Auteur/autrice : Heidi Barathieu-Brun

committed to stopping the Tory cuts

• This blog orginally aimed to provide updates on sociological research  relevant to A level (16-19) sociology students. However, it’s morphing into a forum for expressing my leftist views on a range of contemporary events.
• Even if this is the case, many entries still covers issues, concepts and theories relevant to A level sociology. Also, even with the political content, a lot of posts are still  ‘pure updates’ on contemporary research … (about 1/2).

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Top Tens; Best Resources; More Resources; AS/ A Level Sociology; Publications;
(Contact) / Leave a reply online: scroll down on the about-site.

About 2/2: … this blog was only started in July 2010 – so if you are here for A level material then the Global Development and Education sources are a bit thin as we haven’t taught these yet this academic year – they will be populated with lots of juicy material from January 2011.  Continuer la lecture de « realsociology »

also in espanol

Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual’s income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. We believe that respect and value for diversity in all aspects of our organization are essential to our well-being. We believe that reproductive self-determination must be voluntary and preserve the individual’s right to privacy. We further believe that such self-determination will contribute to an enhancement of the quality of life and strong family relationships … (full text Mission).

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Health Topics; Leadership; Local, State; International; News; Get involved; Take Action; Jobs, Volunteering; Donate;
Address: Planned Parenthood Federation of America, 434 West 33rd Street, New York, NY 10001, USA;
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Who we are: Planned Parenthood is many things to many people. We are a trusted health care provider, an informed educator, a passionate advocate, and a global partner helping similar organizations around the world.  Continuer la lecture de « Planned Parenthood Federation of America »

real help, real hope, a humanitarian organization focused on helping overcome poverty through child sponsorship – also in espanol

• Children International is a nonprofit humanitarian organization dedicated to bettering the lives of impoverished children, their families and communities. We achieve our goals primarily through child sponsorship, which unites children in need with individual sponsors who wish to address the children’s immediate and basic needs. Sponsorship gives poor children the tools and opportunities necessary for success by providing benefits and supporting programs for each child – primarily in the areas of education and health. Our sponsorship program currently benefits more than 335,000 impoverished children and their families in 11 countries throughout the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, the United States and Zambia. (Who we are).
• Children International on english wikipedia.

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Sponsor a child; About Sponsorchip: Programs and Services; Social Networks; Where; How; Reports; Newsletter; Employment; Donations;
Address: Children International, 2000 East Red Bridge Road, P.O. Box 219055, Kansas City, MO 64121, USA;
Contact.

About Us: Since 1936, Children International, a top rated charity, has been providing assistance to children and families struggling in terrible poverty. Continuer la lecture de « Children International »

• Kiva’s mission is to connect people, through lending, for the sake of alleviating poverty.
• Kiva empowers individuals to lend to an entrepreneur across the globe. By combining microfinance with the internet, Kiva is creating a global community of people connected through lending … (full text about KIVA).

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How KIVA works; Lend; Do more; Community; Updates; Gifts; Blog; Press; Developers; Fellows; Jobs; Volunteer; Help /FAQs; Donate;
Address: Kiva Microfunds, 3180 18th Street, Suite 201, San Francisco, CA, 94110, USA;
Contact.

About Microfinance: Microfinance is a general term to describe financial services to low-income individuals or to those who do not have access to typical banking services.  Continuer la lecture de « KIVA – loans that change lives »

turning a global crisis into a global opportunity – Linked on our blogs with A great way to kick off 2011 for the Robin Hood Tax, and later with Sign petition for the Robin Hood Tax.

• It’s simple: the financial crisis and the recession have left a massive hole in the UK’s public finances. Jobs and public services are at risk in the UK while many other developed and developing countries face a similar struggle.
• But there is another way. Thousands of Robin Hood supporters believe that banks, hedge funds and the rest of the financial sector should pay their fair share to clear up the mess they helped create. (Why we need Robin and links to topics).

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You need to know; Policy Library; Progress; Media; Latest; Get involved; Accessibility; Resources; Spread the word; Latest; Supporters; The Coalition; Around the world;
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How it works – the big idea: In a nutshell, the big idea behind the Robin Hood Tax is to generate billions of pounds – hopefully even hundreds of billions of pounds. That money will fight poverty in the UK and overseas. It will tackle climate change. And it will come from fairer taxation of the financial sector.   Continuer la lecture de « Robin Hood Tax »

Linked with Social Care online.

… The Social Care Institute for Excellence’s (SCIE) mission is to identify and spread knowledge about good practice to the large and diverse social care workforce and support the delivery of transformed, personalised social care services. We aim to reach and influence practitioners, managers and the sector leadership who have responsibility for service delivery in adults’ and children’s services. We recognise the central role of people who use services, children, young people, their families and their carers, and we aim to ensure their experience and expertise is reflected in all aspects of our work … (about 1/2).

Homepage; http://www.scie.org.uk/index.asp

Key resources: SC TV; Social Care Online; e-Learning; Good Practice Framework;
Adults; Families, Children; Workforce; Knowledge, Research; Tools, Gateways; Publications; Newsletters; News; Events; Help;
Address: Social Care Institute for Excellence, Goldings House, 2 Hay’s Lane, London SE1 2HB, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Our Role: SCIE is an independent charity, funded by the Department of Health and the devolved administrations in Wales and Northern Ireland.  Continuer la lecture de « Social Care Institute for Excellence SCIE »