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Update dec. 12, 2010: Linked with One Million Kids on Anti-Psychotics.

• Safe Harbor is a nonprofit corporation, founded in 1998 and based in Los Angeles, California.
• In 1958, when Safe Harbor founder Dan Stradford (see photo) was four years old, his father, William Stradford, vanished into a mental hospital with a « nervous breakdown. » After receiving a series of shock treatments and potent drugs, William Stradford returned home a broken man. His memory was gone, his personality had deteriorated, and he could scarcely hold a job.
• William Stradford – a once-vibrant, personable man – never recovered. The family, with 4 children, plummeted into poverty and fell apart. All the children except for Dan ended up in children’s homes … (What is Safe Harbor 1/2).

Homepage;
Organizations, Experts, Facilities; Practitioner search; Patient’s Rights Groups; Volunteering; What is Alternative Mental Health; Articles; Donations;
Address: Safe Harbor, 787 W. Woodbury Rd. #2, Altadena, CA 91001, USA;
Contact.

What is Safe Harbor 2/2: … From a very early age, Dan Stradford felt there had to be safer, more effective alternatives for treating the mentally disturbed. In 1998 he formed the groundwork for the Safe Harbor Project to help others avoid the tragedy he witnessed growing up.  Continuer la lecture de « Safe Harbor – Alternative Mental Health »

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From violence in Iraq to repression in China, CPJ recounts a troubling year in Attacks on the Press: New York, February 4, 2008—China’s onerous restrictions on the media in the run up to the 2008 Olympic Games, the erosion of press freedom in many of Africa’s new democracies, the criminalization of journalism in central Asia, and the increasing use of vague “antistate” charges to jail journalists around the world are among the troubling trends revealed in the new edition of Attacks on the Press. Reported and written by the staff of the Committee to Protect Journalists, Attacks on the Press in 2007  also details the devastating violence in Iraq, where 32 journalists were killed in the line of duty. Worldwide, 65 journalists were killed in 2007, the highest toll in more than a decade.

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Alerts/News; CPJ Blog; CPJ impact; Donate; About/FAQs;
Address: Committee to Protect Journalists, 330 7th Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10001, USA;
Write to CPJ online and Contacts for Media.

Reports, Publications: In Yemen, brutal repression cloaked in law – In the past two years, the Yemeni government has taken legislative and administrative steps to further restrict free expression.   Continuer la lecture de « Committee to Protect Journalists CPJ – defending journalists worldwide »

Linked with Global Connections, with African Studies Centre ASC, and with Connecting Africa.

DPRN was set up by the Research School  for Resource Studies for Development (CERES) in 2003, with a view to stimulating increased cooperation and synergy between science, policy and practice. In the course of its existence the corporate sector was added to the target groups because businesses are increasingly engaging in development issues, while still being poorly connected to any of the other sectors. DPRN aims to bring the four sectors together to stimulate interaction and informed debate. (about).

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Activities; Events, agenda; Partners; Publications; Organisation; Links;
Address: Development Policy Review Network DPRN; Coordination unit: University of Amsterdam/AMIDSt, Nieuwe Prinsengracht 130, 1018 VZ Amsterdam, NL;
Contact.

Mission statement: The Development Policy Review Network is committed to stimulating informed debate and discussion of issues related to the formulation and implementation of development policies, in particular those related to Dutch policies and aid organisations. Continuer la lecture de « Development Policy Review Network DPRN »

Linked with African Studies Centre ASC, with Connecting Africa, and with Development Policy Review Network DPRN.

• Welcome to Global-Connections, the searchable database for international cooperation and development experts based in the Netherlands and Flanders.
• As a project, Global-Connections is part of the Development Policy Review Network.
• A Dutch initiative to stimulate informed debate, cooperation and synergy among development experts from science, policy, practice and business. (Homepage ff).

Search for expertise; Complet a survey; DPRN: the whole process in the right column (or on it’s own website);
Contact online.

About: Global-Connections is an initiative of the Development Policy Review Network (DPRN), a network of development experts from science, policy, development practice and the corporate sector (whose purpose is to stimulate debate on development policy and to increase collaboration and synergy between the different sectors). The searchable database at Global-Connections helps achieving this. The database provides access to the thematic, geographical and MDG expertise of Dutch and Flemish scientists, policymakers, development practitioners and those who work in the private sector.

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We are a coalition to stop the use of child soldiers, both girls and boys – to prevent their recruitment and use; to secure their demobilization; and to promote their rehabilitation and reintegration. We work to achieve this through advocacy, research and monitoring.
The Coalition’s goal is to promote the adoption and adherence to national, regional and international legal standards (including the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict) prohibiting the military recruitment and use in hostilities of any person younger than eighteen years of age; and the recognition and enforcement of this standard by all armed groups, both governmental and non-governmental … (full text Coalition /Mission Statement).

Homepage; Sitemap;
What we do; Internat. standards; Action appeals; Schools; Links; Forum; FAQs; Get involved; Donate; Child Soldiers Global Report 2008;
Address: Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, International Secretariat, 4th Floor, 9 Marshalsea Road, London, SE1 1EP, UK;
Contact.

Child soldiers: « I would like you to give a message. Please do your best to tell the world what is happening to us, the children. So that other children don’t have to pass through this violence. »  Continuer la lecture de « Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers »

A new law in Panama makes it easier for foreign companies to destroy the rainforest homelands of the Ngöbe People. We can help them stop it. Learn more about this and other Global Response Campaigns.

Over the past 37 years, Cultural Survival has worked in dozens of countries around the world, both in on-the-ground projects and the advocacy campaigns of our Global Response program. To read about our current programs, click on any link below. To see previous work, click on any marker on the map … (full text Explore our Work).

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Programs; Take Action; Publications; News, Events; Bazaar; Donate;
Address: Cultural Survival 2010, 215 Prospect Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA;
Contact online.

About Us: For nearly 40 years Cultural Survival has partnered with Indigenous Peoples around the world to help them defend their lands, languages, and cultures.  Continuer la lecture de « Cultural Survival »

• CHRI’s mandate is to promote awareness of and adherence to the Harare Principles, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights  and other internationally recognised human rights instruments and declarations made by the Commonwealth Heads of Governments as well as domestic instruments supporting human rights in the Commonwealth.
• CHRI believes that the promotion and protection of human rights is the responsibility of governments but that the active participation of civil society acting in concert is vital to ensuring rule of law and the realisation of human rights. (Mandate).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Right to Information; Reforms: Police, Prison; HR advocacy; CHOGM; Articles; Newsletter; Links;
Headquarter’s Addresses (1 of 4): CHRI, B-117, Second Floor, Sarvodaya Enclave, New Delhi – 110 017, INDIA;
Feedback online; Contact.

Who we are: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) is an independent, non-partisan, international non-governmental organisation, mandated to ensure the practical realisation of human rights in the countries of the Commonwealth.  Continuer la lecture de « Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative CHRI »

mobilizing the progressive vote – Linked with One Nation March to Pressure Obama Admin, and with Paul Jay – Canada.

Progressive Democrats of America was founded in 2004 to transform the Democratic Party and our country. We seek to build a party and government controlled by citizens, not corporate elites—with policies that serve the broad public interest, not just private interests. As a grassroots PAC operating inside the Democratic Party, and outside in movements for peace and justice, PDA played a key role in the stunning electoral victories of November 2006 and 2008. Our inside/outside strategy is guided by the belief that a lasting majority will require a revitalized Democratic Party built on firm progressive principles … (full text What is PDA).

Homepage;
Issues; State Organizations; Take action; Campaigns; Calendar; Join; Volunteer; Donate; Advisory Board; Blog; News;
Address: Progressive Democrats of America, P. O. Box 150064, Grand Rapids, MI 49515-0064, USA;
Contacts.

Grassroots Leadership Roles /State Coordinators: The position of PDA State Coordinator is an appointed Organizational / Administrative position within PDA’s « Field » operations.    Continuer la lecture de « Progressive Democrats of America PDA »

• AWEPA’s overall objective is to support the realisation of human rights and development in Africa via strengthening democratic institutions.
• With the help of parliamentarians and elected officials worldwide, AWEPA actively supports human resource development and institutional capacity building within parliaments made up of decentralised authorities.
• AWEPA concentrates on: … (full text Mission).

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Europeans: Membership; Programmes; Activities; Resources; Work with us; Staff; Newsletter; Org.Structure; History; Our Offices;
Address: AWEPA, Route description, Prins Hendrikkade 48, 1012 AC  Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
Contact.

About: The Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa (AWEPA) works in partnership with African parliaments to strengthen parliamentary democracy in Africa, keep Africa high on the political agenda in Europe, and facilitate African-European parliamentary dialogue.  Continuer la lecture de « Association of European Parliamentarians with Africa AWEPA »

• EPLO is the platform of European NGOs, networks of NGOs and think tanks active in the field of peacebuilding, who share an interest in promoting sustainable peacebuilding policies among decision-makers in the European Union.
• EPLO aims to influence the EU so that it promotes and implements measures which lead to sustainable peace between states and within states and peoples, and which transform and resolve conflicts non-violently … (full text about).

Homepage;
CSDN; Activities; Resources; Member Orgs; Jobs; Helpdesk;
Address: European Peacebuilding Liaison Office EPLO, Rue Belliard 205, Box 12, 1040 Brussels, Belgium;
Contact.

Decision-making Structure: EPLO functions on the principle of added value to its member organisations. Continuer la lecture de « European Peacebuilding Liaison Office EPLO »

• Our Mission: To build sustainable peace and security worldwide;
• Our Goals: Initiate, develop and support collaborative action among governmental, nongovernmental, and intergovernmental organizations to prevent and resolve destructive conflicts … (full text Mission, Goals).

Homepage;
What we do; Our work; News, events; Forum; Get involved; Donate;
Address: Alliance for Peacebuilding, 1320 19th Street, NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036, USA;
Contact.

What is peacebuilding: Our Definition: « Peacebuilding is the set of initiatives by diverse actors in government and civil society to address the root causes of violence and protect civilians before, during, and after violent conflict.   Continuer la lecture de « Alliance for Peacebuilding »

The Peace and Security Liaison Group (PSLG) is concluding a three-year programme of roundtable meetings with the publication of Securing peace: preventing conflict and building peace the UKs role in a changing world. This report and policy summary, derived from eight roundtables held between 2007and 2009, examines various aspects of UK peace and security policy from both Whitehall and civil society perspectives … (Homepage 1/2).

PSLG report 2009: summary, 8 pages; full report, 30 pdf pages; Members (Membergroups);
Contact online.

Homepage 2/2: … These meetings brought together government officials, academics, think tanks and NGOs to discuss current policy relating to conflict issues, non-proliferation and disarmament. Members of PSLG plan to convene wrap-up meetings early in 2010 to consider some of the conclusions outlined in the report.  Continuer la lecture de « Peace and Security Liaison Group PSLG »

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• Conciliation Resources (CR) is an international non-governmental organization registered in the UK as a charity.
• We work with partners in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the Pacific. These include local and international civil society organizations and governments.
• We seek to influence government peacemaking policies and also publish the journal Accord: an international review of peace initiatives … (about 1/2).

Homepage; Sitemap;
Our Work; Resources; News, events; Support;
Address: Conciliation Resources, 173 Upper Street, London, N1 1RG, UK;
Contact.

About 2/2: … Our funding is through grants from governments, independent trusts and foundations. Continuer la lecture de « Conciliation Resources CR »