Mois : mai 2011

Linked on our blogs with Assault on the Establishment, and tomorrow with real-world economics review – Invitation from 141 economists to join the World Economics Association.

• The World Economic Association WEA was launched on May 16, 2011. It fills a gap in the international community of economists — the absence of a truly international, inclusive, pluralist, professional association. The American Economic Association and UK’s Royal Economic Society provide broad associations mainly for their country’s economists. The WEA will do the same for the world’s community of economists, while promoting a pluralism of approaches to economic analysis … (full text Introduction).
• Privacy Policy Statement  /About Us: This website is operated by World Economics Association, which is a Community Interest Company.

Homepage and Online Form for Membership;
Journals: WEJ, ET, RWER; Online Conferences; Press Releases; Join; Founders; Donate;
Address: World Economics Association, 12 Maurice Road, St. Andrews, Bristol BS6 582, UK;
Contact.

Manifesto: The World Economics Association (WEA) seeks to increase the relevance, breadth and depth of economic thought.  Continuer la lecture de « World Economics Association WEA »

Welcome to the homepage of the International Economic History Association (IEHA)! The IEHA has been established in 1960, and unites economic historians from almost 40 countries in Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. Today the seat of the Associaction is Utrecht. The aims of the IEHA are to maintain and develop personal contacts between scholars interested in economic history and to encourage all forms of research and publications relevant to the development and diffusion of economic history. Every three or four years the IEHA organizes a World Economic History Congress. The association’s next congress will take place in Stellenbosch in 2012. (Homepage).

Organization; Members; Statutes; Projects; Newsletters;
Address: IEHA c/o Department of Economic History, University of Tuebingen, Mohlstrasse 36, 72074 Tuebingen, Germany;
Contact.

The 16th World Economic History Congress 2012: The Economic History Society of Southern Africa and The Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University invite you to be part of the XVIth World Economic History Congress from 9-13 July 2012. Continuer la lecture de « International Economic History Association IEHA »

a website with each page mainly in chinese and short texts in english

The main goals of TIWA （the Taiwan International Workers’ Association）are to promote cooperation between migrant and local workers, to improve the working conditions and social environment for migrant workers in Taiwan, and to increase workers’ rights and benefits. Taiwan began implementing a guest worker program in 1989. There are currently over 300,000 migrant workers in Taiwan, mostly from the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Not only have they contributed their labor, but they have become a unique part of Taiwan’s vibrant society and cultural life. (About).

Homepage;
Network; International Solidarity; Archives; A Chinese only page;
Contact.

TIWA named on other websites:  Continuer la lecture de « Taiwan International Workers' Association TIWA »

• The Media Foundation: We are a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. Our aims is to topple existing power structures and forge a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century … (about 1/2).
• on en.wikipedia: Adbusters Media Foundation is a not-for-profit, anti-consumerist organization founded in 1989 by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The foundation describes itself as « a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. »[1]
• on fr.wikipedia: Adbusters est à la fois un magazine (Adbusters magazine) et une fondation (Adbusters Media Foundation).

Homepage;
Current Issue; Back Issues; Magazine; Campaigns; Videos; Blogs; Subscribe; Donate;
Address: Adbusters Media Foundation, 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B7, Canada;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Adbusters Magazine: Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Adbusters is a not-for-profit, reader-supported, 120,000-circulation magazine concerned about the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces.  Continuer la lecture de « Adbusters Media Foundation »

in many languages, as: Punjabi, Farsi, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, French, English

Shelternet is Canada’s first and only national online resource and support network for abused women and their children. Since its inception ten years ago, the organization has helped thousands of women across the countries who are victims of domestic violence. Shelternet is dedicated to decreasing the barriers faced by women accessing help online, increasing the technological capacity of shelters for abused women and their children, and facilitating a multi-sectoral response to violence against women and their children … (about 1/2 /Mission).

Frontpage for many languages; english Homepage; Sitemap;
Find a shelter /search-tools; Safety Plan; Understanding Abuse; How do I know; Types of Abuse; Who we are; Board; Team; Online Resources; Women; Teens; Kids; Friends, Family; Workplace; e-Services; Links;
Address: Shelternet for Abused Women, Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto, ON  M5T 2C7, Canada;
Feedback online, Contact: Tel. (416) 642-5463; Fax (416) 979-3939

About 2/2 … /Definition of Woman Abuse: Woman abuse is any verbal threat or physical force used to create fear and exert control over what a woman does.   Continuer la lecture de « Shelternet.ca »

is dedicated to providing free information for women in need

• SheltersForWomen.org is dedicated to providing free information for women in need. The online housing database consists of over 3,000 listings and includes homeless shelters, transitional housing, residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. We are dedicated to helping the homeless and low-income persons find the shelter they need … (full text about).
• Women’s shelter on wikipedia.

Sitemap;
Schelters: for Families; for Homeless; for Youth; for Women, community outreach programs for women;
REHAB Centers – Drug and Alcohol Rehabs at the Salvation Army; Domestic Violence … /and women; /and Psy of Abuser; /and Rape; /and Hurts;
Contacts: go to Paths to Wellness and choose your (US-) State.

Violence Begins at Home (Author: Navneet Brar): Most of you reading this statement, ‘violence begins at home’, would be shocked. Continuer la lecture de « Women's Shelters – SheltersForWomen.org (US) »

Linked on our blogs with Project on Defense Alternatives PDA.

• The Commonwealth Institute’s mission is to support women CEOs, entrepreneurs and senior corporate executives by helping them grow their businesses and careers.
• Click on PLAY to watch a 5-minute video about TCI Boston … (about 1/2).

Frontpage; Homepage Boston Chapter; (see also: Commonwealth Institute /South Florida Chapter).
Events, Programs; Membership; Sponsorship; Business Resources; Board; Staff; News;
Address: The Commonwealth Institute, 101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Who are we? A nonprofit women’s membership organization with a distinct mission to help entrepreneurs, CEOs, Executive Directors, and senior corporate executives build successful businesses.   Continuer la lecture de « Commonwealth Institute TCI »

Linked on our blogs with International Campaign to Ban Landmines ICBL.

• MAG Mines Advisory Group – is a neutral and impartial humanitarian organisation that clears the remnants of conflict for the benefit of communities worldwide.
• Saving lives and limbs … We work in current and former conflict zones, to reduce the threat of death and injury from remnants of conflict. These include anti-personnel and anti-vehicle landmines, as well as rockets, missiles, mortars, grenades, ammunition, small arms and light weapons, and many more types of deadly items. So we don’t just carry out plain landmine or bomb clearance – some of our projects aren’t even about landmines … (about 1/2).
• MAG on en.wikipedia, and on fr.wikipedia.

Homepage; Sitemap;
Where we work; News; Multimedia; Media Center; Downloads, Reports; Get involved; Jobs; FAQs; Donate;
Address: MAG, 68 Sackville Street, Manchester, M1 3NJ, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … We educate people living, working and travelling through contaminated areas, to minimise the risks of them, their friends and families being killed or maimed.   Continuer la lecture de « Mines Advisory Group MAG »

What are Contemplative Practices? Contemplative practices quiet the mind in order to cultivate a personal capacity for deep concentration and insight. Examples of contemplative practice include not only sitting in silence but also many forms of single-minded concentration including meditation, contemplative prayer, mindful walking, focused experiences in nature, yoga and other contemporary physical or artistic practices. We also consider various kinds of ritual and ceremony designed to create sacred space and increase insight and awareness to be forms of contemplative practice … (full long text).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Our Programs; Tree of …; Resources; Research; Publications; Newsletter; Events; Staff; FAQs; Links; Donate;
Address: The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society, 15 Conz Street, Suite 1, Northampton, MA 01060, USA;
Contact.

About the Center 2/2: The Center for Contemplative Mind in Society works to integrate contemplative awareness and contemporary life in order to help create a more just, compassionate, reflective, and sustainable society.   Continuer la lecture de « Center for Contemplative Mind in Society »

Women’s Shelter, Inc. was started by and has been sustained by survivors of domestic abuse. It began in the late 1970’s by four survivors who were determined to give other abused women something they didn’t have: a safe and secure place to live and help in learning how to live independently. Over the years, Women’s Shelter, Inc. has expanded to provide more space to safely house women and children … (about /History 1/2).

Homepage;
Resources /Fact Sheets; Services; Donations;
Address: Rochester Women’s Shelter, PO Box 457, Rochester, MN 55903, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … In addition, Women’s Shelter, Inc. has added children’s advocacy, an International Shelter with programming specific to immigrant battered women and their children, Transitional Housing, and a multi-lingual staff.  Continuer la lecture de « Rochester Women's Shelter, Inc. (US) »

• A refuge is a safe house for women and children escaping domestic violence. The address is confidential and no men are allowed in the building. A refuge is a place where women can be sure they are safe, and where they can access emotional and practical support from staff who understand what they have been through.
• Every woman in the refuge is escaping abuse, meaning they can share their experiences and offer each other support … (about /what we do 1/2).

Homepage;
Get help now; Questions; Policy, Research; Prevention, Education; Events; Links; Get involved; Volunteering; Donations;
Office Address: Refuge.org, 4th Floor, International House, 1 St Katharine’s Way, London E1W 1UN, UK;
Contact.

About /what we do 2/2: … We recognise that some women may wish to live in refuges sensitive to their cultural needs or preferences. Some of our refuges are specifically for women from particular ethnic or cultural backgrounds.  Continuer la lecture de « Refuge.org (UK) »