Mois : janvier 2010

Campaign Against Arms Trade CAAT

Linked on our blogs with European Network Against Arms Trade ENAAT.

The Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) works for the reduction and ultimate abolition of the international arms trade, together with progressive demilitarisation within arms-producing countries … (about 1/2).

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Issues; Events; Get involved; Resources; Press; Publications; Facts; Join; Fundraising; Links;
Address: Campaign Against Arms Trade, 11 Goodwin St, Finsbury Park, London N4 3HQ, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … CAAT is a network of people based in the UK who recognise that the arms trade severely undermines human rights, security and economic development at global, regional, national and local levels. CAAT also understands that government decisions are unduly influenced by arms companies. In seeking to end this trade, CAAT’s priorities are to:   Continuer la lecture de « Campaign Against Arms Trade CAAT »

INTUTE

former SOSIG, web resources for social science research and education

  • Intute is a free online service that helps you to find the best web resources for your studies and research.
  • With millions of resources available on the Internet, it can be difficult to find useful material. Our subject specialists review and evaluate thousands of resources to help you choose the key websites in your subject.
  • We can also help you develop your Internet research skills through our Virtual Training Suite tutorials, written by lecturers and librarians from universities across the UK … //
  • … Intute is funded by the Joint Information Systems Committee JISC. (full text about).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Accessibility; Community; Media; Partners; Projects; Publications; Events;
RDN: Retrospective /Introduction; Intute: The New Best of the Web; History of the Virtual Training Suite;
Address: Intute Executive, Mimas, The University of Manchester, 5th Floor, Roscoe Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK;
Contact.

History: 13th July 2006 saw the launch of Intute. Beginning life as a grass roots community of information professionals working on individual projects, Intute was the result of years of evolution and development, and has now matured into a fully integrated and widely used national service. Continuer la lecture de « INTUTE »

Network for Peace NfP

Network for Peace was set up to continue the work of the National Peace Council, one of the oldest peace organisations in the UK.
NfP is an organisation-based network, most members are groups who are working for peace, disarmament, or similar. Individual members are welcome, but we do not involve ourselves in organising actions or events (apart from our annual meeting – held in the spring) so if you are an individual who wishes to get involved in peace work, you may wish to find out first if there is a group in your area you could join. Feel free to contact NfP for details … (about 1/2).

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Membership; Events: diary; Regular; Peace Education; Resourcces; News; Ideas; Links overseas peace orgs; Links others;
Address: Network for Peace, 5 Caledonian Road, London N1 9DY, UK;
Contacts.

About 2/2: …   Our members are wide-ranging; from the religious peace organisations; local and regional CND groups, small local peace groups, larger national campaigning organisations such as Campaign Against Arms Trade, a Development Education Centre, organisations actively working in peace-making initiatives such as Tolerance International and Peace Brigades International, older well-established organisations such as Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom and newly formed groups such as Peace School and Centre of Cultures. Continuer la lecture de « Network for Peace NfP »

British American Security Information Council BASIC

Our Vision: We want a safe and peaceful world, one without the threat of war and nuclear destruction. As Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill said: « All of the nations of the world, for realistic as well as spiritual reasons, must come to the abandonment of the use of force ». BASIC believes that a law-guided approach based on negotiated treaties and a cooperative security agenda is the only viable way to reduce weapons proliferation, terrorism and inter-state-conflict … (about 1/2).

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Press; Newsletters; Publications; Blog; Calendar; Security; Transatlantic Allies; Jobs, Internships; Links & downloads;
Addresses: BASIC UK, The Grayston Centre, 2nd Floor, 28 Charles Square, London N1 6HT, UK;
BASIC US,110 Maryland Ave, NE, Suite 205, Washington, DC 20002, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our Mission: Since 1987, BASIC has worked as an independent research and advocacy organization. Our research is respected and trusted, and widely used by many other organisations and individuals. Continuer la lecture de « British American Security Information Council BASIC »

Forced Migration Studies Programme FMSP

Based in Johannesburg, the Forced Migration Studies Programme (FMSP) is an internationally engaged; Africa-oriented and Africa-based centre of excellence for research and teaching that helps shape global discourse on migration; aid and social transformation. (Homepage).

Projects; Research; Resources; Programs; Staff; News; Events; Vacancies; Collaborating institutions;
Address: Forced Migration Studies Programme, School of Social Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, P. O. Box 76, Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa;
Contact.

Reports: Migrant Mobilisation: Structure and Strategies in Claiming Rights in South Africa and Nairobi, by Zaheera Jinnah with Rio Holaday, November, 2009 …  Download the whole report: 47 pdf-pages.  Continuer la lecture de « Forced Migration Studies Programme FMSP »