Catégorie : Civil Society

a website with each page mainly in chinese and short texts in english

The main goals of TIWA （the Taiwan International Workers’ Association）are to promote cooperation between migrant and local workers, to improve the working conditions and social environment for migrant workers in Taiwan, and to increase workers’ rights and benefits. Taiwan began implementing a guest worker program in 1989. There are currently over 300,000 migrant workers in Taiwan, mostly from the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia. Not only have they contributed their labor, but they have become a unique part of Taiwan’s vibrant society and cultural life. (About).

Homepage;
Network; International Solidarity; Archives; A Chinese only page;
Contact.

TIWA named on other websites:  Continuer la lecture de « Taiwan International Workers' Association TIWA »

• The Media Foundation: We are a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. Our aims is to topple existing power structures and forge a major shift in the way we will live in the 21st century … (about 1/2).
• on en.wikipedia: Adbusters Media Foundation is a not-for-profit, anti-consumerist organization founded in 1989 by Kalle Lasn and Bill Schmalz in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The foundation describes itself as « a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age. »[1]
• on fr.wikipedia: Adbusters est à la fois un magazine (Adbusters magazine) et une fondation (Adbusters Media Foundation).

Homepage;
Current Issue; Back Issues; Magazine; Campaigns; Videos; Blogs; Subscribe; Donate;
Address: Adbusters Media Foundation, 1243 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6H 1B7, Canada;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Adbusters Magazine: Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Adbusters is a not-for-profit, reader-supported, 120,000-circulation magazine concerned about the erosion of our physical and cultural environments by commercial forces.  Continuer la lecture de « Adbusters Media Foundation »

in many languages, as: Punjabi, Farsi, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, Polish, Spanish, French, English

Shelternet is Canada’s first and only national online resource and support network for abused women and their children. Since its inception ten years ago, the organization has helped thousands of women across the countries who are victims of domestic violence. Shelternet is dedicated to decreasing the barriers faced by women accessing help online, increasing the technological capacity of shelters for abused women and their children, and facilitating a multi-sectoral response to violence against women and their children … (about 1/2 /Mission).

Frontpage for many languages; english Homepage; Sitemap;
Find a shelter /search-tools; Safety Plan; Understanding Abuse; How do I know; Types of Abuse; Who we are; Board; Team; Online Resources; Women; Teens; Kids; Friends, Family; Workplace; e-Services; Links;
Address: Shelternet for Abused Women, Centre for Social Innovation, 215 Spadina Avenue, Suite 120, Toronto, ON  M5T 2C7, Canada;
Feedback online, Contact: Tel. (416) 642-5463; Fax (416) 979-3939

About 2/2 … /Definition of Woman Abuse: Woman abuse is any verbal threat or physical force used to create fear and exert control over what a woman does.   Continuer la lecture de « Shelternet.ca »

is dedicated to providing free information for women in need

• SheltersForWomen.org is dedicated to providing free information for women in need. The online housing database consists of over 3,000 listings and includes homeless shelters, transitional housing, residential drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs. We are dedicated to helping the homeless and low-income persons find the shelter they need … (full text about).
• Women’s shelter on wikipedia.

Sitemap;
Schelters: for Families; for Homeless; for Youth; for Women, community outreach programs for women;
REHAB Centers – Drug and Alcohol Rehabs at the Salvation Army; Domestic Violence … /and women; /and Psy of Abuser; /and Rape; /and Hurts;
Contacts: go to Paths to Wellness and choose your (US-) State.

Violence Begins at Home (Author: Navneet Brar): Most of you reading this statement, ‘violence begins at home’, would be shocked. Continuer la lecture de « Women's Shelters – SheltersForWomen.org (US) »

Linked on our blogs with Project on Defense Alternatives PDA.

• The Commonwealth Institute’s mission is to support women CEOs, entrepreneurs and senior corporate executives by helping them grow their businesses and careers.
• Click on PLAY to watch a 5-minute video about TCI Boston … (about 1/2).

Frontpage; Homepage Boston Chapter; (see also: Commonwealth Institute /South Florida Chapter).
Events, Programs; Membership; Sponsorship; Business Resources; Board; Staff; News;
Address: The Commonwealth Institute, 101 Federal Street, Suite 1900, Boston, MA 02110, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2 … /Who are we? A nonprofit women’s membership organization with a distinct mission to help entrepreneurs, CEOs, Executive Directors, and senior corporate executives build successful businesses.   Continuer la lecture de « Commonwealth Institute TCI »