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Transformation Through the Arts

All links are inside of the same URL, just click on the lonks of the homepage.About: Ba Futuru, meaning “For the Future,” is a peacebuilding organization located in Timor-Leste (East Timor). The organization’s mission is to build a culture of peace and non-violence in Timor Leste (East Timor) by developing the values, skills, knowledge and wellbeing of conflict-affected, vulnerable and at-risk young people, and those who care for them. To this end, Ba Futuru engages children and youth in artistic conflict resolution and human rights activities, offers training for people working with children, and provides capacity development for government officials. (full text).

Contact:

• Email;
• East Timor: Ba Futuru, Rua Vila Verde, Suco Haksolok Dili, Timor-Leste, + 67 0 724 6022, + 67 0 726 2251;
• United States: Ba Futuru, 721 Van Wyck Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, USA;
• Australia: Danielle Ujvari, Board President, University of Melbourne – SAGES, 221 Bouverie St, Carlton, Australia 3053, + 61 0 423 165 161.

Homepage: Ba Futuru engages children and youth in artistic, conflict resolution and human rights activities in East Timor. By facilitating healing among children afected by conflict, raising knowledge of human rights and their relevance in day-to-day living, and encouraging creative expression and co-operation, the Transformative Arts and Human Rights Education (TAHRE) program helps break the cycle of violence.

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Linked with BASJAK’s report on Jammu and Kashmir, with Paul Beersmans – Belgium, with the Belgian Association for Solidarity with Jammu and Kashmir BASJAK, and with Professor Pandita’s Blog about Kashmir and IDPs.

Starting Page;
homepage in english;
homepage en français.

All links are on the respective homepages. Offices in Geneva, Bruxelles, New York.

ITS BASIC PRINCIPLES:

• affirms the unity of human nature;
• affirms the fundamental equality of all races, of all peoples, of all cultures, and works towards the advancement of a genuine international community;
• believes in the efficacy of spiritual values to promote comprehension and collaboration among peoples; however, the Movement is non-confessional;
• rejects every method inspired by hatred, its doctrine being a doctrine of peace in justice and love;
• promotes the aims and objectives of the United Nations.

Mail-Contact and questions.

ACTIVITIES at the local level through various involvements in the social, medical and educational fields … (full text).

COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS.

Linked with Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta – Australia, with UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with The Irati Wanti declaration, and with Articles for Indigenous Peoples on our blogs.

Starting page – cultural warning: Kulinma Wiya tjuta kutjupa tjutanti nyiri nyang ka ngaranyi. Ka nyura nyiri nyangatja alara nyakulan ngalturingkuku minu kuntaringkutu – Visitors to this website should be aware that if members of some Aboriginal communities see names or images of the deceased, particularly their relatives, they may be distressed.

Homepage;
news & events;
nuclear dump;
photo journal;
get involved;
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Contacts.

About: We are the Kupa Piti Kungka Tjuta, the Senior Aboriginal Women from Coober Pedy, South Australia: Ivy Makinti Stewart, Eileen Wani Wingfield, Eileen Unkari Crombie, Angelina Wonga, Emily Munyungka Austin and Myra Tjunmutja Watson. They say:

• We are the Aboriginal women Yankunytjatjara, Antikarinya and Kokatha;
• We know the country;
• The poison the Government is talking about will poison the land;
• We say « NO radioactive dump in our ngura – in our country;
• Its strictly poison we don’t want it.

(full text /about).

Linked with Haris Ibrahim – Malaysia.

This website is a busy and strongly visited Forum with all-philosophical items, going from abortion, via Islam to women, through the whole abc.

You can also create your own busy item. You have to sign in. By categories seems to have some religious touch.

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Linked with Dahr Jamail – USA.
Presentation – October 17, 2007, Wednesday, October 17, 7 p.m.: The Center for Economic Research and Social Change and The Nation Institute present Dahr Jamail and Jeremy Scahill Beyond the Green Zone, a talk, book launch, discussion, and book signing. (Tickets $5 at the door), at Broadway Presbyterian Church, 601 West 14th Street on Broadway, New York … (full invitation text).

Homepage;
Hard News;
Webblog;
Images;
Daily mosaic video;
Daily Iraq monitor;
Newsletter;
LINKS;
Contact.

Covering the Middle East: (it) provides analysis and discussion of US mainstream news in light of Dahr Jamail’s reports and photographs from the Middle East. Its intent is to identify unreported news from the Middle East and to make a broader audience aware of events there. ‘Covering the Middle East’ encourages your comments, reactions, and participation … (full text).