Mois : novembre 2009

Swiss Alliance of Development Organisations: Swissaid – Catholic Lenten Fund – Bread for all – Caritas – Interchurch Aid – (also in german, french, italian)

Alliance Sud, the Swiss Alliance of Development Organisations, is the common platform for development policy lobbying by the six major Swiss development organisations. It strives to influence Switzerland’s policies to the benefit of the poor countries and their peoples.
Core concerns: Our goal is sustainable development, as well as a more just, peaceful and environment-friendly world that offers equal rights and opportunities to all. This calls for economic and political changes – worldwide and in Switzerland … (full text about).

english Homepage and latest News; Sitemap;
Development Policy, Key Issues; Expertise; Publications; Education; Member orgs;
Address: Alliance Sud, Monbijoustrasse 31, PO Box 6735, CH-3001 Berne /Switzerland;
Contact/Feedback online.

2 Information and Documentation Centres: Alliance Sud operates information and documentation centres in Berne (in german) and in Lausanne (in french). Continuer la lecture de « Alliance Sud »

en français

The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD is an interface for trade unions with the OECD. It is an international trade union organisation which has consultative status with the OECD and its various committees … (about 1/2).

english Homepage and latest News;
News; TUAC papers; other Trade Union papers; OECD docs;
OECD & Union Rights; Affiliates; Economy & jobs; Multis & trade; Governance & finance;
Address: TUAC – OECD, 15, rue La Pérouse, 75016 PARIS, FRANCE;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … The Trade Union Advisory Committee (TUAC) to the OECD is an interface for trade unions with the OECD. It is an international trade union organisation which has consultative status with the OECD and its various committees.   Continuer la lecture de « Trade Union Advisory Committee TUAC to the OECD »

XARUNTA WAXBARASHADA JAALIYADDA SOOMAALIYEED

• The Somali Community Literacy Centre was established in January 1997 in Bole (Addis Ababa) with the idea of giving a sense of belonging to the Somali Community using education as a departing point.  For its start up the center was assisted with a grant form the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa. (left column);
• Tens of thousand of Somalis have sought refuge in Addis Ababa after the collapse of the Somali State in 1991. Most of these refuges were women and children.
• Our OBjectives: … (full text Homepage).

Chatroom; Extra; Events/News; Forums;
Address: SCLC, Mohamed Mohamed Sheikh, P.O.Box 419 Code 1110, , kebele 02, H.No5580, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Kifleketema;
Contact.

History of the community center: The Somali Community Literacy Centre was established in January 1997 in Bole (Addis Ababa) with the idea of giving a sense of belonging to the Somali Community using education as a departing point. For its start up the center was assisted with a grant form the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Addis Ababa.  Continuer la lecture de « Somali Community Literacy Center SCLC »

en Espanol – Linked on our blogs with Americans for fairness in lending AFFIL.

Moving Forward – Americans for Financial Reform is fighting for:

• A strong and fair regulatory system that has the resources and authority necessary to police Wall Street and the big banks.
• A consumer watchdog agency, the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA), which, like the FDA for food and drugs, will set basic safety standards. We need the CFPA to protect families, and the market as a whole, from loans designed to trick and trap us, and to encourage fair competition.
• A banking system that helps people stay in their homes; and makes smart investments in communities and businesses to create good jobs and strong neighborhoods.
• The democratization of the Federal Reserve, so that it is transparent and accountable to the public and independent from control by the banking industry.
• … (full text Issues).

Homepage;
Call to action; Position papers; Coalition News; Events; Who we are; Donate;
Address: AFR, 1825 K Street NW, Suite 210, Washington, DC 20006, USA;
Contact.

About: Americans for Financial Reform is a coalition of nearly 200 national, state and local consumer, labor, retiree, investor, community, and civil rights organizations who have come together to spearhead a campaign for real reform in our banking and financial system.   Continuer la lecture de « Americans for Financial Reform AFR »

also in Espanol – Linked on our blogs with Americans for Financial Reform AFR

• Americans for Fairness in Lending (AFFIL) and Americans for Financial Reform (AFR) are partnering to reform the nation’s lending industry and financial system to protect Americans’ neighborhoods, homes and pocketbooks.
• For too long, the rules of Wall Street have been written by the bankers themselves. This year, that has to change.
• We are a coalition of over 200 national, state and local consumer, labor, retiree, investor, community and civil rights organizations that have come together to spearhead a campaign for real reform in our banking and financial system.
• AFFIL is providing adjunct staff to AFR and coordination for work on our shared website. (About).

Homepage;
Types of Loans; Find a good Loan; Predatory Lending; Tips, help; Join; Blog;
Address: Americans for fairness in lending AFFIL, 7 Winthrop Square, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA;
Contact.

History of Usury: What do Hammurabi, Plato, Charlemagne, Dante and Queens Mary and Elizabeth have in common? They all condemned, outlawed or regulated the charging of interest on loans.  Continuer la lecture de « Americans for fairness in lending AFFIL »