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International Coalition for (medicine) Drug Awareness

a group of physiciansm researchers, journalists and concerned citizens, dedicated to educating about the dangers posed by many Rx medicines

  • … Every year approximately 200,000 die from prescription drug reactions. Another 80,000 die from medical malpractice. 41,000 die in auto accidents.
  • Billions of dollars go into illegal drug issues in this country every year even though far more are dying from legal drugs. Everyone is asking, “Where is the FDA?” Busy approving another new drug? And how many more will die from that one? … (Mission 1/2).
  • Sign our Petition: Abolish Suicide-Causing Anti-Depressants.
  • WARNING: Withdrawal can often be more dangerous than continuing on a medication. Please read this before discontinuing or changing any prescription abruptly.

Homepage; Continuer la lecture de « International Coalition for (medicine) Drug Awareness »

Benzodiazepine Addiction – withdrawal and recovery

This web site is dedicated to sufferers of iatrogenic benzodiazepine tranquilliser addiction everywhere. Launched on July 6, 2000 with a dozen pages this site now has more than 1200 pages of articles and information, expert medical documents, news stories and personal accounts. You can navigate this site from the side frame to the left or from the dropdown menu below. A good place to begin is the FAQ Document – « Benzodiazepine Dependency and Withdrawal Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file » … (Mainpage 1/2).

All Sites have the same URL: Continuer la lecture de « Benzodiazepine Addiction – withdrawal and recovery »

Teaching a People’s History – ZINN Education Project

Linked on our blogs with Howard Zinn – USA.

  • Why should we teach “a people’s history” instead of the traditional narrative? Here are responses from some of the authors featured on the website and teachers:
  • Howard Zinn: We are pleased to share the keynote address Howard Zinn gave at the 2008 National Conference for the Social Studies (NCSS) conference. He offers clear examples of how history teachers can help students think outside of the box. This is an excellent film to be shown in parts or in full for staff discussion.
  • Teachers: … (full long text Why).

Homepage; Continuer la lecture de « Teaching a People’s History – ZINN Education Project »

Transition Network

  • Transition Network’s role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support and train communities as they self-organise around the transition model, creating initiatives that rebuild resilience and reduce CO2 emissions.
  • We have a small handful of staff – 2 full time and 6 part time people – a tatty office in Totnes and a HUGE ambition.
  • Here is a handy who are we and what do we do? document in our resources section.
  • History … (full long text about).
  • See also this Cartoon … and the Blog Transition Culture.

Homepage; Continuer la lecture de « Transition Network »

Trièves en Transition

Le mouvement de transition en France

  • Le mouvement de Transition est né en Grande-Bretagne en septembre 2006 dans la petite ville de Totnes. L’enseignant en permaculture Rob Hopkins (voir son blog, en anglais) avait créé le modèle de Transition avec ses étudiants dans la ville de Kinsale en Irlande un an auparavant. Il y a aujourd’hui plus de 250 initiatives de Transition dans une quinzaine de pays (voir la liste officielle) réunies dans le réseau de Transition (Transition Network). Des initiatives s’organisent dans des communautés francophones en Europe et en Amérique du Nord. Vous pourrez découvrir certaines d’entre elles sur ce site. Elles adhèrent aux objectifs centraux du mouvement de Transiton … (le mouvement de Transition en France 1/2).
  • (voir le réseau anglais).

Frontpage; Accueil;
Tête; le pic pétrole … (vide); Coeur, Inspirations; Mains, Trièves actions; Blog; Liens;
Contact France online et Contact Trièves.

Le mouvement de Transition en France 2/2: … Objectifs: Il s’agit d’inciter les citoyens d’un territoire (village, commune, ville ou quartier d’une ville) à prendre conscience du pic pétrolier, de ses profondes conséquences, et de l’urgence de s’y préparer en mettant en place des solutions visant à:  Continuer la lecture de « Trièves en Transition »

Trièves – Isère France

Court reportage sur France 3 du 23 février 2011, 2.54 min.

Accueil /outils;
Communes; Habitat/demande; Economie/Agriculture; Agenda21: Construire ou renover, 12 pages pdf, et Terre vivante; Enfance/Ados;
News; 1er newsletter; Les Mots; Expo; Musées; Offices de Tourisme;
Adresse: Syndicat d’Aménagement du Trièves, Place de l’église, 38930 Clelles, France;
Contact.

Portrait Social du Trièves 2003-2006, 15 pages (à lire sur le site).

Connecting-Africa

a project of the African Studies Centre ASC

Connecting-Africa is a service that provides access to African research information and materials produced in the Netherlands and elsewhere … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Publishers, copyright; Remember;
Netherlands African Studies Association NVAS /
Global Connections NL, which is part of the Development Polcy Review Network,  – Index to Search4Dev;
Address: Connecting-Africa, c/o African Studies Centre, PO Box 9555, 2300 RB Leiden, The Netherlands;
Contact and Feedback.

About 2/2: … The service provides:

Portal Education Africa.com

this blog where teachers and students meet to share knowledge

  • Portal Education Africa (PEA) is a website that contains information and links about Ministry of Education, Education System, Schools, Universities and Institutions, Science and Research, Internet and Multimedia, Vocational and Adult Education, Cooperation and Partners in Education, and Women and Education in all African countries.
  • Welcome: We would like to invite you to participate in this web-project … (full text on wiki).

Frontpage; Homepage;
Education Africa Blog; ITCT Africa.org; Experts: Universities; ICT Use in Teacher Education in Africa, 24 pdf pages;  Science teaching using ICTs;
Wiki with its paralel links, as: University Partners; Academic Partners; ICT Teacher in Education;Education Africa Blog;
and: ICT Use in Teacher Education in Africa (link not working, but see above same title);
Contact: not found.

About: In 2004, the education-africa project was initiated at the University of Cologne with the major goal of facilitating ICT use in teacher education. The major aim was to support teaching staff and student teachers in African universities in developing ICT skills both for general use and for teaching. Continuer la lecture de « Portal Education Africa.com »

Awareness in Action

presents a view of how to transform our working life and the tools to make it happen

Awareness in Action recognizes the challenges of the modern work place and works with staff and employers to develop an innovative and sustainable response … (the Challenge 1/2).

Homepage;
Trainers; Working With Us; Workshops; Sources; Resource Materials;
Contact online.

The Challenge 2/2: … We live in times of change and uncertainty characterized by economic fluctuation, rapid technological development, a work culture that expects a 24/7 availability and an increasing global dependency.  Continuer la lecture de « Awareness in Action »

Human Rights Matrix (The)

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?
no contact found.

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) »

World Conference on Disaster Management WCDM

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).

Homepage;
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 »

Open Society Fellowship

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).

Homepage;
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 »

Center for Building a Culture of Empathy

… 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 »

Self-Compassion – a healthier way of relating to yourself

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).

Homepage;
Upcoming; Publications; Readings; Test your self-compassion level; Links;
Contact.

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 »