Catégorie : Project, Partnership, good work

Linked on our blogs with Progress towards ending corporal punishment.

A human rights issue: Corporal punishment of children breaches their fundamental human rights to respect for human dignity and physical integrity. Its legality in almost every state worldwide – in contrast to other forms of inter-personal violence – challenges the universal right to equal protection under the law. The aims of the Global Initiative already have the support of UNICEF, members of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and key international human rights organisations and individuals. Click here for details of supporters of the Global Initiative … (Introdution 1/2).

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Human Rights and Law; Global Progress; Research; Resources; Reform; Key Judgements; FAQs; Newsletters;
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Introduction 2/2: … In previous centuries, special defences existed in legislation in many states to justify corporal punishment of wives, servants, slaves and apprentices. Continuer la lecture de « Global Initiative to End all Corporal Punishment of Children »

giving opportunity, training and voice to young journalists of color – run and underwritten by the Freedom Forum. – Linked on our blogs with Freedom Forum.

• The Chips Quinn Scholars program offers journalism students of color hands-on training in journalism and mentoring by caring news veterans. The aim: Provide special support and encouragement that will open doors to news careers and bring greater diversity to the nation’s daily newspaper newsrooms.
• The program, sponsored by the Freedom Forum, provides internships, training and $500 housing allowance to college students who are pursuing careers in print journalism. Internships are offered in Spring and Summer … (full text about the program).

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Resources; Skills; Scholars; Voices; News; Coach’s Archive; Jobs;
Address: Chips Quinn Scholars, c/o Freedom Forum, 555 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20001, USA;
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About /Welcome: … This Web site, its content and its dedicated proprietors combine to add yet another unique ingredient to the CQS program, its cause and its commitment. We invite all to join this stepped-up pace in the march to greater diversity in the world of journalism. So log on and come together, … :  Continuer la lecture de « Chips Quinn Scholars »

information and resourcex on gender equality and empowerment of women

Linked on our blogs with Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality IANWGE.

• WomenWatch is an Initiative of IANWGE.
• Womenwatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system, including the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), the United Nations Secretariat, regional commissions, funds, programmes, specialized agencies, and academic and research institutions … (about 1/2).

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News; Topics; UN entities; Feature; Calendar;
Contact.

About 2/2: … The portal contains a directory of resources on selected topics including the critical areas of concern of the Beijing Platform for Action, statistics and indicators, gender mainstreaming and online clearinghouses on themes currently on the United Nations global agenda, such as climate change. Continuer la lecture de « UN Women Watch »

Open FSM: in português, français, english, espanol – participate in WSF – 2011 from where you live and act for another possible world!

Distances are no longer an impediment to include yourself in the WSF process. Let us use the Internet as a strategic tool to strengthen alter-globalization dynamics, struggles, and proposals at local, national, regional, and global levels.

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Summary; Blog; Mailing List; Tasks — ; Team; Space Contents; Join;
Contacts: Visit us, write an e-mail, contact us by Skype: wsfextendedteam. Or contact  the skype name: particip.dist.daket.

Wiki: World Social Forum 2011 consists in thousands of self organized activities, encounters, discussions, initiatives from thousands of civil society organizations towards “another possible world”. These will take place from 6 to 11th February 2011 in the campus of Dakar university in Senegal … and wherever in the world from 4th to 13th February 2011.  Continuer la lecture de « Welcome and Info space World Social Forum Extended »

• Le Cedetim est un centre d’études et d’initiatives de solidarité internationale
• Cette solidarité est conçue comme une valeur culturelle fondamentale qui se situe dans la continuité d’une tradition internationaliste. Elle ne se limite donc pas à l’aide ou au soutien à des luttes ou des mouvements qui seraient lointains et exotiques … (Présentation 1/2).

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Quelques thèmes: (Alter)Mondialisation, Colonialisme, Crises, Impérialismes, Révoltes urbaines;
Initiatives, Campagnes; Liens, Réseaux; Cahiers Voltaire; Archives; Newsletter;
Adresse: Cedetim, 21ter rue Voltaire, 75011 Paris, France;
Contacts.

Présentation 2/2: … Elle s’inscrit dans un projet ayant pour objectif la transformation de la société, ici comme ailleurs, dans le sens d’une plus grande liberté, d’une plus grande égalité, d’une meilleure justice sociale, d’un monde construit par tous les peuples. Elle est fondée sur le respect des droits fondamentaux individuels et collectifs. Continuer la lecture de « Centre d'études et d'initiatives de solidarité internationale CEDETIM »