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a project of POLICY and USAID

• The Human Rights Matrix lists the international human rights documents that are important to reproductive and maternal health, family planning, and HIV/AIDS. The Matrix permits you to access information about a POLICY country’s human rights obligations.
• Select a POLICY country and see the RH/MH/FP/HIV/AIDS-related human rights documents this country has signed.
• Select a right and see what RH/MH/FP/HIV/AIDS-related human rights documents have to say about this right.
• Select a document and see which rights are listed in this document and the document’s exact language about this right … (Homepage).

Policy Countries; Human Rights; International HR Docs; Reproductive Health and HR Topics; How can I use the information from the Matrix?
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Exemple of a specific topic – Harmful Traditional Practice /Definition –  Harmful traditional practices include: female circumcision/genital mutilation, facial scarring, the force-feeding of women, early or forced marriage, nutritional taboos, traditional practices associated with childbirth, dowry-related crimes, honor crimes, and the consequences of son preference.[1]  Continuer la lecture de « Human Rights Matrix (The) »

June 19 – 22, 2011, Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto/Canada – presented by the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness –
Linked on our Blog with Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness CCEP.

• WCDM) is the pre-eminent conference of its kind – providing you with the opportunity to gain valuable education, training and best practices to assist you, your organization and your community mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from emergencies and disaster.
• The 2011 WCDM will offer a unique and distinguished experience in a climate that fosters change.
• World Renowned Experts: Learn from industry experts on how to develop effective resiliency tactics to sustain your business operations and communities during critical times – choose from an array of educational workshops, plenary and concurrent sessions … (full text Why).

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Call for Presentations; Accomodations; Volunteering; Online Training and Education; Media, Press; Partners;
Program: Preliminary-Sunday, June 20, June 21, June 22; Exhibiting, Sponsorship; Awards Night;
Online Registration Form; Contact/Registration.

Program Overview – Innovative Solutions for a Modern World: WCDM recognizes the many challenges that our unique industry is faced with.  Continuer la lecture de « World Conference on Disaster Management WCDM »

an initiative of the Open Society Foundations. – Linked on our blogs with the Open Society Institute OSI, and with Ike Okonta’s article The death of Nigerian progressive politics?

The Open Society Fellowship supports individuals who are developing innovative solutions to pressing open society challenges. The fellowship program seeks applicants eager to communicate original and provocative ideas to a broad audience, as well as to shape policy and inspire critical debate among activists, intellectuals, decision makers, and the public. The program also aims to sharpen the Open Society Foundations’  thinking, question its assumptions, and broaden its understanding of pivotal problems … (about the Open Society Fellowship 1/2).

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Guideline pages; News and in the News; Fellows; FAQs; Contact online.

About the Open Society Fellowship 2/2: … A fellow’s contribution may take several forms. A fellowship project might identify a problem that has not previously been recognized, develop new policy ideas to address familiar problems, or offer a new advocacy strategy.  Continuer la lecture de « Open Society Fellowship »

… Our mission is to contribute to growing a movement for building a culture of empathy and compassion. We do this through a variety of means.  First is by community organizing.  We bring people together and hold in-person and online meetings to help build this movement. Next is by collecting and organizing all the material we find on the internet on the topics. Researching through the arts and sciences. We are putting together a series of documentaries to entertain and educate the public and much, much more. … (full text Homepage).

Experts; Definitions; Science /Mirror Neurons; Empathy Teams; What’s new; Articles; Newsletter; YouTube;
Discussions; Conference; Videos; Obama Empathy Video; Texts of Speeches;
Contact.

Empathy Café Meetings: Goal: Contribute to Building a Culture of Empathy and Compassion by producing a series of monthly Empathy Cafes, consisting of a presentation by an empathy expert speaker, followed by a World Cafe style discussion forum. Continuer la lecture de « Center for Building a Culture of Empathy »

This website provides information about self-compassion, and is intended for students, researchers, and the general public

Linked on our blogs with The Charter for Compassion.

• Self-kindness. Self-compassion entails being warm and understanding toward ourselves when we suffer, fail, or feel inadequate, rather than ignoring our pain or flagellating ourselves with self-criticism.  Self-compassionate people recognize that being imperfect, failing, and experiencing life difficulties is inevitable, so they tend to be gentle with themselves when confronted with painful experiences rather than getting angry when life falls short of set ideals. People cannot always be or get exactly what they want. When this reality is denied or fought against suffering increases in the form of stress, frustration and self-criticism.  When this reality is accepted with sympathy and kindness, greater emotional equanimity is experienced.
• Common humanity: … (full text).

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Upcoming; Publications; Readings; Test your self-compassion level; Links;
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Definition of Self-Compassion: Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others.  Think about what the experience of compassion feels like. First, to have compassion for others you must notice that they are suffering.  Continuer la lecture de « Self-Compassion – a healthier way of relating to yourself »