Mois : décembre 2009

reform media, transform democracy – also en espanol

• Freepress.net is a project of Free Press and the Free Press Action Fund (bottom of each page);
• Free Press is a national, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to reform the media. Through education, organizing and advocacy, we promote diverse and independent media ownership, strong public media, quality journalism, and universal access to communications … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Media Issues /our work; no fake news; Fake news summary; Resources; Policy updates; News; Blog;
Addresses (1 of 2): Washington Office: 501 Third Street NW, Suite 875, Washington, DC 20001, USA (bottom of each page);
Contact: Ph 202.265.1490, Fax 202.265.1489 (bottom of each page).

About 2/2: … Free Press was launched in late 2002 by media scholar Robert W. McChesney, journalist John Nichols and Josh Silver, our executive director. Today, Free Press is the largest media reform organization in the United States, with nearly half-a-million activists and members and a full-time staff of more than 30 based in our offices in Washington, D.C., and Florence, Mass. Continuer la lecture de « Freepress.net »

Linked on our blogs with People’s World.

• The South Bay AFL-CIO Labor Council is currently celebrating over a half-century as a chartered organization. The Labor Council represents over a hundred unions in Santa Clara and San Benito counties and over 110,000 union members.
• The Labor Council is involved in many programs that are directly intended to improve the lives of working families in the Bay Area … (Homepage).

Video; Photos; Get involved; Glossary;
Address: South Bay Labor Council, 2102 Almaden Road, Suite 107, San Jose, CA 95125, USA;
Contact.

POLITICAL ADVOCACY AND ENDORSEMENT – Our Political Priorities:  Continuer la lecture de « South Bay Labor Council »

in many languages – Linked on our blogs with The video Story of Stuff.

Since The Story of Stuff was launched online on December 4, 2007, the site has been visited by millions of people in over 224 countries and territories around the world, and we have received literally thousands of requests for the film to be translated. We are pleased to launch this international site, which includes translated versions of the films with subtitles, as well as the contact information for the organizations around the world that did the translations … (full text The International Site).

Homepage of the US site;
Films; Press; Blog; Learn more; Get involved; Downloads; Updates;
Address: The Story of Stuff Project, 1442 A Walnut Street, #272, Berkeley, CA, 94709, USA;
Contacts.

About: The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute film that takes viewers on a provocative and eye-opening tour of the real costs of our consumer driven culture—from resource extraction to iPod incineration.  Continuer la lecture de « The Story of Stuff Project »

This NGO shows no own website, but is named:

on NGOs INDIA: Purpose: Aged, Child welfare, Disability;
Aim/Objective/Mission: War Widows Welfare Association is a old age home called NIMMADHI, offers their services towards the upliftment of war widows and ex-servicemen families.

on Click India: Contact: Bhama Natarajan; Phone: 044-24940092;
Address: War Widows Welfare Association, No.20, Raja Street Extension, Chennai-600028, Tamil Nadu, India.

(Distinguish with War Widows Association Great Britain).

economic development, growth and equity

… The EDGE Institute is a non-profit organisation. All our research reports are placed in the public domain, through the publication of reports, the submission of articles to both specialised and mass media, and through participation in seminars, workshops and conferences. (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Programmes; Publications; Seminars; Partners; People;
Address: The EDGE Institute, 10th Floor, Braamfontein Centre, Jorrisen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa;
Contacts.

About 2/2: The EDGE Institute is an economic policy centre in Johannesburg which carries out research to promote sustainable growth, development and distributional equity. Continuer la lecture de « The Edge Institute »