Mois : mai 2011

Southern Regional Education Board SREB

  • Nearly 3,000 students in the 16-state SREB region drop out of high school every school day.
  • Nationally, about one in four high school students leaves each year without earning a diploma. And many of those who do graduate do not have the reading, writing and math skills to succeed in college and careers — even though our competitive economy now demands more education than ever before … (about /Who we are 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Education: Data, Policies, Technology, Tools; Goals for Education; Legislatives; Adult Learning; Carrers; News; Publications;
Address: Southern Regional Education Board SREB, 592 10th St. N.W., Atlanta, GA  30318-5776, USA;
Contact.

About /Who we are 2/2: … The Southern Regional Education Board is helping states solve these problems. SREB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works with 16 member states to improve public pre-K-12 and higher education.  Continuer la lecture de « Southern Regional Education Board SREB »

International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology ICSPP

The International Society for Ethical Psychology & Psychiatry ISEPP

  • The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology, Inc. (ICSPP) is a vast network of professionals and individuals concerned with the impact of mental health theories on public policy, and the effects these theories have on therapeutic practices, individual well-being, personal freedom, and family and community values. Our varied membership includes: psychiatrists, psychologists, professional clinical counselors, social workers, professors, researchers, educators, lawyers, psychiatric survivors, concerned family members, mental health professionals and advocates.
  • All are welcome … (full text Homepage).

Mission Statement; Why Join; Membership; Board; Journal ISEPP; Newsletter; Conference DVDs; Links;
Contact.

About: The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology (ICSPP) was founded in 1975 as a nonprofit (501-c3) research and educational network whose focus is the critical study of the mental health movement. Continuer la lecture de « International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology ICSPP »

Radio Voices Without Frontiers RVWF

voces sin fronteras, voix sans frontières – a project of AMARC.

Radio Voices Without Frontiers (RVSF) 2011 is an international broadcast campaign of AMARC co-produced in collaboration with community radio stations around the world. One of our goals is to reinforce the socially inclusive ethos of the community radio sector, and promote access to the media by minority and disadvantaged groups. Multilingual broadcast exploring issues of racism, discrimination and gender issue and transmitted via Internet and satellite by radio stations in five continents … (about).

Frontpage; english Homepage;
Press; Resources; Programs; Participants; Submit; Archives: Audios, Pages;
Addresses (1 of 3): Voices without Frontiers, c/o AMARC.org, 705 Rue Bourget #100, Montreal,Quebec, H4C 2M6, Canada;
Contact.

How To Get Involved /Participate in the global broadcast: Here is what you can do to participate in the 2011 – March 21st edition of Radio Voices Without Frontiers (RVSF):   Continuer la lecture de « Radio Voices Without Frontiers RVWF »

Global School Network

Global SchoolNet’s mission is to support 21st century learning and improve academic performance through content driven collaboration. We engage teachers and K-12 students in meaningful project learning exchanges worldwide to develop science, math, literacy and communication skills, foster teamwork, civic responsibility and collaboration, encourage workforce preparedness and create multi-cultural understanding.  We prepare youth for full participation as productive and effective citizens in an increasing global economy … (full text Homepage).

Programs; Collaborate now; Get involved; Services; News;
Address: Global School Network, 270 N. El Camino Real, Ste. 395, Encinitas, CA 92024, USA;
Contact.
Our History: Launched in 1984, Global SchoolNet has two decades of experience in the field of online project-based learning.  Continuer la lecture de « Global School Network »

Peace Building Initiative

a project of Professionals in Humanitarian Assistance and Protection PHAP

The Introduction to Peacebuilding section aims to provide a concise overview of international peacebuilding, with a particular emphasis on the history of the notion, its core components and the main debates surrounding it. The section presents a wide array of perspectives and the evolution of thinking and practice that are shaping the course of peacebuilding … (full text Introduction to Peacebuilding).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Thematic Areas; Resources; E-Library; Sierra Leone Portail;
Contact.

Cross-Cutting Challenges /Confronting Transversal Issues: The Cross-cutting Challenges sections aim to deal with overarching issues and methodological challenges that are present in all sectors of activities.  Continuer la lecture de « Peace Building Initiative »

access.org

Linked on our blogs with Ai Weiwei: Deleted from the internet, and with China news tagged with: Ai Weiwei (130).

Access is a new global movement for digital freedom: Access is a global movement premised on the belief that political participation and the realization of human rights in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on access to the internet and other forms of technology. Founded in the wake of the 2009 Iranian post-election crackdown, Access teams with digital activists and civil society groups internationally to build their technical capacity and to help them advocate globally for their digital rights … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Campaigns; Policy, Activism; Videos; Proxi; Join, Alerts; Press, Blog; Donate;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … Access provides thought leadership and practical policy recommendations in the broader field of internet freedom, and based on that expertise mobilizes its global movement of citizens to campaign for an open internet accessible to all.  Continuer la lecture de « access.org »

Public Education Network PEN

Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds LEFs and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Take Action; Resources; Publications; News; Events; Membership; Staff; Board; Jobs; Internships; Donate;
Address: Public Education Network, 601 Thirteenth Street NW, Suite 710 South, Washington, DC 20005-3808, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … PEN and its members are building public demand and mobilizing resources for quality public education on behalf of 12 million children in 32 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  Continuer la lecture de « Public Education Network PEN »

Development Co-operation Directorate DCD-DAC

DCD-DAC is a project of the OECD, enabling effective development

  • The OECD Development Assistance Committee is a unique international forum of many of the largest funders of aid, including 24 members. The World Bank, IMF and UNDP participate as observers.
  • The DAC’s  to countries beyond its members who are making growing contributions to development co-operation.
  • The DAC became part of the OECD by Ministerial Resolution on 23 July 1961.

    • Continuer la lecture de « Development Co-operation Directorate DCD-DAC »

Nation Institute

Linked on our blogs with TomDispatch.com, and with The Invetigative Fund.

A nonprofit media center, The Nation Institute was established to extend the reach of progressive ideas and strengthen the independent press. Our dynamic range of programs include a bestselling book publishing imprint, Nation Books; our award-winning Investigative Fund, which supports groundbreaking investigative journalism; our nationally televised town hall meetings and debates; the widely read and syndicated website TomDispatch; our internship program at The Nation magazine; and Journalism Fellowships that fund up to 25 high-profile reporters every year … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Fellows; Internships; Press Inquiries; Prizes; Donate;
Our projects: TomDispatch.com, Invetigative Fund; Nation Books;
Address: The Nation Institute, c/o Taya Kitman, 116 East 16th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA;
Contacts: go to about and scroll down.

About 2/2: … Nation Books is one of the leading independent publishers of serious nonfiction in America.  Continuer la lecture de « Nation Institute »

TomDispatch.com

a project of The Nation Institute, and a regular antidote to the mainstream media – Linked on our blogs with Nation Institute, and with Investigative Fund.

Tom Engelhardt launched Tomdispatch in November 2001 as an e-mail publication offering commentary and collected articles from the world press. In December 2002, it gained its name, became a project of The Nation Institute, and went online as « a regular antidote to the mainstream media » … (about 1/2).

Homepage / Blog; Continuer la lecture de « TomDispatch.com »

Investigative Fund

a project of  The Nation Institute – Linked on our blogs with The Nation Institute, and with TomDispatch.com.

Mission: The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute is dedicated to improving the scope and overall quality of investigative reporting in the independent press and beyond. The Investigative Fund incubates and supports important investigative stories with the potential for social impact, particularly on issues that may be bypassed by the mainstream media … (about 1/2).

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UK Uncut

There is no alternative: We are told that the only way to reduce the deficit is to cut to public services. This is certainly not the case. There are alternatives, but the government chooses to ignore them, highlighting the fact that the cuts are based on ideology, not necessity:

  • One alternative is to clamp down on tax dodging by corporations and the rich, estimated to cost the state £95bn a year;
  • Another is to make the banks pay for a crisis they created: last year they paid out over £7bn in bonuses and just four banks made £24bn in profit;
  • The tax avoided and evaded in a single year could pay for the £81bn, four-year cuts programme … (full text about 1/2 /The Cuts).

Homepage; Continuer la lecture de « UK Uncut »

Peace Research and Education Trust PRET

  • The project reclaims the lost voices of the young men, many of whom languished in prison, often in solitary confinement;
  • young men who risked loss of family support, and social ostracism. Some in World War One, despite being condemned to death, refused to put on a uniform or pick up a gun.
  • Our aim is also to promote a better understanding of war and the arguments against it through the eyes and activities of its radical opponents … (full text Support the CO project).

Every Page has the same URL. Click on internal links to reach: Homepage, downloads, co-project leaflet: current, recent, archives, support … Continuer la lecture de « Peace Research and Education Trust PRET »

Peace Pledge Union PPU

  • This part of our web site brings together some of our resources which are most likely to be of interest to pupils, teachers and parents.
  • The site’s title hints that this is a site with attitude. The education process and its content are not value free and neither is the material available here … (full text learn peace).
  • Petition: stop the advertising of violent toys on television.
  • PPU on en.wikipedia.

Homepage; Sitemap;
White Poppy;
Conflict Resolution; War Facts; Pacifism; Read; Newsletter; News, Actions; Join / support us;
Address: Peace Pledge Union, 1 Peace Passage, London N7 0BT, UK;
Contact online.

Arms Trade: A steady rise in arms sales since the late 1990s continues. Today the combined sale of the top 100 arms companies amounts to some $268 billion.   Continuer la lecture de « Peace Pledge Union PPU »