Catégorie : Civil Society

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• The Mind & Life Institute is a non-profit organization that seeks to understand the human mind and the benefits of contemplative practices through an integrated mode of knowing that combines first person knowledge from the world’s contemplative traditions with methods and findings from contemporary scientific inquiry. Ultimately, our goal is to relieve human suffering and advance well-being … (full text Values, Vision, Mission & Strategy).
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Dalai Lama and Mind and Life: His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama is the leader of Tibetan Buddhism, a spiritual leader revered worldwide, and (he was until recently) the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile.   Continuer la lecture de « Mind and Life Institute »

The Children’s Defense Fund grew out of the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Marian Wright Edelman. The first Black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar, Mrs. Edelman directed the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund office in Jackson, Miss.; worked with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as counsel for his Poor People’s Campaign; and dedicated her early career to defending the civil liberties of people struggling to overcome poverty and discrimination … (about /OHistory 1/2).
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Address: Children’s Defense Fund, 25 E Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20001, USA;
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About /History 2/2: … In 1969, Mrs. Edelman began the Washington Research Project, a public interest law firm that monitored federal programs for low-income families and, out of that initiative, she founded the Children’s Defense Fund in 1973.  Continuer la lecture de « Children's Defense Fund CDF »

• The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) is an association of non-profit consumer organizations that was established in 1968 to advance the consumer interest through research, advocacy, and education. Today, nearly 300 of these groups participate in the federation and govern it through their representatives on the organization’s Board of Directors … (about /Overview 1/2).
• CFA on wikipedia.

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Adress: CFA, 1620 I Street, NW – Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, USA;
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About /Overview: … CFA is a research, advocacy, education, and service organization.  Continuer la lecture de « Consumer Federation of America CFA »

• La CRIIRAD, Qu’est-ce que c’est? 1986, création de la CRIIRAD: Alors que les services officiels indiquent que la France, en raison de son éloignement, a été totalement épargnée par le nuage radioactif de Tchernobyl, des familles entières consomment, sans le savoir, du lait, du fromage, des légumes frais … gorgés de produits radioactifs.
• C’est en réaction au manque de prise en considération des conséquences de cet accident pour l’environnement et l’être humain que la CRIIRAD s’est constituée … (en savoir plus 1/2).
• CRIIRAD in english on en.wikipedia.

Ce Site a un seul URL pour toutes ses pages. Liens internes pour Accueil, En savoir plus, subventions; Dossiers 2009 resp. 2008, Publications, Stages de Formation, Bulletin, Addhésion/Don, Pétitions; Contrôler la radioactivité: en labo, sur le site, leRadon, Compteur Geiger, Menaces radioactives sur les aliments.
URLs externes: Adhésion/Don, Dossier Japon, Balises, Publications: M. Roland DESBORDES;
Adresse Commission: 471 Avenue Victor Hugo, 26000 VALENCE, FRANCE;
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En savoir plus 2/2: … /La CRIIRAD, Qu’est-ce que c’est? La CRIIRAD a pour vocation:  Continuer la lecture de « Commission de recherche et d'information indépendantes sur la radioactivité CRIIRAD »

The American Bankruptcy Institute is the largest multi-disciplinary, non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency. ABI was founded in 1982 to provide Congress and the public with unbiased analysis of bankruptcy issues. The ABI Canal Center Plaza membership includes more than 12,000 attorneys, auctioneers, bankers, judges, lenders, professors, turnaround specialists, accountants and other bankruptcy professionals providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information … (about 1/2).

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Address:  American Bankruptcy Institute, 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314, USA;
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About 2/2: … In fulfillment of its mission to provide information to its members, journalists, Congress and the public, ABI is engaged in numerous educational and research activities, as well as the production of a number of publications both for the insolvency practitioner and the public. Continuer la lecture de « American Bankruptcy Institute ABI »