access.org

Linked on our blogs with Ai Weiwei: Deleted from the internet, and with China news tagged with: Ai Weiwei (130).

Access is a new global movement for digital freedom: Access is a global movement premised on the belief that political participation and the realization of human rights in the 21st century is increasingly dependent on access to the internet and other forms of technology. Founded in the wake of the 2009 Iranian post-election crackdown, Access teams with digital activists and civil society groups internationally to build their technical capacity and to help them advocate globally for their digital rights … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Campaigns; Policy, Activism; Videos; Proxi; Join, Alerts; Press, Blog; Donate;
Contact online.

About 2/2: … Access provides thought leadership and practical policy recommendations in the broader field of internet freedom, and based on that expertise mobilizes its global movement of citizens to campaign for an open internet accessible to all.  Continuer la lecture de « access.org »

Public Education Network PEN

Public Education Network (PEN) is a national association of local education funds LEFs and individuals working to advance public school reform in low-income communities across our country. PEN believes an active, vocal constituency is the key to ensuring that every child, in every community, benefits from a quality public education … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Take Action; Resources; Publications; News; Events; Membership; Staff; Board; Jobs; Internships; Donate;
Address: Public Education Network, 601 Thirteenth Street NW, Suite 710 South, Washington, DC 20005-3808, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … PEN and its members are building public demand and mobilizing resources for quality public education on behalf of 12 million children in 32 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.  Continuer la lecture de « Public Education Network PEN »

Nation Institute

Linked on our blogs with TomDispatch.com, and with The Invetigative Fund.

A nonprofit media center, The Nation Institute was established to extend the reach of progressive ideas and strengthen the independent press. Our dynamic range of programs include a bestselling book publishing imprint, Nation Books; our award-winning Investigative Fund, which supports groundbreaking investigative journalism; our nationally televised town hall meetings and debates; the widely read and syndicated website TomDispatch; our internship program at The Nation magazine; and Journalism Fellowships that fund up to 25 high-profile reporters every year … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Fellows; Internships; Press Inquiries; Prizes; Donate;
Our projects: TomDispatch.com, Invetigative Fund; Nation Books;
Address: The Nation Institute, c/o Taya Kitman, 116 East 16th Street, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003, USA;
Contacts: go to about and scroll down.

About 2/2: … Nation Books is one of the leading independent publishers of serious nonfiction in America.  Continuer la lecture de « Nation Institute »

Peace Pledge Union PPU

  • This part of our web site brings together some of our resources which are most likely to be of interest to pupils, teachers and parents.
  • The site’s title hints that this is a site with attitude. The education process and its content are not value free and neither is the material available here … (full text learn peace).
  • Petition: stop the advertising of violent toys on television.
  • PPU on en.wikipedia.

Homepage; Sitemap;
White Poppy;
Conflict Resolution; War Facts; Pacifism; Read; Newsletter; News, Actions; Join / support us;
Address: Peace Pledge Union, 1 Peace Passage, London N7 0BT, UK;
Contact online.

Arms Trade: A steady rise in arms sales since the late 1990s continues. Today the combined sale of the top 100 arms companies amounts to some $268 billion.   Continuer la lecture de « Peace Pledge Union PPU »

Knowledge Is Power Program KIPP

A Charter School – Linked on our blogs with WashPost Touts KIPP’s Extra Edge.

  • KIPP schools share a core set of operating principles known as the Five Pillars: High Expectations. KIPP schools have clearly defined and measurable high expectations for academic achievement and conduct that make no excuses based on the students’ backgrounds. Students, parents, teachers, and staff create and reinforce a culture of achievement and support through a range of formal and informal rewards and consequences for academic performance and behavior.
  • Choice & Commitment: … (full text Five Pillars).

KIPP on wikipedia: KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a nationwide network of free open-enrollment college-preparatory schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States (Education in US). KIPP schools are usually established under state charter school laws and KIPP is America’s largest school operator.[1]

Homepage;
Teachers; Schools; School Ldeaders; Students; Press; Multimedia Archive; Newsletter; Staff; Careers; FAQs; Support us;
Address: KIPP Foundation, 135 Main Street, Suite 1700, San Francisco, CA 94105, USA;
Contact.

About KIPP /Who We Are: KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools. Continuer la lecture de « Knowledge Is Power Program KIPP »

Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting FAIR

challenging media bias and censorship since 1986

  • Independent, aggressive and critical media are essential to an informed democracy. But mainstream media are increasingly cozy with the economic and political powers they should be watchdogging. Mergers in the news industry have accelerated, further limiting the spectrum of viewpoints that have access to mass media. With U.S. media outlets overwhelmingly owned by for-profit conglomerates and supported by corporate advertisers, independent journalism is compromised … (full text what’s wrong with the news).
  • FAIR on wikipedia.

Homepage;
Take action; What’s New; Studies, Reports; Press; Extra; CounterSpin; Blog; They say; Archives; Support us;
Address: 104 W. 27th Street, Suite 10B, New York, NY 10001, USA;
Contact.

About /What’s FAIR: FAIR, the national media watch group, has been offering well-documented criticism of media bias and censorship since 1986.   Continuer la lecture de « Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting FAIR »

World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters

also in french and in spanish

  • What is AMARC? AMARC is an international non-governmental organization serving the community radio movement, with almost 3 000 members and associates in 110 countries.
  • Its goal is to support and contribute to the development of community and participatory radio along the principals of solidarity and international cooperation.
  • All continents are represented on AMARC’s International Board of Directors … (about /What is AMARC 1/2). 
  • Visit the Caribbean Conference 4 to 6 may 2011.

Intro Website; english Homepage; Sitemap;
Women’s; Calendar; Principles; Governance; Statutes; Links:
Address: AMARC.org, International Secretariat, 705 Bourget Street, Suite 100, Montreal, Quebec, H4C 2M6, Canada;
Contact.

About /What is AMARC 2/2 /Once upon a time, in 1983: … AMARC is growing so fast that its founders do not often notice the passage of time. Continuer la lecture de « World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters »

Center for Community Change CCC

  • The mission of the Center for Community Change is to build the power and capacity of low-income people, especially low-income people of color, to change their communities and public policies for the better.
  • The Center for Community Change strengthens, connects and mobilizes grassroots groups to enhance their leadership, voice and power. We believe that vibrant community-based organizations, led by the people most affected by social and economic injustice, are key to putting an end to the failed go-it-alone politics of the past and building a better America for everyone based on community values … (who we are / mission 1/2).

Homepage;
Work; Projects; Resource Library; Press; Blog; History; Staff; Board; Partners; Jobs; Donate;
Address (1 of 3): Center for Community Change, 1536 U Street NW, Washington, DC 20009, USA;
Contact.

Who we are / mission 2/2: … Founded in 1968 to honor the life and values of Robert F. Kennedy, the Center is one of the longest-standing champions for low-income people and communities of color.   Continuer la lecture de « Center for Community Change CCC »

California Newsreel – film and video for social change

California Newsreel produces and distributes cutting edge, social justice films that inspire, educate and engage audiences. Founded in 1968, Newsreel is the oldest non-profit, social issue documentary film center in the country, the first to marry media production and contemporary social movements … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Releases; Videos A – Z; African-American Perspectives; Labor Studies; Globalization; Health, Social Justice; for High School; Links;
Addresses (1 of 3): California Newsreel, Main Office, 500 Third Street, Suite 505, San Francisco, CA 94107-1875, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: …We are a leading resource center for the advancement of racial justice and diversity, and the study of African American life and history as well as African culture and politics.  Continuer la lecture de « California Newsreel – film and video for social change »

Etiopsychologie

  • de nombreuses questions posées concernant la thérapie individuelle ou collective
  • un nombre croissant de demandes en consultations privées, devant les résultats très positifs de la technique
  • des questions fréquentes de personnes intéressées par la formation professionnelle concernant la reconnaissance du diplôme d’Etiopsychologue par les assurances complémentaires

nous ont incité à répondre en créant une association de professionnels (l’Association).

Accueil;
Ecole; Stages; Eric Loison; Divers; Newsletter; Renseignements; Interviews;
2 Addresses: Etio Diffusions sàrl: 1). Au Closel 11c, 1180 Rolle, Suisse; ou 2). Rue Peillonnex 26, 1225 Chêne-Bourg, Suisse;
Contact.

L’Etiopsychologie – Le Ventre, siège de nos émotions cachées: L’Etiopsychologie® est une nouvelle approche d’analyse et de traitement totalement différente de celles utilisées jusqu’à présent pour le traitement de nos troubles psychiques.  Continuer la lecture de « Etiopsychologie »

Abantu for Development

ABANTU for Development is a registered NGO established in 1991 by African women based in Europe. It is an NGO in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations. The Regional Office for Western Africa (ROWA), based in Accra, Ghana, was registered under the Companies Code in December 1998. The office was officially opened in March 1999 … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Advocacy; Institutional; Research; Training; Reports; Staff, Board; Partners; Governance; Peace Building; Events, Publications;
Address: ABANTU for Development (ROWA), HNo. A30, Adjacent Belfort School, Spintex Road, Baatsoonaa, P.O. Box KD 4, Kanda, Accra, Ghana;
Contact.

About 2/2: … ABANTU-ROWA coordinates all ABANTU programmes in the West African sub-region including programme activities in the Nigeria Country Office (NCO) based in Kaduna, Nigeria. Continuer la lecture de « Abantu for Development »

Change.org

start, join and win campaigns for social change – Linked on our blogs (on April 28) with U.S. Congresswoman Condemns Chinese Attack on Change.org.

Every day, across the world, people like you start campaigns on Change.org to fight for issues they care about — and the Change.org team works to mobilize people to help them win … (about 1/2).
Petitions to free Ai Wei Wei: on Change.org Call for the Release of Ai WeiWei. But also on China Digital Times, on Imagine Peace IP, on Lightstalkers.org, on ArtInfo (resp. in the air), and many more on Google Web-search.

Homepage;
Start a Petition; Learn more; How to …; News; Blog; Team; Victories; Join online; Help online;
Causes, Tools: scroll down to bottom of each page;
Contact. not found.

About 2/2: … We believe that building momentum for social change globally means empowering citizen activists locally. That’s why anyone, anywhere — from Chicago to Cape Town – can start their own grassroots campaign for change using our organizing platform.  Continuer la lecture de « Change.org »

International Geopolitics Reporters Association I.G.R.A.

  • The International Geopolitics Reporters Association I.G.R.A. is an international association of ambassadors, diplomats, journalists, writers, historians and other professionals specialized  in geopolitics. The I.G.R.A. has over 1.400 members in 75 world countries.
  • Membership Benefits: … (full text about).
  • Seems to be a project of Phantasma Group.

Homepage IGRA;
Join; Geopolitics, Report;
Address:  INTERNATIONAL GEOPOLITICS REPORTERS ASSOCIATION I.G.R.A., CORSO GARIBALDI 123, 80028 GRUMO NEVANO NA, ITALY;
Contact.

Master in Geopolitics /in english: The International Geopolitics Reporters Association (I.G.R.A.) is an international association of ambassadors, diplomats, journalists, writers, historians and other professionals specialized  in geopolitics. Born in January 1990 the Association today has over 1.400 members in 75 world countries. Publishes various publications as « Geopolitics Report ». Instituted in 2007 the Master in Geopolitics. Continuer la lecture de « International Geopolitics Reporters Association I.G.R.A. »

United for a Fair Economy UFE

we support and help build social movements for greater equality – also in spanish

Mission: UFE raises awareness that concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. We support and help build social movements for greater equality … (about 1/2).

english Homepage;
Projects; Issues; Take Action; Team; Blog; Press; Donate;
Address: United for a Fair Economy, 29 Winter Street, 2nd Floor, Boston, MA 02108, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … /Vision: Our vision is of a global society where prosperity is better shared, where there is genuine equality of opportunity, where the power of concentrated money and corporations neither dominates the economy nor dictates the content of mass culture.  Continuer la lecture de « United for a Fair Economy UFE »

Applied Research Center ARC

a public policy research institute – racial justice through media, redearch and activism

Our Mission: The Applied Research Center (ARC) is a racial justice think tank and home for media and activism.  ARC is built on rigorous research and creative use of new technology.  Our goal is to popularize the need for racial justice and prepare people to fight for it.  By telling the stories of everyday people, ARC is a voice for unity and fairness in the structures that affect our lives … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Researches; Activism; Media; Press; Staff; Jobs; Donate;
Addresses (1 of 3): Applied Research Center ARC, 32 Broadway, Suite 1801, New York, NY 10004, USA;
Contact.

About 2/2: … CONFLICT AT THE COLOR LINE: America’s racial fault lines run deep, and our racial identities and culture impact our political views. Continuer la lecture de « Applied Research Center ARC »