Catégorie : Civil Society

Linked with Michael Schmidt-Salomon – Germany, with giordano bruno stiftung, with The American Atheist, with International League of Non-Religious and Atheists, with Atheist Alliance International, with Leitkultur Humanismus und Aufklärung, with Ex-Muslims form anti-religion group in Germany, and with Manifesto of the Third Camp against US Militarism and Islamic Terrorism.

Brights Deutschland unterstützt den Kongress ‘Die erschöpfte Theorie? Evolution und Kreationismus in Wissenschaften’, der vom 15.-17. Juni 2007 an der Universität Trier stattfinden wird. Nähere Informationen auch im BRIGHTSBLOG.

Gegenwärtig wird das naturalistische Weltbild innerhalb der meisten Kulturen unzureichend zum Ausdruck gebracht und teilweise sogar politisch oder gesellschaftlich unterdrückt.

Zwischen den Menschen mit einem naturalistischen Weltbild bestehen große Unterschiede. Einige sind Mitglied in Organisationen, die eine Anschauung fördern, die frei von übernatürlichen Komponenten ist. Die allermeisten sind jedoch nicht in einer Gruppe organisiert und identifizieren sich nicht mit einem bestimmten Begriff.

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(German Version: IBKA Internationaler Bund der Konfessionslosen und Atheisten e.V.)

Linked with Michael Schmidt-Salomon – Germany, with giordano bruno stiftung, with The American Atheist, with Atheist Alliance International, with Leitkultur Humanismus und Aufklärung, with Ex-Muslims form anti-religion group in Germany, with Manifesto of the Third Camp against US Militarism and Islamic Terrorism, and with the brights.

IBKA: To become member of IBKA, print out the membership application form, fill it in and send it in by mail. Membership contribution: The membership contribution is 50 euro per year. It is possible to pay a reduced contribution of 25 euro: (1) for members of organizations that are corporate members of IBKA, and for members of friendly organizations with the same objectives; (2) for spouses and partners of members paying the full contribution; (3) for people with low income. Donations are tax-deductible in Germany.

Goals – these are the essentials of IBKA, according to its by-laws:

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Linked with Monika Hauser – Germany, and with Self-immolation by oppressed Afghan women is rising.

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And for Afghanistan: Medica mondiale,

• – We support traumatised women and girls in war and crisis zones. And all against child marriages and forced marriages!
• – On the 7th of March, in advance for celebrating of International Women’s Day 2007, the Supreme Court, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and medica mondiale e.V. are encouraging both men and women to register their marriage and help make Afghanistan safe and secure.
• – Self-immolation – escaping violence: medica mondiale presents first systematic research study of afghan women’s suicides
• “When human beings cannot resist outside pressure, the conclusion comes to end her life. This is the strongest protest against bad conditions” – Quotation of the Minister of Public Health. Addressing self-immolation: Developing a response strategy, a joint conference between medica mondiale (Women’s Rights Department) and Afghan Human Rights Commission took place 14-16 November, 2006 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Delegates from countries like Bangladesh, Iran, India and Sri Lanka – which have similar female suicide rates – discussed the problem with around 200 participants at a conference in Afghanistan on Tuesday. (full text).

Linked with Mark Pieth – Switzerland, with Der Schmiergeldjäger Mark Pieth und die verbotenen Geschäfte mit Saddam, with .

The Basel Institute on Governance is an independent non-profit institution devoted to interdisciplinary research, policy advice and capacity building in the areas of public, corporate, and global governance (Center for Governance and Research), and offers special services in the field of asset recovery (International Center for Asset Recovery). The Institute acts as a centre of competence by combining scientific methodology with practical experience to provide applied solutions to concrete problems. Based in Switzerland and associated with the University of Basel, we bring together internationally recognised academics as well as practitioners with long-standing experience in the matters at stake, and work with a wide range of stakeholders from around the globe. (full text).

It offers tailor-made solutions to its partners in the three pillars of public governance, of corporate governance, and of global governance.

Annual report 2006;
International Centre for Asset Recovery ICAR;
Events;
Publications;
News Reports;
Links;
Contact.

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Linked with Michael Schmidt-Salomon – Germany, with giordano bruno stiftung;
with International League of Non-Religious and Atheists, with Atheist Alliance International, with Leitkultur Humanismus und Aufklärung, with Ex-Muslims form anti-religion group in Germany, with Manifesto of the Third Camp against US Militarism and Islamic Terrorism, and with the brights.

Since 1963, AMERICAN ATHEISTS has been the premier organization laboring for the civil liberties of Atheists, and the total, absolute separation of government and religion. It was born out of a court case begun in 1959 by the Murray family which challenged prayer recitation in the public schools. That case – Murray v. Curlett – was a landmark in American jurisprudence on behalf of our First Amendment rights.

What’s new;
Action Alert;
Affiliation;
No God Blog;
Atheists in Foxholes;
Contuct Us.

About: Now in its fourth decade, American Atheists is dedicated to working for the civil rights of Atheists, promoting separation of state and church, and providing information about Atheism. The organization was founded by Madalyn Murray O’Hair, the noted Atheist activist, as the result of her successful battle against mandatory school prayer and bible recitation. Over the last thirty years, American Atheists has:

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