Catégorie : Civil Society

celebrating women who ignite global change

Sparks seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world. (Homepage).

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Address: Spark | 2130 Fillmore Street, #243 San Francisco, CA 94115, USA;
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• Spark seeks to build a community of young, global citizens who are invested in changing patterns of inequality that impact women throughout the world.

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Linked with Rosalie Bertell – USA.

The International Institute of Concern for Public Health is a Canadian-based nonprofit organization dedicated to helping communities assess and improve their environmental health status. The IICPH alerts and informs the public of the health hazards of pesticides, nuclear industries and other commercial, military, and industrial products. As well — independent of government and industry — the Institute provides the evidence and documentation needed by survivors of environmental disasters. This unique and essential service both supports and furthers the key principle on which the IICPH operates: that a safe environment is a fundamental human right … (about 1/2 /mission).

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Address: IICPH, P.O. Box 80523 Rpo White Shields, 2300 Lawrence Ave. East, Toronto ON Canada M1P 4Z5;
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About 2/2: … IICPH works in cooperation with Native Peoples, professionals, grassroots organizations, and citizens groups in Canada, the United States, Russia, the Central Pacific, India, South America, Europe, South Africa, and many other countries.

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The URPP Foundations of Human Social Behavior, Altruism and Egoism

Linked with Tania Singer – Germany.

The Univesity of Zurich founded the Research Priority Program on the Foundation of Human Social Behavior in 2005.

This interdisciplinary program focuses on the investigation of human social behavior from the perspectives of neuroscience, economics, psychology, philosophy, and evolutionary anthropology (on wikipedia, on WILEY InterScience, on Max Planck Institute).

The main goal is to understand the factors which determine prosocial and antisocial behavior in humans. The program concentrates not only on the social and biological bases of altruistic and egoistic behavior, but also on the economic and ethical consequences of people displaying this behavior … (Homepage).

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Professor Ernst Fehr der UZH erhält Benoist-Preis 2008;
New Paper in Science / The Coevolution of Cultural Groups and Ingroup Favoritism;
New Paperin Nature / Egalitarianism in young children;
New Paper in Neuron / Oxytocin Shapes the Neural Circuitry of Trust and Trust Adaptation in Humans;
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Address /Administration: University Research Priority Program (URPP), « Foundations of Human Social Behavior », Blumlisalpstrasse 10, CH – 8006 Zurich;
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About / Resources: The Research Priority Program Foundations of Human Social Behavior is an interdisciplinary research program that investigates social behavior adopting a multi-method approach.

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Linked with Fumihiko Sueki – Japan.

The Buddhist Community at Stanford is an ecumenical group dedicated to creating a supportive community for Buddhist study and practice. We welcome experienced Buddhists from different traditions as well as people who are exploring. Our activites include daily sitting periods, meditation classes, study groups, visits to local monasteries, Dharma talks, social gatherings, community service and more! (Homepage).

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The Buddhist Study Circle (click on the link inside of Activities): The study circle is structured so that there is practice and study. Beginning with a short and peaceful chant in the beginning, the group then learns from an American Tibetan nun about karma and how it functions in our lives. There are exercises in trying to make the principle come alive in our day-to-day lives. Everyone is welcome to participate.

Linked with Cora Weiss – USA.

• The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War.
• We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910), and over the years
• 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.
• Our 300 member organisations in 70 countries, and individual members, form a global network which brings together expertise and campaigning experience in a common cause.
• Our main programme centres on Sustainable Disarmament for Sustainable Development.
• We welcome your participation.

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Address: International Peace Bureau, 41, rue de Zürich,  CH-1201 Geneva;
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About/what is IBP: The International Peace Bureau is dedicated to the vision of a World Without War. We are a Nobel Peace Laureate (1910); over the years, 13 of our officers have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize.

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