InterPride.  As the events have become more international in scope, the organization changed its name to the International Association of Lesbian and Gay Pride Coordinators.  By that time delegates from Canada, Mexico and the United Kingdom were attending the conference.   Continuer la lecture de « InterPride »

Centre of Indian Trade Unions CITU

The Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) is one of the major Central Trade Unions (CTU) in India. The CITU is progressive trade union centre, opposed to imperialist globalisation, championing the cause of working class and defending economic sovereignty of the country … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
Constitution; Dokuments; Parliament; Gallery; Public Sector; Federations; Links;
Address: CENTRE OF INDIAN TRADE UNIONS, B T RANADIVE BHAWAN, 13 – A, ROUSE AVENUE, NEW DELHI – 110 002, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … The CITU Conference takes place once in three years. This is the 11th Conference of CITU. From the 7th conference held in the year 1991, the membership strength of CITU during the period between the two conferences has been going up on an average by 0.5 million.   Continuer la lecture de « Centre of Indian Trade Unions CITU »

Giving Nation Teachers, UK

  • Giving Nation is an active citizenship project of education charity The Citizenship Foundation.
  • Giving Nation supports and promotes secondary schools learning about and involvement in charity and community action.
  • Giving Nation offers free educational materials including the Giving Nation Pack, the Giving Nation Challenge and runs the Giving Nation Awards recognising charity and community activity in UK secondary schools.
  • The Giving Nation free educational materials, grant-based Giving Nation Challenge and the Giving Nation awards aim to meet  Citizenship curriculum targets whilst developing the school‘s activities around giving to others … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Pupil site; Research; Challenge; Resource cards; Awards; Links; Downloads;
Address: Giving Nation, The Citizenship Foundation, 63 Gee Street, London, EC1V 3RS, UK;
Contact. Tel:  020 7566 4141, Fax: 020 7566 4131, e-mail.

About 2/2: … Giving Nation has been designed with a commitment to minimising effort by teachers whilst keeping a high impact on the lives of students. We are providing ready-to-use resources and templates for both teachers and pupils, facilitating everything from sponsorship forms to self-appraisal by pupils as they review their activities for charity and others over the year when recording charity and community action in their school through the Giving Nation Awards and Giving Nation Challenge.   Continuer la lecture de « Giving Nation Teachers, UK »

Aravind Eye Care

Our effort is to make Aravind an instrument of the Divine Will. We strive to forget our limitations and work with the direction of the Divine Will, not in a vain superficial way but with a deep commitment and faith that guidance comes from a higher level of consciousness. Then one is able to work with the great confidence that comes only with that faith and realization that we are all part of a spiritual capacity or spiritual power. It is then that all of nature works with you. You don’t feel that you are a superior being but you are an instrument in the hands of a higher force and it is in that spirit that we meet our day to day struggles and successes. Dr. G. Venkataswamy … (about 1/2, genesis).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Hospitals, Clinics; Community;
Addresses (1 of 12): Priyamvada Birla Aravind Eye Hospital, 10, Loudon Street, Next to Belle Vue Clinic, Kolkata-700017, India;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … Guiding Philosophy: Aravind Eye Hospitals are named after Sri Aurobindo, one of the 20th century’s most revered spiritual leaders. In essence, Sri Aurobindo’s teachings focus on mankind’s transcendence into a heightened state of consciousness through service, as an instrument of what he called the Divine Force.   Continuer la lecture de « Aravind Eye Care »