Still Human Still Here

the campaign to end destitution of refused asylum seekers

How the Still Human Still Here campaign is run: Still Human Still Here is a broad coalition of  organisations that are campaigning together to bring to an end the destitution of refused asylum seekers by extending asylum support, permission to work and access to health and education until the time of departure from the UK or their grant of leave to remain … (governance doc 1/2 … click link down ofthe right column: Governance Doc).

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Governance Doc 2/2 /How the Still Human Still Here campaign is run: … The coalition brings together organisations that believe we can campaign more effectively with a common banner.   Continuer la lecture de « Still Human Still Here »

Children's Society

Update dec. 12, 2010: Linked with One Million Kids on Anti-Psychotics.

We take action to prevent, rescue and support children facing life trapped in a vicious circle of fear and harm; a vicious circle driven by violence, neglect, poverty and discrimination.
We intervene in the lives of children across the country, providing the right support at the right time. Take our work with young runaways, for example … (full text what we do).

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About /Who we are: The Children’s Society is a leading national charity that makes childhood better for all children in the UK. Continuer la lecture de « Children's Society »

International Slavery Museum, Liverpool

For more than 2,000 years people in many different parts of the world have forced their fellow humans into slavery. Between about 1500 and 1900, Europeans forcibly uprooted millions of people from throughout West Africa and West Central Africa and shipped them across the Atlantic in conditions of great cruelty. To refer to the Africans who were enslaved only as ‘slaves’ strips them of their identity. They were, for instance, farmers, merchants, priests, soldiers, goldsmiths and musicians. They were husbands and wives, fathers and mothers, sons and daughters. They could be Yoruba, Igbo, Akan or Kongolese … (full text History of the slave trade). Continuer la lecture de « International Slavery Museum, Liverpool »

International Community School ICS

doing the just thing – The ICS student body is composed of 400 students from over 40 countries. Collectively, our students speak more than fifteen languages

  • The ICS focus is on educating the whole child, seeking to develop the innate curiosity of our students while celebrating cultural differences in a challenging, nurturing and intentionally multi-ethnic environment.
  • With the dedication of our faculty and staff, the steadfast support of parents and the larger community, ICS has created a learning environment second to none despite the challenge of inadequate facilities, substandard equipment and non-competitive salaries … (Who we are).

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Watch this video in german on SF1: Die Schule der Flüchtlinge, 3.15 min, on SF1, October 2010;
map and Address (1 of 2): ICS, K-4 Decatur (Avondale) Campus, 3260 Covington Hwy, Decatur, GA 30032-1121, USA;
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Curriculum: ICS curriculum follows the Georgia Performance Standards taught within the framework of the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme.  Continuer la lecture de « International Community School ICS »

Zamana

Zamana is a public interest space for learning, reflection, and action on Pakistan

Explore: Whose Land? Whose Food? In its first issue, Zamana delves into the thorny subject of land and food rights in Pakistan. The focus is prompted by recent news reports that amidst rising hunger and food crises, the Government of Pakistan plans to give away thousands of acres of farmland to Saudi Arabia and other foreign investors … (full text Homepage).

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About: Zamana is a community-oriented space for progressive change in Pakistan. It seeks to provide a platform for learning, reflection, and action, so that as Pakistanis we can become more engaged in shaping the collective future of our country.  Continuer la lecture de « Zamana »