Mois : janvier 2010

Steve Biko Foundation, South Africa

All pages have the same URL, click on the links in the left column, as for exemple: Background/Vision/Mission, Programmes, Articles & Publicity, Image Library, Organisational Info, Bantu Steve Viko, Franktalk, e-shop, Contact.

Background: The Steve Biko Foundation is inspired by the development legacy of the man Bantu Steve Biko. Biko’s approach emphasized the importance of the connection between identity, agency and change. It focused on the inextricable link between the individual and society, between history and biography. Through this link the individual internalizes influences from their society that come to determine his or her role in the community. In turn, the individual plays out their life in a way that contributes to the history of that society.  Continuer la lecture de « Steve Biko Foundation, South Africa »

Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse MINCAVA

Under the direction of Jeffrey L. Edleson, Ph.D., the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse was established in 1994 by the Minnesota State Legislature with a charge « to improve the quality of higher education related to violence. » During its first years, the Center’s initial and only project was the Violence Education Project. The project included a discipline-specific needs assessment about higher education, a web- based library of educational resources, a grant program to fund the development of new violence-related higher education curricula, higher education conferences, and worked to change continuing education and licensing requirements … (full text History).

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Child Abuse, Domestic Violence; Sexual Violence; Stalking; Trafficking; Workplace Violence; Youth Violence; Other;
Facts; Link research project; Submit info; What’s new; About this site/FAQs;
Address: Minnesota Center Against Violence & Abuse, University of Minnesota, 105 Peters Hall, 1404 Gortner Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108-6142, USA;
Contact by e-mail.

About MINCAVA /Mission: The mission of the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA) is to support research, education, and access to violence related resources. For more information about the mission and focus of MINCAVA, consider reviewing some of the materials on our website …

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When Love Hurts

A Guide for Girls on Love, Respect and Abuse in Relationships – a project of the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Vic

Linked on this blogs with Domestic Violence Resource Centre Vic DVRC.

Counsellors can listen to you and give you support, ideas and information on what you could do. A domestic violence service can talk to you about abuse in relationships. A sexual assault or rape crisis service can support you if you have been sexually assaulted or raped by your boyfriend, or by anyone else. Most of these services can talk to you and provide support and information over the telephone, and will refer you to see a counsellor in person if you want to … (full text Services).

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Why; Safety; Ideas; Thinking; Respect; Feelings; Law; Quiz;
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Info: You might be confused about whether what’s happening to you is abuse. This info helps you understand the different kinds of abuse.  Abuse or violence in a relationship is about a pattern of behaviour that one person uses against another to intimidate them and to get them to do what they want. Abuse is not just physical violence. Emotional or sexual abuse can be just as harmful as physical violence.  Continuer la lecture de « When Love Hurts »

Domestic Violence Resource Centre Vic DVRCV

Linked with When Love Hurts.

DVRC (formerly DVIRC) is a statewide service in Victoria, Australia. DVRC aims to reduce and prevent family violence by providing education to improve service and policy responses, and by assisting people who have experienced abuse. DVRC provides information … (full text Homepage).

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Support services; Helpful; Training; Library; Newsletter, publications; Information pamphlet; Annual Report 08-09; Commentaries;
Address: DVRCV, 292 Wellington, St Collingwood Victoria 3066 Australia;
Contact for support services; Ph. (03) 9486-9866 Mon-Fri 9-5, Fax. (03) 9486-9744, by e-mail; Contact-Links to different other Services.

Aims, Philo, Principles – Purpose of this Document: The document defines relationship violence and its characteristics and outlines DVRCV’s understanding of its causes (1). It also makes recommendations about the principles on which relationship violence should be addressed.  Continuer la lecture de « Domestic Violence Resource Centre Vic DVRCV »

Health GAP – Health Global Access Project

We are an organization of U.S.-based AIDS and human rights activists, people living with HIV/AIDS, public health experts, fair trade advocates and concerned individuals who campaign against policies of neglect and avarice that deny treatment to millions and fuel the spread of HIV. We are dedicated to eliminating barriers to global access to affordable life-sustaining medicines for people living with HIV/AIDS as key to a comprehensive strategy to confront and ultimately stop the AIDS pandemic. We believe that the human right to life and to health must prevail over the pharmaceutical industry’s excessive profits and expanding patent rights … (about 1/2 /what is Health GAP).

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Staff, Board; Press; Join; Donate;
Resources – In the right column click on internal links to download: The Global Fund Funding Crisis /PEPFAR/ Global AIDS /Trade/ Access to Medicine /AIDS in the United States /Health Worker Shortage;
Address: Health GAP, 429 W. 127th St, 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10027, USA;
Contact e-mail,  find more in contact’s right column.

About 2/2: … What does Health GAP do? We campaign for drug access and the resources necessary to sustain access for people with HIV/AIDS across the globe. Continuer la lecture de « Health GAP – Health Global Access Project »