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US network for Global Economic Justice

50 Years Is Enough: U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice is a coalition of over 200 U.S. grassroots, women’s, solidarity, faith-based, policy, social- and economic-justice, youth, labor and development organizations dedicated to the profound transformation of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Network works in solidarity with over 185 international partner organizations in more than 65 countries … (full text about 1/2).

Homepage;
Celebrating the 10th Year of the 50 Years Is Enough Network: Cover, History, Photos;
Conferences;
Economic Justice News;
Members;
Diversity Statement;
Jobs and Internships;
Resources;
Newsletter /Subscribe;
Address: 50 Years Is Enough Network, 3628 12th St NE, Washington, DC 20017, USA;
Feedback on the website;
Staff and Contact.

About 2/2: … We call for the immediate suspension of the policies and practices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group which have caused widespread poverty, inequality, and suffering among the world’s peoples and damage to the world’s environment.

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Linked with Alice Ophelia Hyman Lynch – USA.

WOCN is a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence nrcdv, and the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence PCADV

If you are in danger, please call:

• Emergency services: 911
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233)

All pages run under the same URL:

Partners and Projects /Publications and Links /WOCN Announcements and Public Policy / Membership and also …
Address: WOCN, 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300, Harrisburg, PA 17112, USA;
Contact: (phone) 800-537-2238, ext 137; (fax) 717-545-9456; e-mail.

About:
Mission: The mission of the Women of Color Network (WOCN) is to provide and enhance leadership capacity and resources that promote the activities of women of color advocates and activists within the Sovereign Nations, the United States and U.S. Territories to address the elimination of violence against women and families.

History: In 1997, a group of women of color from across the country gathered to establish an entity to address the unique challenges facing women of color advocates and activists within the violence against women movement. Since that time, the Women of Color Network has created a national medium where women of color can dialogue, network, organize, and obtain resources to support their efforts.

WOCN has accomplished this by:

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en francais / en espanol

Linked with Alice Ophelia Hyman Lynch – USA;

Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders. Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by:

• 1. identifying and taking steps to repair harm;
• 2. involving all stakeholders;
• 3. transforming the traditional relationship between communities and their governments in responding to crime.

Some of the programmes and outcomes typically identified with restorative justice include: … (full text /Introduction).

Homepage:
Conferences;
Resources;
RJ Library News;
Web Tour /Links;
Centre for Justice and Reconciliation;
Prison Fellowship International;
Submit an article for publication on RJ online;
Address: Centre for Justice and Reconciliation, Prison Fellowship International, PO Box 17434, Washington, DC 20041, usa;
Contact: Tel: 1 703 481 0000, Fax:1 703 481 0003, e-mail.

About: Restorative Justice Online is a service of the Centre for Justice & Reconciliation at Prison Fellowship International. Information on PFI can be found on the Prison Fellowship International Website.

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Linked with Alice Ophelia Hyman Lynch – USA.

WAND empowers women. To take political action. To change our culture and our national priorities: Toward peace and real security. Away from militarism and violence. (Frontpage and Newletter).

Homepage and News;
Take Action;
Urge Your Senators to Ban Cluster Bombs;
American Budget pie;
No new nukes!
Our blog: women, power, peace;
Donate Now;
Join Us;
News Bulletin Archive;
The WAND Education Fund;
WiLL, the women’s legislators’ Lobby;
Address: WAND, 322 4th St., NE, Washington, DC 20002;
Contact.

Who we are and what we do: … What we do: WAND’s evolution as an organization
FFor a brief history of WAND, click here.

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a global resource for journalists who cover violence

The Dart Center is a global network of journalists, journalism educators and health professionals dedicated to improving media coverage of trauma, conflict and tragedy. The Center also addresses the consequences of such coverage for those working in journalism. (About).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
The First Dead Body;

Fellowship;
Trauma Research;
Regional Offices (London, Melbourne, Americas);
Mission; 
Staff & Personnel; 
Executive Committee; 
Advisory Council; 
Governance, Funding & Partnerships; 
Contacts.

History: The Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma was founded at the University of Washington in 1999. It continues a mission begun nearly a decade earlier.

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(also in french and spanish) – about Migration

Our purpose is to invent, to share, and to practice new forms of collective action, from the local to the global scales, so that together we can exercise more control, together and with Nature, over the future of an increasingly complex and interdependent world.
The challenge of the Alliance is to favor unity within diversity by proclaiming our societies’ capacity to understand and assess the complexity of situations, the interdependence of the issues, and the legitimacy of all the different geocultural, thematic, social, and professional viewpoints, and to encourage them all to act accordingly … (What is the Alliance).

What’s new;
workgroups;
proposals;
participate;
other important moments;
interesting websites;
Contacts (click on the wanted item).

History of the Alliance: Since the end of the 1980s, different actors of society from a broad range of spheres in various regions of the world have taken a large number of initiatives to contribute to and organize a huge world movement capable of participating in the quest for values, proposals, and rules to overcome the new challenges humanity is facing.

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(in eight languages)

Linked with Binda Pandey – Nepal, August 7th, 2008;

Uniting the world’s workers: How can workers face up to the might of the global corporations? By organising globally. That is why more than 20 million workers worldwide are already members of the ICEM, the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers’ Unions. The ICEM is a rapidly growing industry-based world labour federation dedicated to practical solidarity. It unites trade unions in its sectors on all continents. Its aim is to become a truly global trade union … (about 1/2).

ICEM affiliates: by November 2007, the ICEM represented 467 industrial trade unions in 132 countries.

Homepage;
Gender Issues;
ICEM regions;
Federations;
Staff;
Statutes, 19 pdf-pages;
Weekly newsletter;
Address: ICEM, 54bis route des Acacias, 1227 Geneva, Switzerland;
Contact.

About 2/2: ICEM’s main focuses are negotiating and monitoring global agreements …

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Linked with Betty Burkes – USA, and with the International Bureau of Education IBE.

Peace education is a participatory holistic process that includes teaching for and about democracy and human rights, nonviolence, social and economic justice, gender equality, environmental sustainability, disarmament, traditional peace practices, international law, and human security. (Homepage). 

Peace Lessons from around the world (to reach peace we need to teach peace); 
History; Conference of ‘99;
Publications /HAP resources;
Network;
Newsletter Archive;
Peace Boat US;
The Tirana Call for peace education;
Contact: Tel: 212-687-7214, Fax: 212-661-2704, e-Mail.

About: The Hague Appeal for Peace is an international network of organizations and individuals dedicated to the abolition of war and making peace a human right. The Global Campaign for Peace Education GCPE was launched at the Hague Appeal for Peace conference in May 1999. After the conference, Hague Appeal for Peace took the responsibility of coordinating the Campaign.

in all 6 UN languages

Mission: The IBE’s main mission is to act as UNESCO’s centre specialized in contents, methods and structure of education. It builds networks to share expertise on curriculum development in all regions of the world and aims to introduce modern approaches in curriculum design and implementation, improve practical skills and promote informed policy dialogue at national, regional and international levels … (full text).

Homepage;
Sitemap;
Curriculum Development;
Policy Dialogue;
Conflict and social cohesion;
HIV & AIDS;
Poverty Alleviation;
Learn to live together;
Inclusive Education;
IBE Databases;
Official information sources on education;
Databases on education systems;
UNESCO-IBE Contacts.

About: The International Bureau of Education (IBE): a global centre in the area of curriculum development and a field-oriented institute supporting UNESCO action aimed at attaining quality Education for All.

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Linked with Chris Norwood – USA.

Health People is unique in the United States as a groundbreaking peer organization which helps people from low-income communities become leaders to effectively fight chronic ill health. Started in 1990 as a women’s AIDS prevention and support program, Health People has grown to provide a full range of AIDS services for men, women and families, as well as to start a large community asthma program, New York’s first diabetes peer educators program and a community smoking cessation program … and: The Health People Pledge: I promise to be responsible to myself, my family, and my community. I promise to fight AIDS-asthma-diabetes-smoking with compassion, determination and love. (Homepage).

Prevention and Support that helps;
Groups and Programs;
Workshops and Services;
Events and News;
Health People Team;
How You Can Help;
Gift Donations;
Address: Health People: Community, Preventive Health Institute, 552 Southern Blvd., 2nd Floor, Bronx, New York 10455, USA;
Contact, map and how to go there.

About: « The mission of Health People: Community Preventive Institute, a peer-based organization, is to empower and train residents of communities overwhelmed by chronic disease to become leaders and educators in effectively preventing ill health, hospitalization and unnecessary death »

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Buddhist Association for Peace, Culture and Education

Linked with Chris Norwood – USA.

The origins of the SGI-USA worldview can be traced to the teachings of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni, who lived some 2,500 years ago in what is modern-day Nepal. Born Gautama Siddhartha, he abandoned his sheltered, princely life and sought instead to understand the inescapable sufferings of every human being — birth, aging, sickness and death — and the means by which these sufferings could be overcome … (full text).

Homepage with Highlights and search;
News and Events;
Community Support;
The three founding presidents;
Exhibitions and Resources;
Member Resources and Tools;
Women’s activities;
Men’s activities;
Study and Publications;
Newsletter /subscribe online;
Links to SGI Organizations and Affiliates;
Find us /search SGI-USA locations;

About SGI-USA:  The SGI is based on the teachings and philosophy of Nichiren Buddhism, which places the highest emphasis on the sanctity of life. Members seek, through their practice of Buddhism, to develop the ability to live with confidence, to create value in any circumstance and to contribute to the well-being of friends, family and community.

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United for Peace and Justice is a coalition of more than 1400 local and national groups throughout the United States who have joined together to protest the immoral and disastrous Iraq War and oppose our government’s policy of permanent warfare and empire-building. We welcome the participation of any and all national, regional and local groups who share our goals and wish to work with others … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Get involved;
End the war on Iraq;
Member Groups Directory;
Ongoing campaigns;
Grassroots action;
Events;
Address: UFPJ, PO Box 607, Times Square Station, NY, NY 10108, USA;
Contact and feedback.

About 2/2:
Since our founding in October 2002, UFPJ has spurred hundreds of protests and rallies around the country, and organized the two largest demonstrations against the Iraq war.

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Principles Guiding AHRC and ALRC Programmes:

• Victims-directed approach must be combined with structural reforms needed to prevent human rights abuse and to promote rights;
• Protest work will be combined with a community-based approach. In this, building of a support base in church and religious groups will be given priority;
• UN-directed approach must be combined with regional and country based human rights promotional activities;
• Human rights promotion must be combined with promotion of democracy and rule of law;
• The issues of poverty eradication, gender equality, caste, indigenous peoples’ and minorities’ rights must be brought into all programmes.

Homepage;
Sitemap/NaviNuke and last some CHR- resp. HRC-sessions;
Press Releases;
HR legual links;
Our Publications: books, and articles;
National Human Rights Institutions Acts (Asia-Pacific);
Human Rights Case Law;
Related Documents;
General background;
Address:  Asian Legal Resource Centre, 19/F, Go-Up Commercial Building, 998 Canton Road, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China;
Contact.

About /Background of ALRC: The Asian Legal Resource Centre (ALRC) is an NGO having General Consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

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Programm und praktische Infos

Per mail erhalten von: Infoliste von ATTAC-Schweiz (Rundbrief anmelden oder abmelden)
Date: 27/08/2008

Zur Einführung: Das Klima spielt verrückt und treibt die Herrschenden dieser Welt zu kranken Lösungen. Die Nahrungsmittel sollen nun nicht nur die Bäuche, sondern auch die Tänke der reichen Minderheit im Norden füllen! Durch die Bankenkrise mit ihren Milliardenverlusten und „faulen » Krediten entdecken die Spekulanten jetzt die Nahrungsmittel als sicheren Wert und heizen die tödliche Maschinerie weiter an. Schon gibt es Hungerrevolten. Währenddessen foutieren sich die Eliten immer mehr um den sozialen Ausgleich. Die obersten Chefs belohnen sich selbst mit Millionengehältern und zügeln diese in Steuerparadiese, während der Anteil der Working Poor und SozialhilfeempfängerInnen zunimmt. Die Umverteilung von arm zu reich ist in vollem Gang und wird medial unterstützt. Die Reichen und Schönen werden glamourös gefeiert, während Arme und Ausgegrenzte verteufelt und kriminalisiert werden – Geits no?!

An der Sommeruni 2008 befassen wir uns mit den ideologischen, wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und ökologischen Aspekten der aktuellen Systemkrise. Wir diskutieren Alternativen und konkrete Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Denn Auswege aus der Sackgasse sind vorhanden!

Redaktion: attac schweiz / suisse, Rue des Savois 15, CH-1205 Genf, info en français, Info auf deutsch.

SUPPORT THE ONLY ANTI-JIHADIST NEWSPAPER TO SURVIVE

Linked with Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury – Bangladesh, with Must He Die? Meet A Muslim Dissident, and with Choudhury speach to IFLAC’s writers’ symposium.

Editorial of the latest issue: The Moderate Muslim, by Lori Lowenthal Marcus. There lives in Dhaka one of the elusive souls for whom most of the world, or at least most Western politicians, have been searching: a true Islam-loving moderate Muslim who believes in brotherhood among all religions and respect for all nations by all nations. Unfortunately, it is possible that this priceless and endangered species may soon become extinct. At least since September 11, 2001, world and communal leaders have been touting the virtues of the « moderate Muslims. » The express or implicit message is always that Islam has been hijacked by aberrant radicals but if we look to, nurture and promote the moderate Muslims, all will be well with the world … (full text ed. of latest issue).

From latest edition:

• Frontpage and important news;
• Inner page;
• Backpage;
• in the right column: useful links.

Archive;
Address: BLITZ, SKYLARK POINT 8TH FLOOR 24/A BIJOY NAGAR DHAKA, 1000 BANGLADESH;
Advertisement Tariff;
Contact.

About:

• EDITOR & PUBLISHER: SALAH UDDIN SHOAIB CHOUDHURY
• EXECUTIVE EDITOR: SOHAIL CHOUDHURY
• USA CORRESPONDENT: DR. RICHARD L BENKIN
• LEGAL ADVISOR: ADVOCATE SAMARENDRA NATH GOSWAMI
• COURT CORRESPONDENT: MAHBUBUL HUQ
• STAFF REPORTERS and CONTRIBUTORS: … (full text).