Mois : mai 2011

RAINBO (Research Action and Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women) – alternatively RAINB♀ – is an international non-governmental organisation working to eliminate female circumcision FC, (resp.) female genital mutilation FGM through women’s self-empowerment and social change … (full long text on en.wikipedia /last updated 6 March 2011).

Homepage: the original Website has been suspended …

… but RAINBO is presented on other websites, as:

• on Wiser Earth (with Address /Contact on RAINBO, 275 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor, New York, New York, USA).
• on Arab Info Mail as as Rainbo UK, Address:Queens Studios, 121 Salusbury Road, London NW6 6RG, UK, Phone:+ 44-20-7625-3400, Fax:+ 44-20-7625-2999, Website /not found!
• on AboutUs / with Description as an African-led international non-governmental organisation, working on issues of women’s empowerment, sexual autonomy, reproductive health, and freedom from violence, with a focus on female genital mutilation and women’s rights to their bodily integrity.
• on Mediterranean Women/en as an African led, international, non-governmental organisation working on issues of women’s empowerment, gender, reproductive health, sexual autonomy and freedom from violence as central components of the African development agenda …

… The work of RAINBO is divided into two main programmatic areas:  Continuer la lecture de « RAINBO.org – Research, Action Information Network for the Bodily Integrity of Women »

in some 2 dozen languages (language assistance) – Linked on our blogs with Australian Services Union ASU, and with Women are paid the same as men for equal work.

What is FWA: (it) is the national workplace relations tribunal. It is an independent body with power to carry out a range of functions including:

• providing a safety net of minimum conditions, including minimum wages, in awards
• facilitating good faith bargaining and the making of enterprise agreements
• granting remedies for unfair dismissal
• regulating the taking of industrial action
• resolving a range of collective and individual workplace disputes through conciliation, mediation and in some cases arbitration
• functions in connection with workplace determinations, equal remuneration, transfer of business, general workplace protections, right of entry and stand down.

The work of Fair Work Australia is carried out by FWA members with the support of administrative staff. (full text about /our role).

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Annual wage reviews; Members; Panels; News, Media; Services; Contracts; Careers; Fact sheets, guides; Updates; FWA database; History;
Addresses (1 of 8): FWA, Australian Capital Territory, 2nd Floor, CML Building, 17-21 University Avenue, Canberra, 2600 / resp. GPO Box 539, Canberra City, 2601, Australia;
Website feedback; Contact.

About agreement making: … Enterprise agreements: … are agreements made at an enterprise level between employers and employees about terms and conditions of employment.  Continuer la lecture de « Fair Work Australia FWA »

an Update of iDMC’s presentation on this blog of December 2, 2005.

• The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), established in 1998 by the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), is the leading international body monitoring conflict-induced internal displacement worldwide.
• Through its work, the Centre contributes to improving national and international capacities to protect and assist the millions of people around the globe who have been displaced within their own country as a result of conflicts or human rights violations … (about 1/2).

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Monitoring and Advocacy; IDP database; Countries; Training; Thematic; Resources; News; Newsletter; Publications; Maps; Key Docs; Links;
Address: IDMC, Chemin de Balexert, 7-9, 1219 Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About 2/2: … At the request of the United Nations, the Geneva-based IDMC runs an online database providing comprehensive information and analysis on internal displacement in some 50 countries.  Continuer la lecture de « Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre iDMC »

Linked on our blogs with ThinkQuest.

The Oracle Education Foundation OEF is a nonprofit organization funded by Oracle Corporation. Its mission is to inspire students globally to think, connect, create and share – using technology to help them dissolve boundaries, fulfill their potential, and create a better society … (about OEF on en.wikipedia 1/2).

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Address: Oracle Education Foundation, Attn: Colleen Cassity, 500 Oracle Parkway 5OP-8, Redwood Shores, CA 94065, USA;
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OEF on en.wikipedia 2/2: The Foundation operates an educational program called ThinkQuest, offers professional development for teachers, and makes grants to schools and nonprofits by invitation only.  Continuer la lecture de « Oracle Education Foundation OEF »

1. We are in the process of setting up some training at our local union hall. We would like to do a class on Behavior Based Safety as a way to inform our members as to what BBS safety really is. This would be a good time during this Lockout to get our members well educated for when we go back into the workplace .We are still working out the details but it would most likely be an 8 hour course, compiling with any EI requirements … (full text EDUCATION TRAINING UPDATE).

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Collective Agreement: Part I, 62 pdfd-pages, Part II, 80 pdf-pages, Supplementary, 24 pdf-pages;
Address: Local 1005, 350 Kenilworth Avenue North, Hamilton ON L8H 4T3, Canada;
Contact online.

Steel Industry News /No end in sight to 6-month U.S. Steel lockout:

• For 181 long, empty days, the men and women who used to make steel at the former Stelco plants have been walking a picket line with no end in sight for the bitter dispute.
• Today marks six months since U.S. Steel locked the gates of the former Stelco plant to back its demands for sweeping changes to its pension plans.
• Since that angry November evening, the confrontation has settled into a dull grind – workers walk in endless circles under the unblinking eye of the new security cameras the company has installed at its Wilcox Street main gate … (more on the spec.com).

Vigorous May Day Actions Across the Country and Around the World:

• May Day on Parliament Hill — Workers Pledge to Fight for a New Direction for the Economy and to Hold Governments to Account
• On the eve of a federal election, some 2,500 workers and their allies from Ontario and even parts of Quebec responded to the call of United Steelworkers Local 1005 to demand a new direction for the economy and vow that no matter what government is established after the election it must do its duty by upholding public right, not monopoly right.
• Workers who assembled before the seat of Canadian power represented the entire socialized economy — both public and private, industrial and commercial. They were greeted by the music of well-known local musician Kevin Dooley and Friends playing traditional Irish music and working class songs. In a profound gesture symbolizing the common interests of the First Nations and workers, the rally was opened with a traditional Six Nations welcome by two Mohawk youth. Gary Howe, Vice-President of USW Local 1005 emceed the event which started with USW Local 1005 retiree Bill Mahoney reciting the poem May Day … (more on cpcml.ca).

Caught in cross-border crossfire: … (full long text Steel Industry News).

Linked on our blogs with Toxic Flood Gives Marginalized Roma a New Chance.

• The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is an innovative award-winning non-profit journalism organization dedicated to supporting the independent international journalism that U.S. media organizations are increasingly less able to undertake. The Center focuses on under-reported topics, promoting high-quality international reporting and creating platforms that reach broad and diverse audiences … (about (our mission 1/2).
• Also on en.wikipedia.

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Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, 1779 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Suite #615, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
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About /Our Mission 2/2: … The Center’s educational programs provide students with fresh information on global issues, help them think critically about the creation and dissemination of news, and inspire them to become active consumers and producers of information. Continuer la lecture de « Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting »

Linked on our blogs with Change your Mind Change your Brain.

• The Mind & Life Institute is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being … (full text Values, Vision, Mission & Strategy).
• See also on fr.wikipedia, and on en.wikipedia.

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Address: Mind & Life Institute, 7007 Winchester Cir., Suite 100, Boulder, CO 80301, USA;
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Dalai Lama and Mind and Life: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, a spiritual leader revered worldwide, and (he was until recently) the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile.   Continuer la lecture de « Mind and Life Institute »

The Children’s Defense Fund grew out of the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Marian Wright Edelman. The first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, Mrs. Edelman directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss.; worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as counsel for his Poor People’s Campaign; and dedicated her early career to defending the civil liberties of people struggling to overcome poverty and discrimination … (about /OHistory 1/2).
CFD on wikipedia.

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Address: Children’s Defense Fund, 25 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, USA;
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About /History 2/2: … In 1969, Mrs. Edelman began the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm that monitored federal programs for low-income families and, out of that initiative, she founded the Children’s Defense Fund in 1973.  Continuer la lecture de « Children's Defense Fund CDF »

• The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. Today, nearly 300 of these groups participate in the federation and govern it through their representatives on the organization’s Board of Directors … (about /Overview 1/2).
• CFA on wikipedia.

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Adress: CFA, 1620 I Street, NW – Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, USA;
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About /Overview: … CFA is a research, advocacy, education, and service organization.  Continuer la lecture de « Consumer Federation of America CFA »