Scriptorium

anciennement Centre Martin Luther King CMLK

But et services du Centre – Le but du Centre pour l’action non-violente (CENAC, ex-CMLK) est la promotion de la non-violence active et par là-même la prévention de la violence. Ses services actuels reposent sur 35 ans d’expérience:

• Programme de formation annuel à la résolution non-violente des conflits.
• Organisation de modules de formation, intervention lors de conflits, supervisions, en réponse à des demandes spécifiques.
• Permanences de conseil et soutien personnalisé aux objecteurs de conscience désirant accomplir un service civil; promotion auprès des jeunes.
• Centre de documentation unique en Suisse contenant plus de 7’000 références dont des collections de revues, des ouvrages pédagogiques, des vidéos.
• Edition d’un trimestriel d’information et de réflexion «Terres civiles» sur la non-violence.
• … (texte entier).

Page d’Accueil;
Service Civil;
Formation: une série d’ateliers thématiques au travers de son programme annuel,  des interventions personnalisées à la demande de groupes;
documentation;
Le Centre: Activités en cours,
Adresse: CENAC, Rue de Genève 52, 1004 Lausanne, Suisse;
Formulaire de contact; Contact directe.

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Linked with World Public Opinion.org, with The Elders.org.

2008 is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights 60th anniversary. It’s time for a global conversation about human rights and the values that unite us as one human family. It can also be a time when each of us chooses to take human rights into our daily lives, individually and collectively. (Homepage with links).

Universal Declaration: read it and pledge it;
Get involved: as an individual, as an organization;
Campaign – every human has rights: campaign news, campaign stories, campaign themes, campaign human rights map;
You can explore two maps showing persons working for the human rights: the Global Awareness layer on Google Earth: Download and install; the HUBmap;
Newsletter: down in the left column;
Contact.

(down on the homepage): I choose to sign this declaration because …
… I wish to take responsibility for upholding the goals of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in my daily life and in my community. I will do my best to speak out to protect the freedom and rights of others in my community.

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a legal approach to human rights

Linked with 2009 Specialized Human Rights Program.

Welcome page, (Homepage in spanish/espanol).

The Academy promotes scholarly and practical approaches to human rights and humanitarian law as well as strengthening links between human rights organizations, practitioners and educators worldwide. Through these partnerships, we hope to strengthen the culture and prominence of human rights and humanitarian law around the world. We offer training and courses in human rights for scholars, practitioners and students interested in the international human rights system and laws … (full text Homepage in english)
Spezialized Human Rights Program, May 25 – June 12, 2009;
Inter-American Human Rights Moot Court Competition (in english, espanol and portugues);
HUMAN RIGHTS ESSAY AWARD (Deadline is February 3, 2009);
Training & Human Rights Promotion; Student Opportunities; Publications;
Address: The Academy is part of the Washington College of Law WCL, 4801 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA;
Contacts: by Washinton Colleege of Law WCL.

About /general, and About Washinton Colleege of Law WCL: At the Washington College of Law, you meet the world where you will practice your profession … (full long text).

Linked with Aisha Abubakr Subaira Adam – Sudan, and with Crossing Conflict Lines to Promote Good Governance.

• Welcome: Darfur Peace & Development is a non-profit, non-sectarian organization with headquarters in Washington, DC and offices in Khartoum and El Fasher Sudan.
• DPDO provides humanitarian and development assistance to the victims of conflict in Darfur, Sudan without regard to ethnicity, gender, age or religious beliefs.
• DPDO works to foster reconciliation, to facilitate just governance and to enable Darfurians to rebuild their homeland in effective, sustainable ways.
• DPDO also promotes awareness of the crisis in the United States and advocates for a peaceful resolution of the conflict. (Homepage).

Where we operate;
Programs (Darfur Schools, Women’s Center, Solar Cooker Program, Community Dialogue, Advocacy, Documentation, Rehabilitation);
Events;
Media: Photos, Videos, Audio;
About Darfur; About Sudan;
Reports from (African Union, DPDO selected reports, US-congress, USaid, United Nations, Human Rights Watch);
Links;
Address Headquarters: DARFUR Peace and Development, 666 11th St. NW, Suite 315, Washington DC, 20001, USA (Mail: P.O. Box 90, Washington DC, 20044, USA);
Contacts.

About /Our mission: Darfur Peace & Development Organization (DPDO) was founded in 2002 by a group of Darfurians in the United States. DPDO is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to a peaceful Darfur that is justly governed and developed in a sustainable manner.

The mission of DPDO is to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the genocide in Darfur, to facilitate just governance, and to enable Darfurians to effectively rebuild and develop their homeland.
DPDO implements its programs with the following core values:

• Inclusiveness, diversity, and human dignity
• Exchange of ideas and strategies in a mutually respectful context
• Continuous personal, social, and cultural growth
• Concern for the rule of law and unrestricted access to justice
• Development and distribution of knowledge relevant to Sudanese and those who assist them
• Outreach and advocacy on issues of concern to Sudanese.

(for more: click on about and on its particular links).

Received out of Honduras a mail in spanish, celebrating the 17th anniversary of their group:

ODECO CELEBRA SU XVII ANIVERSARIO DE FUNDACION

Date:        Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:27:50 -0600
From:        celeo\(tevisat\
To:           ONECA INFORMA
ReplyTo:    celeo\(tevisat\
Subject:    ODECO celebró su XVII Aniversario de Fundación

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Empowering Local Media Worldwide

Linked with Houda Mahamat Malloum – Chad.

Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard … (Homepage).

Site map;
Training, Production;
Humanitarian Media; Women and Media; Ethical Guidelines; Why we work; How We Work;
Directors and Officers; Key Staff; Employment;
Articles; Blog Talk; Publications; Open Media Watch; Newsletter;
Links (Other Internews-Related Organizations – a huge list);
Address: INTERNEWS WASHINGTON DC, 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contacts in many countries.

About including a video about Internews’ mission and work, 4.49 min.

Our Mission:

• Information is the power that can change the world. We are in the midst of a revolution in human communication that is profoundly reshaping our future. Yet, for nearly half the planet, the promise of this revolution has not been fulfilled.
• Internews is an international media development organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect, and the means to make their voices heard.

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Peace Jam has a hightly trained and dynamic staff who can offer keynotes, workshop presentations, facilitation, or speakers for special events. A wide variety of topics and formats are available to fit the needs of your group … (full text community outreach).

Homepage full of links;
global call to action; service learning; Campaign for peace fund;
human rights;
curriculum;
The BRADFORD PEACE JAM – the QUAKER PEACE STUDIES TRUST at the University of Bradford, its mainpage,
and its contact;
photos: FAQ; links;
Address: PeaceJam Foundation Headquarters, 5605 Yukon St., Arvada, CO 80002, USA;
Contact.

About peace jam: PEACEJAM MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of the PeaceJam Foundation is to create a new generation of young leaders committed to positive change in themselves, their communities and the world through the inspiration of Nobel Peace Laureates.

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Homepage with latest News;
News; Activities; Key Events 2008 photos;
Gallery (click also on orange pointer for more);
Downloads; Registration; Links;
Address: Swiss African Forum, Postfach 357, 3000 Bern 14, Switzerland
Contact.

About /Aims and Benefits:
Objectives – The project aims:

• To create conditions deem necessary for people to take on urgent initiatives, beyond the efforts already made to date, which will do away with bad notion on Africans.
• To develop appropriate methodologies for transforming the specific support and promotion of those cultural elements that constitute testimonies and symbols of bicultural convergence, with priority to areas were culture is under direct attack in the context of promotion, education, awareness and entertainment.
• To demonstrate a deeper probing into the problem of Africa and its globalisation consequences as it relates to cultures and religions and the noting of dangers, and also of opportunities, which derive from its economic, technological and political context.
• To design and pilot a sustainable network for future cultural interactions.
• To demonstrate that cultural richness and diversity are important elements in the processes of integration and socio-economic development.
• Building up a network towards an African Parliament in Switzerland.
• Building up media channels, e-mail newsletter, homepage-portal www.saf03.ch, newspaper(s), radiostation, television.

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Digital Civil Rights in Europe

European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. Currently 29 privacy and civil rights organisations have EDRI membership. They are based or have offices in 18 different countries in Europe. Members of European Digital Rights have joined forces to defend civil rights in the information society. The need for cooperation among organizations active in Europe is increasing as more regulation regarding the internet, copyright and privacy is originating from European institutions, or from International institutions with strong impact in Europe. (Homepage).

Members; board;
Campaigns: copyright, freedom of expression, biometrics, data retention, airline passenger data;
Statutes in english, and in french;
Newsletter EDRI-gram: subscribe, archive;
Issues: freedom of speech, security, governance, new trechnology;
Donate;
Postal address: European Digital Rights, Kandelaarsstraat 23, B1000 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

About: European Digital Rights was founded in June 2002. Currently 28 privacy and civil rights organisations have EDRI membership. They are based or have offices in 17 different countries in Europe.

Members of European Digital Rights have joined forces to defend civil rights in the information society. The need for cooperation among organizations active in Europe is increasing as more regulation regarding the internet, copyright and privacy is originating from European institutions, or from International institutions with strong impact in Europe.

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Linked with Wanda Nowicka – Poland.

We are moving to a global village and yet we don’t have our global elders. The Elders can be a group who have the trust of the world, who can speak freely, be fiercely independent and respond fast and flexibly in conflict situations. (Homepage).

The elders;
Latest events; News; Press;
Global village; Jobs; our supporters;
The project: Every Human has Rights.org;
Downloads: the Elders biographies, a transcript of Nelson Mandela’s speech, quotes from The Elders;
History;
Newsletter /periodic updates: subscribe down in the left column;
Contact: for general press enquiries, please contact Katy Cronin, Communications Director at The Elders.

No ‘About’, but this text: The Elders – Current government cannot lead Zimbabwe out of humanitarian crisis … The Elders have released a detailed report on the humanitarian situation in Zimbabwe following their recent visit to the region. The report calls on SADC leaders to acknowledge the seriousness of the refugee crisis in the region, stop deportations to Zimbabwe and establish a regional coordination mechanism to address and contain Zimbabwe’s cholera epidemic.

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Central and Eastern Europe women’s network for sexual and reproductive health and rights ASTRA

Linked with Wanda Nowicka – Poland, and with Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in EU and non-EU countries.

The human rights of women include their right to have control over and decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality including sexual and reproductive health, free of coercion, discrimination and violence. Equal relationships between women and men in matters of sexual relations and reproduction, including full respect for the integrity of the person, require mutual respect, consent and shared responsibility for sexual behaviour and its consequences – Platform for Action of Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, 1995. (Homepage).

Members; Advisory Board;
Official Meetings; Seminars and Workshops; Activities 2004-2008;
Documentary: Breaking the Silence; Open Letters and Statements;
News; Publications; Newsletter /Bulletin; Links; and many more …
Address: ASTRA SECRETARIAT, Federation for Women and Family Planning, ul. Nowolipie 13/15, 00-150 Warsaw, POLAND;
Contact.

About: ASTRA is a regional network of NGOs and individuals advocating in a collective voice for sexual and reproductive health and rights in Central and Eastern Europe.

ASTRA works for the advancement of sexual and reproductive health and rights as fundamental human rights and advocates for their observance, prioritization and implementation on the international, regional and national agendas.

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… a huge amount of links, peoples, groups, articles, websites – mixed up with many links in some pages … many sections are still under construction … just have a look …

Linked with Ram Puniyani – India.

… A group of Indian and Pakistani intellectuals who met in Delhi during past two days have issued the following statement at the end of the gathering. Joint Statement by Indians and Pakistanis:
We understand and share the anger of the people over the Mumbai attack. We also stress and reiterate the need for those individuals and organizations guilty of the ghastly attack on Mumbai to be named and punished, in a free, fair, impartial investigation and prosecution. Equally we feel the need to eliminate terrorism that has impacted on India recently and the entire region of South Asia and threatens the peaceful co-existence between peoples and countries … (full text ).

Homepage;
Archives: over 4 Lakh Documents Online;
Contact /Feedback.

Sub-Categories (containing articles):

• Communalism Combat — October 2008
• Sabrang Alternative News Network (SANN)
• Communal Carnage
• Fascist Heritage
• India: Rights & Wrongs

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Linked with Ram Puniyani – India, and with Invoking India’s Fuhrer.

At the turn of the century India’s progress seems stalled by the prevalent ambience of fear and terror along with a nostalgia for happier and more secure times.The scale of displacement, the deep divisions, the smouldering hatreds, the continuing politicisation of events-all these are threatening the secular fabric of out society. What is disheartening is that the threat is continuously being reinforced by a Sustained campaign of hatred by the fundamentalist and fascist forces. They have and still are distorting religion to build a fascist regime by spreading misinformation, false propaganda and distrust for each other in the hearts of the common citizens. The question is whether we will remain passive onlookers or take steps to ensure harmony and progress among the people … (full text about 1/2).

Homepage;
Indian Journal of Secularism;
Publications;
Archive;
Research;
Institute of Islamc Studies: Hindu-Muslim Unity through religion?
Address: 602 & 603, Silver Star, 6th Floor, Behind BEST Bus Depot, Santacruz (E), Mumbai – 400 055, India;
Contact: Tel (Off) 26149668, 26630085 — (R) 26630086; Fax 091-022-26173624; e-mail.

About 2/2: … Given the present situation of uncertainty and insecurity, if serious attempts are not made to counter the campaign of communal hatred, the very unity, integrity and progress of the country is at stake.

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(in english and in french)

Welcome to AfriKaViva, the cyber House of Africa:

• Come and join us : our dream has come true ! If you believe in a better world, if you want to contribute actively towards it, we expect you as one of the many champions of Africa, the generous continent, yet aware of its wealth, open to the world, yet refusing to drown in it, determined to conquer its own greatness in order to be truly free.
• Africa, the mother of mankind, the cradle of human joy as well as of suffering. The continent which knows the power of creation and the power of word. Hence Afrika Viva – a statement : Africa is alive, and a prayer : Long live Africa!
• Culture has always been the best and ultimate ambassador of values, awareness and hopes. AfriKaViva is a cultural organisation, in a broad sense, without any political or religious ties, determined to stand up for values which benefit today’s changing humanity and to share teachings born from ancient wisdom and gracefully handed down to the planet’s children.
• AfriKaViva represents a commitment, a state of mind. It is also an incentive to take one’s responsibilities, small and big, with a dynamic spirit, in such a way that laughter and love for life will go hand in hand with efficiency and professionalism.
• If you feel ready, if the flame of hope is still burning in your heart, come and join us, whether just as a member of the association or with with projects, ideas and proposals. The team of AfriKaViva looks forward to meet you!

All links have the same URL. Just click on the linkname inside of all pages, as: About us, Vision Goals-Objectives-Means, Support-Partners-Patrons, Homepage, Activities, Accomplishments, Culture, Health and Environment, Front Page, AfriKaViva Services and Rates, Contact.

Click on download for a 55 pdf pages report: Ubuntu, Africa’s gift to the world.

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