Mois : mai 2010

Support for Male Victims of Domestic Abuse and Domestic Violence – The ManKind Initiative, Registered Charity No. 1089547, Company Registration No. 3869893

• The ManKind Initiative is a member of the Ministry of Justice’s Relationship Breakdown Group … (full text about, scroll down).
• … Our confidential helpline (UK /01823 334244) is available for all men across the UK suffering from domestic violence or domestic abuse by their current or former wife or partner (including same-sex partner)
• This can range from actual violence or object throwing to mental abuse such as constant bullying or constant insults.
• We provide both emotional support and practical information. (full text Homepage).

Domestic abuse; Men share; Help; Training; Legal; Links; Statistics; Volunteers; Join; Donate;
Address: ManKind Initiative, Flook House, Belvedere Road , Taunton, Somerset, TA1 1BT, UK;
Contact: 01823 334244, e-mail.

About: The ManKind Initiative is a national charity that provides help and support for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence.  Continuer la lecture de « ManKind Initiative »

Emergency Information Services, Inc. is a mission driven organization based in Houston, Texas.  For their entire existance, EIS has been connecting families with local emergency responders and with the hospital and emergency room staff that care for citizens in emergency situations … (full text Homepage).

Emergency Facts;
Contact.

Products and services: The Emergency Sticker … is simply a sticker with a unique 10 digit alphanumeric code that can be used by emergency responders and medical staff to access your emergency contact information and the medical information that you want made known in the event of an emergency.  Continuer la lecture de « Emergency Information Services »

… NAFCM’S MISSION is to support the maintenance and growth of community-based mediation programs and processes, to present a compelling voice in appropriate policy-making, legislative, professional, and other arenas, and to encourage the development and sharing of resources for these efforts … (Homepage /Mission).

Find a center; Training; Research; Membership; Jobs; Join; Donate; Links, articles;
Address: National Association for Community Mediation NAFCM, P.O. BOX 44578, Madison, WI 53744, USA;
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What is Community Mediation? It strives to offer constructive processes for resolving differences and conflicts between individuals, groups, and organizations. It is an alternative to avoidance, destructive confrontation, prolonged litigation or violence. It gives people in conflict an opportunity to take responsibility for the resolution of their dispute and control of the outcome. Continuer la lecture de « National Association for Community Mediation NAFCM »

A steady state economy is about better lives rather than more stuff – Linked with Global Development and Environment Institute GDAE.

• The mission of CASSE is to advance the steady state economy, with stabilized population and consumption, as a policy goal with widespread public support. We pursue this mission by:
• educating citizens, organizations, and policy makers on the conflict between economic growth and (1) environmental protection, (2) ecological and economic sustainability, and (3) national security and international stability;
• promoting the steady state economy as a desirable alternative to economic growth;
• studying the means to establish a steady state economy
• … (full text).

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Discover; Myths, realities; Activities; News blog; Newsletter; Academics; Humor; Join; Links;
Address: CASSE, 5101 S. 11th Street, Arlington, VA 22204, USA;
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Definition: A steady state economy is an economy with stable or mildly fluctuating size. The term typically refers to a national economy, but it can also be applied to a local, regional, or global economy. Continuer la lecture de « Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy CASSE »