Mois : avril 2011

Benzodiazepine Addiction – withdrawal and recovery

This web site is dedicated to sufferers of iatrogenic benzodiazepine tranquilliser addiction everywhere. Launched on July 6, 2000 with a dozen pages this site now has more than 1200 pages of articles and information, expert medical documents, news stories and personal accounts. You can navigate this site from the side frame to the left or from the dropdown menu below. A good place to begin is the FAQ Document – « Benzodiazepine Dependency and Withdrawal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file » … (Mainpage 1/2).

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Public Banking Institute – banking in the public interest

(with Ellen Brown) – Linked with Japan: financing reconstruction, the monetary implications of the Nuclear Catastrophe.

  • The Public Banking Institute (PBI) is a non-partisan think-tank, research and advisory organization dedicated to exploring and disseminating information on the potential utility of publicly-owned banks, and to facilitate their implementation. PBI was formed in 2011 as an educational non-profit organization by a group of citizens including past and present community and civic leaders, businesspeople, educators, political economists, writers, and banking and other professionals. The group shares a concern over the destabilizing actions of a private banking industry that, through its corporate business model, has precipitated the economic imbalances now witnessed across the US economy … (full text about).
  • See also: It’s Rainmaking Time.
  • Video: Max Keiser and Ellen Brown discuss High Frequency Trading, 7.48 min, 9 May 2010.

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State.info; Events; FAQs;
Blog: Welcome /About /1, about the blog /2; News; Interviews; Take Action; Petitions; Upcoming events; right column: in the news;
Contact online.

Public Banking Model for a State /Background: … click on , … and for a video: An Introduction to State Owned Banks, 7.43 min (In Context Report), March 29, 2011 …  Continuer la lecture de « Public Banking Institute – banking in the public interest »

Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide Gariwo

by the Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide Committee – Versione Italiana

Who are the RIGHTEOUS? The term Righteous comes from the Bible, which states that « whoever saves a life saves the whole world » and it was applied for the first time in Israel with reference to those who rescued Jews from Nazi persecution in Europe. The concept of Righteous has been used again to recall the attempts to stop the extermination of the Armenians in Turkey in 1915 and by extension to all those, anywhere in the world, who have tried or are trying to prevent crimes of genocide, to defend human rights in extreme situations, or that struggle to safeguard memory from the recurring attempts to deny the truth about the persecutions … (about 1/2).

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Scientific Committee; Documents; Articles; Lectures; Theses, Essays; Videos; Events; Gardens; Righteous; Genocides; Updates; Links;
Address: Committee for the Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide, via G. Boccaccio, 47, 20123 Milano, Italia;
Contact: Phone: (+39) 02 36707648, Fax: (+39) 02 36513811, Email.

About 2/2: … How the COMMITTEE FOR THE GARDENS OF THE RIGHTEOUS WORLDWIDE was formed. Continuer la lecture de « Gardens of the Righteous Worldwide Gariwo »

Rethinking Schools

publisher of (paid) educational materials

  • In 1986, a group of Milwaukee-area teachers had a vision.
  • They wanted not only to improve education in their own classrooms and schools, but to help shape reform throughout the public school system in the United States.
  • Today that vision is embodied in Rethinking Schools.
  • Rethinking Schools began as a local effort to address problems such as basal readers, standardized testing, and textbook-dominated curriculum. Since its founding, it has grown into a nationally prominent publisher of educational materials, with subscribers in all 50 states, all 10 Canadian provinces, and many other countries … (about 1/2).

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Magazine current Issue; Archives; Catalogue; Games etc.; Links;
Address: Rethinking Schools, 1001 E. Keefe Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53212, USA;
Contact our Staff.

About 2/2: … While the scope and influence of Rethinking Schools has changed, its basic orientation has not. Most importantly, it remains firmly committed to equity and to the vision that public education is central to the creation of a humane, caring, multiracial democracy.  Continuer la lecture de « Rethinking Schools »

Teaching a People’s History – ZINN Education Project

Linked on our blogs with Howard Zinn – USA.

  • Why should we teach “a people’s history” instead of the traditional narrative? Here are responses from some of the authors featured on the website and teachers:
  • Howard Zinn: We are pleased to share the keynote address Howard Zinn gave at the 2008 National Conference for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference. He offers clear examples of how history teachers can help students think outside of the box. This is an excellent film to be shown in parts or in full for staff discussion.
  • Teachers: … (full long text Why).

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