International Action Network on Small Arms IANSA

the global movement against gun violence

  • The International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) is the global movement against gun violence – a network of 800 civil society organisations working in 120 countries to stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons (SALW). IANSA seeks to make people safer from gun violence by securing stronger regulation on guns in society and better controls on arms exports. It represents the voices of civil society on the international stage, for example in the UN process on small arms, and draws on the practical experience of its members to campaign for policies that will protect human security … (about 1/2).
  • IANSA is an international non-governmental organization recognized by the United Nations.[1] IANSA is based in London and has over 800 member organizations in 120 countries, working to stop the proliferation and use of small arms and light weapons … (full text on en.wikipedia).

Homepage;
Members; Work Areas; Campaigns; Jobs;
Address: IANSA, Development House, 56-64, Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT, UK;
Contact: by Facebook.

About 2/2: … IANSA is composed of a wide range of organisations concerned with small arms, including policy development organisations, national gun control groups, women’s groups, research institutes, aid agencies, faith groups, survivors, human rights and community action organisations.  Continuer la lecture de « International Action Network on Small Arms IANSA »

Global March Against Child Labour

From Exploitation to Education – also in french and spanish – Linked with Organization for Defending Victims of Violence ODVV.

Mission: The Global March Against Child Labour is a movement to mobilise worldwide efforts to protect and promote the rights of all children, especially the right to receive a free, meaningful education and to be free from economic exploitation and from performing any work that is likely to be harmful to the child’s physical, mental, spiritual, moral or social development … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Position Papers: on Child Labour and Education, on Education and MDGs, on Principles of Child Participation Protection;
Events; Campaigns; Reports, Publications; Resources; Partners; Join; Donations;
Postal Address: Global March Against Child Labour, PO Box 4479, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110019, India;
Physical Address: Global March Against Child Labour, L-6, Kalkaji, New Delhi-110 019, India;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Global March Against Child Labour is a movement born out of hope and the need felt by thousands of people across the globe – the desire to set children free from servitude. Continuer la lecture de « Global March Against Child Labour »

Coalition for an International Criminal Court CICC

with documents in many languages – Linked with Organization for Defending Victims of Violence ODVV.

The Coalition for the International Criminal Court is the largest partnership in the world advancing the cause of international justice. Including more than 2,500 civil society organizations from 150 countries, the Coalition is leading the global fight to end genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity through a commitment to the core values of human rights and justice … (full text about the Coalition).

english Homepage;
Who and what; History; NGO membership; Publications, resources; Employment, internship; Issues, Campaigns; All docs; Press, audios, videos; Get involved; Donations;
Main-Addresses (1 of 2): CICC The Hague, Bezuidenhoutseweg 99a, 2594 AC The Hague, The Netherlands;
Contacts worldwide.

About The International Criminal Court: The International Criminal Court (ICC) is the first permanent international judicial body capable of trying individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so. Continuer la lecture de « Coalition for an International Criminal Court CICC »

Organization for Defending Victims of Violence ODVV

mainly in farsi – Linked on our blogs with Coalition for an International Criminal Court CICC, and with Global March Against Child Labour. Also for June 10: linked on our blogs with International Action Network on Small Arms IANSA, with Conference of NGOs CONGO, and with International Movement for a Just World JUST.

The Organization for Defending Victims of Violence (ODVV) is a non-governmental, non-profit, non-political organization in Special Consultative Status to the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations (ECOSOC). The ODVV was established in 1988 in Tehran and has been active in the field of human rights and humanitarian activities … (about /Introduction 1/2).

english Homepage;
Events; Conferences; Projects; Researches; Technicals; Education; Links/NGOs; Articles; News: Iran, World;
Address: ODVV, P.O.Box: 16765-911 Tehran, Iran;
Contact.

About /Introduction 2/2: … The ODVV is also associated to the United Nations Department of Public Information (UNDPI), …   Continuer la lecture de « Organization for Defending Victims of Violence ODVV »

Food and Water Watch

Mission: Food & Water Watch works to ensure the food, water and fish we consume is safe, accessible and sustainable. So we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping shared resources under public control … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Who; Food; Water; Fish; World; Press; Blog; Newsletters; Careers; Take action; Support;
Addresses (1 of 12): Food and Water Watch, 1616 P Street, NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2 /… Our Work: Food & Water Watch is a non-profit organization that advocates for common sense policies that will result in healthy, safe food and access to safe and affordable drinking water. Continuer la lecture de « Food and Water Watch »

REBT network

Albert Ellis and his Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy REBT – Linked with America’s Spiritual Suicide.

The three main irrational demands or arrogant musturbatory ideas that people use to disturb themselves are (by Albert Ellis):

  • (1) ‘I (ego) absolutely must perform well at important tasks (especially, winning the approval of others) or else I am an inadequate, worthless person!’
  • (2) ‘You (other people) definitely must treat me fairly and kindly or you are no damned good!’
  • (3) ‘The conditions under which I live must almost always be comfortable and enjoyable, else my whole life is pretty rotten!’ (Homepage).

News; Newsletter; Night Workshops; Self Help; Library; Essays; Links;
See same subject on REBT Resources.info;
Contact.

What is Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy: REBT is a form of psychotherapy created by Albert Ellis in the 1950’s. Continuer la lecture de « REBT network »

American Humanist Association AHA

Linked with For a more ethical civilization.

  • Humanism is a progressive philosophy of life that, without theism and other supernatural beliefs, affirms our ability and responsibility to lead ethical lives of personal fulfillment that aspire to the greater good of humanity.
  • Whether you’re doing research, exploring a personal philosophy, or are simply curious about humanism, the resources here are a great place to start: … (full text and links).

Homepage;
What /Overview; Local; Actions: Education; Conferences; Feminist Caucus; Publications;
More Websites: Bioethics; R. Tremblay’s Blog; Humanist Soc; Charities; Legal Center;
Address: American Humanist Association, 1777 T Street, NW, Washington, DC 20009-7125, USA;
Contacts and Staff.

About: For more than half a century, the American Humanist Association has stood as the singular voice of humanism in the United States.  Continuer la lecture de « American Humanist Association AHA »

Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ICCR

For nearly 40 years the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR) has been a leader of the corporate social responsibility movement. ICCR’s membership is an association of 275 faith-based institutional investors, including national denominations, religious communities, pension funds, foundations, hospital corporations, economic development funds, asset management companies, colleges, and unions. ICCR and its members press companies to be socially and environmentally responsible. Each year ICCR-member religious institutional investors sponsor over 300 shareholder resolutions on major social and environmental issues … (Homepage).

Shareholder Resolutions; Issues; Publications; For medias; Annual Report; Join; FAQs;
Address and map: Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility, Suite 1842, 475 Riverside Drive, New York, NY 10115, USA;
Contact.

About ICCR; ICCR’s Mission Statement: Through the lens of faith, ICCR builds a more just and sustainable world by integrating social values into corporate and investor actions. Continuer la lecture de « Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility ICCR »

La Commission des Citoyens pour les Droits de l'Homme CCDH

Lié sur nos blogs avec /Linked on our blogs with NON AU PROJET DE LOI FACILITANT LES INTERNEMENTS PSYCHIATRIQUES (au 7 juin 2010), et avec Citizens Commission on Human Rights CCHR.

Quand CCDH a été créée en 1969 aux Etats-Unis, le monde était largement ignorant de la nature, de l’importance et des effets des pratiques psychiatriques. Aucun contrôle ne s’exerçait alors sur celles-ci. C’était un monde dans lequel les millions de personnes souffrant de maladie mentale n’avaient aucune voix pour se faire entendre. CCDH est devenue cette voix pour se faire entendre … (les origines de CCDH 1/2).

    Accueil et Campaignes;
    Droits; Actions; Internements psy; Enfants et psy; Histoire de la psy;
    Brochures; Rapports; Videos; Appel à témoin; Campagnes; Mentions légales; Liens;
    Adresse: La Commission des Citoyens pour les Droits de l’Homme, BP 10076, 75561 Paris cedex 12, France;
    Contacte.

    Origines 2/2: … CCDH est devenue cette voix. CCDH a été co-fondée par l’Église de Scientologie (*) en tant qu’association indépendante dont le but est d’exposer les violations des droits de l’homme commises en psychiatrie et d’assainir le domaine de la santé mentale. Le co-fondateur de CCDH est le Docteur Thomas Szasz, Professeur de Psychiatrie, écrivain et philosophe de renommée internationale. Continuer la lecture de « La Commission des Citoyens pour les Droits de l'Homme CCDH »

    American Water Resources Association AWRA

    community, conversation, connections

    • Founded in 1964, the American Water Resources Association is a non-profit professional association dedicated to the advancement of men and women in water resources management, research, and education. AWRA’s membership is multidisciplinary; its diversity is its hallmark. It is the professional home of a wide variety of water resources experts including engineers, educators, foresters, biologists, ecologists, geographers, managers, regulators, hydrologists and attorneys.
    • Mission: To advance multidisciplinary water resources education, management and research … (about 1/2 /Mission … ).

    Homepage;
    News; Newsletter; Media; Blog and About blog; Events: national and non AWRA events; Join; Careers;
    Related Links; Website for the Ankorage Meeting 2010; JAWRA;
    Address: American Water Resources Association, PO Box 1626, Middleburg, VA 20118
    Contact.

    About 2/2: … /Promise: AWRA promises a balanced, professional approach to solving water resources challenges in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere.  Continuer la lecture de « American Water Resources Association AWRA »

    Center for a Livable Future CLF

    of the Johns Hopkins University JHU – the whole problem of health, in soil, plant, animal and man is one great subject

    Vision Statement: As the world’s population and consumer demand continue to grow, there is urgent need to improve human health, prevent disease, and meet basic needs for food, water and shelter equitably for all people. The challenge of our time is to meet these goals as population increases while protecting the environment, preserving biodiversity, and conserving finite resources to meet the needs of future generations … (about 1/2).

    Homepage;
    Vision; Research; Resources; Programs; Education; Events; Press; Staff; Goals;
    Address: Center for a Livable Future, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe St. Suite W7010, Baltimore, MD 21205-2179, USA;
    Contact.

    About 2/2: … CLF Concept Model: Within CLF’s program areas — farming, eating and living for our future — we are engaged in three principal activities:  Continuer la lecture de « Center for a Livable Future CLF »

    Tedworth Trust

    The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts

    • The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts is the operating office of 18 grant-making trusts established by three generations of the Sainsbury family. The trusts’ donations to charitable causes over several decades represent one of the leading examples of sustained philanthropy in Britain.
    • Each trust works autonomously as an independent legal entity with a separate board of trustees, actively led by an individual member of the family with keenly-followed interests … (Homepage 1/2).

    Guidance on how to apply for a grant; List of all Trusts;
    Address: The Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, Allington House (1st floor), 150 Victoria Street, Westminster, London, SW1E 5AE, UK;
    Contact: down of each page.

    Homepage 2/2: The trusts only fund registered charities or activities with clearly defined charitable purposes. Continuer la lecture de « Tedworth Trust »

    Notes from the Underground.co.uk

    • Welcome to the home of Notes from the Underground on the web. This is the UK’s best literary and arts based magazine – and it’s completely free.
    • We’re aiming to provide the very best in contemporary fiction, cartoons, poems and non-fiction features for you every issue. We want to be a place where new and emerging writers can find a platform and so we want to see your work.
    • If you are a talented writer and want the chance to have your work published then go to the Contribute page to see our submission guidelines. We hope you enjoy reading the pieces up on the site and we look forward to hearing from you … (full text about).

    Homepage;
    Competitions; Contribute; Opportunities; Where find a copy; Cartoons; Blogs; Books; Poetry;
    Contact.

    BBCnews.info, December 7, 2007: A freesheet « newspaper » featuring short stories, poems and cartoons, but no news, has been launched in London.  Continuer la lecture de « Notes from the Underground.co.uk »

    Islam Review.com

    About this site: This site is about Islam, not Muslims. It is to demonstrate that the fundamental teachings of Islam are incompatible with the Christian faith, and the American way of life. We realize, however, that there are Muslims who may have different interpretations, and thus do not follow these teachings to the letter. Nothing in this site is written with the intention of offending anyone. Our objective is only to present the truth with love and humility … (at left above on the Homepage).

    Articles; News; Audios; Q/A FAQs; Testimonials; Letters; Links (to Christian websites interacting with Islam); Other languages;
    Books by Abdullah Al-Araby; (same) Ibn Arabi (Arabic: ابن عربي‎) (July 28, 1165 – November 10, 1240) on wikipedia: was an Andalusian Arab Sufi mystic  and philosopher. His full name was Abū ‘Abdullāh Muḥammad ibn ‘Alī ibn Muḥammad ibn al-`Arabī al-Hāṭimī al-Ṭā’ī (أبو عبد الله محمد بن علي بن محمد بن العربي الحاتمي الطائي);
    Contact /address: found only The Pen vs. The Sword, P.O. Box 661336, Los Angeles, CA  90066, USA.

    About us: – The Pen vs. the Sword – Who are we? What do we stand for? Background: Long before this ministry was incorporated, we were individually involved in the same kind of activity but with somewhat different focus. At first we were concentrating more on the task of defending the human rights of Christians living under Islamic regimes in the Middle East. It was logical, to our minds, that since we were once living under these same circumstances, that we would have feelings of compassion towards our brethren who were still there. Continuer la lecture de « Islam Review.com »

    Islam Watch.org

    telling the truth about Islam

    We are a group of Muslim apostates, who have left Islam out of our own conviction when we discovered that Islam is not a religion at all. Most of us took a prolong period of time to study, evaluate, and contemplate on, this religion of our birth. Having meticulously scrutinized Islam, we concluded that it is not a religion of peace at all, as touted by smooth-talking, self-serving Muslims and their apologists from non-Muslim from backgrounds. The core of Islam – that is, the Qur’an, Hadis and Sharia – is filled with unbounded hatred for the unbelievers, unbelievably intolerant toward them and extremely cruel and merciless to Muslims, who dare to deviate from its doctrine … (about 1/2).

    Homepage;
    Contributing authors; Library; Videos; Links (Websites run by moderate and ex-Muslims);
    Contact online.

    About 2/2: … We also realized that Islam is beyond alteration, because Muslims – who attempt to modernize and reform its unremitting bigotry, irrational rituals and its cruel and draconian punitive measures – are targeted for annihilation. Our verdict was that the only way to escape from the tyranny of Islam is to leave it altogether. We have, therefore, discarded Islam from our lives so that we can be free to enjoy a normal, pleasant and humane life in complete harmony with all peoples on earth, irrespective of their religion, race or creed. Continuer la lecture de « Islam Watch.org »