Diversity Institute

Linked with Freedom Forum.

… The Diversity Institute was established and funded by the Freedom Forum to be a school dedicated to recruiting, training, mentoring and retaining a diverse workforce in the newsrooms of the United States. The Diversity Institute is committed to helping media companies develop a workforce that reflects the multicultural makeup of the communities they serve and was inspired by the challenge from Freedom Forum Founder Al Neuharth: “The First Amendment guarantees a free press. We in the media must make sure it is a fair press” … (who we are 1/2).

Homepage;
Best Practices; Resources; Press; Staff; Founders;
Contact online.

Who we are 2/2: … The Freedom Forum Diversity Institute, Inc., is a Tennessee public charity corporation with offices, staff, programs and classes at the John Seigenthaler Center in Nashville, at the Al Neuharth Media Center in Vermillion, S.D., and at the Freedom Forum headquarters and Newseum in Washington, D.C. Continuer la lecture de « Diversity Institute »

Duang Prateep Foundation DPF

NGO in Klong Toey, Slum of Bangkok – Linked with Slums in Thailand.

  • … The recession that hit Thailand in the first half of 1997 caused great suffering for poor people. Many workers lost their jobs and were struggling to survive without any unemployment benefit and without any savings to fall back on. At that time, with the government’s encouragement, many of the urban poor, who had been struggling to survive in the slums, returned to their home villages. The same villages that they originally fled from to escape the grinding poverty they were experiencing …
  • … However, in September 2006, the military seized power, which was justified by accusations of corruption and human rights abuses against the Thaksin government … (full text Introduction to Thailand).

english Homepage (in german, and in thai);
Projects; Volunteer; News, Press; Public relation; Gallery; Donate;
Address and map: Duang Prateep Foundation DPF, No 34, Lock 6, Art Narong Road, Klong Toey, Bangkok 10110,THAILAND;
Contact.

About Duang Prateep Foundation /Origins of DPF: In the nineteen sixties one Klong Toey Slum dweller was a teenage girl working on the docks to pay her way through a teacher training college.  Continuer la lecture de « Duang Prateep Foundation DPF »

nawaat.org

Nawaat.org est un blog collectif indépendant animé par des Tunisiens. Il donne la parole à tous ceux qui, par leur engagement citoyen, la prennent, la portent et la diffusent. Nos choix éditoriaux sont entre autres guidés par les préoccupations qui affectent le quotidien de nos compatriotes et de nos semblables … (about 1/2).

Accueil;

International; Pouvoir, Opositions;
Culture; Social; Economie; Reflexions; Videos; Livres; Réseaux; Censorship; Tunileaks on nawaat; Tunileaks’ Homepage; Babtounes.com;
Alerte Infos; Contact online.

About 2/2: … Lancé en 2004, Nawaat.org mue à nouveau en faisant évoluer sa plateforme technique.  Continuer la lecture de « nawaat.org »

Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture – ACAT France

Lié dans nos blogs avec Les cyber-activistes arabes face à la liberté sur Internet made in USA, and with Stop Impunity.

Homepage;
Peine de mort; Nos moyens; Textes; Bureau; Histoire; Liens et staff;
ACAT mondiales; Réseau FIACAT; Fédération Internationale de l’ACAT – (en).FIACAT;
Adresse: ACAT, 7 rue Georges-Lardennois, 75019 Paris, France;
Contact online.

Protéger les victimes: Protéger, soutenir, accompagner les victimes, autant d’enjeux pour l’ACAT-France, qui, depuis sa création, a inscrit dans son mandat d’assister les victimes et de concourir à leur protection.  Continuer la lecture de « Action des chrétiens pour l'abolition de la torture – ACAT France »

UN Women Watch

information and resourcex on gender equality and empowerment of women

Linked on our blogs with Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality IANWGE.

  • WomenWatch is an Initiative of IANWGE.
  • Womenwatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system, including the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programmes, specialized agencies, and academic and research institutions … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
News; Topics; UN entities; Feature; Calendar;
Contact.

About 2/2: … The portal contains a directory of resources on selected topics including the critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action, statistics and indicators, gender mainstreaming and online clearinghouses on themes currently on the United Nations global agenda, such as climate change. Continuer la lecture de « UN Women Watch »