Mois : octobre 2009

• NISBA’s mission is to support quality education in a safe environment from early childhood through life in accordance with the Tribe’s needs for cultural and economic well-being in keeping with the wide diversity of Indian tribes and communities as distinct cultural and governmental entities. NISBA will consider the spiritual, mental, physical and cultural aspects of the whole person within the familly, community and tribal context.
• NISBA’s vision is to have empowered school board members, parents and other stakeholders exercising effective stewardship of Indian education in cooperation with their respective tribal governments.
• Goals: … (full text Homepage).

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Address: NISBA, PO Box 790, Polson, MT 59860, USA;
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Legislation: The following is a draft proposal which was developed by Alan Lovesee on behalf of the National Indian School Board Association (NISBA), the Association of Community tribal Schools (ACTS), and the Native American Grant School Association (NAGSA). Through a variety of meetings and discussions which began as early as July of 1996, these amendments have been developed.  Continuer la lecture de « National (US-)Indian School Board Association NISBA »

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• Tck Tck Tck is an unprecedented global alliance of non-government organizations, trade unions, faith groups and people like you—all calling for an ambitious, fair and binding climate change agreement.
• This global alliance has come together to ensure a fair, ambitious, and binding agreement from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, a meeting of world governments in Copenhagen, Denmark starting December 7, 2009 … (full text background).

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About /Copenhagen Climate Summit, December 7-9, 2009:  On December 9, 2009, representatives of 192 nations will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark for a conference on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. That’s the formal title for what most of us think of as the Kyoto Protocol, an agreement that expires in 2012 and that badly needs a fair, ambitious, and binding update.  Continuer la lecture de « Tck Tck Tck.org »

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A fair, ambitious, and binding agreement coming out of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference (COP15) in December could mean the difference between a manageable future and dire climatic consequences.  But who knows what really goes on at these meetings? For an event described as “the most important meeting in the history of the world,” scant little seems to be known about what goes on behind the scenes.  Through Adopt-a-Negotiator, we are lifting the veil and shining light on this diplomatic process … (about 1/2).

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Launched at the Bonn intersessional talks in June, we’ll track the negotiations through Bangkok, then Barcelona, and on to Copenhagen, following the lead negotiators and delegates from 12 key countries, and sharing news and updates of their positions along the way.  Continuer la lecture de « adopt a negotiator.org »

Linked with the Mandala Trust, and with the Khuphuka Project.

Welcome to Dharmagiri, a Buddhist hermitage nestled in the dramatic Southern Drakensberg (uKhahlamba in Zulu) on the border between South Africa and Lesotho. It is affiliated with the Forest Sangha of Ajahn Chah and was founded by his disciples Kittisaro and Thanissara in 2000 as a hermitage. Dharmagiri is the home of a contemplative community that provides support for self retreatants and practitioners, facilitates meditation retreats and enables access to Buddhist practice and teachings. Dharmagiri runs on a semi monastic ethos and requests that visitors and retreatants join in the community morning and evening practice sessions as well as help with simple daily chores. An extensive library of Dharma talks and Dharma books is available for retreat support … (full text Homepage).

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Address: Dharmagiri, PO Box 270, Underberg 3257, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa;
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About: Dharmagiri is a Section 21 Company which operates under South African law. It is a registered Non Profit Organisation and has Public Benefit Organisation status. It has three directors, two managers and sixteen members from South Africa, the UK and the US who support and oversee its guidance.
The Founders: … (full text).    Continuer la lecture de « Dharmagiri »

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• The Khuphuka Project is an initiative of Dharmagiri Outreach.  We are a HIV and AIDS community care and support program serving the uMqatsheni tribal area falling within the Kwa Sani municipality, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. To find out more about our work please take a little time to look around our site.
• The special challenge facing Buddhism in our age is to stand up as an advocate for justice in the world, a voice of conscience for those victims of social, economic and political injustice who cannot stand up for themselves. This is a deeply ethical challenge, marking a watershed in the modern expression of Buddhism – Bhikkhu Bodhi (Khuphuka Project patron).
• May all beings be well and free from suffering. (Homepage).

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Address: The Khuphuka Project, Dharmagiri, PO Box 270, Underberg 3257, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa;
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About: All Buddhas take the mind of great compassion as their substance (from the Avatamsaka Sutra): The Khuphuka Project is an initiative of Dharmagiri outreach.  We are a HIV and AIDS community outreach program serving the uMqatsheni tribal area falling within the Kwa Sani municipality, KwaZulu-Natal.  This community faces huge problems including high HIV infection rates, high levels of unemployment, many orphans and ‘at risk’ children and associated poverty. There are large numbers of families close to starvation.   Continuer la lecture de « The Khuphuka Project »