Catégorie : Civil Society

Appel pour la création d’un Réseau international de soutien aux pratiques de philosophie avec les enfants

… Historique: Philolab est une association française loi 1901 dont l’objet statutaire  est de « favoriser le renouvellement et le développement de l’enseignement et de la pratique de la philosophie ». Philolab a été fondé à Issy-les-Moulineaux en avril 2006 par Jean-Pierre Bianchi, membre du comité d’organisation du colloque sur les Nouvelles Pratiques Philosophiques depuis 2003 et Claire de Chessé, professeur de philosophie … (qui sommes-nous 1/2).

Accueil;
Philo enfants; Philo cursus; Formation; Forum; L’équipe; Publications; Status; Soutenir Philolab;
Adresse: Association Philolab, 26 rue Auguste Gervais, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France;
Contact.

Qui sommes-nous 2/2: … Philolab et l’UNESCO: En 2005, le comité exécutif de l’UNESCO votait la mise en oeuvre d’une Stratégie Intersectorielle pour la Philosophie, reconnaissant dans le développement et la pratique de cette discipline un enjeu socio-politique majeur susceptible de lutter contre l’obscurantisme et les fanatismes de toutes sortes.   Continuer la lecture de « Association Philolab »

The Circumcision Information and Resource Pages are an Internet resource that provide you with information about all aspects of the genital surgery known as circumcision. CIRP is essentially divided into two parts:

• The Circumcision Reference Library: contains technical material, medical and historical articles, and statistics;
• The Circumcision Information Pages: (contain a more readable collection of information, suitable for parents and educators);

This is essentially a 1 page Homepage with above 2 main-links, but:

by scrolling down on this homepage to find the same links as on information page, plus … Featured Offsite Links: Male Circumcision and HIV; Court Challenge; Ridged Band; MUSIC (Musicians United to Stop Involuntary Circumcision).

Some other external links:

Give someone you never met, a gift they will never forget;

E-Mail exchange about ClitorAid having been created by a « sect »;

Clinic to fight taboo of female mutilation;

ClitorAid.org.

(the Institute for the Advancement of Social Work Research)

The mission of the Social Work Policy Institute SWPI, a think tank established within the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Foundation, is:

• To strengthen social work’s voice in public policy deliberations.
• To inform policy­makers through the collection and dissemination of information on social work effectiveness.
• To create a forum to examine current and future issues in health care and social service delivery. (Mission 1/2).

Homepage;
Research; Publications; Archives; right column; Director; about the Foundation and its website;
Contact: not found.

Mission 2/2: … The Social Work Policy Institute examines issues that relate to the work of social workers, including how to serve people who have multiple or complex needs and how public agencies and other structures deliver health and human services. Continuer la lecture de « Social Work Policy Institute SWPI »

Welcome …

• The Social Work Cafe (SWC) has a 14-year history of connecting students and professionals through discussion forums, global e-mail exchange, and no-cost advertising for any social service organization or school.
• The SWC has gathered 315+ members from 42 countries, and 41 States from the USA! The « Mentor Match » program has become a successful program for engaging new members in SWC activities, due to our diverse collection of  volunteer Mentors!
• My wishes for 2010 are that the Cafe will continue to grow  and welcome new individuals who can share with everyone their experiences, dreams, and cultures.
• As always, membership will remain FREE to all FOREVER!
• To post your ad, announcement, or e-mail description, please click here. (Homepage).

Sitemap; Index;
Mentor Match; Announcements; Members; Join; Who linked; Global e-mail list; Chat;
(Contact) / User Feedback.

I remember: Over the past decade, I have worked as a social worker to the elderly and those with disabilities. During which time, I have closed many case files by writing, « client has deceased … counseling services will be offered to the family, friends, and neighbors. »  Continuer la lecture de « Social Work Cafe SWC »

the voice of European Workers

• The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) was set up in 1973 to promote the interests of working people at European level and to represent them in the EU institutions.
• The process of European integration, with the euro, the European Constitution, and the growing impact of EU legislation on daily life, has changed the setting in which trade unions operate … (about 1/2) .

Homepage; Sitemap;
Events; Activities; Resolutions; Speeches; Press; Publications; Members only; Links;
Address: European Trade Union Confederation ETUC , International Trade Union House ITUH, Boulevard Roi Albert II, 5, B-1210 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

About 2/2: … To defend and bargain for their members effectively at national level, they must coordinate activities and policies across Europe. To influence the economy and society at large, they need to speak with a single voice and act collectively at European level. Continuer la lecture de « European Trade Union Confederation ETUC »

(allready briefly mentioned on this blog on January 24, 2006).

• 1: The name of the association is Network Institute for Global Democratization, NIGD, Verkostoinstituutti maaailmanlaajuisen demokratisaation tukemiseksi ry. The association’s domicile is Helsinki, Finland.
• 2: The aim of the association is to contribute to worldwide democratization. Democracy is understood to mean maximally equal rights and practical possibilities to participate both in making decisions, which affect one’s self, and in struggles over the correct way of organising common issues. Another part of democracy is that everybody has the right to participate in defining the public and political issues, upon which decisions are made democratically. Democracy is an ideal, and a process, but not a completed model; therefore, democratization may, in practice, touch any part of societal life.
• 3: Any person, regardless of nationality … (full text Charter).

Homepage;
New or restored democracies; World Public Finances; North-South; WSF;
Members; Staff; Board; News, Notes; Public Library; Blogs; http://docs.nigd.org/the-nigd-blogs
Publications; Links;
Address: NIDG, Limingantie 57 C 6, 00560 Helsinki, Finland;
Contact.

About: The aim of NIGD is to contribute to worldwide democratisation. To promote global democratisation, NIGD works to strengthen global civil society by producing and developing emanicipatory knowledge for democratic movements, organisations, and states. Continuer la lecture de « Network Institute for Democratic Globalisation NIDG »

• Our Vision: Save the Children’s vision is a world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection, development and participation.
• Our Mission: Save the Children’s mission is to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.
• Our Values: … (full text Mission/Vision/Values).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Where; Accessibility; Structure; Get involved; Jobs; Donate;
Addresses (1 of 4): Save the Children, Kirkose Sub-city Kebele 13, Debre Zeit Rd, P.O Box: 387, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia;
Contacts.

Campaigns; Many of the problems faced by children will only be eradicated with political support or new legislation.  Continuer la lecture de « Save the Children »

aussi en français

The general objective of Euronet-FGM is to improve the health of female immigrants in Europe and to fight harmful traditional practices affecting the health of women and children, in particular FGM. This fight goes through specific objectives:

• to fight FGM in Europe by finding a global solution and establishing a lobby aimed at eradicating the practice on all continents and in all regions
• to promote information exchange, sharing knowledge and experience
• to establish and maintain links among the Inter-African Committee (IAC) , the associations and organisations … (full text Objectives).

english Homepage;
Member; Forum; Pages only in french: Action; Dossier de presse;
Address: euronet-fgm.org, Rue de l’Ermitage, 52, Bruxelles, Belgique;
Contact.

Who are we: During the last few decades, Europe has received thousands of immigrants and refugees of African origin who practise female genital mutilation (FGM). Consequently, several NGOs, governments and health professionals of various nationalities were inspired to explore means of preventing FGM. At international gatherings, the idea emerged of founding a network to fight FGM practised outside the African continent.  Continuer la lecture de « european network for the prevention and eradication of harmful traditional practices – euronet-fgm.org »

compassionate, comprehensive, creative – also in french and german – Linked on our blogs with Transition from Conflict to Peace & Nonviolence (Baku, 1-14 June 2011).

• Summer Academy 2011 – ANNUAL THEME: MANAGING PEACE?
• Our approach is based on interdisciplinary research  in the areas of international peace- and conflict research, critical systems theory, culture- and communication studies, political psychology, group psychotherapy and others. In cooperation with internationally renowned institutions, universities, researchers, experts, networks and practitioners we continuously develop our services and contribute to the area of conflict transformation and peacebuilding … (about 1/2).

english Homepage and News;
Services; Network; Projects; Summer Acaddemy; Certificate; Our Team; Calendar; Media; Partners, Donors;
Address: Institute for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding, Neuengasse 8, 3011 Bern, Switzerland;
Contact online and newsletter.

About 2/2 … Our objectives are:   Continuer la lecture de « Institute for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding ICP »

social workers make a difference – also Fédération Internationale des Travailleurs Sociaux FITS, and Federación Internacional de Trabajadores Sociales FITS

• In this section of our web site you will find contact information for our member organizations, Executive Committee and other officials.
• Under Presentation of IFSW you can read about our aims and how IFSW is organized as well as our history, including a presentation of historical persons in social work.
• Coverage of our 50 year jubilee is available with an invitation for you to be part of the celebration … (full text about).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Activities; Regions; International Jobs; Partnerships; Human Rights Links; Publications; News; Archives; Newsletter;
Address: International Federation of Social Workers, Postfach 6875, Schwarztorstrasse 20, CH-3001 Berne, Switzerland;
Contact online.

History: The International Federation of Social Workers is a successor to the International Permanent Secretariat of Social Workers, which was founded in Paris in 1928 and was active until the outbreak of World War II. Continuer la lecture de « International Federation of Social Workers IFSW »

Social development processes aim to bring about economic and social improvement in the lives of people through capacity building. Often this involves institution-building and social change. The International Consortium for Social Development ICSD is an organization of practitioners, scholars and students in the human services … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Branches; Membership; Symposium; Social Issues; President’s Corner;
Contact: not found.

About 2/2: … It was started in the 1970’s by a group of social work educators to respond to pressing human concerns from an international, interdisciplinary perspective. Continuer la lecture de « International Consortium for International Social Development ICSD »

Info in Thai

• Our work centers on rural homestays. We have selected thirty target schools in rural provinces to work with. These schools have agreed to provide food and accommodation to our volunteers in exchange for their teaching in the classroom 3-4 hours per day.
• Though we teach very poor students in the most remote provinces of Thailand, our homestays are quite comfortable. Volunteers get a Western style house, a proper bed, bathroom, and three fine Thai meals a day. You will either live with a Thai family or have your own house in the community … (Projects 1/2).

Homepage;
What you get; Want to Volunteer? in the News; Photos, Movies; Questions; Fees, Donations;
Address (1 of 2): VolunThai, 86/24 Soi Kanprapa, Prachacheun Rd, Bahng Sue, Bangkok, 10800, Thailand;
Contact.

Projects 2/2: … Indeed, one reason Volunthai has been so successful is because the Thais take such good care of their guests.  Continuer la lecture de « VolunThai – Volunteers for Thailand »

in many languages – created by Volunteers, for Volunteers

• Founded by volunteers in 2002 in Nong Khai Thailand, Travel to Teach is a non-profit making organisation that links volunteers from all over the world with grassroots community projects in the developing world.
• Travel to Teach was founded in opposition to the large western corporations who use volunteering to make a profit. The Travel to Teach team felt that by actually basing themselves in a developing country they could keep costs down and offer moderate fees, whilst creating opportunities to volunteer skills and contribute to local communities … (full text about /what).

english Homepage; Sitemap;
Locations: ex. Thailand; Apply; Projects: English Teaching, Animal Welfare, Child Care, … Women’s Groups;
Address: Travel to Teach, 1161/2 SOI CHITA PANYA, 43000 NONKHAI, THAILAND;
Contact.

Is Volunteering For You? Volunteering abroad is one way to make a worthwhile contribution to another country while simultaneously broadening your life experiences. Continuer la lecture de « Travel to Teach »

Lié sur nos blogs avec L’humanisme laïque en tant que référence, et avec Europe: sécularisation de la société, réactions des églises, Colloque 2011 de FAML asbl.

• … La FAML est, aux yeux de beaucoup, devenue le mouvement laïque par excellence, celui qui existe concrètement sur le terrain, qui vise une audience large, qui fait vivre la laïcité au quotidien, qui entretient des rapports avec les autorités communales, avec les groupes de base.
• Si elle n’existait pas, il faudrait l’inventer…
• Regroupant plus d’une centaine d’associations francophones, elle a choisi le mode de fonctionnement de la fédération. Fédérer veut dire respecter dans sa diversité, mais aussi rassembler, coordonner.
• Etre laïque, c’est se réjouir des «ifférences (compatibles avec la dignité humaine – le fasciste et le totalitaire sont aussi différents), des sensibilités diverses, enrichissantes pour les uns et les autres, mais ce n’est pas s’en tenir là … (texte entier Valeurs de la FAML /Le pluralisme dans l’engagement).

Accueil;
Débaptisation / Apostasie; Cooronées; Colloque 2011; Publications; Composition Bureau; Séction locales;
Adresse: Fédération des Amis de la Morale Laïque asbl, 54 Avenue de Stalingrad, 1000 Bruxelles, Belgium;
Contact online.

Histoire de la FAML: En instaurant dans l’enseignement officiel les cours d’option philosophique, le Pacte Scolaire du 8 mai 1963 avait également suscité la création d’une série de nouvelles associations dont le but était de défendre et de promouvoir le cours de morale non confessionnelle nouvellement créé.  Continuer la lecture de « Fédération des Amis de la Morale Laïque FAML asbl »

Update August 14, 2012:

Jennifer Jenkins writes:

… I came across your website and wanted to notify you about a broken link on your page in case you weren’t aware of it. The link on the First Amendement Center is no longer working. I’ve included a link to a useful page on the First Amendment that you could replace the broken link with if you’re interested in updating your website: Online University: the First Amendement … Thanks … best, Jennifer Jenkins

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(… below I have crossed out the links witch no more work):   Continuer la lecture de « First Amendement Center »