Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

Americans For Debt Relief Now! (AFDRN) is a collaboration among like-minded organizations dedicated to alleviating the debt burden on American families and raising awareness about the consumer debt issue … (full text about).

Homepage;
What is the problem; What can we do; Learn more; FAQs; Download the Facts Sheet;
Contact online.

What is the problem 2/2: … From home mortgage loans and credit card interest rates and fees, to the legal loan sharking of payday loans, more and more Americans are finding themselves trapped on the revolving debt treadmill while lenders’ profits and political power soar to unprecedented levels. Continuer la lecture de « Stop the Squeeze.org – Americans for debt relief now »

• The first Earth Day, on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people now participate in Earth Day activities each year, making it the largest civic observance in the world … (about 1/2).
• Earth Day on en.wikipedia.

Homepage;
Take Action; Programs; Campaigns; Educator’s Network; Careers; Partners; Charity Navigator; News; Blogs; Galleries; Earth Day TV; Donate;
Address: Earth Day Network, Main Office, 1616 P St. NW, Suite 340, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … But Earth Day Network does not stop there.   Continuer la lecture de « Earth Day Network »

a Norsk Website

• Mission and vision: Together with our constituency and our partners, Norwegian Church Aid commits itself to the vision: Together for a just world.
• Read more about our goals and strategies … (Mission/Vision).

english Homepage; Sitemap;
Take Action; What we do; News; Newsletter; Career; Donate;
Address: Norwegian Church Aid, Bernhard Getz’ gate 3, 0165 Oslo; or: Postboks 7100, St. Olavs plass, 0130 Oslo, Norway;
Contact.

About NCA: Norwegian Church Aid struggles together with people and organisations across the world to eradicate poverty and injustice. Continuer la lecture de « Norwegian Church Aid NCA »

Linked on our blogs with Coalition of Essential Schools CES.

The Great Schools Partnership, Inc. is a nonprofit school-support organization committed to redesigning public education to improve the quality of learning for all students. Our focus is not on a single classroom, school, or district, but we work at all levels of the educational system—from the classroom to the statehouse—in the effort to shape America’s finest secondary schools … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Our Work; Principles; School Design; Redesign; Tool dev.; Grant; Services; iWalkThrough; Recent News; Press; Team;
Address: Great Schools Partnership, Inc., 482 Congress Street, Suite 500, Portland, ME 04101, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … With decades of collective service in support of public schools, we offer school coaching, professional development, and technical assistance to educators, schools, districts, and state agencies. Continuer la lecture de « Great Schools Partnership »

sexuality, information, reproductive health and rights

Motivated by the suffering caused by the State’s blanket ban on contraception, the IFPA was established by seven volunteers in 1969. Since then the IFPA has been to the fore in setting the agenda for sexual and reproductive health and rights both nationally and internationally. Today the IFPA offers a comprehensive range of services which promote sexual health and support reproductive choice on a not-for-proft basis … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Media and Info; News; Hot Topics; Youth; Men’s; Services: Sexual and Reproductive Health, Pregnancy Counselling, Education and Training;
Address (1 of 3): IFPA Head Office, Solomons House, 42A Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Ireland;
Contact.

About 2/2: … The IFPA provides medical services from its clinics in Dublin city centre and Tallaght as well as crisis pregnancy and counselling services at 11 centres nationwide.  Continuer la lecture de « Irish Family Planning Association IFPA »

Women Wake Up WOWAP is a voluntary, Non Governmental Organization and Non profit Organization, established in 1996 and registered under Seciety Ordinance of 1954 of United Republic of Tanzania on 17th September 1998 registration No. SO No. 9575 … (about 1/2).

Homepage/Welcome; Sitemap;
Female Genital Mutilation FGM; Booklet about FGM, 19 pdf-pages; Imprint /Donate Now;
Address: Jana Göbel, Rubensstr. 72, 12157 Berlin, Germany;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Most of the women and children living in developing countries face grave social problems such as discrimination, poverty and gender-based violence. Continuer la lecture de « Women Wake Up WOWAP »

Links and resources selected by this coalition of school districts in the 50 largest U.S. cities

• Our Mission: It is the special mission of America’s urban public schools to educate the nation’s most diverse student body to the highest academic standards and prepare them to contribute to our democracy and the global community.
• Our Vision: Urban public schools exist to teach students to the highest standards of educational excellence. As the primary American institution responsible for weaving the strands of our society into a cohesive fabric, we — the leaders of America’s Great City Schools — see a future where the nation cares for all children, expects their best, appreciates their diversity, invests in their futures, and welcomes their participation in the American dream … (full text Vision/Mission/Goals).

Homepage;
Legislative Services; Research; Current Projects; Conferences; Publications; News; Staff; Calendar;
Address: Council of the Great City Schools, 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 702, Washington, D.C. 20004, USA;
Contact /Fact Sheet.

Information about the Council: The Council of the Great City Schools is the only national organization exclusively representing the needs of urban public schools. Founded in 1956 and incorporated in 1961, the Council is located in Washington, D.C., where it works to promote urban education through legislation, research, media relations, instruction, management, technology, and other special projects.   Continuer la lecture de « Council of the Great City Schools »

a union of professionals

The American Federation of Teachers, an affiliate of the AFL-CIO, was founded in 1916 and today represents 1.5 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide … (about AFT 1/2).

Homepage;
Your Work; Teachers; Your Benefits; Scholarships; Key Issues; News; Press; AFT Voices; Get involved; Join; Calendar; Jobs;
Address: American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO, 555 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001, USA;
Contact online.

About AFT 2/2: … Five divisions within the AFT represent the broad spectrum of the AFT’s membership: pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; and nurses and other healthcare professionals. Continuer la lecture de « American Federation of Teachers AFT »

• WAVE is a network of European women’s non-governmental organisations working in the field of combating violence against women and children (women’s refuges, counselling centres, SOS hotlines/helplines, organisations focusing on prevention and training, etc.).
• Currently the Network focuses specifically on violence in the family and in intimate relationships. The Network sets out to promote and strengthen the human rights of women and children in general and to prevent violence against women and children in particular … (full text WAVE).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Help Service; Daphné Project; Fempower; EU Com.-Justice; Membership; News; Links;
Address: WAVE Network and European Info Centre Against Violence, Bacherplatz 10 / 4, 1050 Vienna, Austria;
Contact.

Information on Violence Against Women: In this section you’ll be able to find documents of all kinds dealing with the subject of violence against women and children. Continuer la lecture de « Women Against Violence Europe WAVE »